Active Pictou County - Second Skate

I'm sorry I didn't upload these videos sooner, but here's the footage from our second Active Pictou County Skate Session at the Hector Arena on February 22nd.
We had a lot of fun - thanks so much for this opportunity @ActivePictouCounty! :)

February Fun with the Wolves

February is turning out to be a month of fun with some of the events and learning we've got going on!

First, and most importantly, are the ENVIROLYMPICS taking place courtesy of the Green Team! Each day, we'll have a different class challenge to earn points. More information will be shared this week - with agenda updates - and you can see a list of events at the end of this post! In the meantime, if you have any old t-shirts at home, we'd love to recycle them into shopping bags! Thanks in advance for helping to prepare your child as an environmental champion! :)

We'll also be following the Olympics and keeping track of medals for the top finishing countries from the 2014 Olympic Games. I'll update this space tomorrow with a photo of our medal board! :)

This week, we were lucky enough to have the entire ice surface to ourselves at the Hector Arena in Pictou! Thanks to Active Pictou County, we had an hour of ice time with a few of the Crushers players to help us skate around! It was a lot of fun and we'll have another opportunity on Thursday, February 22nd - feel free to come join us/watch! It was so nice to see so many of the Wolves step up and help some of their less-confident skater-classmates. Likewise, it was awesome that EVERY Wolf put a pair of skates on and TRIED skating, even if they never had before. Congratulations to ALL students, but especially to Riley (for being such a patient and caring helper) and Caroline (her first time on the ice and she was helping another classmate get comfortable on the ice) for their efforts!

Our Math learning has been geared towards shapes and geometry this past week. We'll continue to investigate shapes and how they play a role in the real world over the next couple of weeks.

We took a quick detour from our persuasive writing, to focus our attention on procedural writing. This past week, we made Valentine Boxes for Valentine's Day. Before creating our boxes, students used iPads to research a variety of box styles. They then made decisions on a few box designs and then groups were formed. Next, students had to come up with a group plan to make their own versions as a group. They wrote down the materials they needed and four steps they'd take to create the intended designs. By working in a group, students were meant to support each other, problem solve/troubleshoot, encourage each other and make lighter work. We'll continue to reinforce these skills - there were definitely lots of 'bumps in the road'. I'll update the blog with photos of our finished products when we get there! :)

Our Amaryllis flower treated us to a SECOND opportunity to observe it blooming. A second stem bloomed four flowers this week - a lot faster than the first stem - and we drew pictures daily in a plant observation journal.

We've also been having a lot of fun in PE and Music classes. You can check out some of our fun in the videos below - can you tell what skills we're working on?

IMPORTANT UPDATES/NOTES:

Everyday - Please pack an extra pair of pants, underwear and socks in backpacks in case of falls on the playground.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OLD T-SHIRTS AT HOME? If so, we'd love to use them!
We're making bags out of recycled t-shirts and need to have some to use! Thanks in advance! :)

Wednesdays - Return Library Books

Wednesday, February 14th - Valentine's Day!

Thursday, February 15th - Litterless Lunch Day - The class with the least amount of lunch waste wins a prize.

Monday, February 19th - HERITAGE DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, February 20th - 100th Day of School

Thursday, February 22nd @ 11am - 12pm - Wolves go SKATING with Active Pictou County!