Last day before SPRING BREAK!

Dear Mom and Dad:

Both classes had dance today with Mrs. Janelle.

AM kindergarten: We worked on math this morning by making 10! Ask me to tell you what 2 numbers make 10. I had to show my learning in my visual journals today by drawing two different colors on a 10 frame and demonstrating what I know about 10.

PM kindergarten: We did buddy reading today with Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Zwack’s class. They are in grade ¾! Ask me to tell you what story we read with our buddies.

Question of the week: What are your plans for spring break?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Parent conferences are tomorrow and Friday. We like forward to seeing you.

There is NO SCHOOL until Tuesday March 29. Have a great spring break!

Forms that were due this week:

-       Kid’s Move gymnastics (purple)

-       Swimming (blue)

**If you have forgotten the forms, please bring them to parent conferences. Thank you!

Alexander and the terrible, no good, very bad day

Dear Mom and Dad:

It was pajama day!! We read a book called "Alexander and the Terrible, no good, very bad day". Ask me to tell you what the book was about.

Last day of school before spring break is tomorrow. There is no school on Thursday and Friday because of parent conferences. 

Question of the day: what was one of your favourite parts in the movie?

Love, 

Kindergarten 

D.E.A.R. day

Dear Mom and Dad:

We wrote in our visual journals today. We talked about self assessment and had a discussion about what my work should look like. At this stage in kindergarten to have “I did it!” work. I should have:

-       a detailed picture

-       attempt at doing some kid writing. For example: I wt = I went

-       labeling of my pictures

-       using more then 3 colors to color my picture

-       My drawing matches my writing

Today was D.E.A.R. day which meant that throughout the day we had to “drop everything and read” when we heard the special chime!

Question of the day: Post on the blog what the book was about today that you read during D.E.A.R.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

White fieldtrip forms went home today for the bird sanctuary. Please read, fill out and return this week. Thank you

Tomorrow is Pajama day!

Owl Inquiry

Dear Mom and Dad of PM Kindergarten :

Thank you to those who returned their Friday books today with your wonders about ladybugs and owls.  We know lots of you were busy last night so if you didn’t get a chance to look at the Friday book, you can return it on Monday.

We looked at all of the wonders and knowledge that you know. We are very excited to learn more about owls. We wrote in our journals today. Ask me to tell you what I wrote about! 

We had an assembly today. What a wonderful message it was: Be a buddy, not a bully. Thank you Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Handelsman’s grade ½ and grade ¾ classes!

Question of the day:  We would like to name some of the Owls that we have been tracking live! We have been following the two barn owls and a great horned owl! Post on the blog ideas you have for names for the 3 owls.

Barn Owls

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/

Great Horned Owl

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Next week is Read-a-thon week.

On Monday is D.E.A.R day – bring your favorite book and keep it on you at all times. We will drop everything and read at certain times in the day!

On Tuesday – PJ day!!

Owls

Sorry for another late post! We were busy again at the second night our Student Led Learning Walks. It was so nice seeing everyone and having your child share their learning of math with you! 

Dear Mom and Dad:

We have been talking a lot about owls. In a few weeks, we will be going to the bird sanctuary to participate in a lady bug and owl program. We read a book called White Owl, Barn Owl. Today we looked at live web cams of owls! Check this out!

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/

Question of the day: Post on the blog something new you learned about owls today.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

PM kindergarten attends tomorrow. Please complete you Friday books if possible.

Letter Oo

We hope to see everyone this evening or tomorrow evening from 6-7:30pm for our Student Led Learning Walk.

Dear Mom and Dad:

Sorry for the late post!! Most of you are probably at the school this evening including the teachers!

We talked about the letter O today. Did you know that the letter O can make two sounds. A short sound and a long sound. Ask me to tell you what the sound is.

Question of the day: what did we draw today in our visual journals?

Love,  

Kindergarten

Pattern, fish, pattern, fish, pattern, fish

Dear Mom and Dad:

We worked on patterning today by using colors to color in a pattern on our fish. You will get to see my work on either Wednesday or Thursday evening. At this time, I should be able to tell you what an AB pattern is. I should be able to create an AB pattern and find patterns in the world.

Ask me to tell you what we did in gym today.

We have a new center in our imaginative play area. Ask me to tell you what it is. We read a book called “doctors” that helps us learn about all the different instruments that a veterinarian would use and how they help animals.

Question of the day: What is the new play center we have today?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Lots more mail went home today! Please review the blue swimming forms and return.