We learned...

*that we do not have school tomorrow - Friday, March 1st!

*about the Nazca Lines of Peru

*that Taylor Swift wrote a song called MEAN which is about bullying 

Ask Me About...

*what we did for Pink Shirt Day!

*our exploration time of other people's Marble Mazes

*Around the World in Math

*choir

*my I AM poem 

Just another reminder that we do not have school tomorrow! See everyone Monday. Please ensure that your child's field study form to Heritage Park is back by Tuesday, March 5th. 

There are also several students who have not yet returned their report card envelopes and fee agreement sheets. Please do so as soon as you can!

Students worked through various Pink Shirt Day related activities on Wednesday, February 27th. We started the day with a discussion on exactly what 'bullying' meant to the students of Room 7. We then brainstormed NEGATIVE words, actions, phrases that they had observed in the school and on the school yard. After a whole class discussion on the negatives, students selected one positive word that could be used to remember them by. They then used this positive word to cover up the one negative word that was the most hurtful to them. By covering up the negative, students were attempting to eliminate such language from the school. Students are also in the middle of creating an I AM poem, either from the perspective of a bully, the bullied, or the bystander. Stay tuned for these powerful poems!

Today I learned...
*there is no school on Friday, March 1st
*that Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday
*about our new morning challenge
*how to write a 'v' in handwriting

Ask Me About...
*my field study form for Heritage Park
*my swimming certificate
*our handwriting letter 'v'
*what we did in gym/music
*my free choice writing/shared reading
*Around the World game in Math
*testing our Marble Mazes
*the events that took place at lunch/indoor recess

Please let me know if you are available to volunteer for our field study on Friday, March 8th

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Room 7 is reading 100 books for schools around Canada that don't have any books to read. The children in need that need to read more books. We are hoping parents/guardians can help us read more books from front to back. We will hopefully have read 100 books by May 31st. When that happens, we will email Scholastic and they will send 100 books to a school that needs them. After they send the 100 books to the school in need, they will tell us which school they were sent to. Room 7 is working very hard to read as many books as they can. As of today, we have read 32 books. Students are encouraged to read books that are at their reading level. It is not only about helping others who are in need but to further develop the reading skills of the students in Room 7.

Today I learned...
*the Property of Zero in Math
*how to do the cursive writing of G
*what we will be doing AFTER we finishing building our marble maze

Ask Me About...
*our 100 Books Reading Challenge
*the Hawks and Doves game in PE
*Free Choice writing
*our new morning task (Boggle)
*Read to Someone time
*my progress of the marble maze project

Please start reading a chapter book tonight to support our Reading Challenge!!!!

Today I learned...
*about how oil is extracted from the ground
*how to draw professional
*another way to sketch and shade
*that people risk their lives in the past to extract oil

Ask Me About...
*the Valentine's Day bags I decorated at the end of the day
*the artifact sketching
*the tools people used to extract oil in the past
*our African sketching and what artifact I sketched
*what I observed while exploring the various galleries during free time

Just a reminder that there is No School on Thursday, February 14th, Friday, February 15th and Monday, February 19th.

We will have exploration time tomorrow afternoon from 2:45-3:30 so students are encouraged to bring board games to play during this time. Students are also welcome to bring any Valentine's cards/treats for this afternoon period as well.

Today I learned...
*that book orders are due Friday, February 8th
*how to play Submarines and Mines in PE
*a new song in Music

Ask Me About...
*our BLUE days at morning and lunch recess
*how to earn a belt in Music
*which color of belt I earned in Music
*my swimming experience
*our Swimming Survey we completed in Math

Field study forms for the Glenbow Museum are due tomorrow!!!! There is no school on Thursday, February 14 and Friday, February 15 (Teachers' Convention) and Monday, February 18th (Family Day)

 The first day of swimming was a success. The students enjoyed
being in the warm pool, a nice break from the chilly weather
outside.

Ask Me About...
*the Fee Agreement form that went home with me today
*my first swimming session
*my 'belt' in Music class

Today I learned...
*we are going to the Glenbow Museum next Tuesday, February 12th (look for my form)
*we may have a BLUE week!!
*we have an Assembly on Friday (hosted by the grade 4 classes)

We currently only have 1 volunteer for the field study to the Glenbow next week. Please let me know if you are available to lend a hand this day.