The Learners of Division 14

Ms K Shellard and Ms M Flores - Grade 2 Class

Category: School Activities

Stagecoach Arts Umbrella Workshop

October 9, 2024 / / 0 Comments

Yesterday Division 14 took part in the Stagecoach Arts Umbrella workshop. The leader’s focus was on the 3 “C”‘s; communication, collaboration and connection. This was a drama lesson where most of our acting was using our bodies and our faces, rather than our words. All of the students were actively involved and had a great time becoming different humans, animals, objects and foods. Enjoy the pictures of our acting in action!

Curricular Competencies

  • Explore elements, processes, movements, and techniques of the arts
  • Create artistic works collaboratively and as an individual using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, and  experimentation
  • Develop processes and technical skills in a variety of forms to refine artistic abilities
  • Express feelings, ideas, stories, observations, and experiences through creative works
Content
  • a variety of dramatic forms (e.g. tableau, improvisation,  role-play)
  • personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing, or sharing in a safe learning environment

Big Ideas:

  • Inquiry through the arts creates opportunities for risk taking
  • Creative expression develops our unique identity and voice
  • Drama is a unique language for creating and communicating

Core Competencies:

  • I can describe and demonstrate pride in my positive qualities, characteristics, and/or skills
  • I contribute to group activities that make my classroom and school a better place
  • I can demonstrate respectful and inclusive behaviour with people I know

Truth and Reconciliation Assembly

October 4, 2024 / / 1 Comment

Dear Families of Div. 14,

This is our first blog post for our class. Some of our blog posts will contain the Curricular and Core Competencies that have been covered in the lessons. Other posts will simply be a sharing of photos from a particular event or activity. To see a picture closer up, simply click on the image and it can be made larger. We do our best to take photos of all of the children, but sometimes:

  • the photos are blurry
  • we only chose a few photos to share
  • we only have enough time to take a couple of shots (teaching is a very busy job and we often forget to take photos, as we are too busy teaching)

The blog is available for parents as a vehicle to start conversations with your children. It is a way for you to know what is happening at school and the learning that is taking place so that you can then say to your child:

  • Tell me about this lesson/story/activity.
  • What did you learn from this story? activity? event?
  • What was your favourite part of this lesson?
  • Tell me what you feel most proud of in your work?
  • What was challenging about this lesson for you?

We will often attach a video of a story we shared so that you can “read” it together at home. This should spark more conversation between you and your child. Positive comments can be left by families for our classroom blog. I have signed up all parents for the blog using the emails from MyEd. If someone from your family wants the blog, but I did not sign them up, please have them send me a request to subscribe to the blog. Alternatively, if you do not wish to receive the blog moving forward, please unsubscribe.

On Thursday, September 26th, our class was a big part of the Truth and Reconciliation assembly at Gilmore. We were so happy that many of our families were there to watch! Wearing our orange shirts, many students shared their learnings from the story You Hold Me Up. We also created art in groups of 3 that represented a line from Chief Dan George’s famous poem, My Heart Soars. The teachers created a slideshow using the art from Div. 13 and 14, accompanied by Chief Dan George’s poem being sung by a Toronto choir. Students volunteered to share the land acknowledgement or read the poem for the assembly. All of the students bravely and confidently spoke into the microphone and did a fantastic job! Well done Div. 13 and 14!

My Heart Soars 

The beauty of the trees,

the softness of the air,

the fragrance of the grass, speaks to me,

The summit of the mountains,

the thunder of the sky,

the rhythm of the sea, speaks to me.

The faintness of the stars,

the freshness of the morning,

the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me.

The strength of the fire,

the taste of the salmon,

the trail of the sun,

and the life that never goes away,

they speak to me.

And my heart soars.

– Chief Dan George

Attached is a video of the story You Hold Me Up. Please share this story as a family and discuss the ways that your child is held up and holds others up.

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