This week in Rm 138

This week is flying by!  It has been a very productive week so far!  We are looking at letters and practicing the sounds they make.  Today we looked at the letter a and used different materials to create a's.  

We also took our learning outdoors.  The kids collected different types of leaves from Griffin's Grove.  Tomorrow we will use our leaves to create art, write about them and examine them like scientist! 

 Today we had a Thanksgiving liturgy for our kindergarten students.  The kids were so respectful and did a great job.

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, October 26th will be our picture day. 

Here are some pictures from the week:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.  Enjoy your time with family and friends! There's so much to be thankful for!

Pictures from the week so far!

We have been busy exploring nature this week! We found a cricket and decided to observe his movements, create friends for him with playdoh, write about his appearance as well as observe him using magnify glasses.  We will be releasing him tomorrow back into the wild!

This week we have been talking about Thanksgiving and what it actually means.  We shared traditions and talked about all the things that we are thankful for.

In Math, we have been working on number recognition with the junior kindergarten students.  The senior kindergarten students have been working on composing and decomposing numbers.

Today we read a book called "Thanksgiving is About Giving Thanks".  When the students were asked what Thanksgiving means, they had such kind things to share (See pictures for examples).  It melted our hearts!

Thursday we will be making a special turkey to bring home for your Thanksgiving table. The kids are excited to make them!

Here are some pictures from the week so far:

 

 

This Week in Kindergarten

We are discovering and exploring many different things this week!  We started off with a book about apples and apple picking.  We examined the parts of the apple and looked at what shape the core makes when we cut the apple a certain way.  We also looked at the seeds inside the core.  We then talked about what the seeds need to grow into an apple tree.  Today we planted the seeds and will be making predictions tomorrow as to which cup of seeds will grow the best.  We completed some apple stamping math art as well.  Pictures to come this week!

We also had fun making shapes on our geoboard pumpkins.  This is a great activity for fine motor and to explore different shapes.  This was a big hit with the students!

Thank you to everyone who signed up to make playdoh.  We will be sending home a schedule in the next few days.

This Friday is our Terry Fox Walk.  Please send your child dressed appropriately as we will be walking outside in the morning.  All kindergarten students will be walking on school property only.

Here are some pictures from  the week:

Playdoh

It was so nice meeting all of  you last night.  The kids were very excited to show off their work!  We didn't get a chance to ask for volunteers to make playdoh throughout the year so I will send home a sign up form on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

This week in Kindergarten!

We have had a great week so far! The students are settling into to the classroom and are getting familiar with our daily routines.  We are working on having the children hand in their mailbag independently each morning.  Please remember to send it to school daily as it is our means of communication between school and home.

Today we went to the library and took out a book.  This book should have made it home tonight.  You are welcome to enjoy the book all week but please ensure that it comes back before Wednesday.  Our library day is every Wednesday so in order to borrow a new book, the old book must  be returned.

Many students have been losing their clothing and shoes.  Please label everything!! Things that are left outside are brought inside to our Lost and Found bins.

Scholastic book flyers will be coming home this week.  If you are interested in ordering a book, please send the order form back with your child's name and a cheque made payable to Scholastic Canada.  They do NOT accept cash so only send cheques please.

We will be starting up a Playdoh Club.  The students use playdoh everyday to help with fine motor and to create beautiful masterpieces!  We are in need of volunteers to make playdoh on a weekly basis (it only lasts for a week 😕).  It is very easy to make and I will provide a no fail recipe!! If you are interested in joining our Playdoh Club, I will be sending home a form with more details.  Thank you in advance!

Here are some pictures from the week:

This week in Room 138

It has been a great start to the school year! The kids are all settling nicely and are learning the routines.  We have our snack times and lunch time all sorted out and no one has mistakenly eaten their sandwich for breakfast!! Just a reminder to ensure that no nut products come to school or anything that contains sesame seeds.  We have a severe allergy to nuts and sesame seeds in the classroom.

It has been a busy week so far with discovering and exploring the different centres and activities in the classroom.  We are all working on collaborating with our classmates and spreading kindness in the school.  Mme Vida took the students to the library for storytime today.  They really enjoyed their visit.  This will become a weekly occurance.  More details will come in regards to our assigned day for visits.

Reminders:

With the cooler temperatures in the morning, please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately.  We stay outside for outdoor learning first thing in the mornings so a thin sweater or hoodie will keep them warm.

Please send in a change of clothes for your child to keep in their cubby in case of an accident (pants, underwear, shirt and socks).  Accidents do happen in Kindergarten so it's important to have a spare set just in case!

If you have a question or note,  please put it in the communication book.  Keep the book open so we know there's a note for us.  If the book is closed, we will not see the note.

Upcoming Events:

Pizza Night - Thursday,  September 22

Come eat pizza and visit the classroom! The students are very excited to show off their classroom and work so far.  The form was sent home today with the details.  We hope to see you on Thursday!

Here are some pictures of kids over the past week: