@sam_aye_ahm @jeanho 4) and because itโs summer & I grew up on the lake, I had absolutely no choice but to pick up (and fly through) Every Summer After & Meet Me at the Lake by @CarleyFortune ๐๐๐
Day 2 of summer break: the Summer Reading List is well underway and by that I mean I started #Yellowface by @kuangrf *this morning* and have moved zero inches from the couch since then because I could not put it down ๐ what a story.
@sam_aye_ahm 3) Been (impatiently) waiting to sit down with Fiona and Jane by @jeanho since it arrived about a month ago & hooooly am I glad I waited for a wide open afternoon (read: am now on summer break) & bumped this one to the top of the TBR list ๐
Thursday, Feb. 23:ย All Halton District School Board schools (in-person & virtual) and workplaces are closed. School bus transportation is cancelled.
When one is tired of tripping over multiple pairs of size 14 shoes in the classroom (topic for a separate tweet), one must โจinnovate โจ #womeninSTEM
What a beautiful day to investigate our local watershed ๐โ๏ธ
This morning the students in 8-1 captured their observations using photographs & diagrams in preparation for building their watershed models next week!
We love a collaborative math challenge! ๐
Today, these awesome 8s worked with their groups (& then joined ANOTHER group) to solve a sneaky sums problem. 10/10 for perseverance & cooperation โบ๏ธ
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Indigenous knowledge is science
Happy #FirstChapterFriday to the incredible @tracichee & @tracichee only, who - a week and a half later - still has me thinking about this absolute banger of a novel #WeAreNotFree
(Had to order a few more copies because my grade 8s COULD NOT WAIT to read it) ๐ค
You donโt get to pick & choose which refugees seeking asylum deserve protection & a safe place to live because making the decision to save lives shouldnโt be up for debate. It is not political but simply the humane & morally correct thing to do