We are moving to Seesaw!!

Exciting News!!

Our class is starting to use Seesaw!  A note will come home with

 your child tonight explaining how you can sign up for Seesaw. 

 You will be able to see the activities your child is doing at school. 

 The bonus of Seesaw is it's ability to use and post videos.  

We can also communicate using a messaging system built into Seesaw. 

 Check it out tonight!

The Nutcracker

To prepare for our field trip on Thursday we will spend this week reading, 

listening, and working on the story of The Nutcracker.

Click on the link below to listen to the story of The Nutcracker.

The Story of the Nutcracker

March of the Toys

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

The Russian Dance

Arabian Dance

Tea Dance of China

The Waltz of the Flowers

Guided Drawing

After all of the work we did on birds this week, the kids asked if

they could learn how to draw birds.  So... we checked out Art Hub for kids

for some how to draw bird videos.  They chose their birds and got to work!

Check out the finished products...

All about wingspan

To start off our unit on measurement and to get ready for our visitor

from the Pelee Island Bird Observatory we started talking about birds.  

We read Grady the Goose....

Click to read Grady the Goose

We talked about migration and why birds might need to migrate.

Having the right kind of wings allows different birds to be more successful

when it comes to migration.  So...we took a look at the wingspans of different birds.

We were shocked at how big the wingspans of some birds can be.

Miss Sarah came to visit and teach us more about birds...

The kids tested out different 'beaks' to see what kind of 

beak was good for eating different foods.

They 'built' nests using just their beaks.

They listened to the songs of different birds and tried to identify

the stuffed animal birds by looking at their colours, beaks,

and other distinguishing features.

These are the bands they put on the birds they see on Pelee Island

that helps them track migration.

In this game, the students got to experience their own 'migration'

from North America to South America and back again.  

As the game continued some of the 'flyway stops' were removed

(to mimic loss of bird habitats/sanctuaries).

They were left with the challenge to take care of birds by 

creating or maintaining spaces for birds to rest.  They could

have bird feeders in their yards, have a bird bath, or plant trees

and flowers to create bird habitats.

Next, it was time to learn how to use binoculars...

Thanks Miss Sarah and the Pelee Island Bird Observatory!!!