Have You Persevered Today?

Yesterday we had an assembly about Terry Fox.
Yesterday we talked about Miss Hall's "I Have Character Award".
Can you guess which character trait we strive toward in September?

Yesterday we began group work. I chose groups of 3 for the students to work in. Some were successful, others needed to improve. So we talked about it and we made plans for what needed to change.

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Today we revisited the same groups of 3 with a different activity. MUCH improvement. Well done Grade 5s! I was incredibly proud and very very very impressed.

Today I gave the class a new challenge: pick a partner that you will work well with to complete a math assignment. Similar to yesterday, some excelled, and others needed to rethink their approach to working in a group. We will be discussing this tomorrow in Math. We will also be connecting this activity to Cherrywood's September Character Trait. What is it again?

Ah yes, perseverance.

Perseverance is not giving up.
Perseverance is trying when you don't think you can do it.
Perseverance is being brave enough to learn from your mistakes instead of sitting around being silly and wasting time.
Perseverance is what Terry Fox had.
Perseverance is what I hope all of my students have because in our class, "Misstakes are allowed to happen" - it says so on our board. If we don't make mistakes we cannot learn. And if we don't try, we cannot make mistakes.

Think about it.

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We all learn differently and we can learn from each other:
There are times to learn by yourself and there are times to learn from a teacher.
There are times to learn from your family and there are times to learn from your peers.
Learning happens every day but you have to put yourself out there. You can do it. I believe in you. And somewhere deep down inside...you believe in yourself too.

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Robin and Kylee, you made our class a better place by raising your hands and volunteering answers. Great job at working toward your goal!

Tyler, you are an incredible addition to Cherrywood Acres. Thank you for your patience and kindness. You rock!