Valentine's Tactile Table

Mrs. Bombardier invited the children to explore a very appealing Valentine's Day tactile table filled with pink rice, sparkly hearts, measuring scoops, and heart-shaped containers. The children loved it!

Kindergarten Open House

We will be having our annual Kindergarten Open House on Wednesday, February 15 from 5:30 - 7:00. Please spread the word to any potential JK children and their families! Visit our new Greater Essex County District School Board Kindergarten Website to learn more!

Marble Mazes

The children made some amazing marble mazes with Mrs. Bombardier today using recycled materials from around our classroom. They used stick tack to attach the materials to a cardboard box - this way it was easy to move the pieces around and experiment with the marbles until the maze was just right!

Surprise Play Dough

We like to include many different items in our play dough to make it appealing to children and encourage them to use their senses. Sometimes we add scents, other times interesting textures.

What's hidden in this ordinary looking play dough?

Valentine's Day confetti!

It was so much fun to play with and the children were excited to dig into it and see how many little hearts they could find! The confetti also enhanced their play as they used them for embellishments on their cakes and cookies!

The Paper Whites Bloomed!

On the first day back from Winter Holidays we planted paper white bulbs with our children. Each day they came to school, we had a number of eager children checking out the bulbs to see if they had grown.

Mrs. Bombardier placed a number of measuring items (standard and nonstandard) and a tracking sheet next to the bulbs and encouraged the children to record their observations.

This past week the bulbs finally bloomed and filled our classroom with a wonderful spring smell! The children were amazed at how tall the bulbs had grown! Many were eager to measure the plant and compare it with their previous recording.

Heart Cookie Cutter Stamping

A fast and easy way to engage children in printmaking is to use cookie cutters dipped in paint.

 

Our children are so creative and drawn to activities that engage them in experiences that appeal to many of the senses.

What was amazing to us when observing the children at this activity was their unique way of exploring the materials. No two pieces of art looked the same.

Some children created prints, then layered paint on top, leaving an original imprint, and then printing again on top. In the following piece you can see the original hearts faint behind the overall red colour. Gorgeous!

One child layered and layered the paint. leaving a very textured look to the paper.

This child printed on the paper and then folded it in half, creating a marbled, symmetrical look.