Always a good time to be had when there is a frisbee in the equation! In completing this activity the students created a piece of artwork that had a spider web effect by simply rolling a marble through paint.
October 30, 2012
October 25, 2012
Silly Spiders
Who said spiders were scary? Take a look at these cute, silly spiders!
The activity incorporated our scissor skills, following instructions, being aware of space on paper, and using wet glue appropriately, as well as counting up to 8 and being sure that there were an even number of legs on each side. Even though these spiders aren't the most "real" you can easily recognize this arachnids two body parts and eight legs. Not too sure about the orange nose but it sure adds character!
October 24, 2012
Hallowe'en Festivities
Our very first classroom party is fast approaching! Please feel free to send your child to school in their Halloween costume on October 31st, but be sure to leave masks, wands, swords, or any other accessory at home so that it doesn't get left behind or damaged. We will be participating in a small parade around the school and then will return to the classroom for our yummy snacks. Hopefully if there is enough time we'll manage to squeeze a craft in too!
The following families have very kindly signed up to provide snacks for our Halloween party:
Fruit Tray: The Gilmour's
Veggies & Dip:
Cheese & Crackers: The Bourne's
Cupcakes: The Blyth's/Murphy's
Cookies: The Wilson's
Juice & Cups: The Long's
Feel free to send the items in your child's backpack or, if it easier, you can drop the snacks off in the front office (just leave a note on top with my name on it).
Thanks so much for the snacks!
October 23, 2012
October 22, 2012
Letter Of The Week
We are diving deeply into upper and lowercase letters! Today was our very first attempt at completing a worksheet about the letter Tt. Typically I start with letters that are easier to print so that the children feel great success right away. We talk about the sound, perform the action that goes with it, and how you print it properly.
The activity is one for exposure and to "have a go" at trying to print the letter "t". I was absolutely impressed at how well the children did in following the instructions and finishing the page to the very best of their ability! I was also so surprised to see how many children printed their name independently using only 1 capital letter and the rest being lowercase! What a great way to start the week!
October 19, 2012
Spider Schema
- spiders eat butterflies
- spiders spin webs
- spiders can drop from their web
- spiders live outside
- spiders live inside
- spiders eat mosquitos
- spiders have 8 legs
- spiders can bite
- dogs eat spiders
- spiders can crawl on people
- I wonder what a spider will do if it gets mad?
- I wonder what spiders eat? Do they eat pumpkins?
- I wonder if they chew their food?
- I wonder if spiders can bite?
October 16, 2012
It's Chilly Out There!
Wow...is it ever getting cold! Sadly, I think toque and mitten weather is around the corner! Please know that the children remain outdoors in the morning for at least 20-25 minutes. As the weather changes, our time preparing for home has increased and the task of assisting many little ones for outdoors can be tricky and time-consuming. Any efforts in practicing zippers, mittens, and getting a backpack on over a bulky jacket is much appreciated! Our efforts now will be hugely helpful for when snowsuits come on the scene!
October 15, 2012
Working Our Muscles
We sure do love our time in the gym running, jumping, bouncing and developing our coordination and large muscles! In the classroom it is a different story of how we are developing our smaller muscles. By lacing beads on strings, picking up tiny things with tweezers, and playing with playdough we are working on fine motor. A recent activity had us working our fingers (and patience) as we ever so carefully peeled tiny stickers and placed them "just right" on a dotted line. The children were expected to complete at least one shape with stickers and then were free to change to crayon to trace the lines. Of course this wasn't done in a day; we picked away at it and took breaks from time to time as it was one of those jobs that could get tiresome!
October 09, 2012
SMILE...It's Picture Day!
Remember that tomorrow is picture day!
Please send in the paper that indicates your colour background preference and picture pose.
October 08, 2012
Gobble, Gobble!
There is nothing like a craft that children complete on their own! These little turkeys seem to all have a personality of their own! The activity we completed was awesome as it integrated so many important skills from cutting the turkey body out to pasting feathers on, from counting feathers to drawing eyes, to printing the corresponding numeral beside the matching colour word (with some help from me if necessary).
You can support this learning at home by encouraging your child to show you how they counted (i.e. did they touch the correct feather colour? Did they count correctly?), do they see any capital letters, how many letters are in some of the words, if they can spy the letter "a" or "e" etc.
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing time with family and friends!
Aren't they so cute!
You can support this learning at home by encouraging your child to show you how they counted (i.e. did they touch the correct feather colour? Did they count correctly?), do they see any capital letters, how many letters are in some of the words, if they can spy the letter "a" or "e" etc.
I hope you are enjoying a relaxing time with family and friends!
Happy Thanksgiving!
October 03, 2012
October 01, 2012
Playdough...
Thanks goes out to Caroline, Logan, and Jack G's family for supplying our Play-Doh this month!
Much appreciated!
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