A big shout out to the AUDY family for donating a bunny arena. It has been amazingly helpful!!! We are sooooo grateful.
Remember that you guys don't have to come to school tomorrow but I do! Staff will be working on our school development plan and then we will be working on plans for helping you become your best self ever!!!!
A big shout out to the AUDY family for donating a bunny arena. It has been amazingly helpful!!! We are sooooo grateful.
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Now that Fall is here we need to ensure that we are prepared for any weather. We often take spontaneous walks to the ridge and if we are not prepared for all weather we cannot be the adventurers we want to be. Being outdoors provides so many rich learning experiences. Please ensure that your child has layers like a hoodie and a windbreaker, hat, mitts, water bottle, sunscreen and sturdy footwear every day. Because that will help us be unstoppable!
We had a great time exploring services and facilities in and around Deer Valley Mall. We learned about service stations, grocery stores, big box stores and shops that provide services and shopping, such as a pharmacy. We pointed out the differences between a fast food restaurant and a sit down restaurant. We noticed that a community usually houses medical centers, dental offices and pet care facilities. We then explored different shops with our large budget of 5 dollars. We had to weigh our options, comparison shop, talk with each other about how best to spend the money. We discussed how it feels to possibly wish you had used your money in a different way after seeing another child's spending decision. Everyone did an amazing job staying within their budget, understanding that they could not buy anything they wanted at this time. Everyone decided after visiting many shops that the Dollarama was the best place for a five dollar spending spree. We used mental math to best utilize the entire amount. We discussed how to remember to include a little extra room for tax.
We also had rich conversations about social expectations for different public settings. How does one move safely in a parking lot? How do we enter different shops? How do we handle merchandise? Is it ok to play with things we have not paid for? Is it ok to put an item down in a different place than we found it? How does that impact the workers and their time? We noticed how packaged things were opened, litter was left on shelves and how some goods were put any old place. How do we show care for others? What is the right thing to do? It was a great experience. The students were very responsible and responded to many expected social rules. A big THANK YOU to the Sinclair Family, The Black Family and the Long Family for taking such excellent care of Shadow. He looks like he had a great summer.
Jackson says he is super glad to be back because there are lots of things to do here that he doesn't have at home. Kaydence says it's different from last year because she is more confident and independent this year. Cameron says he is glad to be back because he missed doing hard work. Brenden says he is glad to be back to play outside with his friends. Becca says she likes doing her work now. Kolby likes his new school and likes coming to Room 10. Jason being in Room 10 and he likes his new class and Ms. Mosher too. Ms. Burns says that she is happy to see the kids. Ms. Purkiss says it was so sweet to see the smiles on our students' faces first thing this morning. She missed that! Look for a big welcome back form package coming home today. It is important to fill out the forms, read the information and return forms that need returning. Thank you!! |
AuthorI am Lauren Purkiss, teacher at Prince of Wales School. I work out of Room 10 as Lead teacher for the Bridges Program as well as a Learning Leader for the school population. I have three children of my own, two boys ages 24 and 21, as well as my daughter, 16. My passion is to support our reluctant learners and their families. My door is always open. Come for a visit anytime. Archives
June 2018
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