This is our school!

This is very exciting; the first posting on our shared blog!

We wanted to share some information about our school. This is a photo of Mme Hussey and Mme Boyko standing on the front steps of our school, École Assiniboine School.

Assiniboine School is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a French Immersion elementary school with 220 students from Kindergarten to Grade Five. There are 10 classes with between 20 - 25 students per class.

In our school, French is the language of instruction for all subjects, except English. Both English and French are used in general, school-wide activities such as assemblies, concerts and sports.

Our students spend most of their day in one classroom with their homeroom teacher. Each classroom is equipped with desks for each student, a computer and desk for the teacher and a Smartboard for everyone.

Here is a photo of one of our teachers working in her classroom.

A Smartboard is a large screen that is connected to the teacher's computer and is used as a teaching tool. It's a bit like a large television, but students and teachers are able to manipulate objects on the screen, as well as learn about the many, many different things the Internet has to offer.

This is a photo of two of our teachers standing next to a Smartboard. The image on the Smartboard is of our Canadian Flag.

Besides the academic classrooms, students have access to music classes, gym classes, a computer lab, a science lab and a library. We also have many clubs that students can choose to participate in during lunch hour or after school. Some examples of the clubs include sports, music, homework and reading.

We are blessed and very, very excited about the opportunity to work with you, your students and your school. We are thrilled about what each of our respective schools can learn from each other!

We are also inspired by Mme Amanda's quest for hope and look forward to help connecting two very different worlds!