Handprints are always messy, but fun! The children really enjoyed this Thanksgiving/Fall activity.
Parents: What other types of hand-print crafts have your children done at home? Feel free to comment.
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Category: Social Studies
Vancouver Aquarium
What a fun day it was! The children arrived at the Aquarium with wonder and curiosity about the world of sea animals. We saw sea lions, frogs, salamanders, turtles, jellyfish, and more. We saw playful sea otters, jumping dolphins, and African penguins shorter than us. At the Discover Rays pool, children were able to touch the stingrays who glided just beneath the water’s surface. Some of the children were shocked by their moving chair and sprays of water during the 4D movie, Coastal Predators.
We are scientists who observed, questioned, analyzed, and discussed what we saw. The children left the aquarium tired (and many of them napped on the ride home), but inspired to learn and care for our environment. Over the next few weeks, we will continue to discuss our observations and study about animals that live under the sea.
Thank you to all the parent volunteers for coming with us!
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For more information, visit the Vancouver Aquarium.
Terry Fox Run & Orange Shirt Day
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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Chip and Salsa
Introducing… Chip and Salsa at 5 days old!
Students’ drawings of Chip and Salsa in their observation journals:
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Hatched!
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…
Hatching soon
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.
Here is a link to the story on video –> Chicks and Salsa video
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…
What’s Hatching?
Division 7 and 8 are studying a new theme this month. We are little scientists and we are learning about oviparous animals. Last week, three eggs arrived at our school. We will get to see how these eggs hatch! The eggs are slightly larger than the ones we usually eat at home. They will take approximately three weeks to hatch. The eggs are safely stored in an incubator in Ms. Gourlay’s classroom. We will visit them every 2-3 days to make an observation about the eggs and write down some notes in our observation booklets, as scientists do.
Ms. Gourlay and I are keeping it a secret. What animal do you think is inside? “Hopefully not a dinosaur,” said a kindergarten student.