June 10, 2021

 Upcoming Events:

June 11th - Career Day!  Dress as the job of your future / what you want to be when you grow up.

June 18th - Superhero / Villain Day!  Dress up as your favourite hero or villain..mwahaha! 

June 21st - Smudge** (see below)

June 25th - Hawaiian/Beach Theme Day!  Get into the tropical vibe for the last day of school!

** As part of our ongoing learning, students at Beddington Heights School will have an opportunity to participate in a traditional smudge on June 21. Smudge involves burning a small amount of dried plant such as sage, sweet grass or cedar inside a cast-iron dish or abalone shell. During smudge, participants sit in a circle and listen to the Elder/facilitator offer teachings about the practice and its role in historical and contemporary Indigenous communities. The smudge bowl may be passed around the circle as part of this traditional way of opening or beginning time together. Participation in smudge is informed, voluntary, and always connected to learning. If, for any reason, a student is not participating in the experiential learning, the teacher will ensure that associated learning outcomes are available. The inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and experiences in classrooms is supported and encouraged by The Education Act, Section 16. This experience connects to various outcomes in the Alberta Programs of Study which demonstrates Alberta’s commitment to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Perspectives and experiences in curriculum. We are honoured to offer this learning opportunity to our students. 

If you do not want your child to participate in this learning opportunity, please contact me as soon as possible so that alternative learning activities can be planned for this time.

Today we watched a video of the book "Rosie's Walk."  We noticed there was a fox in the story that isn't mentioned at all in the words.  We watched the video and saw that most of the interesting events were actually happening to the fox.  Then, we worked on retelling the story so it included what the fox was doing.  

We had a Science review day yesterday.  Today, we had a quiz.  Grade 3s answered questions about structures, and Grade 4s had a quiz about simple machines.

In math we have been working on congruent shapes in Grade 4, and polygons in Grade 3.