Happy Birthday Austin!

7 years old today!

Assembly

I think 1T and 2D did a great job of performing two songs at Assembly this morning!  I was impressed with my students as they learned one of the songs in three days.  You have likely heard your child singing "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" at home.  This afternoon during Art Class many were singing away as they worked; a very catchy tune! A big Thank you to Mrs. Down for choosing the songs, working with my students and playing the piano for our performance!

Science - Plants

We are having some fun learning about the needs of plants and how they grow.  Ask your child about our experiment with carnations.  What did we do?  What did we observe?  What is the science?

We finally have some parsley sprouts.  Why have some sprouted an others not?

Happiness

The Grade Three students planned an hour they called The Happiness Project during which students could choose from a range of activities to engage in.  It was a beautiful afternoon and enjoyed by students and teachers.

The Finished Product!

Ask you child about the Math we did.
3 rows of 9 = 27

12 white plus 15 red is 27

1T School Community Project

1T planted geraniums this morning in our planter in front of the school. You may remember we pulled the old flowers out in the Fall. This is a service 1T students do as a contribution to beautifying our School and fits well with our Social Studies Topic; Taking Part in a Community.

Awe! That water is cold!

Monday, May 12th, Bring a stuffy to school

Please have your child bring his/her favourite stuffed toy to school on Monday.

READ....READ....READ!!!

Reading should be an enjoyable experience.  Sharing a wide variety of books in a relaxed setting fosters the love of reading. I am so pleased that my students, your children, consider Browse Box time one of their favourite parts of the school day. They are well on their way to becoming life long lovers of books!

1T WINS!

Thank you parents, for your support in the First RBES Spellathon. We won an ice-cream party, which we will enjoy one afternoon next week.

Education Week

This was Education Week. This year, instead of having the Community come to the School, we took the School to the Community.  1T and 1F created a display of student writing with pictures and put the display in Discovery Place for the week.  I heard some positive feedback from a few of the seniors who said they enjoyed and "Got a kick out of" the children's work.

Science and Health

Currently in Science we are learning more about Seasonal Changes, Spring and Living Things.  This week we finally planted parsley seeds using the  2 litre bottles prepared with soil last week!  If all goes well students will observe how those teeny tiny seeds can grow to produce a tasty garnish for salads or soups.

In Health our new initiative is learning about the Food Groups. The goal is to raise awareness of and reinforce healthy eating as students identify and keep track of their lunches. A "Rainbow lunch" includes foods from the four groups. Today we enjoyed some fresh fruit provided by Extra Foods.