Rainy afternoons didn’t stop us today, our students finished the day strolling the school yard making observations with their senses. “I smell wood” “I hear birds” “I see the buses are getting here”. #sccdsb #stmattskinders #outdoorlearning St Matthew

So much fun at the St Matthew Mini Track Meet! Our #stmattskinders loved being part of this day! #trackandfield #sccdsb #communityfitness

You can find us outdoors! Being outside we can explore physical literacy, gross motor activities while engaging in some great learning. #sccdsb #stmattskinders #outdoorlearning St Matthew

Our #stmattskinders love all things building, cars and creativity. We brought out some wood planks as our #invitationtoplay and let the collaboration, creativity, problem solving and fun unravel ! #sccdsb #invitationtoplay St Matthew #playbasedlearning

A citrus water table thrilled our senses and made our room smell so fresh. Stimulating our senses with lemon=uplifting, orange=increase mood and energy and grapefruit=reduces stress. #sccdsb #stmattskinders #sensoryexploration #naturalscents

Making learning fun! Our kinders practiced printing sight words and letters with carrots and “dirt” to extend our garden inquiry. #playbasedlearning #explore #sccdsb #stmattskinders St Matthew

We have been loving the new outdoor classroom our friends at school worked hard to create! We are calmest, happiest and most engaged while outside! Singing songs and listening to stories was a great way to spend a Monday morning! #stmattskinders #sccdsb St Matthew @markrenaud2

Battle bots with our #stmattskinders today to practice identifying sight words, numbers in the teens and letter sounds. Our K Ss are getting very accurate with their controlling! #sccdsb #robotics St Matthew @markrenaud2

We planned, we researched and we planted! Our Kinder students loved planting their veggie garden. They even set some rules for other students to keep their plants safe! #sccdsb #stmattskinders St Matthew #outdoorlearning

Battle bots in the learning commons to review some letter sounds and sight words while controlling our robots! We love this game! #sccdsb #stmattskinders St Matthew @markrenaud2

Taking our creativity outside using the windows as our canvas. This took a team to clean up, but it was worth the sensory fun! #sccdsb #stmattskinders #outdoorplay #handson #whatamess St Matthew

Using our tables as our whiteboards stretching out the sounds in words! A said, “this is way more fun that using a pencil and it wipes right off when I make a mistake” #sccdsb #stmattskinders St Matthew

We can show numbers in many ways! We were impressed with what this Y1 could do just one week in! #sccdsb #stmattskinders St Matthew #handsonmath

Before and After... our friends are really into trucks! This construction theme sensory bin was a hit! #sccdsb #stmattskinders #sensoryexploration St Matthew

He probably would have preferred to be at school today with his “best friends”, but this guy walked with the teachers today in hopes of an agreement that gives him the education he deserves. #cutshurtkids #oecta #kindergartenmatters #sccdsb

Upping our hand washing game in kindergarten to prevent spreading germs! Our K friends got a stamp at the beginning of the day. If it was gone by the end of the day from washing their hands they got a sticker! We also had some sensory fun washing away germs! #sccdsb St Matthew

Working on letter identification/sounds, memory/recall, and patience. One friend taps the letters as they say it’s name or sound, the other friend watches and repeats on their mirror image cards. S said, “Q-Q-T-u-i” #sccdsb St Matthew

This French Immersion Year 1 had fun using his toys to make a heART. Staying healthy and active at home! #sccdsb #connectingheARTS #stayhomestaysafestayhealthy

Structured literacy in action at St. Michael in Ridgetown in grade 2-3: our teachers are working so hard to implement new strategies- and our principals are so supportive! Our system team is excited to be collaborating with our school teams- we are all learning together. #sccdsb