Monday

At the Leighton Art Centre we were able to observe all of these antlers and guess which animal they had come from. The reason they are mostly grey is because they have been outside in the summer and winter and are old. Ask me if I remember the animals that the antlers came from and what are the differences between antlers. 

Animal Research - we started our animal research booklets today and drew a picture of our animal and wrote about its APPEARANCE. We talked about describing our animal to someone who has never seen it before using interesting language about SIZE, SHAPE, COLOUR, and if it has special parts like claws, scales, spines, wings. Ask us about the appearance of our animal.

Gym - We have started Tennis-like games in gym. Today we used plastic small rackets and puff balls to practice eye-hand coordination and hitting them over the net. We played a game that you had to keep hitting the puff balls over the net until Mrs. Armour blew the whistle and whichever side had the LEAST puff balls on their side won. 

Mathlympics officially started today! Ask us which event we were at and if we won any medals. We have 9 team events and then closing ceremonies. After we have been to all the events, we will be able to go back to the events that we didn't get a medal and see if we can work towards a bronze, silver or gold!

Thanks so much to Max's mom who donated some new books to our classroom library! We are excited to read them. Mrs. Armour read one today called Polar Bear vs Grizzly Bear - Who Will Win? It was a good one to learn about appearance. Ask me about the size of both bears and how big their claws are.

Ingmar threw the ball for our Share category and hit "PETS and favorite animals". Please let us know if your child has any animal allergies in case someone is able to bring their pet to our classroom. We will only share between 3:00 and 3:30pm so that our pets can visit and then go home. Students are also welcome to bring pictures of their pets or favorite animals to share. 

CARMEN, JARED, COLIN, LOGAN can share this week (If there is a certain day that works better for you to share, please email Mrs. Armour so we can schedule you on that day - otherwise we are flexible!

TOMORROW IS OUR FIELD TRIP TO BELLA CONCERT HALL AT MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY FOR THE MORNING. WE WILL EAT LUNCH WHEN WE GET BACK TO SCHOOL. PLEASE WEAR YOUR COFFIN CARES SHIRTS/SWEATSHIRTS or something GREEN or BLUE so all the teachers can find us easily in the big group! THANK YOU!

FUN LUNCH THURSDAY MARCH 8TH if you ordered it. Parents are welcome to come and volunteer to hand out lunch and eat with your child here in the Clubhouse. Let Mrs. Armour or Marike, Ingmar's mom know if you can volunteer. Thank you!

MARCH 22nd is our last day of learning before SPRING BREAK. No school for students on Friday, March 23rd. The first day back is TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd. Please let the office or Mrs. Armour know if you plan to leave early or be away longer than these dates.