Dear families,
I hope you are having a wonderful Father's Day weekend! The children have taken great care in making gifts for their dads for this special day.
This week we continued our learning about frogs and also read several fictional books about frogs. The kids enjoyed learning how to draw "Froggy" and also labelled a picture of a frog. They learned more about metamorphosis and made a Frog Life Cycle wheel. They learned how frogs and toads are different watching a video on the Smartboard, completed a lower case alphabet activity on a picture of a toad, we read some classic "Frog and Toad" tales (thank you, Hudson!), and learned that frogs come in many colours and sizes. Thank you Alex and Hudson for sharing your frog toys! They look so real! We also did a Fact vs. Opinion activity together: the children had to decide if statements were a fact ("frogs are amphibians") or an opinion ("frogs are cute"). We read "Froggy Builds a Treehouse," Froggy's Worst Playdate" and "Froggy's Birthday" and the children did a good job re-telling the stories from beginning to end. We also listened to a CD of "The Frog Prince."
We finished our Cinderella story study this week. The kids read and coloured a Cinderella booklet, played an alphabet game with Cinderella cards ("I have A, who has B?" etc.) and completed three tricky alphabet and number mazes. We also read a Cinderella Sight Word Book and the children completed their own, copying many sight words in lower case letters. Good job!
The children also completed their June calendar and wrote and drew a picture of "This is me in June." They also wrote and drew adorable pictures with their Reading Buddies about what they want to be when they grow up!
Our Mystery Reader this week was Hope's mom. Thank you! The words of the week were EAT and STOP. The homework for this week is to do the mini "WE" booklet. Next week's words will be VERY and X-RAY. Elea, Hudson, Lily, Ethan and Evelyn were very proud of the "Piggy Pies" they made at home and shared photos of them. I love it when the children continue their learning outside the classroom! Mia made Piggy Pie in the sandbox :)
It's a very exciting time of the year as summer approaches (we've started our ice cream scoop countdown!) and we've been doing Cosmic Kids Yoga for about 15 minutes each day to help with self-regulation and also to keep cool in this warm weather.
Hope also found a special surprise in her morning snack and had to share it - her peas in the pod had germinated! We talked about this and compared the peas in another pod she had, and explained what happens in nature when peas are not harvested (they are seeds so they germinate and make new plants when they fall to the ground naturally).
That's the news for this week! Next week we will read and draw pictures to go with summer words, will learn songs and poems for the last Sharing Assembly, and the Seniors will start rehearsing for their graduation on the 27th. They'll also start Memory books and the Juniors will make a summer pattern book.
Enjoy this beautiful weather and Happy Father's Day!
Friday, June 15, 2018
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Week of June 4-8
Dear families,
This week we did a Springfest Tally, acted out "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," continued our learning about Fairy Tales (Cinderella this week!) and started learning all about frogs.
We are learning Cinderella sight words, vocabulary, how to make Cinderella sentences, re-telling the story (different versions), and we did a count/trace/write the number word activity. Thank you Maya for bringing in a glass slipper, and thank you Rielle for sharing her Fairy Tales book! We'll do more literacy and numeracy Cinderella activities next week. We will also read The Frog Prince to tie in with our learning about frogs!
In our Frog inquiry, the children watched an excellent video called "Life Cycle of a Frog" two times and we talked about amphibians, metamorphosis, where frogs live on the Earth and the frog's life cycle. The children completed several activities following the video. They coloured in a map of the world and glued frogs wherever they live (everywhere except Antarctica just like owls!; they completed a frog life cycle reading comprehension activity; we learned a song called "Metamorphosis" and they children coloured a matching booklet; and they looked at a photo that Kate brought in of a tadpole with legs! Thank you Kate!
We also had fun reading Froggy books, starting with "Froggy Goes to School." They re-told the story and drew pictures with words to retell parts of the story. Then they made a "peek-a-boo" frog on top! Their work is on display in our classroom.
We also talked about the classic "Frog and Toad" stories (thank you, Hudson, for sharing your book!) and we watched a Frog and Toad episode. We'll read more stories next week and will also compare real frogs and real toads.
The homework for this week is to complete the "WANT" booklet and the "Chewy Addition" page. If necessary, the children can use small manipulatives such as pebbles or Smarties (!) to help them add.
With our Grade 3 Reading Buddies, the children made a beautiful Kandinsky-inspired tree.
Our words of the week were KITE and KITTEN.
We also read "Author's Family Vacation" and did a "Summer Bucket List" activity that is on display in the hall.
Thank you so much for the lovely Teacher Appreciation Lunch - it was wonderful!
Bubbles the classroom Beta Fish needs a home for the summer! He is very easy to take care of! If you would like to take care of Bubbles for the summer, please send me an email. Thank you!
Please return any outstanding Snuggle Up and Read Books. Today is the last day they are being handed out so that we can do inventory.
That's the news from Room 166! The PA Day is a Report Card writing day. Enjoy the long weekend!
This week we did a Springfest Tally, acted out "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," continued our learning about Fairy Tales (Cinderella this week!) and started learning all about frogs.
We are learning Cinderella sight words, vocabulary, how to make Cinderella sentences, re-telling the story (different versions), and we did a count/trace/write the number word activity. Thank you Maya for bringing in a glass slipper, and thank you Rielle for sharing her Fairy Tales book! We'll do more literacy and numeracy Cinderella activities next week. We will also read The Frog Prince to tie in with our learning about frogs!
In our Frog inquiry, the children watched an excellent video called "Life Cycle of a Frog" two times and we talked about amphibians, metamorphosis, where frogs live on the Earth and the frog's life cycle. The children completed several activities following the video. They coloured in a map of the world and glued frogs wherever they live (everywhere except Antarctica just like owls!; they completed a frog life cycle reading comprehension activity; we learned a song called "Metamorphosis" and they children coloured a matching booklet; and they looked at a photo that Kate brought in of a tadpole with legs! Thank you Kate!
We also had fun reading Froggy books, starting with "Froggy Goes to School." They re-told the story and drew pictures with words to retell parts of the story. Then they made a "peek-a-boo" frog on top! Their work is on display in our classroom.
We also talked about the classic "Frog and Toad" stories (thank you, Hudson, for sharing your book!) and we watched a Frog and Toad episode. We'll read more stories next week and will also compare real frogs and real toads.
The homework for this week is to complete the "WANT" booklet and the "Chewy Addition" page. If necessary, the children can use small manipulatives such as pebbles or Smarties (!) to help them add.
With our Grade 3 Reading Buddies, the children made a beautiful Kandinsky-inspired tree.
Our words of the week were KITE and KITTEN.
We also read "Author's Family Vacation" and did a "Summer Bucket List" activity that is on display in the hall.
Thank you so much for the lovely Teacher Appreciation Lunch - it was wonderful!
Bubbles the classroom Beta Fish needs a home for the summer! He is very easy to take care of! If you would like to take care of Bubbles for the summer, please send me an email. Thank you!
Please return any outstanding Snuggle Up and Read Books. Today is the last day they are being handed out so that we can do inventory.
That's the news from Room 166! The PA Day is a Report Card writing day. Enjoy the long weekend!
Friday, June 1, 2018
Week of May 28-June 1
Dear families,
It's hard to believe there have been 169 days of school and that it's June already!
This week we completed our learning about Safety and continued our learning about Fairy Tales. The children learned when to call 9-1-1, we did "What if..." scenarios, we sorted safe/not safe pictures, we learned about danger symbols on household items, watched a video and wrote about fire safety, and the children received Fire Safety certificates.
We continued our learning about Fairy Tales and read several versions of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The children re-told the story, using the words "beginning/middle/end" and did a word search with their Reading Buddies. They learned how to draw a troll three different ways, did Cosmic Kids Yoga "Trolls," and helped me write several different adjectives to describe a troll, which they then turned into a poem. That was fun!
Some reminders:
If you are sending sun screen in with your child, please remind them how to put it on (spray it on their hand, then apply it).
The children need hats for outdoor play. Closed-toe outdoor shoes please.
If your child will be picked up by another person, you need to call the school and they will let me know, or tell either Mrs. Mosun or myself in person, or give us a note in person. Notes left in your child's backpack are not a reliable method of communication since your child may not remember to hand it to us. Email is fine but it must be sent to me the day BEFORE. I don't check emails throughout the day. Thank you.
Congratulations to Sarah, Alexander and Rajan who received certificates for "Integrity" at Friday's Sharing Assembly! Elea also received her belated certificate for "Cooperation." Well done!
The words of the week were ZOO and ZEBRA. I have sent home some phonics review work that can be completed at your child's leisure.
Senior Kindergarten parents, please email me a baby photo of your child by next Friday for the SK Graduation slide show. A hard copy is ok, too. I will scan it and return it.
The June words and June Bingo went home in your child's mail bag. The children completed their "This is me in May" and May calendar work, and a copy was sent home. I keep the originals for assessment purposes and will send it home later this month.
We planted our carrot, potato, celery, pineapple and green onion sprouts in potting soil. They're continuing to grow!
Thank you so much to Maya's dad who was our Mystery Reader this week, thank you to Maya for sharing her beautiful Fairy Tale book and her terrific Dr. Seuss books, and thank you to Alex for sharing his copy of The Three Billy Goats Gruff!
A huge Thank You to Evelyn's mom Leah and Dante's mom Tina who will be our Grade Parents next year!
Next week we will do another fairy tale and will start an author study on the "FROGGY" books. If you have any Froggy books at home that you'd like to share for next week that would be wonderful! We'll also learn about real frogs!
That's the news for this week. Enjoy your weekend and this beautiful warm weather! It looks like great weather for Springfest tomorrow!
It's hard to believe there have been 169 days of school and that it's June already!
This week we completed our learning about Safety and continued our learning about Fairy Tales. The children learned when to call 9-1-1, we did "What if..." scenarios, we sorted safe/not safe pictures, we learned about danger symbols on household items, watched a video and wrote about fire safety, and the children received Fire Safety certificates.
We continued our learning about Fairy Tales and read several versions of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The children re-told the story, using the words "beginning/middle/end" and did a word search with their Reading Buddies. They learned how to draw a troll three different ways, did Cosmic Kids Yoga "Trolls," and helped me write several different adjectives to describe a troll, which they then turned into a poem. That was fun!
Some reminders:
If you are sending sun screen in with your child, please remind them how to put it on (spray it on their hand, then apply it).
The children need hats for outdoor play. Closed-toe outdoor shoes please.
If your child will be picked up by another person, you need to call the school and they will let me know, or tell either Mrs. Mosun or myself in person, or give us a note in person. Notes left in your child's backpack are not a reliable method of communication since your child may not remember to hand it to us. Email is fine but it must be sent to me the day BEFORE. I don't check emails throughout the day. Thank you.
Congratulations to Sarah, Alexander and Rajan who received certificates for "Integrity" at Friday's Sharing Assembly! Elea also received her belated certificate for "Cooperation." Well done!
The words of the week were ZOO and ZEBRA. I have sent home some phonics review work that can be completed at your child's leisure.
Senior Kindergarten parents, please email me a baby photo of your child by next Friday for the SK Graduation slide show. A hard copy is ok, too. I will scan it and return it.
The June words and June Bingo went home in your child's mail bag. The children completed their "This is me in May" and May calendar work, and a copy was sent home. I keep the originals for assessment purposes and will send it home later this month.
We planted our carrot, potato, celery, pineapple and green onion sprouts in potting soil. They're continuing to grow!
Thank you so much to Maya's dad who was our Mystery Reader this week, thank you to Maya for sharing her beautiful Fairy Tale book and her terrific Dr. Seuss books, and thank you to Alex for sharing his copy of The Three Billy Goats Gruff!
A huge Thank You to Evelyn's mom Leah and Dante's mom Tina who will be our Grade Parents next year!
Next week we will do another fairy tale and will start an author study on the "FROGGY" books. If you have any Froggy books at home that you'd like to share for next week that would be wonderful! We'll also learn about real frogs!
That's the news for this week. Enjoy your weekend and this beautiful warm weather! It looks like great weather for Springfest tomorrow!
Monday, May 28, 2018
Week of May 21-25
Dear families,
I hope you had a terrific weekend. The weather was beautiful!
Last week we continued our learning about Fairy Tales and Safety. The children wrote a letter to the Big Bad Wolf and made a big pig puppet. They enjoyed doing that so much that they asked to make a Big Bad Wolf puppet, too! We watched James Marshall's version of The Three Little Pigs on the Smartboard, and talked about the similarities and differences between the classic and modern versions. We also did Three Little Pig Math activities, playing a guessing game about which little pig number is behind the door (for example, "The number is an upside down 9"). The children also played a numeracy activity in groups of two (1 SK, 1 JK): they got a cup of ten pennies, and dumped them on the table, and then tallied, graphed and did ten-frames about which were "heads" and which were "tails." They did a "Little Piggie Pie" booklet as well. Piggie Pie is something you can make at home with a bagel, cream cheese, a strawberry, 2 chocolate chips, a banana slice, and a licorice string. I'll send the instructions home.
For our learning about safety, the kids watched 2 videos about when to call 9-1-1 and about street, park, and home safety. They are making a Safety Booklet with their Reading Buddies. We also talked about Elmer the Elephant's Seven Safety Rules and the kids are reading and colouring a booklet about them. This week we'll discuss fire safety.
Thank you so much to Lucas' mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Rielle's and Sarah's moms who helped with Friday's Pizza Lunch!
The children also enjoyed a cultural presentation in the gym called "Turtle Island."
Please remember that your child needs a hat at school for outdoor play. No flip flops please.
The words of the week were FUN and FRIEND, and the homework was to complete the THEY booklet.
I hope you have a great week!
I hope you had a terrific weekend. The weather was beautiful!
Last week we continued our learning about Fairy Tales and Safety. The children wrote a letter to the Big Bad Wolf and made a big pig puppet. They enjoyed doing that so much that they asked to make a Big Bad Wolf puppet, too! We watched James Marshall's version of The Three Little Pigs on the Smartboard, and talked about the similarities and differences between the classic and modern versions. We also did Three Little Pig Math activities, playing a guessing game about which little pig number is behind the door (for example, "The number is an upside down 9"). The children also played a numeracy activity in groups of two (1 SK, 1 JK): they got a cup of ten pennies, and dumped them on the table, and then tallied, graphed and did ten-frames about which were "heads" and which were "tails." They did a "Little Piggie Pie" booklet as well. Piggie Pie is something you can make at home with a bagel, cream cheese, a strawberry, 2 chocolate chips, a banana slice, and a licorice string. I'll send the instructions home.
For our learning about safety, the kids watched 2 videos about when to call 9-1-1 and about street, park, and home safety. They are making a Safety Booklet with their Reading Buddies. We also talked about Elmer the Elephant's Seven Safety Rules and the kids are reading and colouring a booklet about them. This week we'll discuss fire safety.
Thank you so much to Lucas' mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Rielle's and Sarah's moms who helped with Friday's Pizza Lunch!
The children also enjoyed a cultural presentation in the gym called "Turtle Island."
Please remember that your child needs a hat at school for outdoor play. No flip flops please.
The words of the week were FUN and FRIEND, and the homework was to complete the THEY booklet.
I hope you have a great week!
Friday, May 25, 2018
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