Today we had a great day of Halloween activities. We started the day by drawing pictures of our costumes and then we did a journal entry about our costumes and Halloween plans. After recess we did a counting challenge. When we figured out the final magic number we got to choose a treat! When we were finished the challenge we got to try a new math game called Boo Bump. We will have another chance to play the game tomorrow.
After lunch we all put on our costumes and had the Halloween Parade. Then we watched the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Then it was time for gym. We played a chasing game called "Star Light, Star Bright, Ghosties Won't Come Out Tonight". Then we had music.
Have a safe and happy Halloween! Try to not stay up too late!!
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Halloween Tomorrow!
This morning we started with journals. Today the grade 1's had to do 4 sentences grade 2's had to do 7 sentences because Ms. Boyer gave us the starting sentence as a freebie. The first sentence was "On Friday we went to Nose Hill." Then our job was to write about the things we saw on Nose Hill. We tried to use some of the plant names we have learned.
After recess we did a math reflection about our 3D shapes project. We had to write down which shapes we used and how many of each shape. The grade 1's had to shape words written for them and the grade 2's had to try to write the shape words on their own. Then we had to choose one of our shapes and describe its edges, faces, and vertices.
This afternoon we worked on making posters to show our findings from our Nose Hill trip. Ms. Boyer showed us two examples of posters. One poster was a good example and one wasn't a very good example. We had to look carefully to figure out what made one poster better than the other. One of the things that made the poster good was its title. The good title was eye-catching and it gave our audience more information. Another thing was the pictures. In the good poster the pictures all had labels and interesting discoveries that we had made while we were on Nose Hill. After we figured out the things that make a good poster we got together in our groups and started working on our own posters.
Tomorrow is Halloween. Our classroom will be mostly business as usual in the morning but we will have a small halloween celebration in the afternoon. Students are invited to change into their costumes after they eat their lunch and we will all get to enjoy the Halloween parade and a short movie in the afternoon.
After recess we did a math reflection about our 3D shapes project. We had to write down which shapes we used and how many of each shape. The grade 1's had to shape words written for them and the grade 2's had to try to write the shape words on their own. Then we had to choose one of our shapes and describe its edges, faces, and vertices.
This afternoon we worked on making posters to show our findings from our Nose Hill trip. Ms. Boyer showed us two examples of posters. One poster was a good example and one wasn't a very good example. We had to look carefully to figure out what made one poster better than the other. One of the things that made the poster good was its title. The good title was eye-catching and it gave our audience more information. Another thing was the pictures. In the good poster the pictures all had labels and interesting discoveries that we had made while we were on Nose Hill. After we figured out the things that make a good poster we got together in our groups and started working on our own posters.
Tomorrow is Halloween. Our classroom will be mostly business as usual in the morning but we will have a small halloween celebration in the afternoon. Students are invited to change into their costumes after they eat their lunch and we will all get to enjoy the Halloween parade and a short movie in the afternoon.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Nose Hill Plant Hunt
Today was Fresh Air Friday!
We went on a plant hunt at Nose Hill. We were hunting for:
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| Wildrose Bushes (with Rosehips) |
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| Buck Brush |
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| Bergamot |
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| Yarrow |
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| Wild Sage |
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| Aspen Trees |
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| Wolf Willow |
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| Canadian Thistle |
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| Wild Blue Flax |
We took photos on the iPads, made and recorded our observations, and collected some evidence in ziplock bags. We worked in groups and made lots of discoveries!
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| Follow the Leader |
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| Where's the Buckbrush? |
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| Snack Time! |
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| Scientists always record their observations |
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| We still need to find Wolf Willow! |
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| A great day on Nose Hill! |
While we were completing our plant hunt, we also made some new discoveries. Here is Leander with his buddy Aksel explaining their discovery (sorry Ms. Boyer held the phone the wrong way again...):
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| The Mystery Plant... |
What do you think? Do you have any theories about this plant
Thank you to all the parent and grandparent volunteers who came with us today!
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Pyjama Day
Today was Pyjama Day! Lots of us chose to wear our PJ's and bring our stuffies with us to school.
We started the day with centers and then we read a perfect story for today called Pyjama Day! by Robert Munsch. Our stuffies were allowed to join us at the carpet but only if they could be good listeners and didn't distract anyone. Most of the stuffies were very well behaved.
After the story we worked on our Buck Brush page. We are still working to finish writing all our facts. A few of us are finished writing the facts we learned as a class and have started doing some of our own research. Dhvani discovered that Buck Brush was used by the Blackfoot to make the shafts for their arrows.
After recess the grade 2's did some more practice with days of the week and months of the year and the grade 1's did printing (today's letter was I). Then we had our last math time to work on our shapes projects. Here are some photos of our work. Please notice how hard we are working to make our projects detailed and realistic. Please notice how many different types of 3D shapes we have used so that we can get to the center of the target!
After lunch we worked on our leaf study. Some of us were able to finish all of our sketches and labels today! Next week we will have one more day so that the rest of us can finish.
Then it was time for gym. We played with the scoops and balls and also played a special Pyjama Day tag game. By the time we were finished we were all tired and some of us were feeling sleepy because we were in our pyjamas. So we had to have a nap!!!
After our nap we went to music with Mr. O'Reilly. We are practicing our Fool song and today we practiced on our different instruments. Leander is playing drum, Senna is singing, and Liam and Addison are both playing xylophones. Everyone in our class plays an instrument or is a singer except for Shawn and Abdul Ahad are the camera and microphone people.
Tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. We are going to Nose Hill. Please dress in layers so you are ready for all types of possible weather. Please bring a snack and a small water bottle that you can carry in your backpack. Please leave any extra things at home so you don't have a super heavy backpack to haul up Nose Hill.
We started the day with centers and then we read a perfect story for today called Pyjama Day! by Robert Munsch. Our stuffies were allowed to join us at the carpet but only if they could be good listeners and didn't distract anyone. Most of the stuffies were very well behaved.
After the story we worked on our Buck Brush page. We are still working to finish writing all our facts. A few of us are finished writing the facts we learned as a class and have started doing some of our own research. Dhvani discovered that Buck Brush was used by the Blackfoot to make the shafts for their arrows.
After recess the grade 2's did some more practice with days of the week and months of the year and the grade 1's did printing (today's letter was I). Then we had our last math time to work on our shapes projects. Here are some photos of our work. Please notice how hard we are working to make our projects detailed and realistic. Please notice how many different types of 3D shapes we have used so that we can get to the center of the target!
After lunch we worked on our leaf study. Some of us were able to finish all of our sketches and labels today! Next week we will have one more day so that the rest of us can finish.
Then it was time for gym. We played with the scoops and balls and also played a special Pyjama Day tag game. By the time we were finished we were all tired and some of us were feeling sleepy because we were in our pyjamas. So we had to have a nap!!!
After our nap we went to music with Mr. O'Reilly. We are practicing our Fool song and today we practiced on our different instruments. Leander is playing drum, Senna is singing, and Liam and Addison are both playing xylophones. Everyone in our class plays an instrument or is a singer except for Shawn and Abdul Ahad are the camera and microphone people.
Tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. We are going to Nose Hill. Please dress in layers so you are ready for all types of possible weather. Please bring a snack and a small water bottle that you can carry in your backpack. Please leave any extra things at home so you don't have a super heavy backpack to haul up Nose Hill.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
PJ Day tomorrow!
Today we continued working on our Buckbrush study. To start our work today we began by looking at our last botany page about Goldenrod. Each of us needed to decide how we were going to push ourselves to make our work even better on our Buckbrush page. Some of us decided we were going to work on using bigger spaces between our words to make our facts easier to read. Some of us decided we would push ourselves to do one or two more facts than we did last time. Some of us decided we would try to do an extra fact that we research on our own. Ask me how I am planning to push myself.
After recess we worked on our 3D shapes project. We will have one more day to finish our projects. While we were working, Ms. Boyer continued interviewing us to see what we can tell her about 3D shapes.
This afternoon Ms. Boyer was at a meeting so Mrs. Wilkens worked with us. We worked on our leaf study and then had gym. Our goal with our leaf study today was to finish our rubbing, sketch, and labels for at least 2 leaves.
Please remember that tomorrow is PJ and Stuffy Day! If you are bringing a stuffy please make sure it is labelled with your name.
Attention Volunteers: We will be going to Nose Hill on Friday. If you are able to come with us, please email Ms. Boyer.
After recess we worked on our 3D shapes project. We will have one more day to finish our projects. While we were working, Ms. Boyer continued interviewing us to see what we can tell her about 3D shapes.
This afternoon Ms. Boyer was at a meeting so Mrs. Wilkens worked with us. We worked on our leaf study and then had gym. Our goal with our leaf study today was to finish our rubbing, sketch, and labels for at least 2 leaves.
Please remember that tomorrow is PJ and Stuffy Day! If you are bringing a stuffy please make sure it is labelled with your name.
Attention Volunteers: We will be going to Nose Hill on Friday. If you are able to come with us, please email Ms. Boyer.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Treat Day!
This morning we worked on our buck brush page. First, we needed to make our title. Then we started writing our facts. Did you know that the wood can be used to make tools? Did you know the branches have lines on them? Did you know that buck brush has small white berries?
Then it was time for recess. Thanks to our Room 1 friends for providing the treats for treat day! After recess and printing we worked on our 3D shapes project. To start we did a mini-museum. We put our work on our desks and then did a tour of the portable and room 1 to see if we could get any new ideas from their work. We noticed that some people were bringing extra shapes from home to add to their projects. We noticed that some people added extra details to the base of their projects. That made them look more interesting.
After lunch we did our leaf study. On Friday we made the leaf rubbings for this project. Today we started working on leaf sketches and labels. We are working on adding lots of details to our sketches by looking closely at the leaves and we are trying to add labels that describe the leaf shapes, sizes, colours, and edges.
Please remember that Thursday is PJ and Stuffy Day!
Attention volunteers: We are hoping to go to Nose Hill on Friday. We are hoping to have 4-5 volunteers from our class to join us. Please email Ms. Boyer if you are able to come.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Treat Day Tomorrow!
Our blog group this week is: Addison, Senna, Liam, and Leander
This morning we worked on journals. First, we worked on our pictures. Next, we read Ms. Boyer's journal entry. She made some spelling mistakes and forgot some capital letters. She kept forgetting to make the word "I" a capital! We had to fix the mistakes for her. Then, we stared our own journal writing. The grade 1's needed to write at least 3 sentences and the grade 2's needed to write at least 1 paragraph.
After recess the grade 1's finished their printing work for the letter U and the grade 2's did word work. Right now, the grade 2's are working on being able to spelling the days of the week and months of the year correctly and are making sure they are confident about their order. Then we worked on our 3D shapes project. We continued building our shapes. We have two more days to finish our project! Then we are going to share them with our big buddies!
This afternoon we finished our buckbrush paintings. We had a few minutes to finish our leaves and backgrounds and then Ms. Boyer showed us a special technique for making the berries. To make the berries we used white liquid paint and made dots using the end of the paint brush handle.
Please remember that tomorrow is treat day! Don't forget to bring 25 cents.
Attention Volunteers: We are hoping to head up to Nose Hill this Friday. We are hoping to have 4-5 volunteers from our class who can join us. If you are able to come, please email Ms. Boyer. Thanks!
This morning we worked on journals. First, we worked on our pictures. Next, we read Ms. Boyer's journal entry. She made some spelling mistakes and forgot some capital letters. She kept forgetting to make the word "I" a capital! We had to fix the mistakes for her. Then, we stared our own journal writing. The grade 1's needed to write at least 3 sentences and the grade 2's needed to write at least 1 paragraph.
After recess the grade 1's finished their printing work for the letter U and the grade 2's did word work. Right now, the grade 2's are working on being able to spelling the days of the week and months of the year correctly and are making sure they are confident about their order. Then we worked on our 3D shapes project. We continued building our shapes. We have two more days to finish our project! Then we are going to share them with our big buddies!
This afternoon we finished our buckbrush paintings. We had a few minutes to finish our leaves and backgrounds and then Ms. Boyer showed us a special technique for making the berries. To make the berries we used white liquid paint and made dots using the end of the paint brush handle.
Please remember that tomorrow is treat day! Don't forget to bring 25 cents.
Attention Volunteers: We are hoping to head up to Nose Hill this Friday. We are hoping to have 4-5 volunteers from our class who can join us. If you are able to come, please email Ms. Boyer. Thanks!
Friday, October 20, 2017
Leaf Study and Plant Mapping
Today was Fresh Air Friday. We started with a bit of center time and then we did two different activities.
First, we worked on our leaf study. We made leaf rubbings using crayons and the leaves we collected from the Whispering Woods. We had to fold our art journal page into 4 sections and then we placed the leaves under the page. We also added a title to our page. Our title was Leaf Study. We used different crayon colours to do our leaf rubbings and we did 4 different leaf rubbings. When we did the rubbings we noticed that the veins in the leaves made designs and that every leaf had a different vein pattern. Our leaves were many different sizes and shapes. Some were pointy and some were smooth. Some of them also had dots. We noticed that some of our leaves have become brown and crumbly on the edges but still seem alive in the middle.
Second, we mapped the whispering woods and recorded where we saw the different plants we have studied. This is an important skill for a botanist because it is important to know where you have found different plants so that you could find them again. A botanist might want to take a sample of a plant back to their lab to study and would need to know where they had found the plant so they could return to it another time. A botanist might also want to map the plants in an area so that they could see if anything changes over time. We used different symbols to show the rosehips, buckbrush, willows and aspen trees. When we were looking closely to make our maps we noticed buckbrush and rosehips in places we hadn't noticed before.
Have a great weekend! Please remember Tuesday is Treat Day and Thursday is PJ and Stuffy Day!
First, we worked on our leaf study. We made leaf rubbings using crayons and the leaves we collected from the Whispering Woods. We had to fold our art journal page into 4 sections and then we placed the leaves under the page. We also added a title to our page. Our title was Leaf Study. We used different crayon colours to do our leaf rubbings and we did 4 different leaf rubbings. When we did the rubbings we noticed that the veins in the leaves made designs and that every leaf had a different vein pattern. Our leaves were many different sizes and shapes. Some were pointy and some were smooth. Some of them also had dots. We noticed that some of our leaves have become brown and crumbly on the edges but still seem alive in the middle.
Second, we mapped the whispering woods and recorded where we saw the different plants we have studied. This is an important skill for a botanist because it is important to know where you have found different plants so that you could find them again. A botanist might want to take a sample of a plant back to their lab to study and would need to know where they had found the plant so they could return to it another time. A botanist might also want to map the plants in an area so that they could see if anything changes over time. We used different symbols to show the rosehips, buckbrush, willows and aspen trees. When we were looking closely to make our maps we noticed buckbrush and rosehips in places we hadn't noticed before.
Have a great weekend! Please remember Tuesday is Treat Day and Thursday is PJ and Stuffy Day!
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Recipe Books Complete!
This morning we started with our centers. A few of us are still working to finish our math center work from last week and we are using our morning center time to do this. Ask me if I am still working on my math centers.
After centers we worked on our recipe books. Our goal was to get all the pieces of our book finished. First we had to finish the front cover. Then we had to finish all our artwork and recipes. Finally we had to put all the pages in the right order and put them in our blue folder.
After recess we did printing and wordwork.
Then we worked on our recipe books again. We are bringing them home today! This recipe book includes recipes that we made at school using the vegetables from our garden and from some lovely donations. Please notice our artwork for each recipe. This was our first project using pastels. Please notice our borders and decorations on the recipes. Please try these recipes at home, we really enjoyed them!
Then it was time for Fun Lunch! Thank you to all the parents who volunteered for this event.
After lunch we read a story called "The Greedy Triangle". It was about a triangle that kept wanting more sides and angles. Each time he got a new side and a new angle he turned into a new shape. At the end he got really frustrated and decided to go back to being a triangle.
Then we worked on our 3D shapes projects. We started making a target today so we will know when our projects are finished. So far we have decided that we need to include 4 different kinds of shapes to get to the center of the target.
After shapes we had gym and music.
We are bringing home two notices today. One is for a fundraiser from the school council and the other is from the Lunch Lady.
Please remember that tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. Please dress for the weather. We will be continuing to work on our leaf study and doing some mapping in the Whispering Woods.
After centers we worked on our recipe books. Our goal was to get all the pieces of our book finished. First we had to finish the front cover. Then we had to finish all our artwork and recipes. Finally we had to put all the pages in the right order and put them in our blue folder.
After recess we did printing and wordwork.
Then we worked on our recipe books again. We are bringing them home today! This recipe book includes recipes that we made at school using the vegetables from our garden and from some lovely donations. Please notice our artwork for each recipe. This was our first project using pastels. Please notice our borders and decorations on the recipes. Please try these recipes at home, we really enjoyed them!
Then it was time for Fun Lunch! Thank you to all the parents who volunteered for this event.
After lunch we read a story called "The Greedy Triangle". It was about a triangle that kept wanting more sides and angles. Each time he got a new side and a new angle he turned into a new shape. At the end he got really frustrated and decided to go back to being a triangle.
Then we worked on our 3D shapes projects. We started making a target today so we will know when our projects are finished. So far we have decided that we need to include 4 different kinds of shapes to get to the center of the target.
After shapes we had gym and music.
We are bringing home two notices today. One is for a fundraiser from the school council and the other is from the Lunch Lady.
Please remember that tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. Please dress for the weather. We will be continuing to work on our leaf study and doing some mapping in the Whispering Woods.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Beet Day!
This morning was a little hectic because of picture day. We worked on our centers and then had to get ready for our pictures. We didn't end up getting to have library because everything was just too busy.
After our pictures we worked on our 3D shapes project. Then it was time for recess.
After recess it was time to do some cooking with beets. We didn't have quite enough beets in our garden but Cedar and his family kindly donated some beets from their garden. Thanks Cedar! We made Unbeetable Hummus. It is pink thanks to the roasted beets that go in it. Then we worked on decorating our recipes and doing our beet artwork.
After lunch we worked on our front covers for our recipe books. We are almost ready to assemble our books! Then we went to gym. We are working on our skipping skills this week.
After gym we had some finish up time and free choice. Then it was snack time! We tried our Unbeetable hummus with pita chips, rice crackers, and carrots. Some of us thought the hummus tasted strange at first because we were thinking about regular hummus. Once we starting thinking 'beets" it tasted a lot better!
Please remember that tomorrow is fun lunch!
After our pictures we worked on our 3D shapes project. Then it was time for recess.
After recess it was time to do some cooking with beets. We didn't have quite enough beets in our garden but Cedar and his family kindly donated some beets from their garden. Thanks Cedar! We made Unbeetable Hummus. It is pink thanks to the roasted beets that go in it. Then we worked on decorating our recipes and doing our beet artwork.
After lunch we worked on our front covers for our recipe books. We are almost ready to assemble our books! Then we went to gym. We are working on our skipping skills this week.
After gym we had some finish up time and free choice. Then it was snack time! We tried our Unbeetable hummus with pita chips, rice crackers, and carrots. Some of us thought the hummus tasted strange at first because we were thinking about regular hummus. Once we starting thinking 'beets" it tasted a lot better!
Please remember that tomorrow is fun lunch!
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
A Monday-ish Tuesday
Our blog group this week is: Aksel, Reid, Lily, Katie, and Shawn
This morning we started with journals. Ms. Boyer showed us how to write different types of sentences to make our writing more detailed. We learned to start our writing with a sentence that tells the topic and then to add some sentences that give details about the topic. Then we learned to write a finish sentence to help wrap up the topic at the end. The grade 2 friends worked to do all these types of sentences in their journal to make a whole paragraph. The grade 1's worked to make sure they had a topic sentence and at least 2 detail sentences.
In math we finally got a chance to work on our 3D shapes project. Lots of us were very excited to work on our creations! For lots of us, folding the shapes nets is the hardest part.
This afternoon we did our buckbrush painting for our botany project. We tried to paint everything except the berries. Ms. Boyer is going to show us a special technique for painting the berries tomorrow.
In music we watched some videos of a band using school instruments and tools to play some famous songs. Then we worked on our Basia Bulat project. Today we got to tell Mr. O'Reilly which instrument we would like to learn to play.
Please remember that tomorrow is picture day!
This morning we started with journals. Ms. Boyer showed us how to write different types of sentences to make our writing more detailed. We learned to start our writing with a sentence that tells the topic and then to add some sentences that give details about the topic. Then we learned to write a finish sentence to help wrap up the topic at the end. The grade 2 friends worked to do all these types of sentences in their journal to make a whole paragraph. The grade 1's worked to make sure they had a topic sentence and at least 2 detail sentences.
In math we finally got a chance to work on our 3D shapes project. Lots of us were very excited to work on our creations! For lots of us, folding the shapes nets is the hardest part.
This afternoon we did our buckbrush painting for our botany project. We tried to paint everything except the berries. Ms. Boyer is going to show us a special technique for painting the berries tomorrow.
In music we watched some videos of a band using school instruments and tools to play some famous songs. Then we worked on our Basia Bulat project. Today we got to tell Mr. O'Reilly which instrument we would like to learn to play.
Please remember that tomorrow is picture day!
Friday, October 13, 2017
Potato Day and Leaf Study
Today was Fresh Air Friday and it was also Potato Day!
To start the day we had big buddies. Our big buddies are doing a special project where they are trying to take old discarded books and make them better. They read us the stories and then asked us which parts we didn't like and how we thought they could make it better. A few of our groups had extra time and got to look at another art project our buddies are working on. We are excited to see their final projects!
Then we started our potato stations. Before we went to our stations Ms. Boyer showed us how to make potato wedges. Our first station was potato prints. We will use our prints as the covers for our recipe books. Next, we went with Mr. O'Reilly to work on the potato wedges recipe. Last, we went to see Mrs. Hamby to work on our pastel potato artwork.
After the potato stations we got to eat the potato wedges! They tasted super duper good with ketchup. They tasted like french fries!
Then we started our leaf study. Our outdoor job was to find as many different kinds of leaves as we could. It is important for botanists to be able to tell the difference between leaves because often that is how they tell the difference between different plants. We were able to find quite a few different types. Some were very prickly! Next week we will use these leaves for a special leaf study project.
Please remember, there is no school on Monday. Have a great long weekend!
To start the day we had big buddies. Our big buddies are doing a special project where they are trying to take old discarded books and make them better. They read us the stories and then asked us which parts we didn't like and how we thought they could make it better. A few of our groups had extra time and got to look at another art project our buddies are working on. We are excited to see their final projects!
Then we started our potato stations. Before we went to our stations Ms. Boyer showed us how to make potato wedges. Our first station was potato prints. We will use our prints as the covers for our recipe books. Next, we went with Mr. O'Reilly to work on the potato wedges recipe. Last, we went to see Mrs. Hamby to work on our pastel potato artwork.
After the potato stations we got to eat the potato wedges! They tasted super duper good with ketchup. They tasted like french fries!
Then we started our leaf study. Our outdoor job was to find as many different kinds of leaves as we could. It is important for botanists to be able to tell the difference between leaves because often that is how they tell the difference between different plants. We were able to find quite a few different types. Some were very prickly! Next week we will use these leaves for a special leaf study project.
Please remember, there is no school on Monday. Have a great long weekend!
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Zucchini Day!
This morning we started with quiet centers and then we went to the learning commons. Our new student teacher Ms. Reil read us a new story. The story was about a person who wanted to great. He thought that to be great he should try to have everyone look up to him. He made a huge tower so that everyone would look up to him, but it didn't work. Then he learned from an old lady that they way to be great is to be helpful to other people. At the end of the story he used the wood from his tower to help his village build a school. Then he was really great.
Then it was time for our Zucchini stations. We made Zucchini Bread! First, we did our zucchini artwork with Mrs. Hamby. Then we went to work on our recipes with Mrs. Armour. Last we went to the staffroom and made the bread with Ms. Boyer.
This afternoon we finished our artwork and recipes. Then it was time for gym and music. At the end of the day we got to eat the bread!
Then it was time for our Zucchini stations. We made Zucchini Bread! First, we did our zucchini artwork with Mrs. Hamby. Then we went to work on our recipes with Mrs. Armour. Last we went to the staffroom and made the bread with Ms. Boyer.
This afternoon we finished our artwork and recipes. Then it was time for gym and music. At the end of the day we got to eat the bread!
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Carrot Cookies!
To start this morning we did our new quiet centers. Lots of us were really excited about making comic books and yarn sticks. A few of us also went to the math center and worked on hidden pictures. Ask me which center I chose today. After centers we had library. We are bringing home new books today.
After centers we worked on our 3D net creations. We shapes like triangular prisms, hexagonal pyramids, cylinders, cubes, square pyramids, and pentagonal prisms to make different things like cities, football fields, castles, farms, and trains.
After recess we did three baking stations! At the first station we helped Ms. Boyer grate the carrots and the orange zest for the cookies. Ms. Boyer called us the "Grate Team" because we were really good at our job. Next we went to visit Mrs. Armour in the portable. She helped us work on our carrot cookie recipes. We read the recipe and decorated our own copy. Last we went to see Mrs. Hamby. She showed us how to do an art project with pastels. We each made our own carrot art.
After lunch we had some more time to work on our recipe and our carrot artwork. The we went to gym. In gym we played soccer. After gym we got to have some iPad time and then we did our jobs and then we got to eat the cookies!
After centers we worked on our 3D net creations. We shapes like triangular prisms, hexagonal pyramids, cylinders, cubes, square pyramids, and pentagonal prisms to make different things like cities, football fields, castles, farms, and trains.
After recess we did three baking stations! At the first station we helped Ms. Boyer grate the carrots and the orange zest for the cookies. Ms. Boyer called us the "Grate Team" because we were really good at our job. Next we went to visit Mrs. Armour in the portable. She helped us work on our carrot cookie recipes. We read the recipe and decorated our own copy. Last we went to see Mrs. Hamby. She showed us how to do an art project with pastels. We each made our own carrot art.
After lunch we had some more time to work on our recipe and our carrot artwork. The we went to gym. In gym we played soccer. After gym we got to have some iPad time and then we did our jobs and then we got to eat the cookies!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
This morning we started with journals. Quite a few of us wrote about Thanksgiving. We worked to write at least 3 ideas if we are in grade 1 and at least 6 ideas if we are in grade 2. We also read a story called Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed that was all about doing kind things for others and the ways that our kindness can spread. It was also about a very big high school idea called exponential growth! We learned that if everyone can just be kind to 5 other people kindness could come to every person in the world in only 15 days!
In math we started learning how to create 3D shapes using shapes nets. We are all trying to make different 3D shapes and then we will use our shapes to create a sculpture. One of our friends says he is going to try to make Hogwarts!
In gym we started with three warm up drills. The first one was a dribbling drill where you had to control the ball while you did a zigzag through the cones, the second one was a passing station, and the third one was a shooting drill. Then we played some mini soccer games.
In music we are learning a song called Fool by Basia Bulat. Sometimes we practice by singing along to the video and sometimes Mr. O'Reilly plays in on his guitar while we sing.
We are bringing home 3 notices today. Two of them are about picture day and one is from ChildSafe Canada.
In math we started learning how to create 3D shapes using shapes nets. We are all trying to make different 3D shapes and then we will use our shapes to create a sculpture. One of our friends says he is going to try to make Hogwarts!
In gym we started with three warm up drills. The first one was a dribbling drill where you had to control the ball while you did a zigzag through the cones, the second one was a passing station, and the third one was a shooting drill. Then we played some mini soccer games.
In music we are learning a song called Fool by Basia Bulat. Sometimes we practice by singing along to the video and sometimes Mr. O'Reilly plays in on his guitar while we sing.
We are bringing home 3 notices today. Two of them are about picture day and one is from ChildSafe Canada.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Bulbs, Seeds, and Sketches
Today was Fresh Air Friday.
First, we went outside and planted bulbs in the garden beds at the front of the school. The bulbs were northern lights tulip, trumpet daffodils, hollywood nights tulips, sailors delight tulips, and a spring cheer mix. To plant the bulbs we first had to dig a hole 15cm deep. The bulbs will stay dormant in the dirt over the winter and then they will bloom in the spring.
Then we sketched the buckbrush with Mrs. Armour. It is the third plant in our botany study. The buckbrush has little white berries on it that look like little pompoms. These little berries were in clumps. It has a lot of long branches. We noticed lines and lots of leaves on the branches.
Last, we went on a seed hunt with Mrs. Hamby. We walked around the natureground looking for seeds and seed pods. We noticed lots of pocket gopher holes. Some of the seeds were from rosehips, some were from the goldenrod, some were from buckbrush, and some were from wild blue flax. We also found some wild sage.
We had a great day thanks to the volunteers who came to help us. Thank you to Taylor's mom and Leander's grandparents for coming to join us today! Also a big thank you to Ashton's family for donating the bulbs!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
First, we went outside and planted bulbs in the garden beds at the front of the school. The bulbs were northern lights tulip, trumpet daffodils, hollywood nights tulips, sailors delight tulips, and a spring cheer mix. To plant the bulbs we first had to dig a hole 15cm deep. The bulbs will stay dormant in the dirt over the winter and then they will bloom in the spring.
Then we sketched the buckbrush with Mrs. Armour. It is the third plant in our botany study. The buckbrush has little white berries on it that look like little pompoms. These little berries were in clumps. It has a lot of long branches. We noticed lines and lots of leaves on the branches.
Last, we went on a seed hunt with Mrs. Hamby. We walked around the natureground looking for seeds and seed pods. We noticed lots of pocket gopher holes. Some of the seeds were from rosehips, some were from the goldenrod, some were from buckbrush, and some were from wild blue flax. We also found some wild sage.
We had a great day thanks to the volunteers who came to help us. Thank you to Taylor's mom and Leander's grandparents for coming to join us today! Also a big thank you to Ashton's family for donating the bulbs!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Today we started with our quiet choices. Then Ms. Boyer and Mrs. Hamby told us about our new centers for next week. They are:
1. Bookmaking and stories
2. Yarn Sticks
3. Hidden Pictures
4. Literacy Games
5. Finish Up
After recess we did printing and booktime. Then we started our finish up jobs in math.
After lunch Ms. Boyer read us a story called "That's Mine!". She had noticed a few people during centers who were forgetting to share and be generous with our class tools and supplies. This story was about some frogs who had the same problem and had to learn to be more peaceful and cooperative.
In gym we worked on our soccer passing skills with a partner. Then we played Monkey in the Middle. Two people stand across from each other and another person stands in the middle. The people on the outsides try to pass the ball to each other without letting the person in the middle get the ball. If the person in the middle gets the ball, they switch spots with someone from the outside.
In music we started working on a special song for a music contest that we are going to enter. If we win the song might get played on the radio and our school will win a prize!
At the end of the day we got to go visit the portable. We had a special secret surprise for Ms. Boyer. Her wedding party is this weekend (she got married in the summer, but they didn't have the party) and we surprised her with special hearts we had made on Monday when she was away. We each put our own message on the hearts. Ms. Boyer says she will use them for decoration at the wedding party!
Tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. We will be doing three difference activities. One of the activities will be planting bulbs in the front flower beds. If any parents would like to come join us, extra hands always make planting easier! We will plan to start planting at about 9:30.
1. Bookmaking and stories
2. Yarn Sticks
3. Hidden Pictures
4. Literacy Games
5. Finish Up
After recess we did printing and booktime. Then we started our finish up jobs in math.
After lunch Ms. Boyer read us a story called "That's Mine!". She had noticed a few people during centers who were forgetting to share and be generous with our class tools and supplies. This story was about some frogs who had the same problem and had to learn to be more peaceful and cooperative.
In gym we worked on our soccer passing skills with a partner. Then we played Monkey in the Middle. Two people stand across from each other and another person stands in the middle. The people on the outsides try to pass the ball to each other without letting the person in the middle get the ball. If the person in the middle gets the ball, they switch spots with someone from the outside.
In music we started working on a special song for a music contest that we are going to enter. If we win the song might get played on the radio and our school will win a prize!
At the end of the day we got to go visit the portable. We had a special secret surprise for Ms. Boyer. Her wedding party is this weekend (she got married in the summer, but they didn't have the party) and we surprised her with special hearts we had made on Monday when she was away. We each put our own message on the hearts. Ms. Boyer says she will use them for decoration at the wedding party!
Tomorrow is Fresh Air Friday. We will be doing three difference activities. One of the activities will be planting bulbs in the front flower beds. If any parents would like to come join us, extra hands always make planting easier! We will plan to start planting at about 9:30.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
A very special guest
This morning we started the day by working on our botany project. Today our job was to add our facts to the goldenrod page. Here are some facts we learned about goldenrod:
1. The blossoms make a nice hair rinse.
2. The petals can be used to add colour to bread and pancakes.
3. The seeds can be used to thicken soup.
4. Was used to treat the mumps.
5. Used to make a medicinal tea to increase appetite.
6. Can be used for a herbal bath.
After that we were very excited to welcome our special guest for today. His name is Randy Bottle (Saa-kokoto in Blackfoot) and he is a Blackfoot Elder. He will be coming to our school several times this year to help us learn about the land, Blackfoot history and culture, and about the ways that we are all connected to the land. Today Randy taught us how to say some things in Blackfoot. We all had a chance to introduce ourselves. Did you know that Oki means hello? He also shared with us the way that he was given his name and that many Blackfoot people are given their names based on their personalities. He also showed us his headdress. It was made from eagle feathers, weasel pelts and horse hair.
Due to our visit from Randy we had a later recess today with just our class. After our special recess we read a story and then got our math folders organized. Tomorrow we will be starting our finish up days for our shape centers so we needed to get ourselves organized so that we will know what we need to finish tomorrow.
After lunch we watched "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" and then we finished the last step of our citizenship flags. This was the last part of our flags project! The whole project will be up on display in the hallway soon and it will then be moved to our classrooms as a display for the whole year. This display will help us to remember ways to be great students, great friends, and great citizens of our land.
After we finished our project it was time for gym. We have started practicing soccer skills. Then we went to music. In music we learned ways to keep our vocal cords healthy. We learned that we shouldn't drink sugar drinks or drinks with caffeine before a performance. Instead, we should drink water or warm tea. Then we watched a video about our vocal cords.
1. The blossoms make a nice hair rinse.
2. The petals can be used to add colour to bread and pancakes.
3. The seeds can be used to thicken soup.
4. Was used to treat the mumps.
5. Used to make a medicinal tea to increase appetite.
6. Can be used for a herbal bath.
After that we were very excited to welcome our special guest for today. His name is Randy Bottle (Saa-kokoto in Blackfoot) and he is a Blackfoot Elder. He will be coming to our school several times this year to help us learn about the land, Blackfoot history and culture, and about the ways that we are all connected to the land. Today Randy taught us how to say some things in Blackfoot. We all had a chance to introduce ourselves. Did you know that Oki means hello? He also shared with us the way that he was given his name and that many Blackfoot people are given their names based on their personalities. He also showed us his headdress. It was made from eagle feathers, weasel pelts and horse hair.
Due to our visit from Randy we had a later recess today with just our class. After our special recess we read a story and then got our math folders organized. Tomorrow we will be starting our finish up days for our shape centers so we needed to get ourselves organized so that we will know what we need to finish tomorrow.
After lunch we watched "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" and then we finished the last step of our citizenship flags. This was the last part of our flags project! The whole project will be up on display in the hallway soon and it will then be moved to our classrooms as a display for the whole year. This display will help us to remember ways to be great students, great friends, and great citizens of our land.
After we finished our project it was time for gym. We have started practicing soccer skills. Then we went to music. In music we learned ways to keep our vocal cords healthy. We learned that we shouldn't drink sugar drinks or drinks with caffeine before a performance. Instead, we should drink water or warm tea. Then we watched a video about our vocal cords.
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