Students explored the use of variables in Scratch Team to keep track of scores and the number of lives left in games. Building #coding foundations of game design. Next up, design an original game using developed skills. #FCScodes #FCSinspired Alaina Crone Robots & Pencils

Ran out of space 👆: Was great to see students saving pieces of code to their Scratch Team backpack so they can use it again without rewriting. “This lets me do more complicated things quicker and it saves me time!” EO #FCScodes #FCSinspired

Using padlet for the first time to reflect on questions related to our novel #AmalUnbound. “I would rather do this instead of writing”-SS, “I thought this was good because we all got to hear each others’ ideas”-AS, “This made me more comfortable”-KL. #FCSinspired

Falling soccer balls, basketballs and suns - oh my. These @FamousFCS5s created some fantastic Scratch Team catch games today in #CodeClub. Looking forward v2 of these games Alaina Crone #FCScodes #FCSinspired

Zen tangles while we listen to Mrs. Crone read #AmalUnbound. Then we will wash them with watercolor and turn them into postcards as part of the Global Read Aloud! #FCSinspired Ian Fero Poppy Johnson Alaina Crone

Had the best time today volunteering with my snug bug’s class at the Calgary Zoo. What a beautiful day to be outside!

Using Minecraft to explore Ancient Greece! Thanks Alaina Crone for setting us up today!#Minecraft Ian Fero Poppy Johnson #FCSinspired

#NewProfilePic made by my talented student. Love it!

Newspaper Scavenger Hunt... Another great idea by Alaina Crone!

Today was our last #CodeClub session and Ss got to share their Scratch Team games. Amazing for Alaina Crone and I to see the growth in the last few months, so much pride & care put into their creations. Check out the finished games here: bit.ly/FCSCodes #FCSinspired #CBESTEM

“We are some really luck Grade 2 students having Mrs. Crone come in and do math challenges with us!” PG #cbemath #FCSinpired “We are flexing our problem solving brains” NK

#PinkShirtDay #ChooseKind

Rich mathematical discourse in Mrs. McAuley’s and Mrs. McNeilly’s FCS2s class this morning as we correct “Fred’s” work. Where did Fred make errors? How can you correct his calculations? “I know what we need to do! Partition into tens and ones!” -AT #FCSinspired

Spending a rainy morning in paradise, catching up on my summer reading: “Rebel Talent” by Francesca Gino Many applications to teaching, learning and leading. Ian Fero

Today I heard a message that really resonated with me: “Perfect is always going to have someone else’s perspective connected to it” Joanne Pitman What an important consideration for teachers and leaders. Don’t let the fear of imperfection prevent you from moving forward.

Feeling pretty special this morning! Cutest teacher gift ever!

5 jobs, 5 tags Pizza cook/delivery driver Barista Guest services (James Island) —> pretty much the coolest job of my life Retail sales clerk (Jacob) Teacher @ajwideman Caitlin Tuba Doug Crone Flanagan, Jennifer M Glenn Goslin Why is there a weird website here?

Love the ability to connect virtually with colleagues in today’s online Literacy PD. Great suggestions for facilitating student self-assessment through digital tools during this period of ongoing learning. #CBEliteracy

Self-selected professional reading for summer — “Learning and Teaching Together: Weaving. Indigenous Ways of Knowing into Education” by Dr. Michele Tanaka. I am excited to dig in... especially because of the UniversityOfVictoria connection.