January 17

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 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES


Monday, January 20 - Science Fair Club at lunch (for students who have questions)

Thursday, January 23 - Crochet Club

Thursday, January 23 - Restart Program focusing on emotional awareness

January 27 – Report Cards for K-5 are available online within your MyCBE parent account. (No paper copies are sent home.)

February 6 – Booster Juice Day (orders must be placed by February 1 at healthyhunger.ca)

LA - We began the year with oral presentations. Students practiced standing confidently, making eye contact with the audience, having their bodies face their listeners, and speaking in a clear voice at a steady speed. They did AMAZING!



We had a presentation and learned new information about Chinese New Year!

We are wrapping up our Climate and Weather unit by talking about different agricultural practices.  Students are sharing their information on Monday with their classmates.  Please see the Google Classroom if students need more information on their topic.  We played a board game, took notes, watched videos, and reenacted the process during Maker Space on the topics, Crop rotation, Companion Planting, Water Management and Organic Soil Management.






















In Language Arts we began to analyze parts of a story as part of our narrative writing unit.

 

We have been learning about collecting data.  We asked our grade 2 buddies closed questions and observed the frequency and mode (if there was one).












After collecting the data, we asked our classmates open-ended questions and observed the frequency and mode of their responses.

PE - A highlight of the New Year has been Mission Impossible.  The students did an amazing job setting up the gym and cleaning up the equipment at the end of the week!  This week we started basketball!























We started a program with Mcman Calgary.  Please see the information below about what we learned about this week.

Today in RESART, the youth learned about Building Connections. During this session we discussed the importance of friendship and the characteristics that we look for in a friend. We also discussed some barriers that can prevent us from feeling connected with others, or things that may make us feel like we don’t belong. We focused on ways to build connection and belonging with others.

We discussed the impact that judgment can have on our relationships and the importance of being aware of our judgements. The group explored how to move past barriers to connection, including judgment, stereotypes, and past experiences.

We ended our session with a discussion surrounding the choice we have either to focus on judgments others have placed on us, or the ones we have put on others and ourselves. We also discussed the importance of focusing on the positives and building strong connections with others.

Please reach out if you have any concerns or questions.


























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