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The children and staff of Fish Creek School are continuously undertaking projects which support learning and the community. You may see many of these exciting learning opportunities by looking in the "For Students" section to see the work of each class, or by accessing the "Programs" section to access school wide learning. 2012-13 school year
Fish Creek Promising Practices Engaging 21st Century Learners with Technology Creating a Vision of Inquiry Practice Developing Higher Order Thinking to Forward Teacher Practice and Student Learning
Grade 1Robots have been coming to life in room 19! Students began by talking about inventions, why we have robots, what they can do for us, and how they have been used to help solve problems in recent global events such as the oil leak in Florida. We even had students so immersed in this work, they took it upon themselves to invent robots at home and brought them in to share! The students worked collaboratively in small groups to build, design, program and problem solve using Lego WeDos. When did the best learning happen? When initial attempts failed to work. This caused students to go back and examine how the machines operate, what parts make it move and what could be done to fix their robot. They used computer software to program the actions of their robots and experimented with various sequencing and actions. We now have many inventors with big dreams for the future! Home in a Bag
Special Events
School Residency with Calgary Opera
Mr. George Fenwick (composer) joined music classes this month to teach children how he composes music. Enjoy the pictures of some of our children busy in this creative process.
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During the holiday season, the Grade 2 classes supported an initiative at the Mustard Seed, called Home in a Bag. Our school-wide inquiry question examines “How do things change; how do we change things?” We examined this question through the lens of homelessness over the month of December. Students collected personal hygiene items and stuffed them neatly inside a new backpack, and attached a sleeping bag. They will be given to the homeless at the Mustard Seed’s annual Christmas dinner. The three classes were able to collect 6 backpacks, sleeping bags and a wide-variety of other necessities.
Three Left Feet Movement Creations residency
Daren Stone came to visit Fish Creek School on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 to talk to grade 5 and 6 students about bullying, and how he was bullied when he was a kid. 
As you are aware we have a yearlong school residency with Calgary Opera. Our students have been working cooperatively and collaborating with our specialists while telling their own musical story. Mr. Aaron Coates started his work at Fish Creek in October by gathering students together to discuss items such as story, setting, plot and theme. Students gave their own ideas for Mr. Coates to begin writing the storyline of our opera. The “Story Reveal” was held on December 1st. 
