What a Year!

Red and White Day!

I cannot believe this will be our final post as our school year comes to an end. I have reminded the kids that each year is special as they will not be together as one group throughout their school years. It always amazes me how much we have grown from our first day together. The kindness shared, support provided, friendships made and learning we have done warms my heart. These young people are ready to soar in grade 2!

Here are our thoughts:
I loved grade 1 and I remember Dinovember. The dinosaurs were very fun and they were very silly too. -Brody
The first day of school I met my teacher. It was really fun. We got to find our spots at the meeting area and our spots at the table. -Charlotte.
I liked grade 1 because Mrs. Tresoor taught me this year. I can read lots of books. -Theo
I loved Dinovember when they left us treats. That was a fun day. I will miss Dinovember. -Marshall
I loved indoor recess. I could do pattern blocks. I made some flowers. -Ava
I loved that I got to meet new friends. I think the school should be to grade 8 because it's so awesome. -Chase
I liked that I got to play at recess with my friends and watch soccer games. -Blake
I liked going outside for Walking Wednesday. I love the birds going tweet, tweet. -Desi

Sundae Bar

I liked that I made lots of friends in grade 1. -Brooke
I liked the dinosaurs. They were funny when they went on the calendar. -Arianna
It was a really good year. We got to do a lot of fun things. Playing outside at recess was cool. -Tyson
I liked going to play outside with my friends. -Dominic

I liked grade 1 because we got to meet new friends. I had fun doing the work we did and all the design projects. -Bianca
I liked the Kandinsky circles. Mine looked nice. I used pastels. -Lily

I liked pajama days. They were fun and I had cozy pajamas. I wish I brought a stuffy, but I forgot one once. -Jack
I loved when we did fun stuff in grade 1. I will miss Mrs.Tresoor. -Ben
I liked the dinos. because they were super, super funny. I liked the time when they snuck out and went into the gym. -Andrew
I loved making new friends on the first day. Now I have lots of friends. -Adria

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Thank you to all Room 2 Families and friends who have followed our learning journey in grade 1. It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege getting to know my kids and their families. The year has been filled with amazing moments that will be lasting memories. I cannot wait to see what these incredible young people will accomplish. My heart is full.

Please know that I will be thinking about you over the summer. I will miss you. Fortunately, I will be back at BHS in September so I look forward to hearing all about your summer highlights.Take care everyone and have a spectacular summer holiday!
- Mrs. T :)

Class of 2028!

Awesome Sign!

Mayor Hart visited Room 2 on Tuesday to share our special surprise. She brought a sign that had our letter printed on it!! There are 25 of these signs that will be placed around the community. How great is that?! Mayor Hart wrote us a letter on the back of our sign which makes it even more special. We hope you see these posted on your walks and that dog owners show responsibility by picking up after their pets.

This experience has been an amazing process. I hope it reminds us all that we are part of a community and how important it is to be responsible, respectful citizens. We have a voice and it can be used in a very positive way to create change, which is what we were trying to do. We wrote to Mayor Hart to tell her that she is a good mayor because she helps our community and listens
to our ideas.

Thanks to all the people who have shared their support and kind words with us. We really have made a lasting difference in our community. 

-Mrs. T :)

Fly Butterflies Fly!

We released our butterflies last week. We will miss them. We know they will enjoy the outdoors as much as we do!

Here are our thoughts:
I liked releasing the butterflies. One stayed on my finger. I had to go to the flowers and try to get it off my finger. Desi helped me. -Adria
It was funny that they flew all over the place. Some stuck on the flowers and fingers. -Marshall
It was sad because we had to release the butterflies, but I liked holding the butterflies. -Bianca
We released our butterflies. It was exciting to see them fly away. -Ava
I got the butterflies on the plate. It had sugar water to feed them when they were in our class. -Charlotte
I didn't want to hold the butterflies so I did not. I saw some of them would not get off the students' fingers. -Arianna
I got a butterfly and I saw another one. I put it on my finger. -Chase
I liked when we released the butterflies because they looked pretty when we saw them fly away -Theo
We did our butterfly release. It was fun. I did not get to take a butterfly out, but other friends did. One flew so far that I could not see it. -Brody
I didn't like letting the butterflies out. We had to let them out because we had no flowers for them. -Lily
I helped the butterflies fly. I put sugar water on my finger. I did not touch the wings. I feel happy because I love butterflies. -Desi

I liked releasing the butterflies, but I didn't want to touch any. -Andrew
It was good that we got to release the butterflies today. They don't live in the cage now and now they live outside. -Tyson
The butterflies flew away. -Dominic
I tried my best to get a butterfly on my finger, but it didn't get on. That's okay. -Blake
When Mrs. Tresoor got one of the butterflies out it came on my arm and it stayed on. When we were going back in, I put it on a flower. -Jack
I did not want to hold a butterfly so I decided to watch. I saw some butterflies fly away -Brooke
I feel sad because I miss the butterflies very much and it was cool to have one on my finger. -Ben

It was amazing to see how our caterpillars went through all the changes to become beautiful butterflies! We can only wonder where their wings will take them . . .

-Mrs. T :)

CTV Visits Room 2

Our letter to Mayor Hart which was published in the local newsletter caught the attention of CTV news. Katherine Dow came out to visit us yesterday to talk about our experience during our walk for Earth Day clean up. We were able to watch ourselves on TV last night. Thanks for coming to our classroom, Katherine!
You can watch the clip HERE.

Activity Day

Mrs. Rand picked the best weather of the week for our Activity Day! It was such an awesome time as the kids were able to visit 36 different stations at their own pace. Activities were inside the gym, on the tarmac and the field. We certainly had a full day of fun!

Here are our thoughts:
I got my face painted with a butterfly. -Charlotte
I liked the water balloons. I didn't get wet. -Desi
The day was cool because there was hopscotch and basketball. -Ben
I went to lots of stations. I went to the obstacle course. My favourite one was basketball. -Jack
Xavier pretended to throw a water balloon at me, but he didn't. I liked the water balloon station. -Chase
I got my face painted. I got a heart and a butterfly. -Lily
I liked my face painting. I am a kitty cat. -Bianca
I liked the water balloons. I liked hockey and horse shoes. -Dominic
I went on the obstacle course. I got gold. It is very fun. You go up the steps, down the slide and then up bars, then across the bridge, down the green slide and back to the person and then you are done. -Brody
I liked the water balloons. You had to pass it to your partner and if it popped on your partner it would be a good game. -Marshall
It was our Activity Day today. I never had activity day before. It was a fun day. I still don't know what the rest of the day will be like. -Theo
I was so excited for Activity Day today. We got to do fun stuff. I got to have face painting and I got a kitty. -Adria
Today was Activity Day and I went to the obstacle course. It was hard. -Ava
I was excited because today was Activity Day. It was really fun. I liked the noodle fighting the best. -Tyson
I liked going to a lot of stations. My favourite station was hockey. -Andrew
I liked switching stations. I liked the water balloon station. I liked the basketball station. -Blake

Thanks to all the parent volunteers, grade 5 helpers, Robert Andrews students and BHS staff who made the day a huge success. A ginormous shout out to Mrs Rand for her planning and organizing of this great day. Not only did we have a day of activity, but we also had a delicious hot lunch which we devoured. Thanks to Mrs. Salem and her parent helpers for keeping us nourished and ready for the afternoon. We loved having families join us throughout the day to share in our excitement.
-Mrs. T :)

Deer Meadow Farms

We joined our friends in Ms. Chuckrey's class and Ms. Code's and Mr. Moffatt's class for a field trip to Deer Meadow Farms. Fortunately the weather held out. We were able to enjoy the real farm experience of being outside with all the animals and getting lots of fresh air.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked petting the bunnies. They felt soft. -Jack
I liked the wagon train ride because we saw animals that we couldn't see when we were on the walk with the other animals. -Bianca
I learned that the black hens lay blue eggs. -Ava
I liked the white bunny. -Dominic
I loved the sheep because they were soft. -Marshall
I petted the animals. -Desi
I learned that the people who own the animals only shave the adult sheep because they have more wool than the babies. -Brooke
I petted the cow and it felt soft. -Lily
I learned that there was a pig at the farm. We got to climb on hay bales and tires. I like to climb. We got to go in a maze too. I like mazes. -Blake
I learned that all animals need food and water like we do. -Adria
I was surprised that pigs, when they are an adult, weigh 600 - 800 pounds. -Theo
The deer were cool. Some deer were white, some were brown, and some had spots and some had antlers. We didn't get to pet the deer because we were in a wagon. She was feeding the deer. -Ben
I learned that deer antlers are made out of bone. -Tyson
I liked the goats because they were cute. -Arianna
I learned that two of the bunnies on the farm were twins. Their names were Kit and Kat. -Charlotte
I liked the goats the best. Some of them had horns. -Andrew
I liked the wagon train ride and I learned about the sheep, deer and pigs. -Brody

Thanks to the parents who were able to support us today. It was great to be able to enjoy time at the farm. I think we will sleep well tonight after a full day of fresh air and fun. You can watch the video to see a few highlights of our trip.
-Mrs. T:)

Water Walk

Grade 5s with filled milk jugs

Our grade 5s participated in a water walk and raised $660 dollars for "We Schools" to help make difference for communities living without safe drinking water. They walked to Silver Fox estates and filled 4 litre milk jugs and carried them back to school. We thought it would be a good idea for the younger grades to participate in the walk as well. Ms. Code and Mr. Moffatt's class joined us for our own water walk on Walking Wednesday. Before we headed out to begin we watched this video. We carried the water around the perimeter of the school playground. The goal was to do 6 laps. Some students even carried 2 jugs for a few laps! It was an eye opening experience. We are so fortunate to be able to turn on a tap to get clean water.
-Mrs. T :)

Grade 1s and 2s ready to walk

We walked around the whole school for 6 laps. I did not carry a heavy jug. I carried a light jug. -Lily

I carried 2 at once, but then I dropped one and then I kept doing it with 1 jug. -Marshall

Some people do not have water to drink. -Desi

People have to drink dirty water. We are carrying jugs of water. We get to drink clean water. -Ben

I got exercise. It is hard to carry all that water. -Chase

I learned that it was heavy to carry the water. In the video just girls were carrying the water. The boys were going to school. -Arianna

I went around with a jug of water 6 times. I did not quit. -Jack

I carried a water jug around the field. It was hard. -Dominic

I was not at the walk. I learned before we went for the water walk that we need water to survive. -Blake

There are people who have to drink bad water. We don't have to drink bad water. That is good. -Andrew

It is very hard to carry all the jugs of water because they are very heavy. -Brody

I learned that the jugs are very heavy to carry on the walk. I went 1 lap without water and 1 lap with a jug. They didn't have a choice. They just have to carry the water jugs and they are much heavier than the milk jugs. -Adria

I know that the people who have to carry jugs of water have to that every single day. That makes me feel sad for them. -Charlotte

I learned that people that don't have water like we do have to carry very heavy jugs of water. -Ava

I learned that some who live far away from us don't have clean water. They have to go to the river every day and the boys have to go to school. The girls walk every day to the river to get water and it is not healthy water. -Brooke
It was hard to carry jugs of water around the school yard 6 times. I carried 2 jugs for 2 laps and 1 jug for 4 laps. 2+4=6. -Theo

Now when we go to turn on the tap or take a sip of clean we may take a moment to be thankful for how lucky we are. Enjoy fresh, clean water. . . don't waste it.

-Mrs. T :)

IBL Research

We have been working with Mrs. Dent Scarcello during IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) to research a Canadian animal. Our research has been completed and here is a our google map showing information we discovered. We are currently designing habitats for our animals to complete our project. Click on a marker to read about some of the amazing animals we have researched. '
Thanks Mrs. Dent Scarcello for helping us throughout this process!