Crawling Visitors in Room 2

Painted Lady larva arrived to our classroom today. We had some interesting wonders about the changes we may see. Everyone was excited to have a closer look.

Here are our thoughts:
I think it might turn into a caterpillar, a cocoon and then a butterfly. -Theo
I think the larva will turn into a bee. -Charlotte
I think it will turn into a beautiful butterfly in 10 days. -Ben
I think it will turn into a caterpillar. -Bianca
I noticed that it is moving and trying to get out. -Arianna
The larva is moving around. -Brooke
I like that it is moving. -Marshall.
I noticed that they move slowly. -Blake
I do not like bugs. They are scary. -Chase
I noticed they don't move a lot. They eat a lot and they take bits of food off the container. -Brody
I think it's going to turn into a butterfly. -Lily
They have a lot of spikes on them. -Tyson
It is a larva. It will turn into a butterfly. -Adria
It was eating and it goes night, night. -Dominic

I can't wait to see what we will observe over the next little while. Stay tuned.
- Mrs. T :)

Young Humanitarian Awards

Congratulations Mackenzie, Livia, Isabella, Rhyann,
Carter, Kate and Katie! We are so proud of you. 

The 20^th annual MTS Young Humanitarian Awards will be held tonight Wednesday, May 24th (7:45 p.m.) at the Fairmont Winnipeg. There will be 13 public school students from seven school divisions in Winnipeg, Gimli, Bird’s Hill and Moosehorn. Did you know that the Dog House Canteen girls will be recognized at this event? Ms. Wasney and the girls will be honoured during the evening as we celebrate the kind and compassionate hearts of the recipients this year. You can read about the 2017 award winners here.

What an awesome evening!

The girls and Ms. Wasney run the canteen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays every other month. Their dedication to raising money for excellent causes is admired. Ms. Wasney makes sure the canteen is well stocked with great treats for us to enjoy. Thanks to the BHS community for your support.

To Ms. Wasney and the Dog House Canteen girls: WOW!!! You are all amazing. What an evening to remember. It is people like you who make the world a better place.

-Mrs. T :)

A Surprise Visitor

On April 19th, we went down the path on Raleigh Street for Walking Wednesday. We were picking up garbage as part of our Earth Day activities for the week. It shocked us to find so many dog poop bags along the path. When we came back to school we thought we should do something about what we saw. Ms. Scalisi suggested we write a letter. Together we wrote a letter to the municipality. Ms. Wasney mentioned that we should send it to Mayor Hart. So we did . . . and guess what? Mayor Hart replied to our letter and said that she wanted to come to visit our class!! Today she stopped by to meet us. She asked us about what we saw on our walk and the suggestions we had to help solve the problem. Mayor Hart was proud of us for taking action. She is going to use our suggestions and she said that our letter is going to be put up in the community to remind others to pick up after their dogs. How cool is that?!

Here are our thoughts:

I learned that Mayor Hart takes care of our community. -Ava
I like that the mayor came here. -Dominic
The mayor came to the school because she wanted to meet us. -Blake
Mayor Hart told us she is going to do the things that we wrote on our letter. -Jack
She told us that a lady walked down the path and she picked up the dog poop and put them into bags. -Ben
Mayor Hart came to our classroom. I was excited to meet her. -Brody
The mayor came to our classroom because we sent a letter to her. -Andrew
She takes care of East St. Paul. -Lily

I was excited that she came to Room 2. -Marshall
I learned to take care of our East St. Paul. Pick up dog poop. -Chase
I enjoyed talking about the problem with Mayor Hart. Now when we go on Walking Wednesdays we hope to not see any poop bags. -Adria
It was cool that Mayor Hart came today. It was my first time meeting her. -Tyson
I was excited that Mayor Hart came because she was going to tell us about what she will do to fix the problem. -Brooke
I am excited because the mayor is going to put our letter on a sign. -Charlotte
Mayor Hart said that she will use both our ideas to problem solve the poop bags. -Bianca

What a thrill it was to have the Mayor take time from her busy schedule to come to meet us. It was very exciting to hear her news. We can't wait to see garbage cans and signs out on the path. We hope you enjoy walking along a cleaner path, we sure will.
-Mrs. T :)

Happy Mother's Day

Sunday is a special day to celebrate all of the wonderful moms. We hope you were surprised to see the card and gift made with love. You can view our masterpieces here on Artsonia.

Here are our thoughts:

I LOVE MY MOM because . . .
she gives me hugs and kisses. -Charlotte
she reads me stories when it's time to go to bed. -Theo
she always tucks me in and she comes in the hot tub with me sometimes. -Jack
she gives me lots of hugs. -Lily
if I do all my chores I get a duel monster. -Andrew
she gets me new movies. -Dominic
she makes nice food for me. -Brody
we paint together. -Ava
she helps me cook. -Desi
she takes care of me. -Ben
she lets me play outside a lot. -Tyson
she tells me she loves me and I tell her I love her. -Bianca
she loves me a lot. -Brooke
she does everything I ask her to do. -Marshall
she takes care of me. -Blake
she tucks me in at bedtime and turns off the light. -Adria

Thank you for all you do for us. We love you! Have a wonderful Mother's Day.
-Mrs. T :)

Conscious Kindness Day

Today was United Way's Conscious Kindness Day. We are always trying to show kindness in our words and actions. Today we really wanted to make sure we did our part by spreading kindness to others.

Here are our thoughts:
I gave a book to a friend in library. -Lily
I let my friend read a book with me. - Theo
When a friend said he liked my colouring, I said thank you. -Ava
I told my friend he's been nice to me. -Blake
I played with my friends at recess. -Charlotte
I helped my friend when he got hurt. -Jack
I passed the ball in soccer. -Ben
I helped my friend when she got hurt outside. -Adria
I helped my friend make the card for his mom. -Marshall
When my friend fell over, I helped her. -Bianca
I let my friend colour my mandela with me. -Tyson
I smiled at my friends. -Dominic
I helped clean up my classroom by putting away the rockers. -Andrew
I asked my friend if he was okay playing soccer. -Desi
I let my friend have a book in library. -Arianna
I put away a friend's garbage at lunch time. -Chase
I helped my friend get his library books out of his bag. -Brooke

Mrs. Dent Scarcello has a message on the library door that says, "Spread kindness around like confetti." That sounds like a perfect thing to do. I hope you share your kind heart with others and that your bucket gets filled by the kindness you are shown.
-Mrs. T :)

30 x30 Nature Challenge

We have completed the first week of the 30x30 Nature Challenge. The kids are really enjoying the time outdoors. What a great way to have them appreciate nature. Our hope is that they will continue to value the great outdoors as adults.

Here are our thoughts:

I like it because it is fun outside in the great outdoors. -Ben

We can go outside and play and do work. -Desi

I like going outside for 30 extra minutes. When I go outside at home I normally get all covered in water. -Theo

It is fun outside for the 30 days and for 30 minutes. -Brooke

I played outside at home for 30 minutes. I rode my bike and played with chalk. -Lily

I like being outside and playing cars. -Dominic

I like when we were outside for our class meeting because I got to hear everyone share what they were happy about. -Ava

I like Walking Wednesday because I like to walk. -Blake

I like going outside at home to shoot on the shooter tutor. I shoot the top corner sometimes. -Andrew

I like the 30 x30 challenge. It is fun and today we get to play on the big kids' side with our Big Buddies. -Brody

I like the 30 x 30 challenge because I like going outside to play because it's fun. -Arianna

I like playing ball hockey outside and sometimes I ride my bike. -Jack

I like the 30 x 30 challenge because we got to read books outside at the rocks. I picked a shady tree. -Charlotte

I like to do the 30 x 30 challenge because we get to enjoy nature. I'm always outside for an extra 30 minutes even before the challenge even started. -Bianca

I like the 30 x 30 challenge because we get to spend time outside and we get to enjoy the stuff we do and enjoy fresh air. We get exercise. -Adria

We went outside for 30 minutes and I had a great time with my friend. We went out every day this week and I play outside at my house. -Chase

Please find time to do the 30x30 challenge on the weekend. I hope to hear all about the time spent in the sunshine. Remember to use sunscreen. Have a great weekend everyone!

-Mrs. T :)