Happy Pink Shirt, Leap Year Day!

Greetings,

Today we had another busy day in 1F. We met a girl in grade six, Raquelle, who turned three years old today. Ask your child to explain why????????

We proudly wore our pink shirts today and saw a skit performed by our grade 7 and 8 students about how "Pink Shirt Day" originated. We discussed different ways that we can become "Upstanders," and stand up to bullying.

Thanks again to Harley's mom for her generous donation of the pink shirts. I felt like a proud, pink mother duck with her little pink ducklings waddling behind as we walked into the assembly today. I snapped a photo from the back of the gym during the assembly and was most impressed by the sea of pink that I saw.

Gosfield North Public School is a great place to be!

Lise Fellbaum

GNPS Bonhomme Carnival

Greetings,


Last Friday we celebrated "Bonhomme Carnival" at GNPS. Our two French teachers, Madame Harrison and Madame Morin worked very hard and put in countless hours organizing a flawless day with Carnival themed centres. Our favourites in 1F were the Limbo en Francais, and the sled races down the hallway.


It was so much fun and we are very appreciative of all of their hard work and most of all for including us in the festivities.


Lise Fellbaum

GNPS Bonhomme Carnival on PhotoPeach

Pink Shirt Day Wednesday February 29th

Greetings,

Wednesday, February 29th is Pink Shirt Day, Canada's National Day to show your commitment to a Bully-Free Life.

For many, the Pink Shirt has become a symbol of the UPSTANDER - the advocate,friend, ally. The person who will make a difference in the life of others by standing up and playing a role in creating safe, equitable spaces for all students.

All GNPS students are encouraged to wear pink this Wednesday. Thanks to the very generous donation of Harley's mom, each 1F student will be given a pink t-shirt, designed and created by Harley, her sister Olivia and their mom.

We will wear our shirts proudly on Wednesday. Stay tuned for a future post with pics.

Lise Fellbaum

Needs Versus Wants

Greetings,

In our social studies unit on communities we have been discussing the difference between things that we need and things that we want. Next we will be looking at different places in the community that provide people with basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing and places that allow us to purchase things we want like toys and ice cream.

Enjoy our needs and wants video below.

Lise Fellbaum

Valentine's Day

Greetings,

Happy Valentine's Day! 1F students came to school, dressed in red and ready for another party on day 101. We participated in a fun activity after discussing the works of Michelangelo and how it took him over four years to paint pictures of Bible stories on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. We taped a heart picture to the bottom of our desks and coloured as we lay on our coats on the floor.

Students did a great job passing out their valentines and enjoyed all of the wonderful treats sent in. It was another fun-filled busy day in 1F.

Lise Fellbaum

A Safety Manager

Greetings,

One day while I attended a workshop students were treated to a visit from Gavin's mom. Students enjoyed learning about equipment that keeps people safe and had an opportunity to try on different pieces of equipment such as safety glasses, gloves, a hard helmet and a safety harness.

Thanks again to all of our wonderful parent volunteers who came in to discuss their careers with us.

Lise Fellbaum

More Community Helpers

Greetings,

These are the last of our community helper presentations. Bravo to all 1F students for a job well done.

Lise Fellbaum

A Secretary



A Teacher



A Paleontologist & Professional Hockey Player


A Wrestler

100 Day Slide Show

Greetings,

Here is a slide show from the 100th day of school. It was a fun, busy day.

100th Day of School on PhotoPeach



Lise Fellbaum

100th Day of School

Greetings,

Today we celebrated the 100th day of school. Students wore their pajamas to school and our goal to read 100 books was easily reached. We made necklaces with 100 fruit loops and 100 day hats. We were able to use a loonie today to represent the number of days we have been at school and finally traded all of our tens on the place value chart in for a one hundred block. It was an exciting day. More pics to come.....

Lise Fellbaum

Groundhog's Day

Greetings,

This morning we listened patiently to hear what Wiarton Willie's prediction would be. Yesterday we each made our own prediction about what we thought Wiarton Willie would predict. When it was announced that Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow and that spring was on it's way many student shouted in excitement. Since we have been discussing probablity in math it was also a great opportunity to discuss the concept of likely versus not likely. We talked about shadows and how it takes a light to make a shadow. Since we woke to a cloudy day we thought it was likely that Wiarton Willie would not see his shadow.

Hooray for spriing!
Lise Fellbaum

A Police Officer

Greetings,

Today we enjoyed a visit from our local OPP Community Liason Officer, Officer Bertoni. He talked to us about his role in the community to keep us safe. We discussed the importance of calling 9-1-1, only in the event of an emergency, and looked at the different tools that he carries with him daily. Students had an opportunity to ask him many questions and were excited to take their new colouring book home.





Lise Fellbaum

More Community Presentations

Greetings,

We continue to be amazed by the individual student presentations. The variety of careers being chosen is quite interesting and I am sure by the time we are finished that we could form our own community with these professions. Thanks for your continued support of our monthly show and share topics. The confidence that each student clearly displays now when public speaking, in comparison to the beginning of the year, is great to see.

Lise Fellbaum

A Carpenter





A Dance Teacher




An Artist



Animal Handler for Movies



A Farm Educator

A Dentist

Greetings,

Today we enjoyed a visit from Alex's mom who is dentist. She shared how important it is to brush your teeth properly and had a model of some teeth to demonstrate. 1F students got to see how teeth are filled when there is a cavity and learned all about the daily routines of a dentist. Each student was given a goodie bag with a new toothbrush, floss, some stickers and the highlight, some sugar free gum. We managed to sneak in a quick chew before we left for home today.

Lise Fellbaum