Spring has sprung in Room 14

We have begun a frog/pond inquiry. Today one of our classmates and our EA went on a special scientific exploration to bring back a sign of spring and wow did they ever find a good one...frog eggs in pond water! We read all about the life cycle of a frog and got a chance to share what we know and what we wonder! It is going to be a wonder-full scientific inquiry!!!! Stay tuned for updates and more pictures! 

Upcoming event!

Music rocks!

We are busy preparing for our special Music Monday assembly. We hope you can make it! It will be at 9:00 am Monday  May 2 in the gym. 

Making ten FUN!

We are practicing our Ten Facts by Playing!!!! Games are a great way to reinforce concepts and foster cooperation and communication. 

Changing Weather -Changing Clothes

We had fun discussing how people change their clothes to suit the season. We read a story about s little bear who was waiting for spring to arrive. Some animals change for spring too. We dressed Alfie bear so he could go out and play on a rainy Spring day, a warm spring day and a cold Spring day. You never know what weather Spring will bring! 

Making 10

We are learning to use strategies to speed up when adding or subtracting. Today we learned the "making 10" strategy or "10 facts". It's a breeze! 

We used the cuisinaire rods to prove this strategy. We noticed the pattern looks like stairs because as one part gets larger the matching part gets smaller. 

A Wonderful Gift

Thank you to First Book Canada...Today we got to choose two books to take home. It was so exciting! 

Library time

Mrs Wood read us a funny story that had a good message. We have the right to use the library therefore it is our responsibility to take care of the books. 

Do you see s sign of Spring?

We talked about what things happen to indicate a change of season. We are waiting patiently for some more signs of spring. 

People in Spring

We are learning all about Spring and the changes that occur in this season. Today we discussed seasonal activities...now if old man winter would just go away we could actually do some of these springy things! 

We are readers!

We can silent read now. We are working to build up our reading stamina. We have set our goal at 25 minutes! Ready... Set.... Read! 

Doubles facts

We are sharpening our mental math skills! We practiced our doubles facts today. We sang a song about them and learned a new game.