Ms. Wood's Gr 7/8 VLS students wrote & generously shared their Kindness poetry at the VLS #CEW2023 KINDNESS Assembly 💟🙏. Thank you for the inspiration and creativity! LL Wood CDSBEO #IBelongHereCDSBEO #CDSBEONurturing #CDSBEOBelieving Jameson Lee Catherine English

VLS Resource Teacher, Mrs. Barrett, shared information about the The Umbrella Project May theme of Integrity at the VLS #CEW2023 KINDNESS Assembly 🙏💟. She presented the text "The Emperor's Seed" in support of the incredible & valuable message. CDSBEO Jameson Lee Catherine English

Thank you to Jameson Lee , VP Smith, & the VLS Elementary Community - Educators, Staff, Students - for the incredible opportunity to share thoughtful messages of belonging at the VLS KINDNESS Assembly 💟🙏!! CDSBEO #IBelongHereCDSBEO #CDSBEONurturing #CDSBEOBelieving

Ms. Cormier's Gr 3/4 students shared beautiful & heartfelt quotes reflecting on kindness, inclusion, and belonging. We are inspired & grateful to learn from their thinking & experience 🙏💟!

Students used ExploreLearning Gizmos today to explore perspective views, arranging 3D blocks to match 2D views. Such an engaging and effective way to consolidate their learning! Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English CDSBEO Curriculum Team Jameson Lee Meghan Wood

Registered and have some excited Hackergals who are ready for the challenge! Hackergal Jameson Lee Catherine English @math_inquirer

Best of luck to our 3 CDSBEO students competing at the Canada Wide Youth Science Canada Science Fair in Edmonton! We are proud of the hard work and passion our students have put into their projects. Good luck to Alyssa (Virtual Learning Elementary School), Hudson (Iona Academy), and Dolev (Holy Trinity CSS)!

Students engaged with activities today for CDSBEO Indigenous Education Day and thoughtfully reflected on the theme of 'Growing Change'. The future is in good hands. #CDSBEOIndigenous Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English CDSBEO Curriculum Team Jameson Lee

Mrs. Horner's VLS Gr. 5/6 students translated their names into Inuktitut as part of the #CDSBEOIndigenous "Growing CHANGE" learning, growing, & reflecting today. #IBelongHereCDSBEO #CDSBEOLearning Jameson Lee Catherine English

For #AsianHeritageMonthCDSBEO Math, Ss learned the Legend of the Tangram and explored the Tangram Builder on Mathigon; read 'The Warlord's Beads' and explored the abacus on ToyTheater.com; and used Scratch Team to code mandalas. Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English CDSBEO Curriculum Team

Way to go Alyssa! So proud of you! Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English Jameson Lee

VLS Friday Theme Days build community/support learning about each other! Today Ms. Ellis/Ms. Taylor's VLS Gr 1/2 students created paper airplanes & shared their adventures/hopes/dreams ✈️🛩️🛫! #IBelongHereCDSBEO #CDSBEOLearning CDSBEO @IamAndreaEllis Jameson Lee Catherine English

Tomorrow marks the beginning of #PrideMonth, and the CDSBEO takes pride in who you are! For the CDSBEO, allyship is paramount as we strive to ensure that every student, staff, and community member knows that YOU ARE SAFE HERE.

To wrap up National Access Ability Week, students explored the BuildAbility world in Minecraft Education, learning about accessibility barriers and brainstorming ways to make spaces accessible and inclusive for everyone. Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English Jameson Lee CDSBEO Curriculum Team

Have I mentioned I love Meme Monday? ☺️ Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English Jameson Lee

Pixton to the rescue again! I have a very small Grade 7/8 virtual class with only 3 Grade 8s. Using Pixton avatars and #PowerPoint, I put together a virtual graduation ceremony to celebrate them. The students loved it! Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English Jameson Lee

Students have been loving 'The Fabulous Zed Watson' by Basil and Kevin Sylvester Sylvester. Today, they worked in Microsoft Teams breakout rooms and used Microsoft OneNote's Collaboration Space to create their own road trip playlists! Virtual Learning Elementary School CDSBEO Curriculum Team Catherine English

Congratulations recipients of ⁦CDSBEO⁩ Certificates of Appreciation Hudson Gibbs Iona Academy, Dolev Klein Harari ⁦Holy Trinity CSS⁩, Alyssa Morena Virtual Learning School, Helainie Gates & Jackson Tierney from St. Andrews CS ⁦Trustee Sue Wilson⁩ ⁦Laurie Corrigan⁩

Way to go Alyssa! Virtual Learning Elementary School Catherine English CDSBEO Curriculum Team Jameson Lee

For #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, students watched excellent webinars from Royal Ontario Museum's Indigenous Voices and immersed themselves in the Manito Ahbee Aki world in Minecraft Education to experience Anishinaabe culture, community, & teachings.