Lunchable Fun!

Child: "Mrs. Carr! Mrs. Carr! Look!"

 

Mrs. Carr: "Oh my gosh! Wait! Don't move! I have to run and grab the camera!"

 

 

She waited very patiently (just like this) while I ran into the other room to get the camera and take this picture! Silly bean!

~Mrs. Carr

Inservice Day Group 2

Since there was no school on Thursday (Remembrance Day Friday) Group 2 had an action packed day.  We started it out with an activity that Mr. Bordush had previously prepared.  He had set up a wood burning station for the kids to make necklaces at.  First they started out with a small wooden cookie that they could sand the edges down on. Next they had to get help from an adult to screw a hole with the drill for the thread to go through.

 

 

 

After that, they were able to search through some letters to find their first initial to be burned on their wooden cookie.  Mr Bordush helped with that part.  

While some children were working on their necklaces, another group was practicing their tech deck skills.  They were jumping, grinding rails, flipping about and making the craziest courses to play on.

 

 

 Some girls were busy in the new doll house playing family

We even had a group MAKE their own play area with all the blocks, then comfortably settled in for a game of Trouble.

What a great in-service day it was, looking forward to many more to come.

~Mr. Bordush/Castell

In-Service Day Group 4

The children had an extra, extra long weekend! Thursday was an in-service day followed by Remembrance Day :)

 

In the morning the children voted and decided that we would go to Marjorie Park. It was sunny, warm and beautiful outside! We spent the entire morning there and then went back to Discovery for lunch.

 

Lately some of the children have been really interested in wrestling. Big body, rough and tumble play is healthy for children and wrestling is a fun way for children to express themselves.

• Wrestling requires a lot of body control
• Wrestling develops personal responsibility
• Wrestling brings kids together and builds a strong camaraderie
• Wrestling is fun!

We have a few simple rules around wrestling:

 

1. Wrestling happens on the mats (gym) or outside on grass *always supervised by a staff
2. Wrestling involves two people (i.e. no two on one)
3. Wrestling starts face to face (no jumping someone from behind)
4. If someone says, "Stop!" everyone stops
5. Keep your hands off people's heads and necks
6. Hitting and kicking are not part of wrestling
7. No running on the mats (being slammed by a kid with a head of steam can really hurt)
8. No knee drops onto people
9. If you get hurt (people do get hurt wrestling) you can sit aside until you're

ready to come back

10. If you get angry, you need to leave the mats until you're not angry any more
11. Shake hands when you're done
12. Have fun!

 

 These boys are similar height and weight, making for a fair match

 

 

 The wrestling 'stance'

 

 

 The younger boys were watching the older ones wrestle and thought they'd give it a go...

 

 

 Smiling faces shows that both children are enjoying the wrestling activity...

 

 

 The other children enjoyed playing on the structures, climbing up the slide and playing tag

 

 

Being silly...

 

 After lunch some of the children expressed their creativity through their sewing projects...

 

 

 Relaxing after a busy morning outside ⇑

 

 

 LEGO!!!!

 

 

We went back outside at 2:00pm and stayed out for the rest of the afternoon! :)

~Mrs. Carr