Today we made "frozen pictures" to help us understand the different people involved in the fur trade. When the students were tapped on the shoulder they had to unfreeze and state who they were and what they were doing. @WCPS72 @BentleySchool1

Playing board games with the grade 3s this afternoon.

We created skits to better understand the journeys of European explorers and colonists.

Reenacting Jacques Cartier's voyages in SS7.

Grade sixes are showing what they know about summarizing and theme by using picture books!

Grade 6s are sharing their writing and getting specific feedback from their peers.

Stay tuned for an awesome presentation on why autism is awesome by the amazing Declan! He's proud to be autistic and happy to educate others!

Grade 7s explored books with descriptive language about the four seasons. They collected exemplary sentences and are using them for inspiration for their own descriptive season writing!

Grade 7s worked in groups to create tests about chapter one. Now they're trading to test their knowledge. Great practice! Learning a lot through this.

We used popcorn to help us write descriptive paragraphs this week. "Like a golden cloud" "Like a chicken hatching from an egg" Great use of figurative language! Plus a yummy snack!

These two boys have found a book series they love! Overheard them saying "Have you met this character yet?" and they're working together to more deeply understand their book. So proud!

Junior high drama is working on reader's theatre to practice using our voices as a tool in performance. Working on fluency!

Grade 7s worked in pairs to write a quick descriptive paragraph about an apple. They brainstormed imagery related to apples on their own then shared ideas to create vivid writing. One group wrote about a rotton apple! Creative!

Grade 6 and 7s are testing their knowledge of book genres by exploring the library and finding books in each genre. We learned about genres AND got to know our library layout better!

Bentley School @BentleySchool1 got to learn all about traffic safety and emergency services at @LacombeCounty today!

Drama students are working on movement. Using our bodies and faces to tell stories!

Grade 7s are working together to discover varius Canadian indigenous groups. They will present to their classmates next week to share information.

Kareoke party in 6G!!

Testing out our paper roller coasters today in grade 6! This has been an awesome collaborative challenge to end our school year. @BentleySchool1

Grade 8s created instagram posts from characters in The Outsiders. So creative!