Our Week - May 28 - June 1

Hi Families,

It's nearing the end of the year - our last month in Kindergarten! We are getting ready for new experiences and getting ready to say hello to new friends. Please remember that on Monday June 4th it is a P.A Day - this is not a school day. Also, beginning next week, the bluejays will be trying out Grade 1 recess. This means we are going to go to the big field!! We are so excited!

Here are some stories from the week. 

Bike to School Week
This week Black Walnut participated in Bike to School Week. We got stickers and prizes if we biked to school or rode a scooter - but we had to be wearing a helmet. Biking to school is a great way to get exercise!!
                           

Nature Art
On Monday, we went to the forest to do some nature painting. We took paint, paper, paint brushes, water, and clipboards for our experience. We were very surprised to see afterwards that we all got mosquito bites!


Water Table and Big Buddies
Our Big Buddies were writing a big test this week (EQAO) so for a break some buddies came down to visit us. We went outside with them and tried out our water tables. It was relaxing to measure, pour, and splash with our big buddies.


Todd Parr
Ms. Darlow has started a special painting project with us. We are all getting to paint ourselves like the characters from Todd Parr's books. We had to draw our heads very big and the next step will be to paint them. 
                                      

Graduation Preparations
We are begging to practise songs for our Kinder Grad. We really like our songs but we can't sing them for you...they're a secret! Stay tuned - and remember that SK grad is on Thursday June 21 in the morning. 

New Chickadees
Thursday night, Ms. Boag and Ms. Ancona got to visit with some new families and new chickadees who are coming to Kindergarten! We are so excited to meet them! They are coming in next week!

Making Labels
This week we were learning a new way to write. We learned about labels. You can label anything! It is a way to name something important so that other people know what it is. First, we labelled our classroom. Then, we labelled ourselves. Last, we labelled pictures we made and pictures from books. Writing is so much fun!