JOY POD
Drumming: Today we continued our drumming practice and learning a variety of drumming patterns. One of the patterns we have learned is "chocolate milk and potato chips." Students are encouraged to say the beat as we drum. We are looking forward to sharing our learning on Friday.
Inquiry: Regardless of what inquiry topics students chose to learn about this reporting period, we have been focusing on the general learner expectations of inquiry, problem solving and attitudes of science. Below are the general learner expectations of our learning:
- Bring focus to investigative activities, based on student questions
- Describe materials and objects that have been observed and manipulated, and identify what was done and found out
- Construct, with guidance, an object that achieves a given purpose, using materials that are provided
- Ask questions that lead to exploration and investigation
- Predict what they think will happen or what they might find
- Manipulate materials and make observations that are relevant to questions asked
- Identify materials used
- Recognize and describe steps followed, based on independent activity, on directed activity and on observing the activity of others
- Describe what was observed, using pictures and oral language
- Identify questions being investigated and identify what was learned about each question
- Identify new questions that arise from what was learned
- Demonstrate positive attitudes for what is being studied
***Students in Grade 1 and 2 show independence in exploratory activities but require teacher direction in developing a structured approach to investigating questions and problems***
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One World Drumming:
Our students continue to learn songs to share with you on the morning of December 14th in a similar fashion to our performances from Sound Kreations. The performance schedule is provided below:
Drumming Performance Schedule
December 14 2018
Time
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Pod Sharing
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Teachers
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9:30
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AM Kindergarten
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Khan/Conley/Watterson
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10:00
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Kindness Grade 1/2
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Cox/Low/Blenkhorne/Disher/Le
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10:30
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Joy Grade 1/2
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Chang/Bowles/Sigurdson/Ross
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11:00
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Peace Grade 3/4
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Campbell/Huebner/Lawson
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11:30
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Hope Grade 3/4
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Danchuk/Campbell/Neily/Kai
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Joy Pod is looking for empty cereal boxes, cracker boxes or any other boxes made out similar cardboard. If you can help us out, please send to school until the final week of school.
Thank you
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Spreading Joy beyond Eric Harvie School Walls: We collected a large amount of items for the Mustard Seed. Thank you very much for your support!!!!!! We will drop off the collected items on Saturday, December 15th at 11:00AM. Please join us in dropping items off at the Mustard Seed if your family is available.
The Mustard Seed Downtown
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Eric Harvie families, if you are interested in helping…
We are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. We are supporting 7 families from Colonel Fred J. Scott School. Each pod has been assigned a family/families to support this season. A sign up genius has been set up with the family needs and wishes. Please go to the following site to make your contribution(s):
Pod
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Link
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KINDERGARTEN
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PEACE POD
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HOPE POD
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JOY POD
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KINDNESS POD
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Please remember that our families would love to not have to worry about the purchase of food items and more than one gift card to their chosen grocery store would be welcomed!
Please wrap and label all gifts/donations with whom it is for:
Wrapped contributions will be due on or before:
Thursday, December 13, 2018
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, all staff at Eric Harvie School would like to thank families in advance for their thoughts and contributions! Thank you for making a family’s Christmas a little brighter!!
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Upcoming Events:
December 10-14: One Word Drumming Residency
December 13: Poinsettia Orders Pick Up (1:00-5:00)
: Fun Lunch
December 14: One World Drumming Performance at 10:30AM
December 20: Last Day Before Winter Break
December 21: Professional Development Day (No Classes)
December 22-January 6: Winter Break (School is Closed)
January 7: Professional Development Day (No Classes)
January 8: Classes Resume for Students
December 10-14: One Word Drumming Residency
December 13: Poinsettia Orders Pick Up (1:00-5:00)
: Fun Lunch
December 14: One World Drumming Performance at 10:30AM
December 20: Last Day Before Winter Break
December 21: Professional Development Day (No Classes)
December 22-January 6: Winter Break (School is Closed)
January 7: Professional Development Day (No Classes)
January 8: Classes Resume for Students