We started our week off learning about Love, the fifth tipi pile teaching. We learned that the Eagle represent Love and that Love is one of the overlapping teachings between our Tipi Pole teachings and the Seven Sacred Grandfather Teachings. On Wednesday morning we read "Murmel, murmel, murmel" by Robert Munsch. Students identified where love was and wasn't. Our conversation touched on the concept of unconditional love AND holding strong boundaries (saying no) as a loving

This week we explored our senses, with a focus on taste and the tongue. This was one of the topics students wanted to learn more about this year and with Halloween coming up, we had the opportunity to make the connection between our body and its potential consumption. We will also be reviewing the microbiome next week, supporting students in making informed decisions around holiday traditions that can be less supportive to their health. Students explored some senses while pla

We got started outside on this crispy morning, had a beautiful morning circle with lots of energy clearing and beautiful song. Our sit spots are routine now and our animal messages were spot on! After circle we read "The Grateful Book" while we enjoyed our snacks in the sunshine. We connected many details from the story to our feast yesterday and our day to come. Student reflections were amazing to hear and there lots! Corbin led the way for our foraging hike this morning.

Our short week consisted of a lot of gratitude, and food! We started Tuesday with a review of what was learned on our trip to Kustermans. Students completed a journal entry sharing their learning. Many noted pieces of the pumpkin life cycle while other spoke about pumpkin parts and their function. We made time to practice our short a and i sounds with a favourite game: boom clap. We recalled the meaning of gratitude on Wednesday with a story I read each year on feast day: Bea

No new teaching this week with our second short week in a row. We will resume with our Number 5 lesson next week. Our day began with our morning routine. Students were engaged and earned many pun stickers and completed their tasks within the hour. Our writing/typing this morning was a prompt for recount writing from our trip and about our feast. We began discussing reasons for our writing and how to share an idea with examples and/or items relevant to the topic. Once we w

Today was a day full of wrapping up learning and doing what feels best for all. The morning began with lots of big feelings, and everyone...

This week we continued exploring leaves through comparison of size and shape. The students used a variety of measuring tools to record...

Monday was a surprise day off and as a result, we did not introduce a new teaching this week, and are not likely to introduce a new...

Thursday Our morning began with the surprise of a new Mushroom friend that we identified as Deer Mushroom (Pluteus cervinus) growing. ...

Continuing with our tree inquiry, we explored the changing leaves this week. Students learned that leaves don’t change colour: they have...

This week we introduced our teaching of happiness. Students learned about it, shared about it and we read a story today called "Very...

Thursday We began our day inside due to wet spaces for sitting and cards outside and a slightly later start to the morning. We came out...

We started the week with apple picking, and ended with apple sauce! Jessica demonstrated respectful apple picking from our neighbours...

Our week began with Apples and ended with Apples! Monday Our morning was spent preparing for adding short 1 minute math assessments for...

Thursday Today we learned some new ways to move energy in and out of our bodies and practiced all of it. Our animal cards spoke to us in...

Monday Today we began our morning circle with the teaching of Respect. The teaching is all about respecting ourselves first AND...

Continuing with our tree inquiry, we focused on fruit this week as we move closer to foraging apples for apple sauce making. The Sprouts...

Thursday Today we spent the morning in the backyard. We began with morning circle, diving deeper into actions that clear energy. After...

This week we revisited our classroom promise and signed our names. Students referenced our promises throughout the week and I supported...

Monday To start off our first foundational week, we learned about the tipi pole teaching of discipline . This teaching encourages...