How is this week over already?! Today was a special day as we recognized National Truth and Reconciliation Day for the first time. Some of us have been donning our orange shirts all week, but it culminated in a special friendship ceremony today. All of the students went outside and formed a circle around our school as we reflected on the mistakes of our country's past in regards to Residential Schools, in particular, and about how we can do better and make sure everyone feels like they belong! We also participated in a school-wide project called "Bricks of Belonging". Students were asked the question, "How do you know that you belong?" or "How do you know that you're important?" They drew their answers on a "brick" that was added to our wall to create a mural for the school. We have spent some more time exploring colours this week with a special science experiment. We made hypotheses about what would happen to the clear jars in the picture below... It turned out that one of our hypotheses was correct! The water in the clear jars became a mixture of the two colours surrounding it! In Math, we have continued to practice our French counting with the Ks focusing on numbers 1-10 and the Grade 1s focusing on numbers 11-20. Madame introduced us to the game of number BINGO, which we will play once every week to reinforce a whole variety of skills. With BINGO, we learn to recognize French numbers said out of order, but we also develop all kinds of secondary skills: - vocabulary for "I won!", "I only have ____ left", "I still need _____" - working memory, as we practice looking at the number on the board and then holding the image in our brains while we search for it on our BINGO cards - coordination, as some of us learn to draw Xs on our cards and stay in the lines - resilience, as we learn to accept defeat Later, some of us will move to using cards with the numbers written out in word form when we are ready! Extra photos for fun!...
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