The Learners of Division 16

This week, the students completed a directed drawing of a turkey, following my instructions on the white board. We brainstormed as a class all of the things we are thankful for. The students then chose the things they are most thankful for in their lives and put those words onto their turkey feathers. The students chose how to colour their turkeys and use a fine liner to make their words “pop”. We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and an enjoyable (sunny) long weekend.

Big Idea:

Inquiry through the arts creates opportunities for risk taking

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

Learning takes patience and time

Curricular Competencies:

Explore elements, processes, materials, technologies, tools, and techniques of the arts
Develop processes and technical skills in a variety of art forms to refine artistic abilities

Content:

elements of design: line, shape, texture, colour, form
principles of design: pattern, repetition, rhythm, contrast
exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding
through listening and speaking, we connect with others and share our world

Core Competency: Creative Thinking

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

Learning involved:

Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions
Students demonstrated increasingly sophisticated application and/or engagement of curricular content

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: