Learning Showcase ~ Term 1

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The Accomplishments of Term Two

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The Accomplishments of Term One

A slideshow representing student accomplishments during the first term, showcasing parents enduring commitment and students diligent work.

Much strength and blessings during term two.  ~ Jessica

{My apologies that not all students' work is included in the slideshow. If portfolio samples were submitted electronically in a format other than a jpeg file, then the student's work was not able to be represented.  I hope that you will still enjoy the work of others.}

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And the winners are ...

The winner of the "Stepping Out and Writing a New Form of Poetry" award is Faith with her poem The Hungry Fox . Faith chose a limerick format for her poem and did a great job using rhyme and action words. Faith's copy of her poem was also illustrated! Enjoy!

The Hungry Fox

The fox jumped to catch a mouse,
he jumps as high as a grouse,
he lands his face in the snow,
the hungry fox was too slow,
the red fox went to his house.

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The winner of "The Poem with the Most Character" award is Jeffrey. His poem, A Brat and His Tiger, is filled with tons of personality and makes you smile. Jeffrey has a neat rhythm and rhyme happening throughout his poem. Enjoy!


A Brat And His Tiger

Calvin is a child.
Hobbes is a tiger.
Calvin is wild.
Hobbes is a biter.

Calvin and Hobbes fight,
even if its not right .
They bite on sight.
It makes them look a fright.

They get in trouble a lot.
When they get caught,
they think they're in a tight spot.
But maaybeee they're not.

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The winner of "The Best Revised and Edited Poem" award is Abby. After Abby completed her editing and revising processes, her poem, My Sweet Cat, took on a life of it's own. Her poem will make you smile and has excellent rhythm and rhyme. Enjoy!

My Sweet Cat

My cat likes to purr
All day and all night
She's a very sweet cat
But she goes left and right!

She knocks into things
Cause she can't see just right
But a super smart cat
When she turns on the light!

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The final winner is Kara with her poem My Frosty Winter Dream . Kara's poem is awarded "The Poem with the Best Imagery" award. When consulting with a couple of colleagues, it was agreed upon that Kara's poem had a poetic edge and is deserving of a "Grand Prize". Her poem incorporates excellent description and imagery and has a nice flow of rhyming couplets. Enjoy!


My Frosty Winter Dream

The snow is gently sprinkling
Out in the cold winter night.


The glittery trees are twinkling
Because of the bright moonlight.


The cool breeze is blowing
I can feel its frosty bite.


The stars are softly glowing —
My dream is perfectly white.

Quatrain Poems

Students did a great job on their quatrain poems during the month of January. If your child completed a quatrain poem and would like to have it posted here, then please email me his/her writing. Below are some of the quatrain poems that students worked so diligently on - Great Job everyone!

In winter weather is chilly
It makes my face cold
Kids like to be silly
and crazy and bold
~ Jeffrey - grade 2

When water is frozen its ice
I think that is nice
When the wind is freezing
I start sneezing
~ Jeffrey - grade 2


God's Winter Poem
The ice is slippery,
the storm gets worse and worse.
God flicks His finger and the sky goes clear -
And God's sparkles on the earth appear.
~ Olivia - grade 3


The slippery ice is sparkling bright.
The snow is cold and very white,
When the snow falls from the sky,
It makes the snow so very high.
~ Shekinah - grade 2


Happy Birthday, Jesus
I can't wait until Christmas.
The presents are under the tree.
It's all about you, Jesus.
We worship you in our family.
~ Abby - grade 2


The Cold Weather
Cold water and slush,
Snow is falling down.
When I step it goes mush,
When I slip I frown.
~ Caleb - grade 2


One day it was sprinkling
And it was sparkling.
It was so glistening.
And we had so much fun glittering.
~ Jordyn - grade 3

Couplet Poetry

Below are some of the rhyming couplet poems that students emailed to me or read aloud during the December conference call. Enjoy!

I am driving in my car,
I can drive very far.

Today is Jesus' birthday,
I am worshipping today.
Caleb ~ grade 2


Snow is falling on Christmas day,
I like to go outside and play.
But the presents are under the tree,
And look, there is one for me!
Kara ~ grade 2


I have a pet dog,
He can stand on a log.
I have a pet dog,
He faces a frog.
I have a pet dog,
He can see in the fog.
Shekinah ~ grade 2


Jolly old Santa,
Are you a grandpa?
On Christmas your grand kids
Flip their lids. (Not sure if this last line is correct Abby - let me know if it's not.)
Abby ~ grade 2


Christmas carols are so much fun.
I don’t want the singing to ever be done.
Karlee ~ grade 2

Cinquain Poetry

This month many students took on the task of writing a cinquain poem. Great job to all of those who tackled this interesting 5 line poem.

Cora
naked, annoying
jumping, shouting, snuggling
she gets out of control at bedtime
the youngest
Beth ~ grade 1


Babe
cute, cuddle
funny, squeaky, little
sucks on your nose
Levi
Shekinah ~ grade 2


Remembrance
poppy, war
shooting, winning, fighting
soldiers who died for our freedom
Canada
Makayla ~ grade 1 (and mom :))


Brother
happy, fun
playing, smiling, coloring
cute and lovable
Josef

Baby
cute, alert
sleeping, looking, smiling
bundle of joy
Joel
Arienne ~ grade 3


Canada
big, beautiful
welcoming, inventing, loving
"our home and native land"
nation
Kara ~ grade 2


Canada
snow, big
hunting, living, tubing
blessed by God
country
Justice ~ grade 2


Guitars
are fun
rock and roll
good fun and cool fun
fun
Joshua ~ grade 3


Calvin
crazy, trouble
annoying, sneaking, playing
an unexpected child
brat

Canada
beautiful, big
welcoming, loving, hard working
it is special
my country
Jeffrey ~ grade 2


Horses
eats grass
fun to ride
horse trots and gallops
soft
Charles ~ grade 2


Apple
Crunchy, Juicy
They are yummier with
Peanut Butter and honey sauce.
That’s That!


Cats
So sweet!
Tickle my toes
Most of them are
Cute
Abby ~ grade 2

Acrostic Poems on "Thankfulness"

Turkey
Ham
Amen
Nice
Kindness
Sharing
God
Image
Vines
Ice cream
Noise
Good meal
Stevie ~ grade 2


Turkey
Having
Aliyah
Nanny
Kindness
Smiles
Makayla ~ grade 1


God
Isaac
Vegetables
Erik

Tenting
Health
Apples
Neighbours
Kitchen
Soccer
Justice ~ grade 2


Together
Happy
Apples
Neighbour
Kindness
Faith
Understanding
Life
Love
Everlasting
Sun
Saviour
Faith ~ grade 2


Being thankful is fun
Eating icecream
In my bedroom
Night and day
Going to Sleep

Then in the morning
Helping with Breakfast
Another day of thankfulness
Napping, dreaming
Kite flying
Funny jokes
Under the bed
Laughing
Shekinah ~ grade 2


Berries
Everything
Ice
Nuts
Going places

Taffy
Heat
Apples
Numbers
Knots
Fun
Universe
Living
Jeffrey ~ grade 2

Truth
House
Animals
Nature
Kindness
Sun
God
Islands
Vision
Intelligence
Novel books
Grace
Ashley ~ Grade 2


Thanksgiving Day

Great meal
I love it!
Very yummy dessert
Everyone was full

Time to play
Happiness is here
And we had fun
Now I hear them call
Kara it's time to go
See you later
Kara ~ grade 2

Postcards - Thanks!

My mailbox has been visited by many postcards over the past month. Thank you everyone for your hard work in sharing a little information about your community with me. Below are some photos of the students's hard work.

Alphabet Sentences

In February, students in grade 2 and 3 were asked to communicate with Mrs. Holder by writing a sentence that used all (or at least most) of the letters of the alphabet. The students did a fabulous job! Here is what they came up with:

A buzzing bee climbs down the very big elephant's foot and with a quick jerk, expresses his feelings ~ Sarah (grade 2)

When I first saw our new house, I knew that it was almost done. ~ Jordyn (grade 2)

The quick figure skater performed awesomely at her competition placing third. ~ Jelisa (grade 3)

The big cat had little kittens with funny faces and pretty eyes. ~ Olivia (grade 2)

In May, the quick jerky zebra rescued a very nice fox that was left kicking around in a prickly bush. ~ Austin (grade 3)

The queen's name is Zecholoh and she is nice and agreeable because she likes dancing and juggling and she had a little duck and it was amazing and almost funny actually it was very funny because she liked to play her xylophone. ~ Daveena (grade 3)

Charmaine loves John's lazy pet goat's queen, Fox and Webber. The End. ~ Charmaine (grade 2)

Avi mixed some quail eggs and beef pate in a hot calzone wrap with wacky jam. ~ Matthew (grade 3)