1. On Monday October 27th, RBES staff had their first collaboration session. All staff met in the library at 8:30am and were led through a series of exercises by Ms. Macdonald. The focus of our collaboration sessions is based on forming a question that will improve our teaching practise through the process of inquiry. Studies have shown that when teaching practice improves, so does student achievement.
For the first part of the session, we learned about what inquiry was and how it's not always easy to formulate a question. The second part of the session had groups brainstorming about some of the factors around the process of inquiry. At the end, we all tried to begin to formulate a question that we could begin to work with. Hard work! Good for the adults to learn what the students go through.
For the first part of the session, we learned about what inquiry was and how it's not always easy to formulate a question. The second part of the session had groups brainstorming about some of the factors around the process of inquiry. At the end, we all tried to begin to formulate a question that we could begin to work with. Hard work! Good for the adults to learn what the students go through.
2. On Tuesday morning, we have Kindergarten PE with Ms. Macdonald in the gym. In this photo, the children were playing musical hola-hoops. When the music stopped, everyone had to run into a hoop. Luckily there were lots of hoops so no-one was ever without a spot to be in.
It is very important that students have physical activity every day. With the rainy season here, we try to send the children out even if it is wet, but sometimes when the rain is just too heavy we do call an "in" day. That's when we try to make sure that lots of steam is run off in the gym.
It is very important that students have physical activity every day. With the rainy season here, we try to send the children out even if it is wet, but sometimes when the rain is just too heavy we do call an "in" day. That's when we try to make sure that lots of steam is run off in the gym.
3. Ms. Friesen took the opportunity to do some reading with one of her students. It is great to see adults and children read anywhere in the school. Whether it is on the floor, in a desk, in the learning commons or in the hall. Reading is one of those activities you can do anywhere.
4. We have had lots of pumpkins in the school all week. Students have been weighing, measuring, scooping, and eating pumpkin seeds for the past two weeks. Division 2 and 3 carved class sets of pumpkins. I am sure they looked fantastic on Halloween night.
5. Halloween Friday was busy at school. Almost everyone in the school wore a costume. In the afternoon, students went to the gym for a costume parade. Afterwards, Mr. Kroeker's class and Miss Matson's class led the school in a dance with the music form "Thriller." Hard to believe that November is here. Another busy week is ahead of us! |
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