Six Pines Farm Trip

We went on a field trip to Six Pines Farm yesterday. The weather was pretty warm, but there was some relief from cloud coverage throughout the day. It was great that Spirit Week was hat day because we needed hats for the farm trip. We were able to see, hear, touch, and smell many animals and we learned interesting facts. We used all of our senses during our farm experience. . . we left tasting until lunch time!

Here are our thoughts:
I liked the pigs because they get all muddy. I learned about some animals. -Autumn
I liked the pigs because they roll around in water and mud a lot. I also liked the goats because they have a neat sound. The llamas and donkeys and the horse felt really soft. -Silas
I saw the Ghost Busters car and it was the new version of the new Ghost Busters. It looked awesome. -Braydon
I loved the horse because it was really soft. I liked when we got to feed the calf. -Emily
I loved the pigs because they turn the water on in their pen and that was so funny. Colton
I liked when I got to feed the calf because Ms. Moyer took a picture of all of us. -Madison
It surprise me when I saw the cat. It looked just like my cat at home. -Gabriella
I liked when I saw a horse because I got to pet it. -Nathan
I saw a rabbit and it was so cute. I pet the rabbit. -Carter M.
I loved the kitten because he was so fluffy and I got to pet him. -Ryder
My favourite animal was the rabbit just because he was cute and kind. -Bryce
The kitten was soft. It was my favourite animal out of all of them because it was cute. -Jarrett
The kitten was funny because it was trying to scratch people and it was cute. -Liam B.
I enjoyed when I got to pet the pony because it was very, very smooth. I liked when one pig was walking and it fell down because it was playing with another pig. -Jaxson
I didn't know that llamas had three stomachs. I didn't know that cows have four stomachs. -Michael

The fresh air made for a quieter ride home. We hope you remember the animals you met at the farm and remember to treat all living things respectfully. We're sure you had a good night's sleep after a fun-filled day.
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

June Already!

Can you believe that it is the last month of school? We are keeping busy with our routines, however there are exciting activities in June as well. Here our some pictures to share. We had lots of creative thinking with playdough, Plus Plus pieces and Lego. The community clean up took us to Purple Park where we got to play with our friends in room 3.

Thanks for doing your part to help the community.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Folk Dance Festival

On Thursday, May 23rd we went to McIvor Park to participate in the Folk Dance Festival. We were fortunate to have good weather with it raining on the Wednesday and Friday. The dances were taught during gym and some music classes. This gave us an opportunity to have a giant dance party with many elementary schools involved.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked the dances. It was pretty hot. -Nathan
I liked the folk dance because we did the Macarena. -Carter D.
I loved Cupid Shuffle because it was fun to do. -Colton
I liked Baby Shark because I like the song. -Autumn
I enjoyed that my mom was there and her friend was there and she brought her two babies. -Emily
When I was dancing I didn't fall. I liked Baby Shark. -Will
I liked dancing Baby Shark because I was doing the shark with my arms. -Kennedy
My favourite dance was the Cupid Shuffle and it has cool music. -Silas
I liked it because I saw two of my friends. One was from my dance class and one from ball hockey. -Ryder
The dances were easy. -Carter M.
I liked doing Baby Shark because I love that song. -Braydon
My favourite dance was Hot, Hot, Hot because I like when we jump. -Jarrett
I liked Car Wash because it has lots of movements. -Michael
I liked it when they did Baby Shark twice because it was super fun to dance to. Everyone knew it. -Madison
I liked the YMCA because we got to shout out YMCA. -Gabriella
I liked when we did Hot, Hot, Hot because I liked when we put our hands up in the air. -Jaxson
My favourite dance was Baby Shark because I sing it all the time and it's one of my favourite songs. -Charlie
My favourite dance is the Hokey Pokey because we shake our hands. -Bryce

What a great way to enjoy the day with friends, music and dance. Thanks to Mrs. Rand for getting to the park early to get a spot for our school.

Have a great weekend. If you feel the urge don't hesitate to have a dance party!
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Happy Mother's Day!

We hope all our moms know how much they mean to us. Our card and gift were made with love. The paintings we created were inspired by the artwork of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Enjoy your special day. We hope you feel special every day.

Here are our thoughts:
I love my mom because . . .
she lets me play X-box. She lets me cook with her. - Jarrett
I like to cook cookies and croissants with her. -Gabriella
she makes dinner for me. -Liam B.
she gives me hugs and kisses. -Emily
she lets me stay up late sometimes on the weekends. -Nathan
she watches my hockey. -Kennedy
she gives me kind hugs. -Bryce
she loves me and hugs me and kisses me. -Will
she comes to watch my soccer games. -Madison
she cooks breakfast for me even when she is super tired. -Charlie
she is kind to me. -Autumn
she is fun. - Silas
she buys me so much stuff. -Ryder
she lets me sometimes fall asleep on the couch. -Colton
she gives me hugs and kisses. -Braydon
she reads me a book before I go to bed. -Carter D.
she plays with me and my Lego. -Carter M.
I bake cookies with her. -Jaxson
she lets me bake chocolate chip cookies with her. -Michael

Thank you to all the amazing moms who help us to be better people! We love you with all our hearts.

-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

African Drumming

We had an amazing week of drumming with Jay Stoller. The culmination of our learning took place last night with our Celebration of the Arts evening. Thanks to those who were able to make it out for the event. The drumming skills that developed over the week were fantastic. Families were able to do a gallery walk to view African artwork and writing that were on display outside the classrooms.

Here are our thoughts:
I loved drumming because Jay Stoller taught us how to drum. -Braydon
I liked Jay Stoller because he's nice and he showed us how to drum and it was fun. -Autumn
I learned how to drum in class. It was easy. -Bryce
I liked drumming because it was fun to drum. -Carter M.
It was easy to follow him. It was a little bit hard to drum fast. -Nathan
I liked the drumming because I liked how the sound was. -Jaxson
I liked the drumming because it made different sounds. -Emily
I am glad that we were picked first to drum at the concert because I like to drum since Jay Stoller came here and taught us. -Charlie
I liked drumming with Mr. Stoller because drumming is super fun. -Madison
I loved having cookies last night at the concert after we drummed. -Colton
I liked drumming because Mr. Stoller was here. He taught me how to drum in Africa. -Michael
After we drummed, I liked all the cookies that we ate. I was happy that Jay Stollar was with us too. -Ryder

Jay Stoller came to our school. He taught us African drumming. It was fun. -Jarrett
I liked drumming because I liked doing the elephant stomp. -Kennedy
I liked drumming because my parents got to watch. They waved to me. -Carter D.
I was nervous when I was going to do the drums because I thought I was going to mess up. -Liam B.
When I was drumming my parents came to see me. They watched me drum. -Will
I liked drumming because we learned lots of new stuff. -Gabriella
I only got to be at the concert for half of the time because I had soccer at 7:15. Mom said I did better than she thought I would. It made me feel good. -Silas

Thank you to our PAC for supporting the Artist in Schools program which allowed Jay Stoller to work with the students all week. Ms. Ross designed a beautiful bulletin board showcasing some student artwork as well as an amazing Celebration of the Arts display in the gym with the Canadian flag and flag of Ghana. It was a great evening to celebrate the arts. Don't be surprised to hear drumming on tables and chairs at home! Have a great weekend everyone.
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Earth Week

The Environmental Club planned some events for Earth Week April 22nd-25th. We have been reading about how important it is for each of us to do our part to help planet earth. Thanks for participating in the activities this week.

Here are our thoughts:
I can have no power to help the earth. No TV for the rest of the week -Colton
I can keep the world clean by picking up dirty garbage. -Autumn
I can help the earth by picking up garbage on the grass. -Nathan
I clean up everything. -Carter M.
I can help the earth by shutting the lights off at night. -Braydon
I can help the earth by not using so much power. I take a break from video games. -Carter D.
I can shut the lights off when it's morning to help the earth. -Bryce
I can ride my bike to school instead of coming by car. -Ryder
I can pick up garbage on the ground. -Liam B.
I can bring a litterless lunch so I'm not wasting stuff. -Gabriella
I can pick up garbage off the ground to make the earth better. -Jarrett
I can help the earth by planting a tree. -Silas

I can help the earth by turning off the TV when I'm done with it and turning off the lights when I'm done in that room. -Madison

I will pick up garbage on the ground outside. -Will
I can watch less TV and play with my toys instead. -Charlie
I can help the earth by not wasting water. -Jaxson
I will help the earth by not turning up the heat so much. I can get some blankets and sit on the couch. -Michael
I can colour on both sides of the paper so I don't waste paper. -Kennedy
If there is no garbage can I can keep the garbage with me until I find a garbage can. Then I am not putting it on the ground. -Emily

We hope you will think about the earth every day!
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Hoppy Easter

It has a been a busy week. The whole school had a fire drill and bus evacuation on a sunny morning. It is great to practice our safety procedures during the year. We were able to enjoy pizza lunch on Thursday. A huge thank you to the parent volunteers who organize the orders and the parents who deliver our lunches to the classrooms.

As we practice school wide expectations, we continue to collect Buddy Bones that have been posted in our hallways. Our goal was reached and we all got freezies to celebrate. Keep up the good work everyone!


It will be an exciting weekend with the Eater bunny stopping by. We hope you enjoy the spring weather and the time you are able to spend with family and friends.




Here are our thoughts:
I'm going to my Auntie's to celebrate Easter. Ill be getting a new bike from there. -Jarrett
I'm having an Easter egg hunt. -Nathan
I'm going hunting for eggs. -Autumn
We're going to my grandpa's house for Easter supper. -Kennedy
I'm having an Easter egg hunt at my house. -Charlie
I'm going to have an Easter dinner at the farm. -Braydon
I'm having an Easter egg hunt at my house. -Michael
Last Easter there were 12 eggs hidden on the main floor. Six for me and 6 for Jeremy to find. -Silas
I'm going to see my Grandma Maddy.

Happy Easter! -Bryce
I'm going to find some eggs in my backyard. -Will
I will look for eggs all over the house. -Liam B.
I'm going to my grandma's and grandpa's to have a brunch. -Emiy
I'm having my birthday this weekend. I'm still celebrating. -Carter D.
I'm going to my grandma's to celebrate Easter and have brunch. -Madison
I'm having an Easter egg hunt in the yard at my mom's. -Gabriella
My cousins and grandma are coming over for Easter. -Jaxson
I'm having an egg hunt at my house. -Ryder

Happy Easter egg hunting!
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Ways to Show Kindness

Big Daddy Tazz came to our school on Monday to speak to us about about kindness. He shared stories of his time in school when he was growing up. He reminded us to be bold and to be brave and most importantly to always be kind. We followed up the presentation with family groups on Wednesday. Once we were in our groups we watched a video and wrote about ways we can show kindness. These ideas were put up on the bulletin board outside the gym. They look awesome!

Here are our thoughts:
I can show kindness by  . . .
helping people build with blocks. - Nathan
playing with my friends because I love them. -Colton
helping someone up when they fall. -Michael
sharing Lego. -Will
smiling at people. -Kennedy
saying thank you when your mom and dad cook you supper. -Gabriella
being nice and not hitting people. -Carter M.
playing Transformers with my friends. -Bryce
playing Mario Party 9 with my little brother. -Jaxson
playing tag with my sister. -Madison
helping someone find something they have lost. -Carter D.
picking up someone's water bottle if it falls off of the table then I can give it to my friend. -Liam B.
asking someone to play with us if someone is sad. -Ryder
helping someone to the office if they fall down on ice. -Autumn
standing up for each other. -Braydon
playing with someone at recess. -Silas
helping someone pick up something that they dropped. -Emily
helping someone when they fall. I would help them up. -Jarrett
asking someone who is all alone to play with me. -Charlie

Thanks for showing kindness each day. As our bulletin board says, "Throw kindness around like confetti! Have a great weekend. Be kind to one another.
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Thanks Ms. LoVetri for sharing this video with us. Remember even the smallest act of kindness can make someone's day.

Welcome Back!

The canteen is open in April

We were glad to hear that spring break was enjoyed by all. It's always nice to be in the spring-like conditions outside without the heavy snow gear we wear all winter. We are transitioning back into our school routines and we have done lots of review of our school expectations. At our assembly today Mr. Osiowy introduced the prize wheel. Draws will be made for each grade level and students will be called down to the office to spin the wheel! Charlie was the first from Room 2 to get to spin the wheel. He will get free gym time with a friend. Here are some pictures of our week.

The prize wheel!

Charlie getting to spin the wheel.

Makerspace friends are working on an art project with Mrs. Dent Scarcello. Stay tuned to see their collaborative creations.

We are working on some measurement activities. Today we went on a hunt for things to complete this sentence:
My shoe is longer than . . .

There was some snow today and the wind was very strong! We are all hoping for warming conditions. Come on spring weather. . . we're waiting for you. Thanks for sending in extra clothing as our playground is wet and slippery! 

-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.