So grateful for this opportunity for our students to work with these cool garden systems! Viola Desmond Public School

Love listening to dailySTEM Chris Woods messaging around STEM being all around us & the importance of providing meaningful opportunities to our students! My teaching partner Erin Elliott & I were so inspired & have a long list of ideas for planning. Thx HDSB Science & Technology for organizing!

8-3 is testing their Judo-Bots before final iterations and the final battle between all the Grade 8s Viola Desmond Public School Who will make it to the end?! Patterson's Class: On Hold HDSB Science & Technology

We took time today to explore&tinker w/circuits. Students shared they were online for electricity in gr6 & missed hands-on explorations. So much value&learning in providing provocations & seeing what learning unfolds&connections they made to our term2 inquiry! Erin Elliott

As part of our final inquiry in Sustainability,Grade 8s tinkered with circuits and #microbits so that they can use them in their final collaborative Grade 8 design challenge. Can’t wait to see what they build! Stay tuned! Patterson's Class: On Hold Viola Desmond Public School

Students tinkered w/#microbits, uncovering coding curriculum & making connections to our sci/geo inquiry around sustainability. InkSmith climate action kits have inspired many ideas to add movement in what students are working on to share @ our June exhibition. Erin Elliott

Using big ideas and Viola Desmond Public School Guiding Principles to identify, create and design communities that promote well-being, environmental sustainability and interconnection Erin Elliott Patterson's Class: On Hold #violathisismewhoareyou

June is #PrideMonth. This month, and beyond, the #HDSB celebrates the historical and contemporary contributions of the Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ community. The HDSB is committed to providing a respectful environment where all students, staff, community members feel welcome.🏳️‍🌈

We are Viola Desmond Public School.

Celebration of Learning. Five years ago we imagined something different for our Grade 8 students. The tradition continues. Can’t wait to see how they represent themselves as learners/individuals and share with the community over the next two days. “This is Me…Who are You?”.

The Den is ready to welcome 1200 students and community members to learn more about the graduating Grade 8 students. Deep reflections and creative expressions speak volumes of the learning and growth that has taken place. Student voice is clear in a variety of expressive ways.

Congratulations to the grade 8! Celebrating their amazing learning this year! Viola Desmond Public School Patterson's Class: On Hold Erin Elliott

Ready to go!

Congratulations to our amazing Grade 8 students. A day of celebration……..

Today Gr 8s and 7s co-created their commitments for Knowledge Building Circles. Lots of ideas on how students can create a safe/brave space where we can all learn from and with one another. Thank you 7-1FI, 7-1, and 7/8-1 for welcoming me into your space! Viola Desmond Public School

Another great discussion in intermediate around #knowledgebuilding with 8-2! They created some great commitments for the year and then began their wonders around cells! Can’t wait to see where they take this inquiry Viola Desmond Public School

8-1 created a wonder chart last week around the word IMPACT. This week,we had our 1st #knowledgebuilding circle with insightful ideas and opinions and a reflection at the end. Excited to see where Ss take their inquiry “This is us. What is our impact?” Viola Desmond Public School @Ms_SCrawford

View a message from Curtis Ennis, Director of Education, and Margo Shuttleworth, Chair, of the Halton District School Board commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.