Our Teach the Teacher Week!

God has blessed each of us with unique talents, passions and gifts, and this week we shared these with our class! We began the week reading a fantastic book by an Inuit author about our gifts:

Then Mrs. Beliveau became a student and the children took turns being the teacher! It was such a joy seeing students light up and share their passions. 

We learned about the Portuguese culture and then tried counting to ten!

Our "teacher" led us through an experiment using cyanopaper, which is special paper that is sensitive to sunshine! We chose items, set them on the cyanopaper, and left it outdoors! What an incredible result!

Another awe-inspiring science experiment followed! We all had an opportunity to make a reaction with vinegar and baking soda, creating bubbling and fizzing volcanoes!

Then we got crafty! 

We were taught how to make adorable hedgehogs out of play-dough and pasta. 

We were guided, step by step, in a drawing lesson to create flowers. 

 

Using stickers, markers, and loads of creativity, we made memorable fridge magnets to celebrate our special class!

A French lesson taught us the days of the week and how to count to 10!

We discovered a new game, Brainiac, and took turns guessing the mystery code. What a great challenge!

The sun shone for a basketball lesson! Check out our dribbling skills!

We enjoyed an exciting roller hockey demonstration as we learned the ins and outs of skating quickly and stick handling. 

What an AMAZING week! It was a great opportunity for everyone to lead the learning and to share their gifts and talents. 

Teach the Teacher

Each of us is wonderfully made with our own unique talents, passions, and gifts. This week, we celebrated our strengths and interests. We began by reading about the amazing variety of gifts God has given us. 

Then, Mrs. Beliveau stepped into the role of student while the children took turns being the teacher! Check out the fun we had!

We discovered how easy it is to make an Italian sandwich ...

mixed up some trail mix, ...

and chopped a fresh Greek salad! Seems TEACH the teacher became FEED the teacher!

We had two special lessons teaching us how to create bright rainbow loom jewelry!

We learned the fishtail pattern and it took lots of patience. We all helped one another!

We flexed our artistic muscles and learned to draw a puppy ... 

... and form a panda out of dough!

We practiced our jumping jacks ...

... learned to safely do a forward roll, 

... and got sweaty trying a running cartwheel!

We were taught about Indigenous culture and were invited to enjoy a special family recipe for bannock. 

We even learned words in Tagalog from an experienced "guro"!

These bright, brave humans are our future teachers, doctors, engineers, artists, athletes, trades people, innovators and world changers. This week has been a beautiful opportunity for everyone to lead the learning and to celebrate their God-given gifts and talents. 

Teach the Teacher!

God has created us with unique talents, passions and gifts. This week we shared these with our class! 

We began the week reading about the variety of gifts God has blessed us with:

Then Mrs. Beliveau became a student and the children took turns being the teacher! It was such a joy seeing students light up and share their passions. Check it out!

We were in awe as a student demonstrated a magic trick, The Disappearing Coin! We LOVED learning the science behind the magic, too!

Several budding artists showed off their drawing skills as we learned how to draw Stitch, a red panda, a church, a pumpkin, an umbrella, and watermelon!

Since a skid steer is too big for our classroom, our student filmed himself teaching us how to operate it! It was "so sick" (as one student exclaimed)!

Our hearts were pumping as we learned to do skating jumps, 

danced a few Irish steps,

practiced cartwheels and the splits, 

and enjoyed baseball and lacrosse demonstrations!

A creative student used playdough, tongs and "fire" to demonstrate blacksmith techniques:

We learned to say the colours in Spanish, 

crafted a fairy garden, 

made beaded bracelets, 

and learned some rollerblading techniques!

Our week ended with a soccer skills demonstration, 

a flag football game, 

some skip counting forwards and backwards by 5's, 

a Lego car building demonstration, 

and leaf rubbings!

What an AMAZING week! It was a great opportunity for everyone to lead the learning and to share their gifts and talents. 

Teach the Teacher Week!

We are all blessed with unique talents, passions and gifts, and this week we shared these with our class! We began the week reading about the variety of gifts God has blessed us with:

Then Mrs. Beliveau became a student and the children took turns being the teacher! It was such a joy seeing students light up and share their passions. Check it out!

We kicked off the week, quite literally, with an obstacle course in the gym:

We were taught how to pass and shoot in hockey:

We headed to the Art Room and learned to make Oobleck, a "non-Newtonian fluid" (which means it is both a liquid and a solid). It felt so different!

We had a two different lessons in making colourful rainbow loom jewelry:

One classmate shared his knowledge of rocks and gems ... 

... and another student showed us her crystal collection!

We got creative and learned to draw a baseball ...

an orca, ...

... and a snake!

Out in the sun, we practiced our soccer skills ...

 ... and our hockey skills!

We met a special family member! We learned about her communication device, her wheelchair, and how her family includes her in everything they do!

We got sweaty learning the basics of monkey bars!

Counting to 10 in Spanish isn't too hard when we have such a skilled teacher!

We discovered how easy it is to make a tasty salad! (Mrs. Beliveau is considering turning TEACH the teacher into FEED the teacher next year!)

What an AMAZING week! It was a great opportunity for everyone to lead the learning and to share their gifts and talents.