JOY POD
Pillow Play Day: On Wednesday, April 10th, Joy Pod (minus Mr. Kelly's Science Centre Inquiry Students) will be holding their first "Pillow Play Day." Students are asked to bring in their own pillow from home (with the permission from a parent). Please do not send your best pillow in case it gets dirty or torn. We plan to have our "Pillow Play" in the afternoon from 1:20-2:00 (time for reminders of rules and expectations and time for play)
As this is our first event of this kind, students will be creating rules for our "Pillow Play." Here are some example rules:
- Soft pillows only! Try to not send feather pillows as they can definitely cause a mess!
- Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once
- Do not swing at people without pillows
- Remove eye glasses beforehand
- Listen to all signals of when to start and when to end
- Only swing at a person's body (no heads). - we may need to make a time-out bench for those who forget this rule :)
The "Pillow Play" event fits in with our essential question, "How Does Play Connect Us?" Through our inquiry work, we have been learning and understanding to make play fun, inclusive, challenging, enjoyable and safe, we must have rules. Back in January students in small groups invented a game and were asked if they needed to make rules? Some students at that time decided that they didn't need rules to play together. From many months of exploration we are realizing that rules are important to allow everyone to play and everyone to be safe when we play. We will post our "Pillow Play" on the blog on Wednesday. Please check the pictures out! If you have any questions or concerns, please email your child's responsibility teacher.
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Physical Education: Students this week began the gymnastics unit during their physical education class. We encourage students to wear loose, comfortable clothing to help with movement during this unit. Gymnastics will continue into next week so students who are at the Science Centre this week will not miss out on the fun.
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BOTTLE CAPS:
Please continue to think of Joy Pod when you are recycling your bottle cap lids. We are happy to have any colour of lid (Black, Brown, Green, Blue, Red, Yellow, Purple, Pink and Orange plastic lids. Thank you in advance!
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Lunch: The school has been trying something different at lunch since returning from Spring Break. The students have 15 minutes of quiet time to eat at the beginning of lunch. This is to help lunchroom supervisors take attendance, get milk handed out for those students who are in the milk program and allow the students time to concentrate on getting food into their bellies. If you are finding your child is still not eating their lunch, please let your responsibility teacher know. After 15 minutes of quiet eating time, students who are finished eating can watch a video, read a book and then head outside for some fresh air until lunch is over.********************************************************************************************
Upcoming Dates:
April 8-18: Gymnastics (taught during our physical education classes)
April 10: Pillow Play Day ***Bring Your Own Pillow-BYOP"
April 10: Pillow Play Day ***Bring Your Own Pillow-BYOP"
April 12: Early Dismissal
: No Wonder time
April 18: Fun Lunch (Dominoes Pizza)
April 19: No School (Good Friday)
: No Wonder time
April 18: Fun Lunch (Dominoes Pizza)
April 19: No School (Good Friday)
April 22: No School (Easter Monday/ PD Day)
April 23 Fun Snack (Pretzel)
April 25: Spring Picture Day
April 26: Last Day with Our Joy Pod Student Teachers
April 25: Spring Picture Day
April 26: Last Day with Our Joy Pod Student Teachers
April 29: Puppet Residency Begins
