Gr 2/3 Gurash

Dear parents,

The gr 2/3 science unit in January is Structures and Motion. We would like to do a building project, and ask that you send any toilet paper or wrapping paper rolls, Kleenex boxes, cereal boxes, egg cartons, cans, old string or ribbon... Really anything you like! We will use our imaginations to create Structures that meet certain criteria, such as types of joinery, height, stability and load. Any materials you can send are greatly appreciated and can be stored in my classroom (the kids know where it is). 

Thanks in advance! 

Mrs. Redpath 

K, 1 and gr 7 artwork

Kindergarten trees

Grade Seven Light Bulbs in pastel

Gr 1 Timelines

A Merry Christmas to you and yours! See you in January! 

Kindergarten and Gr 1

For any parents of kinder or gr 1 students, we have just completely some excellent art projects! Come take a peek near my classroom to see some mischievous elves and darling nativity scenes! 

Gr 7 tests coming up

A reminder that the gr 7s have two tests next week:

Tuesday- art history quiz Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. There are roughly two sheets of notes to study for this. 

Wednesday- science quiz Soils. Again, roughly two pages of notes to study for this (the stuff taught by Ms. Haynes). 

You need to study or you will do poorly. About 30-60 mins studying for each quiz should be ample time. 

Gr 1

This is our map of Montgomery. I am still waiting on about 6 parents to return the sheet with address and timeline information. When I have this, we will place our houses on the map. Today we completed a timeline of Santa beginning with St. Nicholas from 280ad. We will be making personal timelines next week. 

The kids had a blast learning to make snowflakes in art class last week.

In pe, we are in a unit on dance and rhythm. 

Gr 7

Science- this is our Wonder Wall. We have been working on asking thick vs thin questions in preparation for the independent research projects that the students will begin next week. They will choose partners or to work individually to research a geology related question of their choice. Their learning will be represented in a method of their choosing and then shared with the class in late January. We also have an upcoming quiz on Soils on the last Wednesday before Xmas break. 

Art- check out the wreaths below. The rest of December will be spent on an art history mini unit. There will be a quiz on the last Tuesday before Xmas break. The topic is ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian art.

The grade 7s also completed an excellent drawing project that focused on blending with oil and chalk pastels. 

 

Gr 2/3

Science- our current unit looks at properties of liquids and solids. We have talked a little bit about atoms and how they differ in varying physical states. Today we made silly putty, using two liquids to create a solid. We also discussed liquids varying thickness (viscosity). 

PE- in phys ed we are currently in a dance and rhythm unit