{"id":753,"date":"2019-06-24T03:14:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T03:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/?p=753"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:20:12","slug":"and-its-a-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/2019\/06\/24\/and-its-a-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Wrap!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">OUR FINAL THOUGHTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Begbie Buzz Junior Journalists have learned so much about writing throughout the school year. \u00a0In the last ten months, I have watched the children gradually take ownership of <em>their<\/em> newspaper blog, and unknowingly develop many of the Core Competencies along the way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The 6 Core Competencies include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">Positive Personal and Cultural Identity<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I know who I am and some special things about me.<\/li>\n<li>I can tell you about the people, places, and things that are important to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">Personal Awareness and Responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I can set goals for my learning behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>I can manage my feelings and emotions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">Social Responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I help the school and the environment.<\/li>\n<li>I understand that other people can be different from me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;font-size: 14pt\">Critical Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I can analyze evidence from different perspectives.<\/li>\n<li>I can ask open-ended questions and gather information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;font-size: 14pt\">Creative Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I get ideas when I play and explore.<\/li>\n<li>I try a new idea when something doesn&#8217;t work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;font-size: 14pt\">Communication<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I can share my ideas and questions.<\/li>\n<li>I can listen to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This newspaper project has been equally exciting and gratifying for me as well as my students. \u00a0 In fact, what thrilled me the most was watching these Junior Journalists find meaning and connections with the Core Competencies as they interviewed others, debated about certain topics, reviewed books and movies, or created their own comic strips.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0behalf of THE BEGBIE BUZZ team, thank you for supporting our newspaper blog.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being an authentic audience.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for teaching the students that their voices matter.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/rld66LWrfyZfxaF9?ref=Link\"><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-760\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3025\" height=\"2296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424.jpg 3025w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/roudt\/files\/2019\/06\/IMG_5424-1200x911.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR FINAL THOUGHTS The Begbie Buzz Junior Journalists have learned so much about writing throughout the school year. \u00a0In the last ten months, I have watched the children gradually take ownership of their newspaper blog, and unknowingly develop many of the Core Competencies along the way. 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