Our letter of the week is "p" and our word of the week is "spring". We learned that spring has another word in it - ring! We also learned that when we see the letters "ing" together, we do not have to sound each letter out. It always makes the sound ing. We learned a song called "King the ing" and every time we saw an "ing" in our poem, we sang our song and put a crown on top of the "ing". It is a fun way help the kids when sounding out words or even when they are browsing a book. They were very excited to find "ing"s in their books today.
Tomorrow we will be getting our classroom pets - caterpillars! Over the next few weeks, oyur focus will be to observe how these caterpillars grow and transform into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. This is a wonderful learning opportunity for the children. We will incorporate science, math, religion and literacy all while watching these creatures grow! Stay tuned for pictures over the next few weeks.
Important Dates:
Friday, April 5th - Pj and stuffy day! The students in kindergarten are invited to wear their pj's and bring in their stuffy to snuggle.
VIP Project: Please send in your workplace selfie! Over the past few days, I have received so many amazing selfies. The kids were so excited to hear that their moms and dads had sent in their homework! tee hee! If you have not emailed me a picture and brief description of your job and would like to, please email it to me at andrea.rocco@ocsb.ca.
All of the kinder classes will be going on a field trip to the Bill Mason Outdoor Learning Center on Thursday, June 6th. We will be looking for volunteers to join us. Each volunteer will need to have done a criminal reference check as per our board policy. They will also need to arrange their own transportation to the location as the bus will be full with the children and educators. We will be sending home permissions forms closer to the date.
St. Gabriel is embarking on a social justice initiative to assist communities in the North with food provisions. We are asking for donations of jam (500 ml) and canned ham to be sent to Nunavut. Please read all the details in the link below. Thank you for your generosity!
