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Thursday, 2 February 2017
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Today in Rm 138
Today we were busy making Valentine cards for veterans. We talked about ways we show people we care. The cards we so adorable and will definitely put smiles on the veteran's faces.
This week we do not have a word or letter of the week. We are reviewing our popcorn words on the word wall. Please continue to point out the popcorn words during nightly reading with your child.
Please send in any EMPTY kleenex boxes that you have at home. We are doing a Valentine's craft that requires one empty kleenex box per child. Thank you in advance!
Here are some pictures from today
This week we do not have a word or letter of the week. We are reviewing our popcorn words on the word wall. Please continue to point out the popcorn words during nightly reading with your child.
Please send in any EMPTY kleenex boxes that you have at home. We are doing a Valentine's craft that requires one empty kleenex box per child. Thank you in advance!
Here are some pictures from today
Monday, 23 January 2017
Week of January 23rd
Today was a busy day in the classroom. Our letter of the week is the letter "c". Our word of the week is the word can. We discovered that our country, Canada has the word can in it. The sk students were really keen on writing sentences of things that they can do. We are so impressed with their writing.
Today the new snuggle books were sent home for the week. Please encourage your child to find our popcorn words in their book. Just a reminder to ensure that they come back on Friday.
Family Literacy Week: January 22-29
This week is about the love of reading and serves as a great reminder to snuggle up with your child and read all while fostering a love of books! Here is a list of activities the school has planned for the week:
Please pack extra socks and pants in your child's backpack this week. We have many students who don't have a change of clothes but are getting wet.
On Wednesday, we will be participating in a soccer workshop in the gym. It should be lots of fun for the kids!
Here are a few pictures from today:
Today the new snuggle books were sent home for the week. Please encourage your child to find our popcorn words in their book. Just a reminder to ensure that they come back on Friday.
Family Literacy Week: January 22-29
This week is about the love of reading and serves as a great reminder to snuggle up with your child and read all while fostering a love of books! Here is a list of activities the school has planned for the week:
Wednesday - Bring Your Favourite Book to School Day
Friday - Dress up as your Favourite Book Character
We have had many students missing for the past few weeks due to the flu or cold. We are practicing proper hand-washing techniques as well as coughing into our elbows in order to not spread germs. Please pack extra socks and pants in your child's backpack this week. We have many students who don't have a change of clothes but are getting wet.
On Wednesday, we will be participating in a soccer workshop in the gym. It should be lots of fun for the kids!
Here are a few pictures from today:
Monday, 16 January 2017
Week of January 16th
Today was a busy day in the classroom. We have been focusing on shapes (2D and 3D) and really put our knowledge to work by finding shapes around the room. The kids had a blast doing this! They also made 2D shapes with laces on our peg board. This is a great activity for fine motor as well as hand and eye coordination. The kids also built amazing 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks. We were very lucky to have Mme Roy pop in while we were working on these. The kids explained their work and she was VERY amazed at how much knowlede they had with shapes!
We are also looking at numbers to 10 and showing how to compose numbers. We often ask the students to show us a certain number using their hands in multiple ways. It is a great way to teach the kids that there are many ways to make a number (eg. 6 can be made by adding 3 and 3 or by adding 2 and 4).
Our letter of the week is "d" and our word of the week is "and". Please review these with your child during nightly reading. We discovered today that one friend (Andrei) and Callum's mom (Andrea) and Mrs. Rocco (Andrea) all have our word of the week in their name. It was quite the revelation!!!
During our poem today, we learned a little trick about what the letters "ing" say when we see them together. Ask your child to teach you about "King the ing". We put crowns on all the "ing " s that we found in our poem and chanted our new "King the ing" song.
Snuggle Books: Please ensure that the sk Snuggle Folder comes back every Friday. Because it is a rotation of books, without the folder, your child will not receive a new book for the week. I was very excited to read the comments from parents on Friday. Please note that the books will be all different levels so one week it might be easy and the next week might be more challenging.
Here are some pictures from today:
We are also looking at numbers to 10 and showing how to compose numbers. We often ask the students to show us a certain number using their hands in multiple ways. It is a great way to teach the kids that there are many ways to make a number (eg. 6 can be made by adding 3 and 3 or by adding 2 and 4).
Our letter of the week is "d" and our word of the week is "and". Please review these with your child during nightly reading. We discovered today that one friend (Andrei) and Callum's mom (Andrea) and Mrs. Rocco (Andrea) all have our word of the week in their name. It was quite the revelation!!!
During our poem today, we learned a little trick about what the letters "ing" say when we see them together. Ask your child to teach you about "King the ing". We put crowns on all the "ing " s that we found in our poem and chanted our new "King the ing" song.
Snuggle Books: Please ensure that the sk Snuggle Folder comes back every Friday. Because it is a rotation of books, without the folder, your child will not receive a new book for the week. I was very excited to read the comments from parents on Friday. Please note that the books will be all different levels so one week it might be easy and the next week might be more challenging.
Here are some pictures from today:
Monday, 9 January 2017
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all! We hope you had a restful holiday season with the family. We had a great first day back today! The
kids enjoyed sharing what they did over the holidays and were excited to see
their friends. They were all FULL of energy today!!!
Our letter of the week that we will be focusing on is "n". We brainstormed a bunch of words that started with "n" or had an "n" in it. The kids did a great job and we came up with a very big list! We also incorporated counting and comparing numbers while talking about the letter "n" today.
Our word of the week is "in". We buttered the word in our New Year poem and then the sk's wrote a sentence in their journal using "in". They are really working hard at sounding out their words. Their progress is so amazing to see. During nightly reading, have your child point out our word of the week. Some jk students are also beginning to engage in the writing process. If you notice that your child is interested in spelling and sounding out words, encourage them to continue at home in a fun manner ( play hangman, ask your child to spell a word for you, make your own scrabble pieces out of construction paper and spell words together etc)
Raz Kids accounts have been set up for the class and I will send home more information this week on how to access and use it at home. Raz Kids is a great reading program for the kids to use at home and at school. The books are very age appropriate and interesting. More information to come soon!
Today, I sent home a weekly reading program for the senior kindergarten students. The sk's will come home with one book a week. On the first day, the child will take a picture walk of the story. This means that they will only look at the pictures to get an idea of what the story is about. On the second day, the parent will read the book to their child. On the third day, you can read it together. On the fourth day, your child can try and read it independently if possible or pick out words that they recognize as the parent reads. These books are short, simple books with high frequency words. There will also be a tracking sheet where you can write down comments about your child’s reading progress. Have fun with it. It is a great way to get a good snuggle in with your child! Please ensure that the book comes back every Friday because we will be passing them on to another classmate for the following week.
Reminders:
Since the blankets were sent home before the holidays to be washed, some students haven't brought them back. If you could send them in tomorrow, that would be much appreciated.
With the cold, snowy weather comes wet socks and pants! Please ensure that your child has a full set of spare clothes (including underwear and a few pairs of socks). Since the students go out for recess at temperatures of -24 degrees and above, please make sure they come to school dressed appropriately.
Here are some pictures from today:
Our letter of the week that we will be focusing on is "n". We brainstormed a bunch of words that started with "n" or had an "n" in it. The kids did a great job and we came up with a very big list! We also incorporated counting and comparing numbers while talking about the letter "n" today.
Our word of the week is "in". We buttered the word in our New Year poem and then the sk's wrote a sentence in their journal using "in". They are really working hard at sounding out their words. Their progress is so amazing to see. During nightly reading, have your child point out our word of the week. Some jk students are also beginning to engage in the writing process. If you notice that your child is interested in spelling and sounding out words, encourage them to continue at home in a fun manner ( play hangman, ask your child to spell a word for you, make your own scrabble pieces out of construction paper and spell words together etc)
Raz Kids accounts have been set up for the class and I will send home more information this week on how to access and use it at home. Raz Kids is a great reading program for the kids to use at home and at school. The books are very age appropriate and interesting. More information to come soon!
Today, I sent home a weekly reading program for the senior kindergarten students. The sk's will come home with one book a week. On the first day, the child will take a picture walk of the story. This means that they will only look at the pictures to get an idea of what the story is about. On the second day, the parent will read the book to their child. On the third day, you can read it together. On the fourth day, your child can try and read it independently if possible or pick out words that they recognize as the parent reads. These books are short, simple books with high frequency words. There will also be a tracking sheet where you can write down comments about your child’s reading progress. Have fun with it. It is a great way to get a good snuggle in with your child! Please ensure that the book comes back every Friday because we will be passing them on to another classmate for the following week.
Reminders:
Since the blankets were sent home before the holidays to be washed, some students haven't brought them back. If you could send them in tomorrow, that would be much appreciated.
With the cold, snowy weather comes wet socks and pants! Please ensure that your child has a full set of spare clothes (including underwear and a few pairs of socks). Since the students go out for recess at temperatures of -24 degrees and above, please make sure they come to school dressed appropriately.
Here are some pictures from today:
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Wednesday is PJ day
Just a reminder that tomorrow will be pyjama day. We are very excited to spend the day in our cozy jammies!
Monday, 19 December 2016
Thank You!
A big thank you to all who came out to see our performance on Friday. The kids were so excited and proud. They did an amazing job!!!
This week we will be enjoying a week filled with Christmas fun. We will not have a word or letter of the week. Instead we will be getting our hands dirty with paint, glitter and glue!!!
Have a great last week before the holidays everyone!
This week we will be enjoying a week filled with Christmas fun. We will not have a word or letter of the week. Instead we will be getting our hands dirty with paint, glitter and glue!!!
Have a great last week before the holidays everyone!
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