Reducing waste by using objects in new ways

Snow is fun

Finally!!

The children are so excited.  We finally have snow to play with.  We will spend the day shoveling, sliding and building!  The perfect day to be outside.

:)
Melissa

taking care of the land

This week, we begin looking into ways we can take care of the land.  Here are some ways you can take care of the land at home:

1. Before throwing something away, think about how you could use it in another way.

2. Share and trade toys, books, and clothes with your friends and family members.

3. Reuse wrapping paper and bows from gifts.  Paper bags, used colouring book pages, and old maps make great wrapping paper, too.

4. Take reusable bags with you to the grocery store.  That way, you won't have to use plastic ones.

5. Buy used clothes and toys instead of buying new ones.

6. Pick up trash around your neighbourhood.

7. Find out what kinds of things Toronto recycles (http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=947fd187c3b02410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=03ec433112b02410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD),  Then, recycle as much as you can.

8. Make cards and gifts instead of buying them.

9. Take good care of your things so that you don't have to buy new ones.

Together, we can keep Mother Earth clean and healthy.

:)
Melissa

a little about today

Today, we continue our discussions of where birds get food in winter by making bird feeders.  We will use toilet paper tubes, soy butter and bird seed.  Hopefully, we will get to see lots of beautiful song birds nibbling away at our feeders in our learning yard.

:)
Melissa

Winter Adventure Time

What an amazing day to go outside.  With the right clothing, a day like today is glorious.  Remember, layers are what creates warmth - long sleeve shirt, sweater, jacket, snow pants, warm socks, winter boots, hat, mittens and a scarf.  Mittens are almost always warmer than gloves.  And don't forget to dress the adults as warmly as the children so you can all enjoy outdoor time together.  Investing in snow pants for yourself will change how you feel about winter.

:)
Melissa

Our Challenge this Week

This week, the students who visit room 101 will be investigating how birds find food in the winter.  We are writing down our ideas, observing the birds outside and puzzling over materials we will use for an activity later in the week (we are making bird feeders out of recycled materials).

Let's hope, by weeks end, we all will have discovered how winter birds find food.

:)
Melissa