Cardboard Needed!

The 3/4's have found inspiration in many places this year - Salva's story and passion to set up a foundation to build water wells in South Sudan, and Caine's passion to create something from nothing.

https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/salvas-story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U

Students are asked to bring in cardboard for their own creations, which will then be used to collect donations in support of creating access to clean water. All planning and building will happen at school. More information will follow as we get further into the project.

Engineering Design Process

Its Literacy Week!

Today we had the opportunity to practice our literacy skills by reading others' shirts. Its amazing how much of our clothing has words written on them!

We also had our first DEAR time. Tomorrow we have another opportunity to Drop Everything And Read, so bring your book from home or use one of the ones at school.

Literacy Week - January 27-30

All Week Activities: 

- Admin to read to classes  

- D.E.A.R. time (Drop everything and read, students and staff should be carrying a book all day, every day, you never know when it will happen!). 

- Our Police Constable reading with grade 1/2 classes.

Literacy Week Bulletin Board- 

- You can guess which teacher has the favourite book by reading 1 or 2 clues that would help you figure out which book is theirs! 

Monday- Read my Shirt Day!  Wear a shirt with writing on it, or a shirt connected to literacy in some way.

Tuesday- Reading with other classes. Teachers will be reading for 15 minute blocks in another classroom.

Wednesday- Book Mark Making 

Thursday- Dress as your Favourite Character! And Literacy Week Assembly!  

First Day at The Hub

We had a wonderful day at The Hub! Focus was high, questions were thoughtful, and participation was outstanding! The rest of the week should be amazing!

Hoop dancing with Jessica McMann

One of many art displays in Arts Commons

Journaling: I notice... I think... I wonder...

It Has Arrived!

Tomorrow is the first day of our Field study at The Hub Arts Commons. Remember to pack lunch, water bottle, and clothes for being outside.

Hope you're all ready! This will be great!

Field Study Prep

Today we were practicing different journaling techniques to use next week.

Look at an object while drawing without looking back at the paper

Practice different types of line and shading

Study an object closely for a minute then try to sketch from memory

Quickly capture the gesture the model is portraying

The Hub - update

We have met our minimum requirement for parent volunteers for each day of our trip! Thank you so much for those parents who are able to join us!!
😀👍

The Hub Arts Commons Field Study

Today students should have come home with their permission forms. We have only one more week until we go to The Hub! Please ensure signatures are on all required pages, pay fees online, and return the forms by Wednesday, January 15. 

A big thank you to all parents who have signed up to join us. I know you will have an incredible time! Stay tuned for an email with more specific details next week. 

Arts Common entrance on Stephen Ave.

Students working with an artist 

Welcome to our classroom for the week 

Arts Commons Field Study

In two weeks we will be going on our week-long field study at the Hub - Arts Commons. We will be preparing by practicing our journalling skills, individualized sustained focus, and understanding what learning looks like away from the classroom.

We are still in need of at least 2 volunteers for Monday, January 20, as we do not have anyone signed up yet for this first day. It is imperative to have volunteers for all these days, or we will have to condense our experience into 4 days.

This trip is coming up soon, and we are so excited!