Monday, October 7
Today we had our first lockdown practice of the year. The students in our class demonstrated excellent behaviour during this time, and required no reminders or redirections in terms of expectations. I was very impressed! Because of this, we earned our last four Positive Choices rocks, so we will be deciding on our second reward later this week! Great work everyone!
In Health, we continued our work around mental health, focusing on what mental health actually is, strategies we can use for ourselves, and ways we can support one another. In Language Arts, we read more of because of mr. terupt and had some good discussion about why the word "retarded" is offensive and inappropriate. Students handled this tricky topic with maturity and thoughtfulness. In Social Studies we played a fun snowball mystery identity game, where each student wrote down three facts about themselves on a piece of paper, crumpled up and tossed their paper around the room, picked up a random "snowball," and then guessed to whom the facts were referring. We followed this game with a discussion about identity - what it is, where it comes from, and why it's important. In Art we had some time to finish up work we had previously begun: representations of a wetland scene in watercolour crayon, a visual journal page to communicate our understanding of the novel The Maze of Bones, and use of line and pattern in zentangle art.
In Health, we continued our work around mental health, focusing on what mental health actually is, strategies we can use for ourselves, and ways we can support one another. In Language Arts, we read more of because of mr. terupt and had some good discussion about why the word "retarded" is offensive and inappropriate. Students handled this tricky topic with maturity and thoughtfulness. In Social Studies we played a fun snowball mystery identity game, where each student wrote down three facts about themselves on a piece of paper, crumpled up and tossed their paper around the room, picked up a random "snowball," and then guessed to whom the facts were referring. We followed this game with a discussion about identity - what it is, where it comes from, and why it's important. In Art we had some time to finish up work we had previously begun: representations of a wetland scene in watercolour crayon, a visual journal page to communicate our understanding of the novel The Maze of Bones, and use of line and pattern in zentangle art.
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| Students had a lot of fun playing the snowball identity game in Social Studies. Paper "snowball" ended up all over the classroom! |
Important Dates:
- Sunrise/Sunset Art: Overdue
- September Quote Response: Overdue
- Fun Lunch (Jugo Juice & Kernels): Wednesday, October 9
- Phys. Ed. Leadership Applications: Due Wednesday, October 9 (for interested students)
- School Council Meeting: Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 pm
- Thanksgiving Assembly: Thursday, October 10 at 9:30 am
- BOTH Canada Maps (provinces/territories AND regions): Due Thursday, October 10 (see Friday's post for a reminder of expectations)
- PD Day (No School): Friday, October 11
- Thanksgiving Day (No School): Monday, October 14
- Family Literacy Night: Thursday, October 17 6:00-7:30 pm