Extra Recess + Stuffy Day = Awesome

We're "Big Kids" today.

We filled up our marble jar for working hard and making good choices. The class decided to celebrate by having an extra recess and Stuffy Day. We picked a warm Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine and today was Stuffy Day. There was lots of excitement as we shared our animals with the class.

Outside with our friends. 

Here are our thoughts:

We had an extra recess and it was so fun because we got to stay outside. -Ashton
I liked when we got to bring our stuffies to school. Mine is so fluffy that I always want to cuddle with it. -Shelby
We filled our marble jar and we picked extra recess and Stuffy Day. -Reese
I had fun playing on the big kid side. -Hunter
We tried so hard to fill our marble jar and finally we did it. We got to have Stuffy Day. My stuffy's name is Marshmallow. -Rylee
I'm glad we had Stuffy Day My stuffy's name is Blue Ice. -Ezra
I liked that we were only on the big kid side and I used the zip line. -Xoie
I got my stuffy at Gimli. It's name is Ming. Her birthday is April 20. -Kyla
I had fun playing on the big kid side. I went on the swings. -Brayden
I liked when we got to bring our stuffies to school. I brought my dog and I got him when I was 1. -Andrew
We got all the marbles in and we had a special activity. We picked extra recess and Stuffy Day. My stuffy's name is Ella. -Ashley
I liked going on the big side. I went down the slide. -Brianna
I brought Eruptor to show. His hands light up. -Kody
I shared my stuffy with the class. His name is Sully. -Kingston
I liked when we played on the big kid' side. I brought Bruiser to school. -Kayden
I brought a dog named Huggly Snugs. -Isla
I liked going on the big swings and I climbed on the highest monkey bars ever. -Saydee

Great job Room 2. I know we will continue to work hard and make positive choices in and out of the classroom. Thanks for making me smile each day.
-Mrs. T :)

Kiss a Goat!

Garbageless lunches

It was great to see some garbageless lunches on Earth day. Many lunches and snacks brought to school have little garbage which is awesome. Students are very good at bringing in reusable water bottles that help to keep them hydrated throughout the day.

Congratulations to the Grade 3/4 choir for receiving the Dr. S. Willis Prowse Memorial Trophy for best choir from the  K-6 chorus choir class at the Music Festival. What an outstanding accomplishment.

Help support a family overseas.

The S.P.I.N. Club is running a new campaign called, "We Create Change". They are collecting toonies. Did you know that fifty dollars provides a goat for someone overseas? There will be ballots for students who bring in a toonie to select a staff member to kiss a goat! We will let you know who that lucky person is at our May assembly.

We planted beans today. I wonder how many super gardeners we have in Room 2. Will they grow as tall as Jack's beanstalk?

Here are our thoughts:

I hope my bean plant will grow. -Brianna
I am looking forward to planting the seeds because I love plants. One of my favourite things in the world is nature. -Isla
I am excited that we planted bean seeds. My container is pretty. -Xoie
My Big Buddy was reading with me. We read my I Spy book. -Hunter
We filled our marble jar for working hard. We decided to have Show and Tell plus an extra recess. Some kids are going to bring stuffies. Mine is going to be a surprise. -Kyla
We had Subway lunch today. I ordered a foot long sub. -KaydenI will water my bean plant and Mrs. Tresoor's too. -Saydee
I hope Mr. Hargreaves gets picked to kiss a goat. -Diamond
I read to my Big Buddy. Michael read to me too. He is a good reader. -Brayden
I think my plant will grow so big. It will be as tall as me. -Kody
We planted seeds and it will turn into a bean plant. -Ashley
I enjoyed planting the beans. We added soil. They need water and sunlight. -Ezra
We planted bean seeds. I think mine will grow into a bean plant. -Ashton
Everybody wants Mr. Hargreaves to kiss a goat. I want to see that. -Reese
When I bring in two dollars I am going to vote for Mrs. Tresoor to kiss a goat. -Shelby
The Jets are out of the playoffs. It's not exciting anymore. I'm still cheering for the Jets. -Rylee
I'm going to vote for Mr. Hargreaves to kiss the goat. -Andrew

Thanks to everyone for all the work you did this week. I am hearing and seeing people showing kindness to others each day. Compliments are being made, class supplies are being shared, help is being offered to clean up some of our messes, and the list goes on and on. It sure makes a difference in our classroom and it helps to brighten someone's day. I hope you put a smile on someone's face this weekend by showing kindness.
-Mrs. T :)

An Exciting Week!

Dental Health presentation

Looking at an x-ray of some teeth

You need to brush your teeth well.

The weeks are flying by. It is so exciting to see the growth the students have made and continue to make each day, not only academically but socially as well. Each day brings new learning.

We focused on dental health this week and we had an oral hygienist come in to talk to the Grade 1s. Thank you to Miss Bauschke, Ms. Turner's student teacher, for arranging this presentation. I hope all the students use their new toothbrushes to keep their teeth and gums healthy.

Mrs. Dent Scarcello spent time helping us reflect on our role to help the earth. Earth Day is on April 22 so we will be able to have our ideas shared on a bulletin board in the library. We can't wait to see our work on display.

Our Jets Pride Assembly was held on Thursday and it sure got everyone energized. Many of us watched the news to see our school on television. We hope the Winnipeg Jets feel our energy and positive support!

Here are our thoughts:
I learned the parts of a tooth. The hard outside part is called enamel. -Brianna

CTV Winnipeg filmed our Jets Pride Assembly

We learned about teeth from a hygienist. We got toothbrushes. Mine is pink. -Diamond
I enjoyed getting video taped on T.V. I watched it at home with my auntie too and I was on T.V. singing O' Canada. -Andrew
I loved when we yelled, "True North at the assembly. -Saydee
I had fun at the gym when we were dancing to the Jets Playoff Anthem. -Kayden
I liked wearing my Jets jersey to school. -Kingston
It was exciting dancing in the gym for the Jets Pride Assembly. -Ezra

Earth Day is April 22

I was surprised that we got on the news. When I got home my Mom was super proud of me. -Hunter

How will you help our earth?

It was nice that Lorraine gave me a toothbrush. -Isla
I loved it when I got to brush the big teeth with the big toothbrush. -Xoie
I enjoyed when the Jets song was on because it is my favourite song. -Shelby
It was cool looking at the x-ray of the teeth. -Brayden
Everybody in the school wore a Jets jersey or white to cheer on the Winnipeg Jets. -Reese

Go Jets Go!!

I enjoyed the Jets assembly because I loved the song. -Ashton
I drew a picture of myself for the Earth Day bulletin board. I made spiky hair. Kody
The Winnipeg Jets could have won, but they didn't. It was fun watching them. There are more Jets games to watch. The assembly was fun because we got to do the wave. -Rylee
On Earth Day I'm not going to drive the car because I don't want the gas to come out of the back. I am going to ride my bike around the block. -Ashley

Many of us will be cheering hard on Saturday for game 2 of the Jets versus Anaheim series. I hope we all get a chance to get outside to be active as well. Have a fabulous weekend!
-Mrs. T :)

Jets Pride Assembly

CTV Winnipeg was out at BHS this morning to film us showing our Jets pride. Click here to watch the coverage.

We are wishing our home team good luck as they start playoffs tonight in Anaheim. 

Go Jets Go!!

The Jets Playoff Anthem

When the Jets officially made the playoffs last week many students and staff wore their Jets gear. We listened to the Jets Playoff Anthem and yelled, "True North" during the singing of O'Canada. CTV Winnipeg heard about our team spirit and they want to capture it on the news. They will be here for filming on Thursday morning. Don't forget to wear your Jets gear or white! Go Jets Go!! Click on the video to listen to the Playoff Anthem written by Ace Burpee.

First Week Back

Our first week after spring break was a busy one. I think all our weeks are busy ones! It was great to see all the smiling faces. We were able to get healthy over the break and we hope the sniffles, coughs, flus and colds have run their course. We are taking time to reflect about our learning and about the events each day brings. We hope you have a peek at the live stream of the Decorah Eagles (see the April 9th post). . . we have been keeping an eye on them.

Time with our Big Buddies

Here are our thoughts:
I enjoyed watching the baby eagles in the nest. -Kyla
I tried out my new walker. -Kingston
I was able to wear shorts outside. -Kayden
I made a house out of tangrams. It looked good. -Saydee
I loved having our big buddies back in our classroom. -Ezra
My favourite part of the week was watching the eagles. -Isla
It was exciting to draw the fox and label it in my journal. -Rylee
I loved when we made the foxes and mine was coloured very dark. -Xoie
I enjoyed making a penguin out of tangrams. -Andrew
The eagles are so cute. -Ashton

Playing Go Ten

I enjoyed playing the games in gym and I played soccer at recess. -Reese
I enjoyed swinging on the swings at recess. -Kody
I had fun playing with my sister Kate and Mackenzie at recess. -Ashley
I enjoyed doing my bird art. -Brayden
I am enjoying listening to fairy tales. -Diamond

Go Jets Go from head to toe!

  I'm glad our big buddies came   today and we played Go Ten. -    Shelby

There was excitement in our building as many people were wearing Jets gear to celebrate our NHL team officially getting into the playoffs. Before O' Canada we listened to the Playoff Anthem that Ace Burpee had played on the radio this morning. Thankfully it won't be hockey weather this weekend.  I hope you all take time to enjoy the beautiful weather we are expected to have on Saturday! Have a wonderful weekend.
-Mrs. T :)

Decorah Eagles

Have you seen an eagle up close? There are three eaglets that have hatched in Decorah, Iowa. This live stream allows us to watch their every move. Ms. Wasney is always on top of this and we thank her for sharing the news so we can keep an eye the eagles as they grow up.

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Day of Pink

Choose kindness.

Today is International Day of Pink. It was wonderful to see so many people wearing pink to stand for respect and to choose kindness. We are working very hard to show respect and kindness to others each day. Our class talked about how simple gestures can start someone's day on the right track. When I was on bus duty this morning it was great to be able to greet students with a, "Good morning!" and to have them smile and say, "Good morning!" back to me. I hope we all take time to greet each other throughout the day. How did you show kindness today? Did someone show kindness to you?

Here are our thoughts:
At recess I played with Brooklyn. -Saydee
I played tag with Matea. -Brianna
Ezra said he liked my shirt. -Andrew
I showed kindness by giving Reese a hug because I haven't seen him for so long. -Hunter
Just now I said to Xoie that I liked her dress. -Kyla
I smile at people. -Brayden
I showed kindness to Isla by saying I liked her shirt. -RyleeAndrew said he likes my hair. -Ezra
I pushed Keaton in the swing. -Kingston
I showed kindness. At recess somebody fell down and I helped them up. -Ashton
Andrew said he likes my shirt. -Ashley
Hunter showed kindness by giving me a hug when he got back from his holiday. -Reese
Ezra said my shirt looked nice. -Shelby
My friend Chantal lets me be whoever I want when we are playing outside. -Xoie
Rylee showed kindess to me by saying she liked my shirt. -Isla
I helped Kingston make a square from the tangram pieces. -Diamond
I asked Hunter if he wanted to play with me outside. -Kayden

Thanks for showing kindness . . . every day!
-Mrs. T :)

Kindness Assembly

The Grade Ones hosted an assembly about kindness on Monday, March 23rd. A Top 10 list about ways to show kindness was shared by students throughout the assembly. We memorized a poem called, Smile which was presented with huge smiling faces. The Friendship song was an appropriate choice as we are all trying to be good friends in Grade One.

Here are our thoughts:
I loved when the people clapped. -Kayden
My favourite song was Friends. -Kyla
I enjoyed the Smiling poem. -Brianna
I loved that I saw all of my friends smiling at me. -Ashley
I loved when everyone clapped because that made me happy. -Xoie
I was really frightened because I had to go up in front of the whole school and say, "Welcome to our assembly about kindness." I was smiling a lot. -Shelby
My favourite part was singing the songs and saying the poems. -Diamond
It was fun when I was saying the Smiling poem. -Isla
I was not at the assembly, but I saw a video of the class doing the poem. -Ashton
I enjoyed going in front of lots of people and I liked singing in front of lots of people too. -Andrew
It was great speaking in front of the whole entire school. I liked singing all the songs. -Ezra

Thanks to everyone for doing their part in making the assembly a success. We had to show courage by getting up in front of the whole school. I'm so proud of all of you.
-Mrs. T :)