Category Archives: character education

The Teddy Bear Adventure Returns!

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Our class has begun a new adventure – a teddy bear adventure!  This is a global project that we will be participating in all year.  Last summer I met a new friend from Argentina – Ms. Kaczorkiewicz.  She gave me a teddy bear from her class – Alicia Felpudita.  This teddy bear learned a lot about Canada and our Wyevale community as she traveled to many of our homes last year.  She would like to learn a lot more and bring that knowledge back to the students in Argentina!

In return we will be sending our teddy bear – Maple the Moose to Argentina to learn all about life in that country. Last year Maple had a very difficult time traveling to Argentina. It turns out that it is not an easy place to get to. Derrick the Dear had to go and find Maple and bring him home.  Hopefully Maple will have better travels this year!

Throughout this project students will be writing from the point of view of Alicia, conducting inquiries about various countries and making comparisons to our community, interacting with students from around the world, and building global awareness.

We have set up a blog to document this project and will be adding to it weekly.  You can access the blog from the page at the top of this blog titled, “A Teddy Bear Adventure”. You may access it directly by going to the following web address:  maplemoose.edublogs.org

A Whole Lot Of Rhythm!

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Our school has been so fortunate to experience the drumming circle led by Lucas Coffey of Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm!
The company’s mission statement is as follows:
Our mission is to change the way students and teachers view music, their community, and themselves. We will do this by demonstrating that with empowered people and simple tools we can create amazing things together.

They certainly accomplished this mission in Wyevale this week!

Students gained knowledge in basic rhythms and patterns. They learned how to play a drum effectively. They worked together to play and move in unison. Most of all, they stepped out of their comfort zones to try new things and develop their leadership potential!

Humming, tapping, and buzzing has been heard throughout our halls all week! Smiles have been seen across the grades!

Thank-you Mr. Lucas and Ms. Janet for all of your hard work!

Character Trait of the Month: Courage

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The character trait focus for the month of November is Courage.

We started our discussion by reading the story:  One Green Apple by Eve Bunting.  It is the story of a young Muslim girl’s experience as she moves to a new country and begins school without being able to speak any English.

We talked about the many ways we can show courage and the many situations we need courage in our daily lives.

Then, to consolidate, we decided to create a bulletin board to show our learning and advertise our message of how to show courage to our peers.  Considering the audience, the students decided that superheroes would be perfect symbols and speech bubbles would make it interesting to read. Then a big message was added in the middle as focal point.

A Teddy Bear Adventure

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Our class has begun a new adventure – a teddy bear adventure!  This is a global project that we will be participating in all year.  In the summer I met a new friend from Argentina – Ms. Kaczorkiewicz.  She gave me a teddy bear from her class – Alicia Felpudita.  This teddy bear would like to learn all about Canada and our Wyevale community.

In return we will be sending our teddy bear – Maple the Moose to Argentina to learn all about life in that country.

Throughout this project students will be writing from the point of view of Alicia, conducting inquiries about various countries and making comparisons to our community, interacting with students from around the world, and building global awareness.

We have set up a blog to document this project and will be adding to it weekly.  You can access the blog from the page at the top of this blog titled, “A Teddy Bear Adventure”. You may access it directly by going to the following web address:  maplemoose.edublogs.org

Appreciation

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Today we have added a third agreement to our community agreement wall.  It is called Appreciation. An example of appreciation is when you thank someone, when you help, and when you tell someone that you like something they did.  You can show appreciation with words and actions.  Appreciation is important because it makes people feel awesome.  When you feel good about yourself you can accomplish lots.

So, in our class we have agreed to show appreciation everyday!

Collaborative Art-Wyevale Style!

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All of the classes here at Wyevale were given a challenge.

The Idea:

In First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture the feather holds significant meaning. It represents strength, trust, honour, wisdom and freedom. Members were rewarded with a feather often for an act of bravery. Bravery can mean many different things and can take many different forms. Sometimes it is brave to simply be yourself. Sometimes it is brave to accept another’s differences. It is always brave to stand up against a bully.

Each member of our school was provided a blank, white feather. It was our job to add depth to this feather and give it meaning. Using the principles and elements of design we were challenged to design a feather that represented our uniqueness.

Then when all of the feathers were gathered together Ms. Stewart made wings, because “we are each unique, but together, we are a masterpiece.” When we honour our differences we learn how to stand together as individuals; and when individuals stand together, they can learn how to fly.

Here’s the final outcome!

The Story Of The Hummingbird

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First, we read “The Story of the Hummingbird”.  Students drew pictures, wrote interesting words, and wrote phrases to document their thinking as they listened to the story (a skill that the students have greatly improved upon this year!).

Then, students teamed up to retell the story using tableau to create visual images and Adobe Spark to narrate. A slide or two was added to the end to discuss the message of the story and how we can apply Hummingbird’s philosophy to our own lives.

This activity allowed students to develop their reading comprehension through retelling, develop their character with the discussion about caring and compassion, put drama and media skills into action, and improve collaboration.