Another Week in Kindergarten

Our Favourite Part of the Day:

On Monday Astrid showed her puzzle piece and we learned how apples grow. 

On Tuesday we had calendar and played at centres.

On Wednesday we practiced sorting and had centres. 

On Thursday we wrote about apples and had calendar. 

On Friday we went to the park and learned about Mimi Mermaid. 

Apples

We discussed the life cycle of an apple and an apple tree this week.
Apple trees start as seeds, with water and sun they grow into a tree, they grow apples and then we get seeds again.
Apples start growing in the spring with flowers, then the bees pollinate them, the petals fall and a small apple (ovary) remains, the apple grows and turns either red, yellow or green and then we pick them.

We also created a sensory poem about apples. This is the new poem that we will start reading in the morning. They loved being writers and thought that it was so cool that we could write our own poem.

Math

We completed some problem solving questions this week regarding sorting. The children found these a little tough at first but started to understand near the end of the week. With more practice the problem solving will get easier. These problem solving worksheets are from Kindergarten Kindergarten.

Next week we will begin learning about patterns. This is a favourite unit for the children and I am excited to get started.

Animated Literacy:

On Monday we learned about Ollie Ostrich who is a doctor that heals patients with magic olive omelettes. On Wednesday we drew pop (or dad) and wrote a sentence.

On Friday we learned about Mimi Mermaid who moves her magic mop and turns monsters into mice.

The Ollie Ostrich and Mimi Mermaid character pages were sent home, please go over the handout with your child to review the sound and letter. They can colour the picture and then circle the special sound within the song at the bottom. 

For more information on this program please visit http://www.animated-literacy.com/Animated_Literacy_Home.html

Handwriting Without Tears

This week we learned how to write uppercase letters D and P. 

For information on the order that I will be teaching letters please go to their website: http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/why-it-works/teaching-order

French:

This week we continued practicing:

"Bonjour" (hello)
"Comment ça va" (how are you?)
"ça va très bien." (I am very good)
"ça va bien." (I am good)
"ça va mal." (I am not good) 
"Comme ci, comme ça." (So-so)

The children also learned "Comment t'appelle tu?" (What is your name?) and the response "Je m'appelle __________." (My name is ______.)

Centres:

We started a new centre this week called "word work." Each month there will be new activities added to this centre and it enhances their skills as the year progresses. This month the main focus is alphabet, colour words and names. I got this activity from Caitlin Clabby. Here are pictures of a few of the activities:

Also at centre time we had a name art centre. The children had to glue pieces of paper to create a mosaic of their names. The project turned out very neat and added a pop of colour to our classroom. I got the idea from Rainbows Within Reach

Don't Forget:

Send a healthy snack with your child. A list has been sent home or you can visit 100 Days of Real Food for some awesome ideas.

Each child needs to have indoor shoes, a backpack and appropriate clothing for the weather.

Feel free to contact me anytime with any questions or concerns. I can be reached at the school, by email or just drop in (I am usually around before school).