Our Corny Portraits

For Open House, we painted these funny portraits with watercolours to see if our parents could guess who was who! Check them out:

Olivia’s Trip to Parksville!

This is a pastel drawing that I made at my grandma's house.

This is a pastel drawing that I made at my grandma’s house.

This is me and my grandma sewing my buddy book bag!

This is me and my grandma sewing my buddy book bag!

This is me with my grandpa, my brother, and sister looking at a present from my great grandma

This is me with my grandpa, my brother, and sister looking at a present from my great grandma

This is at a market in Parksville where they had lots of statues!

This is at a market in Parksville where they had lots of statues!

This is me with Lucky and Anna at Qualicum Beach. We got to go in the Pacific Ocean, but not all of the dogs like to swim.

This is me with Lucky and Anna at Qualicum Beach. We got to go in the Pacific Ocean, but not all of the dogs like to swim.

I went to a market with goats on the roof. They stay on the roof where they have a little pen.

I went to a market with goats on the roof. They stay on the roof where they have a little pen.

Structures

We have started our first science unit of the year – Structures! We are learning that there are two different types of structures: natural structures and human-made structures. This week we have been talking about what kind of structures are around us. Check out this video of a popular human-made structure that I know many of you love to go on:

Check out the structures we created with our bodies in gym!

 

In Science we are learning about Structures. Here are some structures we created in gym up with our partners!

What kinds of structures do you see around us?

Bus Safety

This week our school has been learning about bus safety. Many of us ride the bus to and from school every day, but all of us need to ride the bus for all of the cool field trips we go on each year, so we need to know how to be safe! Check out these photos of our class learning about bus safety from Bus Driver Glen:

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What do you know about bus safety?

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Our Heroes

IMG_2167We have been talking about heroes in our classroom…superheroes and real heroes in our community.

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Terry Fox is another real hero we have talked about. Our annual school Terry Fox run is coming up this Thursday, September 26 at 9:30am. We will be having a short assembly to kick off our run around our school neighbourhood. Check out this video of students learning about Terry Fox and getting ready for the run!

What do you know about Terry Fox?

Kootenay Kids Cooperate

Our class is participating in the Kootenay Savings calendar contest. This year’s theme is “Kootenay Kids Cooperate”. Students created a picture showing cooperation in our community. Here are a few examples:

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In gym this month we are also focussing on cooperation through games. One of the new games we have played is called “Dwarves, Wizards, and Giants”. Here are a few pictures:

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Math Art

Check out the “math art” we have been up to lately:

Venn Diagrams

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Inspired by the book “Spaghetti on a Hot Dog Bun”

Name art

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Why did we create Venn diagrams with our partners?

What unit have we started in math?

Which “math art” project did you like the best and why?

 

 

Buddy Reading

We have buddy reading every day (except Friday) right before lunch. Buddy reading with the whole school will start next week! Grade 2’s will be partnered with a kindergarten buddy and Grade 3’s will be partnered with a grade 1 buddy. Today we practiced buddy reading with the other grade 2/3 class. Check out our pictures…you can also see more pictures on Mrs. Sharpe’s blog!

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What does a good buddy reader do?