Daan’s Patterns
Daan went on a pattern hunt at home. His mum took a video so Daan could share the work he did at home with the rest of the class.
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Nikhil’s Patterns
Nikhil found some patterns at home. He took photographs so he could share his work at school.
View ArticleE-learning in KC
Last week, school was closed as Typhoon 15 approached. This provided an authentic, connected experience involving children, parents, co-teachers and the ES Curriculum Coordinator. One child emailed me...
View ArticleParent Sharing
Today we had our first monthly Parent Sharing session. As part of our Unit of Inquiry into Where We Are In Place and Time, we decided to trial a new initiative to strengthen links between home and...
View ArticleGrade 9 Buddies
On Monday, as part of a school-wide commitment to developing cross-grade level relationships, Mr Seldis’s Grade 9 homeroom class came to work with KC and KP. The older children partnered up with one or...
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Kindergarten -Grade 3L buddies
Throughout the Elementary school, each grade level buddies with another class a few years older or younger. This provides a wonderful opportunity for the children to interact and form relationships...
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Sharing With Parents
Over the last month, teachers and class parents have been exploring ways of involving parents in their children’s learning. We have been delighted to work with parents in many different ways over the...
View ArticleOlivia’s Story
The children love to take turns at reading stories to the rest of the class. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop a sense of audience and to practice skills such as pause, voice pace and...
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Blogging and tweeting as a collaborative writing engagement
Through the class blog and twitter account, KC have found friends in other schools around the world. We have got several other Kindergarten classes on our blog roll, and they in turn have added us to...
View ArticleSharing books in the ELC
Over last semester we have been focusing on writing fictional narratives. Using the First Steps Gradual Release of Responsibility, over time the children have become familiar with and analyzed a wide...
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