December

update

The class voted for Room on the Broom for our next book study.  They enjoy the rhythm and rhyme in the text, the interesting vocabulary, and the dragon character.

With practise, students become more adept at using different materials (in this case watercolour paint) to produce work that communicates to others as well as themselves

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Castle Capers & Colour Train

The students have used this voting system several times and
are beginning to accurately predict results before we count.

The winner!

The introduction of a new toy provides opportunities for
students to practise their sharing skills 

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Using name cards and clipboards to practise writing your
and your friend's name is a popular activity!

Almost all are now using our free choice card system successfully

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Fall is here, and Halloween is coming...

The students used various materials to create fall leaves

After our pumpkin carving and seed roasting, materials were presented so the students could create their impressions of the inside of a pumpkin

They wanted to try writing their names on their work, and were given "name cards" to copy

Skeletons are everywhere this time of year, and can provide a great start to scientific conversation, as well as discussion about things that scare us, both pretend and real

 

 

This student has experimented with a variety of joining materials, reaching her own meaningful conclusions about what works best 

 

The students request our spooky read-alouds often, and are currently showing great interest in fairy tale themes and characters such as dragons, princesses, and witches.

Nature walk

We went on a walk to find treasures in nature.

The first thing we found was mud!  With animal tracks... what could it be?

leaves

purple flowers

Is it a pumpkin vine?

"blue" berries - not for eating!

We didn't keep this buzzing treasure for long!

These look like roots!

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