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So excited to get these UFLI Word Work Mats out to classes today. A massive thank you to some amazing EA’s that spent countless hours helping get these together! @OrchardParkPS @SCDSBLiteracy
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Ringing in the Lunar New Year @OrchardParkPS with help from students! @SCDSB_Schools
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Let's explore literacy!📚✏️
With #FamilyLiteracyDay coming up at the end of this month, we took a visit to @OrchardParkPS to highlight some of the unique ways they are implementing literacy teaching and learning.
Check it out!⤵️
#Literacy #Writing #Reading @SCDSBliteracy1
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Due to the forecast for severe weather in our region & the potential for poor road conditions, all SCDSB schools & facilities, incl. child care centres, will be closed to students & staff tomorrow, Dec. 23. Students may access asynchronous learning through their digital platform.
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I made this document where you click on the pictures and it brings you to the resource. Let me know what you think. I am planning to make more documents like this. docs.google.com/presentation…
For my friends teaching junior that may not have seen this before and are looking for resources.
You asked. I listened.
Teachers across Canada are asking: “What strategies are effective for my Gr4-6 struggling readers & where can I find resources to support them??
The @TheFCRR has links to resources for older Ss that align with the reading research!fcrr.org/student-center-acti…
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Yesterday, I did 3 presentations for Districts across Canada🇨🇦
The most frequently asked question from ON to BC was:What does Structured Literacy look like in the Junior &intermediate grades?
Can’t teach everything on Twitter so I suggest starting here: ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/Pra…
💗 Awesome @thismomloves We too are using our Dibels data to start Partner Reading Paragraph Shrinking on Monday with our grade 3 Ss. Thank you @LindsayKemeny @burnsmk1
Partner reading/paragraph shrinking is up and running in Gr. 7/8!
Mini lesson on 3 aspects of fluency (accuracy, automaticity, prosody) & Matthew effect - importance of practice
Provided booklets of NF @ReadWorks passages on subjects that relate to 7/8 curriculum. 1/3
“Knowledge, like Velcro, sticks best to other related knowledge!” @natwexler
Join @thismomloves, @lcfettes & me on December 5 at 7pm EST to discuss the other important elements of a #StructuredLiteracy approach: vocabulary & background knowledge!
Link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
YES! YES! YES! I am looking forward to learning more about this and am intrigued #ufli . Quite timely for our school’s grade 3/4 PLC tomorrow.
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To those @SCDSB_Schools students, staff and community marking #Diwali , the Festival of Lights over the next 5 days - May the light conquer darkness.
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📚Read October is here! Let's get reading!
🥳Celebrate #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth by joining the Read October read-a-thon as a reader, fundraiser or sponsor!
❤️Donate here: canadahelps.org/en/charities…
#RightToRead #DyslexiaAwareness #Dyslexia
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Friday, Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day.
Students and staff are encouraged to wear orange shirts.
Thank you @thismomloves for always sharing your inspiring ideas! Your students are so fortunate to have you in their lives. 💕
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Welcome back panthers! There are lots of opportunities at OP. Flag Football, Leadership Team & Library Helpers have already started. There will be lots more sports and activities to come. We’re looking forward to an AWESOME year!-Ava
@OrchardParkPS @SCDSB_Schools #PantherPride
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Welcome to the 2022/2023 Student Leadership Team Twitter Account! All tweets are student generated, staff posted. For the next two weeks, we welcome Ava from Grade 8 who will be generating content seen here! @OrchardParkPS @SCDSB_Schools #PantherPride