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Hey Room 12,

I hope you had a restful spring break and got to spend some quality time with your families. 

I will be contacting your families this week to check in. Please know that my phone calls will not be coming from the school phone number and will be coming from my personal devices. Therefore, you may receive ‘no caller ID’ or blocked calls, which could be from me. I will be leaving messages and will re-try the phone call the next day.

Additionally, I have sent an email to each students @educbe email inviting you to join our Google Classroom.  If you have time, please checkout the Google Classroom, I will be adding information here in the next week or so.

No need to worry or stress, I will keep you informed.  As always if you have any questions, comments or concerns please reach out.  The best way to reach me is at the following email: matdanderson@cbe.ab.ca

I will do my best to respond as quickly as possible.

We are all in this together, and I am here to support you and your family with whatever you need.


-Mr. Anderson

Spring Break Video

Hey Guys,

Here is a quick video the staff at OSG made to say Happy Spring Break! 

https://youtu.be/mmz3zLh8X8Y

Hope you all have a great and safe spring break!

=D

Take Care!

Suggestions for Learning from Home | K-9

Suggestions for Learning from Home | K-9

Class cancellations are unusual and challenging events.  During this short period before spring break, we encourage families to maintain a balanced and consistent routine for children; including regular sleeping and eating times, breaks for activity and outdoor time, and healthy boundaries on screen time.   

After spring break, additional learning resources and activities will be shared to support students in learning.     

Children are naturally curious learners and there are opportunities at home to engage their learning. We have created a webpage that offers a variety of educational ideas to support literacy, numeracy and wellness at home for this week. The resources are meant as suggestions only. You may choose to use the links and activities as needed over the next few days as more long-term educational programming is considered.

I hope that your Spring Break is amazing and I look forward to seeing you all as soon as I can! =D

Example Daily Schedule for at Home Learning

This is a great example of a learning schedule you might want to follow to keep consistency and structure during the class cancellation.

Le Bûcheron

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On Monday, March 2, O.S. Geiger will be hosting Le Bûcheron (Lumberjack). He will be teaching our students about Canadian traditions and cultural diversity through stories, music, spoons and dance. Our Grade 4 – 6 students will learn some traditional French-Canadian dances and spoons. These students will then present these dances and music during a school-wide presentation at 11:00 a.m.

In the afternoon, students will learn about the maple syrup making process and its’ historical roots with Indigenous peoples who then shared this skill with the early settlers. Students will also make a maple syrup treat called maple taffy. This is heated maple syrup poured on crushed ice and then students will roll their popsicle stick on the maple syrup creating a maple taffy treat!

If you have any questions or concerns about these events or if your child has food allergies to maple syrup, please contact either Ms. Peltier, Mrs. Murphy or Mrs. Perszon at 403 777 6950.

New Years Update

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2020, and the second semester of our school year.

Here are some learning updates:

Language Arts:  This week we began our in-class novel study, "When You Reach Me", by Rebecca Stead.  This is an exciting novel that blends the genres of mystery and science -fiction. Students will be exploring story elements around characters, plot and theme.

Math: We have started to look at the concepts of shape and space, more specifically angles. Learners will continue to develop their ability to identify and measure right, acute, obtuse and reflex angles.

Science: Last week we began our new unit "weather watch". We started this unit by looking at the difference between climate and weather. Students will learn how to measure temperature, predict weather patterns and classify different types of cloud.

Social Studies: We will continue to explore the different geographic regions of Canada. Going forward, we will be looking at the Great Lakes - St. Lawerence Lowlands, the Interior Planes and the Cordillera.

Physical Education: For the month of January we will be learning and practicing the skills needed to play Ringette and Floor Hockey.

The weather is supposed to stay extremely cold for the remainder of the week.  Frostbite can happen in minutes.  Please continue to make sure your children are dress appropriately for the weather, this means winter jackets, hats, mitts / gloves, boots, and scarves.

Excellent Math Practice Website

This is an excellent resource to practice math skills. Just pick your grade and a topic and there will be tons of questions to work with!

https://ab.mathgames.com/