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Lesson 2: Getting ready to tell a story

(The following games come from a book titled Children Tell Stories by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss.)

Storytelling is more than just reading the words of a story out loud. It takes other skills as well. It is important to be able to use different tones in your voice when you are telling a story. If your voice stays at the same level, it is boring! You will want your voice to go higher and lower. You will want your voice to go louder and softer. You can practice this with games. These games will help you develop the skills you need to make yourself a good storyteller.

Counting from 1 to 10

First, read a paragraph of a story, any story. Keep your voice the same level. Don’t go high or low or loud or soft. Just say it flat.

Now count from one to 10 (out loud!) in these different ways:

As if you were an angry parent who said, “I am going to count to 10 and if you’re not in the bedroom by the time I get to 10, you’re in big trouble.”

As a very little child just learning to count

As if you were very sad because you thought everyone had forgotten your birthday, but then you walked into your living room and saw 10 birthday presents sitting on the floor. How would you count them?

As if you were a referee for a boxing match and you were counting someone out.

As if you were telling someone a telephone number when the phone was not working right.

As if you were counting pennies as you dropped them into a piggy bank.

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Design Thinking
Maker Spaces

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Human Rights

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Our character education bulletin board is slowly growing. Please continue to take a look at it each time you're in the school! Our team has decided to introduce a new way of recognizing students demonstrating the virtues. Students “caught showing good character” will be given a note from the staff member that we will add to the
border of the bulletin board.

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“Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.”

–Xun Kuang

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Collaboration (Staff, Parents, Students)
Empowerment (intrinsic motivation)
Safe school (Peaceful Schools International- safe and peaceful)
Desire for lifelong learning (self-reflection)
Develop an inquisitive spirit/curiosity
Adaptable, dynamic, engaging learning
Student-centered
Appreciation & respect

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Our mission is to inspire a passionate commitment to learning. We strive to create engaging learning opportunities for students that are relevant in the world beyond the school. We leverage technology to extend the reach and grasp of our students and infuse the arts into learning to foster creativity and empower students to represent their understanding in a wide variety of ways.

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Maple Ridge is a dynamic learning community consisting of 7 classrooms from Kindergarten to Grade 4, serving the communities of Maple Ridge and Willow Park.

We believe students and their learning is at the core of everything we do and decision we make. Our school motto promotes the learning ideals of “Imagine, Inquire, Innovate, Inspire”. Students are encouraged to ask deep questions within their learning, create new ideas and work collaboratively to inspire others in the process. We believe these skills are built on a strong foundation for both literacy and numeracy. Furthermore, learning is enhanced through experiences such as Artists in Residence, availability of various in school technologies, off-site excursions and guest speakers.

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Every child deserves to feel and be safe. Children’s Village School is dedicated and focused on making our school a safe and caring, trauma sensitive environment that meets the needs of every student that attends. We do this through building strong, healthy, caring and supportive relationships. Through the pillars of MANDT and ARC staff train and continuously educate themselves on how to best meet the needs of the complex students that attend Children’s Village School.

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Vision: Varsity Acres School is a caring community and a dynamic place to learn where students come first and are encouraged to stretch to their full potential
Motto: Stretching for Success - Toujours plus haut
Mission: To put success within the reach of all children - but to ensure that they have to stand on tiptoe to reach it. Each individual endeavors to reach his/her full potential by being challenged, respected, supported and understood in an inclusive and safe environment

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Mission :
Sundance School is committed to the development of each child’s potential, to the building in each child’s positive self-concept and to helping to develop in each child an inquisitive spirit and a desire for life long learning.

Vision:
To provide a learning community that responds quickly and effectively to the changing individual and collective needs of our students.

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The Traditional Learning Centre uses direct instruction and character education to foster reflective thinking, continuous learning and responsible citizenship. It is a celebration of cultural diversity and commonly held values.The virtures-oriented school environment prepares students to meet the moral, technological and global challenges of the 21st century.

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School Mission

At Chinook Park School staff, students and parents work together to provide a caring, challenging learning environment in which students achieve their personal best.

School Vision

Chinook Park School will continue to be a safe, secure learning environment where the highest priorities are on:

Student confidence and competence

Students achieving to their highest potential

Academic achievement in core subjects (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science)

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Math Mindset

Perseverance
Resiliency

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"Students in schools with a strong sense of community are more likely to be academically motivated" (Solomon, Battistich, Watson, Schaps, & Lewis, 2000); to act ethically and altruistically (Schaps, Battistich, & Solomon, 1997); to develop social and emotional competencies (Solomon et al., 2000); and to avoid a number of problem behaviors, including drug use and violence (Resnick et al., 1997).

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Literacy
Numeracy
Physical Literacy
Inquiry

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http://peacefulschoolsinternational.org/

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French Immersion

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Auburn Bay
Copperfield
Mahogany
Mackenzie Towne
Cranston
Seton

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# of student: ~ 400
Dual-Track
English students are required to do FSL

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All Different, All Unique

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http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar03/vol60/num06/Creating-a-School-Community.aspx

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Balanced education incorporating Nutrition and Physical Education.
Mindfulness; integrating a balance between social, health and life skills

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Starting everyday off with 15-20 minutes of movement

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Character school (virtues oriented school)

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Character school (virtues oriented school)

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Empathy
Respect
Responsibility
Reconciliation,
Unity
Perseverance
Trust
Courage
Loyalty
Integrity