April 1 - 5

On The Go! 

• Number Sense Quizzes (Grades 3 & 4)
• Report Writing / Social Studies / Science
• Grade 3 - Ontario Tourism / Structures
• Grade 4 - Canada Tourism / National Parks 
• TDSBCreates - Guest Artist, Ebti Nebag. Theme of TRUTH. 
• Session 1 (Tuesday)
• Session 2 (Friday)
• Science
• Grade 3 (hands-on) - Indigenous architecture and design. Building with twigs, branches, sticks and bark. How did Indigenous Peoples use the elements of strength, structure and stability to design and build homes? Building sustainable housing means that architects often refer back to Indigenous design. Let's have a look at what's happening, 21st century.
• Grade 4 (Dash and Dot coding / rocks and minerals) with Ms. Brown. 
• French (Grade 4)
• Classroom materials
• Oral language - simple phrases about moi
• International Day of Pink is April 10
• Gender Identity - creating inclusive school climates (gender identity, gender expression and preventing gender stereotyping). 

Friday was Earth Day at TDSB and while we would usually do a schoolyard / community clean up, the swampy conditions of the field meant that we have postponed to a later date. I had our crew outside for most of the afternoon to simply enjoy our first real day of warmish weather. It's been a long winter and it felt good to be outside and playing together. 

Here are 3 group shots. Slightly different in each way - you choose which one you like best. 

Is it me or have they all grown up so much!!

Homework

• Homework and Agendas will go home tomorrow (Tuesday). Scientist in the School was working with all the Grade 4s from 3 different classrooms in Room 206 and our Grade 3s were working out of the classroom for the afternoon.  We never had a chance to get things updated and sent home. Thank for your patience.

• There will be Math Club tomorrow morning for those who attend but not on Wednesday.

See you all tomorrow.

Ms Vincent

Rock Your Socks For Down Syndrome

Yes! We Did! Way to Go, Dream Team 206 - to support Lily and all students with Downs!

March 18 - 22

Welcome back!

I hope you managed to find time to spend with family and friends and that you made good memories.

To our Muslim friends, my thoughts and prayers have been with you and will continue to be for many days ahead.

As I prepped for the coming days, I came across this written selection by the wonderful writer and author Jacqueline Woodson, and so I am sharing.

Kindness Is a Choice
by Jacqueline Woodson
(a portion of her letter to her children, Toshi and Jackson Leroi)

From We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, Edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson (2018, Just Us Books, Inc.)

... kindness is a choice. We can walk through the world choosing to think of others. Or we could not. Each morning when you walk out our door, I want you to ask yourselves - What choice am I going to make today? I want that choice to be Kindness. Because right now, all around you, the world is feeling unkind. As a child, I was taught that I am in the world but not of the world. This is what I want you to think when the world feels like it has lost its mind, when leaders don't feel like leaders, when adults lie and bully, when you know in your brilliant and beautiful and loving hearts, the right thing to do and the right way to be ... Walk through each day and out of it, know that the blanket of love each of you is wrapped in and be ready to open that blanket to others. 

Housekeeping - Here are the dates that I have at this moment. More will be added. 

Monday, March 25 - Grade 4 Scientist in the School
Tuesday, March 19 - Math Club
Wednesday, Marcy 20 - Math Club cancelled as I have a leadership early morning meeting

Tuesday, April 2, 5, 9, 12, 16 - TDSBCreates - Artist Ebti Nabag is guest artist in our classroom
Wednesday, April 10 - Day of Pink
Thursday, April 19 - Good Friday, no school
Monday, April 22 - Easter Monday, no school
Thursday, April 25 - Grade 3 Scientist in the School

Monday, May 20 - Victoria Day, no school

Friday, June 7 - PA Day, no school for students
Thursday, June 27 - Last day of school for students

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Ms Vincent

Math Club

There is no Math Club on Wednesday, March 6th as I am at an off-site workshop. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ms Vincent

March 4 - 8

Hi Everyone!

Lots and lots on the go!

African Heritage Month

During our African Heritage Month, our students worked on a variety of activities. We read a Bantu Tale, The Name of the Tree and a Tanzanian story In a Cloud of Dust. We used tangrams to create animals that are native to Africa and who appeared as characters in The Name of the Tree. We made bicycles out of loose parts for children in Tanzania who must walk hours to school every day due to the lack of transportation, even bicycles. We reflected, made connections and discussed author's intent. Evelyn drew (freehand!) a map of the continent of Africa and we are finding and adding flags for each country in Africa. Our grade 4's are researching and creating Google slide presentations about Canadian Heroes of African Heritage and these will form the outlines for their report writing in March.  Great learning by all!

Housekeeping

• Please ensure agendas are coming to school everyday.

This Week

• promises to be cold - please ensure students are coming to school with hats and mittens.
• Pancake snack on Tuesday - thanks for those participating.
• Math club on Tuesday but not on Wednesday. 

Upcoming

• Scientist in the Classroom - Grade 4 - Monday, March 25.
• TDSBCreates - Artist, Ebti Nabag will be working with our class for the month of April to produce a piece on TRUTH.  I look forward to having her work with our talented class.
• Day of Pink is Wednesday, April 10.
• Forest Valley Trip is Wednesday, May 1.

March Break is next week - 

enjoy whatever activities you have planned.