POD: Terry Fox Walk – Dugout Pic
The big news off the bus this morning wasn’t the cross-country results from England’s Hollow last night—it was about a few students who got stung by hornets!
We started our day with our regular routine. Our spelling words continued to focus on numbers, and we did a “Show, Not Tell” activity using the sentence “He was stung by a hornet.” We followed that with our maze and Heggerty listening games. Miss Brown also stopped by for a visit. This month’s school focus is on respect, and we had a good conversation about what that means. It was a chilly morning, so the breakfast program was extra busy today. Some students forgot to be polite and left a mess behind—an important reminder that we can all do better.
In math, we reviewed representing numbers and using a hundreds chart to add and subtract. Today’s new skill was skip counting—Grade 2 students practiced by 2s, while Grade 3 students worked on counting by 25s.
During literacy, we had a “read to self” session and then a free write. Some of the stories were pretty silly today, but creativity is always welcome!
PE was full of fun as we showed off our amazing hula hoop tricks. We also spent extra time on shout-outs, cheering for one another and building each other up.
Lunch was extra special—it was pizza day, and we even celebrated a birthday! As a bonus, we watched a little Netflix as a special end-of-week treat.
In the afternoon, we prepared for our Terry Fox Walk. We put on our Terry Fox stickers and tattoos, then headed to a school-wide assembly. We watched videos about Terry’s story, revealed our fundraising results, and did a quick warm-up before walking to the baseball diamond for the big event. Everyone walked with pride, and afterward, we enjoyed a few extra minutes on the playground while staff cleaned up and returned our materials to the school.
Before heading home, we grabbed our belongings and packed up for the long weekend.
Just a reminder: there is no school tomorrow for students because teachers will be in meetings. And when we return on Monday, it will be Orange Shirt Day.