Gingerbread Hunt

We had so much at the hunt. We had a good time finding the Gingerbread Man. I like to go to school. I had to look in the library and in Mrs. Skog's office and by the water fountain. I found him on the top of the house. - Lucas

We looked for the Gingerbread Man. There was a clue by the water fountain and in Mrs Skog's office and in the library and the office. We baked gingerbread cookies and the we decorated them. It was fun. - Madison

 

Christmas Concert

   

We sang "Jolly Old St. Nicholas", "Up On The Rooftop" and "Jingle Bells". We sang with Mrs. Penno and the other grade 1/2 classes. I had fun. - Mark

Goodbye Tina! We Will Miss You!

Today was Tina's last day in Morris School. She is moving back to Alberta to be with her brother and sisters. Tina was a great friend to everyone and we will really miss her. Wishing you all the best!

Morris Museum

We went to the Morris Museum. Mr. and Mrs. McCrady showed us around the museum. We saw a scale and we weighed ourselves. She showed us a little toy train, old toys, old school house, and an old desk. They gave us a cookie and a drink. I had fun. - Danya

We walked to the museum. We walked around the museum. We saw a piano, cars, and dolls. We also saw tools that they used a long time ago. We had a cookie. I liked going to the museusm. - Nick

Our First Born Beetle

Madison and Hayden found our first born beetle on November 25th at 2:45 pm. We were all shouting because we were sooooooooo excited!!! We named him BB.

Meeting Chris Hadfield

I had the privilege of meeting Commander Chris Hadfield at McNally Bookstore. After waiting 3 hours in line...... he finally signed a copy of his new book called "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth". It was worth the wait.

What Peace Means to Me

Peace is quiet - Danya

Peace means no war - Hayden

Peace is playing and sharing with my sister - Alex

Peace is being with my family and taking care of them - Darius

Peace is being nice to your friends and mom and dad - Tina

Peace is being nice to your friends - Madison

Peace is the poem "In Flanders Fields" and a nice classroom - Nick

Peace is quiet - Alisha

Peace makes me feel warm and happy - Ethan

Peace is a baby sleeping - Graham

Peace is being quiet and nice to people and hands to your side - Tate

Peace is rain dripping on my house and playing with my sister - Hana

Peace is my family and friends and a warm house - Cara-Lyn

Peace is hugging my family and smell fresh cookies from the oven - Sophie

Peace is encouraging words and homemade bread - Ms Martens

Halloween

We used flour to make dough. We make cookies out of dough. We used shapes to press into the dough. I used a pumpkin shape. We put the cookies into the oven. Then we put sprinkles on them. They tasted good. - Alisha

We took the top off the pumpkin and then we took the seeds out. My mom came to help us. There were 800 seeds. We guessed how many kilograms our pumpkin weighed. Mine weighed 7 kg. We also measured how tall our pumpkin was. My mom carved a jack-o-lantern vampire. And I had fun doing it. I did not like touching the pulp.  - Hayden

We had fun at our party. There were 2 people dressed up as Iron Man. I was an Elf. We looked at the Auto body Shop to show them our costumes. We got to do activities in the gym. There was a haunted house and I got 6 candies. The teachers were Minions. - Tate

Happy Thanksgiving

We are learning that being thankful is not just a day. We need to show gratitude everyday. Watch the video to learn what we are thankful for. - Ms Martens

Alex Grows a Zucchini



I put a zucchini seed in the garden in spring. It grew and grew. I looked in my garden and there was a big zucchini. It weighs 10 pounds and is 62 cm long. We are going to make a cake with it. - Alex

Welcome Back!

Welcome to our 2013-2014 classroom blog. Please watch the video to meet Grade 1/2M.

School's Out For The Summer!

You have all worked very hard this year and I am very proud of you. Have a great summer! You deserve it! From Ms Martens

Grade 1/2 Field Trip

The grade 1/2 classes went to the Science Museum and the Planetarium. We had a great time, and  would like to thank the volunteers that helped on the trip. Enjoy the video!

 

Buddy Reading with Grade 5/6!

Buddy Reading with Lucas is great! We got to have popsicles on the last day. Buddy Reading is when you read with your buddy from Grade 5/6 and Lucas. We read twice a month and Lucas you missed the popsicles. - Riley

Sprayer Comes To School

 

My dad brought the sprayer to school because I wanted to show the class. It sprays the field with chemicals. The booms go out and in. My Dad likes sprayers and my Pappy sprays the fields too. I have sat in the sprayer with my family. - Molly

In the cab there was a steering wheel and we could move the steering wheel up and down. Molly's Dad's sprayer had auto steering. When I was in the cab the orange stick handle moved the sprayer forwards and backwards. Under the sprayer is the hose where you put the chemicals. The sprayer is like a combine except it has a boom. The boom is at least 20 meters long. He can lower the boom up and down. He can change the tires with a forklift. - Alex

Community Helpers

My mom brought a dog and I got to throw the ball. My mom works at Customs and helps protect Canada. We got to see her vest, belt, badges and radio. She played a game with us. The dog's name is Zoe and she finds danger. She is like a dog alarm. We played some more games. My mom works with Brad and after they gave us a magnet with the police dogs on it. We got a Zoe card with her face on it. Zoe does what Brad says to do. - Hayden

My dad is a Police Officer. He wore his uniform. He brought a taser gun and handcuffs. He helps people that are in danger. Sometimes he works all night. He drives a police truck. - Devron

 

Building Structures

 

 

I built a house with Natasha. We used popsicle sticks. We built a floor and then walls. We then did the roof. - Nick

 

I built a house with Riley and Carol. First we built four walls. Then we built a floor and then the roof. We decorated our house. It was a lot of fun. - Mark

We started with the floor first, then the wall and then the roof and door. We made it out of popsicle sticks, glue and plasticine. Our house stood and didn't fall. My partner was Devron.- Tanner

Snowy Has Kittens

My cat Snowy had 3 kittens on Mother's Day. I saw Snowy hiding in my Dad's bin. My sister tried to feed the kittens an onion. My dad thought the kitten was a rat. I had lots of fun. - Logan

Snowy had 3 kittens. The 3 kittens were born on Mother's Day. I was at Logan's house that day for a sleep over. Logan's mom brought them to school the next day. They were black and white. They meowed a lot. I had fun. - Ayden

The kittens were really cute and also very small. They were only 1 day old. When I went to Logan's house I got to feed them. Their eyes were still closed. - Hana

Haylee's Dad Brought the Race Truck

I got to hold a big trophy because my dad won a race. He started the truck and it was loud. The 3 colours of the race truck are black, purple and white. My dad races his truck in Morden and the USA. I like to watch my dad race and there is a candy toss at the race. - Haylee

I liked the truck. We couldn't go in it because it was sharp inside. He brought a race truck to school and he raced on Thursday. The truck was really cool - Natasha

Haylee's dad brought his race truck to school. Haylee went in the truck. The truck looked very cool. It was a great day. - Carol

MINI MARATHON

The grade 6 class went first, the grade 5 went second, the grade 4 went third, grade 3 went fourth, grade 2 went fifth, grade 1 went sixth and kindergarten went last. I ran 3 laps. I ran around and around the park and another block and another block. At the park I got a medal and we took a picture before and after the mini marathon. - Liam

I did two laps and then I won a medal at the mini marathon. When we were finished we played in the park. I ran with Nico and we had fun. We had a great day! - Carol

I was supposed to do one lap, but I did four! It was fun and I got a medal. - Anthony

We ran alot and I did 3 laps. I got a medal. We were raising money for people with Arthritis. - Tate



Commander Christopher Hadfield Returns to Earth

If you missed Chris Hadfield's trip back to earth here is a short video of the highlights. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Music Monday

Monday, May 6th is Music Monday. Everyone is encouraged to sing or play an instrument at the exact same time. Today International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield sang from space. Here is a great example of how he is using technology to connect with the youth of Canada.

 

Happy Earth Day!

 

Goodbye Carl!

Carl is moving to Prince Albert

I will miss you. I hope you have fun. - Riley

I will miss your good drawings. - Haylee

I hope you have fun. - Mark

I hope you play games. - Nick

I hope you have a good time and have fun. - Tate

I hope you have a great time. - Carol

I hope you have fun at Prince Albert and I hope you have lots of fun. - Liam

I will miss you so much. - Alex

You like Sonic. - Richclyde

I hope you make new friends and get along with them. And use your WITS. - Natasha

I wish you can still visit our class. - Cadance

I hope you have fun. - Anthony

I like Mario too. - Ayden

I am glad I was able to be your teacher. Good luck at your new school. - Ms Martens



 

 

 



SKATING!

We had a great time at our skating days! We want to thank the MANY parents that came out to help tie skates or went skating! It was very much appreciated! THANK YOU!!!

Grade 1/2M Loves To Read!

Valley Regional Library

I liked the library. I looked at a cool book. The picture Ms Martens took is very funny. Mrs. Ali read us a funny book. It was called "Ma, You Are Driving Me Crazy". We played a game and I had lots of fun. - Liam

Corn Snake

My dad got a snake for Christmas. His name is Giroux. He is our family present. He is a corn snake. He has cool skin and he is orange. He is two months old. He eats mice. They are frozen and then we put them in a warm bowl of water and then we feed them to him. When he grabs the mouse we let go. We like him a lot. His skin sheds. - Cadance

The corn snake was around my neck. It felt ticklish. I got to touch him on the tail and it felt really really smooth. He likes to hide out in his rock. He is from the grasslands. - Natasha

This was my first time seeing a corn snake. It's smooth. I touched it once and I didn't like it. It's Cadance's snake. It is a friendly snake and it doesn't have teeth. - Molly

Winter Activity Day!

We went sledding at the school's dike and then we went skating. All of us went sledding on the very top of the dike. My mom took pictures. Ms Martens also went sledding. It was fun. - Logan

We went skating at the Morris Rink. I had lots and lots of fun. I flipped over on Liam's sled. It was funny when I used the brake and flipped over. We had hot chocolate and hot dogs and cookies. - Alex

It was really fun skating. I liked the hot dogs and hot chocolate. I liked when Natasha picked me as a partner. Sledding was really fun when we went far and when we wiped out! - Haylee

Hello Josia

 Hi Josia,
We saw your pictures and we watched your video and really liked it. We put it on our blog so we can watch it. Here it is:   

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE5mSs5eGiU

 

I hope you are having a good time in Paraguay and having fun playing soccer and at school. - Alex

 

I miss you Josia. February is I love to Read month in Morris. If we read the most books we get a prize. - Logan

 

Who is your teacher? If we do things on our February calendar we get a prize on Friday. Our class has to read 500 books and then we get a sledding party. We will tell you if we read 500 books. The video is cool. - Ayden

 

I miss you Josia. I hope you have great days at school and a great time in Paraguay. - Carol

 

Every Tuesday we go skating from 1-2. I miss you. - Haylee

 

I miss you Josia. At soccer I hope you have fun and I liked the owl picture and the crocodile picture. Is it a crocodile or an alligator? The video is cool. - Riley

 

I hope you made lots of friends in school. I hope you are having good days and I hope the scorpions aren't distracting you at night - Tate

 

I miss you Josia. You are the best. I hope you have lots of fun in Paraguay and at school. School is awesome. - Liam

 

 

 

Buddy Reading

 

My buddy reader is Micah. He wrote me a Winnipeg Jets story. I like buddy reading because it is fun. Micah is fun. - Hayden

 

Lucas is my buddy reader. He wrote a story for me called "Riley's Christmas Adventures". He put Grave Digger on the back. I like reading with Lucas. - Riley

 

Ashlynn reads with me. My story was called "The Wanted Cowgirl". She is a good reader and I like reading with her. Ms Martens took a picture of us. - Cadance

Last Day for the Canadian Penny

Today is the last day of distribution of the Canadian Penny. Will you miss the penny? Please comment on our blog and let us know. Here are our classroom's results.

14 students will miss the penny                  5 will not miss the penny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8LiOTHa-ts

Groundhog Day in Winnipeg

Did Winnipeg Willow see her shadow? Check the link to find out.

http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=857173&playlistId=1.1140723&binId=1.816090&playlistPageNum=1

Boiling Water Experiment

What happens when you throw boiling water into very cold air? Watch the video to find out.

Diorama Habitats

My habitat is the forest. The dinosaur lives in the forest. The forest has trees. The weather is warm. - Carol

My habitat is the ocean. The shark lives in the ocean. The ocean has water. The weather is wet. - Alex

Our Wish For 2013!

Happy New Year! In 2013 I wish that:
- everyone has a friend
- Josia would come back for a visit
- I could play soccer
- my mom doesn't have allergies anymore and then I can have a cat
- we can play with Josia
- I can go camping with my family more
- I could spend time with my family
- everyone gets along
- I could play my wiiu more
- I could stay at Kids at the Corner all day
- I could be student of the week forever
- I can go to Canad Inns more often