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30 Day Gratitude Photo Project
Team Samaddar 30 Day Gratitude Photo Project - May/June 2020
Written by Mrs. Samaddar & Gr. 5/6 Students, Class of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes to our education system unlike any we have ever seen before. One thing we know for sure, though, is that our learning community (Team Samaddar), grade five and six students in concert with their close family members, ever more strongly collectively connected, worked hard, learned and grew during this significant extraordinary time. The Gratitude Challenge Photo Project tasked Team Samaddar students to identify what they are grateful for and express gratitude visually over a 30-day period over May and June. By sharing their project with our Raymer Learning Community their wish is that others see, too, that by centering on an attitude of gratitude each day can help us all to be happier, keep positive, cherish good experiences, deal with adversity, and build deeper relationships.
Team Samaddar discovered that people do feel and express gratitude in multiple ways. While collaborating and contributed to put their gratitude project together Mrs. Samaddar and her students certainly found that reflecting and practicing gratitude and keeping gratefulness at the forefront boosted them up each day, kept a focus on the positive for Zoom meeting conversations, and brought them much closer as a team. Emotions, such as optimism, enthusiasm, love, joy, and happiness, were experienced along their journey and in trying to keep attitudes of gratitude Team Samaddar discovered a greater awareness of the good other people did for them!
Team Samaddar hopes their 30-Day Gratitude Photo Project spreads a little happiness to its readers and the importance of growing a collective spirit around being grateful.
Written by Mrs. Samaddar & Gr. 5/6 Students, Class of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes to our education system unlike any we have ever seen before. One thing we know for sure, though, is that our learning community (Team Samaddar), grade five and six students in concert with their close family members, ever more strongly collectively connected, worked hard, learned and grew during this significant extraordinary time. The Gratitude Challenge Photo Project tasked Team Samaddar students to identify what they are grateful for and express gratitude visually over a 30-day period over May and June. By sharing their project with our Raymer Learning Community their wish is that others see, too, that by centering on an attitude of gratitude each day can help us all to be happier, keep positive, cherish good experiences, deal with adversity, and build deeper relationships.
Team Samaddar discovered that people do feel and express gratitude in multiple ways. While collaborating and contributed to put their gratitude project together Mrs. Samaddar and her students certainly found that reflecting and practicing gratitude and keeping gratefulness at the forefront boosted them up each day, kept a focus on the positive for Zoom meeting conversations, and brought them much closer as a team. Emotions, such as optimism, enthusiasm, love, joy, and happiness, were experienced along their journey and in trying to keep attitudes of gratitude Team Samaddar discovered a greater awareness of the good other people did for them!
Team Samaddar hopes their 30-Day Gratitude Photo Project spreads a little happiness to its readers and the importance of growing a collective spirit around being grateful.
SILVER LININGS
Written by Mrs. Samaddar (Retiring Raymer Teacher, June 2020)
Silver Linings as defined by Merriam Webster: a consoling or hopeful prospect
Recent Example on the Web
For us, the pandemic has had a silver lining, teaching us the enduring value of home and family.-- National Geographic, "Documenting the challenges—and joys—of fatherhood in an upended world," 19 June 2020
When recently sharing opening remarks to our Raymer grade six students for the Raymer Year End Gr. 6 Celebration, I actually wanted to avoid talking about some of the things we had missed together as a class during third term as a result of COVID-19. As I expressed honestly to students, June 24th, it would have been more comfortable to talk about our day at the beach at Green Bay, tell stories of being coached to sail on a sailboat with friends at COSA, laugh about the fun we had performing in an "air band" production about genres of music, helping primary classes with special year end traditions, and so on! We could have just shrugged these missed opportunities off and say "hey, not a big deal". Yes, in grade five and six, they are a BIG deal! These were important things to have looked forward to and to have missed..
Nonetheless, this pandemic was not the defining moment for our students and, as I expressed to students, I asked that it not be! Our Raymer community is very proud of the collective spirit students, teachers, parents/guardians, staff, exhibited through this time and how we did try our best to connect, learn, grow and support one another - each within our own circumstances. There are several Silver Linings - beautiful, special moments that have come about from our journeys learning from home, at school, or a combination there of during COVID-19.
As an educator, I believe some to be: (1) the growth mindset we have been able to practice (2) the character within your individual selves that you have strengthened and (3) the technological skills that you can have advanced and can take with you and (4) most positive of all, the deeper relationships and special memories you have been able to cherish with your family
More importantly, voiced by students either in Zoom meetings, an individual conversation or within Google Classroom, several silver linings included:
"Pollution came down as less people were outside. Our planet is saying thank you!"(Anna's Team)
"We were able to learn to become more independent, which helped get grade sixes ready for middle school! Some of us probably learned a lot at home because of our experiences" (Asher)
"We learned the importance of our loved ones." (Martin)
"I have learned that it is harder to work from home than at school because at school the teachers give you your work, but at home you have to find all of your work." I also liked that we could go camping and visit with our relatives from Thunder Bay." (Gaby)
"I was able to try new hobbies and am happy there was less pollution." (Erika)
"I felt that we were going to get through this together." (Caitlyn)
"Well, we are making history. 100 years from now people will be telling stories about us, about how we all persevered through all of this, and we got to know more about each other." (Zaya)
"We had less work!" Josh
"I liked having more free time to do neat things like building a giant treehouse at my aunts', making lots of garden planters, and having more family time!" (Hunter)
"I've been able to start some really good books, to sleep in which was very nice 😊, to find new hobbies to do, and to also make bird feeders." (Julia)
"I got to spend time with my family and my dog." (Marie)
"I am so happy I got to spend more time with my animals!" (Nevaeh)
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered new challenges to schools unlike any we have ever seen before. One thing we know for sure, though, is that Team Samaddar, grade five and six students in concert with their close family members, ever more strongly collectively connected, worked hard, learned and grew during this significant extraordinary time and were able to find silver linings!
In closing, you may wish to also view Team Samaddar's 30-Day Gratitude Challenge Photo Project (above) where students express gratitude visually over a 30-day period in May and June. By sharing gratitude, they too, together, found another silver lining - that by centering on an attitude of gratitude each day can help us all to be happier, keep positive, cherish good experiences, deal with adversity, and build deeper relationships.
Here is wishing more silver linings for all of us over the summer and into September! Have a safe and wonderful summer!
Written by Mrs. Samaddar (Retiring Raymer Teacher, June 2020)
Silver Linings as defined by Merriam Webster: a consoling or hopeful prospect
Recent Example on the Web
For us, the pandemic has had a silver lining, teaching us the enduring value of home and family.-- National Geographic, "Documenting the challenges—and joys—of fatherhood in an upended world," 19 June 2020
When recently sharing opening remarks to our Raymer grade six students for the Raymer Year End Gr. 6 Celebration, I actually wanted to avoid talking about some of the things we had missed together as a class during third term as a result of COVID-19. As I expressed honestly to students, June 24th, it would have been more comfortable to talk about our day at the beach at Green Bay, tell stories of being coached to sail on a sailboat with friends at COSA, laugh about the fun we had performing in an "air band" production about genres of music, helping primary classes with special year end traditions, and so on! We could have just shrugged these missed opportunities off and say "hey, not a big deal". Yes, in grade five and six, they are a BIG deal! These were important things to have looked forward to and to have missed..
Nonetheless, this pandemic was not the defining moment for our students and, as I expressed to students, I asked that it not be! Our Raymer community is very proud of the collective spirit students, teachers, parents/guardians, staff, exhibited through this time and how we did try our best to connect, learn, grow and support one another - each within our own circumstances. There are several Silver Linings - beautiful, special moments that have come about from our journeys learning from home, at school, or a combination there of during COVID-19.
As an educator, I believe some to be: (1) the growth mindset we have been able to practice (2) the character within your individual selves that you have strengthened and (3) the technological skills that you can have advanced and can take with you and (4) most positive of all, the deeper relationships and special memories you have been able to cherish with your family
More importantly, voiced by students either in Zoom meetings, an individual conversation or within Google Classroom, several silver linings included:
"Pollution came down as less people were outside. Our planet is saying thank you!"(Anna's Team)
"We were able to learn to become more independent, which helped get grade sixes ready for middle school! Some of us probably learned a lot at home because of our experiences" (Asher)
"We learned the importance of our loved ones." (Martin)
"I have learned that it is harder to work from home than at school because at school the teachers give you your work, but at home you have to find all of your work." I also liked that we could go camping and visit with our relatives from Thunder Bay." (Gaby)
"I was able to try new hobbies and am happy there was less pollution." (Erika)
"I felt that we were going to get through this together." (Caitlyn)
"Well, we are making history. 100 years from now people will be telling stories about us, about how we all persevered through all of this, and we got to know more about each other." (Zaya)
"We had less work!" Josh
"I liked having more free time to do neat things like building a giant treehouse at my aunts', making lots of garden planters, and having more family time!" (Hunter)
"I've been able to start some really good books, to sleep in which was very nice 😊, to find new hobbies to do, and to also make bird feeders." (Julia)
"I got to spend time with my family and my dog." (Marie)
"I am so happy I got to spend more time with my animals!" (Nevaeh)
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered new challenges to schools unlike any we have ever seen before. One thing we know for sure, though, is that Team Samaddar, grade five and six students in concert with their close family members, ever more strongly collectively connected, worked hard, learned and grew during this significant extraordinary time and were able to find silver linings!
In closing, you may wish to also view Team Samaddar's 30-Day Gratitude Challenge Photo Project (above) where students express gratitude visually over a 30-day period in May and June. By sharing gratitude, they too, together, found another silver lining - that by centering on an attitude of gratitude each day can help us all to be happier, keep positive, cherish good experiences, deal with adversity, and build deeper relationships.
Here is wishing more silver linings for all of us over the summer and into September! Have a safe and wonderful summer!
MESSAGE FROM MRS. S
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"TEAM SAMADDAR"
"TEAM SAMADDAR"
Dear Students, Parents/Guardians:
This website redesigned for Term 3, continues in June to inform and support our learning. As many students returned the week of June 1st for in-class instruction 2 days per week and all continue to learn at home 3-5 days per week, this new reality more than every before requires us to come together in new ways. "We've got this!"
My wish is to continue to focus on Team Samaddar families' and students' needs - social, emotional and academic. I will continue to search out, revise, and try to plan best practices for what we know works best for students. Know, too, my learning curve around teaching/connecting with 28 students/families, in and remotely outside of the classroom, remains steep. Your patience is appreciated. Input/feedback are always invited and appreciated. Be kind, keep calm, be safe.
GOALS
CHECK OUT EACH TAB ABOVE AS INFORMATION IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
We are all in this together and we've got this!
This website redesigned for Term 3, continues in June to inform and support our learning. As many students returned the week of June 1st for in-class instruction 2 days per week and all continue to learn at home 3-5 days per week, this new reality more than every before requires us to come together in new ways. "We've got this!"
My wish is to continue to focus on Team Samaddar families' and students' needs - social, emotional and academic. I will continue to search out, revise, and try to plan best practices for what we know works best for students. Know, too, my learning curve around teaching/connecting with 28 students/families, in and remotely outside of the classroom, remains steep. Your patience is appreciated. Input/feedback are always invited and appreciated. Be kind, keep calm, be safe.
GOALS
- To streamline communication, routines, and resources to ONE PLACE.
- To differentiate for all in our class - E.g., vary approaches with curriculum
- To try our best to track progress and facilitate regular communicate be it phone calls, surveys, email, texts, Zoom meetings
- Most important of all, check in regularly with how students are feeling and address social-emotional needs in a timely manner.
CHECK OUT EACH TAB ABOVE AS INFORMATION IS UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
We are all in this together and we've got this!
RAYMER JUNE NEWSLETTER
MRS. NUNES
May 28th Letter
Minister of Education
LETTER - MR. KEVIN KARDAAL, DISTRICT CEO, CENTRAL OKANAGAN PUBLIC EDUCATION
MAY 29TH, 2020
LETTER - MR. KEVIN KARDAAL, DISTRICT CEO, CENTRAL OKANAGAN PUBLIC EDUCATION
APRIL 14TH, 2020 Continuity of Education Plan
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Please find attached copies of two News Releases that have gone out last week (June 12th) from our Board of Education.
One in support of Pride month and the other regarding recent events and public education's role in social justice. Both statements can also be found on the District's website: http://www.sd23.bc.ca/Publications/Statement_PrideMonth.pdf http://www.sd23.bc.ca/Publications/Statement_SystemicRacism.pdf |