Hour of Code at Boxwood

During Computer Science Education Week (December 5th - 9th, 2016), students from all over the world will be participating in The Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science. Students and teachers can choose from a variety of activities for kindergarten and up. "Coding" refers to computer programming. This is important because computers are and will continue to be a big part of our future. We want to support our students to gain the ability to create technology. Various classes are taking part in "coding" activities this week. Here are a few pictures of students coding. Special thanks goes out to Ms. Calverley for organizing this learning opportunity to support our future computer programmers!

Grade 8s Learning about Water Systems

Presently our Grade 8 students are learning about water systems. Ms. Breckenridge is not only teaching them about water systems but she is also engaging them in thinking about solutions to our water problems. A key learning target for this is for students to become aware of different ways to conserve water. The pictures below show the students working together to brainstorm different ways to conserve water at home, school, and the community.

The Arts at Boxwood

On my daily walk today I noticed great examples of art at Boxwood. In Ms. Royce's grade 8 class which is presently being taught by Ms. Au-Yang, I had the honour of being shown an art piece that was created by all members of the class.  Students had to reproduce a famous painting. Each student has a small square of the painting to reproduce using pastels. In order to get it right, they had to communicate with their peers. At the end, they discussed how they could have done better with this task. Students not only demonstrated their skills with using pastels, but they also worked on their collaboration skills. See the result below. Well done grade 8s!

My next visit brought me to Ms. St. Jean's 5/6 class. They have been working on using patterns in art. Their task was to create an art piece using patterns in the style of traditional Islamic art. In this example of learning, students were learning about art from around the world and how to use patterns to create art pieces. Well done class. Check it out below!

My last visit brought me to Ms. Turcotte's grade 7 band class. Students have been busy working at music theory, making appropriate sounds and using correct technique with their mouthpieces. Today, I got to see them playing notes collectively on their instruments! They have improved so much. I appreciate the work that this class has put in to improve their skills. Keep it up.

Using Kahoot to Support Math Learning

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! This is an engaging way to use technology to engage students in reviewing concepts that they have learned. We are always looking for ways to use technology to enhance our students' learning. Today, I observed Ms. Romanese's class using Kahoot to review number patters. Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse of their learning.

Using Kahoot to Support Math Learning

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! This is an engaging way to use technology to engage students in reviewing concepts that they have learned. We are always looking for ways to use technology to enhance our students' learning. Today, I observed Ms. Romanese's class using Kahoot to review number patters. Check out the pictures below to get a glimpse of their learning.

Remembrance Day @ Boxwood

Last Friday, November 11th, Boxwood P.S. had our Remembrance Day ceremony. The purpose of the ceremony was to honour the sacrifices that Canadians made in the past, and are still making today, for our freedom and liberty. We had different presentations and performances from our school band and different classes.We also observed the "Last Post" to honour and show our appreciation for these sacrifices. Lest we Forget!

Remembrance Day @ Boxwood P.S.

Tomorrow we are going to have our annual Remembrance Day ceremony. The purpose of this ceremony is to remember and recognize the efforts and sacrifices of our veterans from yesteryear and the men and women who serve in our armed forces today. Many of our staff and students prepared today by rehearsing their presentations. Our ceremony will begin at 11:00am sharp tomorrow and the sacred "Last Post" will begin at exactly 11:11am. Parents are welcome to attend. Please check in at the office first before proceeding to the gym.