Monday March 6 - Friday March 10

Student Led Conferences:

On Wednesday March 22 and Thursday March 23, we will be having Student Led Conferences. Please note that this will look very different than our first meeting.

 Student Led Conferences will be led by your child so please bring them with you. There will be different stations that you and your child will visit and their job is to share their learning with you. These stations will give you an idea of the expectations of the curriculum in kindergarten and where your child is at. 

Signing up for a time:

The time that you sign up for by clicking HERE will be the time that you and your child will meet with your teachers. This means that you can come 15 minutes before or stay 15 minutes after your conference booked time for your child to share their learning. 

**During your booked time with your child's teachers, there will be other students sharing their work with their families. If you would like a more private setting to discuss your child's learning, please contact your child's teacher directly and we can make arrangements. 

We look forward to seeing you at conferences! 

Dear Mom and Dad: 

In math we have been learning about patterns. We learned how to create, continue, and label a “AB” pattern. We have also challenged ourselves to create an “ABC” and an “ABB” pattern.  I can make a pattern with colors, blocks, objects, actions, and sounds. Ask me how to make an AB pattern.

Team Yellow and Blue:

Our classes are creating life size paper mache penguins. We have decided to make two different types of penguins. We are making one Emperor and one Gentoo penguin. The Emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of the species reaching 122cm in height and weighing 22kg- 45kg. The Gentoo is a smaller penguin species that is known for its long tail. Our first step was to sculpt the frame of the penguin with wire. We practiced as a class to create individual pipe cleaner penguins. Then during centers, we created a life size structures. Check out our wire structures in the pictures below. Stay tuned! They are a work in progress.

This week we also talked about animals and their needs. We had Shelly visit our classroom during centers. We created enclosures for Shelly and talked about her needs. Ask me, “Who is Shelly?”

Housekeeping:

Blue and Yellow PM: Zoo field trip is rescheduled for Thursday March 16^th

Blue and Yellow AM: NO SCHOOL Thursday March 16^th

Team Wonder:

We continue to talk about how we can fill each other's buckets. I am working hard in the day to make sure that I am not dipping but filling someone's bucket, including my own. Ask me to tell you about our new zoo center! It is so much fun as we thought about what we will need to run a zoo. At our maker space, we have students making signs and enclosures for our animals. We even have veterinarians on site to help with the animals. We looked at animal footprints. At our wonder station, we can explore and imprint different animal prints. It is so cool! 

We have been working on our literacy skills through alphabet bingo. I should be able to tell you the letters in my name and be able to find these letters in the environment. I should also be able to tell you the different sounds that the letters make. If I am having difficulty with this, please help me practice this at home. You can ask me to find a certain letter in a word. Some of us are even putting letters together to make words. 

In Roots of Empathy this week, we learned about safety. It is important for me to know how to read the pictures on specific products. I know that different symbols on cleaning products mean different things. I also learned that babies cannot read these labels yet and it is best to keep these items away from them. 

Housekeeping:

On Monday March 13, Team Wonder will be going on a winter walk. Please dress your child appropriately for the weather. 

Love,

Kindergarten