Catching up with friends at Monterey Park!

Today I met with my friends U. and his friend A.  U was interested in learning about setting up a website. He is writing a book with two friends and wants to publish it, maybe online. Stay tuned for updates on their progress. 

Snowmen At Night

We read Snowmen at night and then we read Snowmen at Work. After the story we created our own Snowmen at Work using a cool colour wash as the background and paper collage for the snowmen. Can you guess their job?

Back home in Canada

Hello Australian Friends!!

I am home in Canada with my family. It's is winter here and much colder than in Australia. I am back at school and working with Grade 2 students. You would call them Year 2!  

I miss Australia and all your smiling faces!!  I am going to post some photos of activities I have been doing since I got home. 

Snowshoeing is one of my favourite winter activities.   Here are some photos of the mountains where I like to snowshoe. 

Thank-you

Dear TA23 Friends and Parents,

Thank you so much for the lovely gifts and cards. They mean so much to me. I will be rereading on my long plane ride to Canada. This blog was started for my class in Canada and now I would like you to visit it too. We can keep in touch by adding comments to the posts. 

I have had such a fantastic year and it all because of your beautifu smiling faces. I enjoyed learning alongside you and I feel like Australia is now my second home. 

I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my school email dawilson@cbe.ab.ca. You can send me letters there too. 

Happy Holidays!!

G'day

Ms Wilson

Warm Fuzzies to you from TA23 - your Australian friends

Happy Summer Holidays

Dear Canadian Penpals,

How are you feeling?  We have heard about the floods and are wondering how you are doing?  We were sad to hear about the floods.  We hope you are all safe and okay.

What are you going to be doing on your summer holidays?  What have you been doing at school that is really fun?  We have been doing 3D wooden figure pictures.   We have also been learning about Canada.  In class we have been creating a lot of art.  In art we learned about the artist Piet Mondrien and know he makes art using squares and rectangles. 

Tomorrow we are going on an excursion to Cockman House. An excursion is where you go somewhere with your class.  Ms Wilson said you would call them a field trip.  We have been learning about our community and recently we made a map of Mindarie. 

Last Friday we had an incursion (that is when a guest speaker comes into the school) and it was called Constable Care.  It is a program where you learn about walking to school safety.  Constable Care teaches us how to walk to school safely.  He uses puppets to teach you how to get to school safely.

We have been reading fairy tales.  What is your favourite fairy tale?  Our favourite fairy tale is The Paper Bag Princess.  We took a survey to find out what our favourite one was and the most tallies was for the Paper Bag Princess.

Well we wanted to wish you a safe and happy summer holidays!!

From your friends in Australia,

Hugs from Ms Wilson

   

Dear Friends at Monterey Park School

Hello boys and girls,
I am writing you a letter on our blog as I know you have not been at school the last week.  I am so sorry to hear about the floodiing in Calgary.  The boys and girls here have seen the pictures on the news and know many families have had a very difficult time due to the floods.  I think about you often and so do the boys and girls in TA23, our class in Australia.  I am attaching some photos of your flat kids having fun at school here.  Today we are going to write a class letter to you and maybe Ms D and Mrs Ashby can share it with you when you come to school on Thursday.

I want to wish you all a safe and funfilled summer holidays.  When I come back to Canada you will be in Grade 3.  How exciting!!! And I hope to visit each of you in your classes or see you around the school.  Have a super summer boys and girls!!

Hugs and High Fives
Ms Wilson

PS - we did write you a letter but are worried it might not have arrived!!