NEWS WAYS OF DOING THINGS...
NEW WAYS OF LEARNING....
In the classroom this year, we will use common stationery items and students will not have a personal desk to keep their belongings. This is more and more the way in many classes at St.James and it is part of the new Flexible and Vertical Learning philosophy the school board is promoting. This will simplifies the class management (no one touching their partner's desk stuff, no playing with toys during lessons, no doodling and writing on desks,etc) and, a big plus,not having to constantly look for pencils, erasers and others needed items during the year.
All students will have to be on board. Personal pencil case and agenda will be kept in backpacks. They will sometimes be allowed to use their own crayons for art or science projects. This will help with ACTIVE LISTENING (listening to learn) in the French immersion class . French binders and/or duotangs will be kept in the classroom and go home to finish incomplete work and/or to study before a test.
**This said, all the stationery items will have to be refilled at times. Here is where you can HELP!! I will have students writing a note in their agenda to ask for the specific items we are looking for. Plus, I will write on the title page what is most URGENT for the month: ex. s'il-vous-plaît ciseaux (scissors)
NEW WAYS OF LEARNING....
In the classroom this year, we will use common stationery items and students will not have a personal desk to keep their belongings. This is more and more the way in many classes at St.James and it is part of the new Flexible and Vertical Learning philosophy the school board is promoting. This will simplifies the class management (no one touching their partner's desk stuff, no playing with toys during lessons, no doodling and writing on desks,etc) and, a big plus,not having to constantly look for pencils, erasers and others needed items during the year.
All students will have to be on board. Personal pencil case and agenda will be kept in backpacks. They will sometimes be allowed to use their own crayons for art or science projects. This will help with ACTIVE LISTENING (listening to learn) in the French immersion class . French binders and/or duotangs will be kept in the classroom and go home to finish incomplete work and/or to study before a test.
**This said, all the stationery items will have to be refilled at times. Here is where you can HELP!! I will have students writing a note in their agenda to ask for the specific items we are looking for. Plus, I will write on the title page what is most URGENT for the month: ex. s'il-vous-plaît ciseaux (scissors)