Today we read a book about being thankful for our family and for all the things we have in our life. The children had such wonderful answers of what they were thankful for (mommy, daddy, siblings, clothes, their lunches and healthy food, books, toys etc). They traced their hands and wrote one thing they were thankful for. Their hands will become the leaves for our "Giving Thanks" tree. More pictures to come.
We also read a book called "The Best Part of Me" which is a story about children writing about their favourite part of themselves. I asked each child what the best part of them is and they came up with the most adorable answers. I can't wait to document their work and put it on display for everyone to see. I will post pictures once it's all done.
In Math, we are focusing on number recognition and counting forward by ones. If you could continue to count at home it would be very beneficial.
Our jk friends worked in their name books today. The children are at all different stages so Mrs T and I are ensuring that everyone is holding their pencil properly and writing their name in highlighter for them to trace if needed. This is the first step for their name books. Other children are using their name block as a model while others can write it independently. It is also important for them to recognize the letters in their name. We will be starting up the word and letter of the week in 2 weeks so this will help the students with letter recognition.
October book orders were sent home today. They are due back on October 10th. I am now listed on the parent pay program so if you would like to order books but pay online instead of send a cheque, it is now an option for you.
Here are some pictures of the day:
