Category Archives: Alphabet Countdown

K ~ KERNELS of popcorn!
We invited division 9 to come over to share some popcorn and good books.

We popped some popcorn in an old fashioned hot air popcorn popper, the one that Miss Watt used as a Grade 3 student herself! It was so cool to see it close up instead of waiting outside a microwave!

J ~ JUMPY Poppin Rockets! Science with baking soda & vinegar!
We created a chemical reaction in a film canister! The vinegar reacts with the baking soda and produces carbon dioxide gas. Pressure builds up until the small canister can no longer contain the gas. The lid pops off, the canister shoots up into the air, the gas escapes, and the pressure is released.
Click HERE & HERE to see videos of our rockets in action!!
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H ~ We took the opportunity today to shade ourselves from the sun, break school rules & wear our favourite HATS all day long!

I ~ ICKY messy fun with Oobleck! Science with cornstarch & water!
Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.
Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom.
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Click on the picture below to get the recipe!

 
G ~ GAMES GALORE! We celebrated with playing games all morning!
Math Games during math time and then we played our own games we brought from home with our friends in Ms. Tsumori’s class.

F ~ We took advantage of the hot, sunny weather & headed outside today for some FREE TIME and cooled down with some refreshing FREEZIES!
We enjoyed blue raspberry, cherry, grape & cream soda!

E ~ Jujubes, Smarties, Jelly Beans, Gummy Bears… Count the Candies!!
We spent the morning using referents & good ‘ol fashioned thoughtful guesses to ESTIMATE how many candies were in the jars.
After all the Guessing Jar estimates had been counted, the winners were announced in the afternoon. Drumroll please………
Avery and Rishi had the closest estimates with Rishi being the closest 3 times!!
Well done to all Division 8 students for their excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

 D ~ DINOSAUR books, drawing books, matching games, pattern blocks, posters, toys & more! We spent the day learning lots about dinosaurs, doing different dino activities in the morning & then learning more about dinosaurs from Bill Nye the Science Guy in the afternoon.

C ~ pink, orange, blue, green, white…sidewalk CHALK!
We got our creative juices going & decorated Nelson’s cement surfaces with our chalk pictures & writing. Thank you rain for holding off!

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B ~ bubbles, Bubbles, & MORE BUBBLES! Using hand made pipe cleaners & even our hands, we created hundreds of beautiful bubbles!!
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My favourite (soon to be yours too!) time of the school year has arrived!The ALPHABET COUNTDOWN has begun!

For the rest of the school year we’ll be celebrating each day with a letter, or two. We’ll be participating in activities &/or dressing in something special to make our last month together memorable & lots of fun!