| February/March 1995 | Issue 1 Volume 1 |
Reading
With Spirit WeekBy Michael Janciw On February 13- 17 Ralph Brown School had Reading With Spirit Week. On February 13 we had our first event "Wear a T- Shirt With Writing On It Day". All the kids and teachers in Ralph Brown were supposed to wear a t-shirt with writing on it. We also were supposed to bring a book from home and share it with a friend for the rest of the day. On Tuesday February 14 it was "Red is Best" day. We were supposed to wear as much red as possible. A girl and boy from each classroom who wore the most red won a prize. They each got a free book. Another special event for this day was a dance called a Sock Hop. We were able to dance in the hallways with music being piped in from the office. On February 15 it was "Inside out Day". All the kids were supposed to wear their clothes inside out. At 1:00 p.m. we were able to share a comic strip that we had brought from home. On Thursday, February 16, it was "Character Day". The kids and teachers were supposed to wear a piece of clothing with a cartoon, fictional or sports character on it. At 1:00 p.m. we got to read a poem to a partner or make a bookmark with a caption advertising a good book. On February 17, it was "Beach Wear Day". On this day we were to wear clothing that we would normally wear at a beach. At 1:00 we had a teacher swap. A teacher from one class went to another class. The teachers from Primary Ukrainian went to Intermediate English, and Intermediate Ukrainian went to Primary English. Each teacher read to their assigned class. Also throughout the week we had two reading attacks a day. A reading attack is where we have to stop whatever we were doing and start to read for ten minutes even if we were in music, library or phys. ed. I liked Reading With Spirit week because I liked the activities. I
enjoyed the reading attacks because you would never know when they would come. It was fun.
Popcorn Sale In February, room 111 had a popcorn sale. We had one because we
needed to raise money for a field trip. The popcorn was selling for .50 a bag. Everyone
got a chance to sell it. I even got to go on the intercom because we had to announce the
sale. The popcorn sale was neat and exciting. I wish we could do more popcorn sales.
Valentines Day On Tuesday, February 14, Ralph Brown School had a special valentines
event. We had a sock hop. That is where the children in Ralph Brown School were able to
dance in the hallways, with music being pipped into the hallways from the office. Children
also exchanged valentines and had goodies to eat in their classrooms. I think that all the
kids had a lot of fun on this day. Too bad it only comes once a year.
Penpals Penpals can be fun. Penpals are enjoyable. Our class, Room 109, has
penpals from Sansome School in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division. Penpals are fun
and you get to write letters, too. Sometimes you'll draw pictures and so will they.
Perhaps they might even come to see us!
Fire Prevention Week On Monday, February 6, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, met at an assembly in the
gym. There was a girl named Lori Clarke. She told us about a time when she was 4 years old
and got burned. Paul, the chief of the Fire Department, told us that most severe burns are
caused by lighters and matches. Lori said her burns don't hurt anymore however some people
do make fun of her.
If any of your clothing catches on fire the first thing you should do is STOP, DROP, AND ROLL! If you get a minor burn which is on a small part of your hand or some area don't put on any cream or ointments! Just put cold water on it.
Our school patrol captain, Eloina Cleodoro, was chosen to go to
Ottawa to represent our school in a Patrol Jamboree. Eloina has tried her best to
accomplish what's required of her. Eloina says she feels proud of what she has
accomplished being our patrol captain. She is also looking forward to her trip. Eloina
will be gone from May 24th till May 28th, 1995. We all hope you have fun and remember
we'll miss you!
Volleyball Tournament On February 17, Ralph Brown School participated in the Winnipeg
School Division Co-ed Tournament. The tournament was held at Machray School. There were
two Ralph Brown teams competing in the tournament. Each team was in a different division.
The Ralph Brown Team #1 went undefeated and got first place when they beat Luxton #1 and
Dufferin 15-3 , and Machray #1, 15-?. The other Ralph Brown team lost their first game to
Luxton #2 15-9, and won their second game against Machray #2 15-7. Even though Ralph Brown
Team #2 won one and lost one they still managed a first in their division. The two Ralph
Brown teams played each other in the final and team #1 won 15-3. The players who were on
team #1 were: Eva Mizaerack, Natalka Romanchysyn, Janice Espinola, Larry Kozyk, Chris
Ramos, and Rolly Gonzalas. The players on team #2 were David Pinto, Christopher Porter,
David Nakonechny, Ricky Neapew, Nina Rud, Amanda Mages, Melanie Johnston, and Eloina
Espinola. The players would like to give a big thank you to Mr. Berger and Mr. Chubey for
coaching and giving up their lunch hours for practice.
The Grand Parenting Program On February 21 students from grade 6 in Ralph Brown School went to
Holy Family Nursing Home for The Grand Parenting Program. The students did activities
corresponding to Spirit with Reading Week. The students made bookmarks with their Grand
Parents. They put different stamps, glitter ribbon on their bookmarks. After the students
and grand parents made bookmarks they read books. The students are looking forward to the
next Grand Parenting Program.
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