Our Caterpillars

We have real caterpillars.

We are learning all about them.  Here is what we know so far:
We have Painted Lady Caterpillars and they will turn into Painted Lady Butterflies.
Our caterpillars have black skin.
Caterpillars bite a hole in their egg and break out and wriggle free.
Caterpillars shed their skin when it gets too small for their body.
Our caterpillars have some gold stripes on them.  It is hard to see.
Our caterpillars wiggle slowly.
They have spiky fur on their body.
Caterpillars have 6 arms and 10 legs.

Watching Baby Chicks

Today we were watching a live stream of Mrs. Poulin's Kindergarten Class.  They have eggs hatching in their classroom!  We watched some eggs wiggle and jiggle and one looked like the chick would come out at any time! 

If you would like to watch at home, here is the link!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mrs.-poulin%27s-kindergarten-class

The Three Little Pigs Opera

Today we had The Opera Roadshow visit our school to tell us the story of The Three Little Pigs - Opera Style. It was our first time hearing opera singers, and it sure was a wonderful performance!

Claire liked that the Big Bad Wolf and the little pig were running around us!
Mark liked the wolf's clothes.
Amelia liked how the Big Bad Wolf blew the house down.
Kristina liked it when the wolf jumped on the pig.
Mackenzie liked it when two little pigs were scared.
Ava's favourite character was the wolf!
Aiden liked when the wolf was a statue and he jumped to get the pigs!
Benjamin liked it when one of the pigs were playing Piggie Ninjago!
Gavin liked it when the wolf took out his fork and knife and almost chopped up the pigs!
Taewoo liked the part when the wolf was trying to eat the pigs.
Sarah said the opera singers sang really loud.
Did you know that some opera singers sing low and some opera singers sing high?
We loved shouting Bravo! at the end of the performance!

We hope that we get to see another opera again soon. We loved it! Have you ever been to an opera?

A Special Thank You

Earlier this Fall, I submitted a grant proposal to an organization My Class Needs in hopes of receiving a new selection of Nelson leveled home reading materials for my kinderkids. Thanks to generous donations from anonymous donors, My Class Needs was able to approve our grant!

Just after the kinderkids left this afternoon, a box was delivered to our classroom! Look what I found inside...

We will have a lot of excited kinderkids on Monday who will be busy reading all these new books!  I'll be sure to post some clips of their reading!

Thank You My Class Needs and all the donors who supported us!

Happy Earth Day

Today is Earth Day! We love our Earth! 

Today we taught Mme Duff-Keats and Ms. Power's Kinderkids how to plant seeds.

First we mixed up  the soil with  a little bit of water until it was damp.

Then we filled our egg cartons with soil.

Next, we used our finger to dig a hole.

Then, we put a seed in each hole.  We planted a pea seed and a tomato seed.

Finally we gave it 3 squirts of water.

Now we wait for it to grow!

Meeting Ms. Brett's Kinderkids on Skype

Today was an exciting day for the Red Group!  We had just settled in to play a new game "Kindergarten Yahtzee", when we heard a skype call coming in! We quickly raced to the floor to find out Ms. Brett's Kindergarten class from Torbay was calling.  We chatted a little, asked each otherquestions, shared some favourite poems and songs and even had a few friends who read stories all on their own.  We ended our call by doing "The Steamroller" together. It sure was fun.

Now that we've met, we will be enjoying some SkypePlay between our two classes!  We look forward to learning lots about our new friends!

A Few Vines to Share