This week I wanted to focus on classroom visits and seeing our students learning and working. I have been in every class over these past two days. Some visits are short, and some times I stay a bit longer. I appreciate being made to feel so welcome in every class, and having the opportunity to witness teaching and learning every day.

Our 9 intermediate classes (grades 4 to 7) were busy with a variety of learning activities. I witnessed students working individually, in pairs, in small groups or having whole class discussions. Students shared with me what they were working on or what they were learning. This is another wonderful part of being a principal – having students share their learning with me.

A sampling of the current topics in the intermediate classes include: angles, the human body, passé composé, colour, movement verbs, early explorers, fractions, spelling, decimals, percentages, early people, the human eye, creative dance, Roman numerals, Africa, Rome, floor hockey, food chains, food webs, water cycle, chalk pastel art, volleyball, creative writing, historical fiction, yoga, combat des tounes, novel studies, ecosystems, book talks, using hands to measure the height of a horse, music on the Internet, multiplications drills, classification of jobs,…

Quite the list.

Learning is happening here at Cleveland. Are you asking your children what they are learning? If they answer “nothing”, dig deeper. There is a lot of learning happening every day.

Take care.