Little Green Thumbs

Exciting things are happening in our classroom thanks to the Little Green Thumbs Program.


Little Green Thumbs is offered through Agriculture in the Classroom, an initiative of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture. As part of the program, we will plant and grow an indoor garden while learning about food systems in a fun and interactive way. 

Mr. Downton helped get our special light system ready and today we prepared our soil and planted our seeds. 

Keep watching for updates about our plants.  We'd love to hear from you.  If you have any questions for us be sure to let us know!

Our Visit With Artist Susan Furneaux

Today we met a real live artist, Susan Furneaux.

 She taught us all about wool and felting. 

We made a felt ball that looked like the Earth.

Here is how we made our felt ball (retold by our Blue Group):

Step 1: Get your white wool and dip it in soapy water.

Step 2. Squish it back and forth between your hands.

Step 3. Take a little bit of green wool and wrap it around the white piece like a present.

Step 4. Dip it back in the soapy water and squish it back and forth between your hands.

Step 5. Put a little bit of blue and brown wool around the ball.


Step 6 Dip it back in the soapy water and squish it back and forth between your hands.

Step 7 Roll it hard between your hands to make it a ball.

Step 8 Bring it to the bathroom and run cold water over it to wash the soapy water out!

Step 9 Let it dry!

Our new artist friend is coming back to visit us next week.  We can't wait to see what we will create with her then. Have you ever felted before?  

How did you find our instructions?  If you have a question for us please let us know!

Alphabet Adventures

We are starting our third group of letter sounds!  Here are some of our favourite songs about the letters Gg, Oo, Uu, Ll, Bb, and Ff.

Create your own Playlist on LessonPaths!

Kindergarten and KinderStart Update

Due to the weather this morning the NLESD has announced a delayed opening.  As a result, The morning KinderStart sessions will be cancelled for today. The afternoon KinderStart session will go ahead. There will be no school today for kindergarten students.  We will have a regular kindergarten day on Monday.

Michael :: Red Group Student of the Week

After an interview period we learned about some of Michael's favourites.  If you look closely you can find out all about them!

If you have a question for him, please let us know!

Sonya :: Blue Group Student of the Week

Sonya was interviewed today about some of her favourites!  Here's what we found out about her...

Do you have a question for her?  She'd love to hear from you!

It's Soccer Time

For those who have signed up for the MDE Soccer Program, it starts Friday (5:45 - 6:30).

Information can be found by following the link in the sidebar of our MDE blog .  The soccer page is maintained by a parent volunteer and contact information can be found by visiting the site directly http://www.bishops.k12.nf.ca/jwalsh/mdesoccer.htm  .  Here you will find the team lists, schedule, and information about how the program will run.

Let the soccer games begin! Wishing everyone involved a wonderful time!

Red Group Student of the Week - Elizabeth

This week we are celebrating our first Student of the Week!  We asked Elizabeth questions to find out about her favourites.  We used tagxedo to make a masterpiece that showed them all!

Be sure to leave a comment or question for Elizabeth.  She'll be checking!

Student of the Week :: Sophie

This week we are celebrating our first Student of the Week!  We asked Sophie questions to find out about her favourites.  We used tagxedo to make a masterpiece that showed them all!

Be sure to leave a comment or question for Sophie.  She'll be checking!

It's Almost Skating Time!

Information was sent home before Christmas holidays began about our upcoming Skating Program. 

All kindergarten students will be participating in a 5 week skating program at The Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay.  The program will run from January 27^th – March 9^th and all students are expected to participate. 

Skating instruction will be provided for all students and CSA approved hockey or figure skating helmets are mandatory. Other helmets such as bicycle helmets do not provide appropriate protection for ice skating.  Students will need mittens or gloves and layered clothing is preferred so the students are warm but have appropriate mobility to skate. 

There is a one time cost of $35.00 per student which covers all costs (ice rental, busing, instructor fees). If you have any concerns regarding this cost, please contact our administration to discuss. Skating fees are due this Wednesday, January 14th.

We are in the process of collecting used skates and helmets to be loaned to students who are in need of equipment.  If you have, or know of anyone who has any that can be donated to the school, please send them along.  If you are in need of skates or a helmet, please let us know as soon as possible and we will try our best to help.

All kindergarten students will attend the morning session only for the days when skating is scheduled. As each skating day approaches, we will be looking for a small number of volunteers to accompany us and assist where necessary.  Specific details and sign up information will be sent home prior to each session.  

Our skating days are scheduled for:

Tuesday January 27th 9:30 - 10:30

Tuesday February 10th 9:30 - 10:30

Tuesday February 24th 9:30 - 10:30

Tuesday March 3rd 9:30 - 10:30

Monday March 9th 9:30 - 10:30