S’more Anyone?

S’more anyone?  This week we started our final STEM activity.  Solar ovens made out of pizza boxes!  Thanks to our school’s PAC for saving boxes for us after hot lunch. Winnipeg has been very HOT the past few weeks and we need to take advantage of this heat to make a snack using our science knowledge.  As soon as I introduced the activity the kids ran with it.  Our Education Assistant was away on Friday afternoon so we had a guest Education Assistant.  She was shocked at how the kids took the challenge, brainstormed, and got designing right away!  They made connections to our learning this year.  The sun gives us heat and light.  What attracts heat?  The class came up with the colour black and metal. “Mrs. Didyk!  We have a lot of tin foil in the creation station. Lets get started” shouted one Super Kid.   The class partnered up into teams of two and started planning.

 

On Friday morning we shared our insect projects with our buddies from Mrs. G’s class.  We loved being expert entomologists and sharing our learning with them.

Our school’s library had a collection book of “Piggy and Elephant” stories in a big book.  Unfortunately, the binding spilt so we made lemonade out of lemons so to speak.  Mme. Meg helped us make buttons out of the pages!

“Bump Up” happened this week.  What is “Bump Up”?  It is time for kids to meet their teachers for next year, meet new classmates, and feel comfortable in their surroundings.  I have to admit that I get as nervous as the kids do every year.  I’m so excited to have some of the Super Kids remain with me as we continue our journey together and I’m thrilled to pass my amazing kids to some lovely ladies that can’t wait to get to know them like I do.  My grade 1 students that will be in my class as grade 2 students next year, helped our new friends feel welcome and took a leadership role right away.  We played a get to know you game with Emoji beach balls, worked together in groups to build the tallest tower out of 50 cups, read a book, and danced for a movement break.  All of my Super Kids came back from their new classrooms excited with smiles on their faces!

One week to go!  Stay tuned for our final week together, if our solar ovens work, and how we celebrate our year together.

 

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