This week we continued our Space Inquiry with a focus on learning about the Sun. We introduced students to listening and reading informational text on PebbleGo. Our focus learning is that the sun is a star and all the planets in our solar system revolve around the sun.
Students engaged in learning tasks with a space theme. These tasks target skill development set out in students IPP's such as reading comprehension, fine motor and preprinting, letter recognition, matching, and math concepts like probability, ordering, and patterning.
Report Cards will be released in your MyCBE January 30, 2023. Student report cards will focus on six learning areas; communication, functional academics, regulation, social interactions, leisure skills and functional living skills. Students build on these skills in various activities throughout the day. Next weeks blog will focus on each of these important areas. Here is a sneak peak of some of the activities that will be highlighted.
This Sunday will begin the 15 Day celebration of the Lunar New Year. Students started to learn about the celebrations and traditions associated with this celebration through a visual core vocabulary board, songs, stories and movement. We started our learning with The Dragon Dance. Click the link to see the dance. https://youtu.be/i2l9p0fmFSU. This upcoming week we will learn more about the Lunar New Year and The Year of the Rabbit.
Your student's IPP (Individual Program Plan) will be coming home this upcoming week. There will be two copies, one for you to keep, and one to sign and return. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
Upcoming Dates
- Jan 30: Term 1 Report Cards released through your MyCBE Account.
- Feb 2: Winter Walk Day (see below)
- Feb 3: CBE Non-Instructional Day (no classes)
- Feb 16 & 17: Teachers' Convention (no classes)
Winter Walk Day - February
Ethel M. Johnson School is planning on participating in the Alberta Winter Walk Day tomorrow, Thursday, February 2, 2023. Walking is a great way to enjoy a beautiful winter day. We will walk outside around the block, on the sidewalk, weather permitting. Students are asked to dress for the weather to enjoy the fresh, crisp Alberta air (i.e coats, mitts, boots and snow pants).
