🎥 Happy 1st of May!🌸Sometimes… I like to bring a little laughter & fun into my classroom😆…Here’s a recap of the long-awaited #April Fools highlight video of my Gr. 5s!!… “Can penguins really fly?!” Watch, as my Gr. 5s slowly catch onto my prank… 🐧 #April #May #Laughter 2/2

🎥 Happy 1st of May!🌸Sometimes… I like to bring a little laughter & fun into my classroom😆…Here’s a recap of the long-awaited #April Fools highlight video of my Gr. 5s!!… “Can penguins really fly?!” Watch, as my Gr. 5s slowly catch onto my prank… 🐧 #April #May #Laughter 1/2

📣 Register, register, register! ✨ Don’t miss out on our STEAM/Maker Family Night coming on May 8th! Last day 2 register! There will be water colour painting, micro:bits, podcasts, Minecraft & Wonder Workshop, Education + Keynote speaker Jonathan So! St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School #STEM

👏🏽When your former Gr. 3 student drops by & shares her BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT 🏆 Congratulations AV on winning 🥇 at the Poetry Slam! “Poetry is music written for the human voice” - Maya Angelou. 🦋
St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School Mr. DaCosta

📣Attention St. Alphonsa families ‼️STEAM/Maker family night registration closes on Wednesday! Be sure to sign up for your favourite 4 breakout sessions. Our night will feature Keynote Speaker Jonathan So & Wonder Workshop & Minecraft! 🤖St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School #STEAM #STEM #Makerspace

Happy Earth Day 🌱🌎! A big s/o to York University TC’s for organizing our Eco & earth day activities today. My Gr. 5s collected yard waste around our neighbourhood & went on a beautiful walk in nature 🌺 #EarthDay St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School

My Gr. 5s relate the multiplication facts for 11 & 12 to other known facts. How might 12 x 2 & 4 x 2 relate to one another? ✏️ Ss learn 2 create an array & sub-arrays to connect fractions of halves, thirds, & quarters of a given product! 💡 #MathUp Marian Small DP MATH

🚨 Attention St. Alphonsa families ‼️Your child went home w/ a STEAM/MAKER Family Night flyer today. Be sure to register for this amazing event using the QR Code. We have a Keynote speaker Jonathan So joining us on May 8th @ 6PM. See you there! St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School Mrs. Crowley #STEAM

Hey St. Alphonsa families did you hear about our STEAM/MAKER family night?? Make sure you register for this amazing event. There are so many engaging activities planned. We can’t wait to see you on May 8th at 6:00pm. St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School Ms. Yarra

It was SPACE day today! 👽🔭Celebrating the solar eclipse with our school spirit, space quiz, & Buzz Lightyear! ⭐️🚀 #SpaceDay #SchoolSpirit #Disney

⭐️ Super proud of our Intermediate Girls Basketball team for all of their hard-work, determination, & effort at today’s #BramptonWest Tournament! 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️You grew tremendously & played your hearts out on that court! Way to go girls!! 👏🏽 Mrs. Commisso {Mr. C}

sooo…this happened today…😆.. a (belated) April fools prank on my wonderful class!! “Ms. Yarra, PENGUINS CAN FLY!?” It was SO hard to keep a straight face. Please forgive me, my dear Gr. 5s 🙏🏽😄. Stay tuned for their reaction video!!
#AprilFools #FlyingPenguins 🐧 #LoveMyClass

today’s solar eclipse, toronto view of the solar eclipse over high park! 🔭☀️🌙🪐

High Park Nature Centre #EclipseSolar2024 #SolarEclipse

When your principal pulls through w/ this thoughtful themed SPACE bag in light of the Solar Eclipse… 😄🔭🪐

Melissa Pouw #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2024 #TeacherLife

⭐️ #Math PLC Cycle 1 complete. Here are a few of my problem solvers! Ask ur child what works best for them 2 learn math; especially when facing those tough word problems!📝 Many of my Gr. 5s are visual learners & use concrete tools to demonstrate their thinking!💭 #DPMath DP MATH

🚙🍲 Food trucks on display!! #MakerEducation applied in French 🇫🇷… how awesome! Super proud of their hard work, imagination, & creativity! 👏🏽 C’est fantasitique Mme. O’Reilly Sandra Roca-O'Reilly ✨ #STEAM #STEM #Makerspace

2/2 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Make school about #connection : Listening to their laughter, excitement, & appreciation for one another’s talents brings me so much joy!! Google for Education slides w/ personalized words of appreciation. (Watching them grow- they won’t fit in our cozy corner 🫣) 😬 #March #ReCap

1/2🫱🏽‍🫲🏿Make school about #connection : I do a “Morning Message” w/my class 3-4x a week. Teaching my Ss 2 PAUSE & appreciate 1 another ⭐️. They reflect on the love & memories shared w/their fam & friends. This time, they surprised me w/Google for Education slides on my #bday . Deeply moved💕

✨ March re-cap ✨: the way these Gr. 5s make my heart smile, you have no idea. Thankful for such a wonderful group of sweet & thoughtful children!🌷They organized & surprised me w/ a few bday treats.. (2-part video of their “morning message” coming)!!🎈 #March #Recap #Birthday

🌷My Gr. 5s wrapped up our beautiful tableau presentations today! Very touched by their prayers, interpretation, and commitment to spreading love & kindness every single day 🙏🏽🌸 #Tableau #GoodFriday #HappyEaster #love #