For #BlackHistoryMonth we adapted the #1619project’s book Born on the Water to highlight the historical and ongoing struggles of Black people as well as their resilience, legacy, brilliance, JOY and why #BlackLivesMatter Davisville JPS Mona Moftakhar

After learning about each others’ traditions/celebrations, we created a cookbook of recipes we make for celebrations. We also studied cookbooks & wrote autobiographies. Today we had our book launch to celebrate & Ss brought in food from the cookbook! Davisville JPS #belonging

Our #blackhistorymonth displays inspired by the art in #allbecauseyoumatter we created a blossoming effect for the backgrounds & wrote affirming descriptors for Black identifying folks to focus on #Blackbrilliance & #blackjoy #blackisbeautiful Davisville JPS Mona Moftakhar

Launching our measurement unit w/ a #lowfloorhighceiling question asking about how long it would take our class to read a pile of books as tall as my hand. Ss worked in pairs & used many different strategies & incl. standard & nonstandard measurement Davisville JPS TDSB Mathematics & Numeracy

We sketched our models to come to a common understanding, talked about the idea of glass half full vs half empty & the importance of looking at benefits. We then made pro-pro charts in small groups looking at the benefits of both models for different groups that are impacted

So proud! Here are more pictures of their learning.

We are so lucky to participate in Tai Chi and guided meditation in our school’s beautiful front hall! After the kids felt calm, focused and connected—boosting their mental and physical wellness Davisville JPS

For grade 2&3 Social Studies we are exploring the idea of “home.” We wrote what we know, think we know and don’t know yet about “home.” Ss described places that are significant to them & their families. Then we mapped them on google my maps. Davisville JPS

In wellness club this week we focused on environmental interconnectedness. Ss folded paper in 1/2 & drew a tree on the 1st side. Then we learned about reciprocity w/ the environment & then Ss drew a tree that has special meaning to them. Look at the difference! Davisville JPS

For fractions this week we explored cuisenaire rods. Ss had a series of tasks that involved finding 1/2s, 1/3s and 1/4s of various rods. Lastly we assumed a yellow rod was a whole and described different fractional amounts. Davisville JPS TDSB Mathematics & Numeracy

As we continue to explore different ideas of home, we learned about how people welcome each other into their homes. Next we learned about #littleamal, her home & displacement and wrote “Where I’m From” poems. We learned so much about each other and our diversity Davisville JPS

After reading about Georgia O’Keeffe, her path to becoming an artist and analyzing some of her work we created some beautiful O’Keeffe inspired flowers! Davisville JPS

After sketching the models, we made pro-pro charts looking at the benefits of model A & B. Next we looked for common themes between the 2 models and decided what we would need to bring into model C marking w/ ❤️s. We decided that our new model will be based on mastery & autonomy

After learning about disastrous oil spills in history & their effects, we engaged in the scientific process to discover how to remove oil from water. We defined our question, made hypotheses, mixed cocoa & oil to make crude oil & then tested our hypotheses Davisville JPS

Pentomino Battleship! After learning about reading locations on a grid we played pentomino battleship to practice our new skills. Lots of engagement and #mathtalk The Robertson Program TDSB Mathematics & Numeracy Davisville JPS

Thank you for coming to our Mind Cafe! We are so proud of the critical thinking, openness to new experiences, collaboration and innovation of the Ss over the past few months. Cassandra Alviani-Alvarez Davisville JPS

Positive affirmation picture frames with wellness club! Ss had to pick positive character traits to describe them and decorate a picture frame with their affirmations.Davisville JPS

We tried “Broken Circles” a task where each team member is given parts of a circle and the group needs to make 6 whole circles without talking or taking. No one is done until all circles are complete. Excellent #collaboration and #CriticalThinking ! Cassandra Alviani-Alvarez Davisville JPS

This week we focused on self love & wrote affirmations . Ss had to brainstorm positive traits and then chose 2 to write as “I am” statements on ❤️s. We also wrote affirmations for our class. This will remain up all year as a reminder of our strengths & identities. Cassandra Alviani-Alvarez

We read The Streets Are Free, inspired by real kids in Caracas. We painted village vs. city life, explored who’s affected by urban change & used Pro-Pro charts to see the benefits of both models. Next we’ll create a new model using the benefits from Model A & B Cassandra Alviani-Alvarez