Spirit Week

This week was filled with school spirit, everyday our classroom dressed up for the different theme days.  Classroom choice, Halloween theme day, was a great success!

All week we had our snacks and entertainment provided by Legendary Flavours and Fired Up With Fun .  They were able to raise over $1000 for Doctors Without Borders!  Great job Grade 4's and 5's!

To finish off the week we were treated to a Basketball game, Teachers vs. Grade 4/5.  Both teams did a great job, but the Teachers took home the cup once again.

After the basketball game when we arrived back to the classroom, there was a mysterious note on the door for us...

We all got the chance to find our hidden surprises!

We even found the carrots...

Thank you for all your support in making our Grade 4/5's fundraiser a success!  Everyone had a great spirit week!

Enjoy your Spring Break and have a Happy Easter!

Wind

This week we spent time learning about the wind.  We learnt that wind is the movement of air.  Even we can create wind.  We discussed how different kinds of wind can be dangerous and some can be helpful. 

To discover how strong winds have to be to move different objects, we did an activity.  We each got a straw to blow items from a start line to the finish line.  While one of use was blowing it was our partners responsibility to count the number of breathes it took to move the object.  We discovered that lighter objects were easier to move across the finish line than heavier objects.    

Don't forget spirit week is next week, and there are many activities planned.  Below is updated information on the up and coming week.

Monday - Hat Day - wear your favourite hat to school.
Tuesday - Winnipeg Sports Team Day - wear your favourite Winnipeg sports team clothes.
Wednesday - Twin Day - dress up as a twin with a friend.
Thursday - Classroom Choice - Halloween Costume
Friday - Backwards Day - wear your clothes backwards.

LEGENDARY FLAVOURS & FIRED UP WITH FUN PRESENTS:

Monday March. 23^rd to Friday March.27^th, is our spirit week at Stevenson! We are going to be holding a fundraising food stand. The food stand will be open during am & pm recesses. The proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. You won’t want to miss this… Snacks include:

Monday at the back doors– Milky Monday, selling milk for $1.00 and cookies for $0.25

Tuesday at the back doors – Juice boxes for $0.75 and chips for $1.00

Wednesday at the back doors– Milk for $1.00 and licorice for $0.25

Thursday, outside of the gym during the movie

– Pretzels for $0.75, popcorn for $0.50 and pop for $0.75

Friday, outside of the gym during the basketball game

– Juice boxes for $0.75 and candy bags $1.00

But that’s not all…

On Thursday March 26^th, we are also going to have a movie in the gym at 1pm and it is “Finding Nemo”. Legendary Flavors will sell some treats and snacks for the movie. On Friday March 27^th, we have a basketball game it is students vs. teachers. Legendary Flavors will sell some snacks and drinks during this event as well.

We hope to see you all there. Have fun!

Sound Stories

This week we preformed the sound story we have been working on in music.  We worked as a class to put music to the book, Swimmy by Leo Lionni.  Each of us was in charge of a different instrument, and when our part of the story was read we would play our part.  It was a lot of fun to be in charge of our own instruments, and the results were amazing.  Check our the video on Mrs. Rempel's Music Blog.

Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it out to the Open House.  Your children have been working so hard and they LOVE showing you their work!  

Our Grade 4/5's have been working to set up a spirit week at the end of March.  Here is their advertisement:

LEGENDARY FLAVOURS & FIRED UP WITH FUN PRESENTS:

Monday March. 23^rd to Friday March.27^th, is our spirit week at Stevenson! We are going to be holding a fundraising food stand. The food stand will be open during am & pm recesses. The proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. You won’t want to miss this… Snacks include:

Monday at the back doors– Milky Monday, selling milk and cookies

Tuesday at the back doors – Juice boxes/chips

Wednesday at the back doors– Milk and muffins

Thursday, outside of the gym during the movie

– Pretzels, popcorn and pop

Friday, outside of the gym during the basketball game

– Juice boxes and candy bags

But that’s not all…

On Thursday March 26^th, we are also going to have a movie in the gym and it is “Finding Nemo”. Legendary Flavors will sell some treats and snacks for the movie. On Friday March 27^th, we have a basketball game it is students vs. teachers. Legendary Flavors will sell some snacks and drinks during this event as well.

We hope to see you all there. Have fun!

The Choir Wins Silver and We Learn About Stranger Danger

This week our grade 2/3 choir competed in the Winnipeg Music Festival at Westminster Church.  They did a superb job singing their two songs, Lullaby Baby and Nursery Rhyme Nonsense.  All their hard work paid off when they won a silver medal.  CONGRATULATIONS Grade 2/3 Choir!!

The next day our grade 2/3 choir performed for the school at the assembly.  For all those who were unable to attend, here is a video of the choir singing.

Lullaby Baby

Nursery Rhyme Nonsense

This week in health, Mr. Miller came to do the Kids in the Know program with us.  He taught us about being safe around strangers and using the buddy system.  We learnt what to do if a stranger comes up to you: just shout NO, run away, and tell an adult.

Don't forget next week is an important one!

Wednesday - Report Cards go home

Thursday 4:30pm - 7:00pm and Friday 9:00am - 11:30am - Open House, your children can hardly wait to share all their learning with you.

Winding Down with a Good Book

This week we met in our house groups to conclude I Love to Read Month.  The theme was Snuggle up and read in your PJ's.  We all met in the gym wearing our pyjamas and read to each other.  It was a great time to read with our friends from other classrooms.

Don't forget the Winnipeg Music Festival is on Tuesday, March 3rd.  Please send all students to school with a healthy bag lunch, as we will be eating lunch at 11:15 at school.  We will be leaving the school at 11:50 for our performance at 12:30.  Students are to wear black bottoms and a t-shirt.  Parents are welcome to come and watch, admission fee at the door is $4.00.

On Wednesday, our grade 2/3 choir will be singing at our school assembly (9:00 am).  Parents are welcome to come and listen.

Having Fun Trying New Things in Room 12

After experimenting with sugar dissolving in science, many of us had questions about sugar and where it comes from.  This week we took the time to explore our questions.  We learnt that making sugar is a long process.  We also got the chance to see a real sugar cane and taste it.  Did you know that you just chew the sugar cane like gum, you don't swallow it?  Most of us really liked the taste.  It was sweet!

Mrs. Havixbeck dropped by our classroom on Wednesday to read us "Falling For Rapunzel".  It is a hilarious book about a prince, asking Rapunzel to throw down her hair, but instead she throws down crazy things like her underwear!  It really got us laughing.  Thanks for coming to read with us Mrs. Havixbeck.

To finish off our week, we got to build boats.  We were each challenged to build a boat out of plasticine that could float for more than 10 seconds, while holding 10 or more marbles.  It was a challenge, but we had fun doing it.  

Next week we will be having a pyjama day on Wednesday, February 25th.  Wear your pyjamas so you can snuggle up and read you favourite book in House Groups that day.

  

Science Activities All Week

This week we have been learning about molecules, changes in state of matter, and buoyancy.
We got to be molecules in a solid, liquid, and a gas.  We found out that molecules in a solid do not have room to move, that is why they are solid. This is also why you cannot move through them.  The molecules in gases have lots of room to move.  This is why we can move through them so easily.  Liquids have more molecules than gases, but less than solids.  That is why we can move through them, but not as easily as gases.

We are a solid in this picture.

Then, to learn about changes in states of matter, we made chocolate ice cream.  We each got a chance to shake a bag of salt and ice, with chocolate milk in the middle.  Once it was shaken for 4 minutes the chocolate milk turned to a solid, ice cream.  It was fun and tasty too!

We also had the chance to learn about buoyancy this week, by experimenting with different objects, to see if they would sink or float.  We found out that many objects we thought would not float, actually do float.

To end the week we got to trade Valentine's Day card with our classmates!  

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Valentine's Day party a success, we are all very grateful!

This Friday our school will be holding our annual book swap.  If you would like to send used books to school Friday morning, students will have the opportunity to swap them in the afternoon for new books.