Happy Halloween!

Well, the much anticipated day has finally arrived! Bonus: we did manage to get in some 'work' this morning before the festivities of the afternoon. :) In Phys. Ed., we engaged in our usual warm ups, stretching, and tag gams. Then, I kept the Kindergarten students on one half of the gym to do some assessments with them while the EA kept the Grade Ones and Twos on the other half of the gym. We worked on catching a ball with two hands, running and kicking a ball, balancing on one foot, skipping, and hopping on two feet. We finished off the class by joining back with the Ones and Twos for some races where they had to dribble basketballs across the room.

In Math, we did some quick review activities of sorting and pattern making activities with blocks and cubes so that students could show what they have learnt.

 

We read a couple of pumpkin themed stories today, too!

 

 

We couldn't go through Halloween without some more pumpkin explorations! During the open house, students were able to experiment with small pumpkins to see if they float or sink (they float).  So, today, we made predictions on whether or not one of our big pumpkins would float or sink.

 

Lo and behold- it sunk!! I think it turned out to be a bit of a faulty experiment and a larger container with more water would have created more accurate results. Lesson learnt!

 

They had more fun with the smaller pumpkins anyways!

We also did week 4 of our pumpkin observations and happily, someone recognized that they have changed colour. They aren't entirely orange yet, but they are getting there!

 

After they finished recording their observations, each student was able to choose a small pumpkin to decorate and take home. They had the option of paint, markers, or stickers. With the appeal of free choice time after this task was complete, everyone opted for the faster choices of markers and stickers.

 

Students were able to dress up in their costumes over lunch recess. Everyone had such great costumes!! We went to the library to exchange our library books, grooved to some Just Dance tunes (Monster Mash, Skeleton Dance, & Ghostbusters), and then went to the 3/4 room to join the other elementary students. We watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown together.

 

After that, we had our in motion break in the gym and parade of costumes followed by a Monster Mash Dance (thanks to the SRC!). I hope everyone had a fun time today, including a safe and happy evening trick-or-treating!