Farmers’ Market Trip

Posted October 13, 2016

We had a great trip to the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market on Thursday, October 13!  Each group had to find and buy a different coloured vegetable. Red – tomatoes Orange – pumpkin Yellow – beans Green – peas Purple – potatoes White – cauliflower Spices/Herbs – cilantro, dill, parsley There was a scavenger hunt to […]

Spring changes at Forest School

Posted May 6, 2016

We have been seeing lots of changes in the forest.  We have found lots of plants and flowers growing and we are beginning to see animals.

Forest School

Posted September 7, 2015

              Each kindergarten class at Bridgeport will be participating in Forest School once a week.  We will be visiting Bechtel Park each Day 5 from 12:00  – 2:00 pm. If the weather is too wet (raining) on a Day 5, we will try to move it to another day […]

Waterloo Park Trip

Posted June 3, 2015

All kindergartens will be visiting Waterloo Park on Wednesday, June 17.  We will need parent volunteers to supervise small groups of students.  Students will have the opportunity to play games at the park (e.g., parachute, soccer), see farm animals at the Eby Farmstead, play on the playground and cool off at Lion’s Lagoon Splash Pad. The […]

Forest School

Posted March 25, 2015

Now that the weather is turning warmer, we will be returning to Forest School once a week.  We will be visiting Bechtel Park each Day 5 from 12 noon – 1:30 pm. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather (and possible mud) and the long walk. Below is our schedule for 2015: Monday, March 30 Wednesday, […]

Forest School – November 13

Posted November 13, 2014

Today at Forest School we explored a part of the forest with coniferous trees.  It was quite exciting to see the needle carpet on the ground and notice the difference between the spruce and pine trees.  We also revisited the forts in the forest to see if they had changed. The snow certainly added to our […]

Forest School – November 5

Posted November 5, 2014

Last week at Forest School we were quite excited about the bridge going over Laurel Creek so we went straight there this week.  Many scientific wonderings were explored (sink, float, sounds of the creek on one side of the bridge versus the other side). We followed the trail to the pond and noticed how the vegetation […]

Our Forest School mural

Posted October 2, 2014

Look at all the great things we are creating and writing about Forest School.  

Learning at Forest School

Posted October 2, 2014

We have been learning, listening and seeing lots at Forest School each week.  We have observed milkweed and fungus growing and we even saw a snake!   Can you see the snake in the photo below?  

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