Today is a special day around the world and at Cranston School! As Peace Education is one of the main pillars of our school, we celebrate this day in a BIG way! Each of the students created a Pinwheel for Peace which is adorned by our messages and images promoting peace. At 10:30, all classes took their pinwheels outside onto the compound to create a giant peace sign. We had our photo taken and sang some of our school's songs of peace together. Afterward, Rooms 79 and 80 took a group picture together!
Here is the video we watched and discussed today!
We had a special guest reader in our classes today! Mr. Southworth come in to read the book
What If . . .? It talked to the idea f endless possibilities if we only dream and take action! We took some time to discuss the book and to come up with some What if's of our own. Work on Writing time today was spent listing our ideas into our notebooks! Here are a few of the ideas they came up with:
What if none felt alone and they were loved?
What if every person was free?
What if there were no diseases like cancer in the world?
What if nobody was judged by the way they looked?
What if people across the world had more love than they do now?
What if joy spread around the world?
What if none was ever left out?
We will be carrying these ideas forward into our "If . . . " Inquiry in the months to come!
We had our first fire drill of the year today. Our class set an excellent example for the others in our Village by following directions and exiting the school without a peep! We were very proud of our students and know that they can be counted on in an emergency.
As Nicholas B. said, "Why do the days go so fast?" WE agree, holy cow the days seem to zoom by!
In math, we looked at Fact Families also know as "Related Facts." We learned that if we know three facts we can easily find the fourth fact as addition facts and subtraction facts are related.
If we know that 6+8 = 14 then we know that 14 - 6 = 8. Sometimes we may have to think....
6 + ? = 14
Tomorrow we will S-T-R-E-T-C-H our thinking to apply this strategy.
In our Science Inquiry, we continued looking at Alberta's Oil Sands and what we know. We shared the facts that people had added to our blog. Those students who answered the blog got a prize today. Hopefully we can encourage more to read the blog. We also started a word search about the oil sands. We looked at some of the prehistoric plants and animals that helped form the oil sands.
Did you know that most of Northern Alberta was under water? It was also quite tropical at times. Also, that the formation of the Rocky Mountains helped create the pressure that helped make oil sands. From our research we are getting closer to answering our inquiry question.
Gym was hard work but fun today. Our focus was on cooperation and working together. Mrs. Bowles says that it is important for our hearts, lungs and brains to keep moving all of the time and boy does she mean it! We started out moving around the gym. We then played a fun tag game called Pac Man Tag. Then Mrs. Bowles really went crazy - we were racecars on a racetrack. Here we used the scooters - one person was the rider and one person was the driver. We got really good at it and we also learned how to watch out and how to be safe when driving a scooter.
Next we learned a Dragon Tail tag. This was lots of fun and we had to really work together! Finally, Mrs. Bowles worked on our running stamina. We had to run for 2 minutes. We talked about starting out slow and pacing ourselves. We did it!! She was so proud of us!
Things to Remember:
1.) All forms and money due.
2.) Fun Lunch - Subway - September 23
3.) Read the Blog
4.) Running Club on Tuesday at lunch - NO RUNNING CLUB THURSDAY
Question of the Day:
Today was Peace Day. Write two sentences about what Peace Day means to you. How are you a peaceful member of Cranston School community?
As Nicholas B. said, "Why do the days go so fast?" WE agree, holy cow the days seem to zoom by!
In math, we looked at Fact Families also know as "Related Facts." We learned that if we know three facts we can easily find the fourth fact as addition facts and subtraction facts are related.
If we know that 6+8 = 14 then we know that 14 - 6 = 8. Sometimes we may have to think....
6 + ? = 14
Tomorrow we will S-T-R-E-T-C-H our thinking to apply this strategy.
In our Science Inquiry, we continued looking at Alberta's Oil Sands and what we know. We shared the facts that people had added to our blog. Those students who answered the blog got a prize today. Hopefully we can encourage more to read the blog. We also started a word search about the oil sands. We looked at some of the prehistoric plants and animals that helped form the oil sands.
Did you know that most of Northern Alberta was under water? It was also quite tropical at times. Also, that the formation of the Rocky Mountains helped create the pressure that helped make oil sands. From our research we are getting closer to answering our inquiry question.
Gym was hard work but fun today. Our focus was on cooperation and working together. Mrs. Bowles says that it is important for our hearts, lungs and brains to keep moving all of the time and boy does she mean it! We started out moving around the gym. We then played a fun tag game called Pac Man Tag. Then Mrs. Bowles really went crazy - we were racecars on a racetrack. Here we used the scooters - one person was the rider and one person was the driver. We got really good at it and we also learned how to watch out and how to be safe when driving a scooter.
Next we learned a Dragon Tail tag. This was lots of fun and we had to really work together! Finally, Mrs. Bowles worked on our running stamina. We had to run for 2 minutes. We talked about starting out slow and pacing ourselves. We did it!! She was so proud of us!
Things to Remember:
1.) All forms and money due.
2.) Fun Lunch - Subway - September 23
3.) Read the Blog
4.) Running Club on Tuesday at lunch - NO RUNNING CLUB THURSDAY
Question of the Day:
Today was Peace Day. Write two sentences about what Peace Day means to you. How are you a peaceful member of Cranston School community?
I'm a peaceful member of the school community by helping other people when their feelings are getting hurt. Peace day is important because there has to be peace in the world and if there wasn't, there would be too much war. - Nick P. :)
ReplyDeletePeace Day to me means no war and violence. I am a peaceful member at Cranston school because I help people with their schoolwork and remind them about the rules of the class.
ReplyDeleteJared Tait
Peace Day means to me a day where everyone plays with each other
ReplyDeleteand that all the mean things stop
I am a peaceful member of cranston school because at recess I let everyone join
Zabrina
Spencer:
ReplyDeletePeace day means to me, peace spreads around the whole world.
I am a peaceful member of Cranston school by helping people.
P.S. The video link did not work.
ReplyDeleteI am kind to others by sharing and playing with them. I think everyone should try to be peaceful. By Isabel.
ReplyDeletePeace day and every day means to me, no one in the world is fighting.
ReplyDeleteAlso being nice. Emily
What peace day means to me is a day where everyone is peaceful and kind. How am I peaceful at Cranston school?I am peaceful by playing with everyone and not being rude or selfish and I share with everyone.
ReplyDelete~Bailey
Peace day makes me happy because everybody is nice to each other.
ReplyDeleteI always help people and I treat people how I want to be treated.
Aliya
I think peace day means a day out of a year with no fighting. Spreading peace through out the world or it least on Sept.21. I spread peace by cooperating with my surroundings . ANDREA
ReplyDeletePeace means being kind to others. I am peaceful at Cranston School because at gym if I already have a partner and some else asks me I say "maybe I could be your partner next time" to be kind and not hurt their feelings.
ReplyDeletePeace means caring for other people and helping those in need. I will be nice to everybody and help people when I can.
ReplyDeleteNicholas.
Peace means not being mean to others and helping others in need like at school at recess if you had no one to play with you ask your friend but they sorry can"t play with you that not peaceful peace means being kind and not finghting
ReplyDeletelove Ella