Welcome to Room 31!

We had a whirlwind of a first day! It was so fun to meet all the Grade 4s and 5s this morning. We took first day pics, worked on name tags, had an assembly with our new principal: Mr. Altomare, went to music, started my favourite read-aloud: Wonder, tried out the Smartboard, and chose a "growth goal" to display on our cactus bulletin board.

I must admit, my voice is tired from talking all day!

Looking forward to the rest of the first week of school with you!

Ms. Wasney  :)

First day!

Wow! It was great to see so many smiling faces first thing this morning! I love meeting my students and families and sharing their enthusiasm for starting school again! The students are so excited to be the oldest ones at BHS! With that comes new responsibilities with leadership jobs and a variety of sports and clubs to participate in.

Please be sure to follow our class Instagram account at @mswasneysclass. We are always posting about what's happening in Room 31!

I'm really looking forward to a fun year!

Ms. Wasney  :)

Welcome back to school!

Wow! I couldn't ask for a better start to the first day of school! I was ambushed with squeals and hugs! It was so awesome to see old and new students today! We are lucky to have seven "Room 31 Experts" with us this year. And boy, did they ever share their expertise today!

We had a phenomenal first day of Grade 5 and I'm excited to see this group learn and grow each day. They will become the leaders of BHS this year and I'm really looking forward to working with them!

These pictures are from our class Instagram account. You should follow us at: @mswasneysclass

First week fun!

We've had a whirlwind of a first week in Room 31!

On Wednesday, we had a school-wide assembly. It was great to get together  and welcome some new faces to BHS . . . staff and students. We have 2 "new to BHS" students in Room 31 and I have been so pleased to see how friendly and helpful everyone is to our new boys! Well done!


Yesterday, we had an introduction to the Smartboard; which the students loved. They even got to try out doing their attendance on it!

Today we snuck in a super neat "Name Art" job. This year, artwork created by the students will be posted on an online art gallery called Artsonia. Please find a permission form and info about this in a package of notes sent home on Friday, September 11th.

One of the perks of being some of the oldest students in the school is leadership jobs! Already this week, 4 students have been lunch helpers for the Kindergarteners and Grade 1s. Training for patrols will take place on Monday morning, and the Peacemakers will be starting to be on duty during recesses in the next few weeks.

A BIG thank you to Mr. Hargreaves, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Beal for getting the school in tip-top shape over the summer. You can actually see your reflection in the floors! Wow!

 All of these pictures are from our class Instagram account. You should follow us! @mswasneysclass

Have a fantastic weekend! Hope you get a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather!

Ms. Wasney  :)

Welcome to Room 31!

I am always excited at this time of the year. And even now, as a teacher, I have a hard time sleeping on the night before the first day of school!

Over the last few weeks, teachers have been busy getting their classrooms ready and catching up with one another! Lots of BHS staff had great summer adventures to share about!

Today, BHS staff had a full day of learning to inspire fresh ideas.

I hope you're looking forward to a super year, as much as I am!

See you tomorrow!

- Ms. Wasney  :)

You've got mail!

Hello to the new crew in Room 31! Hopefully, you received some mail from me this week! It's always fun to get something addressed to YOU!

I'm asking for you to collect 5 things from the summer that you would like to talk and write about during the first few weeks of school. Some ideas are; a neat rock or shell from a beach, a movie stub, photographs, a craft you made, a favourite book you read . . . ANYTHING that you'd like to share about!

Hope you have a wonderful last few weeks of summer!

See you on September 9th!

Welcome Back!

We had a great start to the new year in Room 31 today! We did 3-2-1 sharing about our holidays. Wow! Do we ever have some lucky kids in our class!

There were LOTS of us that will miss staying up late and sleeping in now that the holidays are over! Me included! Ha!

Wishing you and your families health, happiness, and FUN for 2015!

Ms. Wasney

Happy New Year!

Well, we are definitely having a cold start to 2015! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break! Yesterday, I went to The Forks to check out the painted script on the skating rink by local artist Kal Barteski. I can't help but think that Room 31 should adopt "Read MORE books" as our New Years resolution!

I'm looking forward to hearing all about your adventures from the last 2 weeks. See you on Monday!

First Week Fun in Room 31!

Wow! What a whirlwind of a week, and the students were only here 3 days! We've had a super start to Grade 5! The students are a fantastic group of young people; already eager to learn new things!

We had an assembly on the first day. It was great for the students to put a face to the name of our new principal, Mrs. Palamar. We organized our supplies, took first day photos, and got to know one another through various activities. I started reading the book "Wonder" out loud during snack. It's about Grade 5 students . . . so pretty much the most perfect novel to read right now!

On Day 2, we did some "book shopping", tried attendance on the SMARTBoard, worked on an awesome team-building activity at our table groups, had an intro lesson on the SMARTBoard, and started an art job. The team-building activity was to create structures using cups, string and an elastic band . . . without using hands to actually touch the cups! The best part of my day was hearing the cheers when a table group accomplished a task. It was SO cool! Pictures to be posted soon!  :)

Today, we signed up for classroom jobs, learned how to do number of the day for math, wrote a review about our first week, and continued working on our art job.

It has been a great week, and that's all thanks to YOU. Have a fantastic weekend and rest up!

Ms. Wasney   :)

 

Can't wait to start the year!

Well, it's the night before the first day of school! I'm excited, and I hope you are too! I'm really looking forward to a fantastic year as we build a positive classroom community in Room 31.

We will be welcoming a student teacher into our class this year! Her name is Ms. Koehn and she is a 4th year student at the University of Winnipeg. A fun fact is that she attended BHS for elementary school! Ms. Koehn will be with us on Fridays and then for a teaching block in November. I know we will learn lots from her, and she will learn lots from us!

Hope you all get a good sleep! See you tomorrow!

Ms. Wasney   :)

Coming soon to a mailbox near you . . .

Hello to the new crew of Room 31! Be sure to check your mailbox for a note from me! I'm asking you to collect 5 things to share about your summer. Some ideas are; a neat book you read, a craft you made, a map from a summer road trip, photos, a shell from a day at the beach, etc . . .

We will be using these items during the first few weeks of school!

I'm looking forward to a super year! See you on September 3rd!

Ms. Wasney    :)