January 31

 Today we tried snowshoeing! It was challenging to buckle them up, but we had success traveling across the field. 

We are trying out two digit x one digit multiplication, using arrays. 

January 25

 Today we are grateful for...

• Math game, Circles and Stars. 
• Parachute in gym. 
• Indoor recess. 
• Extra curricular activities. 
• 5Ws + H oil spill. 
• Ski Competition (testing our designs). 
• Red Park. 

What do you notice about the designs and attachment techniques of the winning skiers? 

January 24

 Today we are grateful for...

• Art - pointillism.
• Great teachers and even more GREAT STUDENTS.
• Run the gauntlet in gym. 
• Art reflection. 
• Music - ukeleles!
• 5Ws and H. 
• Book clubs. 
• Extra activities during indoor recess. 

Families, you can see a photo of your musician in the folder I shared earlier this year. 

January 23

 Today we are grateful for...

• Listening to each other during morning circle time. 
• Science challenge - build a skier.
• Drawing a rabbit (Lunar Year of the Rabbit).
• Everything and Everyone!
• Reset game (wink doctor). 
• Math - multiplication and division. 
• Book clubs.
• Gym (run the gauntlet). 

Solving multiplication problems using arrays

January 19

 Today we are grateful for...

• Glazing clay medallions.
• Array-animal area art. 
• Animal silhouette art.
• Lots of art in the day!
• Gym - catch 5 and poison ball games. 
• Estimating distance from our room to the blue park (Congratulations A on being the closest, 400m). 
• Music - playing different instruments. 

January 18

 Dress for painting and walking Thursday!

January 17

Some skills we reviewed/learned/practiced today...

• measurement of perimeter.
• Uncovering the who-what-where-when-why and how of a news article.
• Shared reading through book clubs. 
• Multiplication game: Circles and Stars. 

This may look like kindergarten work, but we will be transferring our images to grid paper to play with the ideas of perimeter and area. 

Circles and Stars, multiplication practice

January 16

A glimpse into our day: 

• Practicing our storytelling techniques.
• Writing a good beginning for a story.
• Researching plants of Alberta.
• Book club.
• Watching our seeds sprout.
• Snowflake symmetry art. 
• Frost on branches. 

January 13

Some happenings...

• Mystery Seeds
• Playing at the pond
• Math challenge

January 12

 Some happenings today...

• 3-word selection to reflect our intentions for the year
• Clay medallion art
• Book Club
• Subtraction "show what you know" equation
• Math game

How's this for a simile? Our students are full of promise, just like a Copperfield Sunrise. 

January 11

Glimpse into our day...

January 10

 Today we are grateful for...

• Our Best Day Timeline. 
• Laptop research, Alberta Regions.
• Music - practicing for a quiz. 
• Recess and snack... as always!
• Math game, Dicey Operations. 
• Math challenge.
• Octopus and Molecules games in gym. 
• Mrs. Allan.
• Students.
• Ojibway creation story. 
• Reading silently. 

January 9, 2023

 Welcome Back!

Today we are grateful for...

• Imagining ourselves as adults, and the many steps we could take to gain skills along the way. Work that inspired us is here: Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera and Juan's poetry reading
• The Great Wall (a gym game).
• Math game - Euclid, a subtraction game. 
• Everyone was here today!
• Writing a 6 word poem regarding what we did on winter break. 
• Thinking about stories and belonging. 
• Reading quietly (some reading with the teacher).
• Looking closely at machines, using this thinking routine: Creative Hunt.
• Practicing kindness, hands to self, and having fun at recess. 

Sitting Square - sharing our 6 word poem

Thinking like scientists... 

What kind of machines are these? Who would use them (audience)?

What is smart about the design? 

What are the materials they used to create this? 

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