Weekly Schedule
June 24th - June 28th
miktutən
TIME OF THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
CONGRATULATIONS to the RED HOUSE for winning the CREW House Championship this year!!! WAY TO GO RED HOUSE! Check out the House Teams/Points Page for a picture
Monday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: Have you heard the rumor about butter? Never mind, I shouldn’t be spreading it.
Tuesday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: I read that by law you must turn on your headlights when it’s raining in Sweden. But how am I supposed to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
Wednesday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: I got hit in the head with a can of Coke today. Don’t worry, I’m not hurt. It was a soft drink.
Thursday - Report Card Handing out
Joke of the Day: You can put a man on the moon, but you’re not allowed to moon a man.
Friday - Admin Day - NO Students
June 17th - June 21st
miktutən
TIME OF THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Martin, McGuigan Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: Where do birds stay when they travel? Someplace cheep.
Tuesday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: How do you make a robot angry? Keep pushing his buttons.
Wednesday - Attendance only
Joke of the Day: How do you light up a sports stadium? With a soccer match.
Thursday - FINAL YEAR END ASSEMBLY
Joke of the Day: What do you call a school on the last day of classes? Empty!
Please wait until you are called down to the gym! It's going to be FUN!!!
Friday - Attendance Only
Joke of the Day: What’s a student’s favorite day of the school year? The last day!
June 10th - June 14th
miktutən
TIME OF THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Luthin, Lonstrup Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: Why didn't the quarter roll down the hill with the nickel? Because it had more cents.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - BINGO!!
Joke of the Day: Why did the robber jump in the shower? He wanted to make a clean getaway.
Students need to create their BINGO card (Including their name!). It needs to have 5 columns and 6 rows. The top row should say BINGO. The middle square is a “Free Space”. Below each letter, students can choose the numbers they want:
B 1-15
I 16-30
N 31-45
G 46-60
O 61-75
Keep track of numbers 1 of 2 ways:
■ Online - Use this link
■ Call a number and write down every number you’ve called
Once their letter/number is called, students cross out the number.
The first student to cross out 5 in a row wins.
Once someone has won, you can play a variety of extra games.
You can play 2 lines to win,
an X in the square to win
Then finally “blackout” bingo where all squares need to be crossed off.
Keep your cards in your CREW class as you will likely need more time to finish tomorrow.
Wednesday - BINGO Continued
Joke of the Day: Who’s the king of all the stationery? The ruler
Continue with playing BINGO. If you finished yesterday, create a new game board and play again.
Thursday - Grade 7 WEB Leader Initiation Ceremony
Joke of the Day: What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert in the summer? Pi
This is the LAST Day of Regular CREW. Enjoy time with your class and celebrate!!! We will have the current WEB leaders and will be requesting the accepted WEB leaders to come to the cafeteria for our ceremonial initiation.
Friday - Shortened CREW - Attendance Only
Joke of the Day: I just found out I’m colorblind. The news came out of the orange!
June 3rd - June 7th
spiƛ̕mtən - miktutən
TIME OF THE BITTERROOT - TIME OF THE SUNFLOWER SEEDS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Guarasci, Hayhurst Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Thursday only as there is no school Monday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: If you see a crime happen at the Apple store, what does it make you? An iWitness.
Kickball Week #2 Please see the Kickball Page for Rules and Two week Schedule. Go over the rules/expectations with your CREW class for the most success if you need a refresher.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Schellenberg vs Luthin Allardyce vs Sides Lonstrup vs Martin Ward vs Ball
Joke of the Day: Which state has the most streets? Rhode Island
When not playing kickball you can play a game that your CREW has loved and wanted to play again. Alternatively, we have suggested a couple of games that have positive feedback as well
Option #1 - Name That Tune
Ask your teacher to go on YouTube and find a Name that Tune
WEB leaders, please split your class into two groups.
Determine who team 1 is and who team 2 is.
Team 1, will guess the FIRST song and artist. They get a point for the correct song and another point if they guess the artist.
Then, it’s team 2’s turn to guess.
One WEB leader can be the score keeper on the whiteboard and the other WEB leader can run the game.
Option #2 - Beetle (Dice Game)
Ask your teacher for slips of paper to use for the game.
Watch the beetle instructions video here for the rules for the game. Once you have watched the video, play with your table groups.
WEB leaders, make sure everyone is being included. If someone is left out, invite them to your table.
Distribute one dice to each table group. If your teacher does not have dice, have one person use their phone to find a dice simulator on a phone and share.
If you wish to have actual dice, please know that ahead of time and WEB leaders can be sent with a few dice for this game. Here is a link to an online dice. Students can search https://freeonlinedice.com/ on their phones.
Wednesday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Smith vs Spiers Dennis vs Nuessler Wiebe vs Irving Ikari vs Williams
Joke of the Day: Why are elevator jokes so classic and good? They work on many levels.
See options above for games if you are not playing kickball today.
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: What’s an astronaut’s favorite part of a computer? The space bar.
Today is the Time of the Sunflower Seeds. A Teacher Inquiry Group put together this document. Please go through the slide deck (only 4 slides) and show the video that is in the slide deck.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Guarasci vs Pilon Mills vs Pennell McGuigan vs Peters Gagliano vs Hayhurst
Joke of the Day: Where do young trees go to learn? Elementree school.
See options above for games if you are not playing kickball today.
May 27th - May 31st
spiƛ̕mtən
TIME OF THE BITTERROOT
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Guarasci, Hayhurst Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Thursday only as there is no school Monday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
May 27th -- CREW Kickball Begins
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: I made song about a tortilla once, now it's more like a wrap.
Kickball Launch! Please see the Kickball Page for Rules and Two week Schedule. Go over the rules/expectations with your CREW class for the most success.
Once done spend some time with your CREW with the following possibilities:
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Luthin vs Mills Gagliano vs Spiers Wiebe vs Ward Allardyce vs Peters
Joke of the Day: Why did the egg have a day off? Because it was Fryday.
When not playing kickball you can play a game that your CREW has loved and wanted to play again. Alternatively, we have suggested a couple of games that have positive feedback as well
Option #1 - Send Me Your Champion
WEB leader #1 should take the lead instructions and running the game & WEB leader #2 keeps score on white board and helps judge
Divide your class into 5-6 equal groups and send each group to a corner or the sides of the room.
Give time for each group to pick a team name. Write each team name on the board.
Pose a question (see list below) and give time for the groups to talk to each other. Each group sends the person who best represents that category for your group to the front. Whichever group sends the best representation of that category wins a point. The WEB Leaders and teacher need to decide who they think answered the question the best.
Web leader Record the points on the scoreboard.
Questions:
Send me your person with the smallest feet
Send me your person with the longest hair
Send me your person with the most pets
Send me your person who is the most musical
Send me your person who is the oldest
Send me your person who has been on the longest plane ride
Send me your person who is wearing the most colours
Send me your person who is the best at math
(You can create more questions if you get time)
Option #2 - Ultimate Ninja
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start with a ninja pose position.
Going clockwise, the person whose turn it is must try and hit someone's hand, either to the left or the right of them. BUT - they must freeze still in the position that they end up in. (That is the important part).
You are not allowed to move from your ninja pose unless:
1 - Someone is trying to hit you
2 - It is your turn.
Keep going round until eventually one person is left standing as the winner and the ultimate ninja!
IMPORTANT RULE:
NO FLINCHING! If you are anticipating that the person whose turn it is will go for you, you must NOT FLINCH but freeze until they try to hit you (in which case you must obviously try and move out the way).
If you flinch, you must stand upright and put both your hands out in front of you at a 90 degree angle (Like a meerkat pose!).
If your class is struggling to understand the game, you can ask your teacher to show the video:
Wednesday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
Guarasci vs Ball Ikari vs Sides Schellenberg vs Lonstrup Williams vs Irving
Joke of the Day: I found a book called How to Solve 50% of Your Problems. So I bought 2.
See options above for games if you are not playing kickball today.
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why did the coffee taste like dirt? Because it was ground just a few minutes ago.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Kickball Participants:
Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4
McGuigan vs Nuessler Pilon vs Martin Smith vs Dennis Hayhurst vs Pennell
Joke of the Day: Why did the Rolling Stones stop making music? Because they got to bottom of the hill.
See options above for games if you are not playing kickball today.
May 20th - May 24th
spiƛ̕mtən
TIME OF THE BITTERROOT
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Dennis, Gagliano Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Thursday only as there is no school Monday)
IMPORTANT: This week we are taking WEB leader applicants (and any Grade 7 students still interested in being a WEB leader) to the Gym via House color this week to get to know applicants and begin our WEB leader selection process. Current WEB leaders will be present in your classes when their house color is NOT being evaluated.
Upcoming Important Dates:
May 27th -- CREW Kickball Begins
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - NO SCHOOL TODAY
Joke of the Day: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? Open toad.
Tuesday - Green House WEB applicants to the Gym for evaluation
Joke of the Day: My neighbor gave me a new roof for free. He said it was on the house.
Scattergories for Yellow, Red, Blue houses
WEB leaders will tell students that they can choose to do this activity INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH A PARTNER
Teachers: please provide paper for this activity (one per person/group)
Please use the following website for the category generator
Teachers: If you click on Categories, you can change the setting to Make Child Friendly
You can also make adjustments to the time, the color, the categories, etc.
Once you have selected a letter and category, students are only allowed to write down words that start with the projected letter for each category.
Students are working to see how many of the categories they can complete
Example to explain to your students:
Letter S; Category Animal
Possible Answers may be: Snake or Salmon or Shark or Sea lion orStarfish
Once your class is ready, ask your teacher to project the letter and the category and have the students work!
Once the time has passed, WEB leaders CAN ask how many each group got OR they can just move on to the next letter & category on the website depending if your CREW class likes competition or not.
Play as many rounds as time will allow
Wednesday - Yellow House WEB applicants to the Gym for evaluation
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the teenager who failed his driving test? He thought it was a crash course.
Guess the Movie by Emoji Quiz for Green, Red, Blue houses
Teachers: please us the following video for the activity. It is a guess the movie by emoji. WEB leaders can make teams or play as a class.
WEB leaders can keep track of students who get the correct answer, can play, or can facilitate the game.
Thursday - Red House WEB applicants to the Gym for evaluation
Joke of the Day: What has a spine but no bones? A book.
Guess the Logo for the Green, Yellow, Blue Houses
Teachers: Use the following video for this activity. This video is only about 13 minutes long, so you may choose to slow down the video by pausing it and giving students more time or you can fill the time with an alternative activity of your choice.
Friday - Blue House WEB applicants to the Gym for evaluation
Joke of the Day: What do you call a wizard who’s good with ceramics? Harry Pottery.
Excuses, Excuses Game for the Green, Yellow, Red Houses
Web leaders will ask for three volunteers. If your students are feeling shy, your WEB leaders and teachers can play to help get it going.
One student is the boss, the other is the employee who is late for work, and one person is the co-worker.
The boss faces the employee, and the co-worker stands behind the boss, so the employee can see him, but the boss cannot.
The boss barks at the employee, “Why were you late?” The employee starts to make his excuses — but he has to describe what the co-worker is miming. (Remember, the boss can’t see him).
So the co-worker is marching, dancing, swatting imaginary flies, fighting invisible gorillas, etc., and the employee is narrating it.
Then the boss, at any point he wants to, whips his head around and yells at the co-worker, “What are you doing?” And the co-worker has to instantly come up with a plausible, school/office-appropriate explanation for whatever he was caught doing. If he was acting out “killing a bear with my teeth,” for instance, he might say, “Oh, I was just eating one of these donuts. Thanks for the donuts, boss!”
If the boss likes the excuse, he says, “Okay,” and the game resumes. But if he doesn’t, he says, “You’re fired!” and the next person gets to be the co-worker
Continue playing as long as time permits. The following is a list of funny things that you could act out if students need inspiration:
Swatting Flies out of the air
Fighting a Bear
Using chopsticks to eat pudding
Giving someone a haircut
Picking Gum out of someone's hair
Running a marathon
Driving a racecar
Trying to catch bubbles on a windy day
Playing a rock song on a guitar
Doing a cheerleading move
Playing Soccer
Playing Hockey
Opening a package with your teeth
May 13th - May 17th
spiƛ̕mtən
TIME OF THE BITTERROOT
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Allardyce, Ball. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Spirit Week!!! Please keep track all week of your CREW classes participation in dressing up. Send Mrs. Parker your weekly total for house points
IMPORTANT: To prepare for Grade 5 Play Day, we will be keeping the WEB leaders all week. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for supporting our program. Activities have been listed for each day for you to lead should you choose.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, May 17th -- Full School Assembly
Week of May 20th-24th -- Grade 7 Potential WEB leaders activities in the gym
May 27th -- CREW Kickball Begins
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: What's a skeleton's favorite type of road? A dead end.
**NEW: Land Acknowledgement
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Try Not to Laugh Challenge
Joke of the Day: How do teachers dry their clothes? On a number line.
Have your CREW class sit in a circle and if you laugh you’re out. Make sounds, tell jokes, make funny faces. Last one standing wins. The goal of this game is to laugh and have fun!
You can play multiple rounds with various themes:
Round 1: Animal Sounds
Round 2: Sounds a middle schooler make
Round 3: Strange sounds
Round 4: High pitch sounds or Low pitch sounds
Wednesday - Solve the Mystery Riddle
Joke of the Day: How many apples grow on an apple tree? All of them
Use the following link to the video. The video has 12 different riddles within the video. You can decide to try them as a class or you can have students attempt the riddles individually. The riddle answers are within the video so keep track of your correct answers to see how you do. You may want to add time in between riddles if students need a little more than 7 seconds of thinking time.
Please note: The Grade 5 students from the feeder schools will be here for the morning. Just a heads up that we will have a lot of extra guests for the morning.
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What did the mother broom say to the baby broom? Time to go to sweep.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Assembly
Joke of the Day: What did the computer go to the doctor? Because he had a virus.
Please wait for your house color to be called down to the gym for the assembly.
May 6th - May 10th
spiƛ̕mtən
TIME OF THE BITTERROOT
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Wiebe, Carr. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
ACTION ITEM: This week we have a 'conversational' activity to help promote the WEB leader program. We are asking for teacher support on these days. The instructions are very detailed and WEB leaders may need help with explanation. Please read through the instructions prior to Tuesday to offer support.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, May 17th -- Assembly
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Today at the bank, an old lady asked me to check her balance... So I pushed her over.
Teachers: To support another candidate with their campaign please show the following website to your CREW class. There is a campaign video that they wish to show all students. The campaign video can be found on their website and here. A QR code to the website is here.
**NEW: Land Acknowledgement
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
**NEW: Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - 16 Words Game
Joke of the Day: Why did I, V, and X keep wandering off? Because they're Roman numerals.
Teachers: this will likely take 2-3 CREW classes. This is also prep for our grade 7 Applicants. Please help and support the current WEB leaders with this activity. Below are all of the instructions that have been given to the leaders:
Cut out the 16 words that could be qualities of a student leader.
Arrange the words in pairs on 8 different tables randomly.
Place students in groups so that there are 2-3 people at each table with a pair of words at it.
Set a timer for 1 minute. Have students discuss which of the two words, in their opinion, is a more useful skill to be a student leader.
After one minute, have one student per group write down the word they chose, leave the words at that table, and rotate to the next table with 2 words at it. Repeat this process until each group has been to each table.
At the end of the round (once all groups have been to all pairs of words), go to each table and say the two words out loud. Have ‘the recorder student’ for each group stand up to show which word their group voted for. Eliminate the word that was selected fewer times so there is only one word left at each table. WEB Leaders decide if there is a tie.
Combine the remaining words into new pairs (matchup two new words against each other, tournament style) and combine groups of 2-3 into larger groups of 4-6.
Set the timer to two minutes instead of 1 to give larger groups more time to talk.
Repeat the above process until you are down to 4 words.
Combine words and groups again so there are larger groups of 8-12.
Repeat the above process with a 2 minute timer. Eliminate 2 words so that you are down to 2 final words.
For the 2 final words, have a class discussion for a couple of minutes, then do a heads down vote to decide which word is the most exemplary quality of a student leader.
TEACHERS: Please remember/document where your class is at with this activity to be able to resume on Wednesday.
Wednesday - 16 Word Activity Continued
Joke of the Day: Why does a number line make such a good friend? Because you can always count on it!
Continue with the 16 word game with your CREW class. You may finish today, but if you don't you can finish on Friday.
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: How many storm troopers does it take to change a lightbulb? None, because they are all on the dark side.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - 16 Word Activity - Finish and WEB Leader Applications
Joke of the Day: What do you call the security guards for Samsung? Guardians of the galaxy.
Finish the 16 word activity if you haven't already.
WEB Application forms go out to GRADE 7 students who are interested in being a WEB leader for next year.
Students can have time to fill out
WEB Leaders are encouraged to discuss the various roles and responsibilities of WEB Leaders.
Teachers: Find a favourite game to play with students during this time.
April 29th - May 3rd
kpəckɬtan
TIME OF THE BUDDING LEAVES
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Spiers, Ward Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Ping Pong Bounce: We are continuing with this CREW game this week. You are welcome to go over the rules with your CREW class prior to playing. The rules can be found here.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, May 17th -- Assembly
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why are Christmas trees bad at knitting? They always drop their needles.
Teachers: Please show the following video for "Principal of the Day" Campaign that is currently happening. This video has been created by The Zidanne Brown and Charlotte Howk team.
**NEW: Land Acknowledgement
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
**NEW: Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : Schellenberg Williams Ikari Spiers
Joke of the Day: What do you do to have a space party? You planet.
Fish Bowl Game:
Below are the instructions given to the WEB leaders:
Give each person a small scrap piece of paper and a pencil.
On the piece of paper, each person writes an action, person, place or thing.
Then, these are all put in a bowl (box or container would work too).
Divide the class into two equal teams. One WEB Leader on each team. Teacher will need to help with the timer
Round 1:
Decide which team is going first. Ask your teacher to set a timer for one minute.
The first person from Team A then runs up to the bowl, grabs a slip, and tries to describe the word on the slip.
They can use actions or words (they just can’t say the word on the slip). GOAL: The rest of the team guesses what the slip says.
If your team guesses the slip correctly, then put the slip next to the bowl and you get a point.
Then, the next teammate runs to the circle and grabs a slip to describe.
Slips cannot get changed or skipped if you pick a slip you are stuck with it until the minute is up or your team guesses it.
If the team doesn’t get it, the slip goes back in the fish bowl.
The team receives one point for each slip they get correctly.
After the minute is up, DO NOT put the slips back into the fishbowl. The round is over when all the slips have been removed from the fishbowl.
Round 2 (if time):
All the slips are put back in, but this time people can only act out the slips. (no speaking).
Follow the same steps as round one.
Round 3 (if time):
Put the slips back in the bowl. This time you can’t use any actions. You can ONLY say ONE WORD to try to describe your word. If they say anything (e.g. "shoot", "hmmmph", "ahhh") this counts as their word and they can't skip the slip or say anything else.
Follow the same steps as round one.
Wednesday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : McGuigan Ball Lonstrup Martin
Joke of the Day: How many apples grow on an apple tree? All of them.
Complete the Sentence
WEB leader instructions are below:
You will need to use your teacher’s whiteboard for this activity OR, if they don’t have big whiteboards students could do it on paper.
The goal of the game is to make a complete sentence as a group using only one word at a time faster than your opponent.
WEB leaders will split their CREW into two or three groups, depending on the size of your CREW.
If the group(s) contains an uneven number, one participant may compete twice.
The rules are as follows:
Each team member is responsible for adding one word to the sentence.
The players take turns; after they go to the board and write one word, they run back to give the next player the marker and then go to the end of the line.
Note: The sentence must contain the same number of words as there are members on the team.
A player may not add a word between words that have already been written.
Have the teams line up about 10 feet from the board. Give the first player in each line a marker.
Topics for your sentences: (you can also come up with your own sentence topics if you would like)
Camera
Dinner
World
Freeze
Rewards
Organization
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What did the mother broom say to the baby broom? Time to go to sweep.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : Guarasci Allardyce Pilon Peters
Rock-Paper-Scissors Dragon
Joke of the Day: How does Vin Diesel keep in touch with the Fast and Furious crew? On a Zoom call.
First, everyone finds someone and plays basic "Rock-Paper-Scissors" with them.
Then, the loser attaches themselves onto the winners by grabbing their shoulders like a "train".
We are going to call that pair "team A". "Team A" then finds another team or pair (Team B) to verse. If "team A'' beats "Team B" then "Team B" has to attach to the back of team A's train. That group versus another group and so on eventually every group in the room is attached in one big dragon and they make a loop around the room
If time permits see if you can play another round
April 22nd - April 26th
kpəckɬtan
TIME OF THE BUDDING LEAVES
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Sides, Smith. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Ping Pong Bounce: We will begin this CREW game on Tuesday. You are welcome to go over the rules with your CREW class prior to playing. The rules can be found here.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, May 17th -- Assembly
Thursday, June 13th -- Final Full CREW day
Thursday, June 20th -- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why did the poodle buy a clock? It wanted to be a watch dog.
**NEW: Land Acknowledgement
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
**NEW: Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : Luthin, Hayhurst, Ward, Pennell
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the king that went to the dentist? He needed to get crowns.
Look Up Look Down Game:
The following instructions have been given to the WEB Leaders:
Have class stand in a tight circle, shoulder to shoulder.
Explain that when you (the facilitator) says, "look down" everyone must look at the ground. And when you say, "Look up" everyone must look up and stare directly at the face of another person.
If two people look up and stare at each other, they must scream and then step out of the circle.
The rest of the participants who didn't make eye contact with another person will continue staring until the facilitator says, "Look down" again. Play continues until there are only 2-3 people left in the circle.
Play multiple rounds to use all the class time.
Wednesday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : Wiebe, Mills, Dennis, Irving
Joke of the Day: Why do nurses like red crayons? Sometimes they have to draw blood.
4 Corner Elimination
The following instructions have been given to the WEB leaders:
If a certain class set-up makes this activity hard, ask your CREW teacher if you can move desks around.
Number the corners 1, 2, 3, 4 - show your students with your sticky notes (if needed)
Rules:
The goal of the game is to be the last person left
One WEB leader will stand in the center of the room and students will choose to move to ONE of the 4 corners.
The goal is to be quiet when you move to the corner so the WEB leader in the middle doesn’t guess you
The WEB leader in the center will name out one of the corners - if you are caught in the corner you are out of the game and you have to go and take a seat.
The Centre WEB leader will then close their eyes and ask their students to move to another corner. WEB leader will guess another corner and if those students are caught they are out. This pattern continues until only one student is left and they win! The student who wins, becomes the person in the center.
Keep playing until the bell; last one standing is the new person in the middle
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Why did the girl bring a ladder on the bus? She wanted to go to high school.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Ping Pong Bounce Game (GYM) : Smith, Nuessler, Gagliano, Sides
Joke of the Day: Why did the cube wear so much makeup? Because it had 6 faces!
Buzz Game:
Sitting in a circle, the players start going around the circle counting out loud from 1.
Each time the number said has a seven in it or is a multiple of seven the person must say “Buzz!”
If a player makes a mistake they either drop out OR the whole group must start again (depending on how you choose to play).
April 15th - April 19th
kpəckɬtan
TIME OF THE BUDDING LEAVES
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Pilon, Schellenberg. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
NEW - Library Challenge - The library will have an ongoing challenge this month to see which RMS House reads the most! Come to the library to fill out a quick book review in your house colour. The house with the most book reviews at the end of April will win 1000 house points! See the flyer here (and around the school)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, May 17th -- Assembly
Thursday, June 20th-- Final Year End Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: I used to work for an oragami company. Then it folded.
Promo Video - Teachers - please play the following video highlighting the "Principal for the day" Campaign that is happening
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
***NEW: Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Ultimate Ninja Game
Joke of the Day: Why did Cinderella leave the basketball team? She ran away from the ball.
The group stands in a circle and nominates someone to start. 3 - 2 - 1 ULTIMATE NINJA! Everyone has to start with a ninja pose position.
Going clockwise, the person whose turn it is must try and hit someone's hand, either to the left or the right of them. BUT - they must freeze in the position that they end up in. (That is the important part).
You are not allowed to move from your ninja pose unless:
1 - Someone is trying to hit you
2 - It is your turn.
Keep going round until eventually one person is left standing as the winner and the ultimate ninja!
IMPORTANT RULE:
NO FLINCHING! If you are anticipating that the person whose turn it is will go for you, you must NOT FLINCH but freeze until they try to hit you (in which case you must obviously try and move out the way).
If you flinch, you must stand upright and put both your hands out in front of you at a 90 degree angle (Like a meerkat pose!).
If your class is struggling to understand the game, you can ask your teacher to show the following video
Wednesday - Spotlight Game
Joke of the Day: Why does a number line make such a good friend? Because you can always count on it.
Purpose of the game: Steal the ogre’s keys without getting caught!
Equipment/props needed:
A bunch of jangly keys – the noisier the better!
A flashlight (phone?) with an on/off switch
A blindfold
A chair
How it’s played: One player is the ogre - They sit on the chair in the middle of the circle with the flashlight in hand and the blindfold on.
The rest of the players sit around them in a circle – about 8-10ft away. They are the bank robbers. Their aim is to steal the keys, without getting spotted! The keys must be placed on the floor within the circle.
The players – in silence – nominate one of the bank robbers to sneak forwards and try to steal the keys and return to their place in the circle. If they want to give up, they can nominate another player (again, quiet is key!) to have a go instead. But only one player can try to steal the keys at a time.
The ‘ogre’ has to try and listen to work out who’s moving – and shine the torch beam on them. They have to hold them in the beam for a second or more (so wildly casting the light around won’t work!).
If the players steal the keys successfully the ogre gets another go at trying to ‘spotlight’ them. If the ogre spotlights someone, that player is the next ogre!
Play multiple rounds as time permits
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: My hotel tried to charbe me 10 dollars extra for air conditioning. Not cool!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Name That Tune
Joke of the Day: My friend said I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward.
Use the following link for today's game
WEB leaders will split your class into two groups and determine who team 1 is and who team 2 is.
Team 1, will guess the FIRST song and artist. They get a point for the correct song and another point if they guess the artist.
Then, it’s team 2’s turn to guess.
One WEB leader can be the score keeper on the whiteboard and the other WEB leader can run the game.
Play through as many songs as possible. You may need to pause the video for more thinking time
April 8th - April 12th
kpəckɬtan
TIME OF THE BUDDING LEAVES
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Pennell, Peters. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
A Grade 8 Community Needs your help!
Some of our grade 8 classes this term are involved in an inquiry based on why people don’t vote. For an authentic learning experience the students are engaged in the process of running for ‘Principal for a Day’. Our students are running to take over the office in June! With this in mind, they are asking for some help from all students. They have created a google form to find out what students think are the most important issues facing RMS students today. The bit.ly to the form can be found below on the Monday Activity. Please ask students to fill it out according to THEM individually and what they have personally experienced. It won’t take long and thank you from the grade 8 candidates!
NEW - Library Challenge - The library will have an ongoing challenge this month to see which RMS House reads the most! Come to the library to fill out a quick book review in your house colour. The house with the most book reviews at the end of April will win 1000 house points! See the flyer here (and around the school)
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why did the Clydesdale give the pony a glass of water? Because he was a little horse.
Celebrating Time of the Budding Leaves - This is a link to a slide deck that has been created by RMS teachers.
Please go through the slide deck (very short) and watch the video at the end celebrating change.
Grade 8 Opinion Survey - bit.ly/RMSopinion - must be signed into your Learn Account
Connection Day - Today is a day to connect with your class and have peers connect with each other.
***NEW: Connections: Group words that share a common thread. You will be given 16 words and will make 4 groups of 4 and find the reason they are connected.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Beetle Dice Game
Joke of the Day: What lights up a soccer stadium? A soccer match.
Teachers: Please have paper available for this game.
Watch the beetle instructions video (2:13 long)
Arrange your group into groups of 3-4
Distribute one dice to each group. If your teacher does not have dice, have one person use their phone to find a dice simulator.
WEB leaders should play and can invite those that are left out to play with them.
Play as many rounds as time permits
Wednesday - Can you get to 10 Dice Game
Joke of the Day: How are a dollar and the moon similar? They both have four quarters.
This game is similar to bowling but with dice
WEB leaders will bring score sheets, one per group is needed
WEB leaders will get class intro groups of 4 to 5 and give 3 dice to each group. Each group needs something to write with
Every roll you are trying to get a total score of 10.
Throw one die at a time.
3 on the die is 3 pins down; 2 on the die is 2 pins down; etc.
6 is a gutter ball.
Double 5s are a strike.
Stop when you get close to 10.
This might take throwing all 3 dice or just 2.
If you go over 10, that is considered a scratch. For example, if you throw a 4 and a 5, you could quit or roll the last die to try to get a 1. However, if you get a 2 or more, you get zero points for the whole round.
The goal is to get 100 in 10 rolls; or as close as possible
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What makes a basketball court trendy and accessorized? The hoops.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Knock off the Clock Dice Game
Joke of the Day: What did the baker say when she won an award? "It was a piece of cake."
Teachers: you will need to provide blank paper. One pen or pencil will be needed for each group.
Please watch the following video for instructions and rules.
Each student can draw a clock and give each group two dice and they can start playing
Play as many rounds as time permits
April 1st - April 5th
sknir̓mən
TIME OF THE BUTTERCUPS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Mills, Nuessler. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Tuesday for this week as there is no school on Monday and WEB leaders will be coming to class on Thursday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, April 5th - Spirit Assembly (Hosted by RSS Leadership Students)
Monday - No School
Joke of the Day: My son asked me to put his shoes on, but I don't think they'll fit me.
Tuesday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why couldn't the sesame seed get off the hill? It was on a roll.
Connect with your CREW Class.
Question of the Day: (remember to follow up, the follow up is a great way to connect and make your students feel heard)
What was a highlight of Spring Break?
Who did you spend time with over Spring Break?
Was there something you wanted to do over Spring Break but didn't have time for? or didn't get to do?
Try to get kids connecting with you and their peers - best way to connect is for students to be OFF their phones.
If you need further ideas (scroll down to previous week's links to activities)
Wednesday - Staff Jeopardy
Joke of the Day: Why do dads feel the need to tell such bad jokes? They just want to help you become a groan up!
A Staff Jeopardy has been created for CREW classes to play. Please use the following link to the Jeopardy Game. You can customize the number of teams you wish to play. WEB leaders can help with this activity but you may need to lead (talk with your WEB leader)
You will likely NOT finish - We have allotted today and tomorrow for this activity.
Thursday - WEB Leaders will come to class today (Staff Jeopardy)
Joke of the Day: Why did the PowerPoint presentation cross the road? To get to the other slide.
Continue with Staff Jeopardy
Friday - Assembly (Hosted by RSS Grade 9 Leadership Class)
Joke of the Day: Where do you learn about ice cream? Sundae school
You will be called down to the gym by house color. Please listen for the announcements to bring your class down.
March 11th - March 15th
sknir̓mən
TIME OF THE BUTTERCUPS
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Martin, McGuigan. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:10 - 3:00 -- You will be called down to the gym by grade level (8's first, 7's second, 6's last). Please wait for your group to be called.
Friday, April 5th - Spirit Assembly (Hosted by RSS Leadership Students)
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the power outlet that got into a fight with a power cord? He thought he could socket to him.
Lip Sync Battle LAST DAY TO PREP!! WEB leaders will be learning how to judge the performances and will collect bottles (as we have missed a couple of collection days recently)
Tuesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: Whenever I try to eat healthy, a chocolate bar looks at me and Snickers.
Lip Sync Battle Judging. Each CREW should be READY TO PERFORM!!! As soon as the WEB leaders arrive please perform your lip sync. If your WEB leaders are involved with the lip Sync, they can just jump in and perform and then move on. WEB leaders need to judge all 6 CREW classes - it is imperative you are ready so the WEB leaders can be quick with their judging.
Wednesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: What do you call 26 letters that went for a swim? Alphwetical
Lip Sync Battle Judging. Each CREW should be READY TO PERFORM!!! As soon as the WEB leaders arrive please perform your lip sync. If your WEB leaders are involved with the lip Sync, they can just jump in and perform and then move on. WEB leaders need to judge all 6 CREW classes - it is imperative you are ready so the WEB leaders can be quick with their judging.
WEB Leaders will make a decision and the WINNING CREW will be notified via email by the end of the day
Thursday - WEB Leaders will come to class today
Joke of the Day: What's another name for an iPhone power cord? Apple juice
Final Lip Sync Practice for the Winning CREW Classes
TEACHERS: Please Review Assembly Etiquette for the Lip Sync and Talent Show
Encouraging and Cheering
No backpacks
Talk about being mindful of recording peers
No negative language/ behaviour
Friday - Lip Sync Battle Assembly
Joke of the Day: Why were the utensils stuck together? They were spooning.
You will be called down to the gym based on house colors. Please wait and listen for the announcements
March 4th - March 8th
kpuxʷəxʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW DRIFTING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Luthin, Lonstrup. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders Coming to prepare for Lip Sync
Joke of the Day: How do you make 7 even? Take away the s.
Lip Sync Battle Prep! Use the time to prepare, plan and practice your Lip Sync Song. Judging will happen Monday, Tuesday next week! Try to include as many students as possible. Aim to have your entry at least 30 seconds long.
Tuesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: My dad told me a joke about boxing. I guess I missed the punch line.
Lip Sync Battle Prep! Use the time to prepare, plan and practice your Lip Sync Song. Judging will happen Monday, Tuesday next week! Try to include as many students as possible. Aim to have your entry at least 30 seconds long.
Wednesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: "You think swimming with sharks is expensive? Swimming with sharks cost me an arm and a leg."
Lip Sync Battle Prep! Use the time to prepare, plan and practice your Lip Sync Song. Judging will happen Monday, Tuesday next week! Try to include as many students as possible. Aim to have your entry at least 30 seconds long. Goal is to have your lip sync ready by Friday.
Thursday - WEB Leaders will come to class today
Joke of the Day:
Lip Sync Battle Prep! Use the time to prepare, plan and practice your Lip Sync Song. Judging will happen Monday, Tuesday next week! Try to include as many students as possible. Aim to have your entry at least 30 seconds long. Goal is to have your lip sync ready by Friday.
Friday - Lip Sync Battle Prep AND Spirit Day!!! Facial Hair Day
Joke of the Day:
WEB leaders will bring Spirit Tickets to class and hand out to those that have facial hair! Winner will be announced Monday.
Lip Sync Battle Prep! Use the time to prepare, plan and practice your Lip Sync Song. Judging will happen Monday, Tuesday next week! Try to include as many students as possible. Aim to have your entry at least 30 seconds long. Goal is to have your lip sync ready by today.
February 26th - March 1st
kpuxʷəxʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW DRIFTING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Williams, Ikari. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, Feb 28th - AM/PM class flip (Enrichment will be in the PM)
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training - Lip Sync Battle Launch
Joke of the Day: Why are mountains so good at telling jokes? Because they're hill areas
Ultimate Frisbee Promo Video - Please watch this video with your CREW class today. If you or your students have questions, please connect with Mrs. Hayhurst for more information.
Go over the Lip Sync Battle Criteria found here with your CREW class today. WEB leaders will join you tomorrow to officially launch the Lip Sync Battle. Initial brainstorming can happen today and have some ideas ready for when your WEB leaders arrives tomorrow.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: What did the cell say when his sister stepped on his foot? "Mitosis!"
Lip Sync Inspirations - Watch these
Last Year's Lip Sync Battle (about 12 minutes)
Jimmy Fallon Guests - Mashup (3 minutes)
Zendaya - performing 24K Magic by Bruno Mars (2 minutes)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - performing Shake it off by Taylor Swift (1:30 minutes)
Wednesday - Lip Sync Battle Prep
Joke of the Day: Why was 15 always so confident? She was a positive number
Goals for today's class:
Brainstorm songs to include in the performance and decide which song(s) to use. Remember, the song is one of the most important parts of your performance!
You want to try to use a song that lots of people know but is also easy to choreograph. Your presentation should be at least 30 seconds long. Song needs to be school appropriate.
Need ideas? Google popular lip sync songs.
You can review the Lip Sync Criteria with your CREW class and WEB leader if clarification is needed.
Goal is to have your song picked by the end of class on THURSDAY
Thursday - WEB Leaders will come to class today
Joke of the Day: What's the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but the flag is a big plus
Goal for today's class:
Answering questions such as: Who will perform in your lip sync? Who will sing each part? What props will you need? Will there be air guitar? Instruments? What costumes will you need? Will you have a theme? Country (horses galloping, cowboy hats, bandanas), sci-fi (aliens, space), oldies (50s, 60s, etc)
Use your whiteboard to record your class’ ideas.
Remember to check out the criteria (on the CREW website) for a complete overview of the task!
Take a photo of your ideas to not lose them!
Friday - Lip Sync Battle
Joke of the Day: Why did the belt get arrested? It held up a pair of pants.
Goal for today's class:
Begin rehearsal and choreography. Remember to involve as many students as possible in the presentation!
Possible tasks for students not in the presentation include: making props/costumes, editing audio (song mashup), researching ideas
Remember to check out the criteria sheet for a complete overview of the task!
February 19th - February 23rd
kpuxʷəxʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW DRIFTING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Guarasci, Hayhurst. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Talent Show Auditions are closed; but if you have a student that is still very keen please send them to Mrs. Gagliano
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - No School - Family Day
Joke of the Day: Which bathroom fixture would be the worst life preserver? The sink!
Tuesday - WEB leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Someone asked me what the ninth letter of the alphabet was. It was a complete guess, but I was right.
Teachers: Please watch the following PROMO video to hype up the Staff vs. Student Basketball game on Friday. A reminder that Friday is also Jersey Day
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Wednesday - Hidden Object Game
Joke of the Day: What do you call fake Sudoku? Pseudo-ku!
The following rules have been given to the WEB leaders. Teachers: Please provide an object that the students can hide
Explain the rules to your CREW class: (while one leader explains the rules, the other can be finding an object that can be hidden)
One student will stand outside while another member of your CREW hides the object.
Once the student returns it is their job to find the hidden object. You can start by having them look independently, if they start to need help you can use “hot” and “cold” to help lead them.
Once the object has been found pick another two students (one to look and one to hide the object)
Play multiple rounds to try to have everyone involved in at least one of the roles
Thursday - Connection Day
Joke of the Day: Why do pancakes always win at baseball? They have the best batter!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Guess the Candy Game. Jersey Day!!! Staff vs. Student Basketball at Lunch
Joke of the Day: Why should you buy socks with holes in them? it's the only way to get your feet in.
Reminder to WEB leaders to handout spirit day tickets to students who are wearing a jersey.
Teachers: Please provide small pieces of paper for guessing
WEB Leaders will ask students to try and guess how many candies are in the bag.
Students then need to write their name and guess how many candies they think are in the bag on a piece of paper. (Ask your teacher for paper/sticky notes)
WEB leaders will collect the slips of papers with the guesses (double check there is a name on the paper).
The answer will be announced at 9:19 over the announcements revealing the answer to the candy guesses
WEB Leaders will determine the winner (correct number or closest to the correct number)
Closest to the correct number keeps the bag of candies. If there is a tie, students can split the candy prize.
February 12th - February 16th
kpuxʷəxʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW DRIFTING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Dennis, Gagliano. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Talent Show Auditions Bit.ly and QR Code can be found here
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 15th - Extended CREW - Assembly
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for the WHOLE WEEK - Mid Point Reflection and Prep for Assembly/Talent Show
Joke of the Day: Why are cats bad storytellers? Because they only have one tale.
Land Acknowledgement ** NEW**
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Valentine Coloring
Joke of the Day: What piece on the playground is always exhausted? The tire swing!
Valentine Coloring Sheets have been placed in your mailboxes. Feel free to use the time today to color the valentines for students to give to friends/teachers/family. There are enough for one for each student if you want to have more (extras can be found in Parker's mailbox) or please print more on your own.
Wednesday - Board Games and Connections
Joke of the Day: I love being a maze designer. I get completely lost in my work.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Thursday - Assembly - Please wait to be called down to the gym
Joke of the Day: Why was the gossip disliked at the coffee shop? She always spilled the tea
Friday - No School
Joke of the Day: What's the king of all school supplies? The ruler.
February 5th - February 9th
spaqt
TIME OF EVERYTHING WHITE
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Allardyce, Ball. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Talent Show Auditions Bit.ly and QR Code can be found here
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 15th - Extended CREW - Assembly
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria Today
Joke of the Day: What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Categories Game
Joke of the Day: Why does a clock break when it gets hungry? It goes back four seconds.
Below are the instructions that have been given to WEB leaders for today's game. Supplies needed: Paper and one pencil per group
Ask your class to get into groups of 3-4 students
Ask you teacher for a lined paper for each group and each group needs one pencil/pen
Explain the rules: You are going to give your students a category and a letter of the alphabet. The goal is for them to write as many words that fit into that category that they can.
Tell your students this example:
Category is “things that you can find in the school” and the letter is “s”
Some potential answers: Students, studying, supplies, science, scissors, seats, secretaries.
Once your students understand the game, tell them to get ready to write their answers (in groups) on their paper. Set a 1 and a half minute timer for them to generate their answers.
At the end of each round, ask students to tally how many answers they came up with.
At the END of the GAME, ask students to add all of their tallies together for a final score.
Here is a list of the Categories to Use
Round 1: Animals Starting with the Letter B
Round 2: Food and Drinks starting with the Letter S
Round 3: Things that you can find outside starting with the letter C
Round 4: Things that you can find in your house starting with the letter A
Round 5: Jobs and hobbies starting with the letter T
Round 6: Things that are small starting with the letter R
Wednesday - Catch and Clap Game
Joke of the Day: What does a karate master get rewarded with while driving? A seat belt
Below are the instructions that have been given to WEB leaders for today's game. Supplies: WEB leader will be bringing 1 or 2
Have your CREW class get into a circle.
Toss a bean bag or easy-to-catch ball back and forth around the circle.
Let players know that it is the thrower’s responsibility to allow the catcher to catch it!
Once a rhythm is established, introduce a “clap” every time the ball is in the air.
All other players must clap in unison while the ball is in the air.
Play until there is a nice rhythm and flow!
Level up: Introduce another bean bag into play
Level up: Can you pass the bean bag around faster?
Thursday - Early Dismissal - CREW is Attendance Only Today
Joke of the Day: What do you get if you cross an elephant and a fish? Swimming trunks!
Friday - Early Dismissal - CREW is Attendance Only Today
Joke of the Day: Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze.
January 29th - February 2nd
smuqʷəqʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW FALLING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Wiebe, Carr. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
SHOUTOUT: Thanks to Mrs. Ikari for creating the resources and activities for this week in CREW!!!
NEW: Jump Rope Challenge - Rules and Expectations will be explained when you arrive to the gym. Please arrive between 9:05 - 9:07 to allow for the explanation of the challenge.
Talent Show Auditions Bit.ly and QR Code can be found here
Upcoming Important Dates:
Thursday, February 15th - Extended CREW - Assembly
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria Today
Joke of the Day: What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer.
On Friday students were asked to complete Google Forms for Yearbook but the links were not working well. If you did not have a chance to complete them, please use the time in today's class to complete the google forms. The QR codes are below:
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Jump Rope Challenge: McGuigan Nuessler Gagliano Sides
Joke of the Day: I couldn't remember how to throw a boomerang. Eventually, it came back to me.
Please go through the following slide deck today about Jump Rope for Heart. WEB Leaders or teachers can take the lead for this activity.
Wednesday - Jump Rope Challenge: Smith Hayhurst Pilon Peters
Joke of the Day: I'm very pleased with my new fridge magnet. So far, I've got 12 fridges
Jeopardy!! Play Jeopardy today and if you do not finish, you could always continue on Friday.
Teachers, in your email you will find a PowerPoint that has a Jeopardy game covering material from the google slides. There were difficulties putting PowerPoint onto Google Sites so this was the only option we could come up with.
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Why do dogs tend to run in circles? Because it's really heard to run in squares.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Jump Rope Challenge: Guarasci Williams Ikari Martin
Joke of the Day: People are usually shocked that I have a Police record... but I love their greatest hits!
Kahoot!
Use this link related to Jump Rope for Heart. Teachers, if you havn't logged into Kahoot recently this may take a moment longer to get to the game.
January 22nd - January 26th
smuqʷəqʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW FALLING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Spiers, Ward. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
NEW: Jump Rope Challenge - Rules and Expectations will be explained when you arrive to the gym. Please arrive between 9:05 - 9:07 to allow for the explanation of the challenge.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, February 15th - Extended CREW - Assembly
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria Today
Promo Video: Please watch the following video as a reminder about bottle collection. Talk about what can and cannot be recycled. The biggest thing we notice is students through in Starbucks cups (at home they can be recycled - but we can't recycle starbucks cups for money). And PLEASE NO GARBAGE!
Joke of the Day: Why does putting a car in reverese make you nostalgic? It takes you back.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Jump Rope Challenge: Wiebe Allardyce Ward Irving
Joke of the Day: What do you call the boss at Old McDonald's farm? The CIEIO
Promo Video: Please watch the following Promo Video for the Talent Show. Teachers, please discuss last year's talent show and remind them how great it was to see student talent.
Once you have watched the video, WEB leaders can lead the discussion on the following IMPORTANT points:
What talents you can highlight at the talent show
Who has talent that they are willing to share at the talent show
Student can use the link or the QR Code below
If students need tech support they can see Mr. Butterworth
bit.ly/RMSTalentShow2024
Wednesday - Jump Rope Challenge: Luthin Ball Dennis Spiers
Joke of the Day: Which bees are the smartest? Spelling bees!
Counting to 15 Game:
Split class into 2 groups
Each group will circle up and has the simple task of counting to 15 out loud - one person at a time.
Rules:
Cannot speak at the same time as another student, if this happens the group has to start back at 0.
No patterns, pointing, or gestures to help the group reach 15.
Extension: Try with entire class
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What is heavy forward but not backward? A ton.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Jump Rope Challenge: Schellenberg Mills Lonstrup Pennell
Joke of the Day: I signed up for a marathon, but how will I know if it's the real deal or just a run-through?
Thoughtful Thanks Pink Slips:
WEB leaders will model how to fill out the Thoughtful Thanks Pink slips (Teachers, you can help them out as they are modelling and explaining too) - please give your class some examples
Ask each student fills out at least 1 slip.
WEB leaders/teachers, when students hand in their slips to you, please double check that they are appropriate.
WEB LEADERS, collect every slip (even extras) and bring them to Mrs. PARKER after CREW class.
Possible staff members students can thank:
Their core teacher
Their CREW teacher
Their Enrichment teacher
The CEA who supports their class
A staff member they enjoy talking to
January 15th - January 19th
smuqʷəqʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW FALLING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Sides, Smith. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, March 15th - Extended CREW -- 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle!!!
Friday, March 15th - Talent Show -- 1:00 - 3:00
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria Today
Joke of the Day: Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth. Then it's a soap opera.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Evolution Game
Joke of the Day: Have you heard about the chocolate record player? It sounds pretty sweet.
Below are the instructions the WEB leaders were given about today's game:
There are five levels to this game - Teachers/WEB Leaders you may want to write these on the whiteboard for reference:
The lowest level is egg. If you’re an egg, you crouch down and walk around.
The next level is chicken. If you’re a chicken you walk around flapping your wings and clucking.
The next level is dinosaur. If you’re a dinosaur you walk around with your arms like a T Rex and roar.
The next level is ninja. If you’re a ninja, you walk around doing karate moves.
The highest level is philosopher.
The game starts with everyone as an egg. Find a partner and play rock paper-scissors best of three. The winner moves on the next level. If you win and become a chicken, you have to find another chicken to lay rock-paper-scissors with. If you win, you evolve to dinosaur, but if you lose you go back to egg.
One you reach philosopher, you’re out of the game and sit at the side and contemplate life.
Wednesday - The Tower Game
Joke of the Day: What does a sprinter eat before a race? Nothing, they fast!
Get your class to partner up. Decide who is partner A and who is partner B
Have partner A come up to view their topic for round 1. Don't show them Partner Bs. Have partner B come up to view their topic for Round 1. Don't show them Partner As.
The goal of this game is to guess 3 words within the other person's topic, then guess what their topic is. Once you guess one word, you are now trying to guess words that relate to that word.
You ask your partner by saying “Can I have a ______” to see if it fits their topic.
The winner is the first person to guess 3 words that fit the other person’s topic as well as what the other person's topics . Play 3 rounds total.
Topics Partner A Partner B
Round 1 Things that are sharp Things that are round
Round 2 Words that have 3 letters Things that start with the letter a
Round 3 Things that can be worn Things that live in the ocean
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Where do boats go when they're sick? To the boat doc.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Zip Zap Zop Game! Spirit Day -- School Colour Day
Joke of the Day: I don't trust stairs. They're always up to something.
WEB leaders will make sure to give students who dressed up a Spirit Day Ticket. Reminder to put tickets into the box at the office.
Instructions for the Zip Zap Zop Game are as follows:
Students circle up
Have to point at someone in the circle with both hands clasped (cannot point to person directly beside them) and say ‘Zip’
Next person does the same but says ‘zap’ followed by the next person saying ‘zop’.
This repeats around the circle from student to student, gaining more and more momentum.
KEYS to game:
Eye contact (must make eye contact with person you are sending ‘energy’ to)
Have to say zip, zap, zop in sequential order
ELIMINATION ROUND:
Once students get acquainted with game, they can play elimination rounds
Whoever says wrong word, takes too long is eliminated
Final 4 people can point to person next to them
Final 2 go back-to-back and walk away from each other like a western flick, then turn when teacher says ‘draw’ whoever says Zip, zap, or zop first wins.
January 8th - January 12th
smuqʷəqʷtan
TIME OF THE SNOW FALLING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Pilon, Schellenberg. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria Today
Joke of the Day: Why do you need a jeweler on New Year's Eve? To ring in the new year.
WELCOME BACK! Today is a great day to connect with your class about their holiday break. Below are some activities that can be used to engage with students.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Game Day!
Joke of the Day: What was Dr. Frankenstein's New Year's resolution? To make new friends.
Below are the instructions the WEB leaders were given about today's game:
Create a circle in the classroom. Choose one person to start as the “leader”.
The “leader” will call out a prompt, and any student who can relate to the prompt must step out of the circle. For example, the player may say, “Step out of the circle if you have ever danced in the shower.”
If no player steps out of the circle, then the “leader” is out of the game and must choose a new “leader”.
The game will continue this way until only one player remains in the circle.
Below are some possible prompts to get you started:
Never have I ever rode a motorcycle
Never have I ever sang Taylor Swift at karaoke
Never have I ever broken a bone
Never have I ever used someone else’s toothbrush
Never have I ever been to a Disney park
Never have I ever dyed my hair
Never have I ever painted someone’s nails
Never have I ever broken my phone screen
Wednesday - Game Day!
Joke of the Day: What do you call a temper tantrum that a snowman throws in January? A meltdown.
Top 5 Quiz Game → Use this link for the game
Below are the instructions that have been given to the WEB leaders:
As a WEB leader you will want to split your CREW into groups of 3-4
Each group will get either a piece of paper and pencil or a mini whiteboard and marker. Once the question comes up on the video each group will try to come up with the “top 5 answers”. You will need to pause the video to give teams enough time (approximately 30 - 60 seconds) as the video doesn’t allow for much “thinking time”.
WEB leaders can facilitate the game and keep score. The scoring is below:
#1 Answer → 5 points
#2 Answer → 4 points
#3 Answer → 3 points
#4 Answer → 2 points
#5 Answer → 1 point
After each round collect and add points.
Play as many rounds as possible and total points at the end to find a winner
Thursday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Where do you find Google during January? The Winternet.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Game Day!
Joke of the Day: How was the snow globe feeling in January? A little shaken!
The Frog Game
The group sits or stands in a circle. The first person starts out by saying “One Frog.” The second person says, “Jumped in.” The next person says, “The Lake.” The next says, “Kerplop.”
Continue in the circle and since it is the second time through the sentence, everything is said twice.
Ex. First person “Two frogs,” next person, “Two frogs,” next “Jumped in, “ next “Jumped in,” next “The Lake, ”next“ The Lake, ”next“ Kerplop, and ”next Kerplop”.
Third time through, everything is said three times.
If someone says the wrong thing, or if someone is too slow, the game starts over at one with the person to their left. If you’d like to, you can make this an elimination game or a collaborative team game to see how far you can get into the game without a mistake.
December 18th - December 22nd
kc̕aʔc̕aʔɬtan
TIME OF THE COLD WEATHER
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Pennell, Peters. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Library News!!! Check out the Hide and Seek Game happening in the Library. Here is a link for more details
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
January 8th - First Day Back after Winter Break
Monday - WEB Leaders will be in CREW today
Joke of the Day: What do gingerbread men use when they break their legs? Candy canes.
Teachers: Dance/Club Placements need to be given to students today so they know where to go on Wednesday. Placement sheets are in your mailboxes if you haven't picked them up yet.
Prep for Christmas Lip Dub - Reminder we will be filming TOMORROW during Extended CREW. Use today to solidify plans and materials you will need for tomorrow.
Tuesday - Extended CREW - Lip Dub Filming
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the ski trip? It started off fine, but went downhill fast.
Christmas Lip Dub - School Wide Lip Dub is being filmed this morning. Remember your positions and the route. Reminder to check the information on the map for details. A reminder that ALL classes need to end in the gym. PLEASE be aware of the route so you do not interfer with the filming as you head to the gym
If you were in a shared space (hallway etc) please make sure to clean up any materials you have used!
Wednesday - Extended CREW - School Dance
Joke of the Day: Why does The Grinch enjoy gardening? He's got a green thumb.
Attendance will be taken in CREW. During CREW at some point teachers will be asked to send their students to their desired "club" or head to the dance. The Dance and Clubs begin at 9:30 and run until 12:15. Teachers are to keep their SAME group for the whole time. Students are NOT to switch locations, they must stay in their original selection for the WHOLE time.
Thursday - Extended CREW - Pancake Breakfast
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about Rudolph's roller coaster ride? He held on for deer life!
CREW classes will do attendance and then wait for their house team to be called down to their eating space. Details of the morning were emailed to staff earlier this week. Please check your email if you are unsure of the structure of the morning.
Friday - Extended CREW - Winter Assembly
Joke of the Day: What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted flakes.
CREW classes will be called down to the gym for our Winter Assembly.
December 11th - December 15th
kc̕aʔc̕aʔɬtan
TIME OF THE COLD WEATHER
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Sheets are due to Mrs. Parker THIS FRIDAY
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Mills, Nuessler. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Library News!!! Check out the Hide and Seek Game happening in the Library. Here is a link for more details
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday, December 19th - Extended CREW for Lip Dub filming
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders will be in CREW today
Joke of the Day: I wrote a song about a tortilla. Well, it’s actually more of a wrap.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Collection will continue until December 15th. Please encourage collection as the food will be made into baskets and given to families in need.
Prep for Christmas Lip Sync - Reminder we will be filming the Lip Dub next Tuesday. Use this week to prepare for your part in the video.
Tuesday: Cup Stacking: Guarasci, Nuessler, Dennis, Martin
Joke of the Day: What job did the frog have at the hotel? Bellhop.
Prep for Christmas Lip Sync - Use this week to prepare for your part in the video.
Wednesday - Cup Stacking: Luthin, Allardyce, Ikari, Irving
Joke of the Day: What do you call and owl that does magic? Hoodini.
Prep for Christmas Lip Sync - Use this week to prepare for your part in the video.
Thursday - CREW Connection Day - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria (Bottle Collection and Check in)
Joke of the Day: Want to hear a joke about paper? Never mind, it’s tearable.
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt! Items and Red Tally Sheet due to Mrs. Parker tomorrow
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Cup Stacking: McGuigan, Ball, Pilon, Spiers
Joke of the Day: What do you call a laughing motorcycle? Yamahahaha.
Prep for Christmas Lip Sync - Use this week to prepare for your part in the video.
Reminder: Holiday Giving CREW Scavenger hunt due - YOUR RED TALLY SHEET NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED TO PARKER.
December 4th - December 8th
tk̕ayikstən
TIME OF THE LEAVES WITHERING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
School Dance/Clubs Sign up THIS WEEK. Please ask each student to make their top 3 selections if they are not attending the dance. These sign up sheets will appear in your mailbox when they are ready. Please have selections done by Friday, December 8th.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Collection will continue until December 15th.
Friday is PJ DAY! Dress up in PJ's and you will be given a SPIRIT DAY TICKET and you can enter your name into a draw for School Store Cash!!!
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Martin, McGuigan. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
Library News!!! Check out the Hide and Seek Game happening in the Library. Here is a link for more details
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
***NEW --> Tuesday, December 19th - Extended CREW for Lip Dub filming
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What did the elephant want for his birthday? A trunk full of presents.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Collection will continue until December 15th. Please encourage collection as the food will be made into baskets and given to families in need.
Teachers: Please show the following promo video for the Staff vs Student Floor Hockey Game on Friday at lunch: https://youtu.be/fBf3Or1VSjU
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Cup Stacking: Smith, Hayhurst, Lonstrup, Pennell
Joke of the Day: I got a new pair of gloves today, but they're both left-handed. On the one hand, it's great, but on the other hand, it's just not right.
Christmas Lip Dub Launch - This year we are changing the Christmas spirit idea by filming a Lip Dub. Please watch the following video as an example. Please note: This video was filmed by Mr. Butterworth when he did his internship at KLO. Our theme will be Christmas.
Teachers - full details of the Christmas Lip Dub can be found here as well (previously sent as an email)
Brainstorm ideas to showcase your CREW class - does anyone have a talent they can showcase during the walk through?
Wednesday - Cup Stacking: Schellenberg, Williams, Peters, Gagliano
Joke of the Day: It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things, literally.
Watch the route test video found here to see where your class will be located and what songs/lyrics will be played.
Brainstorm ideas for your section of music - how will you showcase your CREW class, and how will you showcase your house color during this section of music
Thursday - CREW Connection Day
Joke of the Day: Do mascara and lipstick ever argue? Sure, but then they makeup.
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - PJ DAY!!!! Cup Stacking: Wiebe, Mills, Ward, Sides
Joke of the Day: Where do sharks go on vacation? Finland.
WEB Leaders will give out Spirit Day Tickets to those students dressed up in their PJ's!
*** Action Item: Teachers - Send you Spirit Day numbers to Mrs. Parker to earn house points!
Prep for Christmas Lip Dub - filming on December 19. Make decorations, decide who is singing, what your choreography will be.
November 27th - December 1st
tk̕ayikstən
TIME OF THE LEAVES WITHERING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Collection will continue until December 15th.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Luthin, Lonstrup. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
***NEW --> Tuesday, December 19th - Extended CREW for Lip Dub filming
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: The rotation of the Earth really makes my day.
Holiday Food Drive Initiative - Promote Collecting Items for our Food Drive. Keep track of your items on your RED tally sheet. Collection will continue until December 15th.
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Cup Stacking: Schellenberg, Mills, Lonstrup, Pennell
Joke of the Day: What would the Terminator be called in his retirement? The Exterminator.
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt!
Mingle Mingle Mingle Game
The leader running the game calls out a category question (for example - what is your favourite colour?). Everyone in the group would then have to start calling out their favourite colour to each other and find the others in the group who have the same favourite colour as them.
When a player finds another player who has the same answer as them they then join together (by linking arms or standing shoulder to shoulder) and continue to go round the group looking for more people with the same answer. After a minute or so (completely up to the leader running the game) the leader can call "STOP". Each group needs to call out their answer. If there are two people/groups who have the same answer but are not linked together then they are eliminated from the next round. Ask the following questions:
Favourite colour
Favourite ice cream flavour
Favourite pizza type
Favourite season
Favourite chip flavour
Favourite fast food restaurant
Favourite subject in school
Favourite TV show
Wednesday - Cup Stacking: Luthin, Ball, Dennis, Spiers
Joke of the Day: Why did the girl keep buying so many books? Because she had no shelf control!
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt!
Blind Pictionary:
WEB leader #1: Divide the class into groups of 2 or 3 to start the activity.
Person #1 will be shown an item to draw from a list that the teacher will have on the CREW website. They return to their partner(s) and attempt to draw the item with their eyes closed.
The pair/group of three that guesses correctly first wins a point. Each team can keep track of their own points or WEB leader #2 can keep track.
New round - new artist! Take turns drawing and guessing until a total winner has been decided (first team to 3 points or until the time is up)
You can also set a time limit for each round to make the game challenging if you choose.
Drawing List - click here to be taken to the list of words in a Slide Deck. Teachers can show the drawer the words descretely and keep the other words hidden
Thursday - CREW Connection Day
Joke of the Day: The recipe said to "Set the oven to 180 degrees." But now I can't open it because the door faces the wall.
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Cup Stacking: Wiebe, Allardyce, Ward, Irving
Joke of the Day: Why can't you trust anything balloons say? They're full of hot air.
Don't forget the Holiday Giving Scavenger Hunt!
A-Z Board Race Game:
This is a speed and vocabulary game
WEB leader #1: Explain to students that they will be divided into two teams and will be lining up in front of the whiteboard. Then tell them that you will then give them a category. The first student in each line runs to the board and writes a word belonging to the theme/category that starts with “A”. Returning to their team, the second student adds a word starting with “B”, and so on, until a winning team has completed the entire alphabet or achieved the most words after a given time limit.
WEB leader #2: Divide your class into two teams and get them to line up in front of the boards.
Give them their first theme and start!
Once a team wins, you can start a new round with a new theme.
Theme/category topics you can use for you class
Food
Animals
Things you can find outside
Countries & cities
*Tip: If you wish, you can allow teams to leave a limited number of blank letters, or include a limited number of repetitions from the other team.*
November 20th - November 24th
tk̕ayikstən
TIME OF THE LEAVES WITHERING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Williams, Ikari. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
***NEW: Spirit Day Tickets! WEB leaders will be bringing Spirit Day Tickets to CREW classes on Spirit Days. If students are dressed up, they will recieve a ticket. Students will fill in the ticket and then bring their ticket to Entry Box by the office. At the end of the day a ticket will be drawn for a prize to be given out each Spirit Day!
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: Want to hear a joke about construction? Nevermind, I'm still working on it.
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Cup Stacking: Guarasci, Williams, Ikari, Martin
Joke of the Day: What the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricyle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle? Attire!
Game: Handshake Murder - WEB leaders have been trained, below are the instructions that were given
Ask students to close their eyes (at their desks) and one WEB leader can walk around the room and pick one student to be the vampire by tapping them on the head.
Then, everyone walks around shaking hands.
The vampire, when shaking hands, pokes the person in the wrist with 2 fingers to signify a vampire bite.
The person who is “bitten” (poked) counts to 10 in their head or takes 10 steps, and then dramatically falls to the ground, dead.
After someone dies, students can choose to guess who the vampire is, but if they are wrong, the student who guessed incorrectly is out.
Game continues until the vampire is guessed. Feel free to play multiple rounds.
Wednesday - Cup Stacking: Smith Hayhurst Pilon Peters
Joke of the Day: How does Reese eat cereal? Witherspoon
Memory Game (Images Linked Here)
Teachers will need to display the memory game (linked here). While your teacher is setting up the screen, hand out blank paper to each of your students and ask your students to get out a pencil.
There are four rounds to this game. For each round, ask your teacher to display the items on the screen for 2 minutes. During this time, students can only look at the items, THEY CANNOT WRITE!
Once the 2 minutes have passed, hide the display of the objects students then have 1 minute to write down as many of the items they can remember.
After the 1 minute has passed, go back to the image with the object and have students mark their own work. The person who gets the most correct answers at the end of each round wins.
Thursday - CREW Connection Day
Joke of the Day: When is a door not a door? When it's ajar
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - Spirit Day!!! Cup Stacking: McGuigan Nuessler Gagliano Sides
Joke of the Day: How do you get a country girl's attention? A tractor.
Spirit Day - Teachers, please send your spirit day numbers to Mrs. Parker
NEW*** Spirit Tickets - WEB leaders will hand out Spirit Tickets to those students who are dressed up today. Students will then fill in the ticket and put their entry into the box that will be located outside the office. A winner will be chosen by the end of the day!
Alphabet Pockets Game - WEB leaders have been trained on this game. Below are the instructions they have been given.
One WEB leaders will get students to get into groups of 4 or 5. The other WEB leader can give instructions (Below)
Everyone in each team searches through their own pockets, wallets, pocketbooks, book bags, or around the classroom. The group tries to come up with one possession which begins with each letter of the alphabet. Give the class 10 minutes to complete this task.
Then, go around and see which group has the most objects that represent the most letters.
If you have extra time, you can have groups share out a couple of their best objects.
November 13th - November 17th
tk̕ayikstən
TIME OF THE LEAVES WITHERING
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Guarasci, Hayhurst. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, November 10th - Extended CREW for Remembrance Day Assembly
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
Monday - NO SCHOOL - In Leiu of Remembrance Day
Joke of the Day: How well did I hang up that picture? I nailed it!
Tuesday: Enrichment Sign up - NO WEB Leaders
Joke of the Day: Can one bird make a pun? No, but toucan.
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
Please See the QR code above or use the bit.ly code below. ALL Students need to complete this task by the end of this week. For those students who may be away today, please connect with them another day this week to have them sign up. bit.ly/465JtQj (Case sensitive)
Wednesday - 'Send me your Champion' Game
Joke of the Day: My hotel tried to charge me 10 dollars extra for air conditioninng. Not Cool!
The WEB leaders have been trained to lead this game. Below are the instructions that have been given to them. Please see where you can help as the teacher
Instructions:
WEB leader #1 should take the lead instructions and running the game & WEB leader #2 keeps score on white board and help judge
Divide your class into 5-6 equal groups and send each group to a corner or the sides of the room.
Give time for each group to pick a team name. Write each team name on the board.
Pose a question (see list below) and give time for the groups to talk to each other. Each group sends the person who best represents that category for your group to the front. Whichever group sends the best representation of that category wins a point. The WEB Leaders and teacher need to decide who they think answered the question the best.
Web leader Record the points on the scoreboard.
Questions:
Send me your tallest person
Send me your shortest person
Send me your person who has had the most successful sporting accomplishment.
Send me your person who has met the most famous person.
Send me your person that has the most unique hobby
Send me your person that has the largest variety of pets
Send me your person that has the largest collection of collectables (ex: hockey cards, figurines, etc)
Send me your youngest person by age.
Send me your person who can count to 10 in the most languages.
Send me your person who has traveled/lived the farthest away from Kelowna
(You can create more questions if you have time)
Thursday - CREW Connection Day
Joke of the Day: Why was the horse so happy? Because he lived in a stable environment.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - '1, 2, 3, Clap Snap Jump' Game
Joke of the Day: What do you call a kangaroo's lazy joey? A pouch potato.
The WEB leaders have been trained on the game. Below are the instructions that have been given to the WEB leaders
Start the game by dividing your class into partners.
Partner A starts and says 1, Partner B says 2, then Partner A says 3, then Partner B says 1, and so one. Repeat for 30 seconds.
Next round, replace all the 1s with a snap. Repeat the game in partners for 30 seconds.
Next round, replace all the 2s with a clap. Repeat the game in partners for 30 seconds.
Finally, replace all the 3s with a jump. Repeat the game in partners for 30 seconds.
Have the class stand in a circle.
Count off around the circle “1, 2, 3”. (“1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc.”)
Do it again, but this time all the 1’s will be replaced by a snap of the fingers. (“snap, 2, 3, snap, 2, 3, etc.”)
Do it again, but this time also replace the 2 with a clap. (snap, clap, 3, snap, clap, 3, etc.)
For the final round, 1 will be replaced by a snap, 2 will be replaced by a clap, and 3 will be replaced by a jump. (snap, clap, jump, snap, clap, jump, etc.)
After a few rounds of practice, this can be played in “elimination mode” – if you make a mistake you must sit down. Play until there is a final showdown between the last 2 standing students!
November 6th - November 10th
tk̕ayikstən
TIME OF THE LEAVES WITHERING
Diwali and Remembrance Day
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Dennis, Gagliano. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, November 10th - Extended CREW for Remembrance Day Assembly
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
A HUGE THANK YOU to Ms. Pandher, Ms. Mcguigan, and the Diwali Committee for planning the activities for Diwali this week
Action Item: If you want to have Diwali coloring sheets, you must print and photocopy them prior to being used on Thursday.
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What kind of car does an egg drive? A yolkswagen
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
In preparation for the week of Diwali Celebrations. Please show your class the following two YouTube videos for background information. Explain that throughout the week, your class will be creating two different crafts to celebrate, a Diya and a garland. On Thursday, there will be decorations (Rangoli) put up outside the office and there will be a dance celebration in the auditorium at lunch.
Tuesday: Diya Creation
Joke of the Day: Why did the pirate walk the plank? His dog was back on land.
In partners, decorate the paper circles provided (10 per class). There will be a sheet of flames provided. Cutout a flame for each circle to finish the craft. Here is an example. Feel free to put on some Punjabi music while you are creating the crafts!
Here is a video with information explaining the significance of Diya to show students before the create their craft
Wednesday - Garland Creation
Joke of the Day: Why did Cinderella leave the basketball team? She ran away from the ball.
Families decorate for Diwali with a variety of things. One piece of decoration that is commonly used is garland. The craft today allows for your to create some garland to help decorate as well. Here is an example of the finished craft students will be doing. Feel free to put on some Punjabi music while you are creating the crafts!
Sheets will be provided - 5 sheets per class, 6 leaves per sheet so students can work individually. Thread will be provided. Pom poms can be added if desired (not supplied). Create as many garlands as you can with your class.
Thursday - Colouring and Diwali Celebration
Joke of the Day: What did the cow say to her calf? "It's pasture bedtime"
Spend the class finishing your garland or Diya. If done, go here for some colouring pages. (Teachers are responsible for printing the coloring sheets themselves prior to today)
Rangoli is happening today! Outside the office, the floor will be “painted” and decorated for when students come into school in the morning and throughout the day.
During lunch, there is a music party happening in auditorium. All are welcome!
Friday - Remembrance Day Assembly
Joke of the Day: Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay they'd be bagels.
Wait for your class to be called down to the gym for the assembly. Before you class is called down, a quick reminder on expectations for a Remembrance day assembly. It is very different from our usual pep rally assemblies. Students are to enter the gym quietly and remain attentive and quiet throughout the whole assembly. Additionally there is no clapping during a Remembrance Day assembly.
October 30th - November 3rd
sk̕əlwistən
TIME OF THE RED SALMON
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
RMS COMMUNITY GARBAGE CLEAN-UP: Allardyce, Ball. Please connect with each other to arrange which day you will be cleaning up (Monday or Thursday)
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Assembly
Friday, November 10th - Extended CREW for Remembrance Day Assembly
Wednesday, December 20th - Extended CREW and School Dance
Thursday, December 21st - Extended CREW for Pancake Breakfast
Friday, December 22nd - Extended CREW for Assembly
A message from our Health and Safety Committee: Daily Health Checks are still important and should be done by everyone entering the schools. Parents are also encouraged to complete daily health checks for their child(ren) before school.
SHOUT OUT - Thank you to Ms. Pennell, Ms. Ikari, Mr. Wiebe, Ms. Harris (and any other teachers that have helped) for planning the activities for "Walk for Wenjack" this week
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
Joke of the Day: What do you call a toothless bear? A gummy bear!
Land Acknowledgement - NEW
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Halloween Assembly! AND Trick or Treating at lunch. Dress up to get candy
Joke of the Day: Why did the PowerPoint presentation cross the road? To get to the other slide.
Please wait for your house color to be called to they gym for the Assembly.
Wednesday - Day 1 Walk for Wenjack
Joke of the Day: Where do you learn about ice cream? Sundae school
Teachers, please use the following slide deck for the following three days. Teachers, WEB leaders will be there to support and participate in the activities, but we ask that you take the lead for these three days.
Thursday - - Day 2 Walk for Wenjack
Joke of the Day: How do trees access the internet? They log in.
Continue with the Walk for Wenjack Initiative and Slide Deck.
Friday - Day 3 Walk for Wenjack
Joke of the Day: I use to work for an origami factory. Then it folded.
Teachers, please do attendance and bring your class out to the field. Please listen for instructions when you arrive outside.
October 23rd - 27th
sk̕əlwistən
TIME OF THE RED SALMON
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Assembly
Spirit Day - Friday is TWIN DAY!!
A message from our Health and Safety Committee: Daily Health Checks are still important and should be done by everyone entering the schools. Parents are also encouraged to complete daily health checks for their child(ren) before school.
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training
VIDEO: Teachers please show the following video to promote the Staff vs Students Volleyball game that is happening on Friday!
Joke of the Day: What's another name for an iPhone power cord? Apple juice
Land Acknowledgement - NEW (Every week there will be new video linked here)
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Puzzle Challenge: Wiebe, Nuessler, Lonstrup, Irving
Joke of the Day: I got an email explaining how to read maps backwards. It was spam!
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Today’s game: Hey! Here are the instructions:
Get everyone to stand in a circle facing inwards. The leader running the game will need to stand in the middle of the circle. The leader points at someone in the circle. That person must duck down straight away and the two people on either side of them must turn to face each other, hold their hands/palms together pointing at the other person and say/yell "hey". All this needs to happen as quickly as possible.
Whoever does this first stays in and the slower person is out. Also, if the person who gets pointed at originally doesn't duck down quick enough, then they are out. If they do duck down quickly, then whoever says "hey" first out of the two people either side of them stays in and the other person is out.
When there are only two people left, they stand back to back, and the person who was in the middle starts counting. With each count the two people take steps away from each other, western style. The person who was in the middle then yells "go", and the two people turn, complete the hand action and say "hey". The person who is fastest wins, and gets to be in the middle for the next round.
Wednesday - Puzzle Challenge: Luthin, Hayhurst, Dennis, Martin
Joke of the Day: My son asked me to put his shoes on, but I don't think they'll fit me.
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Today’s game: Who has the hat! Here are the instructions:
Say to your class - “We’re going to play a game!” you do not tell your CREW students instructions (that’s the whole purpose).
THEN, all you say to your students is: “I am giving the hat to ____.” When the next student talks you say “____, now has the hat.” Continue playing until your class figures it out.
If this does not go well with your class, you can just play heads up seven up.
Thursday - - Bottle Collection Day. WEB Leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: Why couldn't the sesame seed get off the hill? It was on a roll.
Continue to work on Paper Airplane and Scavenger Hunt!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - SPIRIT Day - TWIN DAY
Joke of the Day: Why do dads feel the need to tell such bad jokes? They just want to help you become a groan up!
Please remind your CREW teacher to record the number of students who are dressed up, and record the number. Send the total to Ms. Parker.
ACTION ITEM: Finalize and tally points for the scavenger hunt and bring sheet to Ms. Parker.
ACTION ITEM: Send Spirit Day Numbers to Mrs. Parker (via email) to add to house points
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Game: Apple, Orange and Banana! 🍎🟠🍌
Ask your students to form a circle in class.
Students have to put their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them.
Next, ask everyone playing to:
jump forward when you say apple
jump back when you say orange
jump and turn 180 degrees when you say banana & put their hands on the shoulders of the person who was behind them.
WEB LEADERS - ONE of you needs to call out commands.
Do a couple rounds for 5 minutes, and then you can do ‘process of elimination’ where when someone messes up, they are out.
October 16th - 20th
sk̕əlwistən
TIME OF THE RED SALMON
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Bookmark Contest Winner! Please see the following link for the winners of the bookmark! Have a look at them this week.
IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Assembly
Monday - WEB Leaders in Cafeteria for Training.
Joke of the Day: What do you call a mac 'n' cheese that gets all up in your face? Too close for comfort food!
Land Acknowledgement - NEW (Every week there will be new video linked here)
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) Cuedle (Guess the Song)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday: Puzzle Challenge: Smith, Allardyce, Pilon, Sides
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the power outlet that got into a fight with a power cord? He thought he could socket to him.
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Activity Suggestion: Moose Bone Game. This is an Indigenous game that focuses on using your intuition.
Instructions:
Have your class sit in a circle. Grab a meter stick and an object about the size of a baseball.
Select one person to be it. This person needs the meter stick and needs to be blindfolded or just close their eyes.
Once they can’t see, everyone in the circle stomps their feet and one person hides the object somewhere in the circle. Once the object is hidden, everyone stops stomping their feet.
The goal of the game is to guide the blindfolded person to touch the object with their meter stick. People in the circle can use their voice, loud or whisper, or their feet/hands to make noise. They can guide the person, or distract them if desired. Who does the person in the circle choose to listen to; that’s part of the challenge.
Wednesday - Puzzle Challenge: Guarasci, Ball, Ward, Pennell
Joke of the Day: Whenever I try to eat healthy, a chocolate bar looks at me and Snickers.
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Activity Suggestion: The Forehead Game
Instructions:
WEB Leaders, write down 25 different animals on separate post it notes.
Give out one post it note to each student at random. Make sure they DON’T PEEK AT IT!
Still without looking at it, students stick it to their forehead so everyone else in the class can see.
Next, players walk around the class, taking turns asking yes/no questions to find out the word stuck to their head. For example, if you were teaching students about jobs and occupations vocabulary, students might ask “Do I work in a hospital?”, “Do I wear a uniform to work?, etc. The student who guesses their word with the fewest questions is the winner.
You can change post it notes and play as many rounds as you’d like.
Thursday - - Bottle Collection Day. WEB Leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: What do you call 26 letters that went for a swim? Alpha-WET-ical.
Continue to work on Paper Airplane and Scavenger Hunt!
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
Friday - PRO Day - No School for Students
Joke of the Day: What is the name of a very polite European body of water? Merci.
October 9th - 13th
ɬəx̌ʷɬax̌ʷtan
TIME OF THE CHOKE CHERRY
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Bookmark Contest Winner! Please see the following link for the winners of the bookmark! Have a look at them sometime this week.
We have a few initiatives that will be launched this month. Please be diligent with checking the website for schedules
SPIRIT DAY: This Friday is NEON DAY
Action Item: Please count how many students dress up on Friday and send numbers to Mrs. Parker by the end of the day.
IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Assembly
Monday - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving
Joke of the Day: What kind of egg did the evil chicken lay? A deviled egg!
Tuesday: BIG DAY!!! WEB leaders will be coming today to Launch THREE October Initiatives/Activities
Joke of the Day: What is it called when Silver Surfer and Iron Man team up? Alloys.
Land Acknowledgement - NEW (Every week there will be new video linked here)
WEB leaders will read through the instructions to the paper airplane challenge, the scavenger hunt challenge, and the puzzle challenge. Remind your CREW class that, like last year, these challenges take place in the build up to our Halloween spirit assembly on October 31st.
Launch paper airplane challenge - WEB leaders will be leaving a copy of instructions in your classroom.
Please see the Paper Airplane Page for all details.
Launch Scavenger Hunt activity - WEB leaders will be leaving a copy of instructions in your classroom.
WEB leaders will read through the attachment (and then leave it for your reference)
Reminder that the person who brings in the item must share a story of that item in order to receive the points and check the box.
Reminder that you can only receive points one time for each item.
Use this time to go over the scavenger hunt sheet and strategize (who can bring what etc.). Please detach the scavenger hunt sheet and find a good place to hang it up in your CREW class.
Launch Puzzle Challenge Activity - WEB leaders will be leaving a copy of instructions in your classroom.
Back by popular demand! See the Puzzle Challenge Page for rules and Schedule.
Wednesday - Puzzle Challenge: Schellenberg, Mills, Ikari, Peters
Joke of the Day: After dinner, my mom asked if I could clear the table. I needed a running start, but I made it!
Puzzle challenge starts today - if you are in one of the 4 classes above, you must go to the gym as soon as possible! The challenge starts at 9:09!
See attached page for rules.
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Thursday - - WEB leaders in Cafeteria (Bottle Collection and Training)
Joke of the Day: I found a wooden shoe in my toilet today. It was clogged.
Continue to work on Paper Airplane and Scavenger Hunt!
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) ***NEW Cuedle (Guess the Song -- Heardle is being discontinued)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Friday - Spirit Day!!! NEON DAY. Puzzle Challenge: McGuigan, Williams, Gagliano, Spiers
Joke of the Day: Why are Canadian students so smart? They get a lot of ehs!
Please remind your CREW teacher to record the number of students who are dressed up, and record the number. Send the total to Ms. Parker.
FYI - Lunch Time Activity - Beat a WEB leader in the Bottle Flip Challenge. If you beat the WEB leader, you get candy!
Continue to count points for the scavenger hunt (due Friday the 27th)
Continue to work on paper airplane (due Tuesday the 31st at the assembly)
Activity Idea:
Pictionary
Ask your CREW teacher to pull up the pictionary generator
WEB leader #1: Explain to your students that the goal of pictionary is to be the FIRST person to guess what the individual at the whiteboard is drawing.
WEB leader #2: Stand at the front with the person drawing and help define words/run the computer if they need it.
WEB leaders: Circulate the class and make sure you are listening to who guess correctly as some students are quiet. Whichever student guesses correctly first gets to go up and draw next.
If your CREW enjoys competition, you can divide them in half and play on teams (first one to guess it earns a point for THEIR team).
October 2nd - 6th
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TIME OF THE CHOKE CHERRY
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
NEW: Every Monday a new land acknowledgement that has been developed and presented by a student will be uploaded for you to show at the beginning of your CREW. Please show the video after you have completed attendance.
IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Assembly
Monday - NO SCHOOL - In lieu of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Joke of the Day: What did one hat say to the other? You wait here — I'll go on ahead!
Tuesday: WEB Leaders will stay in cafeteria for training
Joke of the Day: Why don't the circus lions eat the clowns? Because they taste funny!
Land Acknowledgement - NEW (Every week there will be new video linked here)
Teachers: Please find an activity to do with your CREW class today. Below are some options if you are stuck for ideas.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) ***NEW Cuedle (Guess the Song -- Heardle is being discontinued)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Wednesday - Early Dismissal (Attendance Only)
Joke of the Day: Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide!
Thursday - - Early Dismissal (Attendance Only)
Joke of the Day: Why are peppers the best at archery? Because they habanero!
Friday - Implementation Day - No School for Students
Joke of the Day: What did the duck say after she bought chapstick? Put it on my bill!
September 25th - 29th
ɬəx̌ʷɬax̌ʷtan
TIME OF THE CHOKE CHERRY
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Truth and Reconciliation Week. Thanks to Ms. Harris for planning all the activities this week.
NEW: Every Monday a new land acknowledgement that has been developed and presented by a student will be uploaded for you to show at the beginning of your CREW. Please show the video after you have completed attendance.
Monday, October 2nd - NO SCHOOL - In lieu of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
Monday - WEB Leaders will be coming to CREW Today
Joke of the Day: Did you hear about the bacon cheeseburger who couldn't stop telling jokes? It was on a roll!
Here is the link to the SlideDeck that Ms. Harris has put together for this week. Please note the activities/videos/discussion pieces for the various days. The Slide Deck is not intended for one day. It is meant for all 5 days.
WEB leaders will be coming to CREW everyday to participate in discussions and help teachers. Teacher please take the lead on all discussions this week.
Tuesday
Joke of the Day: My friend eats a bowl of fries, cheese curds, and gravy every morning. It's his daily poutine.
Teachers, continue working through the SlideDeck that has been provided for you.
Wednesday
Joke of the Day: What do you get if you cross an angry sheep with a moody cow? An animal that's in a baaaaaaaad moooooooood!
Teachers, continue working through the SlideDeck that has been provided for you.
Thursday - Bottle Collection Day. WEB leaders in Cafeteria
Joke of the Day: What do you get from a pampered cow? Spoiled milk!
Teachers, continue working through the SlideDeck that has been provided for you.
Friday
Joke of the Day: What kind of egg did the evil chicken lay? A deviled egg!
Teachers, continue working through the SlideDeck that has been provided for you.
September 18th - 22nd
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Terry Fox Focus this week. Please see the Terry Fox Resources Page for materials this week. Teachers will be responsible for printing out the materials you wish to use this week.
ACTION ITEM: Print off Shoe template for Tuesday's Activity
Monday - WEB Leaders in Training
Joke of the Day: Why can't a leopard hide? Because he's always spotted.
Teachers, Please show the following video to your CREW class. The video is approximately 14 minutes long. You can discuss the upcoming Terry Fox run here at RMS, the Terry Fox Foundation, or any fun facts you may know about Terry Fox.
Tuesday - Run for Terry Shoe Decorating Activity
Joke of the Day: Why are spiders so smart? They can find everything on the web.
Teachers please print off enough Shoes for your CREW class. Students will decorate/design a shoe. These shoes can be displayed in your room once students have finished them.
Wednesday - Terry Fox Assembly and Run
Joke of the Day: Don't trust atoms. They make up everything!
Your CREW class will recieve "I'm Running for..." Stickers. These can be filled out and students are encouraged to wear them during the assembly and run. During CREW time students will complete their shoes, and fill in the "I'm Running for ..." Stickers.
At 9:45 CREW classes will be called down to the gym. Please follow the instructions for loading the gym, instructions for the run will be given during the assembly. Students will be dismissed for break and will return to CORE teachers after break (at 11:15)
Thursday - Terry Fox Activities
Joke of the Day: Why did the robot go on vacation? It needed to recharge its batteries.
Please use the Terry Fox Resources Page to find activities for your CREW class to engage in. There are multiple activities there to choose from. Word Searches, Crosswords, Coloring Pages. If your CREW would like to listen to some music there is a great play list on spotify that can be used.
Friday - Kahoot
Joke of the Day: What do clouds to when they become rich? They make it rain!
A Kahoot is ready for you to play with your CREW class. There are 23 questions in this quiz so it will most likely take most of CREW class to complete.
September 11th - 15th
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Monday - WEB Leaders in Training
Mondays are teacher led days as the WEB leaders stay in the cafeteria for training. There are activities provided that you can do with your CREW class to make connections. Feel free to try different activities and if you find something that is successful please let Mrs. Parker know and she can add it to the CREW website.
Baboozables: A bamboozable is a saying/phrase that is made up of a display of words, in an interesting way. The object is to try to figure out the well-known saying, person, place, or thing that each bamboozable is meant to represent.
Hink Pink: Fun rhyming word riddles. The answer to the riddle is a pair of words that rhyme with each other.
For example: Large Feline would be Fat Cat.
Connect with your class with a -DLE... There are many to choose from! Below are the daily links to each website:
Wordle (Guess the word) Nerdle (Guess the math equation) ***NEW Cuedle (Guess the Song -- Heardle is being discontinued)
Worldle (Guess the country) Canuckle (Guess the Canadian word) Crosswordle (Guess crossing words)
Want a Challenge??? Try these: Dordle (Guessing two words) Quordle (Guessing four words)
Mindfulness - Check out the Mindfulness Resources Page for added support
Read to your class
Listen to a podcast (link to website that you can look at to find a podcast for your CREW)
Listen to a short story
Reminder: Teachers please pre-read any story you wish to read to ensure age level appropriateness
Students can color
Would you Rather Question - Pick a Question from the following website to start a conversation with your CREW class.
Tuesday - Bottle Recycling Info
Teachers will be asked to show a video (https://youtu.be/PP9QI7tgf1I) for bottle recycling. There is a True/False Activity that WEB leaders can do after the video has been shown.
Here is the video link: https://youtu.be/PP9QI7tgf1I
Here is a poster from the bottle recycling company that you can show your class. Please note that for the safety of students, its not encouraged to have glass drinking containers.
The following activity is what the WEB leaders have been given: (NOTE: WEB leaders have all answers)
Explain to your class that you stand if you think a statement is true & sit if you think a statement is false
Banana peels can go in the recycle bin
You should empty the liquid out of your can/bottle before putting it in the recycle bin
Half Eaten Sandwiches should go in the recycle bin
You should pour the rest of your pop can contents into a sink before recycling
Last year, Mr. Butterworth found multiple sandwiches in the recycling bins
Last year, the most common garbage in the recycling bin was paper
Last year, the grossest thing we found was a bag half full of rotten juice
You can recycle juice boxes
You can recycle Milk cartons
You can recycle juice pouches
Wednesday - CREW Championships (9:00 - 12:12)
Joke of the Day: Is the pool safe for diving? It deep-ends
Your CREW class will need to do attendance at be at your first station at 9:10. WEB leaders will do attendance in the cafeteria and join you before heading to your first station. WEB leaders have a schedule of the rotations, Schedules have been put in your mailbox for your reference and you can also find the schedule here.
We will end the morning with a short assembly celebrating the morning. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out.
Thursday - Bottle Collection Day - ENRICHMENT SELECTION
Joke of the Day: Why did everyone enjoy being around the volcano? It's just to lava-ble
Use the Bit.ly or QR Code below for all students to complete their Enrichment Selection. Once all students have finished you can fill time with activity suggestions below.
Cards and Board game are always a great way to have students connect without phones.
Introduce different card games each week and create some challenges, competition, and fun on Thursdays! If you need more decks of cards, please let me know, I have a lot to share. (Suggestion: number each deck of cards so when you find a lone ace of hearts on the floor you know which deck of cards it matches with...)
Game suggestions: Go fish, Cheat, Crazy Eights, Slap Jack, Speed, Kings in the Corner, Crib...
Check out this website for card game options
Options:
Have students teach your CREW a new game
Create a board game with your CREW class
https://bit.ly/3PyoIaN
Friday - Index Tower Building -- Teacher Participation Required
Joke of the Day: What did the fisherman say to the magician? "Pick a cod, any cod"
WEB leaders will be bringing 100 index cards to your CREW class this morning. You will have 15 minutes to build the tallest tower with the index cards. You MAY NOT use any materials to aid your index tower!
Top 3 teams will receive points for their house team. WEB leaders will lead this activity. One WEB leader will be a time keeper (or an adult if the WEB leaders want to participate). Please be diligent on the 15 minute time max.
Once you are done, the teacher should measure the tower, and email the measurement to Mrs. Parker to earn house points. You can also take a picture of your tower if you’d like and send that to her too.
Once finished - Please bring index cards back to Mrs. Parker if they are in good condition!
September 5th - 8th
Please Note:
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Reminder to all staff that announcements are to be read each morning from this document to your CREW class. All staff have access to edit the document. If you add an announcement, please remember to delete it once it is no longer relevant.
Tuesday - First Day of School! (Extended CREW 9:00 - 10:02)
You will not have WEB leaders today for CREW as they will be in the cafeteria for training.
Connect with your CREW class - there are some administrative duties to get through, but take the time to get to know them, play a game, chat, build community. Name Games will be played but it's never too soon to learn names!
Go through the Start up information with your CREW class (see Start Up Documents Page)
Your CREW class will NOT return to you at the end of they day (like previous years). Give them all handouts and materials at the beginning of the day (or Wednesday when you see them again)
Wednesday - Extended CREW (9:00 - 10:02)
WEB leaders have been trained and are ready to lead some activities today. Please be mindful that this is their first day in the classroom with you. Our hope is that the WEB leaders enter the classroom early to build a strong relationship with you and their CREW class members.
WEB leaders will begin in the cafeteria for attendance, a pep talk and reminder of the activity then will join you and your CREW class. We have asked them to
Introduce themselves to their CREW class
Play 2 games with your CREW class (Jack in the Box and Name Game)
Go over School Information. (Previously known as Tour Information. This has been split into two parts in which WEB leaders will give information to the CREW classes)
NOTE: Teachers please feel free to add insight as the WEB leaders go through the information
These activities may NOT take the whole extended CREW time. Teachers please be prepared to continue with Start Up Information, other games or activities.
Thursday - Extended CREW (9:00 - 10:02)
WEB leaders are ready to run today's activities as well! They will do attendance in the cafeteria and then join your CREW class shortly after. Below is what they have been trained to lead:
Reintroduce themselves to the class (as a reminder and to those that may not have been at school yesterday)
Complete the School Information
Name Game - Tip of My Finger
Get to Know you Game - Called "Pig Drawing". The instructions that have been given to the WEB leaders are as follows: (so you can help guide if needed, you will need to provide paper for this activity)
Supplies - Ask your CREW teacher for blank paper and tell students to take out a pencil
Say to your class, “When I tell you to begin, I want you to draw a pig. You have 30 seconds – GO” (Time them for 30 seconds and then ask them to put their pencils down).
Ask students to look around the room at all the drawings and then partner-up with a person who has drawn their pig in a similar way.
With your partner, spend three minutes talking to each other to find 3 things that you both have in common. Talk fast.
When the time is up, have students introduce each other to the rest of the class and include the things they had in common.
At the end, WEB leaders, remind your CREW class that you as a class have a lot in common and that you will discover more similarities as the year goes on.
Friday - Extended CREW (9:00 - 10:02) ---- Full School Welcoming Assembly
A Welcome Back Assembly has been planned!
WEB leaders will do attendance in the cafeteria and then join you in your CREW class.
Please remain in your classroom until you are called to the gym. (By House Color - Listen to the announcements)
Once there, teachers may be asked to participate in the assembly. Participation will be EASY and the intention is to be able to introduce staff to the students.