Rain, Rain, Go Away

Last Friday it was gray. It was rainy. It was gloomy. It was even ... INDOOR RECESS. Think that sounds like a recipe for a crummy day? Not in our Grade 1 class! 

About mid-morning, after we had zoomed around the gym, we had a Mystery Reader! Here were the clues we read carefully and puzzled over:

Did you guess? The kids did, with one student's help, because it was her mom! Our reader shared one of her childhood favourites with the class. 

If you or another family member would like to be our next Mystery Reader, send a note or email. It is an excellent way to get the students excited about reading!

Back to our gray, rainy, windy day indoors ... 

Wiggle Breaks. Necessary in any primary classroom. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL on a day like last Friday! Our class has been really enjoying a website called GoNoodle for quick, engaging movement breaks throughout the day. There are lots to try, including rockin' zumba dances (Mrs. Beliveau's favourite!), streching/breathing, and even Olympic track events! 

Our GoNoodle certificate
that we earned!

We had chosen a GoNoodle character a few weeks ago, and after every 10 brain breaks (aka. wiggle breaks), our character grew! Well, this past week, he grew so big we needed to choose a new character!

Needless to say, we took several wiggle breaks last Friday to get our new character growing and growing! As you can imagine, most pictures were pretty blurry because the kids were moving so fast! (not at all because of Mrs. Beliveau's photography skills).

Ask your child to "run like the kitty"!

All those wiggle breaks ensured we could focus and work. Rain didn't dampen the fun or the learning in our room last week!