A Marvelous Monday

Independently, Gracie wrote a book.

Lucas, with the help of Lucas drew a dump truck!

Students played with cooked spaghetti.

 

 

 

Students had cold hands after playing with ice cubes and digging treasures out of the coloured large cubes. 

 

Ahmad made a tiny ladybug and wrote about it! 

 

 

 

Plasticine/ Modelling Clay

 

Abby created a polar bear out of plasticine.  When asked, "What do you know about polar bears?", she replied, "They like to eat fish and live in the Artic."   I asked her to describe the shapes on her creation, she explained that the head was a sphere and the legs were rectangular prisms.  

 

 

Lucas excitedly ran over to me and said, 'I made me!"

Gracie made herself.

 

Other friends made turtles, leopards, snakes and airplanes. 

Ask your child if they visited the table with the colourful plasticine. 

What did they create?

Did they work with a partner?

What shapes were in the creation?

 

 

 

 

 

Responding to the story 'The Dot' by Peter Reynalds

Collaborative Art

Painting Dots

 

 

 

 

All the Friends who signed up for sharing today all choose to sing songs.

1. Abby sang her ABC's and tracked her print using a pointer.

2. Angel sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

3. Hamzah made up his own song called "5 Little Cars". 

He used the song 5 Little Ducks as his inspiration. 

4.  Kaylo sang 5 Little Frogs.

 

The students are getting excited for the Spring Concert.  Don't forget to Save the Date -- May 28.

 

 

We had a Marvelous Monday!!!

Weather Watchers -- ice and wind

Ice Experiments

Students were asked to predict which group of ice will melt faster?

• Ice wrapped in newspaper
•  an ice cube
• an ice cube with salt sprinkled on it  
• crushed ice 
• ice sitting with Lego

             Throughout the morning,  students had an opportunity to investigate our ice cubes.  Students discovered the ice cube with salt sprinkled on it dissolved the quickest.  The ice cube all alone and the ice with Lego were 'tied'.  Lego made no difference to how the ice melted.  But putting ice in newspaper slowed down the melting process.

More Ice Exploration!!

Students loved the ice exploration.  All day students investigated hands on with the ice cubes and block. 

 At 3:30 p.m. the ice block was still thawing!!! 

What is Wind?

"It blows stuff," said Lucas.

"Wind is air in your mouth," answered Alex, as he blew air from his mouth.

"Wind is blowing," said Savannah.

"Winds moves sail boats," responded Naythin.

Next week, students will have opportunities to create rainbow kites, blow paint with straws, and make rain sticks. Please continue to talk about the weather with your child on a daily basis. Encourage you child to describe the weather to you including details about temperature, cloud cover, precipitation (rain, snow, sleet), and wind.