We sure lucked out on such a beautiful day to host one of our year end field trips. The people at Brandon Bouncy Castles were so kind to let all 75 of our grade ones come explore the exciting property. We enjoyed an afternoon outside in the sun, taking turns and playing with our friends. The kiddos had an absolute blast going down the slides, rolling around inside plastic balls and running obstacle courses. Take a peak at our day: Its hard to believe that there is only 6 more days of school. These last few days are definitely ones to cherish as we spend them with the great friends we have made this year.
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Our class has recently embarked on an adventure to learn about Manitoba's history. Today we learned that long ago, before we were born, Brandon did not look the same as it did today. There were no buildings, stores or concrete roads. Brandon was mainly prairieland with rolling hills and a valley. The river still flowed and there were not as many people around as there are today. Many of the children were in disbelief to hear this tidbit of information and naturally, it sparked diverse questions and comments. "How did people eat if there were not any stores?" "Where did they get their water from?" "How did they start fires?" We pulled up Google Earth to imagine what Brandon would have looked like if there were no houses, buildings or roads. We proceeded to read the book, "We are all Treaty People" by Betty Lynxieg to help answer some of our questions and to divulge into Manitoba's history, just a little bit further. We learned that Manitoba belongs to 7 different treaties and that one of them is under adhesion because the First Nations people of Canada were not there to sign it. We learned that the First Nations people who lived in Manitoba, and still do, often tell oral stories to teach about culture, lessons and for humor. We discussed and compared oral story telling to reading books and conversations we have at school everyday. The kiddos pointed out how they enjoyed learning about Brandon's history and thought it was pretty important to learn as we continue through life to understand why our culture, laws and lifestyles are the way they are today. To showcase our learning, we used line art to create a picture of a Brandon's first school, accompanied by a medicine wheel, which we have previously learned that First Nations people use for health and healing. The four directions on the medicine wheel can represent many different life concepts such as: the life cycle, seasons, elements of nature, and many more life teachings. These two artifacts together symbolize the importance of learning Mantioba's history in schools today. Brandon Doors Open is holding an event on July 20th-21st, where they will be showcasing our art! Our kiddos were all entered into a draw to win a pizza party for our class as well with this art initiative. Stay tuned for more details regarding the heritage art showcase. Each kiddos got the chance to create and submit their own school line art and together, we created a beautiful medicine wheel using construction paper as our mosaic tiles. We used rocks to outline the 4 quadrants.
In grade one, we have been learning about fire safety. We have read many books about what it means to be safe around controlled fires, as well as how to be safe when we are faced with uncontrolled fires. Today, we had a very special guest join us to teach us more about fire safety and the role of a firefighter in our community. Mr. Garrioch is a Firefighter who works for the Brandon Fire Department. He started his visit off by introducing himself as both a firefighter and a dad to one of the students in our class!! He read us a book called, "Stop, Drop, and Roll" by Margery Cuyler. The story is about a little girl who has the tendancy to worry! She worries about everything from spelling test to re-filling her dogs water dish! During fire preventention week at school, she learns that having a smoke detector and sprinklers in her home is a good start to being safe in the event of a uncontrolled fire at home. She also learns that having a fire escape plan and special meeting spot at home is important. Firefighter Garrioch also stressed the importance of having a meeting spot outside of the home in the event of a fire! He taught us that the steps are: 1) If you notice there is smoke/ fire, get out of the house as quick as you can 2) go to the special meeting spot (could be a neighbours house!) and 3) call 9-1-1 Today I have sent home a worksheet that you and your child can do together to identify an escape plan and meeting spot at home! Please note that this sheet does not need to be returned to school. Next Firefighter Garrioch showed us his safety gear and went into detail about why firefighters need to wear it. Starting with his helmet! He put on his mask and showed us his oxygen tank. He explained that sometimes firefighters can look scary when they have all their gear on, however, they are friendly people who are only there to help. He reminded the kiddos that if there ever is a fire in their house and a firefighter calls out by asking, "Is there anyone in here?" that they should always yell "yes!" so that they are able to find them and bring them to safety. The kiddos all agreed that this was a good plan! After sharing all of his gear and explaining their use, Firefighter Garrioch, let Ms. Kajati dress up in the gear and take a picture! What an exciting opportunity!! The kiddos thought it was pretty funny. Some of the kids got a chance as well. Its hard to believe that firefighters can do such an imporant job with such heavy and hot equipment on! Firefighter Garrioch taught us a few imoretant lessons before he left. Firstly, he taught us to stop drop and roll when our clothes may catch fire.. Secondly, he told us to stay in school so that we can work hard to have important jobs, such as a firefighter. He also told us that it is important to be:
Be Kind Be Smart Be Beautiful Be Important and Be Strong! Those are strong, beautiful and impactful words. Thank-you so much for your visit Firefighter Garrioch! |
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