with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
Welcome to Division 9’s classroom blog! We had a great September start, and the kindergartners are settling nicely into our school routines. We have read many books, celebrated some birthdays, and have had lots of time to play. We are exploring, creating, and building friendships!
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We have been learning how to measure linear objects. After measuring books, toys and other objects around the classroom, the students decided that they wanted to measure a student. They chose one larger unit and one smaller unit. Soon, they discovered that it took a lot longer to measure him using the smaller unit (e.g. the snappy cubes). Reflecting on the problem, many students decided it was best to use larger units to measure larger items. The student we measured is 61 snappy cubes long, or 8 markers long.
September 29th was our school’s Terry Fox Run, as well as Orange Shirt Day. Ms. Price, our Aboriginal Resource Teacher, visited our classroom to tell us the story about Phyllis’ experience at a residential school.
Having Orange Shirt Day on the same day as the Terry Fox Run was a good opportunity to talk about Terry Fox’s Métis ancestry. Thank you Parents for your donations to the Terry Fox Foundation. As a school, we surpassed our goal and raised…
More photos from the run:
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At the beginning of the year when students are learning how to write their names, we always have fun reading the book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. All the letters climb up the coconut tree until the tree bends… “Will there be enough room?” No, because all the letters fall out! The book has a great rhythm and there’s even a song that goes with it. See YouTube video below.
Students made coconut trees and added the letters of their names. They learned how to use scissors and managed to cut out tree trunks (any size they wanted) and tree leaves!
The coconut trees are displayed on the hallway bulletin board outside our classroom! Please come and take a look.
Introducing… Chip and Salsa at 5 days old!
Students’ drawings of Chip and Salsa in their observation journals:
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The students were so excited today! We saw cracks on the eggs this morning, and by this afternoon, one little guy had pecked his way out! More to follow…
We have been reading lots of stories about chickens and other oviparous animals. We have been visiting Ms. Gourlay’s classroom every few days to observe the eggs in the incubator. Sometimes Ms. Gourlay reads a story to both of our classes. Today, she read a funny one titled, “Chicks and Salsa” – the chickens get tired of the same old chicken feed and decide to try some new foods! Soon, all the animals decide to plan for a fiesta with chips and salsa! After the story, we ALL got to try some chips and salsa! Some kids were trying chips and salsa for the very first time.
“It was the best!” H.S.
“It was salty, but I still like it.” A.L.
“It was a little bit spicy, but I liked it!” K.S.
“I loved it!” E.Y.
“It was a tiny bit good…” A.O.
We look through a special scope that allows us to see inside the egg! Then we draw and write about our observations in our booklets. The eggs are due to hatch any day now…
