We are wondering...

Thank you to all of the families who have donated canned goods and winter clothing for our canned food drive! All of the food will be donated to the Kanata Food Cupboard to help support families in need in our community. The winter clothing will also be donated to families in need. We thank you for your support!

Thank you to the families who have sent in pictures from Halloween! Our Team Hummingbird Halloween book is starting to come along, and the students are really enjoying looking at the pictures of their classmates and having a conversation about the different costumes.

As we prepare for Remembrance Day next week, we have been adding pictures to our Thank You Wall of family members who have served (or continue to serve) in the military. Thank you for sharing these pictures with our class. We have also been writing postcards to deliver to soldiers who are currently serving. We will invite a special guest to our classroom on Remembrance Day to receive the postcards and send them to soldiers serving in different parts of the world. 

Brainstorming some ideas to write on our postcards

Writing our messages

Wondering about bats

Our students have begun wondering about bats. We had started talking about hibernation, and about how some animals spend the winter months sleeping. This led one student to ask the question "Do bats hibernate?". Ms. Quinn used the website http://wonderopolis.org/ to search the question, and we learned about why bats hang upside down. We also got some books from the library about bats and other animals, and one of our students even brought in her own book about bats to share with the class. We have started to organize some of our knowledge (blue) and wonderings (red): 

Even I learned some new things about bats! Stay tuned to see what we learn next. If your child has anything about bats (or anything they would like to learn more about), feel free to share it with us!

Reminders:

• Our Remembrance Day ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 11 at 10:45 am. Any students involved in Brownies, Scouts, Beavers or Cadets are invited to wear their uniforms. We are also encouraging students to wear red and white. Parents are welcome to attend. 
• Parent-Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 12, from 3:50-8:30 pm. Please book your appointment online using our booking system - details can be found on geo.ocsb.ca. A reminder that Team Hummingbird interviews will be held with Ms. Quinn and Mrs. S - if you would like an interview with Mme Brooking, please indicate on the form (under notes), and alternate arrangements will be made at a later date (i.e., phone interview).