Hwdsb Summer Camps

A Twitter account for the HWDSB Summer Camps.

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Such excitement as @ms_wasitis’s @HWDSBSummerCamp group completes these number challenges. A great opportunity to explore numbers together. Could lead to a closer look at different addition strategies. ❤️

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

@ms_wasitis’ group made LEGO marble runs. What about now tracking successes and failures as a way to also explore data while testing them out? ❤️ cc @HWDSBSummerCamp

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Ms. Ung’s @HWDSBSummerCamp group made S’mores in their solar ovens today. Will they work? Love how she created reflection questions to dig deeper and think more. Also made sure everyone could eat the S’mores with Halal marshmallows and nut-free ingredients. ❤️

[Rebecca Mothersole @MrsRMothersole]

Final day of @HWDSBSummerCamp Queen Mary and we ended with a Water Day! Thanks for Mr. G’s group for planning and creating these fun games to practice literacy and numeracy!

[Hwdsb Summer Camps @HWDSBSummerCamp]

It’s not just about reading words, but thinking about what they mean. Here are some words I found on a dog walk today. What words can you find in your neighborhood? What signs? Reading happens in many different contexts — not just in books. What are different things you read?

[Frances Nicolaides @missnic2]

Probably my favourite day of camp this summer!

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Thanks @ACMmysons, @missnic2, and the @HWDSBSummerCamp staff for creating this Literacy and Math Play Day opportunity for kids and families! ❤️❤️❤️

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Building community is a big part of what we do at @HWDSBSummerCamp. Thanks to the site leads and principals for creating these kind of community experiences for staff too. Just one “thank you” from today. Thanks @ACMmysons and @missnic2!

[Rebecca Mothersole @MrsRMothersole]

Shout out to Ms. Perks for planning this amazing camp wide scavenger hunt. The whole camp participated in groups to solve clues to practice the literacy and math skills learned during camp. @HWDSBSummerCamp Queen Mary

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

I wish that I recorded the reaction when Ms. Ung, an @HWDSBSummerCamp instructor, shared how she bought Halal marshmallows for S’mores. Kids broke out in cheers. This one instructor decision brought such joy, & allowed for inclusion for all! ❤️

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Ms. Ung shared the writing that her students did throughout the week, which aligned with #ufli learning, class inquiries, and modelled lessons. Love how students chose to apply their learning from previous weeks into new learning opportunities.❤️ cc @HWDSBSummerCamp

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Could a Q-Chart extend to some questions and a writing opportunity? This could then extend to even more authentic reading and writing opportunities, as was true with these kinds of signs. ❤️❤️❤️ Excited to see where this goes next!

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Love the opportunity to connect with @HWDSBSummerCamp instructors during class. In Ms. Ung’s group, students created this lake for fishing as part of a camping experience. What if she added in some plastic and garbage tomorrow?

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

Loved walking into @ms_wasitis’ @HWDSBSummerCamp class today. Opportunities to read with students based on targeted #ufli lessons, while @ms_wasitis worked with a small group. ❤️❤️❤️ Apparently we moved to some math with ages too! 😂

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

“A money dispenser.” I love the use of vocabulary from some of our @HWDSBSummerCamp students. Kids can support each other with new vocabulary too. ❤️❤️❤️ cc @OntarioSLP

[Hwdsb Summer Camps @HWDSBSummerCamp]

Ms. Cote shares with us about different ways to use books. From talking about pictures to build vocabulary to reading words and discussing what happened in the book, we would love to hear more about what you do. ❤️

[Frances Nicolaides @missnic2]

We had so much fun playing some of the math games @teach_mcc had put together from her “Games with a Purpose” session! Students definitely grew in confidence after a few rounds. Love engaging with kids this way!

[Rebecca Mothersole @MrsRMothersole]

Thanks to our four Focus and Youth students for leading our camp song during morning circle today @HWDSBSummerCamp

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

I loved all of the math talk as I walked by an @HWDSBSummerCamp group with @missnic2 today. She even left the games for instructors to continue tomorrow. Working alongside some #focusonyouth students allowed for more targeted math instruction. ❤️

[𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖 𝘿𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 @avivaloca]

More kids got involved as they thought of other food items to order. I wonder if bringing in some different paper choices for little signs might inspire even more writing and reading of words, even as I walk away. ❤️ cc @HWDSBSummerCamp