Here are a few highlights.....
In Religion and Health we discussed feelings; that all feelings are okay, that everyone has feelings, that there are different ways to deal with feelings and that certain things/people make us feel certain ways.
We thought about how we are feeling about school so far. Students used different colours of paint to depict different feelings. Feathers were used to support us on our journey in connecting with the natural world.
Black: nervous
Blue: calm
Yellow: joyful
Red: brave
During our discussions around Orange Shirt Day students were drawn to an idea from one of the story books that was read; Shi-Shi-Etko
"A little girl and boy watch the river for the Salmon Run. When they see the Salmon they know it is time for them to return home."
We covered many different ideas through these discussions; seasonal cycles, life cycles, patterns, animal environments, animal habits, animal needs and climate.
Due to the interest of the students we participated in a LIVE Salmon Run virtually, from the Sooke River off Vancouver Island.
We were accompanied by over 100 classrooms across Canada!
Students sketched Spawning Salmon, took note of observations and completed a reflection of their learning (including many fantastic questions!)
One students' question even got answered, LIVE during the broadcast, through the Twitter platform.
On Friday we were fortunate to have one of the District's Indigenous Education Teachers visit our classroom. Mrs.Ashley Ruben brought her medicine pouch and discussed with us in circle, the 4 Indigenous plants that are used traditionally in different ways by Indigenous People across the nation. Students were attentive, keen and had wonderful questions. Mrs.Ruben may be back soon to teach us how and where to harvest our very own traditional plants!
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