Junkyard Symphony

Earlier this week we enjoyed a fantastic performance from Junkyard Symphony. There were three entertainers who used household junk and turned them into instruments. Their motto is REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. They believe that all you need to make an instrument is a great IMAGINATION.

Junkyard Johnny

 

Compost Chris (drummer)

Compost Kyle 

Check out their website for more information.

www.junkyardsymphony.com

Easter fun!

Our friends came back very excited this week with many stories about their Easter weekend. This lead to a fun writing activity. We asked all of our friends what they would do if they were the Easter Bunny. Follow the link below to listen to some of their responses. 

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/QTBTaDNVeXJLem89

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/S0M0OFVYbHZRQjQ9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/WmdtRkRIWnFKZkE9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/cVJvM1JFNDFQcmM9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/NjlkUTRSNVBuNFU9

 

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/Q2dhamVpdlBWQUU9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/b3diZmFRMWhVcjQ9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/ZDMvN2E5MzJ2ZFU9

Baking Banana Muffins

UOver the past two weeks both classes enjoyed baking banana muffins as a group. Here is the recipe if you would like to bake the same muffins at home.

Banana Muffins

1/2 cup canola oil

1 cup white sugar ( we used half a cup)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 very ripe mashed bananas

1-2 teaspoons of pure vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

2. Mash the bananas

3. In a large bowl add the oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix together.

4. Then add in the flour, baking soda and salt.

5. Blend in the mashed bananas.

6. Pour batter into muffin tins.

7. Place muffins in oven for 20 minutes. These muffins cook fast so check them around 17 minutes. 

Mashing the bananas

Mixing together the oil and sugar

Mixing together the flour, salt and sugar

Blending in the mashed bananas

Pouring mixture into muffin tins

Going to the staff room to check on our muffins

Our baked muffins!!

The Ned Show

Yesterday we had an amazing assembly! The NED Show came to SMY. All of the students had a great time learning how to become a Champion and how to persevere when things get tough.

This is what NED stands for:

Check out this YouTube video explaining what The NED Show is all about. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJBBFL7Eagk

Creating Number Sentences

We have been working on addition in our classroom. When creating their number sentence the students can chose any two numbers to add together. We gave the students stickers to use as a manipulative to help when adding both numbers together. 

We even used our own bodies to create number sentences. 

Block Centre

Our block centre has quickly become a classroom favourite. The students love to build and make new creations everyday. When the students are building they are learning to explore and experiment with different materials, they are learning to be creative, to work on sharing and they are even learning about different math concepts. 

The block centre is a great place for students to refine their language skills. They begin to talk through what they are doing either to themselves or to their partner. They communicate with each other when they are using their imagination to create stories to go along with their creations. A goal of ours is to have the students step back from their creations and to try explaining what they have created using their own vocabulary. Follows the links below to listen to some of our students explaining their own creations.

Justin - Car track

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/UXpiTXY4QmRGZk09

Alicia and Rhaven - Racetrack

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/TXdDUmFEeUVpUTg9

 

 Caleb (green class) - Car House

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/bWsvR1lxemVFa0U9

Matteo and Giuliana - Television

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/dVgrUUdpOEtNeTQ9

Carter and Adrian - Carwash

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/TUZXWVgxQWR5eG89

Adrian - Zoo

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/bEdvSk5XRjdDRlE9