Robyn Dawson

Grade 2 FI teacher • mother • life long learner

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

Celebrating Music Monday on May 1st. @Riversideps choir students engaged in music workshops, watched performances from @HuntsvilleHS and @HuntsvillePS choirs and bands. We celebrate the power of music! #MusicIsOurMedicine #TogetherInHarmony @CoalitionCanada @TLDSB

[Leigh Fettes @lcfettes]

What a treat to spend Friday eve & Saturday at the @tletl_etfo Spring Retreat. Amazing food, a lovely spot (Bayview Wildwood), & connection. Honoured to present with @nelliecaruso & @thismomloves to great colleagues. Look at them practising partner reading & paragraph shrinking!

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

Paragraph shrinking happening in grade 2 FI at @Riversideps in our science class! Thank you @lcfettes @thismomloves @nelliecaruso for your presentation at #LitLearn2023 we’re excited to shrink again as we learn more about animals. @IDA_Ontario

[Leigh Fettes @lcfettes]

One of the many incredible moments @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2023 was having the opportunity to present a Literacy Leader of the Year award to @morrice_julie. She supports bilingual & multilingual Ss across @TLDSB, by supporting us educators. We are stronger because of her. Merci!

[Leigh Fettes @lcfettes]

Some of the incredible @TLDSB contingent at @IDA_Ontario #LitLearn2023. Such a treat to connect & learn alongside this wonderful group. @morrice_julie, @MmeJedi, @Mrs_L_Addison, @mllefinney (honorary member), @CalliCraft, @Robyn1Dawson & Mme Mason. Today was epic!

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

Wishlist | MEC https://t.co/jagVDBWTP8 via @mec

[TLDSB @TLDSB]

Heads up: due to extreme cold and high windchills, all buses in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton and Muskoka for Trillium Lakelands District School Board are cancelled for Monday, January 21. Schools remain open. Stay warm everyone!!

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

@Riversideps traditions. Holiday parade and caroling

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

@Riversideps SK Ss making paper circuits for the holidays @Makerspaces_com @TeachingSTEM #TLDSBlearns @seanandlorihar1

[Christine Guerriero @CLGuerriero]

Another great task! Would love to hear the consolidation after this play... What did you notice? What did you discover? #tldsblearns

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

@MsBlackburn1 @Riversideps @seanandlorihar1 Thank you! They are excited to talk about and share the landscape with other Ss

[Robyn Dawson @Robyn1Dawson]

Continuing our learning through play and student led research. What do animals do in the winter? @MsBlackburn1 came to @Riversideps and we read Over and Under the Snow. Ss asked questions, conducted research and concluded their own findings @seanandlorihar1

[Ms. Blackburn @MsBlackburn1]

Why inquiry?
Here's what I see...
✔authentic literacy opportunity: vocab, interactive read aloud and writing
✔content
✔authentic fund. Math opportunity
✔total engagement
✔authentic opportunity to engage in discourse
✔play based learning
What do you see 👀??
#Tldsblearns

[Ms. Blackburn @MsBlackburn1]

Guess how this was created!?
Through...Inquiry!
1. T noticed ss the word hibernation (vocab)
2. Research: do all animals hibernate?
3. Ss research non-fiction texts
4. Inter. read aloud "Over and Under the Snow"
5. Consolidate: place your animal on the landscape
@Robyn1Dawson

[Lori Benton @bentonmcaughey]

An extended Week of Kindness @Riversideps thanks to Mme Boutin, her big heart, and delicious cooking. Free soup for everyone! 🍵

[Judy Worsley @sunnyfrog53]

I will be at the market on Saturday. If you see me, be sure to say hello! #BurlON

[Stuart Shanker & Co. @StuartShanker]

With #SelfReg, consider whose trajectory needs to change. The starting point for changing a child's trajectory begins with our perception of that child. This has far more impact on how they perceive themselves than we think.

[Leanne Cunningham @LeanneC3046]

Want to encourage independent reading in your classroom & at home? Let’s create classrooms that develop a love of Reading #tldsblearns if you want some ‘gotcha’ stickers retweet and share with 5 others & I will send some your way

[EGrose @e_grose]

We call this game Sight Word Popcorn. Together we work to pop all the ”popcorn” off the parachute. Once off, we opened the popcorn to find a sight word. We shouted our word and then sorted the words into groups by # of letters. Repeat! Ss approved, was a huge hit! @monckps