New Gym Game and Buddies

We played a new game in gym today.  I call it "Mountains and Valleys" and there are two teams (yep, the "mountains" and the "valleys").  The goal is to have the most cones for your team.  So, the cones are spread around the gym, half mountains, half valleys and the teams flip the cones.  When the whistle blows, we stop and count all the mountains and valleys.

this is a valley

this is a mountain 

This was our first time paying a gym game where there is a team that wins.  We had a long talk about what is most important in gym: that we give our best effort, that we have fun, that we follow the rules, that we move our bodies and that we have good sportsmanship.  Winning and losing isn't something that we should worry about and certainly not something that we should make others feel badly about.  There were a few people who felt badly because their team didn't have the most cones, so we practiced saying things like "I had fun playing with you" and "wow, you really worked hard".  We'll keep practicing.

After gym we got together with our grade 3 buddies and Mrs. Mitchell had a great activity for us to do. We really worked on our cutting skills today and made some lovely Valentine's mobiles.  (We also practiced saying "ValentiNe's not ValentiMe's).  They are hanging in our classroom.  Come and take a look!

I only have photos of half of our class because the other half was working in Mrs. Mitchell's class.  You can check the Brooksbank website for Mrs. Mitchell's blog address.  There may be some photos of the other half there sometime soon.

A asked the kids to keep their ears peeled for any news on the groundhog tomorrow.  Most of us are hoping he doesn't see his shadow!  We'll find out tomorrow!

Oh, just a little heads up, we are going to be visiting Loutet Farm on Wednesday….check the weather forecast and dress your children accordingly!  Boots are a must!  I'l remind you again tomorrow.