Counting to 100! Readable Shirt Day!

We used our 100 collections to do some counting. Students even enjoyed eating their edible collections that some brought in. It was Readable shirt day today as part of our I Love to Read month. There were many staff and students wearing shirts with lots of words on them. Do you know what book character you will be next Friday?

Here are our thoughts . . .
I liked when we went in a circle and saw everybody's shirts. We got to read what it said. -Andrew
I liked how all the shirts were really cool and they said some stuff on it. -Ezra
I liked Mrs. Tresoor's We Day shirt. It was very cool. -Kyla
Everybody was wearing a readable shirt and mine was the best. -Hunter
I like my shirt because it says, "When all else fails I blame my sister". It is funny. -Xoie
I liked counting my 100 hockey cards, but it was hard. I counted by 10s.I helped my friend count too. -Reese
I counted by 10s. I had 10 groups of 10 buttons. -Kody
My shirt says, "To know me is to love me." It is colourful with blue, pink, yellow and black. -Diamond
I like my shirt because it says, "Daddy's little girl just kicked your butt." It means that you are racing against your daughter and she got first place. -Shelby
I counted by 10s and 5s. I used to not know how to count by 10s and 5s. I counted q-tips. -Ashley
I had 100 jelly beans. I counted by 10s and 5s. I ate some and shared some with my friends. Saydee

I counted 100 toothpicks by 10s. It was sort of hard because they spilled a little bit. -Isla
I had pennies to count. I counted by 10s using an egg carton. -Brianna
I counted cheerios. It was exhausting because I had to count by 10s. -Ashton.

Thanks for being part of a super week. Rest up over the weekend. We hope our friends who are not feeling well get better soon!
-Mrs. T :)

Readable Shirt Day!

What a Full Week!

Fit-a-thon

Counting our sticks

Last week was a busy, action packed week. We had a field trip, the Fit-a-thon, 100 Day and we wore pink and red for Valentine's Day!

Here are our thoughts about the week's highlights. . .
I liked the Valentine's party because I liked the treats and I got lots of cards. -Isla
I liked the field trip because I liked playing in the playroom. -Xoie
I liked eating the candy I got in my Valentine's folder. -Kayden
I liked the Valentine's party because I got lots of candy and cards especially the apple lollipop. -Shelby
The field trip was great because we got to see lots of planes. -Ashton
I liked the field trip because we learned how to make a cone to make bubbles. Ashley
I liked Valentine's Day because I liked making my folder. -Reese


Making our 100 Day hats.

I loved Valentine's Day because we can eat candy and I liked my folder for my cards. -Brianna



Going on a parade.

We got lots of treats on Valentine's Day. I gave treats and cards to other people. -Hunter

Our finished cardholders.

I liked all the things we did, the field trip, 100 Day and the Valentine's Party. It was an awesome week. -Kyla

I liked that we went on a real plane from a long time ago on the field trip and we saw big planes too. -Diamond

I liked the hats we made on 100 Day. We went on a parade in the school with our hats on. -Saydee
I enjoyed the field trip when we got to go on the big plane. I liked when we made the bubbles. -Andrew
I liked how we ran for 15 minutes for the Fit-a-thon. It was really hard to keep running. My team ran 51 laps. -Ezra

I'm not sure we could have packed much more into the week. Thanks to everyone for your great school spirit and participation.
-Mrs. T :)

Western Canada Aviation Museum

We went on a field trip to the Aviation Museum where we had a tour of the hangar and saw many aircrafts. We participated in two programs related to our science curriculum: Fastenating Fasteners and Bubble Trouble. It was a full day of learning and activity.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked going on the plane. -Reese
I liked when we put the cones on our heads to be unicorns. -Ashton
I learned how to blow bubbles. -Saydee
I learned how to make a cone out of paper. I learned what planes looked like a long time ago. -Diamond
I liked making bubbles and going on the airplane. -Kyla
I wish we could go there again to go see the play zone. -Rylee
I liked when we learned how to make a bubble maker out of paper. -Andrew
I liked how we were allowed to blow bubbles in the big room. -Ezra
I made the biggest bubble in my life! -Isla
I learned what the front of a plane looked like. -Ashley
I liked when I got to be a pilot in the plane. -Kayden
I learned how we can make bubble blowers out of paper. -Xoie
I liked going into the big airplane. -Kingston
I liked when we got to go on the plane. I liked the big windows and the seats and the two bathrooms. -Shelby
I learned that you can make a cone out of paper. -Kody
I liked putting on the seat belt when we were on the plane. -Brianna

Thanks to the volunteers who were able to come with us to help throughout the day. We hope you enjoy the video of our field trip.
-Mrs. T ;)

Curling Fun

Mrs. Rand organized a staff vs students curling event on Monday. The teachers were pretty excited to get to play on the fabulous curling ice that the students have been enjoying this winter. Thankfully the weather cooperated and we were able to play just before last recess. It was nice to have students out to cheer for all the teams. There was a staff team consisting of Mr. Hargreaves, Mrs. Daraska, Ms Knoll and Mrs. Henry who played against the Grade 4 girls team and Mrs. Dent Scarcello, Ms Dodds, Ms Wasney and myself who played against the Grade 5 boys team. Thanks to Mr Hargreaves for getting the ice in such excellent condition and to Mrs. Rand for teaching students and staff great curling skills and sportsmanship. It was fun to spend time outside getting some exercise. We appreciated the support and cheering! Thanks Ms Wasney for sharing your photos!
-Mrs. T :)

Rafiki Friend Chains

The S.P.I.N. Club (Support People In Need) at BHS is selling Rafiki Friend Chains for $10 each in support of the Free the Children Foundation We are Rafikis campaign. These chains are named for the Swahili word for "friend". Each chain is handmade with love by a mama in Kenya using colourful glass beads. The money raised from this campaign will help Kenyan mamas create lasting change in their communities. They can be worn as a bracelet, necklace, anklet or headband. You can choose from the following five designs:
Water Rafiki (shades of blue) - Gives one year of clean water to one person.
Health Rafiki (shades of red and black) - Gives one year of health care to one child.
Income Rafiki (earth tones) - Gives sustainable financial tools to empower women.
Education Rafiki (multi-coloured) - Gives one  year of school supplies to one child.
Food Rafiki (shades of green) - Gives one month of healthy meals to one child.

If you are interested in purchasing a Rafiki Friend Chain, please return the order form that was sent home by Friday, February 13th, 2015. Thank you for supporting this campaign.
-Mrs. T :)

We LOVE to Read!

February is I love to Read Month. We have lots of fun activities planned. There was a reading bingo sent home last week. If you complete an activity, have a parent sign it and if you fill in a row you can bring in the paper to the library on Fridays and Mrs. Dent Scarcello will give you a prize. We are also part of a February Instagram Challenge so if you follow us you can see what we are posting to share our love of reading.

We talked about why we love to read so much. Here are our thoughts:
I get better at reading when I read each day. -Andrew
My buddy reads to me in the morning. -Kingston
It's fun to read. It's nice and quiet when we read. -Hunter
Reading makes us smart. -Kyla
I can learn how to read harder books. -Ashley
I like to read with my grandma. She helps me with hard words. -Diamond
I like the details in books. Once you read a book you will know how to read it again. -Reese
It's fun to try to sound out new words. -Ashton
I like to pick the books I can read. -Brianna
I can learn about different things when I read. -Brayden
I love to read the words on the pages. -Kody
I can read curled up in my fuzzy blanket in the corner of my couch. -Ezra
I like the pretty pictures and when the words are dark to show shouting. -Shelby
I like to read books about my favourite character. -Xoie
I like that I get to pick my own spot when I am reading at school. -Isla
I like to read books out loud in my group. -Kayden

This book is going to be recommended 
on the announcements tomorrow. Have 
you read Smelly Socks?