Melissa Ferguson

Lifelong Learner, Education Lover & Grade 4/5 Teacher at Alliston Union Public School SCDSB

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Very proud of my students who took a chance and submitted artwork for the yearbook cover competition!! #scdsb #allistonunion #artists

[Alliston Union PS @allistonunion]

Dear Parents and Guardians!

Just a reminder that this Thursday is our “Showcase of Excellence” evening @allistonunion! The evening will run from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

We hope to see students and their families on Thursday evening! @SCDSB_Schools @SCDSBequity

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

We had a great time at the @ROMtoronto today with the grade 4s. We learned all about Early Societies in the morning and explored in the afternoon. The dinosaurs were sure a hit! #allistonunion #ROM #fieldtrip @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Very excited to have a student teacher with us for the month of May! #futureteacher #mentoring #lukcykiddos

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Drum roll please... check out the finished products of our mythic masks! Thank you to @MacLarenArt for doing this activity with us, we had a blast!! #aups #mythicmasks #artists @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

We built bug houses and hotels with the Tiffin Centre on Friday! I was very impressed with how my champions all participated, and they were able to each complete a home for their backyard bugs! #aups #tiffincentre #science @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Part way through painting the masks. I’m loving the hard work and creativity I’ve seen from the students during this activity! #aups #mythicmasks #visualarts @MacLarenArt @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

We started our Mythic Masks with @MacLarenArt last week and today we are painting them! Stay tuned for some of the finished products! #aups #mythicmasks #visualarts @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

April is poetry month! The Champions in portable 816 are making spring wreathes to decorate poems they’ve written. I can’t wait to see how they turn out 😁 #aups #poetrymonth #champions

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

We were SO beyond lucky to have the author of the @SCDSBreadaloud @BrouwerSigmund drop by @allistonunion today to chat with the grade 4 and 4/5 class today! Thank you @LongthorneJess for organizing this! #authorvisit #innocentheroes #sigmundbrouwer

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

@SCDSBreadaloud is getting started today! Love listening to all the great conversations happening about heroes, who heroes are, and what makes a hero! #scdsbreadaloud #innocentheroes @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Can’t believe it’s the last night of March Break! Looking forward to seeing all my kiddos tomorrow! #scdsb #marchbreak

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

I can’t wait to start this with my class and our awesome teacher librarian @LongthorneJess 😍

[SCDSB Read Aloud @SCDSBreadaloud]

The 2019 Simcoe County Read Aloud begins tomorrow. We are so excited for students to read Innocent Heroes and Hawk!! Visit https://t.co/Mjz9IjvdgM for more information. @SCDSBLiteracy @JenniferDance1 @BrouwerSigmund

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Poetry is one of my favourite literacy units during the school year! Today we learned about limerick poems and I can’t wait to see what my clever students have come up with! #poetry #aups #limerick #gradefourfive

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

March Newsletters go home today! How is tomorrow already March? #timeflies #fourmonthsleft #aups #monthlynews

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Working on our Patterning and Algebra skills. Term numbers with pattern rules and corresponding pattern! #gradefourfive #aups #mathisfun #manipulatives @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

Introduction to our next literacy activity. We will he investigating, interpreting, evaluating, and creating children’s books! I can’t wait to see the creativity that comes with this assignment! #literacy #allistonunion #aups #gradefourfive @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

We’re starting weekly meditation in our classroom! I’m so excited for the presenter to come in each week and help us all be more mindful and aware of ourselves. #wellness #meditation #scdsb #aups @allistonunion

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

This made me laugh really hard. I’m quite confident that all my education friends can relate! #pleaselisten #weekbeforechristmas #holidaycheer

[Melissa Ferguson @FergusonAUPS]

It’s Ugly Sweater Day here at @allistonunion and my class of champions are loving it!! #aups #uglysweaters #alligatorswithspirit