This Week:
No school - all schools province wide are closed. See the website cbe.ab.ca for more information
This Past Week
 |
| "How can you make a cube? a sphere? a cylinder?" |
 |
| Our beads being left to dry. |
 |
| Beads, beads.... so many beads! |
Painting our handmade beads with acrylic paint to complete our designs!
Exploring patterns further in our school community, students observed and created a drawing of the living wall that now occupies the school gathering space. As we observed the wall and the alternating shades of green that make up its bands of colour, so many questions emerged about how the wall works.
- How do the plants grow?
- How do the plants on the wall stay alive?
- How did they get the dirt in there?
- Do the plants have roots?
- Why is there water in the bottom?
- Why are there bubbles? Is there soap in there?
Students have been talking about the idea of what it means to be unique. We understand that what makes us different makes us special, and how important it is to do what makes us feel happy.
To explore this idea, we read the story Howard B. Wigglebottom Follows his Heart by Howard Binkow. In this story, Howard LOVES to dance, but he feels a little differently when his classmates don't respond in kind. He tries other activities like singing, and drawing... but nothing fills his heart like dancing. After encouragement from his Grandfather, Howard B. decides to learn some new moves for his school dance. After dancing for his friends and hearing their kind words, Howard B. learns that doing what you love is important to fill your heart!
Students were then asked what fills their heart, and what makes them happiest.
 |
| Lego, Teacher, School, Camping |
 |
| Zoo, Kindness, Drawing |
 |
| Hot tubs, bananas, play, flowers, school bus |
 |
| Frozen lego, apples, art, being kind |
 |
| My Mom, drawing, loving teacher |
And most importantly, we continue each day to learn and grow through play!
 |
| Explore the alphabet... can you find the missing mystery letter? |
 |
| Recognizing letters |
 |
| Practicing sounding out words |
 |
| Retelling stories |
In our work with numbers this week,
students enjoyed playing a new game called "Dice Race". The object of
the game is to determine which
numeral "wins the race" with the repeated rolls of a die. We kept track of each roll with snap cubes to determine which numeral was winning. With each round of the game, we paid
attention to which numbers we rolled most frequently. Dice Race is developing
our number recognition and counting skills and has led into a great
conversation around probability.
.
Important Dates Coming Up:
March 30th - Classes Resume
April 3rd - AM Students Attend & Fun Snack (Must be pre-ordered through Healthy Hunger https://healthyhunger.ca/) - CANCELLED and will be refunded
April 6th - School Council / Fundraising Meeting 6:30 PM (All parents welcome to attend)
April 10th - No School Good Friday
April 13th - No School Non-Instructional Day
April 17th - PM Students Attend & Fun Snack (Must be pre-ordered through Healthy Hunger https://healthyhunger.ca/)
April 20th - LifeTouch Group Class Photo
April 24th - AM Students Attend
April 3rd - AM Students Attend & Fun Snack (Must be pre-ordered through Healthy Hunger https://healthyhunger.ca/) - CANCELLED and will be refunded
April 6th - School Council / Fundraising Meeting 6:30 PM (All parents welcome to attend)
April 10th - No School Good Friday
April 13th - No School Non-Instructional Day
April 17th - PM Students Attend & Fun Snack (Must be pre-ordered through Healthy Hunger https://healthyhunger.ca/)
April 20th - LifeTouch Group Class Photo
April 24th - AM Students Attend