Sunday, March 23, 2014

March 10 -14

File Folder Games .. sorting letters are they tall, small, hanging, or do they have loops?  Which letter goes in the middle?

Jersey Day!

Our Science work job ... gobstoppers what color is it at first?  What happens as you suck on it for a few minutes?  Record your findings.

Measuring our worms using cubes!

Working on our 3D creations!

The Hair Salon is open ... how would you like your hair done?  Lots of fun and fine motor control going on here!

Crazy Hair Day!

After learning if things slide, or roll the boys made some some ramps for testing out other things!

Our 3D Creations!

Sunday, March 9, 2014

March 3 - 6

We baked bread just like the Little Red Hen ... then we were able to eat it -  it was delicious!

First we roll the dice, then we build the number with cubes on the Little Red Riding Hood math work job!

Working on our 3D Creatures .... the children really enjoyed this activity and asked if they could do it again.  We have enough materials to let this be a work job again next week!

Our finished 3B Bots!

Working on the marshmallow experiment.  First you draw the marshmallows, then the cup, I put hot water in the cup.  The children stirred it up .... what did they see happen to the marshmallows.  Record your work!

Write the room with words from Little Red Riding Hood!

Writer's Workshop ... the children are really enjoying being authors and illustrators in their own books!  It is exciting to see their interest! 

First we used actual dominoes and then we did this in our math solving notebooks.  The children  did an excellent job!

Ryly worked on this 3D project for three days and then she gave it to her friend Ben! 

Learning centre time ... building with the Lego is always a popular choice!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

February 24 - 27

How do you think March came in ?  Like a Lion or a Lamb?

Our 100 Day activities!  Thank you for sending in the 100 day items!

During learning centre time the children like to play boardgames with me. They love to win!

We have been learning about 3D shapes .  We were experimenting to see which objects would roll or slide!

The Little Red Hen. We will be baking bread tomorrow- Monday March 3!

First we read the card,  then build the word with letter tiles and finally print the word.

Some learning centre time pictures!

Playdough mats for the Little Red Hen.. add wheat grains, loaves of bread or spell words related to the story.

Working on our own Little Red Hen Books!

Monday, February 17, 2014

February 10 - 14

Your Valentine mailboxes ... very creative! I hope you had fun with your family as you created your mailboxes!

Our displays this month Kindergarten provided the artwork for the office entry

Some valentine fun and games with our friends in KA

Passing out Valentines in our class!

Valentine clipboard cruising!

Sorting buttons... how many different ways did we discover, by color, size, shape,and the number of button holes!

Vinegar hearts ,, what happens when you add baking soda and water?

Creating love bugs!

We had all the rocks in the bucket foe excellent behavior so we celebrated here we are playing cooperative musical chairs when no one ever gets out you just touch or sit on someone else ... we had a lot of fun!

Some dramatic play fun!

Another rock in the bucket celebration game - Doggie Doggie Where is your bone?

Sunday, February 9, 2014

February 3 - 7

White Mud . . . when you mix baking soda and water we discovered that it made white mud!

How many?  Peddlers, shoes, caps, trees, tree roots, etc
If I wear a ______________ hat I could be a _____________________.

How many caps can you wear on your head and walk around the class without letting them fall?


We watched the video of the Hat Hat and tried to do the actions.  We sure had a lot of fun!

Kindergarten A and B enjoying learning centre time together! 

Some grader 6 students came into out class and did their book review presentations .... awesome job grade 6!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

January 27 - 30

Barbie did an excellent presentation of the importance of Nutrition.  Yum Yum and Fussy Pants certainly helped the children understand the importance of  nutrition and the Canada's Food Guide!

Working on our class book - Kitty's Week!

Some cozy areas in the classroom for Literacy Day!

Count the dots, show that number of cats, record the number!

Land, Sea or Sky.... color, cut out and place the items in the correct place.

Working on our Valentine people to hang in the office.  This month kindergarten provided the art for the office display. Drop by and see the Valentine people and Groundhogs on display!

Creating our own Cookie the Cat!

Cookie The Cat!

Learning centre time with our KA friends!

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