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#tdsbearlyears K students @ Pleasant PS are using loose parts to create a poppy and then practice 1:1 correspondence when counting their buttons

#Halloween STEM @ Pleasant PS FDK today & counting seeds tomorrow! Have a safe and Happy Halloween 🎃 @EarlyYearsTDSB

Happy Halloween 🎃 for those who celebrate @ Pleasant PS. & all children who ❤️ this time of year!#stemchallenge to hold a big pumpkin off the table in FDK! @EarlyYearsTDSB

#OutdoorOctober with Kinders helping one another discover buttoning & zippering jackets in our colder weather@EarlyYearsTDSB @ Pleasant PS

Ks are exploring numbers in Cree & playing building cube towers, ‘Tag’ game & playing more/less in our class this week. We start off by playing a round of 1-10 game @EarlyYearsTDSB

Kinders @ Pleasant PS are learning matching strategies using our new Indigenous animal game & there is a lot of great discussion naming them @EarlyYearsTDSB

Pleasant PS Kinders are amazing learners this week in my class- counting. writing, talking, sharing, laughing, painting & learning to make new friends 🤗Proud of FDK C class for all their growth… excited for next week. Thank u staff & parents for welcoming me to your community

⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Gr 2s constructed water filters & learned about layering & ordering the materials to filter out large items comparing different filtering systems … cotton balls vs coffee filters ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Gr 2 Ss researched, wrote & inserted pictures in their Climate Change inquiries on their journey to climate change activism over the last few months… proud of all of you!⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

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Gr2s are learning about the impacts of climate change on our Air & Water by becoming climate activists ⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ & researching - putting knowledge into action working on Google Slides to make lasting changes in their home, school community ⁦@EcoSchoolsTDSB⁩

⁦Ss worked on patterning using rain boots to start it all off, ⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ S challenged his peers to show more & extend the learning! ❤️ it when Ss inspire each other & the classroom becomes the 3rd teacher

The wind was in our favour last week as the delight on my Ss faces ⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ was seen everywhere as they tested out their energy projects. #STEAM gives back more than global competency skills… it brings joy, collaboration, resiliency

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⁦❤️ it when @TDSBForestManor⁩ Ss engaged in STEM outside of school bring it into the classroom & inspire others! Gr1s explored Energy sources (solar, wind, sound) by making guitars, rain shakers, robotic arms & more❤️ ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Ss proudly test out kites @ recess, days went into planning their creations with their EDP but it was well worth it. Gr 1s we’re more focused & intentional in their creations by using their plan ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

Earth Day pledges from ⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Ks highlights how Ss can be agents of change! We used recycled boxes, rolled marbles in paint & had rich discussions on daily changes that will help our planet ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Ks exploring their identity by creating ‘Identity Puzzles’ about the best part of them, their family & personal 💕. Ss shared with peers, trading their puzzles with a partner to support our identity inquiries in classrooms #STEAM ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩

⁦@TDSBForestManor⁩ Kinders have been creating mazes, learning directionality & problem solving in creating theses Lego & pattern block mazes in #STEAM class ⁦@TDSB_STEM⁩