Monday, May 31
We began our day with a class meeting outside in front of the school. As we sat together in a circle, we noted the flags being flown at half mast and the orange ribbons that we made in September fluttered in the breeze. We addressed the Residential School discovery in Kamloops with our students in an age appropriate and respectful manner. We made connections to what they already knew about Orange Shirt Day and explained that there were children who did not return home. We had a minute of silence in recognition of the loss of these dear children.
We discussed the feelings and emotions that we had when we come to Eric Harvie School. The children used words like: cared for, respected, happy, peaceful, and wanting to learn. Sadly, this was not the experience the children at Residential schools had. Children are invited to wear orange shirts this week as a sign of respect and recognition of the loss of the children and families impacted by their loss. Please take some time this evening to check in with your kiddos.
In math today we continued our work on telling time and practiced using our clocks. Mr. Kelly kept everyone on their toes with his creative storytelling involving "time"!
In Writing today we finished up our Character page and added a few setting details as well. We started planning our realistic fiction stories. We will focus on a familiar planning model and add in the idea of a problem and solution with three attempts to solve it by the end of the story.
We were very excited to practice our acting and view finding skills today as we investigated 3 types of shots that make a good movie. We took turns being actors and movie makers as we zoomed in for closeups, stepped back for wide shots and we sure had fun! We are preparing for a celebration of the books we have finished reading in our book clubs!
