We Ate Our Cupcakes Today!

First we took the wrapper off
Then we put icing on the cupcake
Next we put sprinkles on top
Last we ate the cupcakes!!

Yum, yum!!

Look What Ashley Brought To School Today!

Ashley took a survey at home and recorded the results on a yes/no graph. She asked her family if they like mushrooms on their pizza. 3 people in her family did and only 1 did not. She told me more people liked mushrooms. We left the survey out for our friends and some signed their names. Now 5 people like mushrooms and 5 people do not. Ashley told me it's the same. When I asked some friends if they knew another word we could say, Nathan shouted "equal."

Operation Christmas Child

Today the children helped Mrs. Shepley fill a shoebox for a needy child.  Mrs. Breshamer, our school's secretary takes on the enormous task of organizing the distribution and collection of the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. These boxes will be delivered to needy children in Africa and South America.   At the time of this post, over 190 shoeboxes had been collected.  To the families that participated and to Mrs. Breshamer, thank you very much. 

To learn more, visit the following sites:

Operation Christmas Child Video

Operation Christmas Child Website

 

Making Cupcakes!!

Today our 2 co-op students, Miss Chelsie and Miss Cassie made cupcakes with the class. Our goal today is to show that there is a certain order to do an event and we stressed using the terms first, then, next and finally. We also try to stress using specific vocabulary when we tell a story. Instead of saying "put it in here" we may say "add the water to the mix."

At home connection:
Retell simple events at home and be sure to use the terms first, then, next and finally (last). Use specific terms instead of words like this, that, here, there. Examples may include brushing your teeth, getting dressed etc.


We are going to icing , decorate and eat them tomorrow!

Another survey!

The class calendar asked our friends to wear green to school yesterday. When they came to school they were asked to sign their name on the yes/no graph. I didn't tell them what the question asked. They figured it out on their own. 13 people said they wore green and 10 people said they did not wear green. We discussed more and less and how many more.

At home connection: Think of survey questions to ask at home and create a yes/no graph to find the results. Bring your graph to school to share with us!

An American Goldfinch!

We found out what kind of nest was found in the playground!! The children made some great predictions as to what kind of nest it was. Steven suggested that it was a hummingbird's nest because it is small like a hummingbird. Many friends agreed!! Some thought that it belonged to a robin or a blue jay. Our class sent a message to Ojibway Nature Centre for their input. They responded and told us that it belonged to an American Goldfinch. They responded that goldfinches use fibrous materials from thistle and milkweed to line their nests. We noticed that the nest is lined.

For more information visit:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id

Puffy Paint

Today Mrs. Hawkins and the children made "puffy paint". The children enjoyed "mucking about" and creating beautiful 3D pictures. If you'd like to try this at home, mix equal parts Elmer's school glue and shaving cream, then add food colouring or tempera paint. Pictures take 24 hours to dry completely.