What a fantastic week we have had, filled with valuable learning opportunities. Thank you to our many volunteers for their support this week!

Reflect on your favorite or most memorable experience from Healthy Living School. Share with a family member what you have learned from Healthy Living School, and why it was an important experience.

Please begin to reflect on your wellness inquiry projects, and how you will be representing your learning. Have a wonderful weekend!

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”  - Barack Obama

Terrific work today - you have shown amazing critical thinking and perseverance collecting your data and research. Thank you for showing initiative and ownership of your learning.

Share with a family member what you learned during our nature walk today. What did you learn about yourself and your learning at Healthy Living School today?

Reminder:

- We are going swimming tomorrow! Please remember to bring your swim suit, towel, and extra snack!

You did a fabulous job on the climbing wall today! Mrs. Calvert and Ms. Makowski were proud to see you demonstrate courage, determination, and improve your climbing skills!

Tell a family member about our Zumba session today. How does Zumba connect to our wellness?

Excellent work interviewing the many experts at Cardel Place today, and collecting your research for your projects! Share with a family member your personal schedule for the week, and who you will be interviewing during our week at Healthy Living School.

Reminder:
We are rock climbing tomorrow. Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring your positive attitude!

Wow - what an exciting first day back at Healthy Living School! We have already been busy starting to collect our research for our wellness inquiry projects. Begin to reflect on what you would like to set as your learning goal for tomorrow.

Great job during our yoga sessions today! Tell a family member about our activities today, and how they connect to the different pillars of wellness.

Thank you for all your rigorous work preparing for your Wellness Inquiry Research Project. Your ideas are inspiring and exciting!

Reminder:

*We leave for Cardel Place on Monday morning at 8:50! Please remember to be on time and to bring the following:

    1. Packed lunch (note: we will not be able to use a microwave or kettle)

    2. Comfortable clothes and shoes

    3. Water bottle

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
― Mother Teresa

Please share some Journaling Gym ideas with a family member. Ask them if they have any suggestions for you for data collection at Healthy Living School.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

If you can volunteer to join us at Cardel Place please let us know as soon as possible!

Homework:

-Read, read, read for your March book review

-Grade 5 Math: we will have a quiz tomorrow on fractions and decimals! Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.

-Grade 6 Math: Quiz Friday on reading, writing and expanding decimals less than thousandths 

Reminder:

-Tomorrow is Fancy Friday 

-Return Report Card envelope

-Return Healthy Living School 'Acknowledgment of Risk'

Excellent work today developing your research plan for your Wellness Inquiry Project.  Please share with a family member your big questions / ideas you have about your topic. Ask them if they have any questions around this topic. Be thinking about how you might include the Green Screen as part of your Wellness Project presentation.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

If you can volunteer to join us at Cardel Place please let us know as soon as possible!

Homework:
-Read, read, read for your March book review
-Grade 6 - Watch the Olympics and notice how many different events use decimals.  Be ready to share with the class at least 2 different events and how they use decimals.

-Grade 5 Math: we will have a quiz Friday on fractions and decimals! Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.

-Grade 6 Math: Quiz Friday on reading, writing and expanding decimals less than thousandths 

Reminder: 
-Return Report Card envelope

-Return Healthy Living School 'Acknowledgment of Risk'

Welcome back LOL's after the Family Day weekend! We have a busy week ahead of us. We will be creating research plans for our Wellness Inquiry Projects. We will researching our topics at Healthy Living School next week, which will include interviewing experts.

We are very close to finishing our read aloud of The City of Ember. Share with a family member your thoughts around this story and why you think we selected this book.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to join us for a day or two at Cardel Place.  We really appreciate your participation in this amazing learning experience. You will receive a confirmation of your day, either by email or by a phone call. Please remember to bring your lunch and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The bus leaves at 8:50 and returns at 3:00.

If you can volunteer to join us at Cardel Place please let us know as soon as possible!

Homework:
-Grade 5 Math: we will have a quiz Friday on fractions and decimals! Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.
-Grade 6 Math: Quiz Friday on reading, writing and expanding decimals less than thousandths. Please see Mrs. Calvert if would like to have some extra practice questions 

Reminder:
-Return Report Card envelope
-Return Healthy Living School 'Acknowledgment of Risk'

Thank you LOL's for your initiative and perseverance this week on your Wellness Inquiry Projects. Have a fabulous long weekend!  See you on Tuesday, February 18.

Reminder:

-Please return envelope from the Report Card

-No school on Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14.  It is Teacher's Convention.

-No school on Monday, February 17. It is Family Day.
-Grade 5 Math: we will have a quiz next Friday on fractions and decimals! Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study. 

"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told."

Victor Hugo

Super work today working on your Healthy Living School Photo Project! We are excited to see your final projects, and the connections you made to wellness.


Reminder:

-Please return envelope from the Report Card

-No school on Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14.  It is Teacher's Convention.

-No school on Monday, February 17. It is Family Day.
-Grade 5 Math: we will have a quiz next week on fractions and decimals! Please see Ms. Makowski if you are interested in taking a textbook home to help you study.
-Snack Sale tomorrow - you can buy a snack for 50 cents.
- No book review projects for the month of February - our next book reviews are due at the end of March!

LOL's...after such a delightful week of activity and learning at Healthy Living School, we know it is a change to come back into our regular classrooms. We return to Healthy Living School at the end of February to have the opportunity to develop our Wellness Inquiry Projects.  We will be deciding this week what topic interests you and you will be designing your research plan. Please share with your parents what part of wellness you find most interesting.

Homework:
-Make sure you have completed 3 journaling responses (3 paragraphs each) from Healthy Living School

Reminder:
-Please return envelope from the Report Card
-No school on Thursday, February 13 and Friday, February 14.  It is Teacher's Convention
-No school on Monday, February 17. It is Family Day
-Sir John Franklin applications available for Grade 7

What an amazing week of learning at Healthy Living School! Thank you to all our parent volunteers and the many experts at Cardel Place for making this such a memorable week.

Reflect on the week, and how you feel your understanding of wellness has changed. What questions do you still have? How can these questions help direct our upcoming personalized inquiry into wellness? Begin thinking about your project, and how you can find answers to your questions.

Enjoy your weekend!

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

Thank you for your hard work and willingness to take risks in your learning so far this week! Explain the connections we made between art and wellness to a family member. Why is art important? How does art impact your wellness?

Reminder:

Tomorrow we are swimming - please remember wear your bathing suit to school and bring a towel!

Branton Junior High Late Immersion Information Evening - tonight at 7:00 pm, for interested grade 6 students and parents. 

Thank you for your courage and positive attitude wall climbing today - you all did an amazing job! Explain to your family member what you learned about how to stay safe when wall climbing.

Share with a family member or friend the special athlete guest we spent the afternoon with! What inspired you from this presentation? How did it connect to wellness?

Reminder:
We will be looking at art and the impact on our wellness tomorrow! Please take some time with your parents to find information about local artist, Dean Stanton, who will be working us tomorrow!

Branton Junior High Late Immersion Information Evening - Thursday Feb. 6 at 7:00 pm, for interested grade 6 students and parents.

What an amazing day of learning LOL's!

Tell a family member about our session with a nutritionist today. What did you learn during our Brain Gym activity? How is this connected to wellness? Be prepared to share with the class tomorrow!

Reminder:
We are wall climbing tomorrow! Remember to wear comfortable clothes, and don't forget your courage!

Branton Junior High Late Immersion Information Evening - Thursday Feb. 6 at 7:00 pm, for interested grade 6 students and parents.

Great job at our first day of Healthy Living School today! Tell a family member about the tour we took of Cardel Place and how it is a LEED building.

Show a family member what you learned during our Tai chi activity. How does this connect to wellness?

Reminder:
We are learning about Tai chi tomorrow - be sure to wear comfortable clothes, and bring your positive attitude!