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Cultivating a positive classroom community is such an important part of teaching, and I’ve learned that little things go a long way. One of the ways to help build our students up is to help them see themselves (and their classmates) in a positive light. 
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The grade 1 students have kicked off their engineering unit with learning about how to solve problems using the engineering design process. The Grade 1 students had a blast learning about engineering using LEGO bricks. Their task was to make a bridge across a LEGO base 
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Identity is like a puzzle piece that makes you unique. No two snowflakes are exactly the same, and no two people are exactly the same either. Your identity is all the things that make you who you are. The grade 6 class has been inquiring into 
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We had the opportunity to go tree planting in the trail behind our school, all together, we planted a couple hundred trees! Shout out to James who planted more than anyone else, seventeen trees planted in the 2 hours we were there! We also got 
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In the midst of these wonderful explorations we have been studying the contributions of African Canadians and participated in Richland’s school wide Black History Month door competition.  We were Inspired by the story of Chloe Cooley, who was recently selected to be honoured on a 
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​Formative Assessment 1: Objects are made of one or more materials. Task: Materials Packet Formative Assessment 2: The materials and structure of an object determine its purpose. Task: Toy Investigation (Research & ICT-Digital Design) Formative Assessment 3: Humans make choices related to their use of objects and materialsTask: Mixed Media Work: 
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Provocation / Engage – students are engaged with a challenging situation, prior knowledge is activated, questions are provoked 2A and 2B came together for the provocation of our new inquiry theme: How We Organize Ourselves. We created an experience for the students to think deeply 
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It was with a lot of excitement and joy that we welcomed parents of our Grade Three students last Friday. It was a time to celebrate the teaching and learning about success and how it is determined by effort, how to set SMART goals and 
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In grade 2, our learning day takes us through various learning tasks connected to our curriculum. At times students complete work independently, but more often you will see them working in pairs or small groups, taking ownership of their learning and just as important, learning 
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Our PYPxers are making great progress as they probe further into their respective lines of inquiry and showcase their findings and learnings in various ways. They are currently working on completing written pieces that showcase evidence of their understanding of their lines of inquiry.  We 
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