Today our Kinders learned about the famous artist, Wassily Kandinsky! We found out that he used music to help him be creative when he painted, and that much of what he painted was abstract art. After we created our own artwork inspired by Kandinsky, we each wrote a message about it! Take a look!!!
We’re Learning About Chinese New Year and Chinese Dragons!
Yesterday the Kindergartens did a cross-curricular project on Chinese Dragons, in advance of us learning more about Chinese New Year next week! We listened to a folktale read aloud about how dragons came to be, had a great group discussion about the events in the story, and made connections to it as well. Make sure … Continue reading
Design Thinking STEAM Project – Magnet Games!
Several weeks ago, the 2Js learned about and followed the design thinking process to build games for one of our Kindergarten classes using our scientific knowledge of magnets and magnetism. The following set of videos highlights each stage of our project from beginning to end. Take a look! Empathize 2. Define 3. Ideate 4. Prototype … Continue reading
Testing the Transparency of Magnetic Forces
In science class today students tested different materials to see if magnetic forces would pass through them. As they were testing, they added their ideas and results to a graphic organizer, then used it to write a paragraph about their experiment. Finally, after downloading the Chrome extension Screencastify, students recorded a video of their experiments … Continue reading
Compliment Circle – Be Proactive/Kindness/Bullying Awareness & Prevention Week
All week the 2Js have been discussing ways in which we can be proactive to promote kindness as it is Bully Awareness and Prevention Week. Today, after discussing being resilient and courageous, we did a Compliment Circle. Students each picked a name out of the hat and bravely gave that person a compliment. Although giving … Continue reading
Podcast Episodes: Discussing The BFG!
After we completed our read-aloud and viewing of The BFG, we decided to dig deeper into understanding the story by generating think questions we still had. Students began with doing a turn and talk in pairs or small groups to discuss anything they were still wondering about, then they shared with the rest of the … Continue reading
Dream Jars: Fizzwizards & Trogglehumpers!
The 2Js are getting near the end of our read aloud, The BFG, and of course we needed to make our Dream Jars! Students did a turn and talk, then sketched a picture of a fizzwizard (a GREAT dream) or a Trogglehumper (a nightmare). After their jars were painted and their labels were written, students … Continue reading
School-Wide Moccasin Art Project
The 2Js recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in several ways this week, one being participating in a school-wide art project. We followed video instructions from Cree artist Lance Cardinal to create our own moccasin paper weights. First we learned what moccasins are, the different materials they are made of and decorated with, and … Continue reading
Cree Friendship Stick Game
In music class with Mrs. Holoboff, students have been continuing to learn about FNMI traditions. Below is a video of a Cree Friendship Stick Game that they learned about and performed. Take a look!
The BFG – Thinking About Schema!
We began reading Roald Dahl’s The BFG in class, and the first two chapters were pretty scary for the main character, Sophie. We watched the beginning of the trailer for the movie, and discussed our own schema for how terrified Sophie must have been when she got snatched by the BFG. We did a turn … Continue reading
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