O Christmas Tree

Our classroom just got into the festive spirit! Thank you to Keira's mom Julia for lending us a Christmas tree and to Ke Rol's family for the beautiful decorations. The kids have been super excited about it and are constantly singing Christmas carols all day long!

Kindizoo!

It's raining, it's pouring....

It was a wet day, but the kids didn't care at all as they jumped in puddles, climbed trees, made mud pies and caught bugs! We saw snakes, durian trees, pitcher plants and even caught a frog. We didn't get to have our campfire but we still enjoyed a delicious lunch in the dry hut.

Thanks to Nadia, Dale, Fanny and the whole team at Kindizoo for an unforgettable day!

 

Arthurs Amazing Abeonim!

There were lots of oohs and aahs as Arthurs abeonim (father) came in to read the book Zoo Borns to us this week.

Jack did some really astute impressions of a few of these animals, you can read all about them here:

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!

Halloween time is finally here,
So all you scaredy cats, it's time to fear!
For all the evil spirits and witches are now near,
You can run but you just cannot hide, my dear.
Have a spooky Halloween!

Pumpkin Pie

Today we made pumpkin pie with cinnamon and it smelled just like fall in Canada.

We got to roll out the dough and press it into the baking tin. Then we added the pumpkin mix that our Sodexo chef helped us stir together. The fun part was using cookie cutters to make a shape for the top. The boring part was waiting for them to bake!

Ghosts and Monsters and Slime, oh my!

Halloween is the perfect time for slime!

Which Witch can make the wickedest Witch's Brew?

Our ghosts flew high as we used static electricity to teach them to fly. A hair-raising experience indeed.

How many eyes does your monster have?

STEM Month

October was STEM Month and our classroom was full of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians! Here's just a quick peek at some of our activities.

Science: Building boats using only marshmallows, straws and paper for a sail. Draw your design, build it and test it. Does it float? How do you make it move faster? How can you make it better?

Technology: Experimenting with color and shadow on the light table

Engineering: Building cubes sturdy enough to hold a ball 2" off the surface of the table, using only marshmallows and toothpicks

  
Mathematics: Creating shapes and replicating pictures with the geoboards