This week we made Pho which we learned is Vietnamese noodle soup
These are some of the ingredients that we needed to prepare
Yvette shows us the different ingredients - these are two different kinds of onions.
We waited patiently for our turn to help.
Then we got to help Yvette by cutting up all the ingredients
We had to keep the different vegetables seperate because
some take longer to cook than others
We cut everything into bite-size pieces
Then waited for it to cook
Everybody tried some
And the majority of the class really liked it!
Many of our friends had seconds
The Pirate Ship (and the Treasure Chest)
This week we played with the pirate ship again
It was a very popular toy and alot of our friends wanted to have a turn with it
We waited patiently and took turns -
the pirate ship also has only one treasure chest
So Clayten made his own
And so did Noa
Decorating our Snowperson
We helped decorate a snowperson for our holiday party
Dominic draws a sun on the snowperson's body
Clayten, Ashton, and Domenic play with the new marble track
Mayu and Ella show me the marbles
We painted with a wide variety of tools
Adam plays with the magnetic abacus
Justin reads a book
Weston plays with the sand
Ella experiments with the coloured blocks and the light shining through them
Clayten noticed this pig in the hall...
...and so he made one of his own!
Weston builds a fire truck
Ella and Noa climb on the playground
Justin, Domenic and Erik try to escape the zombie
Adam and Clayten play with the animals
Dominic tells Ella a secret
Weston pulls Ella and Adam around the gym
And Patricia visits the salon
Weston irons Patricia's hair
And Noa twists it
And now for an ICE exploration update:
We were playing at Garden City Park on Monday
It was quite cold
And we noticed that there was a whole lot of ice on the ground
We also took note of the grate which appeared to lead to the pond
So we wnt to check it out
This was the other end of the tunnel
And sure enough, we were at the pond
The pond was covered in ice which we very quickly began to investigate.
It was very cold and we decided that it would not be a good idea to swim in it.
We cracked off pieces
We threw pieces and watched them shatter -
They made a very interesting noise as the shattered pieces scattered across the ice
In this clip you might be able to hear it if you listen closely
Then we went into the tunnel
Which lead to the grate we had seen at the park so we called the rest of the class over
We talked about safety - it is not a good idea to walk on the ice
it might not be thick enough to hold our weight.
The ice had things like leaves and sticks frozen into it
Some of the ice was quite thick
Clayten managed to turn this log over - it had been frozen stuck in the ice
A few of us fell in the mud but no one complained -
the ice was so interesting and exciting that it was worth it!
Then we went back to school to get changed and have lunch!
What an amazing time we had! We were so lucky to have found such an incredible tie-in to the very thing we have been discussing in the classroom! We were all wet and muddy by the time we left but it was fine because we knew we had clean dry clothes waiting for us at school. Plus we got to play with the ice and get some real life, hands-on experience with it!
Coming up next week - we will be doing bottle returns and collecting money for our sponsor families so that we can buy some presents for people who need them.
Thanks everyone,
Nicole
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