Please remember to return your forms for next week's music field trip tomorrow.
Our helper tomorrow is: Taylor
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Leighton Art Centre
Today was our field trip to the Leighton Art Centre! Some highlights of the trip were: Creating woven landscapes on willow looms, learning about Mr. and Mrs. Leighton and their art, visiting the museum house to learn more about the Leightons, seeing their green house, and of course, the bus ride! Here are some photos from the trip. Our class divided into two groups today so please also check the room 1 blog for more photos.
Please remember to return your forms for next week's music field trip tomorrow.
Our helper tomorrow is: Taylor
Please remember to return your forms for next week's music field trip tomorrow.
Our helper tomorrow is: Taylor
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Battle Bunny and the 100th Day!
**Please remember our Field Trip is tomorrow! We will be doing outdoor and indoor activities so please come dressed for outdoor learning (just like Fresh Air Fridays). We will need to get on the bus at 8:50 so that we can arrive at the Leighton Center on-time** All field trip fees should be paid online through your CBE payment page.
There was a lot going on at Dr. Coffin School today! This morning, in between our All About Me project and Treat Day recess we had a chance to visit the Kindergarten's 100th Day celebration and see all their projects. There were some very creative ways to show 100!!
After recess we started our test event days for the Mathlympics. Test events are when the athletes try out the events before the olympics to make sure they know what to do and to make sure the olympics will run smoothly. We sent mathletes to different events to discover the rules for each event and to make sure we have some experts who can help out when our country gets to each of the events.
This afternoon our big buddies were ready to share their Battle Bunny project with us. They have been working on improving some unpopular books from our school library by changing words and adding to the pictures. They have been working on this project for three months and they were very excited to finally share their work with us! Ask me about my big buddies story.
Then it was time for gym. We are still working on our gymnastics skills including balances, turns, leaps, hops, and safe "c" landings. A few of us were very inspired by the big air competition at the olympics and were working on our own moves today. Here are a few shots of our work:
Our helper on Thursday is: Lawrence
There was a lot going on at Dr. Coffin School today! This morning, in between our All About Me project and Treat Day recess we had a chance to visit the Kindergarten's 100th Day celebration and see all their projects. There were some very creative ways to show 100!!
After recess we started our test event days for the Mathlympics. Test events are when the athletes try out the events before the olympics to make sure they know what to do and to make sure the olympics will run smoothly. We sent mathletes to different events to discover the rules for each event and to make sure we have some experts who can help out when our country gets to each of the events.
This afternoon our big buddies were ready to share their Battle Bunny project with us. They have been working on improving some unpopular books from our school library by changing words and adding to the pictures. They have been working on this project for three months and they were very excited to finally share their work with us! Ask me about my big buddies story.
Then it was time for gym. We are still working on our gymnastics skills including balances, turns, leaps, hops, and safe "c" landings. A few of us were very inspired by the big air competition at the olympics and were working on our own moves today. Here are a few shots of our work:
Our helper on Thursday is: Lawrence
Monday, February 26, 2018
Opening Ceremonies!
This morning was a bit mixed up. Instead of starting with journals we just did our journal pictures. Then we did olympic math. Our job was to make a poster for our team. On our poster we had to include our country, our flag, some pictures, mathlete names, and a medal count chart.
After we had those finished we did our journals but we didn't have much time so we had to finish them in the afternoon. At 11:45 it was time for the opening ceremonies!!! We lined up in our country teams and held our posters up high. Then we entered the gym and did a parade for our fans (our big buddies). Then we had to recite the Mathlete's Oath. We had to promise to be good sports and to try our best at every event.
After lunch we used the evidence we gathered on Nose Hill to create evidence books. We cut out the pictures we took on Nose Hill and sorted them into categories. Then we made a page for each category and glued in our pictures. Then we went to gym. It is still gymnastics and this week the climber is out!
Tomorrow is treat day!
Our helper tomorrow is: Reid
After we had those finished we did our journals but we didn't have much time so we had to finish them in the afternoon. At 11:45 it was time for the opening ceremonies!!! We lined up in our country teams and held our posters up high. Then we entered the gym and did a parade for our fans (our big buddies). Then we had to recite the Mathlete's Oath. We had to promise to be good sports and to try our best at every event.
After lunch we used the evidence we gathered on Nose Hill to create evidence books. We cut out the pictures we took on Nose Hill and sorted them into categories. Then we made a page for each category and glued in our pictures. Then we went to gym. It is still gymnastics and this week the climber is out!
Tomorrow is treat day!
Our helper tomorrow is: Reid
Friday, February 23, 2018
Zoology Field Study
Today we went to Nose Hill to do a zoology field study. Our goal was to find evidence of animals and think about what that evidence might mean. We are learning to observe and develop theories based on what we observe. Here are some of our observations and theories:
Josie: I found little holes from mice. They were about the size of a baseball.
Aiden:We found a lot of deer scat!
Reid: We found lots of scat. The first one was from a deer. The second one was from a coyote. The third one might have been a moose or a hare.
Cedar: I saw scratches on a tree. I think the scratches might be from a deer or a coyote.
Katie: We saw rabbit scat and rabbit tracks.
Joachim: We saw tracks with a big gap in the middle. We thought the coyote was pouncing to get something under the snow.
Taylor: We found a lot of tracks. We think some were deer tracks.
Lawrence: We found lots of deer poop. We think it was all from one deer.
Abdul Ahad: We found a lot of mouse holes.
Senna: I found scat. I think it was from a coyote.
Lily: I found lots of divots in the snow. I think they were from deer lying down. The ones I found were small but then Joel found a big one.
Liam: I found a lot of dog scat. People should make sure they pick up their dog's poop at Nose Hill.
Addison: We found rabbit foot prints. They looked like circles and ovals.
Dhvani: We found white tailed deer tracks.
Aksel: We saw claw marks when were walking on a path in the trees. They might be from coyote or a deer or porcupine.
Ashton:We saw a lot of dog scat. We think owners need to do a better job of picking up on Nose Hill.
Our helper on Monday is: Aiden
Please remember our field trip to the Leighton Art Center is on Wednesday. If you have not returned your field trip forms please make sure they are returned on Monday.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Nose Hill Tomorrow!
This morning we had a special presentation about waste reduction. The presenters name was Ms. Chopra and she taught us some very interesting facts about garbage, recycling, and composting. Ask me what interesting things I learned from Ms. Chopra.
This afternoon we spent some time getting ready for our Nose Hill trip tomorrow. We are going to be conducting a zoology field study. We will be looking for evidence of animals on Nose Hill. Today we brainstormed some possible types of evidence we might find on Nose Hill and some ways to record that evidence. Some of our ideas for evidence were: scat, tracks, burrows, dens, fur, feathers, markings on branches, and flattened grasses or snow. We thought of writing, drawing, and taking pictures as ways of documenting our findings. We will be looking for all of these types of evidence tomorrow and recording our ideas by taking photos and writing.
In gym we did gymnastics. We went on the balance beams. There was a fat one, a medium one, and a very skinny one. We also used the ladder and the horse. We also used the ramp. At all the stations Ms. Boyer was watching for our "C" landings.
We are going to Nose Hill tomorrow! It is very important that everyone is dressed for the deep snow we are expecting to find. Warm boots, snowpants, waterproof mittens, toques, and coats will be needed. Please also bring a snack that can be tucked into your pocket so that we can leave our backpacks at school.
Our helper on Monday is: Aiden
This afternoon we spent some time getting ready for our Nose Hill trip tomorrow. We are going to be conducting a zoology field study. We will be looking for evidence of animals on Nose Hill. Today we brainstormed some possible types of evidence we might find on Nose Hill and some ways to record that evidence. Some of our ideas for evidence were: scat, tracks, burrows, dens, fur, feathers, markings on branches, and flattened grasses or snow. We thought of writing, drawing, and taking pictures as ways of documenting our findings. We will be looking for all of these types of evidence tomorrow and recording our ideas by taking photos and writing.
In gym we did gymnastics. We went on the balance beams. There was a fat one, a medium one, and a very skinny one. We also used the ladder and the horse. We also used the ramp. At all the stations Ms. Boyer was watching for our "C" landings.
We are going to Nose Hill tomorrow! It is very important that everyone is dressed for the deep snow we are expecting to find. Warm boots, snowpants, waterproof mittens, toques, and coats will be needed. Please also bring a snack that can be tucked into your pocket so that we can leave our backpacks at school.
Our helper on Monday is: Aiden
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Special Visitors today!
This morning we had library and a bit of time to try to finish our family writing. Tomorrow will be our last day to work on our family page during writing time. After tomorrow this will become a job to finish at centers or for homework.
This morning in olympic math we continued working on our rings. One of our groups made it to 100! That group shared their strategy with us to help us all get better at this job. Ask me to explain the strategy my group is using for his job.
This afternoon our Simon Fraser Jr. High neighbors came to visit us! They came to visit us to help about bullying and how to stop it from happening. First, we watched a story called The Invisible Boy. Then we talked about the story in small groups. After that we each designed a t-shirt for Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day is a day to remind people not to act like bullies and to be good friends instead.
After that we went outside for gym! We all played on the huge snow fort!
Our helper tomorrow is: Lily
We are still hoping to go to Nose Hill on Friday. So far we have 1 volunteer from Room 2. If you are able to volunteer please email Ms. Boyer
This morning in olympic math we continued working on our rings. One of our groups made it to 100! That group shared their strategy with us to help us all get better at this job. Ask me to explain the strategy my group is using for his job.
This afternoon our Simon Fraser Jr. High neighbors came to visit us! They came to visit us to help about bullying and how to stop it from happening. First, we watched a story called The Invisible Boy. Then we talked about the story in small groups. After that we each designed a t-shirt for Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day is a day to remind people not to act like bullies and to be good friends instead.
After that we went outside for gym! We all played on the huge snow fort!
Our helper tomorrow is: Lily
We are still hoping to go to Nose Hill on Friday. So far we have 1 volunteer from Room 2. If you are able to volunteer please email Ms. Boyer
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Mathlympics!
This morning we started with journals. We worked to write paragraphs about the interesting things we did on our very long weekend.
Today in math the Mathlympics started! We will be competing at 9 different events and earning medals for our countries (each group gets to decide which country they want to represent). To start, each country needs to create 100 olympic rings. The rules for this event are that everyone on the team has to be included and every 10th ring needs to be black. Once we finish the rings, the opening ceremonies can happen and then the competition will begin!
This afternoon we finished our life sized animals, animal art, and our animal buttons. Once we were finished all those jobs we could choose between mathletics and dance mat typing.
Then we went to gym. Today we got back to gymnastics. We were using the benches today and practicing balancing and moving across the benches. For the next few weeks please make sure you are wearing clothing that is appropriate for gymnastics.
In music we talked about harmony. We worked in groups. One person was the low note, one was the middle note, and one was the high note. We had to try to sing in harmony using our low, middle, and high tones.
We are hoping to go to Nose Hill on Friday. In order to go, we will need at least 3 volunteers from our class. If you are able to join us, please email Ms. Boyer.
Our helper tomorrow is: Ashton
Today in math the Mathlympics started! We will be competing at 9 different events and earning medals for our countries (each group gets to decide which country they want to represent). To start, each country needs to create 100 olympic rings. The rules for this event are that everyone on the team has to be included and every 10th ring needs to be black. Once we finish the rings, the opening ceremonies can happen and then the competition will begin!
This afternoon we finished our life sized animals, animal art, and our animal buttons. Once we were finished all those jobs we could choose between mathletics and dance mat typing.
Then we went to gym. Today we got back to gymnastics. We were using the benches today and practicing balancing and moving across the benches. For the next few weeks please make sure you are wearing clothing that is appropriate for gymnastics.
In music we talked about harmony. We worked in groups. One person was the low note, one was the middle note, and one was the high note. We had to try to sing in harmony using our low, middle, and high tones.
Tomorrow is Backwards Day!
We are hoping to go to Nose Hill on Friday. In order to go, we will need at least 3 volunteers from our class. If you are able to join us, please email Ms. Boyer.
Our helper tomorrow is: Ashton
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