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Ms K Shellard and Ms A Clouston - Grade 1/2 Class

Category: Social Studies

Peace Is…

November 9, 2023 / / 1 Comment

This week, students participated in a “Peace Is” art project. As a class community, we engaged in a meaningful discussion about what peace means to us and when we feel peaceful. We also read a story called Why We Remember, which was written by some students in Manitoba. Colour by colour, I taught the students how to do the background of the art using chalk pastel. Using the side of a piece of chalk, we pushed the colours up onto our paper in sections. We then blended them together in an upwards motion using our fingers. The goal was to make the earth and the sky. This was the messy part of the art project and the kids loved it! We then put what brings us peace on our doves, and drew poppies to put onto our art. In the process, we learned that art takes time and patience. Isn’t their art stunning?

Big Idea: People connect to the hearts and minds of others in a variety of places and times through the arts 

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

  • Learning involves time and patience

Curricular Competencies:

  • Explore elements, processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, and techniques of the arts
  • Create artistic works collaboratively using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, and purposeful play

Core Competencies:

Positive Personal and Cultural Identity:

  • I am aware of different aspects of myself. I can identity people, places, and things that are important to me.

Creative Thinking:

  • Creative growth requires patience, readiness to take risks, and willingness to try new approaches

Content:

  • processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques to support arts activities

Learning involved:

  • Students learned that in a peaceful classroom, they can all create something beautiful 
  • Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions with careful considerations when engaging in art activities using mixed media

Nature Walk

October 14, 2023 / / 0 Comments

On Wednesday, we took our learning outside for a nature walk with Ms Ballarin’s class. We look forward to many opportunities this year to provide students with outside learning lessons. We asked your child to discuss with you what they discovered on our walk down to the park and to share why they picked their three different items. The students in their groups were encouraged to guess which area of the park or walk that their items came from. Stay tuned for more outdoor learning and for more information about our upcoming tree study.

Big Ideas:

  • Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment
  • Objects and shapes have attributes that can be described, measured, and compared
  • Effective collaboration relies on clear, respectful communication
  • Designs grow out of natural curiosity

Curricular Competencies:

  • Explain how participation in outdoor activities supports connections with the community and environment
  • Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions
  • Engage in problem-solving experiences that are connected to place, story, cultural practices, and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures
  • Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world
  • Experience and interpret the local environment
  • Compare observations with those of others
  • Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving

Learning Involved:

  • Experience and interpret the local environment
  • Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding
  • Develop and use multiple strategies to engage in problem solving
  • Recognize the relationships between people and the environment in different communities
  • Compare observations with predictions through discussion

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors

  • Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational

Core Competencies:

Critical Thinking

  • I can ask questions and consider options. I can use my observations, experience, and imagination to draw conclusions and make judgments

Creative Thinking

  • I get new ideas when I play and explore

Communication

  • I can share my ideas and questions
  • I can listen to others

Social Responsibility

  • I am kind to others and our environment

Orange Shirt Day – Day of Truth and Reconciliation

October 4, 2023 / / 1 Comment

Dear Families,

This is Division 16 in our sea of orange to recognize Orange Shirt Day. I’m also including some pictures of our bulletin board that show some of the work we have done on Truth and Reconciliation this week. We have read books about Orange Shirt Day and stories that focus on Indigenous teachings. I have attached videos of When We Were Alone by David  Robertson (whom we met on a Zoom presentation), and Phyllis’s Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad that you can read and discuss with your child at home.  I’ve also included a link to look up Phyllis’s new book called Every Child Matters. We had some very thoughtful and engaging discussions about these stories in: the Library, with Ms Papapanagiotou, Ms Ballarin’s Div. 15’s class and in our own classroom. We drew and wrote about what we learned and what we were wondering about. Please speak to your child about their thinking. We hope that you found some time on Saturday to reflect and remember that every child matters in our country.

Curricular Competencies:

Social Studies:

  • Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions
  • Recognize the causes and consequences of events, decisions, or developments
  • Make value judgments about events, decisions, or actions and suggest lessons that can be learned

Language Arts:

  • Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding
  • Plan and create a variety of communication forms for different purposes and audiences

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors

  • Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational

When We Were Alone Read aloud:

Phyllis’s Orange Shirt Read Aloud:

 

Information about Phyllis Webstad’s new book: Every Child Matters

https://www.cbc.ca/books/new-picture-book-by-orange-shirt-day-creator-phyllis-webstad-to-explore-meaning-of-every-child-matters-1.6882158

 

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