January 23 - 27

                                    

What an exciting week we've had!  We started our week with a safety talk about all the new equipment we could use in the gym.  Then we got to use the climber and all sorts of big shapes and gym mats with partners.  It was fun because we got to do so many different things.  We are looking forward to Mission Impossible because it's going to be a fun challenge and really interesting.

In Math we've been learning about 2D and 3D shapes.  We got to make castles with plasticine and we also learned about measurement as we drew a 2D house using circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, and pentagons.  (We also learned about using commas in series! Check out the punctuation in that last sentence.  OMG!)

In Science, we are finally all finished working with magnets.  We are now starting to explore all about temperature and the difference between hot and cold.  It could get interesting!

We had a little extra fun too.  We got to celebrate two birthdays on one day.  Happy Birthday again to Rowan and Pascale.  The day after their birthday, we got to say good-bye to our neighbors, Elbow Park School.  Our whole school went outside with signs to wave good-bye while they got on their school buses.  Some of the kids are really sad about it.  It might be a little weird not having all those extra kids around.  The parking lot sure will look different.

Have a great weekend and see you next Monday morning.

2017 Begins!

Happy New Year and welcome back.  We had a very short week to welcome us back.  With only three days of school, it was a bit of a whirlwind.  Still, we managed a little more exploration into the science of magnets, we did a little bit of catching up with classmates about our holidays, wrote about them, and then on Friday everyone was able to get a little bit of experience trying snowshoes in the fresh snow on school grounds.  Bam! Week one of 2017 was over.

As we start our second week a few reminders may be in order.  Please remember to send library books and home reading books to school on Tuesday.  We will be having a spelling test on Friday.  This week's words are from the "ain" word family.  They are: rain, drain, chain, pain, and train.  Lastly, with Calgary weather being unpredictable, please make sure that each day students are prepared to go outside.  If we have another chance to try snowshoeing, or in case the weather warms up enough for us to go outside (> -20 C) we always need to be prepared.  :)

December 5 - 9

Excitement has been creeping in all week!  We started our school week with a really nice visit from the Calgary Police Service.  Officer Gary and Officer Melissa got to talk to us about all the different things that police officers do to help people.  They also did a craft with us as we talked about different ways we each could make our community a better place.

Another big feature of our week has been our class' practice for the Christmas concert.

Our class is singing 'Angels We Have Heard On High' and we spent some time listening to  different versions of the song, as well as singing it in music class.  On Friday we did our first full show practice.  It was long but with each run through it will be a little bit faster and more polished.  Have you heard the words kids in our class should be practicing for the show as well?  It's a rhyme and it goes like this:  

The children are sleepy,

The grown-ups are yawning,

The snowmen go home

Just as Christmas is dawning.

Hopefully everyone has their part memorized for the evening shows Tuesday and Thursday night, as well as for the Wednesday afternoon show that no one needs a ticket for.  Students should have dark shoes and dark pants for all the performances.  Something new that's being asked for now: could each kid bring their own toque to wear to the performance?  We are trying to make the chorus look as wintery as possible!  :)

Finally, just a little reminder that next week is our last school week before the holiday break.  We will be having a small party on the Friday morning.  Hopefully everyone will be there to enjoy a few treats and to have a fun "Pajama Party" morning.  

Have a terrific weekend.  Stay warm!

Science and Nutrition!

This week at school we did an experiment.  We were mixing different liquids together to see what would happen.  When we mixed juice and water, and when we mixed shampoos and water, we found that they both mixed easily.  When we tried to mix oil and water we discovered that they just will not mix!  The oil keeps floating on top of the water.  Do you know why they won't mix?  It's because water molecules are polarized and oil molecules are not.  That's another reason why water is "sticky" and has surface tension!

A big event in our week at school was the visit from Byblos Bakery.  They taught us about the Canada Food Guide and the different food groups.  Did you know that different food groups give us different super powers?  Fruits and Vegetables help us to see better and to be healthier.  Dairy help us to get calcium which is for strong bones and teeth.  The grain food group gives us energy that lasts a long time.  Finally, the meats and alternatives group give us the power to grow big and strong muscles!

Have a great weekend!

Nov. 7 - 10 (Plus a sneak a peek at next week!)

An amazing week for sure!  Our two biggest highlights this week were the walking trip to the cenotaph/Memorial Park Library and our school's Remembrance Day assembly.  A big thank you to the volunteers who joined us on our walk.  Your help is always appreciated and  make so much possible for the kids in our class!  Here are a few pictures from our walking trip.





As mentioned above, the Remembrance Day ceremony was another highlight of the week.  Lots of learning went into the performances as well as the understanding that made it such a special assembly.  All the kids deserve a big pat on the back for their hard work.

Finally, the sneak a peek at something for next week:

Earl Grey School is excited to announce that Byblos Bakery will be coming EG on Wednesday November 16th to share a short nutrition presentation.  The nutritionist will come into each class and give a presentation on healthy food choices and the 4 food groups.

At the end of the presentation each child will have the opportunity to make a stuffed pita sandwich.  All pitas will be supplied complimentary by Byblos Bakery.  This year WOWBUTTER has kindly given us product to use for the Byblos pitas (Wowbutter is also nut free, gluten free and dairy free). In addition, SPUD.ca are also donating organic produce (tomato, cucumber and lettuce) for the pitas  as a pilot test.

Children are expected to supply the remaining ingredients for stuffing their pita. Please help your child make healthy food choices when deciding what to bring in for their pita.  Examples of ingredients are listed below.

Possible ingredients;

pizza sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, sweet chili Tai, hot sauce, vegimite

turkey, chicken, roast beef, salami, tuna, salmon, pepperoni, bacon

carrots, lettuce, purple onions, bell peppers, tomato

cheddar, mozzarella, Monterey jack, Swiss, gouda, Havarti, cream cheese

jam, honey, bananas, apples, pineapple

The possibilities are endless!

***Please send food items pre-washed and cut up into bite size pieces. Sauces can be sent in small Tupperware containers labeled with the child’s name.

Thank you for your support;

Mr.Bridges

Miss.Dodd

Mrs.Helsen

Mrs.Maze

October 31 - November 4

What a week!  We started the week off with a lot of excitement surrounding Halloween.  What a fun Canadian tradition!  Lots of costumes and imagination on display.



We spent the rest of the week working very hard.  We are trying to become better writers and have been working with "juicy words" to try to make our writing more interesting.

To finish the week we continued on with our experimenting with water.  We've learned about surface tension and even got a chance to try and float a metal paper clip on top of the water.  It's not too hard to do if you set the paper clip onto the water carefully.  Just don't break that surface tension!  Check out the pictures below.  DO try this at home.

See what happens when even simple dish soap breaks the surface tension...

Heritage Park Field Trip

This week at school our highlight was definitely the field trip to Heritage Park.  It was a little bit chilly but the wood stove in the classroom really helped to heat things up.  Many of us found the chairs a little bit cold to sit on at the start of the day.  We had lots of opportunity to stand up though.  Just like students 100 years ago, we stood to answer questions and also when we had our hands and hair checked for cleanliness.  We all had a chance to write our names with a quill and ink and it sure is a lot different from using a pencil.

We got to check out Sam Livingston's house and see many old artifacts.  It was a surprise to us that pioneers could build houses that had two floors.  Did you know that Mr. and Mrs. Livingston had 14 children that lived with them?  That's a lot!!!

A lot of kids thought the best thing about the trip was eating bannock in the fur trading post.  Bannock is a bread like a scone and it came from Scotland.  All in all it was a great trip and part of a really good week at school.

Finally, an important reminder for Monday:  We will be having a Halloween celebration in the afternoon.  Please don't wear any costumes in the morning.  there will be lots of opportunity to dress up at lunch time.  Children are invited to join a Halloween parade around the inside of the school at about 12:45.  After that we will be having a class party that will have some activities and crafts.  If you have a disposable water bottle to use for the craft, please bring it.  It should be a fun afternoon!