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 Dear Families,  Design Process Invention: Our students engaged in a fantastic project where they created inventions to solve winter problems. They collaborated, drew designs, assembled their products, and proudly shared their finished creations with the Grade 1 class. Math Learning: In math, students began learning about angles! They explored acute, obtuse, and right angles, which sparked their curiosity and creativity. Social Studies: This week, we enjoyed hearing various oral stories, including practicing the tale of "Napi and the Dog." This activity encouraged storytelling skills and cultural appreciation. Physical Education: Floor hockey brought a lot of fun and teamwork to our physical education classes, allowing students to develop their skills while enjoying friendly competition. Last Day of School Before Winter Break: Please note that December 20 will be the last day of school before we break for the winter holidays. We encourage you to mark this date on your calenda...

Dear Families, What an exciting and engaging week we’ve had in our classroom! Here’s a look at some of the activities and learning highlights your children have been a part of this week: Math We explored symmetry through a creative radial art project, which gave students an opportunity to apply mathematical concepts in an artistic way. We also dove into understanding lines, focusing on parallel and perpendicular lines. The students loved finding examples of these in real life! Science Our budding environmentalists began working on persuasive letters to send to a leader in our school, city (Calgary), province (Alberta), or country (Canada). These letters focus on ideas for protecting our environment and reflect the students’ thoughtful insights and growing sense of civic responsibility. Literacy We took inspiration from the beautifully descriptive book  Owl Moon  to review nouns and adjectives. Students practiced identifying and using these parts of speech to enhance their own ...