Monday - Day 1
We started our day with the story Little Cloud by Eric Carle at our Tarp Time. We looked at the clouds and pointed out different things we saw in they sky. We knew it was going to rain tomorrow, so we practiced our team work skills and put together a wind shield for our "Home Base."
Then we explored the outdoor discovery centres. We really liked the materials found at fence weaving and designed our own special outfits. Some of us painted sticks and rocks, made art with loose parts and collected things from nature on our play ground.
We finished the day with walk to Bruce Park with our Learning Buddies. We filmed our GoNoodle Dance Video with our buddies and had a little play time. What a fantastic first day!!
Tuesday - Day 2
We started our second day with a Nature Walk to Assiniboine Park with our learning buddies. Everyone took a paint chip and tried to find a perfect match to one of the colours. We took our time and noticed all the different shades of greens and browns. Once all the flowers ore in bloom, we want to go back and find all the colours in the rainbow. When we got back to the school, we started to do some exploring at the wet outdoor discovery centres. We made magic potions with puck paints, observed what happens to sidewalk chalk when it gets wet and had our snacks under the shelters that were built in the morning. 
Wednesday - Day 3
Today we gave our walking feet a rest and stayed in the school ground all afternoon. Everyone wasn't as excited to go out in the rain as they were yesterday. With a little quick thinking, we came up with a plan that got big smiles from everyone.  We used the large spools donated by WesTower Communications to make the perfect outdoor stage. We even used some tarps and bungee cords to make a backdrop! Everyone had a blast singing and dancing on the spools and then jumping off to splash in some very BIG puddles! After our video shoot, we had lots of time to explore the water discovery centres. We worked together to build and decorate sandcastles, used different materials to make boats to float in the puddles and made lots and lots of soup in water play area. At story time, Mrs. McDonald read us the story Not a Stick, by Antoinette Portis and then we all shared what we imagined a stick could be used for. 
Thursday - Day 4
We were so happy to see the sun today!! At Tarp Time, we practised our math skills and made a number line. All the numbers were mixed up and some were missing. We used a hula hoop for zero then put the numbers 1-10 in order. We challenged ourselves to make the number line continue by making the numbers 11-15 with our bodies. We are smart kindergartens! Next, we met our Learning Buddies on the front steps and listened to a story read by Mrs. du Plessis. This book gave us 10 rules to find the perfect rock. We walked to Assiniboine Park to look for our very own perfect rock. On the way, we stopped for a dance video break and got lots of smiles from all the people walking by. Then we pulled out our Nature Journals to sketch at the Duck Pond. We looked closely, drew what we saw and wrote about our observations. It was the perfect day for sharing, dancing, exploring and writing in the park. 
Friday - Day 5
Today was Mud Day! A big pile of soil was delivered to the front of the school. The teachers shovelled the soil into different buckets and set up a "Mud Kitchen" with all the fantastic supplies donated by our families. Some of us couldn't wait to get dirty, while other chose to play on the swings and structure. At first, we had a lot of mud soup, but as we played we problem solved and we made lots of discoveries about texture and consistency. Then we were able to make mud balls or mud chicken nuggets. We even made mud money to buy a rubber ducky from our friend who made their own Ducky Store. 
It was an exciting, exhausting and fun week of learning.
Everyone should be extremely proud of themselves!
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