The good old hockey game

A few weeks ago a group of our friends began playing a make shift hockey game with tubes and blocks we had in our class. They worked together to decide on rules for their game and even decided on team names. 

As their interests grew we explored different aspects of hockey. We learned about famous players such as Tim Horton and Bobby Ore. We learned how to make a hockey rink and measured out the lines on our carpet. As time progressed we added mini hockey sticks, safety gear, and a rubber ball. We learned the lyrics to a popular French Canadian hockey song to improve our hockey vocabulary. After a month of excitement we finished off our unit with an intense tournament. The cheers were so loud they were heard down the hall!

Our enthusiasm was felt throughout the school and our Vice Principal Mme. Lira graciously donated tickets to an upcoming Spitfires game. And one of our early years teachers, M. Fullerton donated autographed rookie cards by New Jersey Devils player, Adam Hendrique. The students were given raffle tickets every time they did a random act of kindness (filled a friends bucket). 

Congratulations to all of our winners!