What an amazing year we had together! I can't believe how fast the year passed by. Time truly flies by when you are having fun!!! We are so proud and amazed at each and every child's growth over past 10 months. Thank you for your support and kindness this year. Wishing you all a fun filled summer!
Mrs. Rocco, Mrs. T., Mme. T
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
This week in Kinder
This week we are exploring a very important word... dad! The students are hard at work creating special gifts for their dads! Thank you to all who have sent in their family pictures for our craft. If you have not sent one in, it's not too late. Please send it in by Wednesday.
Tomorrow is Freezie Day so if your child would like one, please send in a quarter. You can ask your child to describe a quarter and ask them pick it out of a variety of coins. We have been learning about money so this is good practice for them.
The school BBQ is this Thursday. The school is no longer accepting money for food but you can still buy it on Thursday. Hope you can all come!
Here are some pictures from the week.
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
This Week in Kinder
We have been very busy this week in the classroom. Our letter of the week is "i" and our word of the week is "little". The students did a great job writing sentences using our word of the week. They are becoming such great writers and even use the resources around the room to help them out.
In Math, we have been exploring money as well as symmetry. The kids had a blast examining real and fake coins, doing coin rubs, sorting coins and playing with them. We have future bankers here in Room 138!
Tomorrow the Grade 6 students will be selling freezies for 25 cents. It is one freezie per student so please send in only 25 cents.
The school BBQ will be held on Thursday, June 16. Don't forget to send in your food orders and money.
Here are some pictures from the week so far:
In Math, we have been exploring money as well as symmetry. The kids had a blast examining real and fake coins, doing coin rubs, sorting coins and playing with them. We have future bankers here in Room 138!
Tomorrow the Grade 6 students will be selling freezies for 25 cents. It is one freezie per student so please send in only 25 cents.
The school BBQ will be held on Thursday, June 16. Don't forget to send in your food orders and money.
Here are some pictures from the week so far:
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
This week in kinder!
The kids have been doing a great job remembering to stay hydrated and apply their sunscreen. With the warm, sunny weather here to stay, please send in a hat with your child every day.
Tomorrow as well as June 8th and 15th, the Grade 6 students will be selling freezies to raise money for their end of year trip. They will be selling them for 25 cents each.
Our letter of the week is "f" and our word of the week is "of". The students wrote amazing sentences this week!
On Monday, the kids had a blast digging for Geodes. We found 4 of them! On Thursday, we will attempt to observe them under a microscope and draw and write about what we see.
Here are some pictures from the week so far:
Tomorrow as well as June 8th and 15th, the Grade 6 students will be selling freezies to raise money for their end of year trip. They will be selling them for 25 cents each.
Our letter of the week is "f" and our word of the week is "of". The students wrote amazing sentences this week!
On Monday, the kids had a blast digging for Geodes. We found 4 of them! On Thursday, we will attempt to observe them under a microscope and draw and write about what we see.
Here are some pictures from the week so far:
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Thursday, May 26
It's hard to believe that we are in home stretch! The year has gone by so quickly. We are so proud of the growth and hard work from all of our students.
In Math, we will continue to focus on composing and decomposing numbers as well as look at graphs and surveys. The kids really enjoy walking around with their clipboards collecting data from their peers.
Today we read a book called "The Something" which was great for inquiring minds! This book was about a boy who finds a hole in the ground and wonders what might live in that hole. We went outside and found many holes on the school yard, took pictures of them and then predicted what might be living in them. The kids had a blast and their ideas and work were AMAZING!
In Science, we were learning about the life cycle of the butterfly and had the opportunity to see all the stages in our classroom. Our butterflies finally came out over the weekend (we missed seeing the change 😢). We learned the difference between a male and female Painted Lady butterfly and got to observe them for a few days. Yesterday we release 8 out of 10 of them into the sky. Two were not ready yet so we still have them as classroom pets to observe!
Reminders:
Many children are coming to school with sunscreen. Unfortunately, we are not able to put it on the children so please apply it before school and show them how to put it on independently. The spray type sunscreen is not allowed at school because it ruins the floors as well as makes them extremely slippery.
Please send in a water bottle each day as well as a hat to protect them from the sun.
Here are some pictures from the day:
In Math, we will continue to focus on composing and decomposing numbers as well as look at graphs and surveys. The kids really enjoy walking around with their clipboards collecting data from their peers.
Today we read a book called "The Something" which was great for inquiring minds! This book was about a boy who finds a hole in the ground and wonders what might live in that hole. We went outside and found many holes on the school yard, took pictures of them and then predicted what might be living in them. The kids had a blast and their ideas and work were AMAZING!
In Science, we were learning about the life cycle of the butterfly and had the opportunity to see all the stages in our classroom. Our butterflies finally came out over the weekend (we missed seeing the change 😢). We learned the difference between a male and female Painted Lady butterfly and got to observe them for a few days. Yesterday we release 8 out of 10 of them into the sky. Two were not ready yet so we still have them as classroom pets to observe!
Reminders:
Many children are coming to school with sunscreen. Unfortunately, we are not able to put it on the children so please apply it before school and show them how to put it on independently. The spray type sunscreen is not allowed at school because it ruins the floors as well as makes them extremely slippery.
Please send in a water bottle each day as well as a hat to protect them from the sun.
Here are some pictures from the day:
Monday, 16 May 2016
Monday, May 16th
Today we looked at the letters t and h and the sound they make when we put them together. We practiced making the "thhhhhh" sound by putting up our hand in front of our mouth and feeling the air when we say "th".
We also looked at our word of the week "that". The students noticed right away that last week's word (at) was inside "that " as well as the word hat. We had a fun time coming up with words that belong to the "at" family. The students did a great job writing in their writing notebooks. Their writing is really taking off and it's nice to see them looking at our word wall to help with their writing.
In Math we read a book called "Ten Black Dots". It inspired a lot of cool looking sculptures and free art! We also revisited tally marks and used them while taking surveys. We will continue to collect and graph data this week.
Reminders:
With the chilly weather in the mornings, please ensure that your child has a coat or warm sweatshirt. They are outside for 20 minutes twice a day.
Senior kindergarten students- please remember to send the Snuggle folders back on Friday.
Blankets- We will send the blankets home on Friday to be washed. Please send them back next Tuesday.
We also looked at our word of the week "that". The students noticed right away that last week's word (at) was inside "that " as well as the word hat. We had a fun time coming up with words that belong to the "at" family. The students did a great job writing in their writing notebooks. Their writing is really taking off and it's nice to see them looking at our word wall to help with their writing.
In Math we read a book called "Ten Black Dots". It inspired a lot of cool looking sculptures and free art! We also revisited tally marks and used them while taking surveys. We will continue to collect and graph data this week.
With the chilly weather in the mornings, please ensure that your child has a coat or warm sweatshirt. They are outside for 20 minutes twice a day.
Senior kindergarten students- please remember to send the Snuggle folders back on Friday.
Blankets- We will send the blankets home on Friday to be washed. Please send them back next Tuesday.
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Kindergarten News
Now that all the Education Week festivities are done, we are back to our regular routine! Our word of the week is "at" and we do not have a letter of the week. We talked about how important "at" is because it helps us spell LOTS of other words. The students came up with an extensive list of "at" family words. Our seniors wrote some awesome sentences in their free-writing books and even inspired some of our jk students to write in theirs. We are seeing such amazing learn taking place in the classroom and we are all so proud! Please continue to point out our popcorn words during nightly reading. It is paying off!
In Math we are going to look at symmetry and things around us that are symmetrical. We will also continue to explore surveys, collect data and look at different types of graphing tools. Composing and decomposing numbers has been an ongoing focus this year so we are always incorporating it into art activities, tabletop activities and classroom discussions.
We are very excited to put on our scientist hats each day to observe our 10 classroom pets - our Painted Lady Butterflies! We have watched videos and read books on the life cycle of butterflies and we are anxiously waiting for these changes to occur. The students are predicting, inquiring, exploring and observing each day!
Reminders:
1. Please ensure that your child has a spare set of clean clothes in case of an accident. We will return them to you in June.
2. We ask that all toys be kept at home to avoid them getting broken or lost.
3. With the warm weather in our near future, please send a refillable water bottle in your child's lunch.
Here are some pictures from the week:
In Math we are going to look at symmetry and things around us that are symmetrical. We will also continue to explore surveys, collect data and look at different types of graphing tools. Composing and decomposing numbers has been an ongoing focus this year so we are always incorporating it into art activities, tabletop activities and classroom discussions.
We are very excited to put on our scientist hats each day to observe our 10 classroom pets - our Painted Lady Butterflies! We have watched videos and read books on the life cycle of butterflies and we are anxiously waiting for these changes to occur. The students are predicting, inquiring, exploring and observing each day!
Reminders:
1. Please ensure that your child has a spare set of clean clothes in case of an accident. We will return them to you in June.
2. We ask that all toys be kept at home to avoid them getting broken or lost.
3. With the warm weather in our near future, please send a refillable water bottle in your child's lunch.
Here are some pictures from the week:
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