Week 15

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Dec 232018
 

Hello!

We made it to the first break!

We worked on math stations this week, learning to use two new holiday number stews.

We finished our second run through our letters, finishing off x, y, and z.

We practices drawing two pictures this week, a snowboarding snowman, and a Christmas tree.

On Tuesday we visited the m’akola seniors center to make crafts and sing our two front teeth song. It was very windy and rainy, but we lucked out with our walk, as the weather calmed down. After we decorated our picture frame, Santa visited us and gave everyone some reindeer food to put under the tree.

On Thursday we went skating with the other K classes. There were a lot of tumbles, but everyone learned to get themselves back up, and had a really fun time! I feel most of the students were better skaters than me, especially when they would drag me around the rink.

On Friday we had our PJ pancake breakfast as a school. It was a lot of fun, especially when Santa came for a visit and gave everyone a candy cane. A great way to end the first part of the year off, though they were really hyper for the rest of the day…

Enjoy your two weeks off, I plan on catching up on sleep, it’s going to be awesome. Happy holidays and see you Monday the 7th!

Week 14

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Dec 162018
 

Hello!

With the countdown to the winter break on, we have been very busy finishing up our work.

We raced through our letter of the day this week, working on s, t, u, v, and w.

In math, we worked on numbers 1 to 6, reviewing to draw, write, and tally them. We also learned how to jump using a number line, as well as how to break a number into two smaller numbers.

We also made paper chain patterns! A classic craft for the holidays.

We finished off our investigation into owls, with completing our KWL, and sharing what we have learned.

Each student also shared their own learning, and combined it with their chalk art drawing of an owl. They are currently displayed in the hall.

The main takeaway seemed to be that owls can’t move their eyes, only their heads, and that they use talons to grab things.

During centers this week every student was given the chance to make an ornament craft. They will be coming home next week in a bundle.

Next week we will be going on two field trips. A short walking one to the m’akola housing center on Tuesday to work on a craft with some of the residents, and a skating trip on Thursday.

A reminder about the skating trip: every child must bring a helmet to wear.

Also next Friday we will be having a school wide PJ day and pancake breakfast, should be a lot of fun!

Have a good weekend and see you Monday.

Week 13

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Dec 082018
 

Hello!

It was great to see so many come out to the winter concert! During our afternoon show they seemed to get a little stage fright, but for our evening show, they rocked it! Here are our two front teeth smiles we worked on.

We will be performing again on the 18th at the retirement center.

In math this week we continued with our colour by number worksheets. They are now displayed facing out our Windows for everyone to see.

Hopefully others can enjoy our pictures as they walk by.

We worked on the letters p, q, and r this week. We had to double up q and r on thursday, as our dress rehearsal went long.

We made o is for owls on Tuesday, they are getting really good at cutting and gluing.

We will be adding more owl work on the board next week, showing what we learned.

We have started our holiday crafts, so be prepared… We made simple reindeer. The crafts will be optional for those wanting to make them.

On Friday we built gingerbread houses with our big buddies. They had a lot of fun, and I are too much spare candy…

Enjoy the houses!

Next week is another full week. We will be building more holiday crafts to take home, working on the letters s, t, u, v, and w, making pattern paper chains of 10, and learning more about our emotions. Also next Friday a couple of students will help me lead a Zumba class for the school, exciting times ahead!

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.

Week 12

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Dec 022018
 

Hello!

Finally a full week! Feels like we haven’t had one of those in a while.

We worked on the letters K, L, M, N, and O. Trying to get through the rest of the alphabet before the holiday break.

We worked more on our numbers 1 to 5, and began practicing our math station rotation. Here are some of the stations we practiced this week.

We started looking into owls this week, listing what we know and what we want to learn as a class.

We also drew our own owls! They copied my example from the board.

To get ready for the holiday season we have started colouring some colour by number pictures. I will post a picture next week. So far they have been pretty good about recognising the number, though I feel they dislike my high expectations of no white spots.

On Friday we performed our first science experiment: Will it sink or float! The students had to first think about the object and make a hypothesis about the outcome. After their initial prediction, they were able to hold the object, and see whether their prediction changed. It was a lot of fun, and so much excitement. Here were some results.

Next week is another short one, with Monday off. Thursday is our winter concert. I will send out instructions Wednesday about the show, and how the evening show works. Tuesday I will send out some field trip notices for our last week of December. Also if you want November or December scholastic book orders, order soon because shipping takes about 2 weeks.

Have a good weekend and see you Tuesday.