with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
We had a wonderful start to the school year! September was full of school events. In our classroom, we read stories and played games. We are learning how to write our names “the kindergarten way,” starting with an upper case letter followed by lower case letters. We are learning routines and school procedures, and most importantly, we are having fun!
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!
We painted poppies on our hands
We also read “The Peace Book” by Todd Parr and talked about what peace means to us.
Our little city planners and builders have been learning about important community helpers and services that make up a community. We took the information we learned and built five different communities. Each group brainstormed what their community needed, collected materials, built it and then they named their community (Ultimate Sand City, Racing Town, Towerson Town, Sugar Dot City, Sparkling Sprinkle Neighborhood Town). They all put in a lot of effort into building their town/city together. Keep up the great teamwork, Division 12!
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!
Welcome to Division 12’s class blog! Our first month of school has flown by, and our new kindergartners have settled nicely into their routines.
Last week, we participated in the school Terry Fox Run! After our virtual Terry Fox school assembly, we did some stretching, and then went outside to run some laps on our field.
Thanks to students, families, and friends for supporting our Terry Fox fundraising efforts this year. It was a fun day!
Our class has been learning about important community helpers and services that make up a community. We took the information we learned and built five different communities for some lucky bugs! Each group brainstormed what their community needed, collected materials, built it and then they named their community. These lucky bugs can choose to live in Bugland, Bug Town, Bug City, Winch Street Town or Fun Town!
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