with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
Our class ended our Winter theme unit by building homes for some of our forest animals. Each group chose their animal(s), gathered materials and then built the home together. We were so impressed with how everyone worked collaboratively and helped each other out! Great teamwork, Division 12!
Last week was an exciting week! We moved into our new classroom and we are loving our new learning and playing space. It was also kindness week! To show our friends how much we appreciate them, we brainstormed kind words to describe our friends. We also drew a portrait of our friends. Look at all the details and effort we put in to show our friends how much we like them!
恭禧发财 [gōng xi fā cái]
Last week our class made some treats for the birds in our Parkcrest park. Ms. Paul brought in suet mixed with seed mix and we covered our pinecones with the mixture. We then went outside and hid the bird treats around our park for the birds to find!
During our nature walk, we found an owl pellet! Pellets are the undigested parts of a bird’s food, such as hair or bones, which are regurgitated (coughed up through the beak). We all thought that was pretty cool!
Merry Christmas Families!
Thank you for all your support and thoughtful gifts. We wish you all a holiday filled with warmth, love and happiness. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2022!
In discussions about Remembrance Day, we talked about what peace means to each of us. We talked about how lucky we are to live in a country such as Canada. Students were asked to reflect on what they are grateful for in their lives.
We had a virtual school assembly today. We stood and paused for a moment of silence to honour and remember the men and women who have served and continue to serve Canada in times of conflict and peace.
During the assembly, two of our students brought our class wreath to the gym, as part of the wreath ceremony. We created our poppies by stamping red paint with a heart shaped sponge, and then adding buttons!
We had an amazing experience visiting the Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch in Langley! It was a beautiful, sunny day. For some of the students, it was their very first pumpkin patch experience. In the classroom, we talked about farms and animals, so this field trip was a great opportunity for them to explore and experience animal life cycles and their local environments.
The children were delighted with the animals. We saw so many – sheep, horses, piglets, chicks, bunnies, goats, llamas, donkeys, chickens, even a newborn puppy, and more! Some of us were hesitant at first to hold these delicate baby animals, but most of us got the chance to either pet or hold some animals.
After lunch, we all hopped onto a tractor-pulled wagon and headed over to the field to pick our pumpkins to take home!
At the end of the school day, we had a sharing circle and each student shared their favorite part of the trip!
Here are a few things that were said:
“I loved the baby bunnies!”
“Riding the wagon was the best!”
“the big, biiiiiiig goats!”
“the pumpkins – so many!”
“jumping on the hay”
“ride the bus”
If you ask your child to tell you what their favorite moment was, feel free to share their answer in the comments!
I would also like to say a big Thank You to our parent volunteers who were able to come and supervise groups of students. Thank you for helping out and sending me your photos.
Also, thanks to Ms. Gourlay for organizing and booking this trip!
