ALERT: Schools and admin buildings are closed today, Feb 3, due to inclement weather and as a result of cancelled transportation. Buses are not running. All remote, eLearning, child care, and in-person learning is cancelled.

ALERT: Transportation is cancelled from significant snow accumulation, drifting snow, and icy road conditions underneath the snow, especially in rural areas. All remote, eLearning, child care, and in-person learning is cancelled today, Feb 4. Schools/admin buildings are closed.

ALERT: For Friday, February 18, all schools, child care, and admin buildings are closed. Transportation is cancelled and all remote, eLearning, and in-person learning is cancelled. Severe weather procedures are in effect. Have a safe and restful Family Day weekend.

Local teachers, are you wondering about our Classroom Mini Marsh kits? The kit includes: 🐌Almost everything you need to care for a variety of marsh plants + a snail 🐌Curriculum-based activity sheets about wetlands Register by Sunday (March 27th) at: hamiltonharbour.ca/classroom_mini…

Good teachers believe everyone can be successful.

Phonological awareness is an oral skill that involves rhyming, noticing syllables and hearing sounds that are in words. Check out some fun activities to practice this skill, that is a building block of reading!

Feeling the love this morning 🥰🥳 best birthday surprise to wake up to!

You bet I found a spot to pet goats, ducks, cows, and chickens. Wouldn't be a day out if I didn't interact with farm animals 😅😉🥳

After many many hours..my class is finally (almost) ready for Tuesday! I can't wait to welcome my lovely grade one students. I know this year is going to be a wonderful one 🥰❤️

...and just like that, week one is done! We had an amazing first week, we had fun playing games and exploring learning materials. QueenVictoria_HWDSB has some wonderful and eager grade one students 🥰

We love to see your creativity with the vowel intensive!

It’s not just students who need Maslow. Teachers need: 1) feel safe / supported 2) emotional connection/ relationships 3) feel respected 4) attention/ appreciation 5) value within the team 6) Volition/ autonomy 7) innovation/ creativity 8) self care

ALERT: The significant snowfall in #HamOnt while ended, continues to restrict travel, Jan 26. Road conditions for side streets are snow covered and icy. Buses are not running. As such, schools, childcare centres, and administrative buildings are closed.

If you could build shared LITERACY KITS for all divisions in your school, what essentials would you include? (kinder, primary, junior, intermediate) So far I’m thinking.. 🍎good quality whiteboards 🍏magnet letter tiles 🍎orthographic mapping templates 🍏word lists

Explicit and systematic phonics instruction is ONE part of a comprehensive literacy program but a CRITICAL part! UFLI is now available in 🇨🇦 Saunders Book Company 🎉 #RethinkingReadingPeel

Literacy kits are coming together! QueenVictoria_HWDSB Shoutout to my amazing student teacher who is a laminating and cutting pro at this point 😂❤️ Each kit will be equipped with word lists from Shifting the Balance! More updates to come as all of our goodies arrive in the mail 🥰🎉 HWDSB Reading Specialists

The list of decodable texts that can be to used in the classroom/ shared with families continues to grow! Here are 6 that you can access for FREE online: SCDSBliteracy #DecodableTexts #EduTwitter #Literacy

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I made this summer slide handout and 20 activities parents can do during the summer. I know I could have added more, but thought this was a start. Sharing free resources with you. It is under Free printables linktr.ee/soarwithdyslex…