Learning – Page 9 – Ms Gourlay's Class

The Mitten – Jan Brett

January 22, 2023

We read the book, The Mitten by Jan Brett This book is about a boy named Nicki who drops his white mitten in the snow and leaves it behind.

One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a hedgehog, an owl, a badger and a fox, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and with an itchy nose. Ah-choo!

We practiced retelling the story by putting the animals in the correct order.

Ask me to retell the story for you.

Ocean Wise Sea Dome

January 13, 2023

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On Wednesday, we had a visit from Sea Dome. Sea Dome is a travelling national climate education program, fully funded by the Government of Canada. The purpose of the Sea Dome program and the Ocean Wise teachers is to educate children about how climate change is affecting the ocean and the animals that live there. The program features marine artifacts and hands-on interactive activities designed to encourage passion and care of the oceans. Here are some of the wonderful things that we got to experience!

Station 1: The children sat around an Arctic floor map and talked about some of the animals that live in the Arctic, including foxes, seals and polar bears. They learned about how the ice is melting due to the earth’s rising temperatures. The children liked being able to feel the fur and see a replica of a polar bears skull.

Station 2: The children learned about sea turtles, sharks and whales and the importance of keeping the ocean clean. The children loved pretending to be a sea turtle and wearing its shell. They also got to see the shark’s teeth, the whale’s baleen and rib, and a polar bear’s fur coat.