Terry Fox

Today the boys and girls participated in the Terry Fox Run! After our school assembly, the students walked and ran around the back field.

Earl Beatty raised well over $2500 (the money from 6 classes was still be calculated after school on Friday! One student from our class even raised the most money of all the students in our school. She was given a Terry Fox t-shirt. We were so proud of her and all our students!! 

Our Classroom Trees

The students in our class expressed curiosity towards the changes that are occurring in our schoolyard. We decided that we would choose a “classroom” tree and watch how it changes throughout the year.

We went outside and walked around our schoolyard looking for the perfect tree.

One student reminded the class that we need to choose a tree with “soft” leaves and not “piney” leaves. She explained that “evergreen trees are always green and will not change much”.

Students finally decided they wanted to observe 3 trees in our schoolyard:

Tree One:

Tree Two:

Tree Three:

After we decided on our 3 classroom trees, the students recorded their observations on their clipboards.

The Writing Centre

Students discovered that gems and mirrors were left at the Writing Centre for them to explore in any way they wanted.

Some students made the first letter of their name.

Some students used the gems to create their name.

Other students created a pattern picture with the gems.

We were very proud of the creative ways the students used the gems. 

Meet Some of the Scientists in Our Class

 

Some students beginning to record some of their observations they made while outside on the back field. 

                                          Recording pictures of rocks that they discovered.

                         On the pavement recording some trees they saw in the back field of the school.

      
                                                         Writing what they discovered!

Light Table

Some of the children have been busy exploring various items on our light table and the reflections they create!

Play Day

Today the Grade 8s organized a playday afternoon for all the kindergarten classes. Even though it was chilly outside, all of the students seemed to have a great time! Here are some photos.

The first of the five stations our class visited was an obstacle course through the play structure.

 We then did a beanbag toss where the students had a chance to throw some beanbags into hula hoops.

The students had a lot of fun fishing at the next station!

Students then participated in a relay sponge and water race. Students put their sponge into the bucket of water and raced across the field. They then squeezed all the water out of their sponge and into a small container.

The students finally participated in a parachute activity. Everyone had a great afternoon. When our students went back inside, some of the children decided to write a thank-you card to the Grade 8s. We are not sure who was more excited - the Grade 8s hearing the kindergartens thanking them for a great afternoon or our children going up to the 3rd floor of the school to deliver the thank-you card!

An Exciting Week

It's been an exciting week in our classroom. The students are quickly settling into their new routines. We are so proud of them! We have been discussing what a scientist is and what they do. The students will soon get to be scientists when they take their clipboards outside into the schoolyard and record what they see, think and wonder.

 We also had a class discussion about what the students know about the outdoors and what they wonder. After we spend some time exploring the outdoors as a class, we will discuss our learning.

The students have also enjoyed learning through play. Some students have been exploring the rocks at the Science Centre.

Some students have been recording what they see (just like a real scientist!).

Other students have been busy building. We are hoping that eventually these builders will also record what they create.

A few students were busy making cards for someone special at home.

As you can see we are off to a wonderful start and look forward to all the exploring and learning that will happen in our classroom.