Reminder of our "Make your own Sundae party"

Don't forget, tomorrow (Tuesday, June 24)  is our end of the year party.  We will begin the celebration at 2:30.  All family is welcome.  If you wish to bring in some Sundae toppings to share, feel free to do so. Hope to see you then!

Ice Cream-the fat free way!

We made ice cream play dough!  It looked so realistic!  We had added cocoa, vanilla flavouring and the appropriate food colouring to make it look even more authentic. The students had a wonderful time on the first day, molding it into cones and scoops, and adding cherries and chunks (pom poms and beads).  On the second day, they got to decorate their creations with sprinkles (coloured rice).  If you are looking for a way to keep your young ones busy this summer, we have included the recipe.

The recipe is simple, 3/4 cup of hair conditioner (inexpensive, unscented if possible) and 1 and 1/2 cups of corn starch.  Mix and add flavouring and colour.  Have fun!

Good-bye Ducklings

The little ducklings have gone back to their farm.  It has been so much fun having them in the classroom.  We took them outside and played with them on the grass.  Later, we put them in the water table.  It was amazing to see them dive under water and swim about. Our students have had the opportunity to learn and be responsible in order to look after these small creatures.   Only 2 ever hatched out, and each of them was a very different breed.  One was a Rouen while the other was a Khaki Campbell duck.  Each had very different colouring and one was considerably smaller than the other.  Although many wonderful names were suggested, Sparkle and Cutie seemed to be the favourites!

Art in the Park

It was a beautiful morning.  We decided to have an outdoor art morning. We brought out mural paper, music, scarves, bubbles, musical instruments, paper and pencils, paint, puppets, masks, the puppet theatre, chalk, coloured blocks and, of course, the ducks.  We encouraged all the students to complete some sort of artwork during their time outdoors.  It was a perfect morning.  

The Mural-many different artists.

Taking her music on the road!

Adventure on the farm

What a day!  So glad that we had perfect weather.  It was a super day of learning on the farm.  We began by touching, brushing and milking a Brown Swiss (type of dairy cow) named Jacqueline. Then, we went off to see the baby calves in their hutches and learn what they eat.  The calves were very cute, and we discovered that some of them liked to suck on their bottles so much, that they would even suck on our hands and fingers!  Next, we tried our best at an obstacle course-we went around pails, over and under bales, into a calf hutch, and even through a big cow trailer.  Then, with 4 of our friends, we pushed over a bale of straw. We learned that cows don't eat straw-that is just for their bedding.  Then, we went inside the barn, saw the big milk tank and learned how the cows got milked.  Then, the "yummy" part, we got a homemade cookie, and a small glass of milk.  For some we got a glimpse of a new batch of kittens just born yesterday. Finally, we went off to see the tractor and learned what cows eat.  Did you know that they have 4 stomachs?  Did you know that some farmers put magnets in the cow's stomach to gather any metal objects that a cow might accidentally swallow?  What a great day, no doubt your son or daughter came home tired today...maybe even a bit stinky!!!

Surprise Classroom Guest

We arrived this morning only to discover someone was "cheeping"!  Although we did not expect any ducklings to hatch until tomorrow, one had made it's way out at some point on the weekend.  It was all dried off, and seemed very healthy.  They seem like very social animals and when someone is looking over them, they are happy, but when everyone goes away, he cheeps very loud!!  He is absolutely adorable.  Another egg was about to hatch when we left school today, so hopefully by tomorrow, he will have another friend to keep him company.