Signed, sealed, delivered ! Excited to support this initiative next year!

Today was a super fun day Mount Albion School in Mrs. Jones and Mrs.Clarke’s classroom with the best team Nicola Facchini Dana Kingdon. The start of a very cool project ahead. Thank you for sharing your learning space with us today.

Such a kind thing to hear from someone who is so knowledgeable about kindergarten! Thank you ! 😊

Summer stack ! Excited for this !

I’m fortunate to facilitate some K PD on HWDSB’s new literacy resource for K. We are going to be playing as part of this PD. After chatting with Paula, I created some provocations to align with the different types of play. This is the Educator Team Initiated Playful Learning.1/?

The HWDSB kindergarten SharePoint is now live ! It is your one stop shop for all things kindergarten (count down to kindergarten, pedagogy, the four frames, assessment, and resources)! Check it out SharePoint->program-> scroll down to kindergarten …And voila! Nicola Facchini

As we begin to close out the 23/24 school year, I reflect on the year I’ve had. The ability to connect with so many dedicated, passionate educators across FOS 5. I have learned so much from each of you. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your journey !

Happy summer friends! Hope you have a safe and relaxing break !

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We are back ! Starting the 2024-2025 school year off strong with two summer institute days this week. First up: Supporting Social Emotional Development in kindergarten with Dana Kingdon

Summer institute day 2: Supporting Self-Regulation in Kindergarten with Dana Kingdon ! Let’s Go!

My favourite part of today’s learning: Dana Kingdon taking us through the awesome spot, and thinking about how it can support self-regulation through the connection to the senses ! It was, dare I say, as AWESOME as its name implies.

What a great first week of back to school! Excited for what this new school year will bring !

Loved seeing you today !

Sending so much gratitude and thanks to all of the incredible DECE colleagues I get to work with. I am so fortunate to work and learn alongside you! Especially Nicola Facchini, you are the best of the best!

Thanks to Ashley Beaulne and Nicola Facchini for a fantastic session today on Kindergarten, play, and literacy. I appreciated the reflection time and the focus on partnerships. It was great to see the ETFO book on partnerships referenced here. ❤️

I love this organizer that Ashley Beaulne and Nicola Facchini shared with us today. This just touches on some ideas. Appreciate how it made me think though about literacy in play and different ways to support instruction.❤️

It’s been a minute since I’ve shared on here ! But this reel is a great way to get back in the game. This week Nicola Facchini , Susan Willis, had so much fun working with 150 incredible DECE’s learning about math ! instagram.com/reel/DIBXkz-Op…

3500 HWDSB future grad t-shirts boxed and ready to be sent to schools today. Don’t let these trollies fool you. There were so many more boxes unseen. 😂 Can’t wait to see our new to K students in these adorable shirts! Nicola Facchini (not pictured Dana Kingdon)

“Am I saying you should invest your resources in kindergarten and Grade 1? Yes I am.” Stephanie Stollar on preventing reading problems in her IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 keynote