Wonderful Wednesday

Bird feeder update: our bird feeder was completely empty today! We had to fill it up this morning. Hopefully, we will see some birds eating seeds soon!
We are finding out more information on North Pole animals and South Pole animals.

I liked working with Miss Emma, searching for sight words with a magnifying glass.

I liked playing outside in the snow, moving some snow balls around.

I liked playing hide and seek in the snow.

I liked playing in the igloo and at the craft center.

I liked sitting with my brother on the bus this morning.

I liked making the puzzle.

I liked playing in the igloo and fishing with my friends.

I liked playing on the snow mountain outside.

I liked making Arctic animals.

I liked sliding on the snow mountains.

I liked making a beautiful seal.

I love the teachers.

I liked playing a guessing game with my friend.

I liked playing with the train set.

I liked using snow as a hockey puck.

This afternoon, we started learning the polar animals in French: un ours polaire, une otarie, un narval, un pingouin, un caribou.

Comments from this afternoon:

I liked playing outside in the snow with my friends.

I liked colouring with my friend. 

I liked painting with white glittery paint.

I liked playing tag on the snow hills.

I liked making a penguin book.

I love playing in the snow!!

I liked making a kitty bed with the snowballs.

I liked making a little snowflake craft.

I like doing the blog!

I liked playing in the Arctic water bin.

We made little books about Emperor Penguins. Your child can read the book with you tonight. You can ask them where penguins live, how do they stay warm, are they good swimmers, how do they walk, what do they eat?

There is an important note about the skating activity in your child's school bag. We are also sending the January Scholastic orders. If you are interested in ordering books, please complete the order form and return it to school by January 13th. Thank you!

Labels

Please label all clothing items. There are many children who have the same kinds of boots/mittens, etc. 

Sunny Tuesday

The sun is streaming into the classroom today! We are finding out about polar animals by reading a book called Polar Worlds. We will soon be polar experts!

Writing the room!

word work

polar bears jumping from ice floe to ice floe

animal masks

fishing

Comments from this morning:

I liked making a walrus mask.

I liked eating my healthy snack.

I liked fishing in the dramatic play area.

I caught a penguin!

Penguins live in the South Pole.

I liked playing with my friends in the igloo.

I liked making a walrus mask.

I liked doing the writing the room activity.

I liked eating snack with my friends.

Polar bears live in the North Pole.

Puffins live in the North Pole.

Caribou live in the North Pole.

I liked playing with the masks.

I liked catching a fish.

I liked playing with my mask in the dramatic play area.

We had fun in the snow at lunch time recess.

Winter words

Ordering from smallest to biggest

We found all of the words!

Look at my caribou!

We learned about different kinds of penguins - there is even one called a macaroni penguin! 

Comments from this afternoon:

I liked fishing in the igloo.

I liked making a King penguin.

I liked doing the Polar Animal write the room.

I liked colouring a Winter scene on blue paper.

I liked making an igloo with my friends outside in the snow.

I liked sliding on the snow hills.

I liked making the baby penguin - called a chick.

I liked drawing a mother penguin.

I liked fishing and I liked singing Christmas carols with my friends.

I liked the Polar Write the room.

I liked making snowflakes, smallest to biggest.

I liked making an Adelie penguin - black and white.

I liked playing Star Wars in the snow with my friends.

I liked playing outside, I was trying to pick some snowballs and put them on top of the snow hill.

I liked making words with the letter tiles.

We went to the library today and Miss Rosemarie read us a Madeline story. Please return the library books next Monday.

Please send in extra mittens in your child's school bag. Thank you!

Chilly Monday

Happy New Year! The kids came back to a winter wonderland in our class. Our dramatic play area has been turned into a polar region, we are making snowflakes to decorate and finding out that penguins and polar bears definitely do not live in the same area! We also have new Winter books out!

I have a polar bear!

Our iceberg melted!

Drawing some polar animals!

Do you want to make a snowflake?

Relaxing at the reading corner!

After lunch, we learned a new song about Snowflakes falling, to the tune of Twinkle, twinkle.

Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down.
Falling, falling to the ground.
Can you catch them on your nose?
Will they fall and touch your toes?
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down,
Falling, falling to the ground.

We also read a Jan Brett story called Hedgie's Surprise. The pictures in the book are so beautiful!

sight word detective

making polar animal masks

I'm a walrus!

Students' comments from today:

I liked making a puzzle!

I liked eating.

I liked playing with my friends in the igloo.

I liked making a mask.

I liked playing in the Arctic sensory bin.

I love the teachers!

I liked reading to my friends.

I liked playing in the Arctic animal water bin - playing with the melted iceberg!

I liked the bus ride.

I liked Hedgie's Surprise.

I liked playing in the gym.

I liked working on the polar scene.

Happy New Year!

Back to school tomorrow! We hope everyone had a great Christmas holiday! Don't forget to return your child's blanket to school as well as their indoor shoes if they had brought them home. Please send in extra mittens to play in the snow!