This week in Shale we were excited to spend time outdoors, and we transitioned a lot of our indoor experiences into our outdoor playspace! We are in the midst of our class project of building a paper mache tree, and we got to be messy and sticky outside! What fun! We took turns covering the…
This past week in Jasper Room, we have been exploring the concepts behind trajectory. With the weather getting warmer by the day, our outdoor adventures have been filled with playing different types of sports to exploring new areas of our neighbourhood. On Wednesday while we were walking, Taylor suggested that we visit her grandmas house,…
What did we do this week in Sandstone you ask. Well we have spent many hours in our camping area. The tent created a great space for us to pretend to take small naps, hide from the ‘bad guys’, have a picnic or just take some toys in for some alone time. We will continue…
Happy Friday everyone! What a chilly week we had, but it didn’t stop us from exploring! Continuing our inquiry into transformation, we mixed paint with conditioner to see what would happen! The result was a beautiful blend of colours… with lasting shine and manageability! We painted ice with primary colours in our water table, and…
This week in Quartz room, we have really been enjoying our new room layout. This sandbox has been a huge hit! It’s such an exciting experience to be able to explore sand with our whole body. We are learning how to keep the sand inside so it doesn’t go on the floor and make the…
Huge thank you to everyone who have brought items in for the Fort McMurray families. We will be collecting donations till Friday May 13TH. Drop off in the REC ROOM. Your efforts do not go unnoticed!
Hello Families Hope everyone had a great weekend, I know our educators sure did. We attended the Childcare Conference at Grant MacEwan University this past Saturday. There were over 800+ participants and over 50 sessions to choose from and we each got to attend 3 of our choice. It was a great day of learning…
Dear Families With the recent devastation in Fort McMurray, those families need our help. We have opened up our Family Resource Centre as a drop off site for any donated goods you may have. The donations will then be dropped off at the Edmonton Emergency Relief Services Society for the families in need. The families desperately need…
This week in shale we welcomed 4 new friends to our classroom, Soren, Sam, Kate and Eleanor! We are so excited to meet you and to have you join our wonderful group of friends. Through the week we did a lot of exploring with sensory, we explored shaving cream, painted with Lego, glued with pool…
It was a warm one this week in Sandstone! We spent a great amount of time enjoying the beautiful weather outside this week. We did ice painting on the sidewalk, used sticks to manipulate our slimy flubber, and mixed sand into the playdough. These actives were great to do in the shade of our big…