We've been doing lots of pumpkin exploration this week! First we sketched our pumpkins using techniques we learned at the beginning of the school year.

The next thing we did with the pumpkins was:

- Estimate how tall each pumpkin was
- Predict if it was going to sink or float
- Estimate the number of seeds in each pumpkin

We counted all of the seeds by putting them into groups of ten and learning to skip count by 10s. 

The small pumpkin had 464 seeds!

 The big pumpkin had 355 seeds!

We also played a game called 'Pumpkin Doubles' where we rolled a dice, had to double the number and place our bingo chip on the board.

The next step is to carve our pumpkins so they are ready for our Halloween celebration at school tomorrow!

We are also doing some list writing in Grade 1! Here are the lists we've created so far:

- A list of things that are in a haunted house

- A list of our favourite candy

- A list of things we need for our Halloween costume

Reminders for Friday, October 29th:

- students will wear their costume to school

- no face masks (except our daily cloth or disposable masks)

- no weapons

- it should be comfortable to sit in and participate in activities for the entire day

**There will be no treats handed out to friends, instead students are invited to bring in their own special treat that we can eat later on in the morning.**