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Watch our children sing our Jolly Phonics songs. We have learnt a new song with each letter of the alphabet.
Feel free to practice these at home with your child.
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We got the opportunity to watch Mr. Quinton Tootoosis sing us a round dance song to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Wow, what a great way to learn nursery rhymes and songs
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To celebrate Easter in our classroom we did many fun activities. We made Easter bags, played balloon catch in the gym, had an Easter hunt and dyed Easter eggs. It was a fantastic day!
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To celebrate our students with our families we held a celebration of learning. The students led their parents around the classroom and showed them the many skills we have learnt throughout the year. Thank you to all of the parents and families who came to our special day!
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We have been working with many tools in our classroom. We have been learning about safety and the uses of many different types of tools and equipment. Here are many pictures of us building.
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We were learning about chemical reactions of baking soda and vinegar in our classroom. We talked about the properties of both before mixed, and then we mixed them together to watch the reaction! They then got a chance to experiment and play with the mixture to see if they could make their own chemical reaction.
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To celebrate winter with our families we held a winter carnival. We had sleigh rides, roaster marshmellows, made snow toffee, blew bubbles, made a snow fort and went sliding. What a wonderful afternoon we had!
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To get in our physical education in the cold winter months, the school has built a hill for the students to go sliding on! What fun we have climbing up the big hill and sliding down!
Here are some photos of our fun outside!
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To celebrate our Valentines Day we had a classroom party. We decorated Valentines bags, had a Valentines Snack and danced and played games. What a fun day we had!
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Once a week our class has to bring a toy or object from home and talk about it. We work on using descriptive vocabulary in our talk. Here is a sample of one student doing her show and share.
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To celebrate Christmas in our classroom we had a Christmas party. We played games such as bowling, bean bag toss, decorated the Christmas tree and danced. Some of us even got to color with out reading buddies. It was awonderful time!
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To celebrate Christmas with our families we held a Christmas family day. We painted Christmas signs, made Christmas wreaths, and snow globes. What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon with our families.Thank you to the parents who brough their children!
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Once we found out all the things that we already know about frogs, we decided to come up with some questions that we wanted to learn about frogs. Wow what a great job we did of coming up with quetsions!
Article posted November 30, 2012 at 06:00 PM GMT0 •
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To start out frog inquiry project we have had a week or two to explore and watch our frogs in our classroom. After watching them, we came up with a list of things that we knew about frogs. Over the next few months we will research and explore these things we know to see if they are true. We will also come up with questions about frogs that we want to know.
Here are the things we know about Frogs:
Article posted November 29, 2012 at 04:15 PM GMT0 •
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After Halloween the children were interested in learning and exploring pumpkins. Since there were pumpkin in our classroom we decided to explore them. After a few days of exploring and playing we noticed that some of the pumpkins were rotting. We learnt so much about pumpkins, decay and mold.
We showed great confidence in trying new experiences. We also played very well together using shared spaces. We used lots of language, using words such as squishy, disgusting, gooey.
We talked about measurement, with the seeds being little, or big. We talked about water,dehydration and the decay process. What a great way to learn!
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We saw caterpillars wandering through our school yard and we kept them in our classroom. We reasearched what the caterpillars name was, what colors they were.what he turned into, how many legs he has, what he eats, and how to make a home for him. What a wonderful way to learn and inquire about our world around us
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Our families enjoyed our first family day of the year. We had a tour of the school, made playdough, decorated cupcakes and had play time in our class. What a great afternoon! Thank you to all of the families who came to our special day!
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I would like to welcome our new students and families to our Pre-Kindergarten classroom. It has been a wonderful start and I look forward to a wonderful year! Our first family day is on Friday at 9:30. Hope to see you there!
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Today we learnt that worms are good for the garden. They dig tunnels in the dirt which provide air for the plants roots to grow. We also learnt that worms eat the soil and then the poop (castings) is good for the soil and helps our garden grow. To represent our learning today we made a yummy snack called worms and dirt. Here are our pics of making this delicious snack.
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We have begun planting our garden in our classroom. To talk about garden I asked the student to paint a picture about what they want their gardens to look like. Here is what they said....
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To celebrate literacy in our classroom and school we had a literacy olympics afternoon. We started our day with games in the gym. These included letter matching,reading books, puzzles, crafts and puppets. We then made a puppet theatre and had apuppet show. To end our day we read two rainbow books and made rainbow kabobs for snack. It was a great afternoon!
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In pre-Kindergarten we have been learning about how things grow and about different types of seeds and plants. To learn about these things we decided to plant our very own garden. We planted strawberries, spinach, cucumbers, beets, carrots, lettuce onions and green beans.The children had fun planting the seeds and now we will be waiting for them to grow.
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To learn about our community and safety we had a field trip to the firestation. We learnt about fire safety and how important fire detectors are in our homes. We then got a tour of the station. We got to see a fireman all dressed up in his gear and learnt that they are not scary, but are very helpful and are there to help us if we need help. We then got to tour the trucks. We saw a truck used for car accidents, got to lift the jaws of life, see a ladder truck, and even ride inside two of the fire trucks! To end our day we got to spray the water hose justlike a real fireman! It was a fantastic day!
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Article posted May 16, 2012 at 01:51 AM GMT0 •
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We celebrated Mothers Day with our families. We decorated pots and planted flowers for our mothers. We also made crayon flower art and placemats for our mothers. To end our mothers day tea the students served their mothers and grandmothers juice and treats. It was a wonderful afternoon! Thank you to everyone that came and enjoyed our afternoon!
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To represent our learning through our project around dinosaurs we made a dinosaur land for our dinosaurs to live in. The students decided what they needed and where we should put the different things. We added things such as sand, fossils, grass, trees, bushes, mountains, volcanoes, caves and water. It was so much fun showing what we learnt!
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To learn about our community we did tours of the RCMP and the local airport. We had fun learning about how important police men and women are and how they help our community. We were lucky enough to get to sit in and make the sirens go on a police car. When visiting the airport we saw many different kinds of airplanes. We even got to sit inside of an airplane! It was so much fun!!
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To continue our learning about dinosaurs, we researched how do dinosaurs have babies. Many hypothesized that dinosaurs lay eggs, while some thought that dinosaurs had babies in their tummies. After videos and research we learnt that all dinosaurs lay eggs. We learnt about nests and what they look like. We represented our learning by making dinosaur eggs and nests out of paper mache.
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To learn about dinosaurs, fossils and paleontologists, our Pre-Kindergarten classroom had a dinosaur dig. We dug dinosaur bones out of hard rocks. It was very hard work using paleontologist tools. We talked about how fossils form, and what the difference between a fossil and a bone it. It was great fun exploring and learning!
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To celebrate Easter with our families we had a very special Easter evening. We had pizza vegetables and fruit for supper. We made Easter baskets, dyed Easter eggs, and had an Easter egg hunt in the library. It was an excellent evening!
Thank you to all the parents who came out to our wonderful evening! Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter!
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To celebrate Easter in our classroom we had an easter party. We made Easter baskets, spronge painted eggs and had an easter egg hunt. It was a wonderful day!
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To represent what we already know about dinosaurs students made a project and told me what they believed to be true about dinosaurs. It was interesting to hear what they believed to be true about dinosaurs
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We were introduced to our classroom pet Marty. Upon unquiry and research we found out many interesting facts about Beta fish and ocean life in general. Here are some pictures of our journey of learning...
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We had a busy day for our Pre-Kindergarten families. We started our day with a delicious breakfast of french toast and fruit. We then had our dancer in residence lead a brain dance session and end with a drumming session. It was a blast!! To end our family day we went to the pet store in town, Country Feed and Pet. We got to see several animals (fish, chinchilla, dogs, cats, gecko, snake, hampsters, guinea pigs and birds.) We had so much fun learning today!!
Thank you so much to the community room for helping put on our breakfastm to Ashley for doing the brain dance with us today, and Country Feed and Pet for giving us a tour!
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We got to make ice cream in our science class today. We hypothesized what ice cream was made out of, we had guesses like, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, fish, ice, and yogurt. The children then started making them and adding ingredients. We found out that fish is not in ice cream :) We added cream, sugar, ice vanilla and salt. We shook the bag until the cream turned into ice cream. It was so much fun!
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To celebrate our wonderful year we have had with out students and all of the things we learnt we decided to have a celebration of our learning. The students led their parents around the classroom and different centers and showed them many of the things we have learnt throughout our year. The children loved showing their parents what we have been learning about and how smart we have become!
Thank you to the parents who came to this celebration. Your children enjoyed it, and I hope you did to!
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The students of Pre-Kindergarten were working in shaving cream this week. They touched it and smelt it and enjoyed the textures of it. It was fun moving the shaving cream around and playing with it. We also added food coloring to the shaving cream to talk about primary colors and secondary colors. We had so much fun!
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The grade 8 teacher let us observe her hermit crabs. We watched as they moved around the table and we learnt many things about the hermit crab. We even go to have him crawl on our hands!
Dont forget to click the video to watch us explore.
Thank you Mrs. Reynoldson for letting us see your crab!
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To celebrate Valentines Day this year we had a classroom party. We made Valentines bags, handed out Valentines, ate cupcakes, and made lollipop flowers. It was a wonderful afternoon!
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To celebrate Valentines day with our families we had a fun family day afternoon. We made place mats, candy necklaces and beautiful heart flower pots. It was a great afternoon. We then made rice crispy hearts to eat for snack. Thank you to our families for bringing us!
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We have learnt about Betta fish turning colors. We learnt that when a Betta fish is scared or sick he turns a greyish color. When he is happy or excited or ready to fight he turns a brilliant bright color. We painted our Betta fish and showed what he looks like when he is happy or sad.
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We have learnt about Betta fish turning colors. We learnt that when a Betta fish is scared or sick he turns a greyish color. When he is happy or excited or ready to fight he turns a brilliant bright color. We painted our Betta fish and showed what he looks like when he is happy or sad
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We were involved in a science experiment involving milk,food coloring, and soap. We added the food colorign to the milk and then added soap. The soap made the milk fats seperate, and the milk appeared to "dance." It was a fun experiment and the children enjoyed talking about primary colors and watching the colors mix and dance.
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We have been learning how to play in our classroom. These two boys are playing and interacting very well together. They are using their imagination and telling stories about what they are doing. They are taking turns and respecting eachother. They talk about concepts such as circles, fast, slow, and different community places. I love that they are having fun and learning at the same time.
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We were Scientists in Pre-Kindergarten. We watched the effect that baking soda has on vinegar. We watched the reactions take place, and were very excited. We also used food coloring to give color to our reactions. IT was a great science experiment!
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Today we finger painted. We explored the different textures of paint, and squished it between our fingers. We smeared the paint around, squished it, and even practiced writing letters in it! Great job exploring Pre-Kindergarten!
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Today we learnt about reversible change. We put a strawberry in water, and put it into the freezer. We then hypothesized about what would happen to the strawberry. After a few moments we checked the freezer and the strawberries and water were frozen. We then had to problem solvea way to get the strawberry out of the ice. We tried to come up with different way to change the ice back into water. We tried blowing on the ice, licking it, taking it to a heater, holding it tight, breaking and smashing it. Noneof this was working, until finally we decided that hot water might melt the ice. We ran our strawberry under water and it melted. We finally got to eat our strawberry! What a yummy way to learn about reversible change!
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We made moon dough in our classroom today. It was a very simple recipe of flour and baby oil. It was fun to play with and explore the texture and smell of. We had so much fun pretending and exploring.
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To celebrate Christmas we had a classroom party. We played games, decorated cupcakes and ate Christmas treats. It was tons of fun!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
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To celebrate Christmas with our families we held a Christmas family day. We made Christmas wreaths, ornaments, snowmen, and door hangers. We even made Santa pancakes. They were delicious! It was a wonderful afternoon! Thank you to the parents and grandparents who came out to our family day!
Article posted December 7, 2011 at 02:15 AM GMT0 •
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Today we did a science experiment with colors. We introduced the three primary colors which are red, blue and yellow. We then made predictions of what would happen if we mixed them together. We mixed red and blue to make purple, red and yellow to make orange and blue and yellow to make green. We introduced these colors as secondary colors. During discovery time we got to explore the colors and make new colors. We even figured out how to make black, and rootbeer (which is brown). It was so much fun discovering our colors.
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I noticed that the students in my classroom were all very interested in animals such as dogs and cats. Together we came up with ideas, and decided we should start a veterinary clinic. We are really enjoying taking care of our animals. We are learning to become responsible and take care of our animals.
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On Tuesday night we had a family gym night. It was tons of fun to run around and play with the equipment. Thank you to the families that came and enjoyed our family evening.
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This project all started with one box. We discussed what we should make out of this box. It was decided that we make a castle. The students decided what our castle needed. Some things we made are a draw bridge, secret tunnel, peep holes, a dungeon and windows. We looked at many castle books, and talked about kings, queens, princesses, princes, knights and jestors. It has been an amazing experience and have learnt many things! We love our castle!
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Nursery Rhymes are an important part of our classroom. To teach children and their families about the importance of nursery rhymes and language we combined Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten for a great family day. We worked on rhymes such as "Hey Diddle Diddle", "Humpty Dumpty", "Three little Kittens", "Muffin Man", "Jack and Jill", and many others. It was a wonderful afternoon. Thank you to all of the families that participated!
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To learn about the importance of washing our hands we did a Germ Science Experiment. We had our hands very dirty with potting soil. We then tried toclean them with just paper towel. We then examined them under a microscope to reveal that they were still dirty. We talked about different way to clean our hands. We came to the conclusion that washing our hands with soap and water and the best ways to get them clean. After washing our hands with soap and water we examined them and concluded that Our hands were now clean.
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We became scientists in Pre-Kindergarten. We investigated what happens to food as it gets older and changes. We talked about the different textures of food as it gets older,and also the mold that grows on different foods. We examined what mold looks like, and got to feel the mushypumpkin and apples. When we were done exploring and discovering we represented our learning through drawing what we saw.
It was an amazing experience!
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To celebrate Halloween we had a party in our classroom. We made pumpkin pie and played games such as pumpkin bowling, pin the nose on the pumpkin and hit the pinatas. It was a very fun filled day!
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To get ready for our Halloween celebration we made pumpkin pinatas. It was tons of fun! We put sticky paper mache around a balloon to make the shape of a pumpkin. We then let it try. After it dried we painted it orange and put a pumpkin face on it. On the day of our celebration we got to hit the pinatas and Halloween candy came out! We had so much fun making our pinata!
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To Celebrate Halloween with our families we held a family day. We carved pumpkins to make jack o lanterns. We also played several games which included bobbing for apples, pumpkin bowling, pin the nose on the pumpkin, rice treasures and making goop. It was a fabulously fun day! Thank you to the families that attended our wonderful day!
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To celebrate Thanksgiving with our Pre-Kindergarten families we cooked a Turkey dinner. Our families prepared Turkey, potatoes, yams, squash, carrots, stuffing and pumpkin pie. It was a delicious meal. Thank you to all the families that helped cook and who came to eat our turkey dinner!
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To learn about Autumn leaves and exploring the outdoors we collected leaves and made Turkey tails. It was fun learning about the different colors of leaves and doing a craft with the fun leaves we found.
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In our class we ended our apples unit by making apple crisp. We cut up the apples, added sugar and cinnamon to them, and then put a delicious topping on them. We then put them in the oven. When they were done baking we got to eat them!
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To learn about different apples we had a taste test. We tasted red, green, yellow, and crab apples. We then chose which apple we liked best and graphed them. It was a great way to learn our language of more and less, and counting skills.
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Our school visited Blue Mountain on Thursday. We did activities such as a scavenger hunt, a leaf craft and made smores to eat. We also got our face painted. It was a magnificent day! Thank you to all the families that came!
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To start out apples unit we got to stamp apples. We learnt about apples' colors, sizes and shapes. We also cut all apples in half and looked at their seeds and found a hidden star in every apple. It was a great afternoon.
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The Gingerbread man jumped out of our book and left clues around our school. After a great hunt we found Gingerbread cookies in our classroom. We got to decorate and eat them. What a fun day!
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Our first family day was making playdough in our classroom. We started our day with a tour of the school, and then got busy making playdough. We finished our great afternoon with playing with our playdough and decorating cupcakes for our snack. What a wonderful family day!
