Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Room 31! It was a fantastic afternoon . . . full of delicious treats - thanks families! We had so much fun seeing all the BHS students join up in the gym for the annual parade. Awesome costumes! Hope you enjoy the video . . . 

WE Day Manitoba 2013!

Today, Mrs. Tressor, Mrs. Dehn, and I had the pleasure of taking 27 Grade 6 SPIN Club members to the MTS Centre to join 16 000 other "difference makers" from Manitoba to WE Day! You cannot BUY a ticket to WE Day - you EARN it! It was a phenomenal day . . . full of inspiring messages and heart-felt words of hope. This first video is a slideshow of pictures to give you an idea of what the day was all about!

The second video is for you to experience the energy and enthusiasm taking place when all 16 000 people were doing the WE Day Dance at the SAME time! So cool!

WE Day Dance at WE Day Manitoba - October 30, 2013 from Krista Wasney on Vimeo.

Peacemakers Visit Primary Classrooms

We are super lucky to have lots of Peacemakers in Room 31! Last week; Emmy, Alyssa, Haley, and Taylor volunteered to type up some information about Peacemakers to share with the Kindergartens, Grade 1s and 2s. We are finding that the younger students don't really know what Peacemakers are all about! Today, the girls visited one of the Kindergarten classes and tomorrow, they will visit the other Kindergarten class and the Grade 1s and 2s. Here is a video of what they are sharing with the students . . . 

Peacemakers Skit from Krista Wasney on Vimeo.

Thanks for your help girls! - Ms. Wasney  :)

TWAS

This week at school (Monday) we had a recycle presentation. It was in the gym. The people that presented were Kent and Dana. Their stage names were Gus and Gerti. Two people in each class were in the presentation. They had a little line to say. It was really cool! Then we did a math quiz review. I got one thing wrong. Our class is also in charge of UNICEF! We watched a video and then we made posters. We could have a partner or work by ourselves. I worked with a partner. My partner was Emmy. We still haven’t finished our poster yet. 

Math Journal Flip Chart

On Tuesday we had our math quiz. The math quiz was on Large Numbers. It was 3 pages long. I think I did really well! We also had French. Our French teacher’s name is Ms. Daraska. We had to write (in French) what we were wearing. Then we had gym. In gym we did volleyball. Some kids are in a volleyball club. It was SO much fun!!

On Wednesday we did word work. We do it on the SMARTboard. The word was 10 letters. We have to make smaller words from the 10 letters, but we also have to try and unscramble the letters into a word. The word was Interviews. Then we had music. Ms. Daraska was our substitute teacher for music. We did a music review for a test. Then we had computer lab. In the computer lab we did All the Right Type. It’s a program to teach us how to type properly. Some kids did something else. I was one of those kids. Four of us wrote a script for peacemaking to tell the Kindergarten, grade 1’s, and grade 2’s about peacemaking. It was Taylor P, Alyssa P, Emmy and me. We also reached our class goal for UNICEF. It was $105.00.

Owl Craft with our Book Buddies!

On Thursday we are doing TWAS in the computer lab.  We are going to have Book Buddies and make an owl craft with them. We also did a math job. It was sort of like a Show What You Know. We had a really fun week!!!!!

On Friday we have NO SCHOOL!!!!

By Haley J

Silhouette Art

Spectacular spooky scenes!

Silhouette Art is an Art that we do for Halloween! First you paint your sunset of your own choice of colours that you like. Then you let it dry while it’s drying you draw a sketch of a haunted house and some details that are beside it or on it (like a pumpkin or a cat). Then you get a black piece of paper and cut out a haunted house with your own little details. I would suggest that you put your sketch over top of your black paper and press hard and that will leave the marks engraved on your black paper. Then you glue on your haunted house and little details. Did we mention that you have to cut a ground? Then, you let the glue dry. Once it is dry, you have completed your silhouette art!

By: Jacqueline and Brayden

TWAS

On Monday, we did not have school because it was Thanksgiving. On Tuesday, we did painting in Art. On Wednesday, we had Choir. On Thursday, I went to the Flag Football Tournament. On Friday, we had gym.

By Ted

 

Flag Football Tournament

ON THURSDAY GRADE 5S AND 6S WENT TO EAST SIDE EAGLE’S FOOTBALL FIELD TO PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL. WE ALL HAD DIFFERENT TEAM NAMES AND THEY WERE….LIONS, MRS.RAND WAS THEIR COACH, CHARGERS, MR.KUSyK WAS THEIR COACH, RAIDERS, MISS WASNEY AND MRS.GODFREDSEN Were THEIR COACHES. ALL OF THE BIRD’S HILL TEAMS WERE UNDEFEATED. YAY BIRD’S HILL!!!! WE PLAYED AGAINST A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

WE MET 2 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBER PLAYERS NAMED CHRIS MATTHEWS AND AARON WOODS. SOME PEOPLE GOT AUTOGRAPHS OR PICTURES WITH THEM TOO.

HOW TO PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL IS ONE TEAM HAS THE BALL AND WHEN THE QUARTER BACK SAYS HUT AND THEY PASS THE BALL TO SOMEONE WHO IS OPEN TO TRY TO GET A TOUCHDOWN A TOUCHDOWN IS WORTH SEVEN POINTS. WHEN THE OTHER TEAM PULLS YOUR FLAG, THE PLAY IS STOPPED.

It was a great day!

By: TRYSTIN, ALYSSA, and Jayden

Helping Others + Raising Awareness = A Good Thing!

We Scare Hunger! Boo!

The staff and students of BHS are showing the love by helping others with 2 campaigns during the last few weeks of October!

The SPIN Club is busy raising awareness for the We Scare Hunger Campaign with Free the Children. We are collecting non-perishable food items for Winnipeg Harvest. The top 10 needed items include; canned fish and poultry, canned fruit and veggies, canned stew, peanut butter, baby food, pasta, rice, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and canned soup. We will be collecting items until the end of October.

AND, our class is once again running the UNICEF campaign. Last year, BHS raised over $3300 and was one of the top 3 schools in MB! Wow! Donation forms are being sent home on Thursday, October 17th and are due back by November 1st. You can learn more about UNICEF and donate online by clicking HERE.

The Water Cycle

Last week during our science class we learned about the water cycle. This is how it goes. When it rains it is called precipitation! Next when the sun gets so hot it evaporates the water that is on the ground and turns it into a vapour which is a gas. And it becomes a cloud. This is called condensation. Condensation is when the water vapour cools and turns back into water droplets. The cloud gets heavy and then it rains or snows. And it goes over and over again! It is important to have a water cycle because without the water cycle there would be no water so nothing could survive. 

By Hannah and Emily

You can see the video we watched to learn about the water cycle by clicking HERE.

TWAS

On Monday we did writers workshop. In writers workshop Emmy and I created a really funny Halloween list. We also did a number of the day. It was our last time doing that sheet for number of the day. We also had French. French was okay but not my favourite class.

On Tuesday we had science. In science we learned about the water cycle. First the water cycle starts with precipitation the water comes down out of the clouds and the sun heats up the water which is called evaporation then it turns into vapour gas. Then the 3rd part of the cycle is condensation turns the gas into clouds then the cycle starts over. We watched a video. The video was very educational in a fun way. We also had math. The math was a math journal. We got to make a place value chart. That was fun.

Thanksgiving Leaves

On Wednesday we had art. In art we did a piece of Thanksgiving art. We made a leaf out of construction paper. Then we wrote five things we were thankful for. I wrote I was thankful for: food, shelter, friends, family, school. It was really fun but hard. We also had 2 FIREDRILLS!!! 

Book Buddies!

On Thursday we had T.W.A.S. we will also be having music. I am also really excited for book buddies!! We will also be having a Thanksgiving assembly!! Over all this is an awesome week.

By Taylor

Pointillism Art

In school we did an art job called pointillism. Pointillism is where we get a blank sheet of paper and make a picture on it. Using only dots, no solid lines! It was so weird that the two of us did the same picture without even knowing! We both did mountains and sky and grass. It was really hard because it took forever and we had to bring it home for homework! When we stood farther back from the pictures it looked more like a picture not dots! But when you are closer it looks like a lot of dots and it is hard to tell what the picture is. It was really cool to see everyone’s neat pictures!

By: Lucas and Gavin

 

 

You can see all this awesome artwork on Artsonia! Be sure to click on the link to the right and leave a comment for an artist!

Peacemakers of the Month!

Congratulations to Jensen and Haley for being named Peacemakers of the Month for September! Thanks for your dedication all month long! Jensen and Haley make a great team! They are consistently out on their assigned days, always remember to sign in, and they fill out the forms appropriately. Both girls are always willing to sub for other Peacemakers when needed. Way to go girls!

Education for Change Speaking Tour

Today, we had 2 special guests from the Free the Children organization visit BHS. Tina and O'Neil are speakers that are visiting 9 schools in Manitoba as part of the Education for Change Speaking Tour. BHS is the ONLY school in our division to receive this amazing opportunity! The Grade 5s and 6s were an engaged audience for a whole hour! We learned about social justice issues, with a focus on the right to an education for children all over the world. Then, for the remainder of the day, 24 Grade 6 S.P.I.N. Club members participated in an amazing workshop. The day was full of inspiring messages and super team-building! We are pumped to start our year of campaigns with Free the Children . . . raising awareness and funds!

TWAS

This week, TWAS will be shared in pictures! I was at school, but in a workshop with some S.P.I.N. Club members all day. So, the students of Room 31 had to do TWAS the old-fashioned way . . . with paper and pencil. This means there was no student available to type up an entry!

This week was busy and brought a whole new month, which means a fun attendance . . . squeals of excitement all around! A new month also means a new seating plan; which the students designed on the SMARTBoard - so fun! We had bus evacuation and met with our Grade 1 Book Buddies for the first time. We made up secret handshakes to do each time we see one another - so cute! Today, all the Grade 5s and 6s were invited to the gym for a presentation from the Education for Change Speaking Tour, courtesy of Free the Children. BHS was the ONLY school in the entire division and one of nine schools in MB to receive this awesome opportunity! Woohoo!

And don't worry, we also managed to fit in some school work this week too! Ha Ha

 

All of these pictures are from our Instagram account! Follow us @mswasneysclass . . . it's a fun way to see what we're up to!

Classroom Expectations

As you may know, Bird’s Hill staff has worked hard to create behaviour matrices for various areas in our school(playground, lunchroom, and bus loop). A school-wide initiative this year is for all teaching areas to create a matrix of expectations (including the gym, music room, and library). As a class, we created this classroom matrix for Room 31. Please ask your child to explain it to you!