Tracey Slaunwhite Woods

Educator, Children’s Literacy Advocate, Confederacy of Nova Scotia Métis, MEd in Critical Literacy

[Halifax Fire News @HRMFireNews]

It is with the utmost sadness today that we learned of the passing of HRFE Captain Billy Marr. Deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and his work family at HRFE.

There is no doubt he leaves a lasting impact in many ways. I will leave it to other people better positioned to speak to that. However, I do want to mention one of his many accomplishments. It seems to me that Billy exemplified the courage and selflessness embodied by the best of firefighters when, over the past few years, he took on the task of advocating for presumptive cancer legislation and other cancer related initiatives, despite the fact that he himself was deep in a battle. He was instrumental in achieving changes in 2022 that will benefit future Nova Scotian firefighters suffering from job related illness. In truly selfless fashion, he did this so that others coming after him could be taken care of.

This is just one example of how he leaves an impact in so many ways. He will surely be missed by all he knew. Again, my condolences to all. Rest easy, @hockeytrainer77.

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

@CRWMoniz @CRWPS @HDSB_smhwb Love this!

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Students @KindreeCoyote learning the importance of reconnecting and reconciling with the Earth as part of our efforts to address the @CanadaTRC calls to action on @takemeoutside day @PeelSchools @Soni_Gill1214 @brywoods1975 @

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Using @MathBeforeBed invitations and open sharing strategies to explore a range of possible ways to solve problems to build students’ repertoire of strategies @PeelSchools @brywoods1975

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A big shout out to the staff and students @GarthWebbSS for an amazing evening of touring the school and welcoming grade 9 families to high school.

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@GholdyM @BellenTheBee @Soni_Gill1214 @brywoods1975 @PeelSchools @GholdyM my students and I would be honoured to have our work included in your next book. Thank you for acknowledging and inspiring the good work that students and educators are doing to celebrate, honour, and validate each of our narratives.

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

“It is our job as educators to not just teach skills, but also to teach students to know, validate, and celebrate who they are” ~@GholdyM @BellenTheBee @Soni_Gill1214 @brywoods1975 @PeelSchools

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Students @KindreeCoyote @PeelSchools were immersed in a morning of sharing positive self-affirmations and practicing self-love. Thank you @MatthewACherry @HairLoveShort for this inspirational and beautifully created story of self-love @Soni_Gill1214

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Today students @KindreeCoyote explored the concepts of perimeter and area through a 3D building challenge. This hands-on learning invitation stimulated rich dialogue and critical thinking when navigating possible solutions to obstacles encountered while learning.

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As part of our collective efforts to build a “Kindree Curriculum” that honours and celebrates black voices all year long, @KindreeCoyote students from K-5 have been immersed in meaningful invitations that inspire, inform, and transform their thinking @brywoods1975 @Soni_Gill1214

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

@kaaauthor I will indeed! Thank you for writing such purposeful stories that kids of all ages can connect with.

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In awe of these tiny humans who are so full of passion when taking control of their learning. This display of student agency to cultivate an authentic word wall that reflects the rich and diverse vocabulary of the novel “Wishtree” by @kaaauthor is what learning is all about

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Exploring multiplication and repeated addition using Lego Arrays as learning platforms @brywoods1975 @tlslaunwhite

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@haft_mich @brywoods1975 😆you are the best! We can only do it because of parents like you ☺️

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

@MrsCoombsCRW You are a rockstar @mrscoombs we miss you 🥰

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

With so few things that we currently have control over, this week students chose to prioritize their mental health and well-being by setting wellness goals #studentagency @PeelSchools @brywoods1975

[Shane Safir @ShaneSafir]

I want a world in which school structures flex to meet the needs of students and educators, not a world where students and teachers contort and silence and erase and lose themselves to survive within oppressive structures.

Another world is possible!

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A sneak peak at the beautiful art installation that out grade 2’s and 3’s are working on @KindreeCoyote @brywoods1975 @TKorostil

[Tracey Slaunwhite Woods @tlslaunwhite]

Personal growth is necessary and no one said it would be easy. Learning and “unlearning” are what we all strive for and if we support each other through these uncomfortable yet necessary moments, we will all be better for it in the end #dothework #unlearn