December 4 - 7

 I can participate in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities that support training principles

I can modify physical activities and games to improve safety, engagement, and inclusivity

I can discuss the effects of volunteerism on self and the community and plan for volunteerism opportunities in the school and community

I can understand that empathy involves trying to understand or share the feelings of another person

(Grade 6 Wellness)

In Grade 6 this week, we provided opportunities for students to really be intentional about recognizing and appreciating different perspectives in their collaboration with others. We practiced social behaviours such as respecting others, helping others, being honest, and acknowledging diversity.

In Phys Ed, we have been working on net and wall games, starting with volleyball! We practiced serving, bumping, and setting, as well as positioning ourselves to make sure we are able to work as a team to get that ball over the net! This has been a wonderful time to develop an understanding of our purpose in phys ed at school verses the purpose of athletic competition: at school, we are working together to develop skills through fun, athletic games. I was so proud to see our students adapting their game play to ensure fairness and development of skills! I heard many students cheering each other on, offering encouragement, and providing positive feedback. 

 

On Monday, we welcomed special guests from Calgary Surge. This is Calgary's newest team! Playing with Canadian Elite Basketball League, the Surge will be starting their second season here in Calgary in May. Ryan and Maryelle came with their mascot, Sergio, to talk about teamwork and collaboration with Grade 5 and 6 students. They shared about the importance of teamwork and chemistry when collaborating with others in athletics and other aspects of life. They also talked about resilience and being able to "bounce back" from difficult life events. Some of the Grade 6 students shared their ideas about collaboration and resilience:

"Working by yourself isn't as much fun because when you work with other people, you can laugh and have a good time even though the work is hard sometimes."

"Different people know different things and collaborating gives everybody a better understanding because you can help with what you are good at."

Thank you to Maddox's mom for helping organize this event for us!

Thank you to everyone for donating items for Warm Feet, Warm Hearts. We continued our work around perspectives and building empathy through some volunteer work with our buddies. We filled bags with the personal items that were sent and made cards to go with them. These bags will be taken to the Calgary Drop in Centre for distribution!