During #BlackHistoryMonth, Viola Desmond Public School hosted a visit from Dr. Jean Augustine, the first African-Canadian woman to be elected to Canada's House of Commons. She brought a message of inspiration, hope and inclusivity. See what Dr. Augustine hoped everyone learned from her visit.

Thank you Bijan Nagji for organizing the Gr 5 Life System symposium Viola Desmond Public School Many of them came out of their comfort zone to answer the questions and share the information as the 'Health Experts'! It was an amazing learning experience while presenting to the whole school.

Does cursive writing help reinforce overall literacy? Well it’s making a comeback in the NEW Ontario Language Curriculum #OntEd

Welcome back! What does a welcoming and inclusive school look like? "School feels like a second family" A.J "It feels safe, you feel like you belong" M.R Viola Desmond Public School #HDSBfirstday

Knowledge Building is based on the premise that authentic, creative knowledge work can take place in classrooms with even the youngest students. In one sentence it can be summed up with giving students collective responsibility for idea improvement. Viola Desmond Public School IKIT

Arie Loves her hair! But she does not like it when it is touched. We read and examined "Don't Touch My Hair" by Sharee Miller We discussed the importance of personal boundaries and why we need to ask for #consent or permission first. Viola Desmond Public School

Making annotation thinking intensive by tapping into the dormant parts of our brain through #sketchnoting . We are welcoming both linguistic and non-linguistic representations of text through our read aloud. Viola Desmond Public School Tanny McGregor

Repositioning our feelings about mistakes in math. They are powerful and actually make our brains grow! Viola Desmond Public School Teacher2Teacher Jo Boaler

To start the 2023-24 year, Viola Desmond Public School has been engaging in a community-building schoolwide Peg People initiative. K-Grade 8 students have been busy painting peg pieces - to be on display in the front foyer - that represent who they are and what makes them unique. 📽️Watch⤵️

Giving students collective responsibility for idea improvement in our #KnowledgeBuilding circles. "I wonder which countries follow the Endangered Species Act? "M.O "Of the 42 000 endangered species I still need to understand if more are plants or animals?" H.Q Viola Desmond Public School

"reconciliation is about atonement, it's about making amends, it's about apology, it's about recognizing responsibility" Digging deeper into what reconciliation really means today Viola Desmond Public School CBC Kids News #TruthAndReconciliation HDSB Indigenous Rights and Education

Generosity is the disposition of the dwellers of paradise” “Aga Khan Museum is dedicated to connecting cultures through the arts ….and intended to act as a catalyst for intercultural exploration and dialogue” Viola Desmond Public School . The Ismaili #islamicheritagemonth Dilara Gallo

We wish all families celebrating Navratri in the #HDSB community and beyond, many blessings and prosperity. Happy Navratri!

Students took the HDSB's Discriminatory and Harmful Language protocol and "Desmond-fied" it so that it is relatable at every grade level! Today we were looking at how we can intervene when and if we here this sort of language in the juniors grades! Viola Desmond Public School

#powerwriting to structure ideas logically, organize information & connect with readers emotionally. We are focussing on #sentencefluency and trying to vary our sentence lengths and sentence beginnings so we can make our writing stand out and become better writers. Viola Desmond Public School

Exploring strand B in the new #languagecurriculum. We are looking at the foundations for reading and looking at phonological awareness as we examine the morphology of word parts Viola Desmond Public School Ms. Sarah HDSB

@ Session 2 of 4 of TEL Lead Learner Session. Learning, collaborating, exploring and playing!

What is the Power and Impact of Words? Working with our KG learning buddies to find our "One Word" to make a difference! Viola Desmond Public School

Hey Pistons management, wondering why I was not allowed to take this cardboard cutout of @GTentJr into Little Caesars Arena to have it signed for my son? Many NBA arenas allow for cardboard cutouts which isn't a safety concern and was received from another arena Detroit Pistons