Skating & Smiles

It is safe to say that there were likely many students who slept very well last night!

Today we tied up our skates, snapped up our helmets, and pulled on our mittens! We joined the Grade 2, 3, and 4 classes for a recreational skate at the Ardrossan Rec Complex. What a fantastic afternoon!

Part of our PE curriculum calls for students to demonstrate basic skills in a variety of environments. In our case, we were going to participate in skating (a basic skill) at the arena (an alternative environment). The curriculum also outlines that children require opportunities to demonstrate effort while participating in various activities. Boy, did we see effort from everyone! We had several sweaty little skaters!

After dividing up the ice into areas for skating fast and skating slow, students were encouraged to participate at a level they were comfortable with. Many students in our class are hockey and ringette players, and they were wonderful at encouraging the new skaters in our class. The new skaters were very determined and positive, and all made a marked improvement by the end of our ice time! The afternoon was a tremendous success and an absolute blast! 

An enormous THANK YOU to all of the parents who spent the afternoon tying skates, joining us on the ice, and encouraging our budding athletes. The success of our afternoon is because of your support, time, and patience. 

We will return to the rink for two more recreational skates in the new year. We can hardly wait!

'Twas the week before Christmas...

'Twas the week before Christmas,
And all through the halls,
The students (and their teacher),
Were bouncing off the walls!

To keep the kids focused, 
To keep them engaged, 
Loads of fun things were planned,
For the last 5 days!

Each day of the week,
Many staff came to read,
From Mrs. Barnes to Mr. Marshall,
What more could we need?

We did several art projects,
First we painted our clay,
Then we used our hand print,
As a manger with hay!

We still did our reading,
For math we had time,
These kids really do love writing,
A favourite pastime!

Cozy in pajamas,
We shopped the Bring & Buy Sale,
What could be in these bags?
We're not telling that tale!

Who knew The Grinch
Was first written as a book?
We did a creative writing task,
Then gave the movie a look!

Then meteorologist Jesse Beyer,
Came from Global TV,
We learned about seasonal changes,
Now we're camera ready!

Then we buckled our helmets,
And laced up our skates,
We zoomed 'round the rink,
Up went our heart rates!

The week reached it's end,
And the holiday drew near,
Merry Christmas to all!
See you in the New Year!


Love, 
Mrs. Beliveau

Skates and Smiles

What a wonderful end to our week! Yesterday we spent the afternoon skating at the Ardrossan Rec Complex! Loads of fun!

Our Phys Ed curriculum calls for students to demonstrate basic skills in a variety of environments. We enjoyed skating (a basic skill) at our local rink (an alternative environment). Our curriculum also states that students require opportunities to demonstrate effort while participating in a variety of activities. We saw lots of effort from everyone on the ice! 

Here are some highlights from our afternoon:

Many thanks to the parents who helped us tie skates, snap helmets, and encourage the kids! It was so much fun and a fantastic way to get some exercise! 

We'll be back at the rink in March! We can hardly wait!

Afternoon At The Rink

It is safe to say that there were likely many students who slept very well on Friday night.

Last Friday, we tied up our skates, snapped up our helmets, and pulled on our mittens! We joined the Grade Two and Three classes for a recreational skate at the spectacular, newly renovated Ardrossan Rec Complex. What a fantastic afternoon!

Part of our physical education curriculum calls for students to demonstrate basic skills in a variety of environments. In our case, we were going to participate in skating (a basic skill) at the arena (an alternative environment). The curriculum also outlines that children require opportunities to demonstrate effort while participating in various activities. Boy, did we see effort from everyone! We had several sweaty little skaters!

After dividing up the ice into areas for skating fast and skating slow, students were encouraged to participate at a level they were comfortable with. Many students in our class are hockey and ringette players, and they were wonderful at encouraging the new skaters in our class. The new skaters were very determined and positive, and all made a marked improvement by the end of our ice time! The afternoon was a tremendous success and an absolute blast!

Festive Christmas music filled the rink as the students glided round and around. Here are a few highlights from our skating afternoon:

(Unfortunately, my camera decided to start the weekend early and the battery ran out halfway through our skate. Apologies for only capturing some of our athletes.)

An enormous THANK YOU to all of the parents who spent the afternoon tying skates, joining us on the ice, and encouraging our budding athletes. The success of our afternoon is because of your support, time, and patience.

We will return to the rink for two more recreational skates in January and March. We can hardly wait!