Mother Earth

As part of our study on planets, the blue group created their own Earth using a balloon and paper mache.

Some loved that feel of flour and water on their fingers, and worked for a long time creating the layers!

After several days, it was dry, and then it was time to paint...blue for the oceans and green representing the land!

Time to admire our creation...Mother Earth is on display!

Hatching time

We have 12 hens eggs set in our school incubator.

Each day, a few of us go and spray some water on the eggs and cross off  a day on our hatching calendar.

We attempted “candling” the eggs using a strong flashlight in a dark room. Inside, we could see a dark “blob” moving around inside. In some eggs, we could view developing veins. In most, it was easy to see the air space at the end.

There are 11 more days to go. We can’t wait until May 7! 

We watched an amazing short video that magically seemed to show us what was going on inside an egg. If you’d like to see it and show your child again, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3Tw5qpfZQ

Spring has sprung??!!!

Finally!! We have enjoyed some outdoor activities this week including drawing some early spring flowers....

...picking up some litter...

...found all sorts of seeds

And even chased some pine cones that we threw into the water!

Spring fun at its best!

3, 2, 1...Lift Off

We had so much fun designing, making and blasting off rockets this afternoon. It was an optional activity made available to the senior kindergartens. We used old film canisters (I still have a few hanging around!), covered them with paper, some put fins on, some put a cone at the top, some added a hand drawn picture of themselves, some added a flag.

At the end of the day, everyone went outside and prepared for our rocket launch! In each film canister, I would put in 2 alka seltzer tablet and a bit of water. Eventually the tablets fizzed and created enough bubbles and pressure and the lid stays on the ground and the canister (and rocket) flies into the air. 

We started with a few spectators and ended up with quite a gathering!

Just look at the excitement on their faces!

I love my job❤️

Sorting

As part of student’s mathematical development, they must learn that objects are different according to different attributes and they can be collected, grouped and organized according to theses similarities and differences. We have been talking about sorting objects, specifically buttons. We started by reading a book:

Each student was then given a small container of buttons, and asked to sort them, and then be able identify a sorting rule.

Logan sorted his by colour.

Nevya sorted her buttons according to size, small, medium and large!

Parker and Jouni both used colour.

Emery noticed different coloured buttons.

Connor found buttons that have 2, or 4 or no holes!

Chase is sorting the white buttons out.

Mylo is deciding what to do.
Hard at work!

Planets and Rocket ships

We are continuing our solar system theme. Collaboratively, the blue class made a solar system mural. Then the green class labelled and added the sun.

Everyone has completed a rocket (or is the process of), with a special astronaut peeking out the window!

In order to entice some reluctant writers, we have added “Space Station Security Badges”, as well as registration for space school. The students have had fun learning about what life is like in a zero gravity space station!

We have the numbers from ten to one to put in order for our rocket ship.

“Out if this world fun!”

This week, our classes have been busy learning about space. We have changed the dramatic arts centre to a rocket ship, in front of a (child made) mural of the solar system. We have been reading a variety of non fiction books about space, learned a new space song, used some different art techniques to create a “galaxy” background for rocket ships we have made.

Thanks Dylan for lending us your cool astronaut costume!

Writing about our space adventures!