September

The fun continues… Here’s a little glimpse of what we have been doing.

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We made friendship bracelets to remind us to be kind to our friends.

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Morning reading and morning exploration help set our day to a good start.

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We were all very excited to explore in our Parkcrest forest.

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We learned Terry Fox is a Canadian hero who raised millions of dollars for cancer research through his Marathon of Hope event. We were honored to have Terry‘s niece come to Parkcrest this year to inform our community about Terry Fox’s inspiring legacy. Our class participated in the event by running around our field and raising money for cancer research. We raised over our school goal of $1500. Looks like Ms. Ralph will be kissing a fish!

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For Truth and Reconciliation Day, we learned the day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools. We brainstormed words every child should feel and have…

On September 24, an Indigenous Elder and Elder Latash came to our school and led the handing over ceremony of the Two Sisters Mural to Parkcrest.

All About Plants

Our kindergarten class has been learning about plants. We have been learning about the different parts of a plant, how they grow, and the importance of plants in our world. We are having a wonderful time exploring and discovering with our friends!

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We planted pretend flowers.

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Celery and seed observation

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Observational drawing and Van Gogh inspired sunflowers

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Runner Beans

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Flower shopping with pretend money

Bats

Division 11 had so much fun learning about bats! We discovered that bats are amazing creatures that help our environment by eating bugs and pollinating plants. The class enjoyed reading and looking at pictures of bats, writing what they have learned and making a bat mobile.

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When I’m 100 Years Old

We celebrated reaching the 100th Day of School in late February. One of the writing activities was asking the children to imagine the future and what it could possibly be like to be 100 Years Old! Here are a few samples.

Animals in the Winter

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In the winter, we learned some animals sleep through the winter by finding a cozy place to hibernate; some animals migrate to warm places; and some animals adapt to the climate by growing thicker fur and changing colours.

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We read Over and Under the Snow. We discovered many animals live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow.

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We created our own Over and Under the Snow story. Ask your child to share their story with you 🙂

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We went on a nature walk to look for holes animals could live in. Here are some of our predictions:

“I think bugs lives here.”

“I think I see a spider!”

“I think an owl lives in that tree.”

“A squirrel!”

“A bunny lives here!”

“Look at the birds! They are migrating!”

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We made birdfeeders for animals that live in our Parkcrest forest.

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We read a story called Mouse Celebrates the Winter Solstice. We learned the Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. It is also the first day of Winter. We then created our own winter story with animals. Ask your child to share their story with you 🙂