Growth Mindset Challenge #2

The Jk/Sk students joined all together with the Grade 5/6 class for a second growth mindset challenge. This challenge was called stepping stones. Each group was given a mat with several tape spots. The boys and girls had to try to move through the mat using the tape spots. They were guided through the mat by the grade 5/6 class. The goal of this challenge was the the students to not give up and try to complete the task. 

A Journey through Tanzania

Miss H (the student teacher in our classroom) shared this story with the class. She will be travelling to Tanzania in April with a group of students from the University. The class was very interested in the story, the animals and how it is different than where we live. They also were wondering about the language they spoke. Miss H taught them to count to ten in Swahili. To follow up on their questions, she shared a video that others groups that have visited there took. They were then able to compare what looked the same as Windsor and what looked different. They noticed that the boys and girls like to play games, just like us and then they noticed that they washed their clothes in a bucket but we use a washing machine. The students then placed their handprints on this picture that Miss H is taking to Tanzania with her. We can't wait until she comes back and shares her adventure with us. 

A Day of Learning

Growth Mindset Challenge

The students were given 20 pieces of spaghetti, a piece of string, a metre of tape and a marshmallow. They had to build a structure that stood on its own and had the marshmallow at the top. The students agreed that it was difficult to do because the spaghetti kept breaking. They felt frustrated because every time they had something that they thought was going to stand, it fell over. Kolt said it would be better if they had metal instead of spaghetti because it would be stronger. The students realized that sometimes things are hard and you have to keep trying. They learned that things aren't always easy but you have to keep trying. If things don't work out the first time, they realized that they could come up with a new plan and try again. The greatest thing to see was that everyone tried and nobody gave up.