Christmas Photo Booth

During the United Way campaign prizes were donated for staff to place a bid on. Mrs. Dent Scarcello offered a photo booth which I was lucky enough to win. She set everything up for a Christmas themed photo shoot. Everyone had tons of fun.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked picking a friend to have a picture with. -Shain
We made funny faces. -Kayley
I liked all the things we could put on like glasses and stuff. -Ella
We got to go in groups. -Sophie
I liked the reindeer antlers. I put them on. Marley
I liked the photo booth because we picked some friends for our pictures. -Etta
I enjoyed the pictures. -Claire
I liked holding stuff up. -Harlow
I liked when I had the glasses. -Mercedes
I liked the tree. -Chelsea
The photo booth was so awesome. I was wearing shades. -Grayson
The pictures were fun. Me and my friend held the tree on our shoulders. -Noah
I had fun at the photo booth. -Ryder
I had fun at the photo booth. I put lipstick on. -Camden
We were holding stuff that Mrs. Dent Scarcello took pictures of and we could choose whatever we wanted. -Everett
It was fun because we got to take lots of funny pictures. -Marcus
It was cool because it was funny. -Joel
I pretended to eat the food in the pictures. -Kalem

Thanks Mrs. Dent Scarcello for editing all the pictures and spending time with us. We will have lots of laughs looking at these photos over and over again.

-Mrs T. :)

Concert Practice

We are preparing for our concerts next week. It takes a lot of bravery to get up on stage in front of an audience. We hope you are able to see our performance on Wednesday at 2 and 6:30 p.m.

Here are our thoughts:
We went to the gym and then we practiced singing in the gym. We had fun skipping. -Chase
I danced on the stage. -Stacey
We practiced our songs on stage. We did Jingle Bells. -Ava
It is the concert on Wednesday. -Blake

This was the first time we went on the stage in grade 1. -Jack

The stage is tall and it is in the gym. It has posts under it. There are going to be chairs in the gym. -Brody
We practiced the songs to sing on the stage. We are going to have a Christmas concert on Wednesday. -Andrew
The practice was awesome because it was fun to be on the stage. -Desi
We went to the gym and sang Jingle Dash. -Bianca
At the concert we are singing Oh Christmas Tree. -Adria
At the practice I loved Jolly Old Nicholas, the ho ho ho part. -Arianna
We dance and sing at the concert. -Dominic
I wonder why we have to practice our Christmas concert. -Theo
I love singing Jingle Bells. -Lily
The practice was the best. I cannot wait until the Christmas concert because I practice so good and I know we will be good. -Brooke

See you on Wednesday! SPIN Club will be selling handmade beaded snowflakes at the Tuesday and Wednesday concerts. They are $3 for one or two for $5. The money raised will go towards their global initiative for Free the Children: Education in Nicaragua. Thanks for your support!
-Mrs. T :)

Happy Holidays!

What a whirlwind day. It's always so exciting to feed off the energy in the building. The day started with an assembly where we heard the Christmas choir share their talents. We also joined in and sang some favourite Christmas carols.Thanks to the families that filled our tummies with treats for our classroom celebration. I posed this question to the class:
What are you most looking forward to over the winter break?

Here are our thoughts:
I want to go snowmobiling on the weekends with my own snowmobile. -Cody
I hope my friends can come over on the holidays. -Russell A.
I look forward to snowmobiling and making an ice rink. -Jake
I want to play outside in the snow. -Jay Dee
I want to play in the snow with my new sled I got for my birthday and go sledding down hills. -Sierra
I would like to have the best Christmas ever. I can't wait until Christmas. I am going to get a Skylander Trap Team video game. -Callum
I want to use my new sled. My mom dad and my little brother can have a sled too because we have bigger sleds. My dad could make a big hill for us to slide down. -Cady
I will play with my little sister. We will play in the basement with a ball. -Bapreet
I go to my grandpa and grandma's over the holidays because we celebrate Christmas with my cousins. -Anna
I really want to open presents. -Landyn
I am looking forward to snowmobiling. I have a miniature snowmobile that attaches to a big snowmobile. I'll go inside, have a big glass of hot chocolate and open my presents. -Brady
I want to spend time with my family. I hope my cousins come over. -Zachary
I would like to play with my friends outside. -Eliza
I want to go outside and make snow angels and dog angels. -Naomi
I get to see my sisters. They are here to visit. -Ethan
I am looking forward to Santa Claus. -Russell L.
I want to play games, build snow forts and have a snowball fight with my mom and dad. -Josh
I will have a pajama day at home. We will bring stuffies. -Levi
At Christmas I really want to open presents and have fun. -Gavin

I am looking forward to spending time with my family and friends. My brothers will be home for the holidays which hasn't happened for a very long time. . . I can't wait to all be together.

From our hearts to yours, Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful holiday season.

-Mrs. T:)

The Big Show

We had a very successful concert day. I was so proud to see  how well everyone performed yesterday at the dress rehearsal at 10, the 2 o'clock show and the evening show. Wow, that's amazing effort grade 1s! Thanks for keeping up the energy to get through all those shows.

We have been talking a lot about our feelings and here are our thoughts:
I was feeling a little shy to show the whole school the concert. -Bapreet
I loved to be the shepherd. I felt shy. -Callum
I felt nervous. After a couple of songs I felt happy. -Jake
I felt good because my mom and dad, grandma and grandpa and my sister were watching. -Josh
I was happy to sing in front of the whole school of parents and other people. -Russell A.
I felt happy because my cousins were watching me. -Sierra
I felt excited and scared at the same time. I was excited to show my mom and dad and my little brother. -Cady
I was happy at the concert because I got to sing my favourite songs. -Anna
It was good to see the other people sing. I was happy to be on stage. -Gavin
I loved being on stage because I felt proud of my self. I saw all my friends in the crowd. -Brady
I was nervous when I saw my family. I felt happy because they were there. -Levi
I felt a little bit scared, but after I felt happy. I saw my mom and my grandpa and grandma. After my dad came in the night time. -Cody
I was kind of nervous when I walked up on stage, but it went away. -Landyn
I was nervous. -Ethan
I felt kind of nervous, but then after one song I was not nervous anymore. -Zachary
I was happy when we were singing our songs. -Eliza
It felt to sing on stage. -Russell L.
I felt good singing in front of my mom and dad and everyone. -Naomi
I felt happy singing. -Jay Dee

Thank you to all the family members and friends who came out to watch our performances. It was exciting to be able to share the holiday spirit with you. We hope you enjoyed the show.
Mrs. T :)

Happy Holidays!

We packed a lot in to this last week before the holiday break. It was very exciting that's for sure. From our hearts to yours........we wish you all a very happy holiday season!

Have a safe, fun-filled winter break. See you all next year. . . don't forget to come back on Monday, January 5th!

-Mrs. T :)



I Wonder. . .

We are trying to take time to talk about our "wonders" in Grade 1. . . what are we thinking about and what questions do we have?  Our Wonder Wall is full of interesting thoughts that fill our heads. With it being the last week before Christmas break I thought I would ask the students what wonders they have as the excitement of the holiday season is upon us.

Here are our thoughts:
I wonder what Santa will bring me. -Diamond
I wonder if Santa brings his elves when he delivers the presents. -Andrew
Is Santa going to give me lots of presents? -Shelby
How does Santa fill up my stocking? -Brianna
I wonder what toys Santa will bring me. -Rylee
How does Santa get up and down the chimney? -Brayden
Is Santa going to come to my house? -Kingston
How does Santa go around the world in one night? -Ezra
Did Santa make up Christmas? -Kyla
How do the elves make toys? -Ashley
I wonder when I will get my shopping done. -Mrs. T
I wonder why Santa goes around the city all the time. -Kody
How does Santa fly around the world in one night and give everyone presents? -Reese
How does Santa get down the chimney and how does he park his sleigh? -Hunter
I wonder if I'm on the nice list. -Ashton
I wonder where in the North Pole Santa lives. -Xoie

May we never lose our sense of wonder.
-Mrs. T :)