What We Know About Pumpkins!

Our class has been learning about pumpkins. These are the things we know:
- they are orange
- green stems
- they grow on a vine
- you can make pumpkin soup
- they make a jack-o-lantern
- you can make pumpkin bread and pie
- they are green and then they turn orange
- they have seeds
- they are smooth or bumpy
- they can be big or small
- they have thick vines

First we cut the top of the pumpkin. Then we took the seeds out. We separated the seeds from the goop. I dressed up as a kitty. Everybody had lots of fun. - Cadance

We took out the seeds then we carved the pumpkins. We weighed the pumpkins. Ours weighed 5 kg. I dressed up as an elf. We had lots of fun and we went to the other class. Happy Halloween! - Tate

We took the seeds out and the goop. We made them into jack-o-lanterns. We guessed how much they weighed and measured the pumpkins. I dressed up like Iron Man. - Mark
                                 

Friendship Fruit Salad!

We added bananas, apples, pomegranate, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, kiwi, blackberries and melons. We read a story called "Stone Soup". Mr Clace and Mrs. Blanchette cut the fruit.
Then we ate it and had a good time. - Ayden

The fruit salad was very good. We cut up the fruit and made a big salad. I brought blueberries. - Haylee

We made the fruit salad with our fruit. I brought 2 plums. We read "Stone Soup". We cut up the fruit and it tasted good. - Josia

 

Terry Fox Run

We had a lot of fun. We played a game in the big gym. My partner was Stacy, Hayden and Rhett. We went to the park and had a lot of fun at the school. - Molly

We rolled down the hill and slid down the slide at the park. We were with the grade 7/8 classes. The hill was my favourite station. - Devron

We rolled down the hill, slid down the slide. We had super, super, super lot of fun. We balanced on the wood. We kicked the ball and my partner gave me a piggy back ride. My partner said I was awesome. We had juice with watermelon for a snack. In the big gym we kicked the ball into the net. We climbed up and down the hill. Ms Martens was taking pictures of us. We were running because we were raising money for cancer. - Liam

Mr Clace and Mrs. D. challenged the students that if they raised over $1000 they would dress up as a super hero. The students raised over $2500 for cancer! Thanks for your support.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are thankful for our:
- moms and dads
- brothers
- sisters
- friends
- school
- teachers
- world
- food
- homes

Apple Muffins

I was the line leader making muffins. We put flour, butter and brown sugar in a bowl. We put brown sugar on top of the muffins when they were baking. Mrs. Penner pulled them out of the oven and then we got to eat one. I gave one to my Auntie Marilyn and my Mom. - Riley

When we were baking the muffins we used brown sugar, oil, baking powder and an egg. We put cinnamon on top. We each got to eat one. They were awesome. - Natasha

We used sugar, apples and brown sugar. They were delicious. We gave 2 to our mom and dad at Meet the Teacher. We had a lot of fun. - Logan



 Apple Muffins

1 cup white sugar
1 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1/4 cup oil

1 cup chopped apple

1/2 cup apple sauce

Stir dry ingredients together.  Mix remaining ingredients in separate bowl.  Add to dry ingredients with the least amount of mixing.  Spoon into muffin cups.

Mix together:

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Sprinkle on top of each muffin.  Bake 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome to our 2012 - 2013 classroom blog. We are looking forward to another great year and have been discussing our hopes for our classroom.

Read below and watch the video.
Natasha - I hope we all have a great year.
Tate - I hope we can go to computer.
Riley - I hope I can zoom past people in gym.
Haylee- I hope everyone makes friends!
Molly - I hope all of us can make new friends in grade 1 and grade 3 and grade 2.
Anthony - I hope we all get along.
Ayden - I hope no one gets sick.
Hana - I hope everyone plays with their friends.
Alex - I hope we learn about science.
Cadance - I hope we do more experiments again.
Liam - I hope we play a lot of games in gym and learn all the things about health.
Devron - I hope everyone learns to read.
Tanner - I hope we make friends.
Nick - I hope we have sports.
Mark - I hope we learn a lot in computer.
Josia - I hope we play with a lot of friends.
Logan - I hope we can read chapter books.
Carl - I hope we have games day.
Hayden - I hope that people play safe.
Carol - I hope no one gets hurt in any grade.

Ms Martens - I hope everyone feels that our classroom is a safe place to learn and laugh. 

Year End Fun!

We have had a great year, and I want to thank all of you for your hard work. It was a lot of fun to work on the blog and we have many wonderful memories! Have a super summer! - Ms Martens

Field Trip To Kolodka Farm

We saw alpacas. It was cool. We got to go on a zip line and a nature walk. I liked the zip line and I liked when Ms Martens gave me an extra push. It was fun. Alpacas are cute. - Matteo

 It was fun going on the zip line and the nature walk. We saw alpacas and we got to spray the alpacas. This keeps them cool. We got to play and we did a craft. - Logan F.

We learned about alpacas. They are different from a llama. They are smaller. They are from the same family as a camel. They come from the Andes Mountains in South America. I liked the zip line and seeing the chickens and seeing the bunny rabbit. The nature walk was fun. - Aylie

I liked the nature walk and the zip line. We learned about the alpacas. They spit green sticky stuff.  I liked the chickens and the bunny. We made cookies and used alpaca hair to make a craft. We also ate lunch at the farm. - Liam P.

The Caterpillar Cupcakes

Me, Jill and Aylie made the cupcakes all together with Mrs. Penner because it is fun. It was really big when it was finished. It was awesome and cool. -  Riley

We made cupcakes and we put them all together to make a big caterpillar. We got to put the filling in and we got to ice them. The legs were black licorice. Me, Kimberly and Abby got to make the cupcakes. - Andrew

Caterpillars Have Arrived!!!!!

Our caterpillars have arrived. Please check our Caterpillars and Butterflies Page to watch how they grow! - Ms Martens

Milk Spirit Week

Pajama Day was awesome and cool. I wore hockey pajamas. It was so wicked. - Riley

For Jersey Day we wore jerseys. There were Jets, Canada and Bomber jerseys. We had an Oreo dunking contest. Andrew, Adam and Leeya got to go into the contest. - Abby

On Thursday it was Wacky Day. Some people wore two shoes on one foot. Everyone had really, really wacky hair. Some wore their shirts backwards. It was fun. - Aylie

Monday was Pajama Day and Tuesday was Jersey Day. Wednesday was Cowboy Day and Thursday was Wacky Day and Friday was Beach Day. On Cowboy Day we had a Moo Off and Tuesday was the Oreo Dunking contest. It was really fun doing the contest. - Andrew                           

                                  

Mentos Fountain

We put Mentos into tonic water. You need a certain kind of Mentos and do not shake it before. It goes up like a fountain because the Mentos don't go well with carbon dioxide. - Avery