Summer Holidays!

Wow, another school year has come to a close. This has been a very special year, not only because I was able to meet and work with fantastic young people, but also because it was my very first year as a Grade 1 teacher. Coming from Grade 5 was a big jump. I remember wondering what those first few days would be like. I was just as nervous as my students! We were able to grow and to learn together. And boy, did we do some great sharing and learning. I want to thank my kids for making me smile every day. My heart is full. I am sad to know that we will not be together as a group, and I am so proud of each of you. I know Grade 2 will be filled with exciting learning and you are ready for all the challenges that lie ahead. Thank you to the parents for the trust you have in us and for allowing us to teach your children . . . what a privilege.

It's summer holidays!

We certainly are looking forward to summer holidays. Have a wonderful, safe, fun-filled summer!
-Mrs. T :)

The Most Important Thing I Learned . . .

This year has just flown by. It is sad to think that we won't be together as a group in just a few days. I am so proud of what these young people have accomplished this year. We have been doing lots of reflecting and I thought it would be interesting to see what the students thought was the most important thing they learned this year. We talked about all the learning that has gone on, but I wanted them to think about one thing that was important and that would continue to help them in their role as a student. As always, they impressed me with their thinking.

Here are our thoughts to finish this statement:

The most important thing I learned in Grade 1 is 

. . . to be kind every day. -Ezra

. . . reading helps me and my stamina. -Rylee

. . . to listen all the time. -Hunter

. . . to be kind to everybody. -Reese
. . . to read not too hard and not too easy books. Isla

. . . to practice reading. -Andrew

. . . to be kind to friends and say kind words. -Brianna

. . . I can read chapter books! -Ashton

. . . learning to be kind all the time. -Diamond

. . . reading helps me work hard. -Saydee

. . . I need to be kind to the teacher and the class. -Kody

. . . to read every day because it makes me read better and better. -Shelby

. . . to communicate with my friends during sharing time. -Kingston

. . . to read hard books. -Ashley

. . . to listen and work hard. -Kayden

. . . to read and learn my numbers. -Brayden

. . . kindness. To be kind is awesome! -Kyla

. . . reading helps me learn. -Xoie

I have learned that the growth the students show in Grade 1 is tremendous. It amazed me every day how excited everyone was about learning. It is clear that kindness has been an important message we have been sharing all year. To see the class so engaged in reading good fit books always put a smile on my face. Thanks to this amazing group of students for teaching me how much fun learning can be for all of us.

Have a great last weekend of June everyone! It looks like we will need lots of sunscreen.
-Mrs. T:)

Frozen's Summer Home

Ms. Claydon is taking care of our class pet, Frozen, over the summer. She sent us a picture to show us how Frozen is enjoying his new environment. Thanks again Ms. Claydon, for getting us our class pet. We really loved taking care of our fish with your help and checking on him daily. Reese went straight to feed Frozen this morning and then realized our pet was already on summer holidays!

Variety Showcase

The Variety Showcase was held yesterday and we were able to see the hidden talents of so many students at BHS. There were performances in gymnastics, dance, Tae Kwon Do, voice, guitar, ukulele, and piano. It sure takes courage to perform in front of the school and an audience of family and friends. Congratulations to Shelby who did a gymnastics routine with her sister. We are proud of you!

Spririt Week

Wacky Hair!

We loved seeing all the school spirit at BHS this week. It was a fun way to celebrate a week in June. Thanks to Ms. Wasney's class for putting these ideas together for our school. We had an awesome time!

Here are our thoughts:
Field day was the best because I had a record at baseball hit. -Ashton
For Neon Day I liked how light and bright the colours were. They are mostly yellowish green. -Ashley

Wacky Clothes too!

I liked when it was Field Day because it was fun and Ashley was my partner. We went to all the stations. -Rylee
For Wacky Hair Day I died my hair blue, At the end of the day it was coming off. -Reese
When it was Hat Day I did not wear a hat. I should have brought a hat for Field Day. -Kody
I loved that we had Spirit Week. I liked that we had Field Day. It was fun. -Ezra
I liked Wacky Hair Day because I got to colour my hair. It had polka dots. -Andrew
I liked when we got to do Neon Day because I saw lots of people with light colours. I had a light shirt the colour of the sun. -Shelby

Neon Day

I liked Neon Day because I liked to see everyone wearing the bright colours. -Hunter
I loved Spirit Week. I dressed up each day. -Kingston
I liked when it was Hat Day. Everyone was wearing hats. -Kayden
My favourite Spirit Days were Old School Day and Wacky Hair and Clothing Day. I liked how Mrs. Tresoor made herself look like a hippie. -Kyla
On Spirit Week I liked every single thing we did. I dressed up every day. Even when it was Wacky Hair and Clothing Day my teacher dressed up really funny. -Diamond
I liked how everyone on Hat Day and on Wacky Hair Day wore something. -Xoie
I loved doing my hair. I put pink and blue dye in my hair. -Brianna

Old School Day.

On Wacky Hair and Clothes Day I liked all of the hair dye in the hair. -Isla

Building a museum at indoor recess.

We got some rain showers this afternoon so it was indoor recess. Hopefully the clouds will clear and the sun will come out this weekend.

We would like to wish our dads a Happy Father's Day on Sunday. We love you and thank you for everything you do for us. We hope you enjoy your special day.
-Mrs. T :)

Field Day

What perfect weather for our Field Day today. The students all got sports cards and were able to visit 35 different stations. There were many smiling faces and so much excitement throughout the day. I'm glad we were able to stay with our partners so we could have lots of fun together.

Here are our thoughts:
When we were doing water polo I got water and I dumped it on my head. I got soaking wet. -Shelby
I liked doing ping pong in the gym. I kept it up against the wall. -Diamond
Kody caught the water balloon and then he threw it to me. It popped and sprayed all over my legs. -Brianna
Today I played hockey shoot out and I got it top corner. I got a gold. -Ashton
I noticed that at the juice stand there were cups of juice. I thought there would be juice boxes. The juice was good. -Isla
I loved that we got to play at the stations. It was fun. My favourite station was the water balloons. Xoie
I liked when I played that football throw. I got it through the hula hoop 6 times. -Brayden
I enjoyed the water balloons because I got soaked. -Andrew
I hit Brianna with the ping pong ball by accident. I said I was sorry. She was okay. -Kody
I played football throw. I didn't miss one of them. -Hunter
I liked the shoe fly the best. I used Jessica's sandal. -Kingston
I noticed there were more stations than last year. -Ezra
I liked breaking the water balloons. I splashed Xoie. -Saydee
I can't believe that Grade 8s are coming to help at the Field Day. My best friend Abby is here. -Ashley
I liked the baseball station. I hit it by the trees. Kayden
Me and Isla had lots of fun at Field Day. We stayed together the whole time. -Kyla
I liked the shoe fly. I got it farther than the purple cone. -Reese
I liked when I scooped the ball up with my elbows. It was fun because I got 4 balls out of the bucket. -Rylee

Thanks to Mrs. Rand for her amazing organization. The events were run by parent and student helpers and it could not have been done without them. Thanks to the volunteers who helped with hot lunch. What a treat it was to have a delicious lunch after such an active morning. We were glad many parents were able to spend part of the day with us.

I'm sure we will all sleep well tonight after all the fresh air and activity. Awesome participation everyone!
-Mrs. T :)

Spirit Week!

Thanks to the Grade 5s in Ms. Wasney's class for putting together some ideas for Spirit Week from June 15th-19th. Each day you participate your name will get entered into a draw. Names will be drawn at the Variety Showcase on June 23rd. We are looking forward to seeing some great school spirit!

Measurement Rules!

We have been doing some measurement work this week. We read the book, How Big is a Foot to get us thinking about what measurement is. The students had fun tracing and designing their own foot. Our Big Buddies helped us to compare our feet to objects in the room. What is longer and shorter than your foot?

Here are our thoughts:
A ruler is handy if you are building something. -Kyla
I learned how to measure stuff with my Big Buddy. It was fabulous. -Andrew
My foot was longer than my Big Buddy's foot. -Ashton
My foot is longer than an eraser. -Kayden
I learned how to measure with a ruler. I start at 0 and keep on counting on and I know what size something is. -Hunter
My foot is shorter than the whiteboard. -Shelby
My foot is longer than my pencil. -Ashley
I noticed the table number stands are longer than my foot. -Saydee
My foot is shorter than the globe. -Brianna
I learned about why measurement was invented. -Diamond
I liked when I coloured in my foot. I compared my foot to my book box. -Brayden
My foot is shorter than my t-shirt. -Kingston
I noticed that the King's foot was bigger than the apprentice's foot in the story. -Kody
I never knew that my foot was longer than my face. -Reese
My foot is really growing. I will use the foot that I traced to measure my foot each year. -Rylee
I noticed that my foot was longer than I thought. It was fun to see what is longer and shorter than my foot. -Xoie
We measured our feet and mine was 24 centimetres long. -Ezra

These Grade Ones really measure up! Thanks to our Big Buddies for helping us with this activity.

Have a great weekend everyone. Don't forget it's Spirit Week next week!
Wear red and white on Monday.
-Mrs. T:)

Conscious Kindness Day

Winnipeg is having it's first Conscious Kindness day today. We are going to be showing kindness all day.

Here are our thoughts:
When me and Brayden were playing basketball he said to pass and I turned around and passed the ball to him, -Hunter
I let someone go ahead of me when I was coming in the school this morning. -Saydee
I played tic tac toe with my friend. I said good game even when I lost. -Brianna

We were glad to see Ms. Claydon after
she was away at camp with the Grade 5s.
We gave her a welcome back hug.

At the recess I showed kindness because I helped a kindergartener when they fell off the slide. -Diamond
I played wall ball with my friends. We played fairly. -Brayden
I said that Riley's sweater was nice. -Ezra
I helped by moving so Ashton could get his book box. -Kody
I held the door open for everybody at recess time. -Reese
In line I told Andrew he could go ahead of me. -Ashley
I said hello to my friend when we came to school this morning. -Xoie
I smiled at my brother today before he left to go to camp. -Shelby
I hug my friends when they play with me. -Kingston
I let Kyla go in front of me in line at recess. -Isla
I told Ashley and Ezra that I liked their shirts. -Andrew
I said excuse me when I needed to get by someone. -Kayden
In the front when I got back to school I held the door open for my mom. -Ashton
When my brother forgot his jacket in the car I got it and gave it to him. -Kyla

Thanks to everyone for thinking about kindness today. I know we do many kind things each day. Let's keep it up.
-Mrs. T :)