The Super Kids have had a very busy February! We began the month by celebrating Lunar New Year. Several students in the class celebrate it at home and we were excited to learn more about it. This year was the year of the dragon so we had to make dragons and have a dragon dance.
All the grade 1 and 2 English classes enjoyed a fun filled outdoor day at The Fort Whyte Centre. This field trip included:
- tobogganing
- a scavenger hunt
- a marshmallow roast
- outdoor Arctic games
- snowshoeing
Valentine’s Day and the 100th day of school fell on the same day this year. The Super Kids rotated through each grade 1 and 2 English classroom participating in different activities celebrating “100 days of friendship”. When they completed each activity they earned a friendship bracelet. After the activities they exchanged their Valentine cards! Math games with a Valentine theme were also explored throughout the week.
Soapstone carving is a traditional Inuit art form. I brought in a few examples that I have at home and a few from my parents house. My dad was in the RCMP before he retired and one of the places we were stationed when I was a kid, was Thompson Manitoba. My parents collected some of these beautiful pieces.
The class was given a piece of ivory soap to carve their own “soapstone” carving.
The class researched polar bears and snowy owls using the pebble go website and boom cards. A polar bear art project inspired by the artist Ted Harrison, a northern lights project, and even a giant cardboard polar bear were all done to show their creativity.
Our grade 3/4 buddies are currently helping the class research an Arctic animal of our choice.
Our school celebrates Festival du Voyeur each February. What is the Festival Du Voyageur? It’s a local festival that celebrates the French culture and history in Manitoba. Our class has a special pancake breakfast and participated in a whole school French concert in the afternoon.
This year was a leap year! We used the extra day to learn about frogs and rotate through leap day math centers with jumping frogs. My daughter Anna didn’t have school that day so she came and volunteered in the class.
The class then sculpted their own frogs that they are painting next week, and created their own pastel frogs. It was a fun filled froggy day. 🙂
Stay tuned for more of our learning! 🙂