May 10, 2017

Our day began with a visit from the Health Nurse, where students learned about helmet safety and brain injuries.  We learned the 2-V-1 rule and each student received a brain stress ball to bring home!  On Friday, we will have a helmet specialist visit RBES to check each child's helmet in preparation for bike safety next week.  Please ensure your child brings his/her helmet to school on Friday.

During Science, the Grade 1s created furniture for their homes.  The Grade 2s learned about materials that sink and float, and also experimented with boat shapes using clay.   

May 9, 2017

We are loving our current science units!!  The Grade 1s were busy today creating a building that contains: doors, walls, windows and a roof.  They look awesome!  Students are looking forward to furnishing their buildings tomorrow.

The Grade 2s are hard at work researching about: parts of boats, types of boats, propulsion and shapes of boats.  This knowledge will help each crew when creating their boat blueprints later this week.  

May 8, 2017

Today, students began their gym/track combined sessions.  This means that the 1-2E students will be joining their respective grade for track practice, while the opposite grade works with me on a science unit.

The Grade 1s launched their Building Things unit today by looking at buildings.  We concluded that most buildings have: doors, windows, walls and a roof.  Tomorrow we will be taking this knowledge and turning a shoe box into a building.  

The Grade 2s launched their Boats and Buoyancy unit today.  2E fishermen learned that their community of Meteghan has been hit by a horiffic spring snowstorm and that their boats, which they use daily, have been destroyed. Fortunately the government has provided funding to rebuild 3 boats.  So 2E fishermen teamed up, creating boat crews of 2-3.  Over the next two weeks, each crew will be working together to learn about boat properties and create a new boat that floats, carries a load and propels.  

Students completed their Stacked Animal art today.  Stop by our hallway to see them!

May 5, 2017

Congratulations to Peyton, who was the 1-2E Student of the Week!

The sun was shining, so we joined our friends from 2B outside for a game of soccer!

Today we read the story, Just a Little Bit, and created stacked animal art!  We are about half way through the project and can't wait to complete the painting portion on Monday.

May 3, 2017

1-2E wore their hats today to bring awareness to an important cause today, mental wellness.

This afternoon was the RBES Wellness afternoon. Students from all grades were divided into groups and each group rotated through 3 activities related to mental and physical wellness.  I had the pleasure of co-leading the Gardening group with Miss. Starostecki.

  

May 2, 2017

Reminders:
- We are still collecting recycling materials for science
- Wednesday is early dismissal.
- Wednesday is Hats on for Mental Health.  Students are encouraged to wear their favourite hat to school tomorrow to raise awareness for positive mental health. 

http://canwetalk.ca/hats-on-for-mental-health-day-2017/

May 1, 2017

This week is Education Week!  We are very excited for all of the fabulous activities that the staff have planned around the ATA Education Week theme, Learning is a Journey.  

Thank you to the Devon Lions Club members who came to RBES and read stories to our classes today.  Also, thank you for the thoughtful gift that was left for us.  Students are very eager to read our new book!