Read to Someone

Today we learned how to Read to Someone. We looked at these superstar students to see what to do.

It is important to remember:

1. Share the book

2.Sit elbow to elbow and knee to knee

3.Read the words or the pictures

4.Listen to your partner

5. Point to the words you are reading

6. Find a good spot

7. Your eyes are focused on the book

8. Find a partner you can learn with

STEM Pumpkin Gates

Today some of our friends went to play hockey with the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy. It was their first day on the ice and they were so brave. They tried their best and didn't give up!

The rest of us had our first Project Thursday. We did a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Challenge.

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After learning the 5 Little Pumpkins Poem we built our very own pumpkin gates. Using the materials provided students worked in partners to decide on materials, create a blueprint, and test our designs. Some teams were successful right away, while others made changes and built their gates over and over again.

We talked about that moment when you're working so hard that your brain starts to hurt. This is the moment when our brains are actually growing! Students are learning to get comfortable with this and developing a "growth mindset." We also worked on our teamwork skills and making sure that both people in the team got to contribute.

Here's what the students had to say about it:

We never give up! - Harleen and Vera

We worked so hard. We tried over and over again. - Pheonix

We super super hard at hockey but we didn't give up. We did our best! - Ethan

It was really challenging but I didn't give up! - Lillian

My team didn't give up. We tried over and over - Daphne

I liked this kind of challenge because we used our brains. -Camilo

It was the hockey kids first time on the ice. They fell down lots but we reminded our brains not to give up. We worked as a team. -Caleb, Ethan, Xydney

We tried and we tried and we never gave up. -Autumn

The STEM challenge was so hard. Me and Camilo tried our best. - Ryden

We listened to our teacher. -Micheal

My team is good. - Zhaira

When it was our first day on the ice, I was kind of scared but I never gave up. We used our hockey sticks to help us up. - Evelyn

The STEM challenge was very challenging but everyone did their best. -Noah

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Today Mrs. Couch brought us some fruit to eat for healthy snacks. The food was donated from Save on Foods and a grant that our school received. 

She brought oranges, bananas, and apples.

We made a graph to show what our favourite fruits were.

Our favourite fruit was oranges. 14 children liked oranges the best. 

People liked apples and bananas the least. They were equal.

Life Cycles

We are learning about life cycles. We know that the human life cycle starts at baby, then toddler, child, then teenager, then adult, and senior citizen.

We were curious if ladybugs have the same life cycle.

We looked at a real ladybug with our microscope. Then we read a book about ladybugs. 

We thought this ladybug was dead but we noticed its legs moving just a little bit. We have figured out that it is hibernating.

The ladybug life cycle starts at eggs, then larva, then pupa, and finally, LADYBUGS!

Here's what the students learned:

Ladybugs have 6 legs - Vera

I learned about the eggs - Evelyn

I learned that the ladybug life cycle is different than the human life cycle. -Pheonix

Lady bugs are not all ladies, they can be boys or girls - Daphne

We read a book about ladybugs - Caleb

I learned about pupas - Ryden

I learned about what the larva looks like - Lillian

We learned that a ladybug uses its antenna to smell, taste and touch - Ethan

I learned that ladybugs can be different colours - Vera

A ladybug has fragile wings - Noah

A ladybug also has hard wings to protect the flying wings - Evelyn

Parent Council

Germ Book

Our class has been working hard at keeping our germs to our self. We have been focusing on keeping our hands out of our noses and mouths and covering our face when we cough or sneeze. We are remembering to wash our hands before eating.

Here's a video of the book we made. The room 9 students researched the topic, wrote the words, and chose the pictures for this book.

Dot Day

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Today was Dot Day! We read a story called The Dot by Peter Reynolds. The story was about a girl named Vashti who learned that she could be an artist.

We learned that we never give up. We learned how to draw and paint circles.

We worked as a whole big team to create a humongous masterpiece! We learned new colours like silver and dark blue and dark purple.  

Introducing Learners of Room 9

We have had a great start to the school year. We've been busy getting to know each other and daily routines and procedures. Here are some of the highlights so far. We wrote this as a group and focused on ideas and spelling words we know. - Mrs. Lowe

We did gym. -Caleb

We love playing card games in math. Camilo

We learned about hearts. -Zoe

We played at recess. -Ethan

We learned about blood. - Ryden

We did songs in music. - Noah

We eat snacks so we don't get hungry. - Autumn

We have been learning our ABC's - Lillian

We did GoNoodle. GoNoodle is dancing and movement videos. - Evelyn

We've been learning about inside our bodies. - Camilo

Fort Whyte Field Trip

In contrast to our Urban Exploration, today we went on a Rural Exploration to Fort Whyte Alive.

In the morning we went on a self-guided tour and saw turtles, red-winged blackbirds, geese, spittle bugs and tons of plants!

In the afternoon we split into 3 groups to participate in guided tours. We were so lucky to have engaging and knowledgable guides. These people are all volunteers and do a phenomenal job of leading and teaching kids. 

Checking out a spider's web with binoculars.

So many cute turtles swimming around in the swamp!

Critter Dipping!

Learning how to carefully, and safely pass by geese while they're with their goslings.

Nature's sunscreen. Powder produced by trees to protect them from the sun. 

We did talk about staying on the trails to avoid poison ivy and wood ticks.When we got back to school I showed students exactly what a wood tick looks like and we all checked ourselves. That being said, please make sure you have closely checked your child for ticks.