Valentine's Day!

Our Valentine's Day tea party was so much fun. We had finger sandwiches, tea cookies, crackers and dainties. 

Thank you to all of our families for bring in such delicious snack items for all of us to enjoy. 

~ Mrs. Thwaites

Gym time

Today we went on our first adventure to the gym. We used our gross motor muscles to run, jump, throw balls and ride on plasma cars. 

All of the physical activity got our blood pumping and hearts racing, which is really good for our health. 

We started off by talking about the rules for the gym. 

Running circles while our friend was spinning in the middle. 

We played a few games while in the gym.

We learned about turn taking during monkey in the middle and regulating our speed to the colour of   the light that was being called out during our game of red light, green light. 

Red light! 

We all had a great time in the gym. 

~ Mrs. Thwaites

Baking banana muffins

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The children showed team work and cooperation while cracking eggs, mixing in ingredients and taking turns. They showed confidence and pride during the activity :)

Children enjoy sensory, hands-on activities and don't worry about spills. It's all about learning new skills and having fun!

Ice Fort

We started our Ice Block Fort!!!!!

We started talking about building a fort and how we would use the ice blocks we have been making. The children started helping bring the blocks and salt we needed to build.

Working hard. 

Clearing some snow to start our Fort. 

Once all the ice blocks were together we started to lay them down. To make them stay together we poured salt over top. 

Bringing over more blocks. 

We were able to start two walls, stacked three rows high. 

Please help us finish our Fort by making some ice blocks at home and bringing them in for us to add onto our growing Fort. 

Ice blocks

For a month or so the children and teachers have been collecting milk cartons to make ice blocks. We have been filling them with water and food colouring, then placing them outside to freeze.

We were finally able to open them up and explore them. 

The children started to pick up the ice blocks. 

"These are heavy." 

"I can't pick it up! It keeps slipping." 

The children enjoyed finding ways to pick them up and move them. One of the children went and got a truck and started loading them in. 

We continued to open up the ice blocks each day we went out and the play just kept growing. 

Some of the ideas that came up: 

A game of ice push hockey.

Naming colours and matching them. 

We can't wait to see what else the children come up with. 

 We also added some smaller ice cubes. 

If you would like to help us make ice blocks at home it  would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Bay blades

One of the children brought in a new bay blade toy from home and was excited to show all of the children. The teachers remembered that the classroom had their own bay blade toys and brought them out for all the children.

A few children stayed at the activity all morning practicing how to use the toys. Once they figured out how to make them spin not one of them wanted to leave. 

Nature & light

Exploring nature on our light table. 

The children found some magnifying glasses and used them to examine the nature items closer. 

"Look a feather" 

"Look at this leaf!" 

It was neat to watch the children explain what they saw and the enthusiasm when showing their friends.