It Only Takes One

We watch this video often. It reminds us how even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference to someone's day. We hope you enjoy the message.

Here are our thoughts:
I say hello to many people. -Ethan
I helped people carry in their stuff at school. -Jake
I made a friend feel happy because I wrote something nice to her. -Sierra
I made cards for my friends. -Bapreet
I play with friends. -Jay Dee
I asked asked my brother if he wanted to play a game with me. -Levi
I open  the door for my dad when he comes home from work. -Landyn
I helped my sister reach her bathing suit. -Anna
When my mom has a lot of groceries I take some and put them in the house for her. -Brady
I help my parents when their backs are sore. I help around the house. -Josh
I play with my brothers. -Callum
I help my dad hook up trailers. -Cody
I write nice letters to people. -Cady
I help out around the school. I make deliveries. -Russell. L.
When someone is lonely I ask if they want to play with me. -Zachary
I say I love you to my mom and dad. -Gavin
I play with my friends and I always say nice things to them. -Naomi

How can you make a difference?
-Mrs. T:)

How Are You Feeling?

The grade 1s have been talking a great deal about our feelings. We have been doing lots of role playing and we are getting very good at being able to tell how a person is feeling by looking at someone's face and by looking at how a person moves their body. Everyone has different feelings. We will be talking more about identifying our feelings and strategies to help us deal with them. We watch this video called, "Just Breathe" often to as we discuss how we are feeling.


Here are our thoughts:
When I breathe in my nose and out my mouth I will be calmer. -Brady
When I am very excited I have to take a breath to help me calm down. -Landyn
When I am angry I punch a pillow. -Levi
I take three breaths to calm myself down. -Cody
When I am mad I have to breathe in and out and close my eyes. -Bapreet
I don't get mad a lot. I feel happy. -Jake
I can take breaths to feel better. -Russell L.
When I get mad I need to remember to take a deep breath. -Callum
If I feel bad I don't like being mad. I could take a deep breath. -Gavin
If I am angry I go in a quiet spot or I punch a pillow. -Josh
I take three breaths. -Ethan
When I get mad I go to my room for a bit and I sit on my bed. -Eliza
Sometimes I get mad so I calm myself down my taking a deep breath. -Zachary
Sometimes when I get mad I go to my room and lay down for a little bit and watch T.V. -Sierra
When I get angry I walk away. -Naomi
When I am mad sometimes I react. I could go in my room and breathe. -Cady
When I get mad I go and take a break in a quiet space. -Anna

Sometimes we are too upset to talk to someone and that's when things are said or done which may lead to hurt feelings. We need to calm ourselves so we are ready to speak and listen to each other respectfully. This takes practice. I know we are all working hard at finding strategies to calm ourselves so we are ready to learn and behave positively.
Remember to breathe.
-Mrs. T :)

Inquiry Based Learning

We started our IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) work in science with Mrs. Dent Scarcello. We are looking at the characteristics of objects and materials. We made predictions and saw a video about how gummy bears are made. Mrs. Dent Scarcello had some really neat building blocks and materials for us to explore.

Here are our thoughts:
The wood blocks were hard. -Cody
I liked to find out what the objects were made out of. -Cady
I felt the foam blocks and they felt squishy. -Brady
I like building and feeling the different blocks. -Landyn
Gummy bears are made in a factory. I like to eat gummy bears. -Levi
I built a tower with plastic blocks. -Josh
All of the materials felt different. -Callum
We learned about how to make gummy bears. -Bapreet
At IBL we learned how things are made. -Jake
I built the Children's Museum. -Russell L.
I enjoyed looking at how things are made. -Gavin
Blocks are hard. -Jay Dee
I liked when I was feeling the toys and at the end I built a tower out of foam blocks. -Zachary
I liked it when we were working on what stuff is made of. -Eliza
I built the zoo. Ethan
I found out how some things are smooth and rough. -Sierra
I enjoyed building tower of blocks. We made the Eiffel Tower. -Anna

Word of the Year

We started talking about a word that makes us feel good. A word that when we hear it makes us have good thoughts. These words are our Words of the Year.
Quiet. . . It's a special word because if you want quiet time then you can go somewhere quiet and be calm and patient. -Zachary
Friends. . . I like playing with my friends. Cody
Family. . .  Family is important to me because if I didn't have a family I would be super lonely. -Anna
Hope. . . I hope I never leave my mom and dad. -Eliza
Helping. . .  If somebody gets hurt you should help them. -Jake
Love . . . I chose love because I love my mom and dad and my sister. -Russell A.
Family. . . I spend time with my family. -Russell L.
Play. . . Playing with best friends is fun. -Levi
Sister . . . I like to play with my sister. She gives me piggy back rides. -Brady
Love. . . It reminds me that I love my family. -Cady
Fun. . . I have fun with my nerf gun. I play fun games. -Josh
Happiness . . . I like to spread happiness. -Ethan
Kindness. . . any act of kindness goes a long way to making someone's day. -Mrs. T
Brothers . . . I like playing with my brothers. -Callum
Parents. . . My parents take care of me a lot. -Bapreet
Sister. . . I love my sister so much. -Sierra
Love . . . I love people. People say good things because they love me a lot. -Gavin
Peace. . . Peace is important. It's nice to have a peaceful house. -Landyn
Love . . . I love my family and I love my pets. -Naomi
Smile . . . I smile at people. -Jay Dee

What word would you choose?

Hello 2016!

Happy New Year! I hope the year is off to a great start. I'm excited to be back at school to see everyone. It's fun to hear about all the adventures that happened over the winter break. What were your holiday highlights?

Here are our thoughts:
I went sledding with my friends. It was really fun. -Bapreet
I watched Star Wars. I had McDonalds. -Russell L.
I went snowmobiling at the Flood Way. I drove off the trail onto the ice. -Levi
At Christmas I woke up at 3 o'clock. I was so excited. I got books too. -Callum
I went to The Pas. I only get to go there once a year. I saw my cousins and my grandpa. -Jake
I went to the zoo with my Opa. -Ethan
I liked going snowmobiling. The first time I went in my yard. The next day I went on the Flood Way. -Landyn
I got a big nerf gun and I watched Star Wars marathon. -Josh
Cody invited me to have a play date with him and his brother. We went tobogganing at Birds Hill Park. -Russell A.
I liked going sledding with my cousins because we go on a sled together sometimes. Sometimes we crash into the trees and fall off the sleds. -Sierra
I went tobogganing on New Year's Eve. I went on my GT snow racer and hit the jump and fell off. -Cody
I liked to skidoo with my dad because he goes super fast. Yesterday we went on our skidoos and next time we are going to go in warm up shacks. We are going to bring food for a picnic. -Cady
I liked when my mom and dad bought me and my sister a snowmobile. We tried driving it and it was super fun. -Anna
I liked to go snowmobiling because I have a GT 3 Racer and I hit a pylon, but I was okay. -Brady
I went to a Moose game. It was loud. -Eliza
I went to my niece and nephew's house. We rode snowmobiles in the field at their house. -Naomi
I played outside in the snow. -Jay Dee
I went snowmobiling two times. I got to drive one of the times. -Zachary

I am so grateful for the time I was able to spend with my family and friends over the holidays. I'm a last minute shopper, but I did manage to get everything done without a second to spare. I hope all your wonderful memories warm your hearts as we move through the colder winter months. May 2016 bring you much joy and happiness.
-Mrs. T :)