Nov 232018
 

Hello!

It was good to see so many come out for Parent Teacher meetings. Hopefully you got to see what we have been working on, and the improvements we have been making.

We started this week off with sorting, collecting different types of shapes and symbols. We used our collections to show what our numbers 1 to 10 look like.

We continued working on our letters with H, I, and J. Using our J letter, we learned about jaguars, and created a J is for jaguar art.

We also created an L is for lace craft as well, mainly because I feel we are falling behind with our letter art.

We started looking into the zones of regulation, a guide into the different emotions and reactions we express to each other. We learned that there is a green happy zone, a blue sad zone, a yellow silly or hyper zone, and a red angry and mad zone. We will soon learn strategies to help us move from some of the other zones to the green zone, building our self regulation skills.

Picture orders came in, so you will get them Monday. Next Friday is twin day, where students try and dress like each other. Also report cards should be coming out next week, if all goes well.

Have a good long weekend and see you Monday.

Nov 182018
 

Hello!

A short week this week with Remembrance Day on Monday, and a TTOC on Tuesday. Lots of students sick this week as well.

We worked on the letters E, F, and G, and started making funny sentences with our words.

We spent more time this week with writing and drawing numbers 1 to 10. We will continue practicing what 1 to 10 looks like until the winter break. We also started collecting and sorting shapes to help show off our numbers.

Baby Tyson came for another visit on Wednesday, we saw how much he has grown and learned so far since his last visit.

We finished our discussion about the seasonal changes that have been occuring this last month. We created some artistic paintings and leave rubbing to showcase our learning. They are on display outside our room in the hallway.

Next week is our patent teacher interview on Thursday. I have sent home notices indicating which time each caregiver has been assigned. If there are any questions, let me know. Friday will be a Pro D day.

Have a good weekend, and see you on Monday.

Nov 142018
 

Hello!

A little late this week with the update… It’ll be a short one.

We started out new worksheets with A, B, C, and D. So far so good, they managed to pick it up pretty fast.

We have been working hard on numbers 1 to 10, what it looks like using our 10 frames, and how to count.

We have been discussing Remembrance Day and what it means for those around the world. We talked about how we can spread peace through the school, which can help change the world for the better.

We also created poppy painting and doves carrying messages of hope. They are displayed outside our room.

Next week (this week) we will have parent teacher times sorted out, and messages sent home.

Hope you had a good weekend!

Nov 032018
 

Happy Halloween!

We finished our first round of letters this week, with x, y, and q. Next week we will start again using the ABC order and a new work book.

We dive into counting and numbers to 10 this week with our number stews. Each stew had a recipe card that students had to follow. There was a witch stew, a colour stew, and a nature stew.

We also learned a few math game, such as roll to 30, and war.

On Tuesday we made some spooky ghosts to take home. Everyone cut their own face out, added to their individual ghost.

On Halloween, we played a new gym game called Trick or treat haunted house. Students had to sneak inside the haunted house zone to steal a candy, if they were slow, they would be caught by a monster.

We also learned to play Halloween bingo. It took them a while to understand what a full line is, but eventually they got it.

On Thursday we wrote in our journals about what we did in Halloween. Sounds like everyone had a fun time.

On Friday we learned about remembrance day, and why we wear poppies. Out big buddy class came down, and we created poppy wreaths for each class. They are displayed at the front of the school. Ours is the green one, and the others is our buddy class.

Next week we will be practicing a remembrance day poem for our assembly on Friday. We will also start looking at the weather changes, and Autumn leave colours.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.