Check the mail and reminders...

Check the mail.....

February scholastic orders went home today.  Please have them back by Friday so the books can arrive before the 14th.  Also, milk orders for the second half of the year went home today (blue form).  These are due back to us by Tuesday, February 11th.


Reminders....

The Valentine's Day raffle will be held on Wednesday of this week.  Tickets are 10 for $2 or 25 cents each.  Also, Thursday we are turning down the heat for our annual sweater day.  Dress your kinder in a nice sweater to help stay warm!


Thanks

Snow and Ice Science

This week our science table will be all about snow and ice!  During our winter inquiry, many questions have come up about winter weather and snow.  Monday, we observed what happens when we spray water on snow.   We also left the bin all day to see what would happen.  Take a look!

Graphing in Kindergarten

Last week, Mrs.  Logan introduced us to graphing.  We did a class poll on "Which is your favourite bear."  The kinders had to choose from a panda, polar, grizzley, and a black bear.  When we were done we put all the data together and made a graph.  During learning centres, we went around gathering new data (favourite colours) and made our own graphs.  Take a look!

Our Polar Bear Habitat...

We finally finished our polar bear habitat.  We have polar bears, seals, a walrus and lots of "snowballs" and "ice".  We completed it on friday by adding our papier mache igloos.  Take a look!

Polar Bear Science

This week we have been learning about how polar bears adapt to live in the arctic.  We learned that polar bears have a thick layer of fat called blubber.  This protects them from the harsh, icy waters.  To show this to the kinders we made bowls or icy water.  The kinders placed thier 2 index fingers into the bowls and had to tell us which on was colder.  We left one finger bare and on the other we put a  layer of fat (Crisco).  We discovered that the finger with the fat stayed warmer than our bare fingers.  It was a great way to make the connection with polar bears and how they stay warm!  See some the pictures below :)

Reminders....

*   Library books are due tomorrow (Friday).  Please return them so your kinder can take out a new book on Monday!

*  Lunch Lady orders are due Thursday, January 30th

*  Pizza orders are due Friday, January 31st

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Polar Bears!!

Today, we practiced our writing by making polar bear books.  We looked through books to find facts we could write on our special polar bear paper and wrote our special polar bear words.  When the books were done we read them to our friends at circle.