“You never fail until you stop trying.”
- Albert Einstein IMPORTANT INFORMATION Food Band Collection We are still looking for donations for the Food Drive. 1. Nov. 1 –14 Veteran’s Food Drive Since 2007, the Canadian Legacy Project has presented the Annual Veterans Food Drive in support of the Veterans Food Bank and the Calgary Poppy Fund. The support we have received from the Calgary community has been amazing and we have successfully filled two warehouses with food at the Calgary Veterans Food Bank annually, which equates to roughly $300,000 in food donations. As a part of this fundraising initiative we also receive cash donations which are used to purchase Calgary Co-Op food cards which veterans can use to purchase fresh produce, meats, and pharmaceutical products. A key component to the Annual Veterans Food Drive is educating our youth about the sacrifices made by our veterans. In partnership with The Calgary Board of Education (CBE), event information is sent to all schools. The CBE encourages the faculty and students to raise funds and food for the Annual Veterans Food Drive. 2. Dec. 4 – 15 Mayor’s Xmas Food Drive This year will be the 29th annual food drive to support the Calgary Food Bank. IMPORTANT DATES November 17: PD Day - No School November 22: Fun Lunch (Opa!) November 29: Elder Shirley Hill OUR DAY 47 days under our belt, 133 days to go! Perseverance is the word of the day. Many students expressed frustration when learning about the rock cycle. This lead to a discussion about working through the frustration, and not letting it get hold of us. We talked about strategies (e.g., looking at the information we are learning, thinking about it, talking it through, re-doing, asking questions, …) that could help us make it to the other side. With the rock cycle, we accessed our past few weeks of hand-on experiences (George’s presentation, Indianna Jane, rocks in the classroom, life experience) to fit it into the rock cycle. I pulled out a small part of my personal collection, having the students compare the rocks, and thinking about how they fit in with the different stages and the 3 different types of rocks. Students will be creating their own rock cycle in their visual journals, showing how diagrams/flowcharts/infographics is one type of scientific literacy. We also created human number lines, and then talked abut any patterns that they see. We also touched base on how number lines can help you with addition and subtraction. Again, there was some frustration as a new concept is being introduced. I reassured the class that this is normal, and that we will have lots of practice to help us become old hands at it. I also introduced the students to how our Word Work Groups will work. I will continue working with them as a whole class, so we can begin our groups next week. Cheerios! Ms Lauf Comments are closed.
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