Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween day. Many of our students couldn’t wait to show off their costume. In the morning, we went in a “parade” around the school to show off. In the afternoon, we had a little party. We make some doorknob hangers and witches.

We enjoyed some special treats.

We played “pin the BOO on the ghost”!

We went and saw a movie with the rest of the kinder team.
We hope you had a fun Halloween evening!

Writing opportunities

When we set out materials and experiences, we always try to include opportunities to write and read. We try to infuse as much literacy activities as we can. Environmental print is those words and signs that are all around us and for most kids, this is the first thing that they “read”. With our Halloween theme, we have encouraged the students to make trick or treat bags. They must write the greeting on their bag and cut out the labelled candy, etc that they want in their treat bag. 

We have also made a witches brew. The students can make their own witches brew by following a recipe or making their own recipe.

Counting Collections

This week our senior Kindergarten students went out for a walk with a “collection box” (not to be confused with a simple pizza box!) 

They were each given numbers on their box and their job was to find items in nature to fill their box. They had to count to get the corresponding number of items. It was a great way for our students to practise meaningful counting.

M~M~Muffins

Yesterday and today we baked pumpkin muffins with both classes. First, they measured out their dry ingredients,

Measured and mixed in the wet ingredients,

They then added the pumpkin and raisins, 

We mixed and mixed and mixed and then put them in our very own muffin cup. Time to bake.

Yum...the best part....eating them.

Thank you to Mrs. Beck who helped us today.

 

Inuit Games

Each class had the opportunity to attend a presentation this morning called “Inuit Games”. Our presenter was Simon, a young man originally from Nunavut. 

He told the students a little about what life was like in the Arctic, including no trees and the different wildlife that lives there. He then showed the kids 3 different games traditionally played by the Inuit people. He explained that games were played for fun, to increase hunting and fishing prowess and to keep people fit (faster, stronger, smarter). The first game was leg wrestling.

The next game was a cooperative game where by two people sit back to back and must work together in order to stand up.

Our final game was a walrus race, where students had to pull their legs behind them in order to look like a walrus.

It was a fun morning!