Literacy Centres

I can proudly say that the students in Room 111 have matured and are developing a sense of responsibility for their own learning. As students take part in literacy centres, they develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in French through diverse materials (e.g., white boards, interactive cards/puzzles, magazines, ear phones, etc.) that relate to their personal interests and to other subject areas. 

With the daily five, students were given the option to visit a language centre on a weekly basis. The centres consist of Read to Self, Sound work, Listen to Reading/Song, Word Work, and Puzzle Centre. The students were held accountable for their learning by completing a reader response or graphic organizer in their booklet, all for assessment purposes. 

Students are enjoying practising literacy skills at their own level and pace. 

Geometry Centers

For the visual and kineasthetic learners in the class, they were given the opportunity to explore and build geometrical shapes and figures using different materials.

Allergy Alert

A message from the office: 

Dear Clairlea community,

We wanted to reach out with an important reminder about anaphylaxis. Yesterday, we had a student come in contact with something that caused an anaphylactic reaction. An Epipen was administrated and the student received medical help at the hospital. He fully recovered thanks to the quick response from our wonderful staff.

We feel that all parents should be aware that there are several children in our school with a severe life-threatening food allergy to nuts called anaphylaxis. This is a medical condition that causes a severe reaction to specific foods or other materials, and can result in death within minutes. Peanuts and peanut products and other nuts are the most common foods to cause anaphylaxis.

Although this may or may not affect your child’s class directly, we want to inform you so that you send foods to school with your child that are free from nuts & nut products. Also, to remind children not to share snacks and food.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Clairlea & Community Cleanup Day- Friday, April 12

C'est le printemps!

Spring is finally here and it is actually starting to feel like it. The students in Room 111 were busy writing letters to spring. Yes to spring! Have you ever written a letter to a season? The students wrote their final farewells to our old friend winter and welcomed our new and exciting friend, spring. They glued the letters onto a vase with blooming flowers.

Enlightening day with Scientist Charlotte!

On Thursday, March 7th, the students in Room 111 were excited to meet with scientist Charlotte who introduced us to 5 hands-on energy centres. Charlotte has inspired us to explore and investigate STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) through practical resources and science experiments that can also be conducted at home!

The five centres included: 

1.  Energy Conservation Center: Students identified how to build and maintain an eco friendly home (e.g., insulation, turning off taps/lights, adding a solar panel, etc.).

2. Heat Energy Center: Students investigated how different coloured fabrics affect the absorption of heat energy and the temperature of an object. We also conducted an experiment using soap and our body heat from friction.  

3. Solar Energy Center: Students discovered how the sun affects the movement of air over land and water to create wind and constructed pinwheels. 

4. Solar Panel Center: Students used a solar panel to spin a wheel, play music, and create a piece of artwork. 

5. Light Energy Center: Students discovered the importance of the sun's energy in the growth of our food and tested the power of the sun's rays using sun glasses, sun screen, and a black shirt.  

Many thanks to the fabulous SLT volunteers: Eva, Nashiya, Carisa, and Ashley.