Happy Holidays!

What a whirlwind day. It's always so exciting to feed off the energy in the building. The day started with an assembly where we heard the Christmas choir share their talents. We also joined in and sang some favourite Christmas carols.Thanks to the families that filled our tummies with treats for our classroom celebration. I posed this question to the class:
What are you most looking forward to over the winter break?

Here are our thoughts:
I want to go snowmobiling on the weekends with my own snowmobile. -Cody
I hope my friends can come over on the holidays. -Russell A.
I look forward to snowmobiling and making an ice rink. -Jake
I want to play outside in the snow. -Jay Dee
I want to play in the snow with my new sled I got for my birthday and go sledding down hills. -Sierra
I would like to have the best Christmas ever. I can't wait until Christmas. I am going to get a Skylander Trap Team video game. -Callum
I want to use my new sled. My mom dad and my little brother can have a sled too because we have bigger sleds. My dad could make a big hill for us to slide down. -Cady
I will play with my little sister. We will play in the basement with a ball. -Bapreet
I go to my grandpa and grandma's over the holidays because we celebrate Christmas with my cousins. -Anna
I really want to open presents. -Landyn
I am looking forward to snowmobiling. I have a miniature snowmobile that attaches to a big snowmobile. I'll go inside, have a big glass of hot chocolate and open my presents. -Brady
I want to spend time with my family. I hope my cousins come over. -Zachary
I would like to play with my friends outside. -Eliza
I want to go outside and make snow angels and dog angels. -Naomi
I get to see my sisters. They are here to visit. -Ethan
I am looking forward to Santa Claus. -Russell L.
I want to play games, build snow forts and have a snowball fight with my mom and dad. -Josh
I will have a pajama day at home. We will bring stuffies. -Levi
At Christmas I really want to open presents and have fun. -Gavin

I am looking forward to spending time with my family and friends. My brothers will be home for the holidays which hasn't happened for a very long time. . . I can't wait to all be together.

From our hearts to yours, Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful holiday season.

-Mrs. T:)

The Big Show

We had a very successful concert day. I was so proud to see  how well everyone performed yesterday at the dress rehearsal at 10, the 2 o'clock show and the evening show. Wow, that's amazing effort grade 1s! Thanks for keeping up the energy to get through all those shows.

We have been talking a lot about our feelings and here are our thoughts:
I was feeling a little shy to show the whole school the concert. -Bapreet
I loved to be the shepherd. I felt shy. -Callum
I felt nervous. After a couple of songs I felt happy. -Jake
I felt good because my mom and dad, grandma and grandpa and my sister were watching. -Josh
I was happy to sing in front of the whole school of parents and other people. -Russell A.
I felt happy because my cousins were watching me. -Sierra
I felt excited and scared at the same time. I was excited to show my mom and dad and my little brother. -Cady
I was happy at the concert because I got to sing my favourite songs. -Anna
It was good to see the other people sing. I was happy to be on stage. -Gavin
I loved being on stage because I felt proud of my self. I saw all my friends in the crowd. -Brady
I was nervous when I saw my family. I felt happy because they were there. -Levi
I felt a little bit scared, but after I felt happy. I saw my mom and my grandpa and grandma. After my dad came in the night time. -Cody
I was kind of nervous when I walked up on stage, but it went away. -Landyn
I was nervous. -Ethan
I felt kind of nervous, but then after one song I was not nervous anymore. -Zachary
I was happy when we were singing our songs. -Eliza
It felt to sing on stage. -Russell L.
I felt good singing in front of my mom and dad and everyone. -Naomi
I felt happy singing. -Jay Dee

Thank you to all the family members and friends who came out to watch our performances. It was exciting to be able to share the holiday spirit with you. We hope you enjoyed the show.
Mrs. T :)

Concert Preparation

We are looking forward to our concerts on Tuesday, December 15th at 2 and 6:30. We hope you enjoy our performances.
Here are our thoughts:
I am going to be a shepherd. I will walk on the stage. -Callum
I like going on stage when Shepherd Boy is on. -Jake
I want my mom and dad to see me on stage on Tuesday night. -Anna
I am going to be an angel. I like walking on the stage with the other angels. My favourite song is Do You Want to Build a Snowman? -Bapreet
I am a shepherd. I sing Shepherd Boy. -Cody
My mom and dad are coming to watch me in the Christmas concert. -Josh
I want to go on stage so my mom and dad can see me. -Eliza
I want my mom and dad to see me sing Hearts Around the World. We do actions and go around the audience. -Sierra
I am Mary and I want my mom and dad to see me on the stage. I want my little brother to be quiet because he was loud when we were at dance. -Cady
I am so happy that I am the Shepherd boy. I will be holding the staff. -Russell A,
I like the concert because our parents will come to the concert. -Gavin
We sing lots of songs. -Russell L.
I like being my character. I get to carry a present. I am a Wiseman. -Levi
I like being on stage because I am proud of myself. I will see my mom and my dad. -Brady
I was singing Rocking on the Rooftop today.- Ethan
I really want to perform on the stage because my mom and dad will see me as Joseph. -Landyn
I want my mom and dad to see the show. They will be happy. -Zachary
I want to go on stage so my mom and dad can see me sing. -Naomi

See you there!

-Mrs. T :)

PJ and Stuffy Day!

Who wouldn't like spending the day in their pajamas! There was lots of excitement as we wore our comfy clothes and brought our stuffies to spend the day with us.

Here are our thoughts:
I like pajama day because you are all  warm and you get to bring stuffies. -Brady
I love pajama day because we get to watch a movie after recess. -Levi
I love pajama day because we get to bring our stuffies. I brought the Grinch. -Landyn
It was cool to wear pajamas to school. I wore these to bed. -Gavin
I love pajamas. I wear these when I was sleeping and I love pajama days. -Callum
I like wearing our slippers and bringing our stuffies. My stuffy is from B.C. -Naomi
I liked wearing pajamas to school because when I get home I don't have to change into my pajamas. -Jake
I like to have pajama day on this day because tomorrow is the weekend and we get to have some fun at home. -Cody
I thought it would be cool to have a pajama party. -Russell A.
I brought my stuffies. One's name is Pinky and the other is Love. -Bapreet
I brought my stuffy, Here name is Brownie. We all got to bring our stuffies to school today. It was awesome. -Sierra
I brought Bear to school today. -Ethan
Today we brought our stuffies to school and we wore our pajamas. We get to watch a movie in the afternoon. -Anna
I like wearing my pajamas to school. -Russell.
I brought my stuffy and one's name is Maxine and I brought another one and her name is Hopper. We are going to watch a movie. My pajamas make me tired. -Cady
We are going to watch a movie after recess. My stuffy is named Louis. -Eliza
We are celebrating because today is a special day. Sometimes Friday can be really special. We have worked hard this year. -Zachary
I can't wait until the movie that we are going to watch with our stuffies. -Josh

Even though we were in our pajamas all day, there was no time for napping! We even got in practice time for our concert that is coming up soon.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy this mild December weather we are fortunate to be experiencing.
-Mrs. T :)

Remind

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So Much to Celebrate!

Thank you to all the parents who came to our student led conferences last week. It was such a wonderful time to celebrate all the amazing accomplishments in Term 1.

Here are our thoughts:
I enjoyed playing Domino Parking Lot with my parents. -Anna
I liked showing my art to my mom and dad. -Eliza
I was excited because I got to show my mom and dad my work. -Gavin
My mom and dad came. I liked playing Domino Parking Lot. -Callum
I liked playing Domino Parking Lot with my mom. It was great. -Cody
I was proud of my design project. My mom said it was good. -Levi
Playing Domino Parking Lot with my family was fun. We all took turns. -Sierra
Showing my mom and dad and my little brother everything that was in my portfolio was exciting. I followed my agenda. -Cady
I am proud of my design project. I showed my mom around the classroom. -Jake
I liked when I showed my mom and dad all my art I made. They said good job. -Zachary
My parents thought my work was excellent. -Russell A.
I did lots of counting for my mom and dad. Ethan
It was fun to play Domino Parking Lot with my mom. -Josh
It was fun playing Domino Parking Lot because I let my brother pick one up. -Landyn
I enjoyed showing my mom all my work.  I was proud of myself. -Brady
My mom and dad saw all of my work. -Russell L.
I liked showing my mom my art. -Jay Dee
I was happy my parents came to see my classroom. -Bapreet
I liked showing my mom and dad my design project. They said it was good. -Naomi

We appreciated the positive comments that were shared at conferences. Thanks for being part of our celebration. The students were excited to show their work and to spend time with their parents in our classroom. I'm so proud of all the learning we have done. . . and there is so much more to come. Way to go Room 2!
-Mrs. T :)