Monday, November 12, 2018

Monday, November 12


Joy Pod
Inquiry: Students began their inquiry focus today using either the lens: color, nature, animals or liquids.  Through the use of seven of the interconnected learning strategies with our students we are working to transform our learning.  The strategies include:
- Learning Locally: Our community is the classroom and our learning is grounded in the experiences that are happening around us.
- Integrated learning: Learning a variety of subjects and skills through a topic allows our students to have a deeper understanding. 
- Acting on Learning: Applying what we are learning to enhance our community.
- Considering Alternate Perspectives:  Allowing our students the opportunity to hear differing views encourages critical thinking of our students. 
- Inquiry:  Students begin to uncover the curriculum in an interesting way. 
- Sharing the Responsibility of Learning: Leads our students to being able and independent learners today and in the future.  
If your child is in inquiry groups "Nature-Mrs.Sigurdson" and "Animals-Mrs.Ross" we will be going for a coulee walk tomorrow at 9:15-10:45.  Students have been asked to dress for the weather.  We will also have time to eat our snack in the coulee.  We are hoping to find evidence of animals and document the nature we see, hear, feel and smell.   Please email these teachers if you have questions or concerns.  Thank You!
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Math: Students continue to learn about "Patterns and Relations" from the teachers in Joy Pod.  Parents will have the opportunity to work along  their children in the various rooms to share their learning at Student Led Conferences coming up on November 22 and 23.  Parents will be able to sign up for conferences on November 17, 2018 
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Joy Pod Assembly: Students started working on the different aspects of our Peace Assembly.  The theme for our assembly is "Joy."  Students are contributing in different ways to this assembly either through artwork, technology, drama, citizenship, community building and/or music.  Ask your child what is their contribution so far for the assembly.  
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Literacy: After you've read the book:

- Ask your child to retell the story to you in their own words
- Talk about the book together, ask questions like:
  •             "What did you like about the book?
  •                   "What didn't you like about the book?
  •                   "Which part was your favorite?
  •                   "Did the story remind you of anything that we've read before?
  •                   "Did the story make you think of something that has happened to you?"

- Read the story again


Conversations after reading help to do one or all of these things:

Activate thought - "What do you think?"
Agitate thought - "Why do you think so?"
Require evidence - "How can you explain or prove this?"
Joy Pod is in need of some school-appropriate liquids (may include but not limited to household chemicals, sauce, juice, pop, or milk). It would be okay if the containers have been opened and part of content has been used/poured out. We plan to use collected liquids in inquiry lessons. Please ensure that liquids that you send are in their original containers to ensure that we can handle these in a safe manner. Thank you!

Parents of Grade Two Students:
All missed Grade 2 students who parents gave permission to participate in the University of Calgary, regarding the impact of fluoridation in the city's water will be seen on Nov. 19.  Should any parents of Grade 2 students who did not initially provide consent but are now interested in participating in the study on Nov. 19, please contact Ms. Low at kmlow@cbe.ab.ca for a permission form.

PLASTIC LIDS:
Joy Pod is looking for plastic bottle cap lids (brown, white/clear, yellow, orange, green, red, blue and black) to use in a recyclable art project.  These lids can be found on pop bottles, milk jugs and other drinks.  Please think of us when recycling these lids...we will need a TON!!! 
Thank you!
Inquiry - What Colours Do You See?
Some of the students in Joy Pod are going to be exploring colour! Many of you will remember "the dress" that broke the internet.  Help us learn about polls and how the internet and social media can be used in so many ways! What colours do you see?
https://pollev.com/kalliecampbe167


Upcoming Events:



November 13: Olympic Plebisite at EHS (Please see email sent to families regarding this school day)
November 15: Fun Lunch (Subway)
November 17:  Sign Up Opens for Student Led Conferences
November 19: U of C Flouridation Researchers (Grade 2 Student's)
November 20: Fun Snack (Pretzel)
November 21: Book Truck
November 22: Early Dismissal & Student Led Conferences
November 23: Student Led Conference (No Classes)
November 29: Fun Lunch (Western Pizza)
November 30: Joy Pod Peace Assembly at 11:00



Joy Pod Twitter Account
@EHS1_2JOY

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