Serena Chouinard

Kindergarten teacher at Iron Ridge Elementary School - passionate about empowering early learners to learn and grow through purposeful play!

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@AdrianaLaGrange @TimHortons I hope you enjoy your treat well thousands of Kindergsrten students are STARVING for services due to your nasty reconfiguration of PUF funds-which equals cutbacks no matter how you spin it.

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@AdrianaLaGrange Ms. LaGrange I am a K teacher and can tell you K students with high needs are not getting the same level of support they got under PUF. Your new grant spread resources thinner. Students who need 1:1 support are now being grouped, speech services cut, and no support for Mild Mods

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

Today one of Wolf Creek’s and Blackfalds’ finest teachers has retired! Her positivity and encouragement brightened the lives of so many. She made learning fun and put smiles on so many faces. Enjoy your retirement Mrs.Sorensen! We will miss you dearly 💕❤️💕@IREC1 @WCPS72

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@IREC1 the Kinders had a great time yesterday getting outside for some physical activity and cooperation! Fun was had by all!

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

At the center of whole child learning is a respect for honoring all areas of development @IREC1 we consider children’s strengths and interests when planning! In these pics students are developing their gross motor skills and social skills through playful engagements #wholechild

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

Happy 100th Day of School! Today we celebrated being 100 Days Smarter! Students participated in a plethora of activities that promoted #numeracy and #finemotorskills Fun was had by all! What a great way to end #kindness week @IREC1 @WCPS72

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

Happy #100thDayofSchool from Ms. Serena’s Kinders! @IREC1 @WCPS72

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

Taking a stand against bullying begins by creating a culture of kindness! #PinkShirtDay This week was kindness week @IREC1 Today the Kinders showed #kindness by making cards for each other! #emergentwriting #KindnessMatters @WCPS72

[Alberta NDP @albertaNDP]

@RachelNotley It cuts $120 million from Alberta schools, removes the freeze on education property taxes, and eliminates PUF funding for five-year-olds, breaking a key promise made only days ago.

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@NiKkI_White_070 @IREC1 What an amazing girl you have! Can’t wait to hear about all the great things that are coming for her!

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@AlishaJohnson12 @IREC1 @MrsEsteves1 @2VanMaarion @MrsSaretsky I will miss this sweet boy so much! He was truly one of my favourite littles! He will always hold a special place in my heart!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Culture is a competitive advantage. A team with a great culture seems to have an extra layer of strength, tradition, resilience, belief and power that is hard to defeat.

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

Kindergarten Spring #Finemotor Art! Students #created these beautiful rain scenes using paper-plates, popsicle sticks, crayons, markers, and paint! #imagination #design #fingerpainting #directdrawing #fun @WCPS72 @IREC1

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

These #earlylearners are #collaborating and having a #discussion about which blueprint they will choose to build at our new construction site! We can build with 3-D objects! #reasining #comprimise #decisions #evaluation #orallanguage #mathematics @IREC1 @WCPS72

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

We can build with 3-D objects! Check out our new Construction Site! Kinders use blue prints to build structures with 3-D objects then describe their 3D building material choices! #collaboration #dramaticplay #orallanguage #experiment #mathematics #shapeandspace @WCPS72 @IREC1

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@NiKkI_White_070 @IREC1 Great work Joshua!

[Ashley Paolinelli (Bieda) @mrspaolinelli]

Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children https://t.co/ErMiiW777A via @psychscience

[Serena Chouinard @MsS_IRECKinders]

@Mrs_CLawrence Thank you for joining our class today! We so enjoyed #playing with you and #learning about #braindance what a fun way to get #active and to build #earlyliteracy and #earlynumeracy skills #collaboration #synergize @WCPS72 @KaceyOehlerking @mrspaolinelli