Merry Christmas! Happy holidays to everyone! School will be closed December 21 – January 5 for winter break. Monday, January 6 is the first day back to school. Here are some Christmas sweaters (on provocation table) and gingerbread houses (with the help of their buddies).            

Yesterday, we did a STEM activity- Elf on the Shelf. Students used a variety of different manipulatives to create a shelf for their elf. Check it out!               

These aren’t just five snowmen, As anyone can see. I made them with my hand, Which is a part of me. Each year when you trim the tree, You will look back and recall, Christmas of 2024, When my hand was just this small.   Students turned their handprints into five snowmen in a snow globe….

“Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose.”   The students did a directed drawing to create Rudolph. Afterwards, they used tempura paints to paint the reindeer. Next, they used a black Sharpie to outline their reindeer. Finally, the students used watercolour paints to paint the background. End result, beautiful paintings!    

As you may have heard, Division 16 is lucky to have one of Santa’s helpers visiting our class this month. We have named her Strawberry and she is enjoying watching us learn and play.      

Division 16 is one in a minion!! The students made their own minion with the help of their big buddies.

Today, we sorted, counted, and graphed colourful goldfish crackers. Each student received a pile of goldfish crackers and had to apply some Math skills before gobbling them down.     Extension at home: Find food items at home that you can sort, count, and graph before eating.

Last time we did an experiment on whether pumpkins floated. Today, we decided to investigate other objects to see whether they will float or sink when put into a tub of water. Before putting each object in, we each made a hypothesis of whether the object will sink or float. After completing the experiment, we…

We have been learning about colours in Science this term. The class was asked to find items with solid colours and sort them into different colour groups. Colour groups were: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, and black. The students enjoyed looking around the classroom and collecting items of various colours. Take a…

In Math, we have learned about repeating patterns. We learned that a repeating pattern has a core that repeats at least three times. AB, ABB, AAB, and ABC are examples. You can create a pattern in a variety of ways- things, size, shape, colour, and material. Using this knowledge, the students applied their learning outside…