Ms. Gill's TERRIFIC Three's!

Dear Families, In anticipation of Halloween next week, students are feeling very excited and enthusiastic!  I'm already hearing about the unique costumes students will be wearing!  If you would like to send me a picture of your child in his or her costume, please do so via my e-mail: pgill@scdsb.on.ca and I can include it in next week's post! Art: To get us into the spooktacular spirit, we've begun some Halloween art!  Students were asked to follow a guided drawing mini-lesson to create a 'Big Mouth Pumpkin.'  Their pumpkins were unique and very creative!!  We had a blast with this!! Next week, we will be creating more Halloween inspired folding surprises!  All art pieces will come home for you to enjoy your child's creations!  Stay tuned :-) Language: This week, we revisited our Orange Shirt Day activities.  Students listened to two stories about young Indigenous girls who experienced residential school.  After listening to the stories, the ...

Dear Families, First off, I would like to say thank you to all the students and their parents for taking the time to visit our Classroom Blog each week!  It is an opportunity to listen, learn, see, and celebrate what's happening in our  Learning Community !   Albeit online, it is also a great opportunity for us to connect weekly.  I realize a face to face interaction would be more ideal such as meeting and seeing you at our traditional Meet the Teacher at the end of September, however, due to what's happening in our world currently, we were not able to host this event.   Despite this, I want you to know, I feel connected with each of you as I can see, hear, and feel your support through your child's daily thoughts, words, and actions at school.  Thank you for this!!  I look forward to connecting with you virtually for the student-led conferences in November.  I will work hard to make it interactive and special for us all :) Thankful...

Dear Families, Thinking of you all and wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving  long weekend with your loved ones!  Although I know this year's celebration may look a little different as we are encouraged to follow the current World Health Organization's guidelines, I trust you will all be surrounded with love and make the most of your family's traditions.   In class, I look forward to hearing about your family's  'Thankful Stone'  sharing experience.  Students were extremely excited to bring home their  'Thankful Bags'  and share the contents that are placed inside with you!   I know many of you will adore your child’s  Thankful Letter!   I hope you enjoy reading it as much as your child enjoyed writing it this week!  They worked extremely hard on it and I know you'll appreciate this.   As I conferenced with students to offer feedback, I was so touched by their thoughts, words, and actions in t...