Welcome to Room 7 & 8 Classroom Blog: Week Thirty-Two

We had an in-school field trip about First Nations. We got to make dream catchers and hear a legend about how they came to be, ask me about this Legend. We also got to play some games that the First Nations used to play they were pretty fun! We played sticks and stones, jumping sticks, and ring the stick! Ask me how to play these games. There was also a station where we got to read some legends. The best station of all was the dream catcher station though. It was a bit tricky because of all of the over and under lapping and adding of the beads and feathers. They look so beautiful that Miss Klem and Miss Kolb just couldn't let them go home yet so they are displayed in the classroom for the month of May and we have already gotten lots of compliments from the other teachers around the school.

Even Ms. Luzzi and Ms. Deol joined in on the fun!

We are so thankful to all of our awesome parent volunteers that come in so we can do such amazing work! These field experiences wouldn't be able to happen without you!

In gym we played soccer outside all week! The weather was amazing!

Next week we are going swimming from 10am to 12pm! Make sure you are dressed for the weather and don't forget to bring appropriate pool wear (your bathing suit and towel!!)! You can also bring a hair brush if you want. If you are going to wear your bathing suit under your clothes so you are super prepared to start swimming quickly, don't forget your undergarments for after!!

Today we had a Jumpathon for Jump Rope for Heart. If we collected donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation our donations were due today. We did such an amazing job raising money for this foundation. Way to go Room 7&8!

This week was Mental Health Week. We hung up the posters we made last week and had lots of discussions about the importance of healthy and happy minds. We talked a lot about how it is okay to have feelings and to talk about them. Here are some quotes from one of our many great conversations:

"It keeps your body healthy so you can live a long and happy life."

"Mental health is what keeps your brain healthy."

"It helps your body operate."

"Mental health is keeping your body and brain healthy."

"Eating healthy, like fruits and vegetables and grains and following the Canada food

guide keeps our brain healthy."

"Keep your body and your brain healthy by also exercising and eating healthy."

"If you are feeling sad or not like your normal self it is important to talk to someone

about it."

"If you aren’t sure who you can talk to there is a phone number you can call and

someone will be there to listen to you. 1-800-668-6868"

"Some people think that it is not okay to talk about your feelings. Mental health week

is good because it lets you know that it is okay to talk to someone if you are feeling

sad or mad."

"If you need help you can talk to a counselor, a therapist or a psychiatrist."

"If you have anxiety a lot or most of the time you can see a therapist or find someone

to talk to about it because sometimes anxiety can lead to depression."

"It’s okay to have feelings and to show them."

We continued our study around fairy tales. We read some originals and compared them to the more modern versions we know of today. We worked in groups and presented our findings to each other. Next we will learn some more about the history of fairy tales and their elements before we start writing our own!

In math we created our own math tests for multiplication and division! It was cool to get into the mindset of a teacher and think about what is important when thinking of multiplication and division. This is a good study tool for us as well because we have a test in math next week! We used what we learned in math, we looked at our previous assignments and then made our own tests. It was actually pretty fun!

It was Star Wars Day this week. "May the fourth be with you!"

We had a discussion about bees and homelessness and we talked about how these two topics might be connected. We linked these two topics together by thinking about food. We wonder how much the food supply we have depends on bees and what the homeless population in Calgary eats. We watched this interesting video about the Bee problem, check it out:

This week, as a special treat, we got to go outside at the end of the day to play and enjoy the beautiful spring weather! It was so nice!

We have spent so much time together this year that we are starting to dress alike!