Dance Program up and running at Charlton

We are in the middle of our whole school Dance program here at Charlton P.S. Kreative Dance Kids began last week and will be engaging our classes for another week or so, with a culminating performance at 1.40 pm in our gym on Wednesday May 22nd.  The instructors are dynamic and

classes are very active in learning their dance moves. I'm impressed at how many students are participating fully in the dance activities...we have a few budding professionals in our midst!!

Scientists in the School in Kindergarten

This week, our Kindergartens enjoyed Scientists in the School. A scientist came in 3 days in a row and joined parent volunteers in each Kindergarten class to deliver 4 activities to groups of students.  Kindergartens learned concepts such as recycling (which items go in which container), water conservation (how much water is needed to brush your teeth), and the conditions seeds need to grow in soil.  Each Kindergarten student made a string of food to hang from a tree in order to feed birds.

As you can imagine, there was a lot of excitement in the room, and a lot of learning occurring.
Thanks to all the parent volunteers who helped deliver the activities to our youngest students - they had a blast!

Math games to support our mathematics program

Part of a comprehensive mathematics program is to use specific games to support the math learning in class.  Recently we have been trying out some new games in our mathematics classes.  Students have responded very well and have enjoyed engaging in these games.  Many have commented on how they better understand a particular concept after having played a game.

Here, 2 students and a staff member are playing a card game to support their learning.  Ask your son or daughter if they have recently played a game in mathematics.

Recently, through a connection with one of our parents, Mr. Granite.  The Chess Institute offerred a program to our Community Class to learn chess, and at the same time teach the students skills of patience and taking turns.  The program was offerred for free, and our students LOVED  it!

Here you can see some of our students playing with an oversized chess board.  What a great experience for them.
As well, we had numerous chess sets donated to the school by Mr. Granite.  They now are being used by our Chess Club twice a week.  The Chess Club is run by members of the Charlton Student Leadership Team.