Stop Motion Videos

Today with our buddies we created STOP MOTION videos.  Using a variety of materials like plastercine,  plastic toys, lego, pens and blocks they created characters to tell stories with.

It was fun- Parsa

We made a cool plastercine character and other people wanted to use it. -Alyssa

It really moved my brain....I liked it-  Audrina

My buddy and I made up a character.  -Anhad

I want to do it again-  Briauna

YAAAAAHHHHH!  About half (6 out of 10) of our caterpillars have made their Chrysalis.  The other four are hanging in a j shape, which means they will turn into a chrysalis soon!  Caterpillar #6 is wiggling and jiggling and is about half way finished building its Chrysalis.

Stampede Breakfast

TOMORROW! Bring your plate and cutlery and enjoy some pancakes and some YeeHaw, fun! 

7:30am - 9:30am

ELEV8 Lacrosse

  

Today we had the pleasure of learning from a lacrosse expert. We learned how to pick up a ball, some tricks and even played a game, called hungry, hungry hippos. Next week, we'll put some of these skills into place out on our field!

Measurement and more

It was exciting today to see how GIGANTIC our caterpillars are!  This had us think a little about how we describe size.  Usually we describe caterpillars as small creatures, they were just big in comparison to last week.  We have been working on using referents to help us describe size.  When we first got our caterpillars we decided they were as long as a pinky nail and as thick as a pipecleaner.  Today they were as long as a large paperclip or white eraser and were almost as thick as a pencil.   One was even attached to the top and make a j shape.  This is what they do right before forming their chrysalis.  We predict they will be in them by Friday.

During Montessori work period, some children begain comparing and order object labelling them with comparative words.  (Ex.  Weight:  heavier/lighter, width:  narrower/wider,   height:  taller/shorter). When done they are uploading an example to IRIS.

Lastly we read Judi Barnett's book:  Things that are the MOST.  Then we made our own pages for a class book.  We brainstormed adjectives (describing words):  spooky, cold, fast, soft, loud ...then thought of things that showed these descriptions.   The book is super silly, so we tried to be funny too.    If I choose loud,  I might think of something that is loud, doing something loud, while being somewhere loud.  For example,
The loudest thing in the world....... is an crow playing the drums at a construction site!


 

Music Sharing Class

Grade 1 and 2 students will be having a Music Sharing Class on Wednesday, June 12^th during their music class time. During Music Sharing Classes, students have the opportunity to share something music-related with their peers. For example, if your child takes piano lessons, they could share a piano song they have been practicing. Other ideas include:

• singing a song they are familiar with
• Dancing 
• Bringing a picture of a musical instrument and talking about it

All students are welcome to share, but it is not mandatory. If your child is performing, please help them remember to bring what they need on that day (instrument, music, etc)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miss Nair at canair@cbe.ab.ca

Informational Reports

 
Today we examined a variety of exemplars of informational writing. Students compared the exemplars to the success criteria. We talked about the expectations to achieve level 2, 3, and 4 in writing. Posted in the classroom are the expectations and exemplars. Next week, students will research their own insect and create their own informational report.

All About Butterflies

  

Caterpillars have arrived in room 2 and they have been busy over the weekend. They started out small last Wednesday and have apparently been eating non-stop all weekend. Students observed their caterpillars and compared it to last weeks' size. Many noticed signification changes. We also looked at the entire life cycle of the butterfly and what happens at each stage. Students should be getting exciting, something big is happening soon!