We had a wonderful pattern party! We made lots of patterns, looked at different patterns, opened some pattern presents and went on a pattern hunt. It was patterntastic!!!

Reminder...Pattern Party in Mrs. Lau and Mrs. Andrade's class

This is just a reminder that the children will be having their PATTERN PARTY tomorrow! Everyone is encouraged to come dressed in a piece of clothing with a pattern on it...stripes, polka dots etc!

Fun Friday!! In Mrs.M and M.C's class

Today we made crayons to correspond with the book "The crayon box that talked" by Shane DeRolf, which is a book about inclusion. It is also Bullying Awareness Week. We talked about what makes a good friend and how we can stop bullying by being a good, positive friend. We also had a freeze dance party to shake all those indoor sillies out!!! Thank you for all your donations. We were able to buy two bricks for the school we are helping to build. We still have $8.00 in our box and are going on to brick number three! Keep those donations coming in! Have a great weekend!

Pattern Party in Mrs. Lau and Mrs. Andrade's Class!

Our class will be having a PATTERN PARTY on Tuesday November 26, 2013. The children have been busy getting ready for our party by creating patterns, extending patterns and finding patterns in our environment. The children are encourged to wear pattern clothing to school and to bring in items with patterns on it. We are all looking forward to this special day to celebrate our knowledge of patterns!!!

Ms. Campolieti & Mrs. Martins

What we're doing in math! Mrs.M and Ms. C

We are currently working on the use of non-standard measuring devices e.g., feet, hand spans, string or cubes to measure length. You can do this at home as well by asking your child what they think is bigger, taller, wider, etc. when comparing objects or toys. Use questions such as, "how many links, cubes, hand spans long is that structure, cupboard, chair." You can also compare using the words more and less.

Toonie Tuedsay For the Philippine Reflief

On Tuesday November 19th, CTK will be raising money for the Philippine relief. We will be having a civvies day and the cost to participate will be $2.00. All money collected will be going towards the fund to help support the victims of the devastating Typhoon. Thank you for your support!

Structures Inquiry Mrs. Martins and Ms. Campolieti's Class

The children have been building structures with a variety of blocks and have shown a strong interest in this area so we have started an inquiry based on our observations. We started with a web documenting what the children know about structures. We transformed our dramatic centre to a building centre with straws and connectors, large wood blocks and today crazy forts. The children have built many structures. On day two we read a book that talked more about what you actually need to build a tower. The children learned and wrote words such as superstructure, cement, skeleton, foundation. The children were encouraged to write these words on the pictures they drew. On day three they watched a movie about how buildings are built and what the role of engineers and architects are. On day four we asked the children what they would like to learn as we continue our inquiry. We also started to show how blueprints and plans are needed before a structure goes up. We will continue our project next week and will continue to follow the children's lead.

Our Scientist Day has been cancelled for Friday November 8th, 2013. It has been re-scheduled for Friday November 29th, 2013. Sorry for the late notice.