What a Week!

It has been a busy week. Monday started with an assembly featuring a performance by Fubuki Daiko. They are a Japanese Taiko drumming group. Hiroshi and Naomi held workshops for students with a final performance on Thursday. The grade 1s were able to experience the drumming as well which was such a treat.

With Earth Day on Saturday, April 22nd, we have been talking a lot about how we can all do our part to help our planet. We were encouraged to bring a litterless lunch on Tuesday. Our Walking Wednesdays started up again and we picked up garbage in the area along our route. We wore green and blue to school on Thursday as we continued to think about our Earth. The lights were frequently off in our classroom to help save energy. Our big window provided lots of lighting as we worked throughout the day.

We ended our week with a gallery walk through the school to see the excellent writing that was on display outside all of the classrooms. The kids were excited to see their own work and the work of friends and siblings.

Have a wonderful weekend. Remember it's Earth Day on Saturday, but we have been saying that Earth Day is every day. How are you going to make a difference?
-Mrs. T :)

Happy Earth Day!

Earth  Day Art

We have been doing activities for Earth Day this week. We have talked about how we all need to do our part to help planet earth. You can view the artwork we created using coffee filters and watercolour paints at Artsonia.

Here are our thoughts:
I am going to recycle cans and bottles everywhere so the world won't be covered in garbage. -Levi
I am not going to be a littler critter. I will pick up garbage off the ground -Cady
I am going to use both sides of the paper and never waste it. -Zachary
I will not waste paper so we don't have to cut down trees. -Josh
I will throw garbage in the garbage can if it's on the floor and recycling in the recycling box. -Bapreet
I am not going to litter. I am going to not use as much garbage. I will not leave on the sink when I am in the washroom. -Brady
I am going to use less water in my bath to help save water. -Russell A.

Litterless Lunches

I will not litter and I will have shorter showers. -Jake
I will use both side of the paper when I am drawing and colouring pictures. -Naomi
I will take shorter showers so I don't waste water. I will tell my mom to use less water in my brother's bath. -Landyn
I will turn off the lights when I am not in the room. This will save power. -Eliza
I am going to put on gloves and get a garbage bag and go around and pick up garbage that is close to my house. People shouldn't litter. -Callum

Give Earth a Hand

If I find garbage on my way to school, I will  pick it up and put it in the garbage can. -Sierra
I will save my food if I don't eat all of it. We should not waste our food because there are other people in the world that don't have food. -Anna
I have got to keep the earth healthy. I will pick up trash to save the earth. -Gavin
I will turn off the water when I brush my teeth. -Jay Dee

There is no school tomorrow. We are hoping you can all do something to celebrate Earth Day with your family. Maybe you can clean up litter around your home, turn off the lights for a period of time, walk or bike instead of driving, or power down electronics for the day. Let's make a difference.

Blue and Green Day

Have a great weekend and thanks for helping our earth!
-Mrs. T :)

Kiss a Goat!

Garbageless lunches

It was great to see some garbageless lunches on Earth day. Many lunches and snacks brought to school have little garbage which is awesome. Students are very good at bringing in reusable water bottles that help to keep them hydrated throughout the day.

Congratulations to the Grade 3/4 choir for receiving the Dr. S. Willis Prowse Memorial Trophy for best choir from the  K-6 chorus choir class at the Music Festival. What an outstanding accomplishment.

Help support a family overseas.

The S.P.I.N. Club is running a new campaign called, "We Create Change". They are collecting toonies. Did you know that fifty dollars provides a goat for someone overseas? There will be ballots for students who bring in a toonie to select a staff member to kiss a goat! We will let you know who that lucky person is at our May assembly.

We planted beans today. I wonder how many super gardeners we have in Room 2. Will they grow as tall as Jack's beanstalk?

Here are our thoughts:

I hope my bean plant will grow. -Brianna
I am looking forward to planting the seeds because I love plants. One of my favourite things in the world is nature. -Isla
I am excited that we planted bean seeds. My container is pretty. -Xoie
My Big Buddy was reading with me. We read my I Spy book. -Hunter
We filled our marble jar for working hard. We decided to have Show and Tell plus an extra recess. Some kids are going to bring stuffies. Mine is going to be a surprise. -Kyla
We had Subway lunch today. I ordered a foot long sub. -KaydenI will water my bean plant and Mrs. Tresoor's too. -Saydee
I hope Mr. Hargreaves gets picked to kiss a goat. -Diamond
I read to my Big Buddy. Michael read to me too. He is a good reader. -Brayden
I think my plant will grow so big. It will be as tall as me. -Kody
We planted seeds and it will turn into a bean plant. -Ashley
I enjoyed planting the beans. We added soil. They need water and sunlight. -Ezra
We planted bean seeds. I think mine will grow into a bean plant. -Ashton
Everybody wants Mr. Hargreaves to kiss a goat. I want to see that. -Reese
When I bring in two dollars I am going to vote for Mrs. Tresoor to kiss a goat. -Shelby
The Jets are out of the playoffs. It's not exciting anymore. I'm still cheering for the Jets. -Rylee
I'm going to vote for Mr. Hargreaves to kiss the goat. -Andrew

Thanks to everyone for all the work you did this week. I am hearing and seeing people showing kindness to others each day. Compliments are being made, class supplies are being shared, help is being offered to clean up some of our messes, and the list goes on and on. It sure makes a difference in our classroom and it helps to brighten someone's day. I hope you put a smile on someone's face this weekend by showing kindness.
-Mrs. T :)

An Exciting Week!

Dental Health presentation

Looking at an x-ray of some teeth

You need to brush your teeth well.

The weeks are flying by. It is so exciting to see the growth the students have made and continue to make each day, not only academically but socially as well. Each day brings new learning.

We focused on dental health this week and we had an oral hygienist come in to talk to the Grade 1s. Thank you to Miss Bauschke, Ms. Turner's student teacher, for arranging this presentation. I hope all the students use their new toothbrushes to keep their teeth and gums healthy.

Mrs. Dent Scarcello spent time helping us reflect on our role to help the earth. Earth Day is on April 22 so we will be able to have our ideas shared on a bulletin board in the library. We can't wait to see our work on display.

Our Jets Pride Assembly was held on Thursday and it sure got everyone energized. Many of us watched the news to see our school on television. We hope the Winnipeg Jets feel our energy and positive support!

Here are our thoughts:
I learned the parts of a tooth. The hard outside part is called enamel. -Brianna

CTV Winnipeg filmed our Jets Pride Assembly

We learned about teeth from a hygienist. We got toothbrushes. Mine is pink. -Diamond
I enjoyed getting video taped on T.V. I watched it at home with my auntie too and I was on T.V. singing O' Canada. -Andrew
I loved when we yelled, "True North at the assembly. -Saydee
I had fun at the gym when we were dancing to the Jets Playoff Anthem. -Kayden
I liked wearing my Jets jersey to school. -Kingston
It was exciting dancing in the gym for the Jets Pride Assembly. -Ezra

Earth Day is April 22

I was surprised that we got on the news. When I got home my Mom was super proud of me. -Hunter

How will you help our earth?

It was nice that Lorraine gave me a toothbrush. -Isla
I loved it when I got to brush the big teeth with the big toothbrush. -Xoie
I enjoyed when the Jets song was on because it is my favourite song. -Shelby
It was cool looking at the x-ray of the teeth. -Brayden
Everybody in the school wore a Jets jersey or white to cheer on the Winnipeg Jets. -Reese

Go Jets Go!!

I enjoyed the Jets assembly because I loved the song. -Ashton
I drew a picture of myself for the Earth Day bulletin board. I made spiky hair. Kody
The Winnipeg Jets could have won, but they didn't. It was fun watching them. There are more Jets games to watch. The assembly was fun because we got to do the wave. -Rylee
On Earth Day I'm not going to drive the car because I don't want the gas to come out of the back. I am going to ride my bike around the block. -Ashley

Many of us will be cheering hard on Saturday for game 2 of the Jets versus Anaheim series. I hope we all get a chance to get outside to be active as well. Have a fabulous weekend!
-Mrs. T :)