We can measure books and lunch bags! Oak Creek PS

We can measure ourselves too! Oak Creek PS

It was so fun to take off our shoes and measure them! Oak Creek PS

Different dot formations were shown on the big screen. Students were asked to identify how many they saw and worked in pairs to show their thinking. Oak Creek PS

Students worked together to roll a dice, identify the number & circle groups of dots to represent the number rolled. Oak Creek PS

Students used spinners to determine how many cups to their towers. Oak Creek PS

“Look, I made lots of rainbows and I framed my artwork!” 🌈 Oak Creek PS

These friends used their chalk to spell out words on the tarmac during outdoor learning. “Mrs. Cressman, did we spell ‘waffle’ right?” Oak Creek PS

We have been learning lots about measurement. Today students got to see how tall they were, and had a wonderful discussion about what they noticed. Lots of great math language was expressed as they shared observations-height, tall, short, equal, bigger, smaller Oak Creek PS

Working on our fine motor skills and strengthening our small muscles in our fingers. Weaving birds nests. One student commented, “It’s like a pattern! In, out, in, out.” Oak Creek PS

Brightening up our art centre creating flower gardens. Oak Creek PS

We call these rainbow sight word clouds! They’re displayed in the classroom, down low on the wall. Students will refer to them as they practice reading and writing some high frequency words. Oak Creek PS

Small moments of learning captured outside! Oak Creek PS

A staple in our classroom: white boards, 10 frames & loose parts. Students create their own number games and share their ideas with one another. Oak Creek PS

Our awesome music teacher Stephanie Shantz introduced us to some new instruments. Students took turns, explored the new sounds and used their instruments at different parts of a song they learned! Oak Creek PS

‘Stamp it, Write it’ was a popular activity. Students practiced stretching out the words and noticing the sounds they heard to help them write. Oak Creek PS

Springtime planting has begun! We are learning how seeds work & what plants need to grow. Students are noticing changes and excited to document their observations! Oak Creek PS

“Look, my bean seed is starting to sprout!” 🌱 Oak Creek PS

We learned a new game called ‘Boo!’ Pull a piece of paper from the box, read out the number, pass the box along the circle. If you pull the ghost out, try and scare us with a big loud BOO! 👻 Oak Creek PS

Each student painted their own wooden house that we will add to our building centre. Oak Creek PS