February 27

 Today we are grateful for...

• Planting Tomatosphere seeds. 
• Recess, playing games. 
• Science - investigating seeds. 
• New Spirit Buddies. 
• Sharing stories and math work. 
• Everyone here!

February 24

 We went on a "butterfly walk" around the school. Butterflies can recognize colours and movement that other creatures can't detect. Looking at decorations around the school, we tried to detect things that others may have overlooked. What is the message that is being told? What is important? What stands out? What is undetected? 

 

February 23

 Some happenings in room 177...

• Learning about the fur trade. 
• Tale of Despereaux - chapter 14, in the dungeon!
• Creating similes using comparisons of feelings and nature. 
• Multiplication, solving 2 x 1 digit problems; practicing the area model, number line, skip counting and arrays. 
• Stories of kindness.
• Student led mindfulness practice. 

Pink Shirt Day Wednesday!

 Wear pink if you are able, to support kindness. 

Pack Recorders!

Please make sure your recorders are "living in your backpack" for the next few weeks. 

February 15

Today we are grateful for...

• Stella Ella game (multiplication through skip counting)
• Laptop - prodigy
• skipping
• Everybody
• Artifacts.
• Tale of Despereaux, chapter 10. 
• Book Exchange. 
• Nature flags. 

Please note - NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, FRIDAY OR MONDAY!!! See you February 21st.

Tale of Despereaux - reading along 

Collaborative work

February 13

Some things we are grateful for...

• Healthy lunch kit challenge/Valentine Box creation.
• All of our friends.
• Skipping challenges in gym. 
• Pen pal letter writing. 
• division in math. 
• Sharing compliments in a circle. 

The Indigenous Map of Canada was an opportunity to look closely at our land through the lens of history. 
We were able to borrow it for the past two weeks. It was returned on Thursday.

Thank you to Ms. Reilly for obtaining this resource for our school!

This coming weekend (February 17 - 20) is the Global Bird Count. https://www.birdcount.org/ 

Last Friday we joined our grade one buddies to practice observing and counting birds at our Wildflower Pond. We had success! 

February 9

 Today we...

• practiced conversational skills and empathy through "Spirit Buddies". Thank you Ms. Dorish for introducing this to our class. 
• began writing letters to our pen pals in Grande Prairie. 
• learned about John Ware.
• researched an Alberta Champion. 
• practiced breaking factors apart to multiply: Breaking Factors
• read chapter 7 of "Tale of Despereaux. He is in love with the princess! 
• WOW time (Work On Work). 
• gave compliments to our secret heart buddy. 

Heads up that our class is scheduled for a field trip to OH Ranch on Monday, May 15th!

Do you or anyone you know need help with housing, dealing with stress or addiction, questions about social resources for your child, or are you facing any type of crisis? 2-1-1 is FREE and available 24 hours/day! 

Link: 211 Alberta Help

Two of our students are working on a collaborative sketch to show the importance of R-R-R

Feb. 7

 Today we are grateful for: 

• Each other.
• Skipping in gym. 
• Kindness.
• Spirit Buddies.
• Mindful strategy practice. 
• Ukeleles in music.
• Area model 2-digit multiplication. 
• Survey and research on laptops. 
• Tomatosphere project: LINK
• Compliments. 
• Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler. 

February 6

Today's learning included:

• our daily compliment challenge.
• choosing positive attributes to match our classmates. 
• listening to the story "A Panda Problem".
• brainstorming characters, settings and problems for story writing. 
• writing our stories.
• reading along with our novel, "Tale of Despereaux". 
• book clubs.
• multiplying two digit numbers. 
• a warm weather recess. 
• sharing compliments.

Solving a complicated equation with arrays plus as many other strategies as possible. 

Overwhelmed?

 Life can be overwhelming. You are never alone!

If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, please reach out. 

Links: CMHA Alberta

Distress Centre phone, someone is available 24 hours: (403) 266-4357

Distresss Centre online chat/text available 24 hours: LINK

Valentine Card Exchange

 Please see Google Classroom for an update about a Valentine card exchange. 

Jump Rope for Heart

Here is a message about our upcoming Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser: 

Hello Friends, great news!

Our school is participating in the Heart & Stroke's Jump Rope for Heart, starting next week. We will all be getting active to raise money for lifesaving research! 

Jump Rope for Heart is a school FUNdraiser that nobody wants to skip. Students discover fun ways to get active, practice healthy habits and learn about helping others by raising money to beat heart disease and stroke. 

Please consider donating to our school's fundraising page to help create a healthier future for kids across Canada. 

Link to our page: Copperfield Fundraising Jump for Heart

If you are unable to donate at this time, you can still participate by following the EASY Healthy Habits: 

E = Eat fruits and vegetables

A = Active for one hour or more

S = Screens for 2 hours or less

Y = Yes to water and no to sugary drinks