Ruth King Kindergarten Div 12

So many pumpkins this week, it was ridiculous! We worked on the letters Z, W, and V, and talked about zombies, werewolves, and vampires!

We made Jack o lanterns as a class, they are outside our Windows to show those walking by, check them out!

It was a good warm up for our field trip to the Galey Farms pumpkin patch! We rode a hay ride pulled by a tractor to the patch, then everyone got to pick a pumpkin to take home. Each pumpkin had to fit through a hoop, so it was hard to find a good one. Next we rode a train ride around the farm, seeing all of the spooky sights. After lunch we visited the petting zoo and playground. The best part was it didn’t rain! I have heard horror stories from past trips about the rain…

The next day we wrote about our favourite part in our journals, they were our first attempt, and turned out pretty well.

We practice more pattern work, making patterns using different objects.

We read a new story, called Interrupting Chicken, about a chicken that always interrupts story time. We discussed what we could do to practice not interrupting as a class, as that has been a challenge for us so far…

And finally, we got to meet baby Tyson, as part of our Roots of Empathy course. We learned a lot about trying new things, how we learn, and ways we can experience emotions. The students were very excited, and I was told they were great with baby Tyson.

Next week is halloween, costumes are encouraged for Wednesday, though no masks, as we have to be able to tell who is who.

Hope you all had a fun time today at the Halloween dance, and have a good weekend, see you Monday.

Hello! We sure had a warm week for October, hope everyone had a good long weekend.

Our letters this week were o, u, and l. We drew some lions to go with the letter l.

We used 10 frames to show what numbers 1 to 10 look like. Everyone is pretty good at showing what each number looks like using their 10 frame. We have started practicing filling the top of the 10 frame up first, to help us keep track. Eventually we played a game, where I rolled a number, and the students had to quickly show what I rolled. Some interesting strategies developed to try and show the number as quick as possible.

We made our d is for dinosaur artwork this week.

We began our science work by talking about our 5 senses. We practices using some of them, and looking at different characteristics used for classification. We started a chart, and so far have covered sight and touch.

Next week we will add taste, smell, and sound to our discussion. We spent most of our science time sorting objects based off different describing attributes. It was funny because when I mentioned science, all of the students thought there were going to be explosions, or that we were going to the lab. I had to explain that not all science is explosions, that it starts with observation, what we see and hear with our senses. After that comes explosions!

And on Friday we started our work on bats. We created our class KWL, writing what we know about bats, and what we want to learn.

Lots of discussionabout vampires. So it’ll be interesting to see what we learn about.

We also started our Curious George weekend buddy adventure, where a student was able to bring Curious George home for this weekend to have fun with, read a book, and journal about. So keep an eye out for an extra backpack.

October’s book order was sent in today. If you missed out, that is fine, your order will just be added to November’s. New order forms will be sent home on Wednesday.

We have a field trip to Galey Farms on October 25th. A permission form will be sent home Monday.

Thursday I will also be sending home a small interm report about how your child is doing, and what we are working on to improve our learning.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday!

We were rockin’ it this week as we prepared for our big reunification drill for Friday.

In math, we started looking at patterns, using different manipulative to place objects into ABAB, AABBAABB, and ABC patterns. We will continue working on patterns for the next two weeks.

With out letter work, we practiced the letter c, k, e, and h. We read a story, sang a sound song, and practiced our printing work.

We finished out work on raccoons. This is all the things our class learned about.

We also created some artwork and poetry to share what we have learned about raccoons. There was some guided help with the printing. They are displayed outside our room for viewing.

With our letter h, we practiced drawing a house. Here is my guided drawing, and a few of the student samples.

We drew houses because we have been learning about our Rights and responsibilities. One of which is every child had a right to living with a roof over their head. Next week we will continue talking about rights, and more responsibilities each and every one has.

Next week is our thanksgiving week, where we will learn about responsibilities, giving and being thankful, and work on some turkey crafts.

We will also be meeting with our big buddy class, and making some kind of pumpkin pie tart. It will be an exciting Friday.

Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.

Congradulations, we (I) made it past the first week!

Wednesday was our first full day in our new classroom, and it was full of energy and excitement. Thursday we started to get more into the groove, and by Friday it seemed that almost everyone was starting to get the hang of our routines.

This week we have worked on three letters: s, a, and t. Ask what sound each letter makes to help practice.

We looked at lining up in a number line, ordered 1 to 20, by matching our number and finding where we belong.

On Thursday we practiced spelling our names, and on Friday we created a name mosaic art piece, which is currently in our hallway.

Next week we will look at the letters i, p, and n, play some matching games with getting to know our friends in the class, and start subitizing numbers 1 to 5.

No school Monday, and Wednesday is our meet the teacher night at 6pm, hopefully see you there!