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April 15-18 This week we continued with our extension activities centered around the story of Napi and The Rock. This included the students using pictographs to assist them in sequencing and retelling the story. We also have looked at different version of the story including one created in conjunction with the Calgary Philharmonic. Here is a link to that production -  Napi and The Rock .  We also continued our in depth focus on Nova Scotia (landforms, features, weather, activities, resources, occupations etc.) through the lens of resources and occupations. We have been examining the fishing industry and fishing pastimes examining the resources (types of fish, seafood) as well as equipment. Our next step was to learn additional facts about lobsters from different media sources such as books and videos. Students used the iPads to collect and share this information. We then moved into a shared reading activity and a building activity where students were tasked with building lobster traps
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April 8-12th Our full week at school was jam packed with lots of learning and opportunities.  Here is a glimpse at our week -  Indigenous Story Telling : We were very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to have Mr. Chris Scout join our school classes on Wednesday. Mr. Scout shared blackfoot oral stories and information with our class. The story he centered our session around is titled, Napi and the Rock. This story is based on the character Napi, a trickster and his encounter with Big Rock (Okotok) which is a rock outside of the town of Okotoks. Students were very engaged to participate in this opportunity and to learn the story. We have extended this oral story work into our classroom with our first step focusing on sequencing and retelling the story. We will share more around this work at a later date.  Literacy - We continue our work around developing our written compositions through activities that promote generating ideas. Over the past week we used a story prompt (pictur
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April 2-6 We had a great return to school this week after our March break - it was lovely to reconnect and be back together as a classroom family.  Here is a message from Ms Mandin (music) -  Grades 2-6 In March, our students learned about opera, exploring its rich history and importance in modern entertainment. They learned about and identified different voice types while listening to various singers. We had the privilege of watching a production of "Beauty and the Beast" by Calgary Opera, where students shared their insights and opinions on elements of theater such as costumes, sets, and character portrayal. We were extremely impressed by the vocal performances in “Beauty and the Beast” and found ourselves deeply engaged in the emotional storyline.  Here is a glimpse of our week (sorry I did not take many photos) -  Math - this week we continued with our focus on addition and subtraction and applying this foundational knowledge to solve equations using larger numbers. We wo
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March 11th - 16th  The weeks are just flying by in March! We had such a great week together learning, exploring and making connections.  Here is a little snapshot of our week -  Community Walk - we were so very fortunate to have such a beautiful morning yesterday to head out on the land and experience the changes around us. We were very lucky to observe some ducks and geese along the river bank which sparked dialogue into what they were doing, eating and how they maneuver on the ice and water. We also spent time observing natural and manmade shapes in our environment and spent some time critically thinking about some of the purposes for buildings/structures that we viewed as well as analyzing the tree project that is underway on part of the river bank. It was an amazing opportunity to spend time together with our other grade two class learning from the land. Students expressed gratitude for: "time to see nature, to be able to see the ducks close up swimming, being out in the fresh
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March 4 - 8th  Here is a glimpse at our week -  Phys.Ed - this past couple weeks we have been working on skills associated with volleyball, netball and newcomb. We have also been learning the different types of games.  Phonics - This week we continued with morphemes : -ful (full of) helpful  -less (without) helpless Literacy - We spent the week generating ideas for our own stories, brainstorming settings, characters, problems and then as a group spent time writing a shared story. Our next step was for each student to create a story map to outline our own ideas. Then each student spent the time working through the steps of writing a story.  Computer Science - this week we spent time learning all the features of Scratch Jr. This is an app where students can program their own stories design projects and express themselves creatively. We spent time designing our stories on the app.   Buddies - We also spent time generating stories/cartoons with our buddies this week. It was an awesome way
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February 26 - March 1st We had an amazing week!  Flames Visit - We were fortunate to have been chosen by the Flames@school program for a exclusive question and answer visit. The two players that came to visit us were Dryden Hunt and AJ Greer along with Olivia their Flames TV host, and other staff. As a group we were able to learn more about the life of a professional athlete, get advice from them about goal setting and nutrition as well as learn insight about the team. This experience was a one of a kind and we were very grateful for the opportunity.  Assembly - the grade one and two sharing celebration was an wonderful way to bring our school community together to showcase what we have been learning around the themes of belonging. Thank you to all who were able to attend.  Our sharing focused on the Seven Sacred Teachings as we have been examining traditional stories. These laws are the foundation for the Indigenous and Inuit way of life. These laws teach us about connection to oursel
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