with Ms. Lai & Ms. Loungsay
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!
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!
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!
Our brand new classrooms are ready for us! We spent some time in August unpacking and setting up our classrooms. There is still some work to be done, but we are excited to welcome our new class, Division 11! This year, we have a kindergarten and grade-one combo class. For those who are new to our school, welcome to the community!
Ms. Loungsay & Ms. Lai
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!
It was a beautiful day at Barnet Marine Park and all the kids had so much fun! In the classroom, we have been learning about a few ocean animals (sea star, jellyfish, shark, orca whale), so this field trip was a great opportunity for them to explore more about marine life in our local environment. What a great experience to see so many sea stars (starfish) under the dock and flipping rocks to look for crabs!
Thank you to all parents who volunteered to drive and supervise students, and families who came to join us! We hope you all had a great time at the beach!
In early May, our grade 6 & 7 leadership students led a variety of Jump Rope activities.
We had a lot of fun trying out different types of jumps and tricks with our skipping ropes during our division Jump Event date. For many kindergartners, this was their first time attempting to jump rope. We set small goals for ourselves, and when the skipping was too difficult, it was okay to do some simple jumps. We also set our team goal of having fun, safe exercise, and jumping for healthy hearts!
The goal was to fundraise for Jump Rope for Heart, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Thank you to parents and the community for your donations! We have met our school goal and we will soon get a double recess!
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