First off, I want to remind you that tomorrow is Day 5, which is Library for everyone. Please remember to send in last week's book, so your child can select a new one. Several students brought in books on Friday, which I've done my best to keep track of by putting them under their snack bins in the classroom. We'll see how well the system works tomorrow.
Secondly, I have some sad news for our afternoon class: Shivani's family is moving to India and Wednesday will be her last day. Happily, Tuesday is Picture Day, so we'll make sure to send on the class photo. We'll have a small celebration in class on Wednesday afternoon to make sure she knows she'll be missed.
Science continues apace in the classroom, as I continue to work with students individually or in small groups. This student's work struck my funny bone:
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| Because Mommy is not an insect |
Another interesting thing about this image is that several students were very hesitant about drawing insects, so we looked for the shapes they had in their different body parts and used those shapes to help draw the insect they had in mind. This student's bee is a circle and two diamonds.
We may be done with insects very soon, as students are noticing the season changing and this is hopefully leading us into explorations of different leaves. On Friday, several afternoon students uncovered my pH testing strips so that's another direction we may be off and following as well.
Art Centre
Construction Centre
Drama Centre
Reading Centre
Science Centre
Sensory Centre
Snack Centre
We've also been asking students what learning they're seeing at each centre, so if you visit the classroom, you may see stickies quoting students' comments about their own learning around each poster as well.
Regards,
Ms. Goegan
