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A 5th grade teacher, y’all !

Navigated March weather with denim kimonos, faux fur and Ramadan energy.

As one of the leaders of the Black Student Association (BSA) at my school, I helped run an initiative that brought Black History to life across our hallways and classroom doors.

Our school created a Living Gallery of Excellence, where each class honoured a Black figure who changed the world! My students focused on Black inventors for the door initiative.

They also created a bulletin board honouring Lincoln Alexander through the Lincoln Alexander Art Mural Challenge in partnership with the Toronto Raptors, highlighting his legacy and values of equality, respect, commitment, advancement, and inclusion.

Black History is not just February. Representation matters. History matters. Every month. Every day.

Taking a break was needed, but being back in my element feels even better. Let’s finish the school year strong! ✌🏾📚

Weekly teacher vibes in rewind 🎬📚 Let’s finish off the year strong💪✨

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In my grade 5 class, we are exploring Black artists whose work encourages us to think about identity, beauty and the many ways we express who we are. Learning from diverse artists shows students that creativity is not one story, it is many voices, histories and identities coming together.

A few weeks ago, my students studied Alma Thomas. A pioneering Black American artist known for her joyful, colourful abstract paintings and the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York. Her work continues to inspire artists, educators and students everywhere!

Using torn paper, we created landscape collages with foreground, middleground, and background, inspired by her movement, pattern and use of colour. Students focused on:
• making the background small and the foreground big
• choosing colours, shapes and placement with intention
• identifying and using all three parts of a landscape
• expressing ideas through abstract art

Studying diverse artists helps students explore identity, representation and the power of creativity. Our artwork celebrates colour, joy and the beauty of seeing the world through many lenses! 🎨✨.

The many lives a teacher lives in one week😂🍎 Elevator → Home → School hallway…same energy.

Five days of fall fits🍁🍂. Teacher edition 👩🏽‍🏫✨From bold prints to cozy knits, every outfit has a vibe!

Today is November 8th, National Indigenous Veterans Day. ❤️ It’s a day to honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit veterans who are so often forgotten.

In 2021, artist Jennie Town created the stunning “Year of the Poppies” design celebrating Indigenous veterans and showing how beadwork carries deep spiritual meaning in many Indigenous communities. Each bead represents care, connection and story a way to honour ancestors and hold memory through art.

We used dots instead of beads to show respect, since beadwork is sacred in many cultures. When guided by Indigenous artists or knowledge keepers, creating beaded poppies can be a beautiful act of reconciliation, not appropriation. The difference lies in permission, learning, and intention.