Jun 26

Celebrating Canada

 

We were feeling some Canadian Pride in the classroom today.

We were feeling some Canadian Pride in the classroom today.

Can you guess which Canadian sport we were playing?

Can you guess which Canadian sport we were playing?

How about this one?

How about this one?

We learned new words and the students used different materials to build their own creations.

We learned new words and the students used different materials to build their own creations.   Similar to Inuksuks, but the book we read had this definition, and a different spelling for inukshuk.  Research showed us that both spellings were correct.

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Jun 15

Lego Fun…

A busy and fun day…. just what we needed on a wet June day to inspire our thinking and get us working together.

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Ms. Kimoto is easily convinced to bring in Lego cookies.

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 Math mazes created during tabletops.

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Some Lego math showing all the ways to add to 10.

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Creating their own minifigures with names and jobs.

 

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Practising adding  and subtracting.

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Class minifigures.

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Group building challenges; working together at its best!

Jun 06

How ADST looks in the classroom…

One of the redesigned aspects of the curriculum is the area of Applied Design Skills and Technologies.  The students in our class are constantly refining these skills through their play throughout the day.  Here are some photos of their learning in action.

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Thank you to the families who donated their time and wood to create the wood circles and blocks for the classroom.  We’re still looking for more, if any other families have any to spare.

Jun 06

Some Fun Days….

We were discussing some possibilities for some fun theme days to guide our learning during the last few weeks of school.  Dates and more details will follow after some organizing on my part.  But can you guess some of the suggestions based on the children’s drawings?

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Jun 05

Curious?

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Jun 02

Hello Families

Check back often to see what we have been up to in our class.

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Can you find your child’s hands?  Not everyone chose to be in the photo…