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Month: October 2020

Fall Exploration

October 15, 2020 / / 0 Comments

So I went on a walk today at Robert Burnaby Park.

Look at this beautiful spot I found!

A StrongStart friend was having lots of fun in the water!

As we walked towards the playground we discovered a pile of leaves.

My friend hid and his Grandmother and I covered him up!

Look what else caught my eye

I wonder what made all those holes in the tree?

As I went on my walk I filled my pockets.

Look at all the amazing things I found!!

First I sorted them. And that inspired me to make these:

I would love to see what natural materials you found and what you created with them!! Email me a photo at Beth.bosnick@burnabyschools.ca

My friend Lillian at Twelfth Ave. StrongStart was inspired by the story Leaf Man.  Click below to see what she created after reading the story!

Fall Bounty

Fun with a Pumpkin!

October 7, 2020 / / 0 Comments

If we were in the classroom right now we would be engaging with a pumpkin in a variety of ways.

 I am not an advocate of wasting food.

So below are many different ways to use the pumpkin and make them valuable learning opportunities.

(hint: store your pumpkin in a cool place to prevent it from rotting)

Paint it. Use washable paints so that you can paint it many times.

Hammer it.  Help your little one pull them out and this becomes a never-ending activity!!  Caution do not leave the wooden golf tees in the pumpkin for more than one hour.  They swell making them difficult to pull out and reuse.

Peg board.  Provide elastics and connect the pegs by stretching the elastics over them.

Light it up. Clean out the pumpkin and put a candle inside. No need to carve a design in the pumpkin as the golf tee holes have already done the job!!!

Pumpkin goo. Investigate on a tray with your child what is inside a pumpkin.

Roast pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted and are a yummy fall treat!!

CommuniTEA Time Online!! Topic Stress and Our Children

October 2, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Gayle is the community Coordinator at Second Street.  She typically offers our community room for families to gather and connect over tea and conversation.  Sometimes these conversations have special guests.  The community can’t physically enter the school right now so she is offering an Online CommuniTEA Time!! Please see the details below as the special speakers will be talking about Children and stress.

Let’s Connect!

All parents and community members are welcome to attend this online time to connect:

“CommuniTEA TIME ONLINE”

Thursday, Oct. 8th – 9:30 – 10:30 on Zoom!

Special Guest speakers:

 Jen Tan, school counsellor at Second Street Community School

Shannon McGee, school counsellor at Ecole Armstrong Elementary 

TOPIC: Stress and our Children

Please join Community School Coordinator, Gayle Beavil, and our special guests, while we listen, learn, and support each other.

Jen and Shannon will help us understand the science behind stress and introduce us to practical strategies which can help us recognize and reduce stress in our children.

 

How to join the call:

  1. At time of the meeting (9:30 am on Thursday, Oct. 8), click on the link below, or copy and paste it in your browser.

OR

  1. Go to zoom.us and click on join meeting. The Meeting ID is below.

Gayle Beavil is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Gayle Beavil’s “Online CommuniTEA Time”

Time: Oct 8, 2020 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/68494505702

Meeting ID: 684 9450 5702

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 Join us, for coffee, conversation and community connections.

“Good people turn to love, courage and kindness in times of crisis, not hate, fear and cruelty.”

Laurence Overmire

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