Welcome to a new year at McBride.  Last year I dabbled for the first time with blogging about my teaching.  This year, I hope to make it a more regular event.  As we don't use planners in my class, please check the blog regularly for announcements.

This year I am teaching a straight grade four class of thirty students.  We are going to be doing some learning from the new curriculum which can be found here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/home.  The new curriculum has two components, one being the actual curriculum (the stuff students learn about) and the core competencies.  The three core competencies are new to us here in British Columbia and consist of creative thinking, positive personal and cultural identity, and communication.  These are areas that we will be discussing with respect to all the learning that happens at school.

I am very excited to be using a resource that I haven't used for a number of years, but have dug up as I hope it will lead us into exciting new areas of inquiry in science, math, writing, and art.  The Private Eye http://www.the-private-eye.com/index.html by Kerry Ruef is a wonderful guide to using Jeweler's Loupe's to investigate our world.

I look forward to meeting all of you over the coming weeks.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.'