I asked Ss why they think we spent so much time exploring and proving formulas rather than memorizing. This answer is my favorite: "If you use a formula that you blindly trust, it's harder to use. It's like making a friend. You have to become closer to them to fully trust them."

Giving back to nature for the holidays. We provided a little snack for our Chickadees, Juncos, Cardinals and Jays Forest Hill Public School @SCDSBoutdoors

Seriously!! Every time I watch a reel of yours Howie Hua I am so inspired to take its content back to my students and share with coworkers! 🙏 Simcoe County District School Board educators give him a follow. No regrets!! SCDSB Student Achievement instagram.com/reel/C3K7zb_LY…

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡? The SCDSB's new resource, Math at Home, features family-friendly games, tools, and practice tasks for students from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 10. 🔗scdsb.on.ca/MathatHome

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Those memorials are incredible. Well done Grade 8.

Great conversations in Mrs. Collins class about the difference between race, gender and ethnicity as part of their novel study Forest Hill Public School

A glimpse of an hour of math center rotations. Money - adding up and giving change with Miss Rai, Knowledge Hook financial literacy questions, reach back review with angles/lines and fraction games. Ending with an exit ticket on money calculations. SCDSB Student Achievement Forest Hill Public School

Thank you sis4teachers.org for the great ‘bump it up’ idea for Bump. My students love it and I love that the decomposing of math facts strengthens their mental math skills! SCDSB Student Achievement

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Grade 4 Forest Hill Public School enjoying science learning with YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka! What fun, learning about biodiversity can be!

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It's live! Addition and Subtraction by Heart, to join Multiplication by Heart. Division coming soon! It was great partnering with Dan Finkel, Kristin Gray, and others. Check it out at fluency.amplify.com and click on the "?" to learn more. #mtbos #iteachmath

So many have asked me when this was coming. Here it is!

Junior play day Forest Hill Public School. Warm days, water play, freezies, collaborative games and hanging with friends. What a great way to sail into summer holidays. Thanks to all those teachers who put so much planning into making this fun day happen. And of course our parent support!

Have a wonderful summer and never stop being you! From the grade 4 students Forest Hill Public School SCDSB Mental Health and Well-Being

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