Day of Pink

Today was International Day of Pink. We had an assembly and it was so great to see all the pink shirts to show support for respecting others and showing kindness. Every day is pink day!

Here are our thoughts:
We had Pink Day today. We wore pink shirts to school. -Theo
On Pink Day I wore my pink shirt from kindergarten and we talked about being respectful. -Chase
Be nice to people. -Andrew
 The whole school is wearing pink. - Lily
We are wearing pink because our school doesn't bully each other. -Bianca
My dad wore a pink shirt today and so did I. -Brody
We should be kind to other people and don't be a bully. -Ben
Day of pink is about no bullying. -Jack
I like Pink Day because it is a nice day. -Dominic
Day of Pink means loving others and to be kind. -Adria
I like Day of Pink because it means no bullying and being kind. I like to be kind. -Charlotte
Day of Pink started when a boy wore a pink shirt to school. Some bullies laughed at him. The class helped him by wearing pink shirts to school to make the boy feel happy. -Brooke
I wore a new pink shirt for Day of Pink. Mrs. Tresoor has one too. -Ava
I had a pink wrist band on for Day of Pink. -Tyson
Don't bully other people. They're just going to tell the teacher. -Desi
My dad has a pink tie. I wore a pink shirt and my brother wore a pink shirt too. -Blake

I am proud to see us stand up for each other and spread kindness each day. Our differences make us unique. Let's celebrate diversity.
- Mrs. T :)

The Dog House Canteen

The Dog House Canteen is open for another school year! The canteen will be open every second month starting in October on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:15 - 12:35. All treats are $1. For the month of October, proceeds will go to Ronald Mcdonald House.

This venture originated last year from interested grade 4 students and their passion continues on in grade 5. Ms Wasney purchased aprons for the canteen staff which adds such a professional look. Congratulations grade 5s for thinking of ways to help others!

Thanks for supporting the canteen.

Friendship Soup

Our theme with Miss Katie this week was friendship. We talked about how to be a good friend and the qualities to look for in a friend. We made friendship soup. The ingredients included kindness, fairness, goofiness, fun, honesty, safety and respect.

Here are our thoughts:
A friend should be kind because it will make the other friend smile. -Josh
I'm going to put in fun because then you will have lots of fun with your new friend. -Anna
A friend should be fair so they are not a cheater. -Russell A.
Honesty is important because you tell the truth. -Cady
My friend should be kind. -Ethan
I like to play with my friends. -Cody
I think a friend should have honesty because telling the truth is a good thing to do. -Sierra
A friend should be nice because if you are not nice you won't be a friend. -Callum
A friend should be respectful because it's nice to help someone have a good time. -Levi
Sometimes a friend can help other friends and the other friend can be happy and they like to play together. -Zachary
Friends should play nicely with each other because someone might get left out. -Brady
I want my friends to be happy because then I could be happy too. -Eliza
My friends need to be safe so I can play with them too. -Bapreet
I want my friends to be kind because if my friends aren't kind I won't play with them. -Jake
Friends should always be kind to their other friends because if other people see them being nice they could ask to be their friend. -Naomi
A friend is respectful to other friends. -Gavin
A friend makes up fun games. -Landyn
Friends should keep their hands to self. -Jay Dee
A friend is kind. -Russell L.

What ingredients would you put in your friendship soup?
-Mrs. T :)

Letters of Kindess

We have written letters of kindness to important people in our lives. We hope these letters help to put a smile on someone's face and to make someones day a little brighter. Please help us share kind words with others each day. I am so proud to see and hear the grade ones making kind gestures and choosing their words carefully.

Here are our thoughts:

My dad will be happy because he likes getting letters. -Callum
I felt good when I finished my letter because I think my brother will like it. -Jake
I think my dad is going to feel happy that I made it. I will feel good when dad sees it. -Gavin
When my dad gets my letter he will be really warm in his heart. -Brady
My dad will feel happy when I give him the letter.  -Landyn
My sisters will like my letter. -Ethan
My brother will feel happy when he gets the letter because he does a lot of good things for me. -Levi
I think my brother is going to feel so good. He's going to give me a hug. -Zachary
I wrote to Kaitlyn because we always play with each other and we like it. -Naomi
Mommy will smile when she gets my letter. -Jay Dee
Maxx will feel surprised and he will give me a big hug. -Sierra
I hope my friend will feel warm inside when I give her my letter. -Bapreet
Kevin will be surprised when I give him the letter. I think he will call me. -Cady
I felt happy when I wrote the letter to my uncle. It was hard kind of because I had to write lots of words. It was fun. -Anna

Thank you for helping us get our messages to the people we wrote to. We are always trying to share kind words with others. -Mrs. T :)

It Only Takes One

We watch this video often. It reminds us how even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference to someone's day. We hope you enjoy the message.

Here are our thoughts:
I say hello to many people. -Ethan
I helped people carry in their stuff at school. -Jake
I made a friend feel happy because I wrote something nice to her. -Sierra
I made cards for my friends. -Bapreet
I play with friends. -Jay Dee
I asked asked my brother if he wanted to play a game with me. -Levi
I open  the door for my dad when he comes home from work. -Landyn
I helped my sister reach her bathing suit. -Anna
When my mom has a lot of groceries I take some and put them in the house for her. -Brady
I help my parents when their backs are sore. I help around the house. -Josh
I play with my brothers. -Callum
I help my dad hook up trailers. -Cody
I write nice letters to people. -Cady
I help out around the school. I make deliveries. -Russell. L.
When someone is lonely I ask if they want to play with me. -Zachary
I say I love you to my mom and dad. -Gavin
I play with my friends and I always say nice things to them. -Naomi

How can you make a difference?
-Mrs. T:)

Conscious Kindness Day

Winnipeg is having it's first Conscious Kindness day today. We are going to be showing kindness all day.

Here are our thoughts:
When me and Brayden were playing basketball he said to pass and I turned around and passed the ball to him, -Hunter
I let someone go ahead of me when I was coming in the school this morning. -Saydee
I played tic tac toe with my friend. I said good game even when I lost. -Brianna

We were glad to see Ms. Claydon after
she was away at camp with the Grade 5s.
We gave her a welcome back hug.

At the recess I showed kindness because I helped a kindergartener when they fell off the slide. -Diamond
I played wall ball with my friends. We played fairly. -Brayden
I said that Riley's sweater was nice. -Ezra
I helped by moving so Ashton could get his book box. -Kody
I held the door open for everybody at recess time. -Reese
In line I told Andrew he could go ahead of me. -Ashley
I said hello to my friend when we came to school this morning. -Xoie
I smiled at my brother today before he left to go to camp. -Shelby
I hug my friends when they play with me. -Kingston
I let Kyla go in front of me in line at recess. -Isla
I told Ashley and Ezra that I liked their shirts. -Andrew
I said excuse me when I needed to get by someone. -Kayden
In the front when I got back to school I held the door open for my mom. -Ashton
When my brother forgot his jacket in the car I got it and gave it to him. -Kyla

Thanks to everyone for thinking about kindness today. I know we do many kind things each day. Let's keep it up.
-Mrs. T :)

Day of Pink

Choose kindness.

Today is International Day of Pink. It was wonderful to see so many people wearing pink to stand for respect and to choose kindness. We are working very hard to show respect and kindness to others each day. Our class talked about how simple gestures can start someone's day on the right track. When I was on bus duty this morning it was great to be able to greet students with a, "Good morning!" and to have them smile and say, "Good morning!" back to me. I hope we all take time to greet each other throughout the day. How did you show kindness today? Did someone show kindness to you?

Here are our thoughts:
At recess I played with Brooklyn. -Saydee
I played tag with Matea. -Brianna
Ezra said he liked my shirt. -Andrew
I showed kindness by giving Reese a hug because I haven't seen him for so long. -Hunter
Just now I said to Xoie that I liked her dress. -Kyla
I smile at people. -Brayden
I showed kindness to Isla by saying I liked her shirt. -RyleeAndrew said he likes my hair. -Ezra
I pushed Keaton in the swing. -Kingston
I showed kindness. At recess somebody fell down and I helped them up. -Ashton
Andrew said he likes my shirt. -Ashley
Hunter showed kindness by giving me a hug when he got back from his holiday. -Reese
Ezra said my shirt looked nice. -Shelby
My friend Chantal lets me be whoever I want when we are playing outside. -Xoie
Rylee showed kindess to me by saying she liked my shirt. -Isla
I helped Kingston make a square from the tangram pieces. -Diamond
I asked Hunter if he wanted to play with me outside. -Kayden

Thanks for showing kindness . . . every day!
-Mrs. T :)

Kindness Assembly

The Grade Ones hosted an assembly about kindness on Monday, March 23rd. A Top 10 list about ways to show kindness was shared by students throughout the assembly. We memorized a poem called, Smile which was presented with huge smiling faces. The Friendship song was an appropriate choice as we are all trying to be good friends in Grade One.

Here are our thoughts:
I loved when the people clapped. -Kayden
My favourite song was Friends. -Kyla
I enjoyed the Smiling poem. -Brianna
I loved that I saw all of my friends smiling at me. -Ashley
I loved when everyone clapped because that made me happy. -Xoie
I was really frightened because I had to go up in front of the whole school and say, "Welcome to our assembly about kindness." I was smiling a lot. -Shelby
My favourite part was singing the songs and saying the poems. -Diamond
It was fun when I was saying the Smiling poem. -Isla
I was not at the assembly, but I saw a video of the class doing the poem. -Ashton
I enjoyed going in front of lots of people and I liked singing in front of lots of people too. -Andrew
It was great speaking in front of the whole entire school. I liked singing all the songs. -Ezra

Thanks to everyone for doing their part in making the assembly a success. We had to show courage by getting up in front of the whole school. I'm so proud of all of you.
-Mrs. T :)

Thinking of Others

BHS is beginning a few campaigns to help others and we are looking for your help!

The Grade 4 Green Team is collecting plastic bags for Take Pride Winnipeg's Bag Up Manitoba. This is a program across Manitoba for elementary schools as we help keep plastic bags out of the landfills.

S.P.I.N. Club, which consists of interested Grade 5 students, were introduced to a campaign started by Kid President. It is called Socktober. The club members thought this was a neat idea and are asking for new socks to be brought to school. These socks will be given to a shelter to help people in need.

At a time when we give thanks for all that we have, it is important to remember to care for our environment and to think of those less fortunate. Thank you for bringing in plastic bags and new socks to support these great causes!

Be Kind!

At our assembly this week Mrs. Palamar challenged all of us to do something kind. The students in Room 2 are showing kindness often throughout the day. We are working on using our words when we see or hear things that are not kind. Here are some ways we are making someone's day a little brighter. . .

I gave my friend more dominoes when we were playing. -Reese
I put my friend's garbage in the garbage can. -Andrew
I held the door for my friend. -Maddox
When two friends wanted to hold Frozen I helped them solve it. - Alex
Outside at recess I helped the kindergarten boy who fell down. -Diamond
At recess when someone came to ask if they could play with me I said yes and gave them a smile. -Allie
I was playing outside safely at recess. -Kayden
I helped my friends with their lunch kits. -Joshua
I helped my friend put his lunch kit on the shelf. -Dyson
I saw a friend trip so I got a supervisor. -Ashley
I said sorry to my friend when I accidentally hit him when I didn't see him there. -Adam
When I bumped into a friend I said sorry. -Hunter
My friend slipped and I helped her up. -Rylee
I helped people when they got hurt. - Shelby
I am nice to people. -Saydee
I smile at people. -Kody
I open the door for my mom and dad. -Ashton
I helped find a supervisor outside for my friend. -Xoie
I help my friends. -Corri
When my friend tripped I helped him up. - Ezra
When a pencil fell off the table I picked it up so no one would lose it. -Graysen
I play cats and dogs with my friends. -Brianna
I gave my friends a high five. -Kingston
I smile when I see people. -Brayden
I hold the door open for people at the end of the day. -Kyla

We worked on extending patterns in the computer lab today. What kinds of patterns can you find at home or outside?

During activity time there was lots of thinking going on. . .  and lots of activity.

Have a great weekend everyone. Remember to show kindness each day!
Mrs. T :)
 

Smile!

During our assembly today Mrs. Palamar reminded us about the video she shared on the first day of school. It spoke about how it only takes one person to make a difference and how we can be kind to each other in many ways. Students in Room 2 are working hard at showing kindness to others.



We shared lots of smiles today with a special cookie treat. The proceeds from the sale of the Smile Cookies go to the Children's Hospital. We are lucky to be healthy and active and we hope all children have the opportunity to play and have fun like we get to do every day. Thanks to Ms Wasney for getting the cookies for us.
What can you do to show kindness each day? Even a smile can make a difference.
 -Mrs. T :)