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An Exciting Start to the New Year in Grade 1/2
The Grade 1/2 class has had a very busy 2019 so far! We have been studying the weather in Science class, and we’ve had lots of really interesting weather outside to observe. We love playing in the snow at recess, and the ski trip to Calabogie was lots of fun! We earned an afternoon of games and had lots of fun playing Jenga, Trouble, and Connect 4. In Math we are studying fractions, money, time, and two-digit addition and subtraction. On the 100th Day of school we challenged ourselves by completing 100 Math questions and reading 100 books! We also had a fabulous time designing and building structures with 100 pieces of Lego.
September at a glance in Kindergarten!
Welcome to Kindergarten! September was a busy month for the Kindergarten class.
We started the year with a play day at Lake Ontario Park. Some of the students got to ride a school bus for the first time, which was very exciting! We played games with the older students, went in the splash pad, played at the park, and had a picnic.
We went to the Kingston Fall Fair where we learned about Blacksmiths, agriculture, and turkeys. We got to pet goats, cows, and visited the Police horse!
We learned about the changes that happen when the seasons change from summer to fall. We began learning our shapes, colours, and numbers and played lots of games.
We began learning about letters and what sounds they make. We do a craft for every sound we learn!
What a fantastic month!
The Kindergarten Class!
A Busy Month for Grade 5/6
It has been a very busy September in the Grade 5/6 Class!
Our highlight for the month of September was The Amazing Race Kingston. We were split into three groups and given a set of clues and a map. As a group we had to navigate around downtown Kingston to different landmarks.
We got a picture with the Kingston sign, made a wish in the fountain at Confederation Basin, toured City Hall, saw some artwork at Martello Alley, and visited different statues and memorials. After the race we celebrated with some ice cream and gelato in the park! We had a lot of fun learning about the history of Kingston.
In class we have been learning a lot too! In Social Studies, we compared different types of government. In Science, we learned how to use a scale and a graduated cylinder to accurately measure the mass and volume of different solids and liquids. Gym focused on soccer skills which prepared us for the junior and senior soccer tournament.
October is going to be another busy month. We are looking forward to fishing, camping trips, volleyball, going to the Corn Maze, and working on our Science Fair projects.
We can’t wait for some more adventures at Lakeshore School!!
The Grade 5/6’s
A Very Busy September in Grade 1/2
We had a wonderful time at the Kingston Fall Fair seeing all of the animals!
On International Peace Day we wrote about peace in our journals.
During our Mission Moon Lego Robotics class, we worked in groups to decide what we would need to take with us to the Moon!
We sampled food from Daphne’s garden, and we wrote about how we are thankful. It’s been a very busy month! We can’t wait to see what exciting things will happen in October!
Creative Comics
We just completed our art workshop about Comics. During this workshop we learned how to make our own comics. We had to plan out our story and and draw a rough copy for our comic.
We even got to explore using different inks so we could trace over our final copy. We practiced using a quill and an ink brush to draw a rock.
Some of us really liked using the quill and some preferred using the ink brush or a pen to trace over their good copy.
This was a really fun art workshop!
The Grade 3/4’s
Pasta for A Purpose- Came to Fruition!
After two months of planning, organizing and food prepping, the Grade 7/8 “Fundraising Four Course Dinner” came together as a beautiful evening on April 5th, 2018. The event was hosted at the Kingston Gospel Temple at the Fireside Room and all meal preparation took place in the kitchen on site.
All eleven students in class shared various roles in hosting, waiting on, cooking, clean up, performance, and public speaking at the event. We were grateful to have the help and support of Richard Louie (Parent at the school) who helped with the meal preparation and organization in the kitchen.
The students raised over $1100 and over 54 tickets were sold for the event! In light of hosting a challenging event, the students worked seamlessly together and supported each other in ensuring all our guests received the “five star treatment!” Guests commented on how professional the students appeared in their various roles and enjoyed seeing students step out of their comfort zone. Not only did our class enjoy cooking and baking, students were also meaningfully engaged in the event planning process and learned valuable skills such as: group decision making, creation of advertising and communication tools, presentation skills, collaboration, conflict resolution, and budget analysis!
The morning after the event, we reflected on the successes and challenges of putting together such an event and made a list of recommendations we would incorporate in the future. Perhaps, the largest marker of success, was that our very own Aaron Mason went home on the weekend and replicated the Chocolate Mousse dessert for his family!
This example of student-led event organizing provided our class with an opportunity and event we will soon not forget!
Ms. Singh
A Short Week
This week was very busy, the Grade 8’s had interviews for the Challenge Program at L.C.V.I. to see if they would be accepted into the program. The Ski Trip to Calabogie started on Wednesday February 14th, and ended Thursday, February 15th. If students were not participating in the Ski Trip, they participated in a Valentine’s…