with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
Our little engineers are having fun thinking, creating and solving problems with one another! The Applied design, skills and technologies (ADST) curriculum encourages children to think, design and build. We explore with materials in our classroom that can help us with our ideas and extend our capabilities. We are also able to develop our skills through play and teamwork.
As spring rolls in, we are getting into the seasonal spirit with a popular classroom activity: cherry blossom craft! Using paper, tissue, and glue, our little artists are bringing blooming branches to life right in the classroom.
Division 11 wrote a poem about things and people that are most important to them. It was a truly heartwarming experience to see their creativity shine as they expressed their love for family, favourite toys and food, words they love to hear, and their favourite places. Through this exercise, your child had the opportunity to reflect on the things that bring them joy and make them feel safe and loved.
We encourage you to ask your child about their poem and celebrate the special things they wrote about.
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.
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.
The Burnaby North Leadership team organized a rock painting activity with our class! The kids had so much fun painting and connecting with their new friends. We hope they will come back soon!
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.
We read Over and Under the Snow. We discovered many animals live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow.
We created our own Over and Under the Snow story. Ask your child to share their story with you 🙂
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!”
We made birdfeeders for animals that live in our Parkcrest forest.
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 🙂