Activity Day

Mrs. Rand picked the best weather of the week for our Activity Day! It was such an awesome time as the kids were able to visit 36 different stations at their own pace. Activities were inside the gym, on the tarmac and the field. We certainly had a full day of fun!

Here are our thoughts:
I got my face painted with a butterfly. -Charlotte
I liked the water balloons. I didn't get wet. -Desi
The day was cool because there was hopscotch and basketball. -Ben
I went to lots of stations. I went to the obstacle course. My favourite one was basketball. -Jack
Xavier pretended to throw a water balloon at me, but he didn't. I liked the water balloon station. -Chase
I got my face painted. I got a heart and a butterfly. -Lily
I liked my face painting. I am a kitty cat. -Bianca
I liked the water balloons. I liked hockey and horse shoes. -Dominic
I went on the obstacle course. I got gold. It is very fun. You go up the steps, down the slide and then up bars, then across the bridge, down the green slide and back to the person and then you are done. -Brody
I liked the water balloons. You had to pass it to your partner and if it popped on your partner it would be a good game. -Marshall
It was our Activity Day today. I never had activity day before. It was a fun day. I still don't know what the rest of the day will be like. -Theo
I was so excited for Activity Day today. We got to do fun stuff. I got to have face painting and I got a kitty. -Adria
Today was Activity Day and I went to the obstacle course. It was hard. -Ava
I was excited because today was Activity Day. It was really fun. I liked the noodle fighting the best. -Tyson
I liked going to a lot of stations. My favourite station was hockey. -Andrew
I liked switching stations. I liked the water balloon station. I liked the basketball station. -Blake

Thanks to all the parent volunteers, grade 5 helpers, Robert Andrews students and BHS staff who made the day a huge success. A ginormous shout out to Mrs Rand for her planning and organizing of this great day. Not only did we have a day of activity, but we also had a delicious hot lunch which we devoured. Thanks to Mrs. Salem and her parent helpers for keeping us nourished and ready for the afternoon. We loved having families join us throughout the day to share in our excitement.
-Mrs. T :)

Deer Meadow Farms

We joined our friends in Ms. Chuckrey's class and Ms. Code's and Mr. Moffatt's class for a field trip to Deer Meadow Farms. Fortunately the weather held out. We were able to enjoy the real farm experience of being outside with all the animals and getting lots of fresh air.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked petting the bunnies. They felt soft. -Jack
I liked the wagon train ride because we saw animals that we couldn't see when we were on the walk with the other animals. -Bianca
I learned that the black hens lay blue eggs. -Ava
I liked the white bunny. -Dominic
I loved the sheep because they were soft. -Marshall
I petted the animals. -Desi
I learned that the people who own the animals only shave the adult sheep because they have more wool than the babies. -Brooke
I petted the cow and it felt soft. -Lily
I learned that there was a pig at the farm. We got to climb on hay bales and tires. I like to climb. We got to go in a maze too. I like mazes. -Blake
I learned that all animals need food and water like we do. -Adria
I was surprised that pigs, when they are an adult, weigh 600 - 800 pounds. -Theo
The deer were cool. Some deer were white, some were brown, and some had spots and some had antlers. We didn't get to pet the deer because we were in a wagon. She was feeding the deer. -Ben
I learned that deer antlers are made out of bone. -Tyson
I liked the goats because they were cute. -Arianna
I learned that two of the bunnies on the farm were twins. Their names were Kit and Kat. -Charlotte
I liked the goats the best. Some of them had horns. -Andrew
I liked the wagon train ride and I learned about the sheep, deer and pigs. -Brody

Thanks to the parents who were able to support us today. It was great to be able to enjoy time at the farm. I think we will sleep well tonight after a full day of fresh air and fun. You can watch the video to see a few highlights of our trip.
-Mrs. T:)

Water Walk

Grade 5s with filled milk jugs

Our grade 5s participated in a water walk and raised $660 dollars for "We Schools" to help make difference for communities living without safe drinking water. They walked to Silver Fox estates and filled 4 litre milk jugs and carried them back to school. We thought it would be a good idea for the younger grades to participate in the walk as well. Ms. Code and Mr. Moffatt's class joined us for our own water walk on Walking Wednesday. Before we headed out to begin we watched this video. We carried the water around the perimeter of the school playground. The goal was to do 6 laps. Some students even carried 2 jugs for a few laps! It was an eye opening experience. We are so fortunate to be able to turn on a tap to get clean water.
-Mrs. T :)

Grade 1s and 2s ready to walk

We walked around the whole school for 6 laps. I did not carry a heavy jug. I carried a light jug. -Lily

I carried 2 at once, but then I dropped one and then I kept doing it with 1 jug. -Marshall

Some people do not have water to drink. -Desi

People have to drink dirty water. We are carrying jugs of water. We get to drink clean water. -Ben

I got exercise. It is hard to carry all that water. -Chase

I learned that it was heavy to carry the water. In the video just girls were carrying the water. The boys were going to school. -Arianna

I went around with a jug of water 6 times. I did not quit. -Jack

I carried a water jug around the field. It was hard. -Dominic

I was not at the walk. I learned before we went for the water walk that we need water to survive. -Blake

There are people who have to drink bad water. We don't have to drink bad water. That is good. -Andrew

It is very hard to carry all the jugs of water because they are very heavy. -Brody

I learned that the jugs are very heavy to carry on the walk. I went 1 lap without water and 1 lap with a jug. They didn't have a choice. They just have to carry the water jugs and they are much heavier than the milk jugs. -Adria

I know that the people who have to carry jugs of water have to that every single day. That makes me feel sad for them. -Charlotte

I learned that people that don't have water like we do have to carry very heavy jugs of water. -Ava

I learned that some who live far away from us don't have clean water. They have to go to the river every day and the boys have to go to school. The girls walk every day to the river to get water and it is not healthy water. -Brooke
It was hard to carry jugs of water around the school yard 6 times. I carried 2 jugs for 2 laps and 1 jug for 4 laps. 2+4=6. -Theo

Now when we go to turn on the tap or take a sip of clean we may take a moment to be thankful for how lucky we are. Enjoy fresh, clean water. . . don't waste it.

-Mrs. T :)

IBL Research

We have been working with Mrs. Dent Scarcello during IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) to research a Canadian animal. Our research has been completed and here is a our google map showing information we discovered. We are currently designing habitats for our animals to complete our project. Click on a marker to read about some of the amazing animals we have researched. '
Thanks Mrs. Dent Scarcello for helping us throughout this process!

Crawling Visitors in Room 2

Painted Lady larva arrived to our classroom today. We had some interesting wonders about the changes we may see. Everyone was excited to have a closer look.

Here are our thoughts:
I think it might turn into a caterpillar, a cocoon and then a butterfly. -Theo
I think the larva will turn into a bee. -Charlotte
I think it will turn into a beautiful butterfly in 10 days. -Ben
I think it will turn into a caterpillar. -Bianca
I noticed that it is moving and trying to get out. -Arianna
The larva is moving around. -Brooke
I like that it is moving. -Marshall.
I noticed that they move slowly. -Blake
I do not like bugs. They are scary. -Chase
I noticed they don't move a lot. They eat a lot and they take bits of food off the container. -Brody
I think it's going to turn into a butterfly. -Lily
They have a lot of spikes on them. -Tyson
It is a larva. It will turn into a butterfly. -Adria
It was eating and it goes night, night. -Dominic

I can't wait to see what we will observe over the next little while. Stay tuned.
- Mrs. T :)

Young Humanitarian Awards

Congratulations Mackenzie, Livia, Isabella, Rhyann,
Carter, Kate and Katie! We are so proud of you. 

The 20^th annual MTS Young Humanitarian Awards will be held tonight Wednesday, May 24th (7:45 p.m.) at the Fairmont Winnipeg. There will be 13 public school students from seven school divisions in Winnipeg, Gimli, Bird’s Hill and Moosehorn. Did you know that the Dog House Canteen girls will be recognized at this event? Ms. Wasney and the girls will be honoured during the evening as we celebrate the kind and compassionate hearts of the recipients this year. You can read about the 2017 award winners here.

What an awesome evening!

The girls and Ms. Wasney run the canteen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays every other month. Their dedication to raising money for excellent causes is admired. Ms. Wasney makes sure the canteen is well stocked with great treats for us to enjoy. Thanks to the BHS community for your support.

To Ms. Wasney and the Dog House Canteen girls: WOW!!! You are all amazing. What an evening to remember. It is people like you who make the world a better place.

-Mrs. T :)

A Surprise Visitor

On April 19th, we went down the path on Raleigh Street for Walking Wednesday. We were picking up garbage as part of our Earth Day activities for the week. It shocked us to find so many dog poop bags along the path. When we came back to school we thought we should do something about what we saw. Ms. Scalisi suggested we write a letter. Together we wrote a letter to the municipality. Ms. Wasney mentioned that we should send it to Mayor Hart. So we did . . . and guess what? Mayor Hart replied to our letter and said that she wanted to come to visit our class!! Today she stopped by to meet us. She asked us about what we saw on our walk and the suggestions we had to help solve the problem. Mayor Hart was proud of us for taking action. She is going to use our suggestions and she said that our letter is going to be put up in the community to remind others to pick up after their dogs. How cool is that?!

Here are our thoughts:

I learned that Mayor Hart takes care of our community. -Ava
I like that the mayor came here. -Dominic
The mayor came to the school because she wanted to meet us. -Blake
Mayor Hart told us she is going to do the things that we wrote on our letter. -Jack
She told us that a lady walked down the path and she picked up the dog poop and put them into bags. -Ben
Mayor Hart came to our classroom. I was excited to meet her. -Brody
The mayor came to our classroom because we sent a letter to her. -Andrew
She takes care of East St. Paul. -Lily

I was excited that she came to Room 2. -Marshall
I learned to take care of our East St. Paul. Pick up dog poop. -Chase
I enjoyed talking about the problem with Mayor Hart. Now when we go on Walking Wednesdays we hope to not see any poop bags. -Adria
It was cool that Mayor Hart came today. It was my first time meeting her. -Tyson
I was excited that Mayor Hart came because she was going to tell us about what she will do to fix the problem. -Brooke
I am excited because the mayor is going to put our letter on a sign. -Charlotte
Mayor Hart said that she will use both our ideas to problem solve the poop bags. -Bianca

What a thrill it was to have the Mayor take time from her busy schedule to come to meet us. It was very exciting to hear her news. We can't wait to see garbage cans and signs out on the path. We hope you enjoy walking along a cleaner path, we sure will.
-Mrs. T :)