Learning Through Play

Here are a few pictures of the students discovering, creating, collaborating and having a great time!

Christmas Hampers

            

December 1, 2015

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The Advent season has arrived and Christmas is just around the corner. Each of the classes at St. Gabriel School will be involved in our Advent project to help those in need. Each class, from Kindergarten through grade six, will contribute to allow us to prepare a “hamper” for 17 families from our adopted school.

Each student is being asked to bring in a specific item for the food hamper. If you are able, a donation of $2.00 for the family would also be most appreciated. Monies collected will go towards the purchase of a grocery store gift card for each family, so the family can purchase a turkey and fresh fruit and vegetables. New this year, we are also asking for donations of Canadian Tire money which will be used to purchase gifts for the families. We encourage the students to complete a chore at home to earn their own money, so that they experience the gift of giving.

Your child is invited to bring in  hot cereal. We will be collecting the hamper items and money from Wednesday, December 3rd until Thursday, December 10th.

Please note we also welcome donations of hats and mittens to send to families in need in our school board.  

Thank you for your generosity and support during the Advent Season.

God Bless,

St. Gabriel Catholic School Staff

New word and Letter of the week

This week, we are learning how to write the word "like" and focusing on the letter "l".  Ask your kids to sing you the "like" song.  It's very catchy and will sticky with you all day!!!  It is sung to the tune of Frere Jaques.

 We have been getting ready for the Advent season and we lit the first Advent candle yesterday.  We spoke about the importance of Advent and waiting patiently for the birth of baby Jesus.  Our promise this week is to be extra kind and caring to our friends and family.

More pictures will be posted tonight so please check the blog again to see what we have been exploring, creating and discovering!

More pictures from last we

Happy Tuesday! We have been enjoying a great week so far.  Our word of the week is "in" and our letter of the week is "n".  Please continue to expose and point them out during your nightly reading.  We have also been busy learning some songs for our Christmas concert.  If your child would like to practise at home, you can find "This Little Light of Mine" on youtube.  It is the version with the candle and black screen with white lyrics.
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

 In Math, we have continued to sort different objects according to their size,shape, colour etc.  We are also continuing to work on ten frames and recognizing numbers in a ten frame.  The students finished our number posters for the class.  They look amazing and are a great tool to help the kids when unsure of how to print a certain number.  The kids really enjoy doing mental math (eg. If you have 2 toys and I give you one more or what number comes after 5).  We will continue to work on these fun brain teasers!  We are working at all different paces so we ask questions based on their knowledge and ability.

 Last week was Bully Prevention Week and we spoke about feelings and how to treat others.  We also spoke about what the true meaning of bullying is and what we should do if anyone is bullying us.  We were very lucky to have a guest speaker in to talk about ways to stop a bully.

 Reminders:
With the snow and the cold temperatures, please send you child with appropriate clothing.  They are outside for 20 minutes two times a day.  Please label all clothing (hats, gloves, boots, snowpants,  jackets etc.).  Also, please ensure that your child has extra socks and a spare set of clothing....snow = wet feet and wet pants!!!

Here are a few more pictures in the classroom.

Christmas Concert!

We are excited to announce that our Christmas concert will be held on Friday, December 11th from 9:15 am - 10:15am.  We would be thrilled if you could join us in our classroom to celebrate some Christmas cheer!  After the concert, you are invited to stay and make a craft with your child.  Children are asked to wear Sunday best.

Please send in the form indicating how many people will be joining us for the concert. 

Spiky le poisson!

With a winning 7 votes, we have named our fish Spiky! The star of the day is responsible for feeding Spiky in the morning and we are eager to learn more about him next week.

We have been practising the song "Belle Pieuvre" by Charlotte Diamond with gestures as we continue to learn under the sea vocabulary. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KuS0ZO4jYi0