Halloween Fun!

Yesterday we celebrated Halloween in our classroom! From Math card games to Halloween Bingo, Art, and Science, and then a parade around the gym, we were busy busy busy! Here are a few photos of our day! 

Our directed drawing activity:

Ms. Brown drew a step-by-step Frankenstein and we all followed, adding unique details in the end. Once we finished the drawing, we used oil pastel to colour our Frankenstein. Unfortunately we ran out of time, but we sure had a great time drawing them! 

To complete our blog, we love having a class picture-- here is our class in character:

Have a safe and Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

Love, 

Division 10

Tumble Books

Last week our Librarian came in and showed us how to use Tumble Books-- a free and easy-to-use site full of electronic books! 

Parents, a sheet with information on how to get here will be sent home this week. 

-- Division 10

Planting a Promise!

This afternoon we got the opportunity to plant Daffodil Bulbs. We have discussed the necessities (water, air, sun) in order for our plants to grow. As well, we discussed the lifecycle and what we expect to see in the seasons to come. 

Thank-you to our amazing parent volunteers for cleaning, digging, and helping us plant our bulbs! We can't wait to watch them grow over the next few months! 

Oops... Some how this little guy followed us into the classroom...

Connection! These two girls saw the opportunity to create their own daffodils out of plates, paper, and markers. 

We had quite the fun (and eventful) day today! 

Thanks again to all the amazing volunteers we had today! 

-- Division 10

Halloween in the Forest!

Today we went to a local nature park and learned about different animals in the forest. For example, crows are one of the smartest birds, bats are not actually blind, owls can't roll their eyes, and raccoons have soft pads on their feet to keep quiet when they run through the forest.

We learned that owls can see many things far far away. To see what they can see, we used binoculars to zoom into our friends and Oliver the Owl. 

Oliver the Owl needed our help to make his nest. We picked up big sticks (and logs) to make his home. 

We did it! Owl nest complete! 

After we ran into Raccoon, we went inside to use our senses to feel a few different mystery items. Some things made us laugh or smile, others made us squirm!

What a great day! Thanks to the staff at the nature park and to our wonderful parent volunteers for driving and supervising! We all had such a great day! 

-- Division 10 

 

Pumpkin Day!

This week we finished our week off with Pumpkin Day! Most of us wore orange in celebration of inspecting the inside of a pumpkin! The squirmy faces were priceless when we not only smelled the pumpkin, but touched the pulp and seeds in the inside! "Gross!" "So slimey!"  

We separated the seeds and then estimated how many seeds the pumpkin had. Our estimations varied from 22-500. 

After counting the seeds, our class pumpkin had 96 seeds! Some of our estimations were close... 

After counting, we boiled the seeds in salt water, rinsed them, then put them in the oven for 12 minutes. 

Most of us got to try pumpkin seeds for the first time! They were delicious! 

"Tastes kind of like popcorn!" 

"Mmmmm...!! I love pumpkin seeds!" 

After 3 handfuls... "Can I please have more!?"

If you would like to try our same recipie at home, here is the one we followed! Very simple to make and delicious when they are cooked! 

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/toasted_pumpkin_seeds/

Of course, no themed day goes without a class picture! 

For those of you that are carving pumpkins this weekend, 

HAPPY CARVING! :) 

-- Division 10