Division 15's Class Blog

This past Tuesday, the students and several primary staff went on a fieldtrip to Taves Family Farm (Apple Barn) in Abbotsford. Although the day started off on a bit of a rough note, nothing could stop our students from having an eventful and fun day at the pumpkin patch! They represented Kitchener well and were all smiles from beginning to end. We were lucky enough that the rain decided to stay away and that we had beautiful sunny weather with a cool, crisp air.

On our way to Taves Family Farm, it was a fun, yet squishy bus ride! For many of the students, it was their first time being on a bus, which made this fieldtrip even more special and exciting. One thing I learned about all the kindergarten students was how much they love to sing! One particular song the students kept singing was “O Canada” because we forgot the order of the song to “The Wheels on the Bus.” What an entertaining way to start to our day!

When we got to Taves Family Farm (Apple Barn), our class began the tour at the apple sorting station. At this station, we learned and observed how a machine sorted apples that are picked according to size. We also discussed the various ways apples can be used for in our ever day lives. Next, we visited the petting barn where we saw various animals such as chickens, bunnies, goats, and pigs! The bunnies were the most popular among the students. However, the kids were not too fond of the smell radiating the petting zoo, but we had a good laugh about this. From the petting zoo, it was a short hayride to the pumpkin patch where students got to run in the field and choose their pumpkin. There were so many pumpkins to choose from, I do not know how the students decided on which pumpkin they wanted to take home. Although this was most students’ favourite activity, I do not think anything could top the inflatable jumping pillow we got to go on after our tour! It was nice to see the students laughing and smiling with their friends. Take a look at the picture below of our adventure to the pumpkin patch:

Thank you to those parents who came on this fieldtrip with us and volunteered their time to help supervise small groups at the farm. Without you, these fieldtrips would not be possible so thank you! For those who we were not able to have join us, or those who were unable to come on this trip we hope you will be able to join on a future outing. 

Ms. Allocca

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful and relaxing weekend with family and friends. We are very lucky that the sun is deciding to stick around for awhile longer with this beautiful weather! Just a reminder that there is no school Monday as it is a holiday.

In addition, our school walk-a-thon is this week, October 12th. The PAC is still looking for parent volunteers to be stationed along the route and our class is looking for several parents to join us on our walk. If you are interested in volunteering, please let me know asap! 

Have a wonderful weekend and see you Tuesday!
Ms. Allocca

This past week, our class learned about bucket filling. We began this discussion by reading the book Have You Filled A Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. If you haven’t read this book, it is a story that encourages students to show kindness, appreciation, and love toward others. The story explains to students how we each carry around an invisible bucket in which we keep our feelings. When we use kind words and actions, we become bucket fillers (filling other people’s buckets). It is important that students learn that when they fill a friend’s bucket, they also fill their own bucket because it feels good to make others happy. But when we say and do things that aren’t kind and compassionate, we become bucket dippers…emptying all the good feelings out of everyone else’s buckets. 

Here are a few examples of how students from Div.14 can fill someone’s bucket:

“I can fill someone’s bucket by….making a card for them.”                      
“I can fill someone’s bucket by….being a good friend and helping my friend when they are sad.”
“I can fill someone’s bucket by….being kind to my friends.”
“I can fill someone’s bucket by….asking a friend to play.”

What an eventful day our class had on Friday! 

On Friday, our class participated both in Orange Shirt Day and our Terry Fox Run.  We read the story Shi-Shi Etko by Naomi Campbell earlier in the week and discussed the importance of Orange Shirt day. Thank you to all those who wore orange shirts today. On October 5th, there will be another opportunity for students to wear their orange shirts. 

Our class also did an amazing job during their first school assembly and while doing the Terry Fox run. Although the weather was very warm in the afternoon, it was truly amazing to see how the kids kept running and persevering through the heat. Great job Division 14! Those cold apples our class received from the Kitchener PAC at the end of our Terry Fox run was a well-deserved and nice treat. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 
Ms. Allocca

Hello Parents/Guardians,

Welcome to our classroom blog! The purpose of this blog is to communicate what our class is learning, any reminders for notices that have been sent out, and/or any upcoming events at our school. I am so please to have the opportunity to share what we are learning in the classroom with each and every one of you. Stay tuned for exciting information about our new class for the 2017-2018 year. It is going to be a great year! 

Ms.Allocca