January Explorations!

Back to school after winter break has been a flurry of activity! We have launched several new investigations, including transforming part of our classroom into an aquarium as we take on “Ms. Allanson’s Not a Box Design Challenge”. As Winter is slowly moving towards Spring, we are getting garden ready by experimenting with indoor seed […]

Winter Stroll to Beecher Creek

Please enjoy photos from our winter stroll today at Beecher Creek! We were interested to discover how Winter may have changed our favourite part of Beecher Creek. We were delighted to discover that the shelter we had started building in December was still there! We also decided to clean up a little bit early today […]

Special Delivery!

This afternoon Div. 26 students made a special delivery to our neighbours, the 3 year old class at Brentwood Preschool! We wanted to thank them for spreading love and joy to us last week when they knocked on our door and serenaded us with a holiday song! The students carefully crafted a letter and created […]

“No One Owns the Colours”

Many families have wonders about what the SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) curriculum looks like in Kindergarten. I wanted to share an example of how I weave this curriculum into our everyday explorations, through a focus on kindness, inclusion, and embracing the joy that diversity brings to our classroom community. This afternoon we joined […]

First visit to Beecher Creek!

We took advantage of a gorgeous late Autumn day this past week, and we headed off to Beecher Creek. We joyfully made the short walk to this magical outdoor space singing and noticing all of the seasonal changes that were occurring as Autumn transitions into Winter. Once we came upon the fairy door between the […]

We are all connected…

Friday, November 3, 2023 This morning we read a beautiful story called, “Heart String” by Brooke Boynton-Hughes. I invite you to click on the link below to listen to the story with your child before reading on! Heart String “We are all connected by an invisible string…” After reading this story, Mrs Carlsen and I […]

Not a Box!

Friday, November 3, 2023 Our afternoon explorations began with a story, “Not A Box” by Antoinette Portis. Before reading on, I invite you to click on the link and listen to the story with your child! Not a Box After enjoying the story, I challenged the students to explore and play with a wide variety […]