Zones of Regulation Through Art

We read the book, Happy by Miles Van Hout. The illustrations of the fish are beautiful as they show different emotions. We talked about our emotions and how they  relate to Zones of Regulation. After a practice drawing we chose an emotion and used pastels to create our very own fish. We discussed which zone our fish would be in if they showed that emotion. The results are fabulous.

Here are our thoughts:
I am making an angry fish that has sharp teeth. -Marcus
My fish has lots of colours. -Chelsea
My fish is scared. Its mouth is open. -Shain
I did a loving fish. It has colours. -Laniah
I made a brave fish. It has a smile. -Etta
My fish is surprised. I made an o-shape mouth and lots of details. -Ryder
My fish is so pretty. It's brave and fights away fish. -Ella
I made a happy fish. It has a smile and some fins. -Everett
My fish is surprised because it has lots of colours. -Kayley
I made my fish with colours and it has a calm face. -Marley
Mine is brave. It is looking up and it is smiling. -Noah
My fish is shy. I put a straight mouth and it is medium size. -Claire
My fish is mad. I put crazy fins and sharp teeth. -Kalem
My fish is blue zone because he is very sad and I put tears on him. -Mercedes
I made a mad fish. He has scratches on him and gills. -Joel
I did a happy fish. -Harlow
My fish is delighted. It has a smile. Grayson
I made a happy fish. it has a smile and it is purple. -Sophie

  We like to do gallery walks to see other people's work. It was so nice to hear the kind words that were shared and the compliments people gave to each other. Our fish will also be posted on Artsonia.
-Mrs. T :)

A Busy Week

Playing Go Ten

We have been keeping busy and trying to stay warm. The winds have been making it feel pretty cold outside for November. Our classroom has been busy with activity. Here are some things we have been up to.

What makes ten?

Musicians

Mrs, Palamar at our class meeting.

Big Buddies reading with us.

Taking care of our belongings.

Leaning to code.

Zip lining dinosaurs.

Finding kindness rocks.

The dinos take over the office.

Let There Be Peace

There have been lots of conversations about Remembrance Day. Thoughts about peace and war have been shared as well as so many good books have been read aloud. We were able to walk to the Cenotaph this week and enjoy the freedom and friendships we have. Mrs. Dent Scarcello came to our class to make peace beads. We worked together peacefully to make something beautiful. The beads will be hung up in the library.

We had a wonderful assembly this morning hosted by Ms. Jeffery's, Ms. Radawetz's and Ms. Booth's classes. We heard stories, poems and singing. The grades 2s and 3s did a terrific job performing
and the audience was very respectful. We talked before the assembly about what we could be thinking about during the moment of silence. It was a time of quiet reflection.

We are working on a book about Peace. Here are our thoughts:
Peace is . . .
giving a hug to my mom and dad. - Marley
having new pets. -Grayson
a kiss from mom. - Kayley
giving a high five. -Noah
loving people. - Laniah
having good friends and having sleep overs. -Claire
hugs from my sister. - Chelsea
the sun shining. - Etta
a tree house. Josh
playing with my cousins. -Sophie
going to bed and having good dreams. -Shain
giving my sister a kiss. -Camden
carrying a wreath. -Kalem
climbing a tree to hide. -Marcus
 a poppy. -Everett
friendship. -Mercedes

I hope you have a peaceful weekend. We thank all those who sacrificed so much for our safety and freedom. Lest we forget.
-Mrs. T :)

Halloween Fun!

On Tuesday we had a great morning rotating through our Halloween stations. The costume parade was in the gym after lunch. There were so many people who came out to celebrate with us. It was fun to see all the different costumes.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked the snack because it was yummy. -Etta
We melted crayons on the mini pumpkin. -Chelsea
We got out pumpkin seeds. We had to put our hands into the pumpkin and grab the seeds out. We put them on the ten frame to count them. -Claire
We tasted some snacks. They tasted great. -Grayson
We melted crayons on the pumpkin. -Lania
I liked the station that had the pumpkin that you could count seeds. We counted 148 seeds. -Willow
I liked the parade. I liked walking and seeing my dad and grandpa and grandma. -Marley
The orange crush, gingerale and 7-up tasted good. It was swamp water. I liked the celery too. -Marcus
I really liked the snacks. We had oranges and celery for pumpkins and we had bananas and chocolate chips for ghosts. -Ella
I liked when we reached into the pumpkin to get seeds and count them. -Sophie
I liked the snack station. We made banana ghosts. -Mercedes
I had oranges and I had one drink. -Kalem
I like the swamp water and the banana ghost and the orange pumpkin with the celery at the top. -Kayley
I liked making the orange and celery into a pumpkin. -Shain
We got to watch a movie and eat candy.We had a parade -Everett
I liked drinking swamp water and eating oranges. -Noah
I made a pumpkin picture. -Harlow

Thanks to the parent volunteers for helping run the stations. We also appreciated the food that was sent in for our snacks. The week definitely had a buzz of excitement. Thanks for sending a limited amount of candy in the lunches.



And just like that, October is over. Remember to turn back the clocks this weekend.
-Mrs. T. :)