Tuesday, January 22

 Joy Pod

Swimming
Joy Pod 

February 4-8th 

Please return your child's swimming permission form and swimming ability forms as soon as possible. You have already received an email from your responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  If you are unsure of this information, please email your teacher.

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

Please consider volunteering for swimming.  We are in need for volunteers especially in Group B.  Thank you in advance as we can not participate in these amazing experiences without the help and support of our parent community.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Scholastic Book Club Orders:

January Scholastic Book Club orders have been placed and should arrive next week.  
Thank you for your support in this reading program.

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Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 

Monday, January 21

 Joy Pod

Math:  Students continue to focus on "Number Sense" in math.  Below are some of the number outcomes that we are working on with students:

Grade 1: Outcome 1:  Number Sequence: -1’s between two numbers (23, _, 24) 1’s backward from 20 -2’s forward to 20 -5’s and 10’s to 100 Outcome 3: -Demonstrate understanding of counting:             -last number said identifies “how many” -showing that an object has one count -using counting on -using parts or equal groups to count setsOutcome 6: Estimate quantities to 20  Outcome 4: Represent and describe numbers to 20 Outcome 5: Compare sets containing up to 20 Outcome 7: Demonstrate an understanding of conservation of number Outcome 8: Identify the number up to 20 that is: -one more -two more -one less -two less Outcome 9: Demonstrate addition with answers to 20 and corresponding subtraction facts (mathematical language, creating and solving problems, modeling, recording process) Outcome 10: Describe and use mental mathematics strategies for basic addition and subtraction facts

Grade 2: Outcome 1: Number Sequence: -2’s, 5’s, 10’s forward and backward Outcome 2: Demonstrate if a number is even or odd (to 100) Outcome 3: Describe order using ordinal numbers (up to tenth) Outcome 4: Represent and describe numbers to 100 Outcome 5: Compare and order numbers up to 100 Outcome 6: Estimate quantities to 100     Outcome 7: Illustrate meaning of place value for numerals to 100  Outcome 8: Demonstrate and explain effect of adding zero or subtracting zero Outcome 9: Demonstrate addition (1 and 2 digit numerals) with answers to 100 -personal strategies using manipulatives or not -creating and solving problems -understanding that the order which numbers are added does not affect the sum) -understanding that grouping a set of numbers in different ways does not affect the sum -explaining the order which numbers are subtracted may affect the difference  Outcome 10: Apply mental mathematics strategies for basic addition facts and related subtraction facts to 18

      

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Swimming
Joy Pod 

February 4-8th 

Please return your child's swimming permission form and swimming ability forms as soon as possible. You have already received an email from your responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  If you are unsure of this information, please email your teacher.

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

Please consider volunteering for swimming.  We are in need for volunteers especially in Group B.  Thank you in advance as we can not participate in these amazing experiences without the help and support of our parent community.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Scholastic Book Club Orders:

January Scholastic Book Club orders have been placed and should arrive next week.  
Thank you for your support in this reading program.

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Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 

Friday, January 19th, 2019

Thank You for Another Wonderful Week in Joy Pod,


Today we had the AM Kindergarten Assembly.  It is always a treat to have a Peace Assembly but even more when it is performed by our youngest learners at Eric Harvie School.  Ask you child about the assembly.  What part of the assembly did you find most interesting?  What do you think that the kindergarten students wanted us to learn from their assembly?

The rest of the morning all members of Joy Pod had literacy and math.  Each group within Joy Pod are working on a variety of reading strategies.  Ask your child what strategy they are currently working on.  This can be done by asking them teach you what they learned in literacy (some may know it as Daily Five time.)

In Chickadee we are currently looking at finding books that we LOVE to build our reading stamina.  The students asked if we could share some of our ways to find books that are "like" the ones that are our favourites.   We have two strategies: 
1.)  Go into Amazon.ca  Type in the book title in the search bar, for example:  Princess in Black. When you scroll down they will list all the Princess in Black books and then give you suggestions like:  Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Ivy and Bean,  Mia Mayhem, etc.
2.)  This website also will give suggestions to some of the more popular books and series
https://whatshouldireadnext.com/ 

Just some ideas if you get stuck when looking for ideas when you child has read EVERY book in their favourite series.

Swimming 

Joy Pod February 4-8th 

Swimming permission forms came home earlier this week. Please return these as soon as possible as their is important information teachers need to make groups with the pool people..  You should have received an email earlier this week or on the week from your child's responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  This information will help you choose the correct group/time to volunteer in:

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

Currently we are a little short of volunteers for Group B. If you can spare some time we would love to have you join us.  Please use the sign up genius link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Note From the Learning Commons

Mrs. Carde will be sending out emails to families in regard to long overdue books next week. If you have a book at home or know that there maybe one  hiding in your child's backpack, can you please remind them to bring it back to the Learning Commons to exchange or renew.

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Upcoming Dates:

         Chickadee Book Orders are due Friday

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 
Wonder Time Starts

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 
February 4-8 Swimming

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Joy Pod

Cross-Curricular Time (CCT): Some of us read a book called "Audrey". Audrey's class was performing a play, but kids in her class forgot their lines. However, Audrey helped her classmates remember the lines and she saved the play!

Some of us played the Thumb Ball game. Ask me how to play the Thumb Ball game!

Inquiry: We continued our inquiry focus through the lens of "Play."  Students worked in different groups depending on their choice: photography, sketching, wire sculptures or playdoh sculptures. 

Our overarching question for the rest of the school year will be "How Play Connects Us?"  This inquiry will lead us to student choice on an upcoming field trip venue with Campus Calgary/ Open Minds.  

More information to come!  We are excited for the possibilities of this inquiry!  

Swimming 

Joy Pod February 4-8th 

Swimming permission forms came home earlier this week. Please return these as soon as possible as their is important information teachers need to make groups with the pool people..  You should have received an email earlier this week or on the week from your child's responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  This information will help you choose the correct group/time to volunteer in:

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Upcoming Dates:

Friday, January 18: Early Dismissal & Kindergarten Peace Assembly
         Chickadee Book Orders are due Friday

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 
Wonder Time Starts

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 
February 4-8 Swimming

Please refer to "Logging onto IRIS" posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Wednesday January 16th

Joy Pod

Inquiry:  We continued our inquiry focus through the lens of "Play."  Students worked in different groups depending on their choice.  Ask your child if they went to photography, sketching, wire sculptures or playdoh sculptures. 

Our overarching question for the rest of the school year will be "How Play Connects Us?"  This inquiry will lead us to student choice on an upcoming field trip venue with Campus Calgary/ Open Minds.  

More information to come!  We are excited for the possibilities of this inquiry!  

The Calgary Book Truck Came Today... if your child has public library books at home or brought new books home today, please make sure these get returned in two weeks. 

Swimming 

Joy Pod February 4-8th 

Swimming permission forms came home earlier this week. Please return these as soon as possible as their is important information teachers need to make groups with the pool people..  You should have received an email earlier this week or on the week from your child's responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  This information will help you choose the correct group/time to volunteer in:

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Upcoming Dates:

Book Orders are due TODAY for Tamarack, Aspen and Elbow.

Friday, January 18: Early Dismissal & Kindergarten Peace Assembly
         Chickadee Book Orders are due Friday

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 
Wonder Time Starts

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 
February 4-8 Swimming


Logging onto IRIS 

Iris
Iris is a web-based teaching and learning application consisting of student learning plans, learner profiles, resource library and teacher and administrator workspaces. Iris brings together student voice, learning data, and best research in supporting teachers and administrators in making well-informed instructional decisions for each student.
The student learning plan is the primary space for students to be able to document and articulate personal learning processes. Iris supports students in developing and communicating their ongoing understandings as a learner, creating goals and exploring strategies that will enable them to be successful in their learning.

Logging on to Iris
1. You may find a link to Iris on the Eric Harvie School homepage.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find useful links including Iris.

Scroll down the Eric Harvie School homepage

Click on the link to Iris

This is the Iris log on page.

Your child is the owner of the content in their Iris Student Learning Plan. Have a conversation with your child about them sharing the contents of their Student Learning Plan with you. If your child wishes to share with you, they may log in to Iris.

The Iris Student Learning Plan

User Name – CBE student number Password – student generated

New artifacts demonstrating learning are added here

A file, such as a photo or document, may be uploaded.
A note about the learning being demonstrated may be added as well.
The panel on the right of the page offers advice about what are appropriate and effective artifacts.

Students are encouraged to reflect, set goals, and find strategies to help them learn.

When a student adds to their Learning Plan, the right panel will offer prompts to assist the student in choosing appropriate content. 

Here are some images that show how to do this... sorry they are so small.

Tuesday, January 15

Joy Pod

Math: Ask your child how they answered our math question today:

"There are seven shirts hanging on a clothesline.  Some are white and some are blue. 

There are no other colours. 

How many of each colour shirt might there be?"

We have been working with students on showing different ways to organize their thinking using charts, pictures and/or equations.  We will continue our focus on "Number Sense" tomorrow.

Inquiry: Today students gathered to learn some basic acting skills and Create a Tableau on play. Students pretended to play basketball or play a board game or eat ice cream.  Students are learning that the viewer should be able to figure out what a student is doing using only actions (not talking).  

Using the design process, students will begin to plan and create "play" through a variety of mediums (playdoh, wire/tinfoil, photography, sketching).  This will help us connect to our overarching question,  "How Play Connects Us?"  

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Swimming 

Joy Pod February 4-8th 

Please return your child's signed permission and ability forms to school as soon as possible.  You should have already received an email from your responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  This information will help you choose the correct group/time to volunteering in:

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Scholastic Book Club Orders:

Tamarack, Elbow and Aspen Book Orders due tomorrow, January 16th

Chickadee Book Order forms came home today and are due January 18th

If ordering online, use code CLIFFORD and you can pick a FREE book 

when you spend $30 or more (online only)  

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Upcoming Dates:

Friday, January 18: Early Dismissal & Kindergarten Peace Assembly

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School 

Monday, January 14

 Joy Pod

Math:  Students were given a problem solving question:

You walk into a room and see a bed.  
On the bed there are two dogs, four cats, a giraffe, five cows and a duck.  
There are also three chickens flying above the bed.  
How many legs are in the room?
Explain and show how you came up with your answer.

Ask your child how they came up with their answer.  Some of the queries with the discussions were "Do you count the legs of the bed?"  Or "do I count the legs of "you?"  Thought provoking!

Inquiry:  We continued our inquiry focus through the lens of "Play."  Today, students created a list of activities that they could play both outside and inside and used a Venn diagram to organize and represent their learning about play that happens both inside and outside.  The students found out that many of the activities that we play can happen both inside and outside.  
Our overarching question for the rest of the school year will be "How Play Connects Us?"  This inquiry will lead us to student choice on an upcoming field trip venue with Campus Calgary/ Open MInds.  

More information to come!  We are excited for the possibilities of this inquiry!  

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Swimming 

Joy Pod February 4-8th 

Swimming permission forms came home today.  Please check your child's backpack or communication folder.  You will receive an email today from your responsibility teacher sharing which group your child is in for swimming.  This information will help you choose the correct group/time to volunteering in:

Joy Group A: 

 Depart School: 9:05

In Pool: 9:50-10:30

Depart Pool: 10:50

Joy Group B: 

Depart School: 9:45

In Pool: 10:30-11:10

Depart Pool: 11:30

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-swimming

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Volunteer Opportunities in January

We are always open and happy to welcome volunteers into Joy Pod.  If you are available Monday - Thursday mornings we would love for you to visit the link below and sign up.   All volunteers must have a current Police Clearance on file at the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EACAF2DA5FA7-volunteer

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Scholastic Book Club Orders:

Tamarack, Elbow and Aspen Book Orders due January 16th

Chickadee Book Order forms came home today and are due January 18th.

If ordering online, use code CLIFFORD and you can pick a FREE book 
when you spend $30 or more (online only)  

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Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, January 15: Fun Snack
Wednesday, January 16: Scholastic Book Orders Due (Tamarack, Elbow, Aspen)

Friday, January 18: Early Dismissal & Kindergarten Peace Assembly
: Scholastic Book Orders Due (Chickadee)

Thursday, January 24: Fun Lunch

Friday, January 25: Early Dismissal 

Tuesday, January 29: Fun Snack
Thursday, January 31: Student Report Cards Coming Home

February 1: No School