Summer

To our wonderful parent community, have a safe and happy summer!

Mrs. Wickson. Mrs. Vernon, Mrs. Weller, and Mrs. Brillinger

Report Cards Home

Please look inside your child's Zippy bag for his/her report card.  The 3rd page is to be filled out and returned to school.

Water Day

We had a fantastic morning full of sunshine and water activities!

Last Home Reading Book Exchange

Today will be our last book exchange for our home reading program.  Please return all home reading books.

Tomorrow is Water Day!  Remember to have your child arrive to school wearing his/her bathing suit and already wearing sunscreen.  Be sure to send a towel, a water bottle, and a change of dry clothes. 

The Big Field

Starting on Monday, our SK friends will be going out onto the big field for Nutrition breaks.  They have had a tour, learned the rules, and discused games they could play with their friends.  How exciting!!

Monday Morning

Our drama centre is now a school!  We had busy teachers, students, and principals.  We also painted our snail sculptures and started making a special surprise for Father's Day.

Roll and Read

This morning we reviewed word families (mat, sat, hat, bat).  We played a roll, read, and colour game at the writing table.

Soccer world

We had a fantastic fun filled day at Soccer world.

We rotated through stations to enjoy the activities.

It was fun, fun, fun!

Snails

We found a snail outside. We brought into our class terrarium to observe and investigate.

We researched what they like to eat. They enjoy greens, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots and plants.

terrific Tuesday

We had a busy morning. At creative centre we made our own clocks. We worked on the letter j and g. We sponge painted patterns using yellow and purple paint. Building and exploring other materials was enjoyed as well.

Slugs

We learned that slugs don't have a shell like snails.  Many friends have seen a slug before.  They like the slippery trail a slug leaves behind!

Story time "Snake Supper"

Today we listened to the story " Snake Supper". We learned that good readers make predictions. We listened to what was happening in the story. Then we predicted what we thought might happen, three people were able to predict what they thought would happen next. 

Reading, listening and predicting.... Skills we are working on.

Sports and music

We are investigating sports we enjoy playing in the summer months. Soccer seems to be a favourite.

In music class we are exploring rhythm. We used Popsicle sticks to create ta's and ti - ti's to represent the rhythm. 

fabulous Friday!

We have had a busy week. Today we created structures out of strips of paper. You could bend it, twirl it, fold it then glue it to your paper. Buildings were built from Lego and magnetic blocks. The dramatic centre has transformed into a Diner, we have a chef, servers, diners and even a drink machine.

Water play was available for investigating frogs, gems and lily pads.

We did journal writing as well.

Have a wonderful long weekend! Happy Victoria Day!

Structures

We have been discussing buildings, structures and how things are made.

Materials needed to build towers and buildings. We have created our own structures with loose parts, various materials and planning.

Some of the buildings we are investigating are the Eiffel Tower, CN tower and other tall buildings.

Jump Rope for Heart

We had our Jump Rope For Heart activities on Friday, May 13.  The children stayed active skipping rope, throwing bean bags, hula hooping, and completing an obstacle coarse.  Let's keep our hearts healthy!  Thank you to the families who have generously collected donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Releasing Our Butterfly

One of our painted lady butterflies was ready to be released into nature.  Her wings were dry and she could fly well in the netting.  Goodbye butterfly friend!

Scientists in School

Scientist Janice arrived this morning to lead our science workshop.  We spent almost two hours with hands-on exploring and experimenting!  A few favourites were the constellation tent, digging for dinosaur bones, mixing materials in test tubes, and feeling a real octopus with gloves on.  A huge thank you to Mrs. Andres, Mrs. Hofer, Mrs. Osman, and Mrs. Belluz for helping run the centres.  

Word search

We used foam letters to create popcorn words and names.

Piñatas

We are learning that in Mexico, they use piñatas at parties and special occasions. Our classroom designed piñatas, took a group vote and decided on a butterfly and monster truck for our piñatas. We all worked on completing the piñatas. As well as making miniature ones for ourselves.

Open House

We would like to invite all of our families to the Allan A.Greenleaf Open House next Thursday, May 5th from 5:30-7:00 pm.  Come and see your child's classroom and let them give you a tour of their work!  

 

Thursday morning

We had a very busy morning. Many different activities were happening. We had builders, artists, writers, and readers. 

Let's try again!

We have now been given another date for Scientists in School!  Our scientist will arrive first thing Monday morning on May 9th.  Let's try again😊

Building structures

Today some students were busy building structures. The wooden beams became a fence, they carefully stepped over each beam. Great team work, turn taking and co operation !

The sky is the limit with red cups too, how high can it go...

Sink or float

This afternoon we investigated objects. We determined if they would  sink ( go to bottom) or float ( stay on top of water). Many students were curious. They also built their own structures to test if they would sink or float.

Scientists n School

We had some disappointing news this morning.  Just before arrival we were notified that our workshop was cancelled for today due to an illness.  We will reschedule in the near future.

Painted lady butterfly

We have been investigating and observing the life cycle of a Painted lady butterfly.

We have 2 caterpillars ( larvae) in our class we are observing. We hope it emerges into a butterfly.

K2 family tree

If you have yet to send in a family portrait please do! We are filling our blossom tree with family photos.

More worms

Today we had an up close and personal look at worms. We investigated, observed and measured.

Worms

We continue to investigate worms.  We now have our own Wormery in the classroom so we can make observations.

Officer Sarah Visits

Police Officer Sarah arrived this morning to talk to us about how police officers help keep people safe.  She showed us how to call 911 and asked everyone to discuss tonight with their parents when it is appropriate to use 911.

Bully awareness day

Today we dressed in pink to bring awareness to bullying. In class we read the book "Llama llama and the bully goat". We discussed how to be a good friend, how to treat others with respect and how to work together. 

Worms

We have begun an inquiry on worms. Now that the warmer wet weather is here we should be finding them everywhere! We have learned the parts of a worm and their habitat. 

Let the wiggles begin...

Worms

We have begun an inquiry on worms. Now that the warmer wet weather is here we should be finding them everywhere! We have learned the parts of a worm and their habitat. 

Let the wiggles begin...

Blue Skies Airlines

We have transformed our dramatic centre into an airport. The students are traveling all over the world. They are filling out airline tickets, making passports, checking in luggage and going on a flight. We have pilots, flight attendants and customers flying. 

Oh the places you will go....

Upcoming Dates

Be sure to wear pink on Wednesday, April 13 to support anti-bullying day!

FRiday, April 15 is a PD day.  THere is no school for the students.

Wednesday

Exploring in our classroom. Making patterns, flags and building, memory games and matching.

Wednesday Morning

We have been busy this morning using bingo daubers to paint, illustrating items that start with the letter w, and observing our plants.

World travelers

We have been talking about places we have visited. We have been investigating continents, maps and flags. Today we made passports of places we have visited or would like to visit.

Planting seeds

Today we planted seeds.

We learned the steps to planting a seed.

1.  Fill container with soil.

2. Add seed.

3. Cover seed with more soil.

4. Put in sunny spot.

5. Water plant.

6. Watch it grow!

Birthday Party Centre

We have begun transforming our drama centre into a birthday party!  Some children made invitations using the days of the week.

Days of the Week

We are learning about the 7 days of the week.  Discuss with your child special days of the week for them (swimming lessons, gymnastics, etc.).

Easter Activities

We were busy this morning making bunny baskets and painting egg designs.  

Eggs eggs and more eggs!

Our class has been working on Easter words, printing and patterning.

It's been egg-citing!

Walking trip

We went on our first walking trip today. We walked to the community mailboxes to mail out letter. Be sure to check your mail box for an important letter.

Beach Day

Station 24 visits

Due to the rainy weather we cancelled our walking trip to the Fire Station. However, the Firefighters visited us! We got to go inside the truck to see where the captain and other firefighters sit. They showed us all the compartments on the side of the truck where emergency tools we stored, the axes, jaws of life, fire hoses and emergency supplies.

We had a great visit! Thank you Waterdown Station 24!