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 :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Folk Dance Festival

It was a beautiful day to be outside in the sunshine yesterday at McIvor Park. We were able to show off the dance moves that we have been learning with Mrs. Rand and Ms. Knoll. There were 11 schools at the park. The breeze was very refreshing as we were working up a sweat.

Here are our thoughts:
I enjoyed going on the field trip. I liked doing the Macarena. -Russell A.
I liked dancing the Hokey Pokey. -Josh
I enjoyed when we got to go to the playground. -Jake A.
Dancing was awesome. My favourite dance was the Macarena. -Cady
I liked dancing with my mom. -Cody
At the end I liked dancing with my baby sister. I kept holding her hands and she kept spinning around. -Sierra
I like to dance, -Jay Dee
I enjoyed dancing. My favourite dance was the Macarena. -Landyn
I enjoyed going on the bus, looking for Ford trucks and dancing. -Levi
I knew all the dances because we learned them in gym. -Zachary
I liked making a long train of people. -Callum
I didn't know some of the dances, but I followed what Mrs. Rand was doing. -Brady
I enjoyed doing all the dances and seeing my mom. -Naomi
I liked when we danced to the songs. -Eliza
I danced in a circle. -Russell L.
I enjoyed dancing with Zachary. -Gavin
My favourite thing was doing the Macarena. It was fun. -Bapreet
When we got back from the Folk Dance Festival, we got to watch a movie and have a popsicle. It was hot outside. -Anna

It was great to be able to share the "dance floor" with so many other kids from the schools in our division. We sure got in our 30x30 Nature Challenge. Dancing is great exercise!
-Mrs. T :)

30 x 30 Nature Challenge

The 30 x 30 Nature Challenge encourages us to get a daily dose of nature by spending 30 minutes a day outside for the 30 days in May. You can read more about it here. With the start of spring sports and the great weather, many students are already finding time to be outside. 

Here are our thoughts: 

You get fresh air when you are outside, -Zachary

I stayed out for an hour watching my brother's soccer game. -Levi

Yesterday I stayed out for two hours because I had baseball and my sister had baseball. -Eliza

We should get fresh air and play instead of staying inside and playing video games and watching t.v. -Callum

I like flowers. They grow outside. We planted some flower seeds at Beavers and took them home to grow in our house. -Anna

Yesterday after school I played outside at my niece and nephew's house. We came in for dinner and then we went out for the rest of the day. We played in their bouncy house. -Naomi
I play tag with my friends at recess. -Ethan

After school I check on my owls in my backyard. There are four owls. They come every year. -Jake

I played soccer with Jake and Zachary. It was the first soccer game of the year. -Cody

I walk to school every day. -Russell L.

I am playing soccer Tuesdays and Thursdays. I had my first game this week. -Josh

After school me and my little brother look for geese and look if they are laying eggs in their nest. We don't touch them. -Cady

When I walk home from school, I put my bag down in the garage and I go play outside in my backyard. I have a big backyard and I can play with my cousins. -Sierra

When I come from my daycare I come home and then I go to baseball on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are on bases you wear a hat, but if you are batting your wear a helmet in case you get hit in the head. -Brady

I can play outside after school. -Jay Dee

When my mom asks me to go outside I say yes. I do flips and cartwheels on the grass. -Gavin

I play outside after school with my brother. We play with our toy balls. -Landyn

After school me and my sister play tag outside. -Russell A.

We hope you are able to spend more time outside this month . . . nature is calling. 

-Mrs. T :)

Folk Dance Festival

Despite the rain we received on the long weekend, the Folk Dance Festival was a go at Centennial Park. What a perfect day to be outside dancing in the park. It was great to have parents come out to watch our moves and to participate in some dances. We appreciate all the help Mrs. Rand and Ms. Knoll provided to teach us the dances.




Here are our thoughts:
I liked the Folk Dance because it was fun dancing. -Isla

The Folk Dance was fun because I danced the whole time. -Ashton

It was fun dancing because they were fun songs. -Rylee

My favourite dances were Get off the Couch and Macarena. -Kyla

I enjoyed doing Get off the Couch and I like dancing. -Brianna

I liked dancing to the songs. I am a good dancer. -Kody

I was happy when I did some dancing. -Kayden

I liked eating lunch in the park. -Hunter

I loved when we got to eat on the tarp. It was fabulous. -Andrew

I loved to dance and eat lunch at the Folk Dance Festival. -Ezra

I liked seeing my mom and dad there. -Reese

I liked dancing to my favourite songs. My favourite one is Get off the Couch. -Shelby

I had fun dancing in the park and my favourite dance was Seven Jumps. -Diamond
I had fun being outside with my friends. -Kingston

Wow, it was pretty amazing to see so many schools participating in this event. Over the next two days there will be around 3 000 students dancing in the park. Thanks to everyone for moving and grooving to some fun songs. It was a first time experience for the Grade 1s and they did a super job. Keep dancing. . . anytime, anywhere!
-Mrs. T :)

Nature is Calling

Have you heard about the 30x30 Nature Challenge? The David Suzuki Foundation challenges people to spend 30 minutes a day outside in nature for 30 days in the month of May. As a class we have discussed ways to make this happen. We spent our "work on writing" time in our outdoor classroom on the playground. Students chose a spot they felt would allow them to do their choice writing. The fresh air and sunshine helped to inspire us. It is terrific that we can find opportunities to learn and enjoy nature. The spotting of a ladybug added to the excitement.

Thanks to Ms. Wasney for sharing this information with us. There are several classes at BHS participating in this challenge.

Here are our thoughts:
The first rock had a spider so I moved to another rock and it was good. -Saydee
I liked that I finally got to go on the rocks because they are not on our side for recess. -Isla
I loved that I got fresh air when we were writing on the rocks. -Kyla
Brayden, Ashley and me did a good job working outside. -Kayden
I was glad to write outside. -Brianna
I can't believe that we worked outside and got more fresh air. We worked as hard as we could. -Ashley
It was fabulous that we got to work outside. I was working hard. -Andrew
I liked writing on the rocks with Kayden and Ashley. -Brayden
I like the 30 x 30 challenge. I play outside on my trampoline. -Ashton
I was outside with my friends. The rocks were hard. -Kingston
I loved when we got to write outside. I wrote a lot. -Xoie
I went outside for writing. It was quiet and nobody was walking around us. -Ezra
I had fun writing outside and I wrote as much as I could. It helped me outside because nobody was talking. -Hunter.
It was a challenge to stay out that long, but we did it. We got a lot done. -Rylee
I picked a good spot to work. I wrote a lot. -Kody
It was a good being outside because I had no one interrupting me. -Diamond
I enjoyed when we got to go on the rocks and I wrote about me and my sister making up a new game. -Shelby
We wrote outside.I wrote about my dad going to my grandma and grandpa's and getting trees. -Reese



We hope you find time to get outside and enjoy nature. What are some ways you will meet the challenge?
-Mrs. T :)