La classe de Mme Turcios

While exploring lines with charcoal we discovered that it gets everywhere but will wash off with soap and water. We noticed that charcoal is similar to chalk pastels in that it can be blended and spreads easily.  We noticed how using differetnt sides of the charcoal can create thicker or thinner lines.  We had fun […]

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In honour of Family day we created family portraits.  Each student decided to represent family in their own way.

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Curricular competency: Understanding and Solving: Develop, demonstrate, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving. In Math for term 1 we have been focusing on number sense and place value.  We have explored different ways to represent numbers using different manipulatives such as play money, loose parts and cuisinaire rods.  We also play […]

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From the B.C Early Learning Framework: Early learning Framework principles “Play is integral to well-being and learning” “Relationships are the context for well-being and learning” In term 1 we work on building our class community.  We enjoy doing centres and pause active together.  We learn to communicate with each other, navigate relationships and resolve conflicts.  […]

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Big ideas: All matter is made of particles: Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.  Atoms are building blocks of matter. During our unit on Matter we focused on the the states of Matter; liquid, solid, and gas.  We also learned more about conducting experiments using the Scientific method by coming up […]

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Even though Thanksgiving has passed it’s important to remember what we are thankful for throughout the year. Here are our Thankful leaves from the fall.  Notices the changes in the leave but we are still thankful for these things.

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In Art this term we have been focusing on this big idea Creative experiences involve an interplay between exploration, inquiry, and purposeful choice. We began by reading a book called “Anywhere artist” and created different works of art with our table buddies using found objects in the forest.  Later on we read the book “Beautiful […]

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Today was our first full week together.  We knew it would be rainy but we were prepared for our first Vas-y vendredi of the year! Each member of the class chose a leaf and we marked it with a hole punch, then we sent them down the rivers made by the rain on our playground.  […]

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