On our last full day at our temporary site at Earl Grey School, students noted that although they were excited to move to our new school, back in the Elbow Park community, there were a few apprehensions as well. A few students mentioned that they were worried that they might get lost in the new school and others noted that they were a bit nervous about the changes that would take place. Students have been asked to bring home all of their personal belongings, and bring back just their indoor shoes and a water bottle, if they wish, when they return to school next Wednesday, February 1. All of our school supplies and materials that will be needed will be moved over the weekend and staff will unpack with a few volunteers, on Monday and Tuesday. Open House - Tuesday, January 31If you are able, please join us at our Open House from 3 - 4pm on Tuesday, January 31 so that you and your children can view our new school before we start on Wednesday morning at the usual time of 8:20am. Architect Visit
Quality of LifeAs we explore ideas of 'quality of life' in Social Studies, and how spaces might influence this, students thought about the question, "If an anthropologist came to our school, what would they see that would show them that Elbow Park is a good school? Their thinking included: We followed that conversation with students thinking about what would provide us evidence of this based upon the question, What would you, as an anthropologist, feel is interesting/important to observe at EPS? Students conducted observations, collected field study notes and began to analyze their data. When we get settled into our new building, we will continuing our cultural study by using this data to help us answer the question, "How has the culture of Elbow Park School stayed the same, or changed as we moved to our new building?" Our Last Moments on Hillcrest Avenue
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AuthorsMrs. Montanaro, Mr. Messer and Mrs. Austman teach grades 3/4 at Elbow Park School in Calgary AB. Archives
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