Magic potions

The blue group got to use their imaginations and make some magic potions this week! They choose what kind of ingredients to put in-dish soap, vinegar, baking sofa, food colour, sparkles, etc. Then, that had to decide what their potion was for. Some decide that it was to turn you into a cowboy, a puppy, a princess, unicorn, fire, etc. They were only limited by their imagination! They each had to make a label for their potion. We sealed the bottles shut and talked about why they wouldn’t drink it!

We’ll try this activity with the green group once we collect enough bottles!

Rainbow chips

We told a story about how we saw a rainbow and instead of all the colours fading, they crumbled and fell to the ground. I quickly gathered them up and they became my rainbow chips! I gave each child two chips (paint chips) and we went out in nature to find that particular colour. It is a gimmick to ensure the students look carefully at their surroundings and see the remarkable variation in colour but also the beauty.

Yellow like a dandelion!

Brown like the bark!

Who knew that a rock could look so blue?

Dandelion fluff is white!

Look at the colour of the dandelion stem!

Grass seeds can be yellow!

The sumac stem was burgundy!

The lichen is blue/green!

Colour is everywhere!

100 master

We have put out 100 charts. If students choose to fill in all the numbers on a blank chart, we call them a “100s Master!” They’ve been working so hard and we are very proud of their efforts.  Once completed, they get to wear a “100s master” crown! 

Nests, nests, nests

We’ve been looking at a variety of nests that we have in the classroom. 

After reading a book and having a discussion about what a nest is, and who builds a nest, we went outdoors in search of real nests!

We found a wasp’s nest!

We found an ant’s nest.

We found a squirrel’s nest ( we’ll...maybe!!)

And of course, lots of caterpillar nests!

Young Artists

We have been reading a variety of books about different famous artists.

We have been working to make some masterpieces based on those created by artists such as Andy Warhol,

Georgia O’Keefe,

Edgar Degas,

Leonardo da Vinci,and

Vincent Van Gogh 

Altogether, our artwork makes an amazing display as you enter the school, what talented students we have!

Happy Birthday

Our students have been enjoying our birthday centre. They are making invitations, using the phone book we made to “phone” friends, making lists, setting the table, decorating our cake, consulting the calendar, etc. 

So much fun!