Our new clasroom friends

 

Yesterday we welcomed a new arrival of baby Lady Painted Caterpillars... we were so excited to have them in our classroom!

 There were very tiny caterpillars in a container along with lots of food!

 We wanted to get a closer look!

Then we transferred them into new homes.

 We decided that they each needed a name, so we gave them one:



We are keeping a journal of observations where we are recording what we see each day. Here are some students working on theirs:

 

As a class, we looked at the life cycle of a caterpillar. The next day, one of our friends went to the library and found a book about them and drew/coloured his own diagram!!

 

Other children were exploring natural materials that were laid out as an invitation to play/create with.

Others, were busy adding to our seed list:

One of our friends brought in something amazing! Her and her mother had been growing lettuce at home and it started to sprout, so she wanted to share it with us. We are keeping it in water to see if it continues to grow..

Some of us painted our own garden and then 'planted' some seeds in it:

 

This was how the finished product turned out:

Here is some collaborative work. These girls are so creative. They decided to draw pictures of various kinds of fruits and then write down how many seeds each fruit has.

She wanted to make a picture for one of the Birthday boys in our class, and chose to draw insects because he loves them so much!

Building with different materials!

We did a simple subtraction lesson, counting down from 10 and solving the problem on our SmartBoard.

The challenges this student takes on are truly remarkable. Believing in her abilities as a learner, has led us to witness some of the most outstanding work we have ever seen. We are so proud of her and the achievements she has made this year by showing confidence in her work and continuing to strive.

Can you believe this is one of our SK's?!!

She is currently on her third page..to be continued..

We hope you enjoy the rest of the week and remember that Thursdays are ALWAYS Library Day! Many children have been forgetting their book bags and are unable to exchange when we go to the Library :(