Amazing Things have been happening....

Structures

Teamwork



 

 

Tracking Print

 

 

Invented spelling using letter sound knowledge

 

 

 

Smartboard Experiences

 

 

 

 

Creating shapes and letters using marshmallows and popsicle sticks

 

 

Experimenting with ramps and measuring how far cars travel

 

 

Graphing healthy verse junk food

 

 

Building 'castles' using 3D figures

 

Painting with marbles (mixing colours)

 

 

Creating art (free choice)

This girl made this flower for her Mother.

 

 

Building with Lego

 

 

Sorting (colour, shape and size)

 

 

Designing marble mazes

 

 

Designing costumes for each other

 

 

Blue Day

Experimenting mixing colours and responding to 

little blue and little yellow' by Leo Lionni 

Finger painting a blue ocean

 

 

Mixing colours using spinners and paint 

 

Students having a picnic 

 

 

 

Have you seen our new birdfeeders in the back of the school?

Mr. Taylor showed us how to properly dig holes for the 4x4's using a hand auger, how to measure the holes to be sure there were deep enough, how to secure the post for the cement to hold and how to use a drill.   

 I wonder..... will all the birdseed be gone after the weekend?

I wonder... what kind of birds visited our new bird feeders?

 

 

 

Winter Animal Week

Hibernation

Last week, the students learned about animals that prepare for winter and animals that hibernate during the cold winter months.   They listened to a variety of fiction and non-fiction stories.  Students were given opportunities to retell the stories by acting them out and using props.  

Some of the read-alouds were:

"Winter Lullaby"  

"Hibernation Station"

"Time to Sleep"

"Hibernation"

Questions to ask your children at home -

Which animals hibernate?

How do animals prepare for hibernation?

Where do animals hibernate?

What other animals do NOT hibernate? How do those animals prepare for the cold months?

Go on an adventure with your child to one of our local parks and look for animals that do not hibernate and their tracks?

Making Bird feeders

Each student was given an opportunity to make a bird feeder for their own yard.

The students covered a pine cone with lard and then rolled it in birdseed.

 (donated by Lowe's and Home Depot). 

Some of the other centres around the room:

Hay/Straw (frogs and insects)

Rocks and Dirt  (snakes and lizards)

Students used various materials to create a cozy and warm den for hibernating bears.

SCIENCE Curriculum expectations:

1.3 explore patterns in the natural and built world

3.2 describe what would happen if something in the local environment changed

3.3 identify ways in which they can care for and show respect for the environment

3.4 participate in environmentally friendly activities in the classroom and schoolyard