École
Riverview School
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CHARACTER
THEME FOR MARCH - EMPATHY
I LOVE TO
READ WEEK During I Love to Read Week, our classrooms participated in the creation of a traveling story. One classroom started the story and the book was then passed from class to class until it was done.
Room 209 and 310's January Assembly on Confidence Click here to view the assembly video presentation. As usual, our students continue to impress us, this time with their insights into what confidence represents. If you were at the assembly, you’ll have seen wonderful clips of many of our grade 3 and 4 students from classes 209 and 310 demonstrating confidence in various ways, interspersed with quotes about confidence. There are often several hands behind the scene making “things” happen and many people to thank, amongst them, Mr. Kolton for packaging all the video clips into something presentable and incorporating some of his own creative ideas along the way, and Mme Berger for undertaking the challenge of filming in wind-chill factor conditions to capture the body-spelled word confiance. The children were a pleasure to work with in preparation in hosting this assembly. Here are a few quotes from students in class 310: “Don’t be afraid to try. Just do it!” Jessica When I was little, I was too little too afraid to swim but my father told me that I could. And then I did. He had confidence in me.” Malach “You kind of have to believe you’re the best to become the best.” Shemar “Confidence is believing in yourself.” Chantal “Being confident is not listening to the little voice, “I can’t do it.” Rachel “Confidence is sort of like being brave because it makes you try things you’re afraid to try.” Elise “To me, confidence means doing something and not feeling bad about yourself.” Evelyn “Confidence is not worrying what others think.” Aleana “Confidence is like when you’re scared of something but you still try.” Anna “Two years ago, I somehow ended up showing up to a A-2 hockey team practice. They were way better. My Dad told me, “Just do it.” It was really hard to keep up, but I knew that I would be able to do it.” Luke “When I was like 7 years old, I was really scared of the deep end but then my older sister said you can do it. And then I practices and I did it! Now I know how to swim really good.” Hailey-Raven
What is Confidence? This can be difficult to answer, but not for the students in room 209. First they searched the dictionary.The word comes from the Latin to mean 'to put one's trust in someone' - that someone being ourselves. Where does it come from? After discussion, everyone agreed; confidence comes from within and it helps us to understand what we can do well. Room 209 soon knew what they wanted their message about confidence to be; believe in yourself, never give up and try something new. Also, confidence is not about thinking you are better than everyone else, but it is having the courage to use your abilities to full potential and to have faith in yourself and your choices.
Community Snow Fort!
Building snow and ice forts is a favourite recess activity in many elementary schools. Building on Riverview's spirit of community, our children are involved in a cooperative effort to build one school fort to which everyone can contribute. We have seen a veritable beehive of activity during the recent construction process! Click on the photos to see a sample of the children's efforts.
Remembrance Day 2007 On November 9th the École Riverview School community met to observe Remembrance Day. The theme of our assembly was courage. A focus this year was on a young girl named Sadako Sasaki. When Sadako was a baby she was a part of World War II without even knowing what a war was. She lived in Hiroshima, Japan. She was very young when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb was very destructive and had many short and long term effects on the people who lived there. Even many years after the bomb was dropped people were finding out that they were sick from the chemicals in the bomb. Sadako became very ill with Leukemia at the age of twelve. While in the hospital she began folding paper cranes with the hope that if she could fold 1000 cranes her wish for health would be granted. Sadly, Sadako died after folding 644 cranes. Her school friends folded the remaining cranes with the wish that there would be peace in the world so that no others would suffer like their friend. They had a dream of making a monument in her honour and that dream was realized just three years after her death. A statue was put up in the Hiroshima Peace Park. It is a statue of Sadako with a golden crane in her outstretched hands. This statue serves as a memory to all of a young girl’s strength and courage and of the importance of peace in the world. Every year many thousand of cranes from all over the world are sent to Hiroshima to be placed under this statue. Each student in our school folded at least one paper crane. As a group we made over 1200 cranes. These cranes were displayed beautifully in the gym at our assembly. Each class created gorgeous artwork also on display. Creating Peace, in many ways, is like folding a crane. At first it seems impossible, but step by step, with patience, intent and concentration the Peace Crane emerges - beautiful and full of grace. Another focus of our assembly was a very moving PowerPoint pictorial presentation which included photos of family members of our Riverview students and staff who have served or are serving in wars and conflicts in recognition of their services to Canada, and to keep the memory of their sacrifices alive. Many thanks to our three excellent emcees, Tamika, Diana and (name removed to comply with policy), and to all of the students and staff for making this special Remembrance Day assembly meaningful and memorable.
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