We hope you have a happy and safe winter break,
From all of the Kindness Pod teachers!
We also want to say a big thank you for the cards, books, gifts, baking, and hugs we received. Our hearts are full!
We will see you on January 8, 2019!
Friday, December 21, 2018
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
December 19, 2018
Don't forget...tomorrow is Pajama Day and it is also the last day of school before the break.
This is what Kindness looks like...
This is what Kindness looks like...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018
Today we had a great time during our second day of caroling as a school in the gym.
Tomorrow we will exchange their home made gifts. If you don't have time making an ornament, students can make them tomorrow during Ignite.
In Math, some of the groups played "Empty the Bowl" and some students did a Christmas Tree math activity. We are starting to work on addition and subtraction strategies where students start with a number and break it into two parts to show equations for those amounts: (ie. for the number 5 it can be broken into 2+3, 1+4, etc)
Tomorrow we will exchange their home made gifts. If you don't have time making an ornament, students can make them tomorrow during Ignite.
In Math, some of the groups played "Empty the Bowl" and some students did a Christmas Tree math activity. We are starting to work on addition and subtraction strategies where students start with a number and break it into two parts to show equations for those amounts: (ie. for the number 5 it can be broken into 2+3, 1+4, etc)
Friday, December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018
Congratulations, Kindness Pod on your fantastic drumming performance today. It was wonderful to see all the families who were able to make it. If you weren't here, we will try to post a collection of videos and photos later today.
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the Kindness Pod for your generosity in providing gifts for the Families Helping Families campaign. It was a great success and the families we have helped this year are grateful to you all.
Next week, the Kindness students are going to get in the spirit of the season through daily caroling and activities.
Please share these spirit notices with your child/children as we did not mention this in the busyness of today
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the Kindness Pod for your generosity in providing gifts for the Families Helping Families campaign. It was a great success and the families we have helped this year are grateful to you all.
Next week, the Kindness students are going to get in the spirit of the season through daily caroling and activities.
Please share these spirit notices with your child/children as we did not mention this in the busyness of today
- Tuesday - Holiday/Festive Wear or Red and Green Day (red/green food, clothes)
- Wednesday - Gift Exchange - tree ornament (must be crafted at home...nothing store bought!) to give to a mystery fellow student from the Kindness Pod.
- Thursday - Pajama Day - wear your pjs and bring your favorite stuffy!
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
December 12, 2018
Today's Bloggers:
Landis, Naveen, Anton, Kaitlyn, Nathan
We did our Beakerhead planning about the future. We are imagining and inventing an object in 3018, that is 1000 years from now!
I'm making a t.v so it can fit in your pocket and you can ask it to do anything.
I am designing a tower.
Mine will be a flying tower.
I'm redesigning a shoe. You can press a button and it can drive, wheels will come out and you push a button and they will go in.
I'm designing a fireplace. It is going to be white brick. It is going to have little details on it.
In math we played a bingo game with adding. You could knock people off. Whoever uses their bing chips first wins.
In literacy, we did Read to Partner and Read to Self.
In my Titanic group we are writing books about facts that we read. We searched some research about when it sunk. It sunk, April 10, 1912.
Ignite was super fun. I got to hammer nails and I made a door.
Mrs. Cox was so proud of the Kindness kids for their clean up after Ignite.
Families Helping Families is being accepted until Tomorrow. Thank you so much for all that you have given.
Please come to our drumming performance on Friday at 10:00. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start right at 10:00
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
December 11, 2018
We hope families can come and see all of the students' hard work in their drumming performance!
Performance Schedule – December 14 2018
Time
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Pod Sharing
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Teachers
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9:30
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AM Kindergarten
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Khan/Conley/Watterson
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10:00
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Kindness Grade 1/2
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Cox/Low/Blenkhorne/Disher/Le
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10:30
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Joy Grade 1/2
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Chang/KCambpell/Sigurdson/Ross
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11:00
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Peace Grade 3/4
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Campbell/Huebner/Lawson
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11:30
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Hope Grade 3/4
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Danchuk/Campbell/Neily/Kai
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The Kindness Pod has looked at technology over time in preparation for our Beakerhead challenge. This year's theme is imagine 3018! Today we looked at telephones, computers and forks and how much they have changed to become more efficient.
Please think about what our classrooms and homes would look like in 3018. What would you like to see improve and how could it?
Thursday, December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018
Thank you to all of the families who have already signed up for Families Helping Families! What a kind pod we have!
On World Drumming Perforamance - Friday December 14
On World Drumming Perforamance - Friday December 14
Performance Schedule – December 14 2018
Time
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Pod Sharing
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Teachers
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9:30
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AM Kindergarten
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Khan/Conley/Watterson
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10:00
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Kindness Grade 1/2
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Cox/Low/Blenkhorne/Disher/Le
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10:30
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Joy Grade 1/2
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Chang/KCambpell/Sigurdson/Ross
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11:00
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Peace Grade 3/4
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Campbell/Huebner/Lawson
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11:30
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Hope Grade 3/4
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Danchuk/Campbell/Neily/Kai
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Performances will be held in the gym. The Kindness Pod will perform at 10:00. Please make sure you arrive 15 minutes early as we will need to ensure all families are seated by 10:00.
No School Tomorrow - PD Day
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
December 5, 2018
The students had a great time in the book fair today!
The Kindness kids learned another new journaling technique today. Some learned Event Mapping and some learned how to do 1 minute sketches.
In math, the students are finished the rotations for ways to represent numbers. If you'd like, you can ask your child to show you how to represent number using number lines, ten frames, base 10, and expanded form (53 is 50 + 3) (129 is 100+20+9).
The students have a greater understanding of the value of a number depending on the place it is in.
Thank you to the families who are able to help our Families Helping Families campaign.
Eric Harvie families, if you are interested in helping…
We are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. We are supporting 7 families from Colonel Fred J. Scott School. Each pod has been assigned a family/families to support this season. A sign up genius has been set up with the family needs and wishes. Please go to the following site to make your contribution(s):
Pod
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Link
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KINDERGARTEN
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PEACE POD
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HOPE POD
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JOY POD
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KINDNESS POD
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Please remember that our families would love to not have to worry about the purchase of food items and more than one gift card to their chosen grocery store would be welcomed!
Please wrap and label all gifts/donations with who it is for.
Wrapped contributions will be due on or before:
Thursday, December 13, 2018
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, all staff at Eric Harvie School would like to thank families in advance for their thoughts and contributions! Thank you for making a family’s Christmas a little brighter!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
December 4, 2018
Just a reminder that our Scholastic Book Fair is open for sales to parents and students the following times:
Wed. Dec. 5 8:30 to 3:30
Thu. Dec. 6 8:30 to 3:30
Thu. Dec. 6 6:30 to 8:00 (Polar Express ticket holders only)
Thanks!
Bobbi Carde
Library Assistant
Eric Harvie School
403-817-3532
One World Drumming began today!
Monday, December 3, 2018
December 3, 2018
A visit from the Grey Cup today!
Eric Harvie families, if you are interested in helping…
We are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. We are supporting 7 families from Colonel Fred J. Scott School. Each pod has been assigned a family/families to support this season. A sign up genius has been set up with the family needs and wishes. Please go to the following site to make your contribution(s):
Pod
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Link
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KINDERGARTEN
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PEACE POD
|
|
HOPE POD
|
|
JOY POD
|
|
KINDNESS POD
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Please remember that our families would love to not have to worry about the purchase of food items and more than one gift card to their chosen grocery store would be welcomed!
Please wrap and label all gifts/donations with who it is for.
Wrapped contributions will be due on or before:
Thursday, December 13, 2018
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, all staff at Eric Harvie School would like to thank families in advance for their thoughts and contributions! Thank you for making a family’s Christmas a little brighter!!
Book Fair
The students will get a chance to browse through the book fair tomorrow and will bring home their wish list incase families would like to send students with money to buy books Wednesday and Thursday. The book fair will also be open during the Polar Express Evening as well as after school on Wednesday and Thursday.
One World Drumming:
Our drumming residency started today and the sounds of drums have filled the hallways. Our students will be learning songs to share with you on the morning of December 14th in a similar fashion to our performances from Sound Kreations. The schedule with specific times is being confirmed with our instructor today and will be available tomorrow.
Coulee Wonderings
Water strider - How do they float?
Wild Rose Hips - Does it get rotten?
Why is it so special?
Spider - Does it spin a web from it's mouth or back side.
Deer - Why does it have antlers?
Moose - Why do they have antlers?
Water strider - How long do they live?
Hare Bone - Are they actually white?
Hares - Why are they afraid of people?
Garder snake - Do they hibernate?
Do they pee?
Cattails - Why do they grow at cattail pond?
Sparrow - what animal eats them?
Red Fox - Do they hunt in packs?
Worms - Do they have eyes?
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