On Friday, April 1st, the Aboriginal Nations Education director, Nella Nelson visited Rogers Elementary School to share a legend with the students of Division 13. The students shared the work that they have been doing around Aboriginal Education.Monday, April 4, 2011
Visit from ANED Director
On Friday, April 1st, the Aboriginal Nations Education director, Nella Nelson visited Rogers Elementary School to share a legend with the students of Division 13. The students shared the work that they have been doing around Aboriginal Education.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Aboriginal Education
The students in Ms. Winstone's grade 4 class have been studying the Aboriginal Culture. Each student created a diorama depicting a First Nations community.Students made masks and will be writing corresponding legends. Our Aboriginal Education coordinator, Nella Nelson will be coming in to visit the school to share a legend with the class.
The classroom bookshelf provides a landscape of learning in the pages of all all of the wonderful books about Aboriginal cultures.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Mrs. Graf's grade three class paraded though the hallways at Rogers with the Chinese New Year dragon and playing instruments to ring in the new year on February 3, 2011.
Gung Hay Fat Choy
Many classes recognized Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit on February 3rd. Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Churchill gave out fortune cookies for the students to read during their ESL sessions. Gung hay fat choy!Monday, January 31, 2011
Honouring Diversity
At Rogers, we honour diversity. In our main foyer we have a bulletin board that features a pin representing the countries of origin of all of our families (mothers and fathers).