Our WAG field trip ~ Grade 3&4

written by Autumn, Nolan, Olivia J. & Kieran

Last week, we went to the WAG....the Winnipeg Art Gallery!  It was filled with real art!  There were nice statues of Greek Gods and Goddesses.  Some of the art was from ancient Rome.  We have all been exploring ancient Greece in our classrooms!  

It was neat because the statues were of real people.  They were carved from marble.  All of the statues and pots were over 2000 years old!  There were masks, too.  Most of the art pieces were over 2000 years old.  Some kids got to dress up in robes.  There was a gold colored rope to go around our waists.  We took pictures with our iPads.

Ancient Greeks created the Olympics.  They used the vases for the Olympics and wrote the atheletes' names on them.  They loved to drink wine, too!

When we got there and looked up, it looked like we were on the ceiling.  The ceiling was made of mirrors.

There are special lights in the museum and it has to be at a special temperature to preserve the art.  We couldn't have flashes on because it would damage the art.

Each class got to make a background for a story.  We also got to make the characters.  We used oil pastels and water paint.  The water paint resists the oil and makes the oil colors stand out.  You could create any story you like.  We are going to create the story to share with our friends.

A few of our favorite moments.....I loved playing the drum.  We got to play the drum like the girl in the statue.  I liked seeing the feet.  There were two feet, one from Europe and one from the United Kingdom.  We think the foot was from Athena.  Everything was my favorite ~ all of the art!  I also liked listening to the picture stories.  I really enjoyed seeing the Gods and Goddesses.  The pottery was very interesting!

The new LEGO Exhibit at the WAG opens June 21st.  We saw the places where the exhibits are going to be.  We can't wait for the unveiling!!!

Muffins for Cancer Research!

the children of Room 113 ~ we can change the world!

A special thank you to everyone that made our muffin sale a huge success!  We raised $217.30 for Cancer Research.  Today we walked to the post office to deliver our donation and special letter to Cancer Care Manitoba.  Our hearts are full!

Terrific Kids Garage Sale

We had our annual garage sale today!  This year the Terrific Kids is raising money for a school in Nicaragua.  The garage sale always brings an excitement to the school....all while supporting a wonderful cause!

 



Our Kindergarten Field Trip to Oak Hammock Marsh

written by Ms. Lewis's Kindergarten class

 

We were at Oak Hammock Marsh for our field trip.  We went critter dipping.  We saw bugs in the water.  They were fast, but we caught some!  We went on the roof.  It was made of grass.  We saw beaver homes with a telescope.  A beaver was on top of it.  It was amazing!

 

written by Mrs. Gibson's Kindergarten class

 

We used nets to go critter dipping.  We found water bugs, exoskeletons, a big snail and water tigers.  We learned about birds like the red-winged black bird.  We learned that birds have different beaks and feet to use for different purposes.  The woodpecker's tongue goes around the brain to protect it when it is pecking a tree.  We each got a stuffy and went outside to find a habitat that it could live in.  The most exciting part was when we went on a walk and saw ground squirrels going in and out of their holes.  We enjoyed our field trip!

 



Artist in the School 2015

Clay Tile Artist in the School 2015 from Lisa Michaluk on Vimeo.

 

Artist in the School!!

written by Jayden and Sawyer

Over the past few weeks, a clay artist, Mr. Bud, came to create tiles with our whole school!  Over the week, we went step by step with our tiles.  Before he came to our school, we made sketches inspired by nature.  First, we had to put grey paint on our clay tiles.  Then we had to dry the tiles with hair dryers.  After that, we traced our sketch on the clay tile.  We used the chicken claw tool to etch the design.  Mr. Bud taught us about black & white spaces.  Then Mr. Bud took all of our tiles home and put them in a kiln to fire them.  He brought the tiles back to our school and we got to paint them with liquid glass.  The colors were a little confusing because some of them were dark, but actually bright.  He took them home again to add a final glaze.  When he brought them back to the school, we got to put them on the wall with this sticky stuff that looked like melted marshmallows!

We think the art looks beautiful!  We're glad that it will stay there forever!  Making our tile was a beautiful journey!

Jump Rope for Heart 2015

 

 

Last Thursday was Jump Rope for Heart at SSES.  We were raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and exercising our hearts!

 

A special thank you to Mrs. Einarson and her grade 6 class for being leaders during the event and taking each of the groups through the stations!

 

Thank you to Mrs. Chapnick for organizing this event and for inspiring & encouraging us each and every day to be heart healthy!!!

Harry Potter party in Room 131

written by Anika and Leif

Last week, we had a Wizard Party.  It was to celebrate the end of the first Harry Potter book.  We had to dress up like wizards.  We got to do special activities and we were put in four houses.  They were Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff.  We also had special items like the Philosopher's Stone, bat blood, the Elixir of Life, unicorn blood and spell books.  Finally, we watched the movie!  It was fun!