K2 Weekly Activities: June 8-12
Dear Families,
We hope that you continue to be well and safe. By the end of the day today you should have received notification of your scheduled time to collect your children’s belongings from St James. When arriving at school at your scheduled time, please bring any items belonging to school with you at that time. There are some green or cocoa coloured yoga mats that were sent home for washing as well as snuggle reading books and folders that we kindly ask you to return on that day. Thanks for your support in this.
Please join us in prayer:
Daily Prayer - Three In One -Sing to the tune of Three Blind Mice
-Words by Susanna Unruh
Three in one (clap) Three in one (clap)
The Father loves and cares for me
The Son died on the cross for me
The Holy Spirit, He helps me
Three in one (clap) Three in one (clap)
Repeat, replacing clap with stomp, snap, shout, etc.
Religion:
1. Background for Parents - On Sunday June 7, the Church celebrated Holy Trinity Sunday or the feast day of the Blessed Trinity. The word Trinity is a title for God that tells us that He is three Persons in one God. The three Persons in the Blessed Trinity are all equal but different - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We cannot understand this, but we believe it because Jesus taught it. What does the Holy Trinity do for us? We know that God the Father made everything and we are intended to go back to Him. The Holy Spirit guides us towards Him, and Jesus is the way. The Shamrock or Triangle are often used to represent the Blessed Trinity. Everytime you make the Sign of the Cross or say the “Glory Be” you are praying to the Blessed Trinity.
2. Discuss the enclosed visual - We have learned about God the Father and God the Son in class so you’re really just adding on God the Holy Spirit! Use these words in your discussion. We have discussed the symbol of the dove, the sign of peace, often in class so the students should be able to visualize the Holy Spirit as a dove.
Math: Measurement
Read the book “Just how long can a long string be?” by Keith Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZzf6B0Q7bQ
After reading the book you can try measuring your own string! Take a long string or piece of yarn and try measuring how long your string is using items in your house such as paper clips, clothes pins, noodles.
You can also try measuring items around your house using your hands and feet!
Language:
Secret Word Wall Words:
Using the list of word wall words, have an adult write the words on a paper using a white crayon. The words will be invisible on your paper and you won’t be able to read them using just your eyes! Using a marker or water colour paint you can colour or paint on top of the words to discover what it says!
Word Wall Words: it, the, and, in, a, of, to, he, she, is, I, that, was, on, at, can, Dad, Mom, do, go, like, love, me, my, no, yes, play, we, little, look, am, you, for, here, come, said, up
French:
Here is a link to a fun French song about Summer (L’été): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6paqyXeJ-0.
In your journals, please choose a few pictures to draw and copy or trace the French words in your beautiful Summer picture. (Mom or Dad can print the words with a highlighter for the child to trace over)
Physical Education:
Shape shifter
https://www.ophea.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/shape_shifter.pdf
STEAM:
Science for Kids: Ice Cream in a Bag
You will need:
Fill the plastic container most of the way with ice. sprinkle about 6 tablespoons of kosher or ice cream salt all over the ice.
Pour one cup of whole milk, half and half, or heavy whipping cream into the plastic freezer bag. We used whole milk. Add two tablespoons of white sugar.An adult should get most of the air out of the plastic bag and zip it closed. Be sure that the bag is sealed tightly!
Put the freezer bag with the ingredients into the container with the ice. Top with more ice if needed. Put the lid on the container and shake the container.Take turns shaking up the ice cream for about 10 to 15 minutes.
How does it work? When we add salt to ice we lower the freezing point. This is the same reason we ice sidewalks and roads in the winter. The melting ice absorbs heat from the bag of ice cream allowing us to quickly freeze our delicious treat!
Once our ice cream was about the consistency of a thick milkshake divided it into bowls and add toppings (like sprinkles) if desired! Enjoy!
OR
ART : KITCHEN UTENSIL PAINTING ACTIVITY
Gather a few different utensils from the kitchen drawer and paint!!!!!!
Outdoor Learning:
Now that the hot weather is here, try making your own crayons using the heat of the sun! Use either silicone baking cups, cookie cutters or even plastic Dixie cups (you may need to cut the bottoms open on these for better contact with the foil). Place them on aluminium foil and fill each cup with small left-over crayons bits. Cover the entire area with plastic wrap to act like a greenhouse cover. Now place them in the sun on a hot day and depending on the temperature, in time, they will melt and turn into your own multi-couloured crayon shapes.
*Please upload any pictures of your child’s learning on our Twitter page or send us an email with your photos. We would love to see all your learning and give your child feedback on their activities! :)
K2: [email protected] or @StjamesK2s
Feel Free to tag St James School: @StJamesOCSB
Dear Families,
We hope that you continue to be well and safe. By the end of the day today you should have received notification of your scheduled time to collect your children’s belongings from St James. When arriving at school at your scheduled time, please bring any items belonging to school with you at that time. There are some green or cocoa coloured yoga mats that were sent home for washing as well as snuggle reading books and folders that we kindly ask you to return on that day. Thanks for your support in this.
Please join us in prayer:
Daily Prayer - Three In One -Sing to the tune of Three Blind Mice
-Words by Susanna Unruh
Three in one (clap) Three in one (clap)
The Father loves and cares for me
The Son died on the cross for me
The Holy Spirit, He helps me
Three in one (clap) Three in one (clap)
Repeat, replacing clap with stomp, snap, shout, etc.
Religion:
1. Background for Parents - On Sunday June 7, the Church celebrated Holy Trinity Sunday or the feast day of the Blessed Trinity. The word Trinity is a title for God that tells us that He is three Persons in one God. The three Persons in the Blessed Trinity are all equal but different - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We cannot understand this, but we believe it because Jesus taught it. What does the Holy Trinity do for us? We know that God the Father made everything and we are intended to go back to Him. The Holy Spirit guides us towards Him, and Jesus is the way. The Shamrock or Triangle are often used to represent the Blessed Trinity. Everytime you make the Sign of the Cross or say the “Glory Be” you are praying to the Blessed Trinity.
2. Discuss the enclosed visual - We have learned about God the Father and God the Son in class so you’re really just adding on God the Holy Spirit! Use these words in your discussion. We have discussed the symbol of the dove, the sign of peace, often in class so the students should be able to visualize the Holy Spirit as a dove.
Math: Measurement
Read the book “Just how long can a long string be?” by Keith Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZzf6B0Q7bQ
After reading the book you can try measuring your own string! Take a long string or piece of yarn and try measuring how long your string is using items in your house such as paper clips, clothes pins, noodles.
You can also try measuring items around your house using your hands and feet!
Language:
Secret Word Wall Words:
Using the list of word wall words, have an adult write the words on a paper using a white crayon. The words will be invisible on your paper and you won’t be able to read them using just your eyes! Using a marker or water colour paint you can colour or paint on top of the words to discover what it says!
Word Wall Words: it, the, and, in, a, of, to, he, she, is, I, that, was, on, at, can, Dad, Mom, do, go, like, love, me, my, no, yes, play, we, little, look, am, you, for, here, come, said, up
French:
Here is a link to a fun French song about Summer (L’été): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6paqyXeJ-0.
In your journals, please choose a few pictures to draw and copy or trace the French words in your beautiful Summer picture. (Mom or Dad can print the words with a highlighter for the child to trace over)
Physical Education:
Shape shifter
https://www.ophea.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/shape_shifter.pdf
STEAM:
Science for Kids: Ice Cream in a Bag
You will need:
- Whole milk, heavy cream, or half and half
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Ice
- Kosher salt or ice cream salt
- Plastic freezer bag
- Plastic container
- Spoons and bowls
- Sprinkles (optional but fun!)
Fill the plastic container most of the way with ice. sprinkle about 6 tablespoons of kosher or ice cream salt all over the ice.
Pour one cup of whole milk, half and half, or heavy whipping cream into the plastic freezer bag. We used whole milk. Add two tablespoons of white sugar.An adult should get most of the air out of the plastic bag and zip it closed. Be sure that the bag is sealed tightly!
Put the freezer bag with the ingredients into the container with the ice. Top with more ice if needed. Put the lid on the container and shake the container.Take turns shaking up the ice cream for about 10 to 15 minutes.
How does it work? When we add salt to ice we lower the freezing point. This is the same reason we ice sidewalks and roads in the winter. The melting ice absorbs heat from the bag of ice cream allowing us to quickly freeze our delicious treat!
Once our ice cream was about the consistency of a thick milkshake divided it into bowls and add toppings (like sprinkles) if desired! Enjoy!
OR
ART : KITCHEN UTENSIL PAINTING ACTIVITY
Gather a few different utensils from the kitchen drawer and paint!!!!!!
Outdoor Learning:
Now that the hot weather is here, try making your own crayons using the heat of the sun! Use either silicone baking cups, cookie cutters or even plastic Dixie cups (you may need to cut the bottoms open on these for better contact with the foil). Place them on aluminium foil and fill each cup with small left-over crayons bits. Cover the entire area with plastic wrap to act like a greenhouse cover. Now place them in the sun on a hot day and depending on the temperature, in time, they will melt and turn into your own multi-couloured crayon shapes.
*Please upload any pictures of your child’s learning on our Twitter page or send us an email with your photos. We would love to see all your learning and give your child feedback on their activities! :)
K2: [email protected] or @StjamesK2s
Feel Free to tag St James School: @StJamesOCSB