For familes working from home, or families at school wanting extra practice, you can refer to our links section at the top of this page. There you will find the online programs we will be using in class. I encourage you to complete the monthly homework calendarsand check out the French info from Madame listed below. You will also find the question of the week along with videos to support learning in the classroom on this page. I encourage a journal write once a week, if your child is away for an extended period of time and to continue with the nightly home reading program. Spelling lists can be found under the Spelling List tab above.
Please reach out with any further questions you may have regarding supporting your child from home.
From Madame Anderson
Students working at home are invited to visit the website "French Class with Madame" at the following link:
Both Primary and Intermediate Students will find much to enjoy and practice while at home.
Easy activities and videos are available for K, 1 and 2 students, while access to the AIM Portal is right there for students in grades 3 to 6. (Intermediate students have practised logging into this site each week at school since October.) Whether on PC or Mac, students and parents can peek into French for fun and lessons. Please email Madame Anderson at randerson@cisdv.bc.ca with your questions or just to let her know you visited!
Inquiry of the Week...
Imagine that you are on a boat in the middle of the ocean. There is salt water all around you, but you can’t drink it! Think like an inventor. What can you build so that you can get fresh water? (Hint: Think about what you just learned about salt water, rain, and fresh water.) Make a drawing of your invention.
Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. By observing the 40 days of Lent, we replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. Itis a special time in the church year when we focus on spiritual things and do things that bring us closer to God through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This school year, Lent begins on February 18th, 2026
Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Each year, on Pink Shirt Day, we are encouraged to wear something pink to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere.
It is so important that victims of bullying know they are not alone and there is help and support available. Wearing a pink shirt on this day sends a strong message to them that others care. Often, the simple act of wearing a shirt can start conversations - conversations can be a big step towards healing and helping!
Design a Pink Shirt.pdf
The 7 Regions in Canada
The Canadian Shield
The Western Cordillera
The Canadian Arctic
The Appalachian Region
The Interior Plains
The Hudson Bay Lowlands
The St.Lawrence Lowlands
Fun STEM Activities to Teach about Thermal Energy
The following hands-on science activities from Science Buddies' library of STEM Activities for Kidscan be used with students to explore thermal energy and heat science.
Bake Your Ice Cream: discover how meringue can serve as an insulator to prevent ice cream from melting in the oven.
Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven: experience how the reflection, absorption, and radiation of solar energy can be harnessed for cooking.
Build a Solar Updraft Tower: investigate how solar energy can be absorbed and converted into kinetic energy.
Build a Cooler: experiment with insulators to minimize heat transfer.
Warm in the Sun: examine solar radiation's ability to warm up different surfaces.
In Canada more than 25 million birds are injured or die from collisions with windows because they cannot see them. You can help reduce this by creating decals and placing them on your windows to help birds see the glass. Help keep migrating birds safe, while also encouraging your child’s creativity at the same time. With this fun activity, your child will see how their actions can help make a difference.
Materials Needed:White glue, Liquid dish soap, Food coloring, Paper plates, cups, or other small containers, Paint brush, Plastic page protector, plastic baggie or wax paper, Cookie cutters (optional)
Directions:
Pour 2 tablespoons of glue and ¼ teaspoon liquid dish soap into a container for each color decal you’d like to make.
Add a few drops of food coloring into each container to create different colors. Stir each container until the colour is mixed in completely.
Use your paintbrush to paint designs with the colored glue mixture on your plastic sheet. Keep the designs thick enough that they won’t break when you peel them off. They might spread out a little as they dry so leave space in between your decals.
If you have cookie cutters, you can also pour the colored glue mixture into the cookie cutters to create specific shapes.
Allow the decals to dry overnight.
Slowly peel the decals off the plastic and press them on to the inside of your window. They can be peeled off when you are finished with them.
To help migrating birds, keep decals a few inches apart across wide window spaces so that birds don’t accidentally fly into the clean glass.
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Inside this handout, you will find videos and activities to help support your child's learning at home. The following questions will be asked of us as we learn about our local wildlife over the next few weeks.
How are wild animals impacted by humans?
What can we do to ensure wildlife have a high quality of life?
Can our daily decisions impact wildlife?
NEW Wildlife Presentation Package for Teachers (with links).pdf
Introduction to Tundra's Wolf Education Program...
Please take the time to read how wolves enhance biodiversity wherever they live. We can all benefit from learning their important role in the ecosystem. Kindly included in the handout are further resources to enhance your learning.