Silverdale Elementary Library

Today, our Gr.5-6 class explored how #art and #community can transform a space with @fisabelcampoy and @rafaellopezart's book #MaybeSomethingBeautiful. Then we put our #learninginaction and transformed a playground walkway into the most beatiful hopscotch for all to enjoy!

This week we explored we "What color is the sky?" with @peterhreynolds #SkyColor and even experimented with a few of the #Watercolourtechniques we saw in the illustrations! #gradedwash #varigatedwash #wetonwet #wetondry

Today, @SilverdaleLib, our Gr.K & 1 classes explored #HowDoesRainForm and made rain clouds in a jar! #ScienceInTheLibrary #CloudStudy #WaterCycle

Paper marbelling today! #STEAM #ProcessArt #MessyGoodFun

Erupting experiments to follow up our #readaloud of @juliacookonline's and @carrielhartman's #MyMouthIsAVolcano! We 💛 this book and these awesome #STEM activities with a #SEL connection from @carlyandadam! #predictions #chemicalreactions #reflections #LearningIsFun

Model #WarCanoe by Charles Bisaillon on loan from @swswlibrary now on display @SilverdaleLib! It also shares a page from @NicolaCampbel20 & Carrie Lynn Victor's #StandLikeACedar, a Paddles and Canoe resource collection from @peggybe_oonujut, and the 2023 War Canoe Race Schedule!

We made paper! #messygoodfun #handsonlearning #papermaking

Salmon release at Silverdale Creek Wetlands today!

Thank you @ReadLearnPlay for such an amazing experience at the #ReadingLinkChallenge Community Level Challenge at @goUFV!

So proud of all our #ReadingLinkChallenge competitors whose hard work showed in today's challenge with @ReadLearnPlay. The teams were so close we needed a tie breaker round. Congratulations to the Star-Drop Readers who will represent Silverdale at the next challenge!

#ReadingLinkChallenge School Level competition happens this thursday @SilverdaleLib! Star-drop readers vs. The Reading Avocados!

@peggybe_oonujut My pleasure!

@SilverdaleLib That's so exciting!! Thank you for sharing

We are so thrilled that #TheSecretPocket #picturebook, written by #mpsd 's very own @peggybe_oonujut, has arrived! #ingenuity #courage #generationalknowledge #Indianresidentialschools #ownvoicestories

Parent teacher conferences will be next Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, from 2:30 to 7:30 pm!

Used this @GustafsonBrad video and the Bring The Heat Handouts from @readingroundup with our Gr.5/6 class to develop our #booktalks! I am so excited to hear what they come up with! Build Better Booktalks youtu.be/kRkqjudkaME via @YouTube #readerleaders #communityofreaders

Gr.1/2 Comic strip #storyretelling and #storycreation inspired by this weeks #readaloud The Three Billie Goats Gruff! #sequencing #comprehension #PartsOfAStory #imagination

This week @SilverdaleLib our K/1 class made origami hearts and explored the capabilities of our hearts with Corinna Luyken's gentle #picturebook My Heart! "Tiny can grow and broken can mend and a heart that is closed can still open again" #ValentinesDay

One of our #salmon eggs hatched! #salmonidsintheclassroom #scienceinthelibrary #salmonlifecycle

We are so thrilled to share Angela George's #TheSecretPocket #SalishWeaving here @SilverdaleLib! Thank you, @SWSWLibrary for having such an amazing range of #indigenousresources to support our learners and educators! #multiliteracy #weaving

There were big smiles, celebrating, and even some dancing from our intermediate classes as they worked through their 1st few @SnapCircuits challenges this week! #ADST #EngagedLearners #LearningIsFun We are so grateful that we can to borrow these from @ITinMPSD!