A Surprise in our Classroom!

We wrote a letter to Santa last week requesting an Elf on a Shelf and to our surprise our wish was granted! This morning we came to school and we were all disappointed that the Elf did not come. During singing of O'Canada Shyanne noticed something up high in our butterfly cage and guess what there were two red, skinny legs and something that looked like an Elf.  With our closer inspection, it was determined that yes, indeed, it was an Elf on the Shelf.  Santa wrote us a letter, which Chloe read to the class.  When Roxanne opened the letter a lot of red glitter came falling out of the envelope.  We have noticed that he sometimes moves his eyes and will smile once in awhile.  Luke is determined to put his GoPro on.  He said that he did record something suspicious during recess.  

We named our Elf, "Fernando".  The class will keep you updated on what "Fernando" is up to:)

Mrs. Kobelka

Mr. Starkey's Presentation of War Memorabilia

Mr. Starkey made this display case.  There were many artifacts, even 70 year old lipstick!

Remembrance Day

Our service/assembly will be this Friday, the 8th.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

We will be celebrating Halloween on Thursday, October 31st.  After lunch we will be going to Eastgate Lodge for our annual Halloween parade.  Once we get back to school our classroom festivities will begin.  Thank you in advance to the families who contributed to our Halloween Party:)

Our Thanksgiving Quilt

The students in Room 156 are thankful for many things in their lives.  Take a look at our masterpiece:)

Forest Walk

We enjoyed our walk in the forest, taking in the wonderful Fall colours and smells.  The students found some beautiful leaves for our Thanksgiving place mats.  Although it was a chilly day, we thought the forest would shelter us from the wind, which it did and it made our walk enjoyable.

Welcome Back To School

A big WELCOME to all students returning to school, especially the students that are returning to Room 156.  A special welcome to all the grade 3 students.  The grade 4 students are positive leaders that will help out anyone who may have a question on the first day or if someone needs a buddy to play with at recess.

I am looking forward to watching you grow as a student and to share all the new learning that will take place this year.

Gardening by Room 156

We have been enjoying getting our garden ready for planting.  It was a lot of hard work to clean it, but we did learn a many things about root systems.  Today we planted sunflower seeds, green peppers, asters and carrots. We had to use our math skills by measuring the garden, dividing it in half and spacing the seeds properly.  Miss Erickson's class will be using the other half of the garden. We are looking forward to harvesting it in the Fall.

Our garden.  Nathaniel made the sign for us.

Students were very precise as they were planting the seeds.

Kyler presented his research on Teepees

Kayden researched a female Pharoah, Hatshepsut

Erika and Chloe Rose researched facts on mummies

Lyric and Cruz researched the Valley of the Kings

Evelyn's presentation on the mummification process.

Ronan presented on King Tut

Nathaniel also researched King Tut

Brittanae's presentation on Pharaoh Nefertiti was interesting as well.

Cheyenne did a diorama presentation on King Tut

Hunter and Luke did a presentation on King Tut

Students have been learning all about Ancient Egypt in social studies.  Here are some of their presentations they completed and presented to the class.

Sydney and Lucas' presentation on mummification.  They ended it with "mummifying Lucas".

James did a presentation on his research of how pyramids were built.  It's amazing how they were able to build it so long ago.

We are going to the ZOO on Friday, May 31st.

Students have been researching an animal of their choice that is presently at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, in Winnipeg.  All their information, with pictures, has been put into a beautiful brochure that students have presented to the class.  We are hoping to make many connections with the additional information that we will find out at the zoo on our field trip.  We are all super excited!!!

Thank you for making Grandparents Day a SUCCESS!

It was so special to see the students reactions when their grandparent or grandparents came to our door.  They greeted them with hugs and welcomed them into our classroom.  Students offered their guest punch and a dainty very politely and started on the activities that we had planned for them.  Thank you to the grandparents for taking the time to come to our school.  It was extra special!

Activities in the classroom:)

Showing  our music skills:)

Tour of the School Bulletin Boards

It was interesting walking around our school and reading what is posted on the different bulletin boards for "I Love to Read Month".

I LOVE TO READ MONTH

THANK YOU TO ALL THE GUEST READERS THAT HAVE VISITED OUR CLASSROOM SO FAR!

Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Feilberg,  Mrs. Hixt, Mrs. Haylako and Mrs. Tait came to read us.  It was interesting to hear what reading looks like for them.  Mr. Feilberg loves to read, but not every genre.  He enjoys non-fiction or factual books that he can learn from.  Mr. Stevenson likes books that have to deal with numbers, riddles and jokes and books that teach us a lesson, like it's ok to make mistakes.  Mrs. Hixt read two home made books that she made for her kids when they were young.  It was neat to see.  Mrs. Halayko gave us something to think about and Mrs. Tait entertained us with a book about an old woman.

Mr. Stevenson reading to the class.  We enjoyed his expression and enthusiasm.

Mr. Feilberg read us an interesting true railway story and he tried to scare us with a ghost story, but it wasn't scary at all.

Mrs. Halayko read us a book about "Sticky Fingers" and about always being honest and never to take something that doesn't belong to us.  We enjoyed listening to her teach us a lesson on being true to yourself.

Mrs. Tait came to read to us a story about a old woman who named all her things, like her bed because she knew they would never leave her.  We liked how she read with expression.

Festival du Voyageur Week

Our Festival Pancake Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, February 20th.  Each student will get one pancake and a juice box to celebrate Festival du Voyageur week.  We will be learning about the Festival and what a voyageur is during the week.  We might even have a special guest visit our classroom.:)

The Festival du Voyageur is an annual 10-day winter festival that takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event is held during each February in Winnipeg's French Quarter, Saint-Boniface, and is Western Canada's largest winter festival. It celebrates Canada's fur-trading past and unique French heritage and culture through entertainment, arts and crafts, music, exhibits, and displays.

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• Frequency: Annually
• Most recent: 2018
• Attendance: 93,400
• Next event: 2019

Skating Schedule Change

Our scheduled skate for Friday, February 22nd has changed to Thursday, February 21st at 2:00pm.

Happy Valentines Day!

Plastic Pollution Is Hurting Our Planet

Welcome Back to a NEW YEAR!