Happy Valentine's Day! And Happy Birthday to Layla who celebrated on Sunday! It is also the first day where students can come to school mask-free! We are still respecting that this is a personal choice, and while I am happy to see so many smiling faces, students can absolutely still wear masks. We are still providing some for those who ask.
Today we: learned about a man named Willie O'Ree who was the first black hockey player to join the NHL. He grew up in New Brunswick and is still alive today! We explored the concept of racism and how this impacted Willie's decision to choose hockey over baseball when he experienced discrimination on a baseball trip to New York.
Before snack time, students shared their Valentine's cards and it was lovely to see the generosity and joy in everyone.
In math, we focused on targeting for specific skills. Students who were more comfortable with their math facts acted as teachers to the students who needed more practice and they worked on some problems in pairs. We had a lovely new Ed. Assistant, Ms. G, who helped circulate with this task while a small group got some extra support from me with basic math facts.
We also had computer time to work on our social projects about the Canadian Regions. Some are still finishing their visual journal pages, but a few have moved on to their google slides focusing on one chosen region. Research is being broadened from the textbook to the internet and they were told to find tourist attractions as well. This helps them see Canada from a travelers perspective and to see where they would like to visit if they could.
After lunch, the students had music and P.E. so they were lively and busy! In between we had Valentine's Art where students made a card for families, hopefully the paint didn't run too much! There was not a lot of time for them to dry.
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