PJ Day

The children arrived to school very excited to be wearing their jammies today!  We were busy this morning painting pictures of our stuffies, making name tags, and reading books to them.  

A Busy Morning

We practiced writing our first and last names with our neatest printing.  Some children tried making a watercolour painting by using markers and a water sprayer with beautiful results.

Bingo

Today we learned how to play community helper bingo. We used the CD player. It describes the person and their job, if you have that person on your card you place a blue square on it.

Waterdown

Today we made maps about our community. We live in Waterdown. We discussed places we go in Waterdown. They included McDonalds, the park, Shoppers, Dollarama, school and our homes. At the creative table we made maps of Waterdown.

Trains

We have been reading non fiction books about trains and learned there are passenger trains and freight trains.  We made trains of our own.

Dictionaries

Some children have been using the classroom dictionaries to look up words.  

Tracks

We have made connections that there are different kinds of tracks everywhere, everyday!

We made trains who use tracks to get around. We played with a race track. We drove a fire truck which had wheel tracks.

While outdoors we discovered many different tracks our boots, shovels and sled make.

Tracks are everywhere!

Roller Painting

We tried a new type of painting today using the large rollers.  It was fun!

Winter

We are starting to make connections! Today Mrs. wicksonrobinson read aloud the story" Bears first winter". We made connections relating to that story. We also began to discuss hibernation. 

Warm Socks

The students in grade 2/3 are collecting new, warm socks for those in need.  They already have 97 pairs!  The boys and girls from K2 would like to help, too.  Please send in new, warm socks if possible to be donated.

Popcorn Words

We have been practicing writing our popcorn words.  

Tracks and other activities

We are learning about different tracks we can see everyday, anywhere.

We made snow tracks, some of us saw animal tracks on our way to school.

Some of us made race tracks. We traced our foot to make our own tracks!

Snow!

We finally had enough snow to sled and shovel!

We had so much fun!!

Footprints in the Snow

We read a story called Footprints in the Snow.  Using this story the children are learning to predict, make connections, and re-tell.  

It's getting cold outside

The temperatures are dropping and snow is falling. We need to be prepared for outdoors everyday! We only stay in when temperatures are minus 15. So come ready to be outside!!

We have been practicing getting ready and we have an order for getting dressed.

1. Snow pants

2. Coat

3. Boots

4. Hat, scarf and mitts on last!

We have also been practicing doing our own zippers, with patience and practice, we will all be in the "zipper club" soon!

 

Hockey

We have just begun an inquiry on hockey. We have 2 mini nets in the classroom so we can all try it out! We are beginning to look at rules, equipment we need to play and different teams! 

Everyone is very excited!!!

Pig Goes Pop

We have a new number game in the classroom called Pig Goes Pop.  The pig is feed numbered hamburgers until his tummy is full and he POPS!

Winter Art

The cold weather has the children discussing winter.  Some friends painted snowmen paintings and some friends made winter trees.

January

We are all happy to be back at school seeing our friends and doing activities in the classroom. We all enjoyed discussing what we did on our winter break.

Now we are into new beginnings. We are discussing winter and what happens in winter. We are also making portraits of ourselves using loose parts.