The last week of November!

Wow...I can't believe we are at the end of November! 

Sorry for the delay between posts, I have been working on reports for the past few weeks. 

I would like to share some pictures from the firefighters visit on November 14th.

The firefighters first came to the classroom to discuss fire safety with the children.  Ask your child to explain; STOP, DROP, and ROLL!

At the end of their presentation, the firefighters from unit 5 invited the children to come outside to show them specialized equipment from their fire truck.  For many this was the highlight of the visit!

The children were very excited to walk through the cab of the fire truck and see what 'treasures' the firefighters had inside.

Ask your child to remember their favourite item from inside the fire truck!

 

 

Our class along side the firefighters for a final photo!

 

 

 

 

 

November is here!

Hello families;

November is here already!  Wow, the school year is flying by...October was gone in a blink of an eye! 

Our class is starting our second IB unit: Who We Are; which is an in inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, and social  health.  We will be exploring relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures. 

Our central idea is; How Relationships Can Provide a Sense of Connectedness.

Our inquiry is linked to Kindergarten Social Studies, Health and Careers and Mathematics. 

Since September, we have been working on the roles and responsibilities of  each class member, building on how to use words to express our feelings and solve conflict, how to share, listening with our ears, eyes and heart, and how to help willingly.  This unit will continue exploring these skills.  It will also include the students' roles and responsibilities within the family, and characteristics of a healthy relationship.

Communication and social skills are a big focus, as well being respectful, independent and open-minded. 

Roots of Empathy

On Tuesday, November 5th we will meet with Valerie and baby Zoe for the first time.  Last week our class prepared for their arrival by sharing ideas about what a baby can to do.  We also looked at how they express themselves when they are scared, happy and hungry.


Hot Lunch

Just a reminder to provide your child with a snack on Fridays, even though it is Hot Lunch day children need to have a snack before they go out for recess.  Could parents also put a spoon and a fork in their child's lunch, they are not provided with the Hot Lunch meal. 

Halloween Treats

If your child is bringing a Halloween treat to school for snack, or lunch please only include one sweet treat for the day!  Too many treats make it difficult for children to focus, especially in the afternoons!

Thank you for your support,
Wendy Rogers





 

Halloween

Dear Families;

Halloween is quickly approaching.  Our day is going to be busy and fun!  The students are to come to school in costume.  Please remember that no toy weapons are permitted.  Also, avoid scary masks or gruesome costumes.  There will be a Halloween Costume Parade for the primary classes at 1:00pm. 

If children wish to take off their costumes, please provide an extra set of clothes.  We will follow the parade by sharing a Halloween snack.  Please send a SMALL amount of one of the following items for our Monster Mix:

Cheerios

Raisons

Dried cranberries

Pretzels

Shreddies

Small gummies

(If your child is allergic to any of the following items please let me know and I will make a batch without the item)

PJs and Pages Morning

On November 1^st from 8:45-9:10, join our class to cuddle up and read.  Teddy Bears and blankies are most welcome.  Grandparents, aunts, and uncles and other caregivers welcome too of course!  Feel free to bring a favorite story to share with a friend. 

Please read through the letter sent home regarding 'roots of empathy' and send back the consent portion of the letter as soon as possible.  We are very excited to be starting the program on the 29th of October. 

regards,

Ms. Rogers

 

                                                  

Happy Thanksgiving

I am excited to announce our search for 'gingy' throughout the school was a success!  Special thanks go out to Joanne Tansey for creating our new class mascot 'gingy' and the tasty treats the children received once gingy was discovered back in our classroom.  He was found sitting on my chair reading "The Gingerbread Man" of all the books in the library this is the one he chose!  It was a great end to our IB unit-How we organize ourselves. Children are more familiar with many parts of the school and staff, and have become much more independent since September.  Please check out the bulletin board across from our classroom to see pictures of the children working on missing posters, and examples of those posters that were posted throughout the school.

I hope you all enjoyed our Mr. Turkey poem, the children worked very hard learning this one!

This week we will continue to learn about Autumn as a season, using leaves as a focus. In this unit we will integrate math, art, science and language arts to learn the parts of a leaf, and its growth cycle, continue to differentiate between upper and lower case letters, printing names and words, poems, and use counting with numbers and dots, as well as shapes and colors on a daily basis. 

Please remember to return students' folders on Tuesday.

Library is on Wednesday.  Gym is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend with family and friends,

Ms. Rogers

The week before Thanksgiving

Hello,

Please ask your child to recite the poem in their folder, we worked on this all week!  Could parents please make sure they return the folders each week. 

Look for a Thanksgiving Day poem at the end of the week!

We are exploring the letter D this week, along with a continuation of rhyming.  We explore the D sound and words that begin with D, as well as words that rhyme.  If children make up, or say nonsense words that rhyme, this is perfectly fine as nonsense rhyming introduces the concepts of rhyming. 

We are also continuing to explore shapes, colors and patterns.  Encourage your child to explain differences between shapes, or patterns found in everyday life.

Soon we will be completing our first IB unit, 'How we organize ourselves'.  This week we will be continuing to review our knowledge of places within the school, along with faces we know.  On Friday our class will be searching for our missing gingerbread man, which will conclude with a small treat for the class! 

Our class will be preparing a special decoration for Thanksgiving Day!  This keepsake has special meaning, children's hands and feet were traced and cut to create a special Thanksgiving Day decoration. 

Have a great week!

The week of September 30-October 4

Hello families,

three flyers from Scholastic have been sent home.  Please don't feel obligated to buy, at least not every time :)  Orders are due on Friday October 4th.   

Please return your child's folder each week so I can put more work to be sent home, or include any other messages home each Friday. 

It is going to be a wet week! Please remember to pack a few extra clothes for your child.  They go out at recess and lunch rain, or shine.

Goodbye to summer!

For Friday's show and tell students participating will be reminded throughout the week and a little reminder notice will be in your child's bag.
-please encourage your child to bring in something that has special meaning.  They will introduce the item and speak a little about why this is special.
-could be a gift, toy, ornament, whatever they want but please remind them that it should be put away until we have show and tell and should be left in their backpack throughout the school hours.

*I am asking if any parents have a really delicious gingerbread recipe?  If so would you consider making a really big cookie for our class unit?  (It will be within the next 3-4 weeks). The gingerbread cookie will go missing within the school and my students will make lost posters in areas of the school.  We will take a school tour searching for our gingerbread cookie around the school, reviewing places we have learned and staff we know along the way.  Please stay posted as to when this will take place!