Dear families,
We've had another busy week in Room 166. This past week we learned about the quarter and this week we will learn about the loonie. The children enjoyed playing Ice Cream Store and the prices of the cones have gone up from under ten cents to between 10 and 25 cents in order to help them learn to count their coins. The kids have a lot of fun playing in our Pizza Restaurant, writing up the bill, counting money, using our cash register, and so on.
In Science we are continuing our unit on Insects and have almost finished learning about Ladybugs. Next is ants! The children had fun making a booklet called "Where is Ladybug?" which had them read location words such as "on, over, beside, under, above and below." We also read several books about Ladybugs, from science books about their life cycle, to Eric Carle's wonderful classic "The Grouchy Ladybug," about sharing and cooperating. We also made dragonfly art and a dragonfly key chain which the children really enjoyed. We tied our ladybug theme into beginning and end sounds by the children taking turns placing dots on our giant ladybug's two wings, depending on whether they heard a beginning or ending sound. We also used our scale to weigh pennies.
A special thank you to Quentin's mom who donated items for our Insect unit, and to Charlie's mom who gave each of the morning class a dime. Thank you as well to Dana's mom who read some fun poetry to the children and who gave each child a copy of the Ice Cream Store poem. Thank you! Thank you Cameron's mom and Logan's mom who did the white bags and Snuggle Books. Your time in the classroom is very much appreciated!
Our sounds this past week have been Ww and Yy, and next we are on to Xx.
It's so hard to believe we are now in June! I am busy preparing for the SK Graduation on June 26 and of course your children's report cards. In the interests of space and chairs, the SK graduation ceremony is open for SK parents.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Tyndall
Monday, June 3, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Week of May 27-31
Dear families,
Our unit on Canadian Coins and their Values continues this week as we review the penny, nickel and dime and learn about the quarter. Thank you for sending in the 10 pennies, 2 nickels and one dime for the children's Piggy Bank Booklet. Now they can count out the money at home with you. This will help reinforce the concept of 5 pennies equals one nickel, 10 pennies equals one dime, one nickel and 5 pennies equals one dime too.
To help the children understand these values, we played Ice Cream Store and Snack Store in the classroom, in which the children had to "pay" for their treats.
We also had fun making rubbings of the coins and watching them magically appear on paper.
We have learned about why the symbols of the Maple Leaf, the Beaver and the Bluenose are on our coins, and I brought in a photo of the Bluenose II from a trip to Halifax. Charlie contributed a lot of information as well since he has been to Halifax and knows a lot about this famous schooner too. Thanks Charlie! For the nickel the children took a good look at the real stuffed beaver in the Library. What an amazing animal! I will not be bringing in an elk/caribou as we learn about the quarter :) but if your children call it a Moose please remind them that it is a caribou/elk :) Caribou are often spotted in the Banff area where a lot of kids have been skiing. Try to relate learning to real life experiences and your children will remember!
Some of our bean plants have germinated and sprouted, and when they are about 3 inches tall I send them home. You can plant the seedling, including the paper pot, directly into the ground in a sunny spot. Next to a fence is ideal since beans climb and need support.
Our letter sound was Ww, like the noise the wind makes. This week we are learning about the letter sound Yy.
The children had fun at the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you for supporting the LKS Library with your child's purchases.
Our poem for this week's Sharing Assembly is "Wiggly Tooth." I hope you can join us May 28 at the second last assembly of the year! We will be celebrating the TDSB Character Trait of Integrity. Next month we are celebrating "Perseverance" and Taylor, Kate, Jonas, Luke and Charlie will receive certificates celebrating their hard work and their terrific ability to always try their best and never give up!
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Tyndall
Our unit on Canadian Coins and their Values continues this week as we review the penny, nickel and dime and learn about the quarter. Thank you for sending in the 10 pennies, 2 nickels and one dime for the children's Piggy Bank Booklet. Now they can count out the money at home with you. This will help reinforce the concept of 5 pennies equals one nickel, 10 pennies equals one dime, one nickel and 5 pennies equals one dime too.
To help the children understand these values, we played Ice Cream Store and Snack Store in the classroom, in which the children had to "pay" for their treats.
We also had fun making rubbings of the coins and watching them magically appear on paper.
We have learned about why the symbols of the Maple Leaf, the Beaver and the Bluenose are on our coins, and I brought in a photo of the Bluenose II from a trip to Halifax. Charlie contributed a lot of information as well since he has been to Halifax and knows a lot about this famous schooner too. Thanks Charlie! For the nickel the children took a good look at the real stuffed beaver in the Library. What an amazing animal! I will not be bringing in an elk/caribou as we learn about the quarter :) but if your children call it a Moose please remind them that it is a caribou/elk :) Caribou are often spotted in the Banff area where a lot of kids have been skiing. Try to relate learning to real life experiences and your children will remember!
Some of our bean plants have germinated and sprouted, and when they are about 3 inches tall I send them home. You can plant the seedling, including the paper pot, directly into the ground in a sunny spot. Next to a fence is ideal since beans climb and need support.
Our letter sound was Ww, like the noise the wind makes. This week we are learning about the letter sound Yy.
The children had fun at the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you for supporting the LKS Library with your child's purchases.
Our poem for this week's Sharing Assembly is "Wiggly Tooth." I hope you can join us May 28 at the second last assembly of the year! We will be celebrating the TDSB Character Trait of Integrity. Next month we are celebrating "Perseverance" and Taylor, Kate, Jonas, Luke and Charlie will receive certificates celebrating their hard work and their terrific ability to always try their best and never give up!
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Tyndall
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Week of May 21-25
Dear families,
I hope you have had a lovely long weekend. The weather was beautiful! Now that the weather is more Spring like, please put sun screen on your child since we do go outside each day for a minumum of 20 minutes.
This week we are continuing our unit on Canadian Coins and their value, and starting our unit on Insects as well. We are also watching our bean sprouts grow!
We have learned about the penny, the nickel and are learning about the dime this week. The children will adding the dime to their Money Book and they will also be making a booklet called "Piggy Bank Math" about those three coins. At the end of the booklet the children will attach a "piggy bank bag" to count and compare the coins and they will need: 10 pennies, 2 nickels, and one dime in a small zip lock bag. When the booklet goes home this weekend ask your child to count the money with you! Thank you!
Last week the afternoon Book Buddies made a booklet called My Seed with the children and this week the morning children will make theirs.
This week is the Scholastic Book Fair at the Library. The morning class will go on Friday and the afternoon class will go on Thursday. If your child would like to buy a book/books please send your child's money to school in a labelled zip lock bag.
We are nearing the end of our Phonics sounds and are now on the letter sound "W." Way to go!
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Tyndall
I hope you have had a lovely long weekend. The weather was beautiful! Now that the weather is more Spring like, please put sun screen on your child since we do go outside each day for a minumum of 20 minutes.
This week we are continuing our unit on Canadian Coins and their value, and starting our unit on Insects as well. We are also watching our bean sprouts grow!
We have learned about the penny, the nickel and are learning about the dime this week. The children will adding the dime to their Money Book and they will also be making a booklet called "Piggy Bank Math" about those three coins. At the end of the booklet the children will attach a "piggy bank bag" to count and compare the coins and they will need: 10 pennies, 2 nickels, and one dime in a small zip lock bag. When the booklet goes home this weekend ask your child to count the money with you! Thank you!
Last week the afternoon Book Buddies made a booklet called My Seed with the children and this week the morning children will make theirs.
This week is the Scholastic Book Fair at the Library. The morning class will go on Friday and the afternoon class will go on Thursday. If your child would like to buy a book/books please send your child's money to school in a labelled zip lock bag.
We are nearing the end of our Phonics sounds and are now on the letter sound "W." Way to go!
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Tyndall
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Week of May 13-17
Dear families,
Wow it's hard to believe it's mid May with today's hail! Hopefully this cold snap bodes well for the Leafs game tonight!
At this month's Sharing Assembly on May 28 we will be recognizing Caroline, Sienna, Raine, and Logan for demonstrating the TDSB Character trait of Integrity. Well done!
On Thursday we had a "mystery reader" visit from two former students who are now in Grade Two. Thank you Jamie and Alexandra! On Friday the children listened to a Storyteller in the Library and enjoyed participating in her presentation.
We have concluded our unit on 2- and 3D Shapes and the children finished their Shape Art with their Reading Buddies as well as their booklet, "In the Park." We also planted our bean seeds and are learning about germination, what plants need to grow, made a flower glyph, and the children watched how florist beads absorbed about 30 times their weight in water. We placed 10 of these special "magic water beads" in our little peat pots to help keep the soil moist over the weekend.
Thank you to the parents who helped with our Artist in the Classroom day and for your time with Reading Club and Mystery Reader and White Bags this week. Your help is always appreciated!
LKS is continuing to collect gently used children's books this week for less fortunate schools. Please bring the books to our classroom and they will be collected at the end of the week.
This week we will have fun learning about and reviewing Canadian Coins and their Values and our Pizza Store will open in the Drama Centre as well as a portable store and other currency and counting activities in our Science Centre.
Happy Mother's Day!
Mrs. Tyndall
Wow it's hard to believe it's mid May with today's hail! Hopefully this cold snap bodes well for the Leafs game tonight!
At this month's Sharing Assembly on May 28 we will be recognizing Caroline, Sienna, Raine, and Logan for demonstrating the TDSB Character trait of Integrity. Well done!
On Thursday we had a "mystery reader" visit from two former students who are now in Grade Two. Thank you Jamie and Alexandra! On Friday the children listened to a Storyteller in the Library and enjoyed participating in her presentation.
We have concluded our unit on 2- and 3D Shapes and the children finished their Shape Art with their Reading Buddies as well as their booklet, "In the Park." We also planted our bean seeds and are learning about germination, what plants need to grow, made a flower glyph, and the children watched how florist beads absorbed about 30 times their weight in water. We placed 10 of these special "magic water beads" in our little peat pots to help keep the soil moist over the weekend.
Thank you to the parents who helped with our Artist in the Classroom day and for your time with Reading Club and Mystery Reader and White Bags this week. Your help is always appreciated!
LKS is continuing to collect gently used children's books this week for less fortunate schools. Please bring the books to our classroom and they will be collected at the end of the week.
This week we will have fun learning about and reviewing Canadian Coins and their Values and our Pizza Store will open in the Drama Centre as well as a portable store and other currency and counting activities in our Science Centre.
Happy Mother's Day!
Mrs. Tyndall
Monday, May 6, 2013
Week of May 6-10
Dear families,
I hope you had a wonderful time at Springfest - the weather has been beautiful!
Now that the warmer weather is here, I would like to ask that you send a hat with your child and apply sunscreen as well. Your cooperation is much appreciated.
In Language, we have covered a lot of ground with the Jolly Phonics program. Over the last few weeks we have focused on the letter sounds "o", "u", "l", "f", amd "j". This week we are focusing on "V".
The SKs and the JKs continue to work on their phonics duotangs and write in their journals regularly. It is lovely to see the incredible effort the children put into their journal work and I love seeing the progress the children have made. The SK children have also completed a little booklet called "I Know it's Spring."
In Math we are beginning our unit on Canadian coins and their values. Both the JK and SK children are learning to recognize and identify coins. I will be changing the Home Centre to a Pizza Store for this unit which I think the children will really enjoy. The SK children are working on a Money booklet and the JKs are completing identification activities for each coin we learn. We will learn all the coins up to and including the $2.00 coin.
Thank you in advance to the parents who are volunteering to assist our Artist in the Classroom on May 7 and thank you to Parent Council for funding this special day.
We will also be planting our bean seeds this week and learning about germination and what plants need to grow. The children will be making booklets and completing writing activities about how seeds grow.
Have a wonderful week! Go Leafs!
Mrs. Tyndall
I hope you had a wonderful time at Springfest - the weather has been beautiful!
Now that the warmer weather is here, I would like to ask that you send a hat with your child and apply sunscreen as well. Your cooperation is much appreciated.
In Language, we have covered a lot of ground with the Jolly Phonics program. Over the last few weeks we have focused on the letter sounds "o", "u", "l", "f", amd "j". This week we are focusing on "V".
The SKs and the JKs continue to work on their phonics duotangs and write in their journals regularly. It is lovely to see the incredible effort the children put into their journal work and I love seeing the progress the children have made. The SK children have also completed a little booklet called "I Know it's Spring."
In Math we are beginning our unit on Canadian coins and their values. Both the JK and SK children are learning to recognize and identify coins. I will be changing the Home Centre to a Pizza Store for this unit which I think the children will really enjoy. The SK children are working on a Money booklet and the JKs are completing identification activities for each coin we learn. We will learn all the coins up to and including the $2.00 coin.
Thank you in advance to the parents who are volunteering to assist our Artist in the Classroom on May 7 and thank you to Parent Council for funding this special day.
We will also be planting our bean seeds this week and learning about germination and what plants need to grow. The children will be making booklets and completing writing activities about how seeds grow.
Have a wonderful week! Go Leafs!
Mrs. Tyndall
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