New Books, New Life, and a New Challenge!

We had such an exciting day!

New Books
We love to read and we will read anywhere! Today, we read on a BUS! The Bookmobile came from the Strathcona County Library! We heard a few silly stories on the bus, and then had an opportunity to each choose 5 books to borrow. We even got flashy book bags! 

We couldn't wait to get reading!

The Bookmobile will be back for the next three Mondays. We can't wait!

New Life
Today we welcomed in a generous and very knowledgeable mom who is helping us hatch chicks. We have an incubator full of eggs, and in 21 days, we hope it is full of wee little chicks! Each day we will carefully monitor the incubator's temperature and humidity. This is sure to be an exciting journey as we experience new life first hand!

New Challenge
Our energetic student teacher began a Coding Club today! The students were challenged to create a song with Dash, and boy have they been rising to the challenge! 

What a marvelous Monday!

A Library on Wheels!

We LOVE reading in our class and will read anywhere! We read in the halls, in the classroom, in the gym, and if you can believe it, today we read on a BUS! We had a special visit from the Bookmobile, a library on wheels! 

We piled onto the big bus, which came to us from the Strathcona County Library. Here we met Diana, an energetic book-lover who got us all excited to read, read, and read some more! With Spring in the air, Diana chose to share stories, songs and rhymes all about bugs. We really enjoyed singing Walter the Waltzing Worm (can you see our wiggly yarn worms?) and re-telling The Very Hungry Caterpillar using food props from the story. 

L to R
(1) Reading The Crunching Munching Caterpillar (2) Enjoying I Love Bugs
(3) Singing and dancing along to Walter the Waltzing Worm (4) Retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar using food props

Then the boys and girls received colourful book bags and were given time to choose 5 books to take home. They were thrilled and quickly got to work hunting! Books were signed out and students were encouraged to read them and bring them back next Monday, when the Bookmobile returns again. 

For every book the students read and return, a sparkly little jewel is earned. Each student got a plastic Easter egg to store jewels in, and we will keep these eggs here in the classroom. Jewels can be traded in for prizes on the Bookmobile (please see the sheet in your child's book bag for more). 

The boys and girls were so happy with their new bags filled with books! It was nearly impossible to tear them away from their new books!

The bookmobile will return each MONDAY in April. Please take time to read these books with your child and kindly return them in a week so that new books can be taken out next Monday ... and jewels can be earned!