Division 7 students had fun taking part in our Bridge Challenge. Each group got a certain amount of items to build a bridge structure that would hold a toy car. It was amazing to see the teamwork and communication that went into building their structures!
Division 7 students used their creative thinking skills and 5 senses to create beautiful poems about what peace means to them. Here are some beautiful examples:
“Peace smells like nature and the beautiful mountains.”
“Peace is like my mom’s hugs.”
“Peace smells like my mom’s fresh bread.”
“Peace looks like fresh flowers blooming all around.”
“Peace tastes like cucumbers.”
“Peace feels like freshwater from the mountain tops.”
“Peace feels like homemade cookies and cupcakes”
This week we spent some time discussing how important it is to reflect and think about all the amazing people and things we are thankful for. We did a classroom survey and realized that most of us were thankful for similar people/things: our family and our community.
Our task for the weekend is to take a picture of 3 things/people that we are thankful for. We will share our pictures on Thursday, to jumpstart our “Thankful Thursday”. Each week will do a different activity to instill the importance of reflecting on the things/people that we are thankful for!
We wish you all a lovely long weekend. Thank you for being a part of our wonderful community
*Please send your three photos to Ms.Pastora by Wednesday, October 14th.
Division 7 students read, “When We Were Alone”, written by David Robertson and illustrated by Julie Flett. We had a group discussion comparing the main characters’ experiences at school versus their own experiences at school. We discussed how important it is to feel safe and happy at school. Division 7 students recognize and acknowledge that EVERY CHILD MATTERS!
We want to welcome Division 7 families to our classroom blog. We look forward to a year of growing and learning together!
On Friday we spent some time enjoying a beautiful autumn day. We each got to take one leaf back to our classroom to use as a muse for our drawing activity. We discovered how unique and special each leaf was. This very much relates to how unique and special we all are!
May we continue to celebrate and embrace each other’s UNIQUENESS!
Hello everyone,
We have reached the end of an amazing year together. We continue to feel so grateful for the amazing classroom community we build this year. We want to thank you for all of your hard work and resilience throughout this year. I hope you walk out of this year feeling super proud of yourselves!
We look forward to our year-end virtual Zoom party on Wednesday, June 24th. We will send a reminder morning message on Teams with all the information. We look forward to sharing a special slideshow with you. It will be so nice to relive some special memories together!
We wish you all the best on your last week of virtual/in-class learning!
Xo Ms. Pastora, Mrs.Hartley, & Ms. Elly
Here is our schedule board for June 22nd to June 25th:
Please click on the blue link below to get access to all the websites and video links:
Hello everyone,
We hope you all had a nice weekend with your family. It has been nice to hear the many new and fun traditions you have started in your own households.
We want to start this week by acknowledging and honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day that takes place on June 21st.
Here is some information on why this special day is important to our country and community:
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on June 21st of every year. It began in 1996 and was originally called National Aboriginal Day. The day commemorates and honours First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People’s cultures, histories, and contributions to Canada. June 21st was chosen because it is the longest day of the year and has long been celebrated by Indigenous Peoples. This day is an opportunity to recognize the historic contributions of Indigenous Peoples to the development of Canada. There are many ways to celebrate the day but as June is also National Indigenous History Month there is an opportunity to learn about Indigenous history and to deepen our understanding of Indigenous people and their role in the present-day and future of Canada all month long. (This written statement was created by April Strickland)
Throughout the week we will take part in activities that honor and highlight the many amazing contributions Indigenous People have made in our country and local communities. Please make sure to also check out Ms. Carson`s library blog, as she has some books written by Indigenous Authors and Illustrators.
*click on the above picture to gain access to Ms. Carson`s blog
We look forward to another week of growing and learning with you!
Xo Ms. Pastora, Mrs.Hartley, and Ms.Elly
Here is our schedule board for June 15th to June 19th:
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June 15-June 19 Schedule Board
Hello, we hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your family!
Continue to spread joy and happiness to the people around you! Keep working hard and being the amazing community members you are! You continue to make us proud with all of your hard work and thoughtful responses.
We send you all virtual hugs and look forward to another week in connecting with you.
Xo Ms. Pastora, Mrs. Hartley, and Ms. Elly
Here is our schedule board for June 8th to June 12th:
Please click on the blue link below to get access to all the websites and video links:
*A friendly reminder to all the English Language Learners: Please make sure to log on to Boom Cards to check out the activities that Ms. Elly has prepared for you.
Hello, we want to start by wishing everyone a wonderful month ahead. We have come along way since the beginning of the year. Although we are sad that we cannot end the year altogether, we are extremely happy to know that we can connect with one another in many different ways. We will continue to meet with one another through our Teams and Zoom meetings.
We want to also take this time to welcome all the families that will be coming back to our school this week. We look forward to seeing familiar faces. Together we will learn the new ways in how we will keep each other safe and healthy.
Thank you to our wonderful Division 7 families for all of your continued patience and support. We look forward to continuing our learning journey for the rest of this year. We should all be extremely proud of ourselves for how far we have come!
Here is our schedule board for June 1st to June 5th:
Please click on the blue link below to get access to all the websites and video links:
*A friendly reminder to all the English Language Learners: Please make sure to log on to Boom Cards to check out the activities that Ms. Elly has prepared for you.
Wishing you all a wonderful week!
Xo Ms. Pastora, Mrs. Hartley, & Ms. Elly
This week we continued to look at the many different ways Indigenous Peoples connect with nature and their environment. We discovered there are many different purposes for plants.
To wrap up our week, we got to go outside and create art out of natural materials found in our backyards. This is one of the many ways we can connect with nature.
We enjoyed seeing the many different creations everyone came up with!
A special thank you to Ms. Carson for putting this activity together.
