Day 141

 Most of today was TOP SECRET but we did have a little fun that I can share.  We went outside and had an experiment.  We had three different types of pop and we added mentos to the pop to see which pop blew up the highest.  Each child made a guess and we had different teams.  Team orange, Team Cream Soda and Team Root Beer.  You can ask your child which team they were part of. 

Kindergarten will get a chance to experience the magical life cycle of a butterfly.  Kits with everything we need to raise caterpillars are due to arrive by the end of May. With this comes a $4.00 fee.  This can be paid electronically on powerschool or you can send in cash labeled with your child’s name.  If you have already paid, your name is checked off.   

 

Please keep this a secret from your children as we would like this to be a surprise and to build up to it.  

For the month of May we will be collecting plastic lids for an art activity in June.  Any plastic lid from a margarine, yogurt, cottage cheese, or sour cream container would be great. :)

Attention, breaking news! After 8 months of the teachers telling the children what to share during their special presentations we are going to SWITCH IT UP!  We know that our kids are passionate about many different topics that they have shared with us during conversations.  We love how unique they are and always wanting to share about special things in their lives.  This round of our Show and Share is all about your child sharing their voice and speaking about their passion. 

 

What excites you or what are you an expert at?  Pretend you are a News Reporter and you are sharing this information with your friends. What would you like to share? What makes you excited and lights a fire? Do you have a hobby, interest or passion? Now is your chance to share.  Send in 1-3 photos and be prepared to explain your passion to us and answer some questions.  

 

Examples  

• Dinosaurs  
• Your ballet class 
• How you garden at home  
• Your trick bike  
• Your favourite hockey player  
• How your alarm system works  
• A job you want to have when you grow up  

Day 140

 In the morning our Rock Star was Zailey.  She shared: This is my Nana's cottage on Lake Erie in Ontario. I love going to my Nana's cottage in the summer. Its been in my dads family since 1918, thats a really long time, its so so so special, and it is a lot of fun there. Some of my favourite things to do at the cottage are go to the beach and swim, play in the sand, look for frogs with my sister, and swing in the big tree in front of the cottage. I really hope I can go this summer again.

In the afternoon our Rock Star was Malin. She shared: Where is this place? Camping (anywhere)!

Why is it special for you? Spend time with family What are some of your favourite things to do in this space? Swimming, playing in mud, iPad while driving, playing with my sister, going on a “bunny hunt” and marshmallows

We had such a SUPER day today!

The Kinder teachers had an INCREDIBLE time putting together their super hero costume for a bunch of SUPER kinder friends!!!

We were FLYING with happiness as we celebrated our SUPER friends.

CAUTION!!! SUPERHEROES AT PLAY!!

If you could have any super power what would it be?  Today our Kinder friends did their journal just like grade 1 students.  Mrs. Hellyer gave a story starter and even added the word because.  We brainstormed different super powers then did a THINK< PAIR>SHARE with the class.  First, we thought about which super power we would want.  Then, we talked with a partner and told them what we wanted to be and worked through our choices with our friend. Finally, we shared our super power with our class friends and why we would want them.  To end the activity we wrote about it in our journals.

In the morning we drew our super heroes but in the afternoon we were able to colour them.  Tomorrow the PM crew will do their super hero journals 

Day 139

 In the AM our Rock Star was Jason.  Jason loves going to the beach. Attached is a picture from Little Bow Lake but Jason wouldn't remember the name. He loves playing in the water with his older brother, and building with sand. He also loves going with his father in the canoe. In the summer he would spend his whole days at the beach playing in the sun.

In the afternoon our Rock Star was Sawyer. Sawyer shared: Questions to prepare for Rock Star share:

Where is this place?

• Mount Shark

Why is it special for you?

• Because I get to go skiing (cross country skiing)

What are some of your favourite things to do in this space?

• Spend time with nature

• Spend time outside with my Mommy

**Sawyer started skiing this past December, and improved soooo much in a short amount of time!**

Today we researched our stems poking out of the dirt and drew a diagram for our visual journals. We finished our diagram by painting our pictures. :). WE love anytime that we can paint.

Today we had a virtual assembly with the entire school to watch our Celebration of Learning. 

We also had picture day :) SMILE!!

We are seriously LOVING watching our plants.  They grew SOOO much over the long weekend.  Also we have our one seed that is still going strong and really helping us learn about the parts of a plant.

TOMORROW IS SUPERHERO DAY!!!!