Molly McFarlane

Working with the Calgary Board of Education. Currently teaching Grade 2/3 at Cambrian Heights School.

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Reminders:

1. Challenge Day June 28th - please come dressed for the weather!

2. Report cards available for viewing June 28th. Use your MyCBE account

3. June 29th - last day of school!!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Thank you @MissMaslak and her class for joining us on the land to talk about what good medicine means to us. “Good medicine is a term often used by Indigenous Peoples to refer to anything that brings you wellness, joy, peace, and balance.”

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

What an amazing day we had at the @calgaryzoo we saw so many new baby animals and had such an amazing time hearing about how the zoo is meeting all the animals needs!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

As we begin learning about time we started by thinking about how long it takes us to do some things! Check out this students work!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Yesterday us teachers had such a wonderful day of learning! Thank you to Elder Marion Lerat for sharing wonderful stories and teaching us to make bannock! ❤️

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

In Math we have been working on comparing fractions. Using the fraction strips has helped us visualize which one is bigger!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

We heard so many stories about the Blackfoot people from Sheldon FirstRider.

Ask your student about what we learned about tipi symbols, the sign language action for common Calgarian animals and artifacts found in Blackfoot communities.

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Tomorrow is Hats On for Mental Health! Students are welcome to wear a hat to school to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health!! 🧢👒🧠🧠

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Check out this alliteration from one of our grade 2 students ! We love making different kinds of sentences starting with the same sound!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

This morning we began looking at another form of non-fiction… biographies! Ask me what I think is important to include in a biography!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

We had such an amazing day out at Nose Hill yesterday!

[Eve Maslak @MissMaslak]

Today we made rip art Earths with recycled magazines and our grade 2/3 buddies! We had so much fun working collaboratively and making new friends! 🌎🌍 @McFarlanesClass

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Today we worked hard to help clean up our land!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

A reminder that tomorrow it our Stuffy Day! Students can bring a stuffed animal to school if they would like. We will also be participating in our earth day activities!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

We are practicing sharing our stories and receiving peer feedback!

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

We have also been working on our art in the style of Jason Carter

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

This week our Grade 3s started to look at the life cycle of a Monarch Butterfly.

[Ms. Hassel @MsAHassel]

Have a wonderful Spring Break! There is no school from March 27th - April 3rd.

[Rebecca Greig @MsGreigsClass]

We are having so much fun with our Spirit Day in March! We are working on collaborative literacy pieces with Ms. McFarlane’s grade 2/3 class for our buddy class day! What a great way to end classes before Spring Break (return on April 3) 🥳

[Molly McFarlane @McFarlanesClass]

Today we talked about Canadian Inventions! Ask me what the 6 Canadian Inventions were. We even got to come up with our own future invention