Orange and Black Day on October 31

Today is Orange and Black Day in KA, please wears these colours and leave costumes at home.

Fun, Friends, and Fantastic Opportunities for Growth and Learning!

We have had an amazing week filled with new experiences and opportunities.  On Wednesday, we were able to participate in Bus Evacuation Safety and had our Mindful Mike presentation.  On Thursday, we ventured to London to Kidscape where we were able to run, play, climb and interact with others.  Here are some pictures of our experiences this week.

Kidscape October 24, 2019 Reminder

We will be heading to Kidscape in London tomorrow for an exciting day of play and learning.  Please arrive at school on time and remember to pack your lunch and have socks on for the activities.  Mailbags can remain at home.

For children who have ordered pizza, it will be packaged up to be sent home at the end of the day Thursday.

Pumpkin Palooza

Our learning this week had us taking a closer look at pumpkins and even digging deep inside them.
We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin and were amazed that it takes 120 day to grow a pumpkin.  We are now trying to sprout some of our seeds in our classroom window . Our math focus was patterning with pumpkins and our "Messy Math" had us learning about estimating and counting the seeds inside a small pumpkin.  It was hard to believe that a tiny pumpkin could hold 322 seeds!

We read many books about pumpkins.  We noticed that all of our books ended by baking with pumpkins so that is exactly what we did.  We rounded out our week baking pumpkin muffins together.

A Whirlwind of Learning

This past week felt like a whirlwind of learning.  I am quite positive that we could not have fit in anymore learning opportunities if we tried.  We began our week with a visit from the Central Huron Fire Department to emphasize the importance of Fire Safety.  On Wednesday, we enjoyed the opportunity to walk to the local Farmers Market and finally, we spent the the remainder of the week preparing for our special fall meal.  Our classroom was filled with a constant chatter of excitement and wonder of new learning and connections to previous experiences.  





Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Picture Day Thursday October 10

Please remember that tomorrow, Thursday October 10, 2019 is our Picture Day.  If you have not already done so, please return your pose selection.

We will also be making vegetable soup and apple crisp tomorrow to enjoy together as a special snack on Friday. 

Snuggle Up and Read and Farmer's Market Walk

I hope you were able to find the red folder in the green mailbag.  These are the Snuggle Up and Read folders.  Please read nightly, record the book and return the next day.

Also, you should have the information for our walking trip to the Farmer's Market tomorrow.

Lastly, please return the field trip permission form for Kidscape as soon as possible.

Feels like Fall

The changing weather sure came quickly this week and it was very fitting as we have been searching for signs of fall which isn't a hard task in Rural South Western Ontario or in our classroom.  Our "Messy Math" had us searching our playground for 2-D shapes.  Please ask your child if they can locate any shapes within your home.  Our inquiry and literacy focus was learning about the purpose of scarecrows.  The children were very captivated with small scarecrows that I brought in and enjoyed creating their own and doing some writing.  Our Farmer's Market is always open for business and is a hot spot in our room.  We will extend the play next week by adding coins for our purchases.

 

                                      

Please check mail bags for information from our Lion's Screening today and for detailed information on our class trip to Kidscape on October 24, 2019.