Last Day, Last Post

Well, we made it through the last day of school - also known as the hardest day of Mme Katie's year.  There were tears, warm hugs, and thoughtful cards and gifts.  It has been such a fantastic year in our classroom.  I've been so amazed by this group of little learners.  It is difficult to say goodbye to such keen, kind, and helpful students. It has been my pleasure to spend this time with you all.  Good luck in Grade 1 and enjoy your summer!

P.S. Coco la chenille turned into a butterfly!  She grew with us for 186 days of school and now she's ready to fly on her own.

Cleaning Days!

Your sweet kids have been helping to clean and prepare the classroom for our new kindergarten students. Here are some of them in action:

Outdoor Education Challenge - Activity Day

Outdoor Education Challenge - Earth and Rocks

We went outside and found some beautiful rocks to paint.  We read a couple of books about using rocks for art and then we created our own masterpieces.

Outdoor Education Challenge - Water

Today we created water monsters for our river race. We raced our monsters down the ramp on the structure!  Paisley's dad brought us popsicles to cool off.  Next, we ate our snack and played with our chick in the grass.

Outdoor Education Challenge - Shelter and Nests

Our first day outside was a complete success. Our theme was shelter, so our first goal was to build a shelter from the sun and heat.

Next, we ate our snacks outside and did a little drawing activity.

After that, we read a story about birds' nests and went on a nature walk to collect odds and ends to build our own nests.