The Power of our Breath

In life, we as adults know that challenges are inevitable and big emotions will come. Here in class, we're working on experiencing big emotions without being overwhelmed by them. We talked about big feelings we all have felt, such as fear, worry, and anger. We can't avoid these feelings, so how can we move through them? We read Magic Breath, a book that can help us when our feelings feel big. 

We practiced taking deep "magic breaths', and letting the air out slowly. 

We loved making visual reminders of the power of our breath when we have big feelings. A little paint and sparkle brought lots of joy to our room!

We integrate deep breathing into our day in different ways and at different times. Breathing is one tool that can help us move through big feelings. 

Fifty Days of Friendship!

Today we celebrated our 50th day of learning together with a little fun ... we made Friendship Fruit Salad and had a Pigeon Painting Party!

We all brought fruit to share, and together it made an amazing snack, much like how we make an amazing classroom family when we are all together!

We love the Mo Willem's "pigeon" book series, so following a step by step guided drawing, we drew our own Pigeon. Then we used crayon and watercolour paint to create a creative, bright party!

We are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for; the friendships we have made, the learning and growth we have experienced, and the kindness we show one another. Today was a meaningful (and delicious) way to connect with each other!

Looking forward to the adventures that await! The first 50 days have been fantastic!

We Are The Hands of Christ

We are called to be the hands and feet of Christ. Remembrance Day is a wonderful opportunity to make kindness, peacefulness, and service our focus. 

As we often do, literacy drove these topics:

We read Beautiful Hands and wondered, "How can we be kind, gentle and peaceful with our hands?". 

Painting and writing made our ideas come alive!

We spent some quiet time creating some beautiful "stained glass windows" that can be hung at home during the fall break as a reminder to pray for all peacemakers. 

We worked the small muscles in our hands and created these little masterpieces: 

Today, we gathered as a school community to pray, remember, and express gratitude for all those who have worked and are currently working for peace.

What a meaningful week. Hopefully the boys and girls are able to look at the poppies on their collars with a little more understanding and a lot more gratitude. May we all use our hands for gentleness and peace, as we are Christ's hands here on earth.