Music Class!

This morning we spent some time with Ms. Lauren J in music class. She taught us about harmonizing while singing, and we tried to sing Row Row Row Your Boat in a round. Half of the class started to sing, and the rest of us joined in half way through which allowed the children to see that two different notes that sound nice when you sing them together can be called a harmony. We also learnt about strong pitches and soft pitches, and practiced using them both! What a great morning we had singing songs together on the piano.

Dance Practice!

All week we have been busy practicing our dances for the special concert in June. We have been practicing to point our right foot and left foot, and learning about different levels. When we reach for the sky we remember to go high on our tippy toes, and when we bend down to the ground we remember to use the squat position to get very low without sitting on the ground. We have also been practicing our bouncing up and down without jumping off the ground and exploring different locomotive movements. We are all very excited for our moms and dads to come watch up perform and have even started setting up our stage! 

Happy Mother's Day!

Today we had a special day at school for Mother’s day! Moms and dads came to school to see their children in action. We set up all of their favourite activities throughout the school and they were able to take their moms and dads around to play and learn with them. We did art projects, played with blocks and trucks, read stories, and showed the parents all of the letters, words, and topics we have been learning. At the end of the day we performed a special dance that we had been working on all week! Before our moms and dads left we finally gave them the flowers we had been growing from little seedlings. We had a wonderful morning and would like to thank all of the mom’s and dads for coming to spend Mother’s Day with us, it was very special!

Happy Birthday Bradlee!

Today we had a special birthday celebration for our friend Bradlee! We all sang him a cheerful happy birthday song, and then he gave everyone in the class a wonderful loot bag with their name on it to take home. We practiced our manners and said thank you to Bradlee for his kind presents. Next, we enjoyed the delicious cupcakes that he brought for us and counted how many cupcakes were vanilla and how many were chocolate. We all had a fantastic morning celebrating with Bradlee on his birthday!  

Bake and Stroll!

Today was a beautiful warm Friday morning! We all helped to bake a special lemon cake that we will eat for snack later in the day. We discussed all of the ingredients that we would need and made sure we had enough of every item. We learnt about the different utensils we use when baking; a big bowl, a wooden spoon, and a grater! Everybody got to stir the mixture and watch the lemon zest get sprinkled in. Once the cake was ready for the oven we decided to go on a walk through the neighbourhood. We all were securely fastened to one another and took a walk down Pears Avenue to see all of the beautiful flowers that were growing. We all had a great time on our special adventure and are so excited to eat the cake we baked for snack!

Music!

This week we have been working on playing musical instruments. We talk about the names of the instruments and also the groups that they belong to. Everyone got a chance to play each instrument while we stayed with the rhythm and tempo of our favourite songs. We sang jingle bells in a soft tone, and Old McDonald Had a Farm in a loud tone. We practiced playing and stopping on command and keeping our eye on the conductor so the children knew when to get louder and softer. We had a great time creating a musical band the last couple of days!