Dear families,
The mail bags went home early, on Thursday, because it is the Victoria Day long weekend and traditionally several children are absent on the Friday before. Inside the bags was your child's amazing Dinosaur work! This was a fun inquiry and I think all the children enjoyed it and learned a lot. We finished off the unit this week by doing three bubble maps: of T-Rex, Triceratops, and Pterodactyl. The kids also made a Pterodactyl puppet using water colours ("since the Pterodactyl ate fish and lived close to the water"). I sent home a copy of all the words they made from the word DINOSAUR, and we watched a little Dino Dan video about dinosaurs. Thank you Avery for bringing in a nest - we put it in our dinosaur centre and put a big "dinosaur" egg in it.
We started our new inquiry on Canadian Coins and their values. So far we have learned about the penny, the nickel, the dime and the quarter. We are learning about the penny even though it is no longer in circulation because it helps the children understand the concepts of, for example, "10 CENTS, 5 CENTS, etc.. The children are excited about this unit! I start off teaching each coin with a magic box that makes the coins disappear! The children are coming up with all kinds of theories as to where the coins are! We are identifying and colouring the coins, learning two money songs (a favourite is the Honey Bunny Money song on Youtube), and learned about saving money instead of spending money from a Berenstain Bears story. We are learning about the symbols on the coins and why they were chosen (maple leaf; beaver - fur trade; dime; Bluenose; quarter- elk, etc.)I showed the kids a photo of the Bluenose II that I took on a trip to Halifax, and our Money Centre has coins and symbols displayed in it for the children to explore, as well as Special Coins such as Olympic coins. We also watched a video from the excellent series "Making Stuff" on how coins are minted. We also started a chart with Schema (what we know about money) and Questions (things about money they want to learn). We will answer those questions nexty week. Next week we'll also learn about the loonie and the twoonie, and we will do several summative exercises and activities to reinforce their learning. I encourage you to let your children play with, count and explore coins at home.
The children also had fun during outdoor play playing with bubbles and water, and came up with some interesting ways to keep the water inside the bin while using pipes and funnels and measuring cups.
Thank you so much to Catherine's mom who was our awesome Mystery Reader this week. Thank you as well to Stella's and Matthew's moms who helped in the Computer Lab. When there are no volunteers for the computer lab or pizza lunch or other volunteer slots, it is often our amazing Grade Parents Theresa and Mary who fill in the gaps and volunteer their time. I can't thank them enough for all their time and energy! Thank you Mary and Theresa.
Our Popcorn words this week were DID and SOME.
If you would like your child to purchase books at the Book Fair next week, please send in money in a baggie with your child's name clearly marked. Thank you. Group Two Library goes on the 25th, Group ONE Library goes on the 27th. Computer Lab times remain the same. Window shopping is fine too and reinforces the concept of saving money :)
Please return your child's permission forms for Springridge Farms by the 25th along with a cheque for 23.00 payable to LKS (which is a combined cost of the Artist visit on May 31 and the Field Trip). Several parents have already indicated they would like to volunteer. Please kindly note that priority will be given to those parents who have not volunteered on the Scientist-in-the-Classroom Day. Names will be drawn from a hat and those parents will be notified. Thank you so much for offering your time and energy!
As the Senior Kindergarten Graduation Day approaches, I will start compiling all the lovely photos of the kids' learning to make the year-end DVD. SK PARENTS ONLY, please send in a photo of your child as a baby so I can add it to the DVD. Please send in a hard copy; do not email it to me. Thank you. I will scan it and return it to you. Please send this in by JUNE 14 at the very latest. Thank you.
I hope you have a wonderful long weekend!
Friday, May 20, 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Week of May 16-20
Dear families,
This week we continued our learning about Dinosaurs and the children were Paleontologists. First, they practised excavating chocolate chips from cookies (they had to count the chips before eating them :) ); then they each removed hardened purple play doh from three clay "dinosaur" bones, using several tools; and finally they put the bones together in teams of 2 or three. At each step, they drew and wrote what they did. We also compared how many chocolate chips they excavated, using the words MOST, LEAST and SAME. I think they really enjoyed the activities! I made enough clay bones so that each child can each take 3 home. The children also learned a song called "I am a Paleontologist." All their learning and observations are part of a booklet called "Paleontologist" that will go home on Friday. I think they especially liked wearing the yellow hard hats that Paleontologists wear!
The children coloured a large paper "dino" egg, and then wrote about it; "My dinosaur egg IS... HAS... INSIDE THERE IS..." We also looked at what real dinosaur eggs look like on the Smartboard. They also made Triceratops Art and coloured and cut big herbivore and carnivore dinosaur puppets, looking at non-fiction books for reference. I loved all the details!
Our Dinosaur learning chart is almost done: we start with a SCHEMA (what the children already know), then NEW LEARNING, as well as MISCONCEPTIONS (i.e. all dinosaurs had claws). I will type up the children's answers and will send a copy home in their Dinosaur Folder.
The children also did some Dino dot-to-dot (numbers and alphabet) activities, and they completed 6 Dinosaur Numeracy activities. At each centre they had to read the math question and, using the objects, come up with the answer. For example, "There were 2 dinosaurs and six plants. How many plants does each dinosaur get?" I will send home a copy of the questions.
The children took turns doing a "Dinosaur Dig" in the classroom sandbox, and did a "Pet Dinosaur" activity with their Reading Buddies. They learned about Pangea (the "supercontinent") that the dinosaurs roamed, and how the Earth looks today, with 7 separate continents. They drew pictures of both, and learned a song called "Continents." They made a giant dinosaur floor puzzle as well as smaller puzzles (thank you Claire for sharing yours with us!), and painted dinosaurs and paleontologists at the painting centre. We also matched up beginning and ending parts of sentences, i.e. "Dinosaurs lived..... millions of years ago."
Thank you to Tessa who brought in her collection of mini dinosaurs, and to Dylan who brought in a fossil! The kids are excited about learning that the Earth is a big rock and about fossils, and they have been bringing in stones that they like as well. Maybe there are future geologists or paleontologists in the classroom! A trip to the ROM would be a wonderful follow up to this unit!
We are reviewing our learning about Habitats by matching animals with their habitats. The children are observing our plants' growth daily and are writing in the growth journal. This week they also wrote about why Springfest was fun and drew a picture (they are on display in our classroom). If they didn't go to Springfest, they wrote about why Mother's Day was fun.
The sight words of the week were THERE and THAT, and the kids completed a mini read-and-write THERE book. Miss Nisker also brought in bubble wrap for the kids to practise their small motor skills. Who doesn't love popping bubble wrap?
Thank you Hannah's mom for being our Mystery Reader this week! Thank you as well to Cole who shared a terrific habitats book with the class, and to Martel and his mom who collated the Scholastic order forms. The order is due by May 31st. This will be the last order of the year.
Our next Inquiry will be about Farms (getting us ready for the field trip in June), followed by Canadian Coins and their values. I'll change the dramatic play centre into a Farmer's market where the kids can "buy" healthy fruits and vegetables.
That's the news from our classroom. I hope you are having a relaxing weekend! Go Jays (Saturday and Sunday), and Go Raptors (Sunday)!
This week we continued our learning about Dinosaurs and the children were Paleontologists. First, they practised excavating chocolate chips from cookies (they had to count the chips before eating them :) ); then they each removed hardened purple play doh from three clay "dinosaur" bones, using several tools; and finally they put the bones together in teams of 2 or three. At each step, they drew and wrote what they did. We also compared how many chocolate chips they excavated, using the words MOST, LEAST and SAME. I think they really enjoyed the activities! I made enough clay bones so that each child can each take 3 home. The children also learned a song called "I am a Paleontologist." All their learning and observations are part of a booklet called "Paleontologist" that will go home on Friday. I think they especially liked wearing the yellow hard hats that Paleontologists wear!
The children coloured a large paper "dino" egg, and then wrote about it; "My dinosaur egg IS... HAS... INSIDE THERE IS..." We also looked at what real dinosaur eggs look like on the Smartboard. They also made Triceratops Art and coloured and cut big herbivore and carnivore dinosaur puppets, looking at non-fiction books for reference. I loved all the details!
Our Dinosaur learning chart is almost done: we start with a SCHEMA (what the children already know), then NEW LEARNING, as well as MISCONCEPTIONS (i.e. all dinosaurs had claws). I will type up the children's answers and will send a copy home in their Dinosaur Folder.
The children also did some Dino dot-to-dot (numbers and alphabet) activities, and they completed 6 Dinosaur Numeracy activities. At each centre they had to read the math question and, using the objects, come up with the answer. For example, "There were 2 dinosaurs and six plants. How many plants does each dinosaur get?" I will send home a copy of the questions.
The children took turns doing a "Dinosaur Dig" in the classroom sandbox, and did a "Pet Dinosaur" activity with their Reading Buddies. They learned about Pangea (the "supercontinent") that the dinosaurs roamed, and how the Earth looks today, with 7 separate continents. They drew pictures of both, and learned a song called "Continents." They made a giant dinosaur floor puzzle as well as smaller puzzles (thank you Claire for sharing yours with us!), and painted dinosaurs and paleontologists at the painting centre. We also matched up beginning and ending parts of sentences, i.e. "Dinosaurs lived..... millions of years ago."
Thank you to Tessa who brought in her collection of mini dinosaurs, and to Dylan who brought in a fossil! The kids are excited about learning that the Earth is a big rock and about fossils, and they have been bringing in stones that they like as well. Maybe there are future geologists or paleontologists in the classroom! A trip to the ROM would be a wonderful follow up to this unit!
We are reviewing our learning about Habitats by matching animals with their habitats. The children are observing our plants' growth daily and are writing in the growth journal. This week they also wrote about why Springfest was fun and drew a picture (they are on display in our classroom). If they didn't go to Springfest, they wrote about why Mother's Day was fun.
The sight words of the week were THERE and THAT, and the kids completed a mini read-and-write THERE book. Miss Nisker also brought in bubble wrap for the kids to practise their small motor skills. Who doesn't love popping bubble wrap?
Thank you Hannah's mom for being our Mystery Reader this week! Thank you as well to Cole who shared a terrific habitats book with the class, and to Martel and his mom who collated the Scholastic order forms. The order is due by May 31st. This will be the last order of the year.
Our next Inquiry will be about Farms (getting us ready for the field trip in June), followed by Canadian Coins and their values. I'll change the dramatic play centre into a Farmer's market where the kids can "buy" healthy fruits and vegetables.
That's the news from our classroom. I hope you are having a relaxing weekend! Go Jays (Saturday and Sunday), and Go Raptors (Sunday)!
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Week of May 9-13
Dear families,
I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather this weekend! I would like to wish all the moms a very Happy Mother's Day. The children have made and wrapped something special for you!
This week we finished our study on Habitats and the children brought their folders home with them on Friday. We completed our inquiry by learning about the flora and fauna in deserts and mountains. We also read all our booklets on the Smartboard so that the children could continue practising them at home. The Pond and Savanna booklets can be completed at home. Our Habitats bulletin board in the school hallway is finished! If you have a few minutes after school please come see the wonderful work the children have done to create it!
This week we also continued our learning about Dinosaurs and the children brought home the fossils they made. Our first batch didn't quite work since we poured the plaster mix on top of the sea shells. We re-thought our instructions and made another batch with the shells on top of the mixture.
We have also been reading a lot of fiction and non-fiction books about dinosaurs, and learned about and drew the Earth when there was just one large continent called "Pangea." The children are also learning a song about the seven continents.
We learned about the life cycle of dinosaurs, and compared features of herbivores and carnivores. The children completed a Venn diagram activity about this with their Grade 2 reading buddies.
The children have also been counting and sorting dinosaurs of various types, and made T-Rex Skelton art. I was pleased when some of the children wanted to,leave some of the "bones" unglued and raised off the paper "so they would be 3-D!" Great connections between units of learning!
The sight words of the week were LITTLE and OUT. Thank you to Stella, Cole and Dylan talked to their classmates about supporting the Syrian refugees at Springfest. Thank you as well to Matthew's mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Catherine's and Christopher's moms who helped out in the Computer Lab!
The children brought home the grass seed "Egg Heads" they made and the Sunflower sprouts. Pleas help your child plant them directly into your garden or a pot. The sunflower will need some support as it grows.
I have had some questions about the field trip in June - no worries, the permission forms are not ready yet since we are still awaiting the cost for the school buses.
I hope you have a wonderful time at Springfest if you are going! Psst - there is a Dinosaur Dig in the sandbox!
Next week we'll continue learning facts about dinosaurs, focusing on the (always popular!) T-Rex and Truceratops. The children will be Paleontologists and will do some excavating activities, and then they'll write a booklet called "I am a Paleontologist" describing what they observed and learned.
That's all the news from Room 166! See you on Monday!
I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather this weekend! I would like to wish all the moms a very Happy Mother's Day. The children have made and wrapped something special for you!
This week we finished our study on Habitats and the children brought their folders home with them on Friday. We completed our inquiry by learning about the flora and fauna in deserts and mountains. We also read all our booklets on the Smartboard so that the children could continue practising them at home. The Pond and Savanna booklets can be completed at home. Our Habitats bulletin board in the school hallway is finished! If you have a few minutes after school please come see the wonderful work the children have done to create it!
This week we also continued our learning about Dinosaurs and the children brought home the fossils they made. Our first batch didn't quite work since we poured the plaster mix on top of the sea shells. We re-thought our instructions and made another batch with the shells on top of the mixture.
We have also been reading a lot of fiction and non-fiction books about dinosaurs, and learned about and drew the Earth when there was just one large continent called "Pangea." The children are also learning a song about the seven continents.
We learned about the life cycle of dinosaurs, and compared features of herbivores and carnivores. The children completed a Venn diagram activity about this with their Grade 2 reading buddies.
The children have also been counting and sorting dinosaurs of various types, and made T-Rex Skelton art. I was pleased when some of the children wanted to,leave some of the "bones" unglued and raised off the paper "so they would be 3-D!" Great connections between units of learning!
The sight words of the week were LITTLE and OUT. Thank you to Stella, Cole and Dylan talked to their classmates about supporting the Syrian refugees at Springfest. Thank you as well to Matthew's mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Catherine's and Christopher's moms who helped out in the Computer Lab!
The children brought home the grass seed "Egg Heads" they made and the Sunflower sprouts. Pleas help your child plant them directly into your garden or a pot. The sunflower will need some support as it grows.
I have had some questions about the field trip in June - no worries, the permission forms are not ready yet since we are still awaiting the cost for the school buses.
I hope you have a wonderful time at Springfest if you are going! Psst - there is a Dinosaur Dig in the sandbox!
Next week we'll continue learning facts about dinosaurs, focusing on the (always popular!) T-Rex and Truceratops. The children will be Paleontologists and will do some excavating activities, and then they'll write a booklet called "I am a Paleontologist" describing what they observed and learned.
That's all the news from Room 166! See you on Monday!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Week of May 2-6
Dear families,
This past week was all about Habitats in the morning and Dinosaurs in the afternoon! Our Habitats bulletin board in the hall is really coming along and the children have been busy writing words and making pictures to match each habitat. This week we focused on Tropical Rainforests and The Arctic. After reading them together on the Smartboard (guided reading),the children read and coloured their own booklets about these habitats. By the end of their inquiry they will have made a booklet for each habitat. Next week we'll learn about Deserts and Mountains. The children are drawing detailed pictures of what is in each habitat on their own after they share their ideas on chart paper. We also caught a local centipede that was scurrying in the classroom and took a good look at it in the Science Centre! I'm sure they would love to talk about our local habitat (forest, river, pond, lake) with you!
Our week got off to an exciting start when "Mrs. Tyndall found a giant egg in her back yard!" (In actual fact my daughter kindly made a large egg shape from papier mache which I painted.) First, the children shared their ideas (which we wrote down) about what they guessed or inferred about what was inside the egg. The kids' ideas were great: chocolate, confetti, a chicken, nothing (hollow), for example! Then they drew a picture and wrote the word of what they inferred. The next day, I gave them three clues one by one (long tail, sharp claws, sharp teeth)and after each clue, they inferred more and more about what was inside the egg. They wrote the clues down and drew what they NOW thought was in the egg. Finally, the next day, the egg "hatched" while they were at the Library and out popped a Triceratops! We learned about its features and the children drew it and wrote its name. I think they really enjoyed the activity because they each wanted a piece of the "egg!" It's in this week's mail bag.
We are also learning about fossils - what they are and how they formed. Henry brought in a fish fossil and I brought in a fish fossil from Alberta's Badlands and a fossil of a few shells that my son found in Mimico creek. We talked about there being a lot of fossils in the creek because of the mud and shale. (I reminded them to stay away from the creek unless they were with an adult.) On Friday we watched "Land of the Dinosaurs" and learned about what Paleontologists do. I showed the children the items we need to make our own fossils (plaster powder, water, two containers, a spoon, a shell) and the children helped us figure out what the steps would be, in which order. Then I made up some plaster and the kids chose a shell, and we poured the plaster mixture over it. Now we're waiting! We reused empty play dough containers with lids so the kids can open them at home safely with your help :) Thank you!
Thank you to Luca who brought in a nest, to all the children who are sharing their dinosaur books with us, thank you to Stella's dad who read "Dinosaur Stomp" to the kids, to Martel's Claire's and Tessa's moms who helped with pizza lunch, and to Riley's and Henry's moms who helped Miss. Nisker in the Computer Lab!
The sight words this week were PRETTY and HOW. The kids did a "how" read and write mini book.
I sent home the new May words and Homework Bingo, as well as a copy of the Special Person of the Day for May and June. The Show and Tell item for May and June is "My Family."
This was the last week for the "Take-Apart Centre" and the "Make a Toy (reuse materials) Centre. The new centre is "All about Plants and Seeds" and the children have been observing the growth of our various seeds and recording their observations in a class journal.
Elizabeth, Luca and Stella received TDSB certificates for Cooperation at this month's Sharing Assembly. Well done! All the Kinders sang "This is the Way we Help the Earth." The Kinders also enjoyed a presentation by children's author Chad Solomon!
That's the news from Room 166. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
This past week was all about Habitats in the morning and Dinosaurs in the afternoon! Our Habitats bulletin board in the hall is really coming along and the children have been busy writing words and making pictures to match each habitat. This week we focused on Tropical Rainforests and The Arctic. After reading them together on the Smartboard (guided reading),the children read and coloured their own booklets about these habitats. By the end of their inquiry they will have made a booklet for each habitat. Next week we'll learn about Deserts and Mountains. The children are drawing detailed pictures of what is in each habitat on their own after they share their ideas on chart paper. We also caught a local centipede that was scurrying in the classroom and took a good look at it in the Science Centre! I'm sure they would love to talk about our local habitat (forest, river, pond, lake) with you!
Our week got off to an exciting start when "Mrs. Tyndall found a giant egg in her back yard!" (In actual fact my daughter kindly made a large egg shape from papier mache which I painted.) First, the children shared their ideas (which we wrote down) about what they guessed or inferred about what was inside the egg. The kids' ideas were great: chocolate, confetti, a chicken, nothing (hollow), for example! Then they drew a picture and wrote the word of what they inferred. The next day, I gave them three clues one by one (long tail, sharp claws, sharp teeth)and after each clue, they inferred more and more about what was inside the egg. They wrote the clues down and drew what they NOW thought was in the egg. Finally, the next day, the egg "hatched" while they were at the Library and out popped a Triceratops! We learned about its features and the children drew it and wrote its name. I think they really enjoyed the activity because they each wanted a piece of the "egg!" It's in this week's mail bag.
We are also learning about fossils - what they are and how they formed. Henry brought in a fish fossil and I brought in a fish fossil from Alberta's Badlands and a fossil of a few shells that my son found in Mimico creek. We talked about there being a lot of fossils in the creek because of the mud and shale. (I reminded them to stay away from the creek unless they were with an adult.) On Friday we watched "Land of the Dinosaurs" and learned about what Paleontologists do. I showed the children the items we need to make our own fossils (plaster powder, water, two containers, a spoon, a shell) and the children helped us figure out what the steps would be, in which order. Then I made up some plaster and the kids chose a shell, and we poured the plaster mixture over it. Now we're waiting! We reused empty play dough containers with lids so the kids can open them at home safely with your help :) Thank you!
Thank you to Luca who brought in a nest, to all the children who are sharing their dinosaur books with us, thank you to Stella's dad who read "Dinosaur Stomp" to the kids, to Martel's Claire's and Tessa's moms who helped with pizza lunch, and to Riley's and Henry's moms who helped Miss. Nisker in the Computer Lab!
The sight words this week were PRETTY and HOW. The kids did a "how" read and write mini book.
I sent home the new May words and Homework Bingo, as well as a copy of the Special Person of the Day for May and June. The Show and Tell item for May and June is "My Family."
This was the last week for the "Take-Apart Centre" and the "Make a Toy (reuse materials) Centre. The new centre is "All about Plants and Seeds" and the children have been observing the growth of our various seeds and recording their observations in a class journal.
Elizabeth, Luca and Stella received TDSB certificates for Cooperation at this month's Sharing Assembly. Well done! All the Kinders sang "This is the Way we Help the Earth." The Kinders also enjoyed a presentation by children's author Chad Solomon!
That's the news from Room 166. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Week of April 25-29
Dear families,
Last week we completed our big inquiry and learning about Earth week and the children proudly brought their folders home to show you. Throughout the year we talk about nature and science and in April we focus on the Earth. The children wrote letters to the Earth and drew an accompanying picture. We continued talking about the meanings of REUSE, RECYCLE and REDUCE and the children had a lot of terrific ideas about how to do this. They completed a sorting activity with pictures of paper, metal and plastic, and played with memory cards (a set of which they made themselves to play at home). The whole school also did a yard clean up on Earth Day. All the children did lovely paintings of the Earth surrounded by stars. The children also did "puffy paint" earth art which is drying over the weekend.
This week they also planted grass seeds in the half egg shells (to make "egg heads!"), planted sunflower seeds, and found "mystery seeds" in the Kindergarten yard that we planted in a pot too. We will be observing and learning about the germination/growth of all these seeds as well as beans.
There was a terrific presentation by the ROM about trees that the children watched, and the children completed drawings of themselves as Earth Rangers.
We are continuing our inquiry together on Habitats on the Earth and have so far talked and read about the Ocean, Forest, and Prairie/Grassland. Next week we will be developing a bulletin board in the hall about habitats.
Also in keeping with Earth Day and recycling, the children are continuing to enjoy the "Take-Apart Centre" and I brought in an old intercom from home and Claire brought in a small scanner for the children to take apart and examine. The children have also been bringing in and making great toys made from recycled cardboard and other household objects. This week Martel, Christopher and Cole made decorative shields, Dylan made a saw, and Matthew made a rocket launcher and a rocket. Two children work at the centre each day.
Miss. Nisker taught the children about Passover this week and on Monday will do an Afikaman hunt. Thank you Miss Nisker.
The sight words of the week were WHO and DOWN.
Thank you to Samantha who brought in a silica package that she found in the yard - we talked about not to touch this. We will turn it into a science learning opportunity next week, watching how the crystals absorb water.
Thank you as well to Martel's mom who made play-doh for the children. Martel also prepared this month's Scholastic order forms. The next order is due May 31st.
Thank you Camilla who brought in a book about reusing home articles to make egg heads.
Thank you as well to Elizabeth's dad who was our mystery reader.
Next week in the morning we are continuing our learning about Habitats and in the afternoons we are going to be learning about dinosaurs. Thanks to Samantha who brought in a "dinosaur foot" she made from a tissue box, because this inspired all the kids to want to learn more in class about dinosaurs. I have several books about dinosaurs and Kosti, Dylan and Christopher brought in terrific books too.
That's our news from room 166. I hope you have a terrific week!
Last week we completed our big inquiry and learning about Earth week and the children proudly brought their folders home to show you. Throughout the year we talk about nature and science and in April we focus on the Earth. The children wrote letters to the Earth and drew an accompanying picture. We continued talking about the meanings of REUSE, RECYCLE and REDUCE and the children had a lot of terrific ideas about how to do this. They completed a sorting activity with pictures of paper, metal and plastic, and played with memory cards (a set of which they made themselves to play at home). The whole school also did a yard clean up on Earth Day. All the children did lovely paintings of the Earth surrounded by stars. The children also did "puffy paint" earth art which is drying over the weekend.
This week they also planted grass seeds in the half egg shells (to make "egg heads!"), planted sunflower seeds, and found "mystery seeds" in the Kindergarten yard that we planted in a pot too. We will be observing and learning about the germination/growth of all these seeds as well as beans.
There was a terrific presentation by the ROM about trees that the children watched, and the children completed drawings of themselves as Earth Rangers.
We are continuing our inquiry together on Habitats on the Earth and have so far talked and read about the Ocean, Forest, and Prairie/Grassland. Next week we will be developing a bulletin board in the hall about habitats.
Also in keeping with Earth Day and recycling, the children are continuing to enjoy the "Take-Apart Centre" and I brought in an old intercom from home and Claire brought in a small scanner for the children to take apart and examine. The children have also been bringing in and making great toys made from recycled cardboard and other household objects. This week Martel, Christopher and Cole made decorative shields, Dylan made a saw, and Matthew made a rocket launcher and a rocket. Two children work at the centre each day.
Miss. Nisker taught the children about Passover this week and on Monday will do an Afikaman hunt. Thank you Miss Nisker.
The sight words of the week were WHO and DOWN.
Thank you to Samantha who brought in a silica package that she found in the yard - we talked about not to touch this. We will turn it into a science learning opportunity next week, watching how the crystals absorb water.
Thank you as well to Martel's mom who made play-doh for the children. Martel also prepared this month's Scholastic order forms. The next order is due May 31st.
Thank you Camilla who brought in a book about reusing home articles to make egg heads.
Thank you as well to Elizabeth's dad who was our mystery reader.
Next week in the morning we are continuing our learning about Habitats and in the afternoons we are going to be learning about dinosaurs. Thanks to Samantha who brought in a "dinosaur foot" she made from a tissue box, because this inspired all the kids to want to learn more in class about dinosaurs. I have several books about dinosaurs and Kosti, Dylan and Christopher brought in terrific books too.
That's our news from room 166. I hope you have a terrific week!
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