After watching a presentation about patterns in art by @AgaKhanMuseum and reading the book Nadia's Hands, we tried our own mehndi designs. It was a great way to finish off @tdsb_ihm @EarlHaigPS
Check out our class submissions for the @EarlHaigPS @pinkshirtday contest. We discussed the meaning behind the day and what inclusion, acceptance, empathy, and kindness means. What do they mean to you?
We had a great time learning about animals and their habitats at @TheTorontoZoo! @EarlHaigPS
#100thdayofschool was lots of fun! We played counting games, built with 100 cups, made words from the letters in "hundredth day" and so much more! @EarlHaigPS
Valentine's Day STEM challenge. Build the tallest tower out of paper hearts. Students needed to work as a team to build the hearts and design their tower within the given time. Tallest tower was 21.5cm tall!
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Although we are in a winter storm, we have been thinking about castles and the sun! We used Paul Klee's 1928 Castle and Sun as inspiration as we explored line, shape and warm and cool colours. We wrote about our imaginary castles and what they have inside. @EarlHaigPS
We made our own flags so we could cheer for Canada. Did you know it has been 36 years since Canada was in the world cup? We did the math! @EarlHaigPS
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Today room 16 experimented making different types of lines using a cardboard stamp. What other types of lines could you make? @EarlHaigPS
How many words can you make from the letters in the word 'Halloween'? Room 16 came up with 25! @EarlHaigPS
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On Friday we concluded our learning about #Diwali by making our own diyas. We completed doubling math to make sure we made enough batches of our salt dough recipe. @EarlHaigPS
Although it is important to learn all year, #OrangeShirtDay2022 give us an opportunity to reflect on the impact of residential schools on students and families. We brainstormed ways children should feel when they go to school. @EarlHaigPS
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Staff @EarlHaigPS participate in orange shirt day to recognize the impact of the residential school system for First Nation, Métis and and Inuit families/communities &further the learning @tdsb
We have been talking about #growthmindset. We challenged students to come up with something they could tell themselves when they are feeling discouraged or that something is challenging. @EarlHaigPS
We also learn about how negative space can be used to make shapes and pictures. We used this method to make our own dots. 2/2 @EarlHaigPS
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We had a great #DotDay2022! We read The Dot by Peter Reynolds. We were challenged to design our own tool to help the main character, Vashti, paint. 1/2
Have you ever seen a pollinator spread pollen? We completed a #STEM project where we painted flowers, planned and created our own pollinators, and used chalk to represent pollen. Then we moved our pollinators from flower to flower. Check it out @SecordTDSB
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