Marching Dinosaurs

Those were some of the pictures of the past month. The students are writing in their journals of what they did on the weekend or exciting events in their lives. The one picture is of the students drawing their community they created as a group. Another picture shows the extensions the students have been building with the materials in the classroom. Some of the pictures show the students making our fraction pizzas last week.

It is March and the months seem to go by so quickly now! Soon it will be June before we know it and that means we start preparing for the Gala. The graduation projects will be out on March 8th. If you have any questions please ask.

This past month of February was great with many learning opportunities within and outside the classroom. We made pizzas last week to conclude our fractions unit. The students enjoyed creating, eating, and sharing their pizza with their classmates.
Last week the students also went to the Cosmotology department at the local High School. It was a great experience for the students and many asked "will we be coming every week?" and "when can we come back here again?". They were very patient while having their hair done and it was exciting to see the results. A special thanks to the parent volunteers for helping assist us on our journey! On our adventure we saw, a policewoman, an ambulance, construction workers, a garbage truck, and a few other community workers.


This month the students will be learning about dinosaurs. What were dinosaurs and what are the theories behind why they are not living any more? What types of dinosaurs are there? What are the people who study dinosaurs called? ......and many more questions.

We will be creating our own dinosaur eggs and the students will research what the environment was like when dinosaurs lived. They will learn various dinosaurs and their names through research.

Towards the end of March, the students will be focusing on health and safety. What does it mean to be healthy? How can we be healthy? What is safe and why is it important to be safe? The students will learn about healthy food and excercise. Each student will create their own collage of healthy foods. If you have any extra food magazines please send them with your child so we can use them in class.

Griswald and Chester will continue to visit the students homes until the end of the year. So far they have had some intersting experiences and they are loving their adventures. The pictures, photos, drawings, and writings have shown their interest and exciting experiences with the bears.

We will be starting Show-and-Share time again next week. If you have any interesting dinosaur artefacts, (pictures, puzzles or fossils) please bring them in to share with the class also.

The students are welcome to bring in their objects for sharing any time that week. Thank-you for remembering not to bring toys. We have had great objects from pictures to souvenirs from exciting family vacations and many more! The students are really looking forward to another show and share!

The list for Show and Share

AM March 5-9

Arseniy
Renee
Freya
Serena
Jorja
Alayna
Michelino
Alyssa
Asianna

PM March 5-9

Rumaysa
Georgia
Anusha
Elara
Lukas
Louis
Liam
Ethan

February

It's Groundhog day and hopefully this means we will have more nice weather to come!

This month of February we will be learning about fractions (one half, one quarter, one third, etc.) and learning about community. We will be making pizza as part of our fractions unit.

As part of the unit on our community, we have scheduled a field trip for the Kindergarten students to visit the local high school Centennial. The students will be going to the cosmetology department of the school. They will be given a tour of the area and the high school students will buddy up with a student. They will also do the students hair and paint finger nails. The girls may have braids put in their hair and have their nails painted. The boys will have their hair styled also and will have the option of getting coloured gel in their hair. These services will NOT be permanent. The high school students will NOT be cutting or dying hair, so there will be no permanent services for the Kindergarten students. The students will be walking to the high school, so please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing for the walk. If the weather is too cold or if there is too much snow, we will not be going. We can reschedule if the weather does not permit us from walking there.

The students will learn about what high school is and why it is important to have a high school in the area. They will also learn about careers and why the high school students are choosing to learn about cosmetology and the benefits for them later in life. It also provides a great opportunity for both the high school students and Kindergarten students to interact with someone of a different age group. I am very excited they have accepted our offer to host us this month!

The field trip will be scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd. If your child does not come on Wednesday he/she is welcome to come for that Morning or Afternoon trip. We will only need 1 parent volunteer for the morning Kindergarten, and one parent volunteer for the afternoon Kindergarten class. Please e-mail me if you wish to volunteer. A week before the field trip I will send out field trip permission forms.

Please inform me if you choose not to have your child attend the field trip because the high school students and staff are quite excited to host us and they will need to plan accordingly for our visit.

For the morning Kindergarten- we will leave at 9:00 AM and return at approximately 11AM, the afternoon students will leave at 1:00 and will return at approximately 3:00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding the field trip please e-mail me or contact me at the school anytime.