100th Day of School!

We celebrated the 100th Day of School on Thursday. Stations were set up to highlight the multiple intelligences. Students from three classes were combined and the groups rotated through the stations all morning. It was so neat to see the kids interacting with each other as they experienced different challenges at the stations. There were even kids telling me that they played with a new friend at recess....that made my heart very happy.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked snack because you had to get 10 of each thing and put them on a piece of paper in the right spots. If you had any left over you could put it in the cup to eat it. -Tyson
My favourite was food because I got to eat all kinds of food. -Lily
I liked the art one. I made a dog. -Dominic
I counted the snacks. They were good. -Ben
I liked the music station because I like music. We did a marching band with the musical instruments. -Bianca

I liked eating the marshmallows. -Desi

I liked building because I got to use 100 pieces of Lego. I built a house with no roof because they didn't have a big enough flat piece for the roof. - Brody
My mom was at the wonder station. We talked about long ago and what it could be like in 100 years. -Brooke
I liked snack because I ate some candy. -Chase
I liked the art station because it was fun. I made the 100 into a grass trailer. -Blake
I liked snack because my mom ran it. -Theo
The one I liked was the reading one. We had to find words to add to a chart. I added 4 words. -Adria
I liked the snack because when there were 100 pieces of food we got to eat them. We put them in cups. I finished it at the different stations. -Jack
I liked the art station. I liked it because I made my dog, Scarlet. -Charlotte
I liked the snack station because there were Smarties and chocolate chips. We counted to 100. -Ava
I liked building with popsicle sticks and clothespins. I made a tower. It held 100 pennies. -Marshall
I liked counting 100 snacks. Marshmallows and butterscotch chips were my favourite. -Andrew

The snack station is always a hit! We will be looking more closely at the multiple intelligences to identify what kind of smart we are. We all bring so many interests and talents to our classroom.

A big thank you goes out to the volunteers who helped at the stations. Thanks also to Ms. Wasney for allowing some grade 5 students to be part of our morning. The leadership and encouragement offered to our little ones was greatly appreciated. You all made it 100 times better.
- Mrs. T :)

Happy Halloween!

Ten stations were set up for the grade 1 and 1/2 classes to rotate through during the morning. The stations focused on the ten mulitple intelligences. What an amazing morning of activities to appeal to all learners.

Here are our thoughts:

I liked the Halloween safety book. I am going trick-or-treating with my family. -Lily
At the snack station we got to make banana ghosts and I brought some bananas. -Bianca
I liked the watching the dino videos. I wonder if dinosaurs ate meat. -Desi
I liked making a leaf man because we didn't use tape we used glue. -Jack
I liked the music station because I got to play different instruments. -Blake
I played ring toss. I didn't get the ring on a pumpkin. -Dominic
I enjoyed going to the station with Ms.Code's sister. I tried to get the rings on the pumpkin. -Arianna
I liked making the monsters. My monster was blue. -Ben
I liked making loud noises at the music station. -Blake
At the snack station we made ghosts with bananas and chocolate chips. -Ava
I liked when we had parade in the gym. It was so fun. -Chase
I liked making our safety books. Don't eat your candy right after you get it. -Theo
I created Frankenstein. His face was yellow. -Tyson
I liked the safety rules. Wear reflective costumes. -Andrew
I liked seeing everyone's costumes in the assembly. -Brooke
I loved that we had chocolate chips and I brought them. -Charlotte
I liked the station where you make leaf man. We used leaves, sticks and berries. -Adria

Thanks to all our parent volunteers for helping run the stations and for those who brought in the supplies we needed. We could not have done it without you! We hope you all enjoyed a spook-tacular day! Have a safe evening trick-or-treating! Don't forget to brush your teeth!
- Mrs. T :)

How Are You Smart?

We have been talking about Multiple Intelligences and how we all have something to be proud of. The students have many interests and abilities and they are seeing how their interests make them smart. We all contributed to creating a model of the brain. Students wrote their intelligence strength on a flag and it was placed into the brain. We know that we can all work together using our strengths to help build our learning community.

I am math smart. I know a lot about math. -Russell A.
I love to sing. I am music smart. -Sierra
I am people smart. I like birthday parties and playing games with people. -Gavin
I like to think about aliens. I am wonder smart. -Jake
I am nature smart. I take care of animals. I'm an earth ranger. I protect animals. -Levi
I like to learn about animals. I am nature smart. - Cady
I am body smart. I like playing with Lego. I like to run. -Russell L.
I take care of trees. I want a garden. I am nature smart. -Cody
I am art smart. I like drawing lots. -Brady
I am math smart because I can write my numbers to 100 and count. -Josh

I play basketball and soccer. I am body smart. -Callum
I am good at drawing pictures. I am art smart. -Eliza
I like to move around. I am body smart. -Ethan
I am music smart. I know music. I like to listen to music and play instruments. -Sasha
I like to pick flowers. I am nature smart. -Naomi
I am nature smart. Me and Levi made an ant farm. We made it out of sand, rocks, weeds and mud. -Landyn
I like taking care of plants and stuff. I am nature smart. -Zachary
I am music smart. I know a lot of songs. I like to sing. -Anna

How are you smart?
-Mrs. T :)