Terry Fox Assembly and Run

Getting Ready for the Terry Fox Walk/Run, and a few students walking. 

Leadership - Help the Teacher

Leadership students come in to visit from time to time and I give them things to do; making posters, and writing out challenge problems for math. 

Being the Teacher

Students focused not only "knowing" a definition, but "understanding" it. They collaborated on deriving a simple definition from a standard one, and providing an example with a visual cue. Students than had the opportunity to teach the rest of the class in groups, what they came up with for their vocabulary words. 

Playing the Dansémon GO Orienteering Course

Below are pictures of students finding various 'controls' placed around the school using a compass bearing and map. Some controls were on the map, others were placed at locations that needed to be found using the compass bearings provided. 

Students sneak around the school and playground hiding their "Dansemon" animals in a place that is mapped out only by them.

Dansemon GO Orienteering Course Ready to GO

My father, a retired educator, principal and leader in scouting for more than 35 years came to help me set up an orienteering course around the school for the Dansemon GO CTF today. I am very excited for the students to experience it. 

The students will need to first learn a few basics using a compass and orienteering on Monday. They will then have the opportunity to play the course on Wednesday. 

The following week, students will then set up a course of their own for classmates to play! I may also join in on the action! I can wait to Dansemon GO! 

The game:

The tools:

The controls:

Science Categorization

In Science we categorize, group and organize information, facts, animals, using comparison and observation. In this activity students communicate to agree on how to sort and categorize a mix of "hardware" into a limited number of groups. The results varied based on familiarity with the hardware and the previous experiences of members in each group. Results were fun and interesting. 

CTF - Map Making to Scale

Students were challenged to measure hallways and classrooms and other spaces throughout the school and to represent them according to scale. The project came together as a collaboration effort to build one single map of the entire school. This was the result. The scale is 1 m equals 2 cm.

Minister of Education the Honourable David Eggen visits 7C ScienceClass!

The Minister of Education the Honourable David Eggen visited the 7C Science Class today! Accompanying him was MLA Shaye Anderson, the Black Gold superintendent Norman Yanitski, the Dansereau Meadows Administration as well as members of the local media. The Minister was very impressed with the students thoughtful and informed questions, which provided Minister Eggen opportunities to discuss various topics including opening new schools, and the creation of the new curriculum. He commented several times how impressed he was with the students, and their interest in his role as Minister. It was an awesome visit and the 7C students were fantastic! Thank you class!

Math Basic Facts

Learning and practicing basic facts. We've talked about the famous coach Vince Lombardi and three keys to success that he taught his football players, 1) the basics, 2) hard work, and 3) positive mental attitude. Here are a few students putting those principles in action. 

Learning WHMIS 2015

In 2015 Canada adopted new WHMIS symbols based on international standards. The students here are exploring the new symbols and the meanings as a part of the lab safety orientation.