Math & Manipulatives

District Math Support Teacher, Bob Benmore , was back today working with some intermediate students utilizing manipulatives. As I have mentioned previously, it is great to get outside support to assist our staff and students with the implementation of new concepts and teaching strategies.

I was fortunate to get into classes early in the day since I had to deal with several other administrative issues most of the day.

By the way, I hope that everyone enjoys the Olympic Opening Ceremony later today.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Mr. H

Olympic Spirit is Here

For those who haven't been around the school it is apparent that the Olympic Spirit is at Gibsons Elementary School. Many of our home-made Olympic torches are on the hallway walls, while some of the bulletin boards have information about the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Today was Book and Bathrobe Day, as part of our Spirit Month. I have asked the students for ideas for next Thursday... I will post it tomorrow!

The Boys' Basketball Team plays at Langdale after school today. It should be a good game, as we had a good practice on Tuesday.

Only one more sleep until the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Have a good night.

Mr. H

Meeting Today

I will be out of the building today, as I have an administartors' meeting at the SBO.

Just a reminder--tomorrow will be Book & Bathrobe Day, as part of our Spirit Month.

Have a good day.

Mr. H

Recess Fun

Our students continue to be active at recess. I have posted a few pictures of recess fun here.
More pictures will be added to the Flickr Photostream.

District Math Support Teacher Guest in Ms. Knecht's Class

District Math Support Teacher, Bob Benmore was working with Ms. Knecht's class today. Students were looking at multiplication and division questions and determining how they relate. Algebra was also mentioned-- simply put it is just a way to replace a question mark with a letter that represents a number.

The students seemed to enjoy the challenging questions that Mr. Benmore posed to them.

Thanks for your on going support Mr. Benmore!

Hockey Heros

I had a chance to observe the Hockey Heros Program in action on Friday after school. The students, from Sechelt and Gibsons, are put through the paces by high school students with hockey experience. All students involved in the program seemed to have a great time while developing their hockey skills. Thank you to all who volunteer for this program!

Ms. Kranenburg's Class Making Lanterns

Ms. Kranenburg's class had a special guest, Gayle Newman, in class this afternoon. She facilitated the building of lanterns-- made from balloons! They seemed to be having a lot of fun when I stopped by her class.

It was a busy day which will continue for me, as I am supervising the Hockey Heros program at the Gibsons Arena after school today.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Mr. H

Olympic Torch Relay Passes GES

We were treated to having the Olympic Torch Relay pass our school this afternoon. Our students were dressed in red and white, many of them waving their own Olympic torches. It was a great event that we were fortunate to have been part of-- thanks to all of our staff, students and parents for participating.

Have a great evening.

Mr. H

Starting the Day with a Ray of Sunshine

As I drove to school this morning I was awed by the beautiful sunrise. I decided to stop and take a picture in West Sechelt.

As I drove through Sechelt I saw the large stage set up in preparation of the Olympic Torch Relay, which will be on the Coast today. It will be a day filled with excitement and pride, as we get to see the Olympic Torch on its journey to Vancouver and the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Many of our students and staff are wearing red & white as part of our Spirit Day--Canada Day! We will be in our red and white as the Olympic Torch goes by GES around 1:20 pm. There is quite a buzz at school today in anticipation of this historic event. Thank you to all who have participated in preparation of this special event.

Until later.

Mr. H

Busy Wednesday

It has been an extremely busy day! I was in and out of some classes today but there were several issues that I had to deal with outside of classrooms-- some days get filled with issues that take up a lot of time. I would rather spend more time with staff and students but sometimes other things take up the bulk of my time.

We had a basketball practice after school, which went well. The team worked hard and we were able to get some positive things happen from a teamwork standpoint. We has some fun, we worked on fundamentals and there were many positive examples of good teamwork today-- I would consider this success. We have our first away game at Roberts Creek tomorrow, so our girls' team will practice at GES instead of the boys.

Tomorrow is our first Spirit Day of the year-- it is our CANADA DAY. We hope to be in red and white as the Olympic Torch Relay passes GES around 1:20 pm.

Just a reminder that our bus students will be picked up 30 minutes earlier than normal tomorrow morning. Afternoon bus service will be at regular times.

Have a good evening.

Mr. H