Farm Field Trip

Today we had an amazing day at Six Pines Farm.  We did so many amazing things:

Met and pet kittens, bunnies and one very lucky dog named Houston

Met and pet Norman the rooster and a fluffy little chick

Saw emus, peacocks, ducks, and all sorts of geese

Played in the farm's playground

Fed milk to a noisy, slurping calf

Climbed into a tree fort for a group picture

Rode a Morgan horse and a Palomino pony

 

Ate a picnic lunch in the grass

Went on a hayride

Met and pet donkeys and miniature horses

Met and pet lambs who were as young as 7 days old, and met a cranky goat

Met and pet three gentle, smiling llamas

Peek at Our Week (and Oh! What a Week!)

We completed our shark study this week.  After painting and cutting out our 12 metre whale shark, it was time to tape him up on the long wall beside the office.  The kids were thrilled to transport our giant through the Bannatyne hallways. We called it the Shark Train!

On Wednesday we had bus ridership.  We got to sit on the bus and learn all of the bus rules from Bus Driver Bob.    

 We did our shark activity baskets all week.  They were a hit.

 Shark Puzzles

 

Shark Research 

Shark Directed Drawing

Shark Pokey Pins

Shark Playdough

Check out these awesome hammerheads!

Our caterpillars arrived in the mail!  We will start learning about butterflies next week.

 We made shark tooth necklaces.  We shaped them out of clay and waited a day for it to dry.

We added wire and cord to make our cool necklaces.

Making Progress...

Today we finished our shark puppets and brought them home.  We also got a chance to look up close at some REAL shark teeth (thanks for bringing those in, Joel!).  We also drew our gigantic whal shark and started decorating him.

Sharks in Kindergarten!!

Today we continued our shark study by folding our chomping Great White shark puppets, gluing on a dorsal fin, drawing his scary teeth, and painting him all gray.  Tomorrow we will add some finishing touches.

 

We will also start drawing, cutting out and decorating our 40-foot requin-baleine (whale shark).  He's the biggest fish in the world and he ranges between 12 and 15 m long.  We had to measure out our paper in the hallway!  Mme Boyko said we could post him on the long wall by the office so all the other kids can see him when we are finished.  Can you believe how long he is?!