As cherry trees are bursting with pink and white blooms all over the city, the kindergarten students created their own cherry blossom paintings. To add a fluffy texture to our paintings, we used cotton balls, held by clothespins, to paint the cherry blossoms.
First, we painted our backgrounds and trees.
Then, we used cotton balls to add the cherry blossoms. We used darker pink colors first, and then used the lighter pinks on top. Some students chose to add white cherry blossoms as well.
On February 28th, we encourage everyone to wear pink. By wearing pink, we are promoting kindness and friendship, and standing up to bullying. The original story behind Pink Shirt Day can be found here: The Pink Shirt Day story
The kindergarten students created their own pink shirts!
This week, we celebrated Valentine’s Day! It was a wonderful opportunity to talk about kindness and generosity. Many students brought treats and cards to share.
Many students dressed up for Formal Day and got their photos taken. At lunch, there was a school-wide dance party!
The day before, we baked cookies! We rolled out the cookie dough and cut out shapes using cookie cutters – hearts, circles, ovals, and lips! And baked them in the oven.
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We baked over 50 cookies and shared them with the staff.
On Valentine’s Day, we decorated our cookies with icing and different coloured sprinkles.
In the afternoon, we had a hoot creating our owl treat bags!
These bags were full of treats by the end of the day.
We created winter trees with oil & chalk pastels. We drew the trees with markers, and then used the pastels to add snow. We used our fingers to blend the snow on the tree branches, creating a soft effect. I love how each piece of art work is unique. Some students even added ornaments to make it look like a Christmas tree. Please come and take a look at this bulletin outside our classroom.
Inspired by the origami jellyfish we saw at the Vancouver Aquarium, created by a local artist, we decided to create our own jellyfish. Thanks to our grade 4/5 big buddies from Mr. Boulanger’s class, as well as Ms. Mitchell, for helping us with this fun craft!
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The kindergarten students had many unique questions about jellyfish! We learned that jellyfish or jellies live in all the oceans. A jellyfish is an invertebrate made mostly of water. It has no heart, brain or bones. But it does have millions of stinging cells in their tentacles. When the tentacles capture food, toxin is injected into the prey. A jellyfish can sting you!
While it is not always easy to talk about Canadian history and war with young children, Remembrance Day presents a good opportunity to recognize the courage of those who served for our country. In class, we talked about the significance of wearing a poppy and about peace – what peace looks like, sounds like, and feels like. We can give our children a reason to work towards a more peaceful world.
Here are some comments from the students:
“Peace is going to the playground.”
“Peace is sharing our toys.”
“Peace is feeling safe in school.”
*More comments will be available in students’ e-portfolios.
This is a great book for young children: The Peace Book by Todd Parr
The kindergarten and grade one students in Div. 8 & 9 did a wonderful job reciting this Remembrance Day poem at the school assembly. Thank you to parents for helping your child practice the lines at home.
Poppy Poppy
Poppy Poppy, what do you say?
Wear me on Remembrance Day.
Poppy Poppy, what do you tell?
Many soldiers in battle fell.
Poppy Poppy, what should we know?
That peace on Earth should grow, grow, grow.
Poppy, we are but children small,
We are too little to do it all.
Children, you may do your part.
Love each other is how you start.
Play without fighting.
Share your games and toys.
Be kind and thoughtful,
To all girls and boys.
3D poppies on our class wreath; each class created a wreath for the assembly
