We have been so exctied about reading books and seeing ourselves as readers. We learned that reading also means listening to stories, reading pictures and retelling stories. Today we read a book by Todd Parr called "Reading Makes Me Feel Good". We then created bookmarks that we took home so that we can continue to read and log our minutes at home for the read-a-thon. Please make note of all the special dates coming up! Alien-inline Skating An email was sent out through our school messenger about Inline skating. We will need forms signed and returned for your child to be able to participate. Please check your emails and let your teacher know if you did not receive it. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help us put on and take off equipment. Parent volunteers will not be skating. These are our skating days: Ly AM : Mon Mar 18, Wed Mar 20, Wed Apr 3 Norrie AM : Tues Mar 19, Wed Mar 20, Tues Apr 2 Ly PM : Wed Mar 20, Wed Apr 3, Fri Apr 5 Chan PM : Tues Mar 19, Tues Apr ...
Today we talked about who is in our family. We counted the number of people that live in our house and drew a picture of them in our visual journals. We read Todd Parr's family book to get some ideas for our pictures! Please ask me about my picture. This week we focused on the letter M - Please practice printing the letter M with me! We also brainstormed all the different words that start with M. See if you can find things around the house that start with M! ***Today you will notice that the PM Kindergarten students did not come home with a library book. The librarian was away, so we will take out new books next week - We apologize for the inconvenience! Reminders: *** As the weather is getting cooler and students are wearing more outdoor clothing, we kindly as that you practice building independence at home with your child. Practicing putting on jackets, zipping them up as well as backpacks are skills that we are focusing on. ...
We have a little pumpkin named Jack that lives in a jar in our classroom. Today we talked about what a scientist is. We learned that scientists notice things and that the word is "observation". We will be noticing changes that are happening to him in the next few weeks. Today we sketched what we saw and practiced copying environmental print and labeled some of the things in our picture. I wonder what will happen to him and what changes will occur. We learned that scientists are always wondering and asking questions. This week we have been focusing on the letter T. Ask me to tell you what sound T makes and what starts with the letter T. So far in kindergarten, we have taken a closer look at the letters: S, A, M, T. Please practice these with me at home regularly. Reminders: - We are looking for scraps of red themed textile (fabric) for an art project. If you have fabrics with red patterns and no longer need it and would like to donate it to our class, we will put ...