Maddison Shortt-Robertson

👩🏻‍🏫🍎✨ grade 8 teacher | MSVU Education 2023

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After watching the @Moose_Hide Campaign Daybreak Ceremony we began to create our own posters to help spread the message of the Moose Hide Campaign.

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Taking our health class outdoors this beautiful sunny day 🌞

Students are creating comics to showcase their knowledge on injuries/harms related to alcohol and cannabis.

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We finished the period with the paper chain challenge!

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Lots of conversations happening in the classroom today with out cup stacking challenge - finished all 6 challenges in 20 minutes!

We are working on our communication, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.
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Double chocolate chip cookies are on the menu this week in the foods lab 😋

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We have started learning how differing perspectives can lead to conflict (in Canada) - We began by creating polls using Google Forms for our classmates to respond to. 🇨🇦 💻

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It was a big hit! 🤩 Today we completed a digital escape room using @googlecanada to reaffirm what we discussed during our lesson on mental health/stress.
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As we wrap-up learning about communicable diseases, students were given the opportunity to create their own communicable disease. Once designed they created their disease at the cellular level.

Other students have loved looking at what they created!
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@Charmin693 @EllenvaleJrHigh @hfxpublib @love2learn_Rach @HRCE_RCH @HRCE_NS Way to go!

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Student posters are up!

Students have been working hard on creating their own food/kitchen safety posters using knowledge from class lessons.

Now they are on display in our kitchen!
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Students are baking brown sugar oatmeal muffins this week @EllenvaleJrHigh !

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This week we worked on finishing our African Nova Scotian History Challenge projects (@dbdli ).

Take a look at what the grade 8s are creating!
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[Maddison Shortt-Robertson @MsShorttRobert]

Starting off African Heritage Month discovering the experiences of some notable African Canadians.

Students could pick from a variety of pre-selected individuals, or someone they knew/were interested in!

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We have been working hard putting together our African Nova Scotia History Challenge projects this week! @HRCE_NS @EllenvaleJrHigh @dbdli

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Welcoming 2024 by building our #ThinkingClassroom @BTCthinks

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Sugar cookies were on the menu this week @EllenvaleJrHigh in our foods class!

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[Maddison Shortt-Robertson @MsShorttRobert]

Food studies classes made veggie soup this week! A yummy, and simple, healthy meal that can be altered to their audience.

We had some very proud chefs in the kitchens! 🧑‍🍳
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