Summer Is Great!

I have only a few days of summer holidays left.  Students still have another week... play hard and enjoy your time off.  It's been a busy summer for me.  I've been to Regina, Moose Jaw, Ogema, Drumheller, Edam, Mervin, and the lake this summer.  It's been great to see parts of Canada I've never been to before.  I just missed the discovery of the newest dinosaur at Drumheller by a matter of days.  I got to spend time with my mom, my nephews and niece, and my brothers and sister-in-laws.  Getting together with aunts, uncles, and cousins was a summer bonus.  I promised that I would say a special "hello" to my little cousin, Meadow.  I hope you have a great end of summer!

Year End and Summer Holidays

It is amazing how fast the school year went.  I would like to thank all the wonderful students who were in my Grade 1J classroom this past year and their parents for a super year!  We worked hard, learned a lot and had so much fun.  Thank you to all of you for the surprise end of the year gift... you were very kind to me.  I hope everyone has a super summer holiday... lots of sleeping in, lots of playing in the sun, lots of visiting and traveling, and lots of fun!  See you all in September.

Grade 1J Celebrates Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

The Grade 1J's are excited to learn about Queen Elizabeth.  We will join the following CBC clips of information and videos to learn more about her diamond anniversary.  We will continue to practice singing, "God Save the Queen".  We will also work in a booklet about the Queen and England.

Queen Elizabeth's 60 Year Reign

Track and Field

Our Grade K-5 Track and Field Day is on Friday, June 1st.  It promises to be a great day.  The Grade 1J's are excited for the events to begin.

Grade 1J and Grade 8 Options Class

We were excited to have the Grade 8 Options class work with us on our blogs today.  We dictated stories to our grade 8 partners and they did the typing.  Check out our new posts!

Grade 1J Celebrates Victoria Day

Victoria Day is on Monday, May 21, 2012.  We honour this day by having a holiday and spending time with our families.  The Grade 1J's wanted to know who Queen Victoria was and why she was so important.  They have asked me to add our research findings to our blog. We also learned to sing, "God Save the Queen", and found several different versions that we liked.

 Queen Victoria for Kids

A Tour of England

God Save The Queen (at wedding)

God Save The Queen (at her 85th birthday)

God Save The Queen (with lyrics)

Youth Bowling: Nationals

One of our classmates is bowling at the Nationals Youth Bowling Tournament in Newfoundland, Canada, this weekend.  If you would like to follow her team's progress, check this out at the link below.  She is on the Five Pin Alberta Bantam Girl's team.
Youth Bowling