We are so happy to have our Room 7 learning community back together after a few months off during the summer. Our classroom staff has remained the same with Jennifer Matiece serving as teacher, and Andreanna Polson, Genevieve McLeod, and Arpine Mylayan comprising our classroom educational support team. We will also continue to be supported by system personnel, specifically a Speech and Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Psychologist, and Complex-Needs Strategist.
During the first few weeks back, we have explored getting re-acquainted with each other by learning and sharing about ourselves.
After practicing self-portraits with visual examples, we applied that skill to larger portraits using verbal cues.
Building upon our skill of portrait drawing, and independent name printing, we created self-identifying portraits. This activity also allowed us the opportunity to use multi-media, including drawing pencils, tempura paint, and oil pastels.
We then used oil pastels again to create fun, whimsical and abstract portraits, where we could use any colours that we chose. We continued to build on our drawing skills by adding bodies, arms and sometimes legs.
We also explored our unique families. Using our new drawing skills, we traced, copied or drew our families independently. We then used popsicle sticks to create a 3-D effect on our family houses.
Classroom Reminders:
*No School: Friday September 26th: Professional Development Day
*Please look inside your child's home folder as important information regarding our upcoming swimming trips went home today.
*Have a great weekend!
