Busy Week At DDS

It was a busy week of learning at Douglasdale! 

Swimming lessons 

Robotics

Yoga at noon

Paper Towel Composting with the Ecco Team

and let's not forget splashing in puddles outside!

             

The list of great learning experiences goes on!

                                                                           

To top off a great week we hosted a hands on Power of Ten parent workshop with renowned math educator Trevor Calkins that saw over 100 families learning:

•   What is different now than when most parents went to school?
  
•   Some of the methods for teaching basic facts and multidigit operations
  changing (+, –, x, ÷)?
  
•   New ideas in learning how to do ‘long division’?
  
•   How they can help at home (the three BIG ideas)?
•   How games help
  
•   What this new word ‘subitize’ means
  
  Thank you school council for helping to sponsor this successful event and thank you Step Ahead for providing complimentary childcare so that more families could participate. The teachers are looking forward to a full day of professional development with Trevor on Friday!
  

A reminder that there is no school for students on Friday January 30th. We will see everyone back on Monday February 2nd.