Grade 8/9 students made good use of manipulatives & online practice to support their learning of multiplying positive fractions and determining the approximate value of square roots. Nice are of flexible seating for small group instruction. Macdonald School Good Spirit SD

How rich can literacy be promoted in a play-based setting like a kindergarten? I just observed a gold mine in Macdonald School by one of our Good Spirit SD interns. Letter sounds, formations & associations. Books & reading patterns. Backed by great pace & other engaging centres. 🌟

Observed very purposeful learning stations in Macdonald School Kindergarten classrooms. Easy to see the play-based, but educational & focused. #GreatBeginnings

Completed my ‘trifecta’ of Macdonald School observations. I ended in Grade 1/2 where the priority of guided reading & word work held up.

#outdoored #playwiththem

Grade 7/8/9 Outdoor Ed busted out the snowshoes today, fixed them up and took them for a test drive around the school yard. 🤞🏼that there is still enough snow on the ground for a trek next week! Macdonald School Good Spirit SD

Macdonald School Grade 7/8/9 Outdoor Ed braved the cold weather & headed out to find some of that snow that fell yesterday! #outdoored #saskwinters Good Spirit SD

Our 7/8/9 Computer Applications PAA class has been busy learning about the parts of a computer by taking one apart. What fun #handson learning! Good Spirit SD

7/8/9 PAA- Carpentry & Construction Class Any guesses what our final project for this class will be??? Thanks to Jesse Johanson for coming in to teach about project layout, framing, sheeting, and now building rafters!! …to be continued…. 🔨 🔨Good Spirit SD

Thank you for everything you did with our kiddos. You’ll be missed!!! All the best as you finish up your degree and start a long, amazing career! Come back and visit!

Collaboration at work! Thanks for the connection!

Establishing grade alike partnerships with Macdonald School Good Spirit SD

Grade 1/2 in Macdonald School catch up on part-part-whole while using dice, Lego & ‘Pop It’ manipulatives. The teacher table was used as an area of formative assessment. Students also reviewed past material via Aski’s Pond app. Good Spirit SD #Numeracy #TimeWellSpent

Student- teacher discussions are important to learning across all disciplines. They help students process information rather than simply receive it. Macdonald School Good Spirit SD #HallwayChat #FlexSeating

Recess fun! Making the best out of all this rain! Macdonald School