I Love to Read Month

February is I Love to Read Month at Stevenson School.  There will be great literacy events happening throughout the entire month. Make sure to check our blog and the Stevenson School Blog often to stay up to date.

This week's events include:

Monday, Feb. 2
Inservice Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Kick Off To I Love Read Month Assembly in Gym at 9 AM
-The kindergarten students will be presenting a special sound story they have been working on. Parents are invited to attend. 
Early Dismissal at 3:10 PM

Wednesday, Feb. 4
Family Read In Evening in the Library at 6:30 - 7:30 PM 
Families will gather to read together. There will also be a small snack and some special prizes as well as a special guest you won't want to miss!

Thursday, Feb. 5
National Sweater Day
Turn down the heat and put on a sweater to promote saving energy for our Earth!
Winter Walk Day
Walk to school. Dress up warm for winter and get outside to enjoy it!

Friday, Feb. 6
Wear A Word Day - Wear Clothing with Words on Them

Map Inquiry

You might remember that last week Mr. Wesselius read our class a book called "Henry's Map." This really got the kids inspired to make their own maps.

Today we used Discovery Education to watch a video about what maps are for, how to use them and the many different kinds of maps.

Then Mrs. Lowe brought out a big map of the whole world! The students were very excited to find Winnipeg, Canada, Cuba and the Phillipines.

Then we read another book about maps that showed how to make a map of your bedroom or house. The students got really excited about this.

During "Thinking and Learning Time" some students began creating and labelling their own maps at our map makers table.

Here are some of the students talking about their awesome maps!

Kindness Challenge

All month our school has been focusing on kindness. Next week will be our official kindness challenge and there are themes set up for each day. We will be starting our week with an assembly in the gym to kick things off.

In our class we have been talking a lot about how we treat our friends. At recess and lunch time this has been a bit of a challenge. I am saddened when students come in saying they were hurt by other students in our class.  We are continuing to work on treating others the way we would like to be treated.

Each ribbon represents one act of kindness by a room 8 student.

This afternoon we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather. We played outside for 2 whole periods with the grade one students and their teachers. We went sledding, built snow people, and made forts together.  The snow was perfect for building! Which also meant that we got VERY wet but not a single student complained. We were all having way too much fun. 

Look at that teamwork!

Giving Mrs. Lowe a workout!