Wednesday, February 9

 Hi parents,

We had a great day today!

Almost our whole day was focused on learning about Iqaluit and the Inuit people who live there.

In the morning, the students read through excerpts from our social studies textbooks and highlighted important information about the traditional ways of life of the Inuit. 

I added "Morning Editing" to our morning workload, to give students an opportunity for daily practice with increasing the legibility of their writing. Students are now responsible for identifying errors within a sentence, and rewriting the sentence properly. It only take about 5 minutes, but over the next few weeks, I'm sure there will be a notable difference in their writing!

In the afternoon, we went on an 'expedition' to learn more about Iqaluit. The students learned about igloos, shamans, stories, and more, as they travelled between stations. After that, they students learned how to use sandpaper to create beautiful miniature inukshuk statues. They were so mad at me for not letting them take them home today - they'll have to wait till Friday!

Tomorrow is Funky Feet Day . Students are encouraged to wear unusual and exciting shoes and socks. However, it is also 90's Thursday. I'd wanted to do a 90's themed spirit day for ages, and then I found out Ms. Greenhall's class was doing one tomorrow so we had to get in on it. For 90's Thursday, students can wear whatever 90's fashion they / their parents think is rad.

So it's two spirit days in one. Students are welcome to participate in both, or one, or none - it'll be a fun day regardless. :)

Have a nice night,

Zac