Welcome to Gr. 1/2F!

Welcome!  My name is Kathy Freeman, and I am looking forward to working with both you and your child this year.  This blog is an excellent tool to help us stay connected, and to share our classroom activities with you.  My goal for our classroom blog is to make it a window into our classroom, so you can see some of the learning that happens in our room.  I will also update monthly school and classroom important days.

Our classroom is a community, a school family.  We hope you will be a part of that family too!  Throughout the year there will be various opportunities for you to also participate in our classroom - we can't wait!

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please come to me.  My door is always open, and I am only a phone call away.  Working together, we can help your child to reach their highest potential.  

This is going to be an exciting and fun year!  Please check back to our blog often.  I will be updating it regularly with pictures and videos (I hope) of the things we are learning together.

A great year awaits!

Your partner in learning,

Kathy Freeman

Thank You!

What a wonderful year we've had together.  We had a great last day together today - we read some favourite books, created some abstract art and had time celebrate together.


It has truly been a pleasure working with your children this year.  While we were sad to say goodbye today, it is so exciting to think of all the great adventures they will experience in Gr. 2.  


I can't say thank you enough for all the support you have shown your children, and myself this year.  Whether it was encouragement about the blog, activities in the classroom, or supporting your child at home, you made a difference this year!


Enjoy the summer months, and as I encouraged the children today - keep reading, keep writing and get outside to play whenever possible.  Thank you -- I can't say it enough -- thank you!


Best wishes,
Kathy Freeman

Our Day On The Island...

We had an amazing time on Fighting Island!  The students were very excited in the weeks leading up to the trip, and they arrived at school ready to go.  Once we arrived at the dock, life jackets were the first priority, and then on to the boat -- the kids were ecstatic!

Once on the island, we headed right to the pond.  Students worked in pairs to collect water samples, and pond critters. 

While at the pond, the students saw deer tracks, a water snake and some turtles.  We also got to see a family of Canadian Geese going for a walk and a swim!

After collecting pond samples, it was off to the Flats to find animal tracks.  Even though the ground was quite wet from all the rain, we were able to find quite a few deer tracks, and even some raccoon tracks.  The students used plaster of Paris to make a copy of their animal track.

Next we headed up to the classroom for lunch. 

 After lunch, we did something very special.  We went for a short nature hike, and then the students worked in partners to plant both dogwood bushes and cedar trees.  No grade one class had ever planted trees on Fighting Island before!

After the planting was complete, we headed to the classroom again.  This time, the students had a chance to see up close what was in the pond water they collected.  All kinds of creatures and natural elements were found.  The students used high power microscopes, and saw lots of interesting things.

Take a peek inside the microscope...

The weather was perfect for our trip, and with the sun shining, it was time to head home.  Back into the life jackets, and back on the boat.  

This field trip was an amazing learning experience for the students.  What an incredible opportunity to step right into nature and try new things.  This trip would not have been possible without the help and support of our many parent and adult volunteers.  A big THANK YOU to all of you for taking the time to travel with us.  What a wonderful day it was!