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Month: September 2020

Dandelions!

September 23, 2020 /

Let’s get started connecting again!

The Kindergarten children at Stride spent lots of time outside this past week.  We sat together and sang “good morning” and we played around the school yard.  One of the first things we noticed were the bees!  They were flying around us and visiting all the flowers growing in the grass.  One child recognized a flower that he had seen before.  Do you know this flower?

Dandelions are everywhere!  They are not poisonous (Yes! You can eat them!) and there are lots of different ways to play with them.

Some children wanted to play with the seeds.  They had different ways of removing them from the flower.

One child blew the seeds from the flower.

Another child waved her hand through it quietly.

And another held a bunch in her hands and waved them through the air.

 

We wondered together what we could do with these tiny seeds…

Planting them seemed like the best idea!

I wonder what we will do with dandelions next time we encounter them?

Megan Zeni teaches outdoor education and posted some great ideas in her blog.  Take a look!

click here: playful-learning-with-dandelions

What ways will you play with dandelions?  I’m curious to know!  Send me some photos of your creations!

Hych’ka!

Jenny

Hello Again!! Yay!!

September 22, 2020 /
Hello StrongStart Families!
I hope you all had a summer full of sunshine with your loved ones! My family and I spent lots of time outside, sometimes venturing into the mountains for a hike or staying closer to home enjoying a meal together in the great outdoors. While StrongStart remains closed for the time being, I have been spending time with the Kindergarten children at Stride in their outdoor and indoor classrooms. It’s always fun to welcome the children who attended StrongStart into Kindergarten. Having that connection with some children helps everyone feel more excited and comfortable to start school again!
To keep that connection with you all this year, we will be starting with the StrongStart Blog. There will be blog posts throughout the week with songs and stories, art ideas and community connections.
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Have fun with it and send me any message or ideas you and your child(ren) have to explore on the blog!  Leave a comment (only seen by me) or email me at:
jenny.lee@burnabyschools.ca
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Hych’ka!

Jenny Lee

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