Thank you, Tree!

The beautiful, huge maple tree in our backyard has started turning yellow and shedding its gorgeous leaves. It has provided us with some fantastic opportunities for play both outside and (surprisingly inside) our school.

And when the weather turns wet as it so often does in the fall, what other solution is there but to bring  the outdoors in?

What fun! Our class even smells of lovely dry leaves. The huge piles of leaves is one of the many reasons we love our back yard so much. And we're very happy not to have to rake them away!


Leaves are Falling Down

Leaves are falling down
Leaves are falling down
Flitter, flutter,
Gently, gently,
Leaves are falling down!

Yours in love and learning,
Miss Dorothy, Miss Heidi, Miss Karen and Miss Svetlana

Pumpkin fun!

For the last few days we have been exploring pumpkins in our classes. Guessing what's inside at circle time, feeling and smelling the pulp at sensory areas, carving, planting the seeds and even naming them. Pete Pumpkin was a popular choice. At our parties we plan to taste pumpkin seeds and even have a few cooked pumpkin chunks to expand our palates. Who knew that a few pumpkins could provide so many days of fun activities? 

Oh yeah... we teachers did!

Love and learning,

Miss Dorothy, Miss Heidi, Miss Karen and Miss Svetlana

Here's a poem we say in class:

5 Little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The first one said "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said "There are witches in the air"
The third one said "Well, I don't care"
The fourth one said "Let's run and run and run"
The fifth one said "It's Halloween fun!"
OOooo went the wind and out go the lights and the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Apple Orchard fun!

We had such a great time at Mountain Orchard this year! We rode a wagon into the trees and filled our bags with goodies. Even though there were only a few apples left on the trees, we still got to climb ladders, play in the hay and on the playground played and had fun in the fresh air and hay. If there's a better way to enjoy a beautiful Canadian autumn day, we don't know it! Heaven!

Love and Learning,
Miss Heidi, Miss Karen and Miss Svetlana

Housekeeping!

You see a plastic kitchen set and play shoes. We see a world of imagination and opportunity. Here are a few skills that the children develop in our Dramatic Play Area:

• Role Playing
• Use of props/materials
• Pretending/make believe
• Attention span
• Social skills
• Communication

So much learning in such a small space!

Love and learning,

Miss Heidi, Miss Karen, Miss Rhonda and Miss Svetlana

Hello and Welcome!

Welcome to the first post of our BCCNS 3s programme! We are excited to meet and watch your children play and learn every day. There were some tears at first but with patience and love (and a bit of bravery on mummy's and daddy's parts) we got through it. In fact, we have already gone through the hardest part and soon it'll be time for the fun!


The first weeks of school are all about getting to know each other, the classroom routines and feeling happy away from mum and dad. We are already learning our colours and shapes and numbers and even a little French and sign language. We know new songs, met new friend and are trying new foods at snacktime. We do so much in 2.5 hours!

Yours with love and learning,

Miss Heidi, Miss Karen and Miss Sheryl

News from the "maternity wing"

A little over 3 weeks ago, Miss Heidi brought 41 chicken eggs to our classroom. They were brown and white and green and smooth and lovely, sitting in the incubator aka the "chickenator" (dubbed last year by another student). Next step was to wait (not so) patiently for them to hatch.

Look! There's a crack!

Our first chick is hatching!

Once they started, they just didn't stop! This was day 2...

A closeup of Miss Karen's favourite "Rocket"

This is where we're at today... 17 lovely, fluffy chicks!

We'd like to thank Miss Heidi for bringing us this beautiful project for the second year in a row. We learned about the life cycle of chicks, we learned responsibility, and we learned to be gentle. We also learned that baby chicks are noisy and a little bit stinky!

Thanks a million, Miss Heidi! This was amazing!

Miss Heidi, Miss Karen and Miss Kate