with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights! We learned Diwali is India’s biggest holiday of the year! Diwali is a 5 day celebration. People decorate their homes and meals are shared with families and friends. They also celebrate with fireworks and gifts are given to children.
Diyas are small type of lamp or candle holders lit on Diwali.
Division 12 had an eventful Halloween! We had princesses, superheroes, video game characters, scary witches, vampires, black cats, a giraffe and even a Starbucks mocha frappuccino, enter our classroom!
We created some fabulous art, including these friendly zooming ghosts!
Every year, we look forward to the creative and humorous jack-o-lanterns that are created by students and their families. They were on display outside the front entrance of the school. During our afternoon parade, we had a chance to walk by and view them.
We read a funny book called, Room on the Broom. We then watched the Knowledge Kids’ movie with Ms. Gourlay’s class. We noticed and compared the similarities and differences between the book and the movie, and noticed many interesting elements that were added to the film-version.
The school-wide parade was fun and exciting! We ended in the gym for a dance and sing-a-long. It was a fa-BOO-lous and spooky day with many treats!
Making connections; ask your child:
What was a favorite costume that you saw and liked?
What is your favorite thing about Halloween?
The children had a blast creating these lunar new year lanterns a few weeks ago. First, we colored the pictures with crayons. Then, we used watercolor paints to paint over the whole lantern. The crayons resisted the wax on the crayons and the colors “glowed” through the paint. You will see these on our windows!
For those who celebrate Lunar New Year,
恭喜发财 [Gōng xi fā cái / Kung hei fat choi]
새해 복 많이 받으십시오 [saehae bok mani badeusipsio]
Wishing you health, happiness and peace in the year of the rabbit!
On Wednesday, we had some wonderful visitors from Ocean Wise*. The guides brought a Sea Dome, an inflatable six-metre dome that projects a 360-degree cinematic video! We watched a short video on climate change and looked at animals in the ocean. We were able to view tropical reefs, sea ice in the Arctic, and many amazing animals up-close! We saw an octopus, a sea turtle, a whale, a shark, jellyfish and more.
After the sea dome experience, students were guided through two other stations, looking at artifacts and images. Our guide showed us turtles and coral reefs from around the world. Then, we looked at a huge Arctic floor map. Our guide talked about the loss of sea ice and its impact on the animals (e.g. Polar bears, seals) that lived there. We even saw and touched a 9 foot narwhal tooth!
Ocean Wise is a non-profit organization which aims to protect and restore our world’s oceans. Thanks to Ms. Sue for organizing this.
Ask your child, what was their favorite part of the presentation?
We had a fun day celebrating Halloween! In class, we created a Halloween class book (with photos of us in our costumes), played some Halloween Math dice games, drew a spooky picture, and measured ourselves with the pumpkin ruler! In the afternoon, we did a Halloween dance and participated in the school-wide costume parade, where we made a super long train and walked through the school. We also looked at all the amazing jack-o-lanterns created by students and their families! The sun made it out just in time for our afternoon parade.
We had many fa-BOO-lous visitors in our classroom that day! We had princesses, unicorns, witches, black cats, a police officer, a fireman, many superheroes, a Hello Kitty, some EXPO whiteboard markers, and even a Hot Dog visit our classroom… But where were the teachers and the students?
恭禧发财 [gōng xi fā cái]
