Remembrance Day

In class we talked about the importance of Remembrance Day.  It is a day to honour soldiers, veterans and families who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.  Our school had an in-person assembly on Thursday. There were many thoughtful presentations and all the children were very respectful during the Remembrance Day assembly.  Division 11 recited the poem “Poppy Poppy” with Division 12 in front of the whole Parkcrest community.
Each class made a wreath for the wreath laying ceremony at the assembly.
We talk about why the poppy became a symbol for Remembrance Day and we made our own representations of poppies.  Here is an invitation to create poppies with loose parts:

We painted poppies on our hands

We also read “The Peace Book” by Todd Parr and talked about what peace means to us.

 

 

Halloween

Halloween Art

our painted jack-o-lanterns

 

We had a fun day celebrating Halloween! In class, we created a Halloween class book (with photos of us in our costumes), played some Halloween Math dice games, drew a spooky picture, and measured ourselves with the pumpkin ruler! In the afternoon, we did a Halloween dance and participated in the school-wide costume parade, where we made a super long train and walked through the school. We also looked at all the amazing jack-o-lanterns created by students and their families! The sun made it out just in time for our afternoon parade.

 

We had many fa-BOO-lous visitors in our classroom that day! We had princesses, unicorns, witches, black cats, a police officer, a fireman, many superheroes, a Hello Kitty, some EXPO whiteboard markers, and even a Hot Dog visit our classroom… But where were the teachers and the students?

Boo! Happy Halloween!

 

Story Workshop- Pumpkin Patch

 

Story workshop allows learners to explore, create and connect their ideas through play. A variety of materials like loose parts, paint, playdough or blocks can be used to help children develop their ideas.

This week, we used loose parts to retell our pumpkin patch field trip with a friend.  Look at the story with your child and ask them to tell you more about it! Enjoy their pumpkin patch stories!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Patch

 

We had an amazing experience visiting the Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch in Langley!  It was a wet day, but that didn’t stop us from having fun!  For some of the students, it was their very first pumpkin patch experience.

We hopped onto a tractor-pulled wagon and headed over to the field to pick our pumpkins to take home!

The children were so excited to see and touch the animals. We saw so many – sheep, horses, piglets, chicks, bunnies, goats, llamas, donkeys, chickens, puppies, a giant cow and more!

At the end of the school day, we had a sharing circle and each student shared their favorite part of the trip!

Here are a few things that were said:

“I love playing in the hay pile!”

“I liked looking for my pumpkin!”

“Big Bob the cow was so big!”

“petting the rabbits!”

“the bus ride”

“petting the pigs and puppies”

If you ask your child to tell you what their favourite moment was, feel free to share their answer in the comments!

A big Thank You to our parent volunteers who were able to come and supervise groups of students. Thank you for helping out! Also, thanks to Ms. Gourlay for organizing and booking this trip!

Happy Thanksgiving

The gallery was not found!

 

Division 11 is so thankful for many things! We brainstormed what we are thankful for and then we created our own thankful mobile.  Here is what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving:

Kaede: “My friends, my bike and my family”

Eden: “My home”

Jack: “Waves and mountains, my family and my friends”

Felipe: “My family”

Anna: “My family and my bike”

Arydan: “My dad, my family and I can draw circles”

Yeona: “Ice cream, heart and food”

Brooklyn: “My family, my house and my friends”

Aubree: “My family and my heart”

Melody: “My bike, my home and my friends”

Chloe: “My family, dad, mom and grandpa”

Olivianne: “My friends, daddy and I’m a queen”

Greyson: “My family, trees and chocolate”

Hera: “My family, my friends and my sister”

Myles: “My scooter and my family”

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends!

 

 

Beecher Park Fun

Thank you to our PAC parents for organizing Parkcrest Fun Day on Wednesday!

The sun came out and we enjoyed a beautiful walk through the luscious forest of the Andrew-Leong Green trail. Students saw salmonberries, many plants and wildflowers, and walked along the creek.

At Beecher Park, there was lots of time to play and relax!