Celebrations of Learning

When I was a kid, I knew I learned something when I took a test and passed it.  Now that I am a teacher, I try hard to break that thought pattern in my students.  We celebrate our learning in a wide variety of ways.  This week, our class celebrated our writing and dancing...without taking a test!  

Thursday morning we shared our narrative stories with one another and enjoyed a little sweet snack (Oreo Thins - surprisingly delicious despite the word "thin" in the title!) with our usual morning tea.  The class worked so hard on these pieces.  It was wonderful to have an authentic audience with which to share them.  Today, each of the students wrote stories "on demand" to really showcase all they've learned about narrative writing.  I cannot wait to read them!

This entire week, Mr. Diadie has taught Captain PE African dance.  Today they celebrated with a performance.  It was very impressive to hear their learning about the continent of Africa and see their moves!  Check it out!

And finally, Hercules played in his ball for the first time this week.  I can't help but include that for your viewing pleasure.

Have a great weekend!