A Cool Kindergarten Visitor

We have had a lot of exciting Show and Share items arrive in Kindergarten but this one had everyone's undivided attention!  Dallas' grandma and grandpa, Raymond and Cindy Terry, raise sheep.  One day, Dallas' mom brought one of the little lambs to school for a visit.  It was one that was being bottle fed and the kids absolutely loved how sweet and cuddly it was.  Everyone had a chance to pet it and feel it's fuzzy wool.  They found it fascinating!

Milk Moustaches

During Spirit Week, we took part in many different activities.  We had to find the hidden "Bessie", participate in barking and mooing contests, dance in the gym and wear the milk moustache.  Everyone had a turn to pose wearing a milk moustache and all the pictures are on display on our TV at the school entrance.  The kids love to see themselves!  Enjoy!

Easter Excitement

With Easter falling earlier this year we had to try to fit in some Easter crafts before Spring Break.  On Thursday morning, we invited some parent volunteers to help us and we set up four Easter craft centers.  Mrs. Walker helped the students dye eggs and Mrs. Mykula helped them paint cardstock Easter eggs with condensed milk colored with food coloring, (strange, I know, but it turns out so bright and shiny!)  At my center, the kids created little bunny baskets and at the last center they worked with Mrs. Fedorchuk to make and color Easter pictures.  As usual, it was great to have an adult to assist at each center.  On Friday, the class made Easter Bunny bags and loaded them up with all their crafts as an Easter present to share with their families!

Snowshoeing in the Park

Finally, after a winter full of never ending snow and cold temperatures, we were able to go out and snowshoe.  First, we read "Deep Snow" by Robert Munsch and tried walking in the deep snow down in Legion Park.  The kids learned how hard it was to walk in such deep snow and were puffing and sweating when we were done.  Later, in March, we went back with the help of Mrs. McArthur, and tried it again with snowshoes on.  It took a while to get the hang of it.  There were a few falls and many lost snowshoes, but after we got a few trails made, it was much easier.  The kids enjoyed learning something new and a few thought it was even better than centers!! :)

Colour Creations

When we were learning about mixing primary colours the kids visited colour centers where they had the chance to mix colours in different ways.  At Mrs. Mykula's center the kids used eye droppers and mixed coloured water on diffusing paper.  The results were beautiful!  At Mrs. Gorchynski's center, the kids mixed two primary colours together using fingerpaint.  This was a big hit with most of the kids - a little messy, but so much fun!  At my center, we tried mixing paint in baggies.  It was neat to see the variety of shades that the kids were able to create.  When done, the children could practice printing letters and numbers on their bags!