May 26, 2017

Hello Parents

This week we have been very busy as we prepare for our field trip next week. We have discussed all of the different animals (domestic vs wild, farm and pets.) Our animal rescue center continues to be a fun place to explore animals needs and take care of injured stuffies.

Our butterflies are now here! Children have been observing our caterpillars and the caterpillars have been VERY hungry. It is amazing how fast these insects grow! We expect big changes coming next week as our "young butterflies" (AKA caterpillars) have woven some silk and are looking too big for the skin they are in... The caterpillars are even pooping!! A LOT!

Math

We continue to work on number pairs to 10, as we call them "friendly numbers". You can support your child with fluency in this area by playing the hiding game with small objects or fingers. Simply hold up 4 fingers for example and ask "How many are hiding". Your child will want to count the fingers individually at first but then recognize 5 and 1 make 6 that are turned down.

Enjoy the sunshine!
Love Kindergarten

Friday May 12, 2017

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our new wild animal rescue center.  We are learning about the difference between wild and domestic animals as we prepare for our trip to the farm.  AM Kindergarten will be going to Butterfield Acres for the full day on May 29 and PM will be going on May 30.

This week in Math we have been reviewing 2D shapes and connecting them to their 3D relatives. The children have also been learning about number pairs to ten, such as 3 and 7 or 6 and 4. We have been using the term "friendly numbers" to describe these pairs and have been using our ten fingers to help us figure them out.

In Language Arts this week we focused on the letter Ss, and how the sound of the letter changes when we put the letter Hh beside it.  We also wrote in our journals.  Students are being encouraged to draw a picture, then using the alphabet strip as a tool to "write" a sentence using initial consonants.

Now that the weather is warming up, gym will often be taught outside.  Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate outdoor footwear.  It is difficult to play kickball or soccer when wearing sandals or flip flops!

The Volunteer Tea is May 18th at 9:30. If you have been in to volunteer, please consider coming so we can appreciate you! Our AM class will be performing  a few songs at the tea :) RSVP the office if you can come.

Love Kindergarten

Friday May 5 2017

Hello everyone,

Phew ! This was a very busy week - full of excitement!

Monday we had Music Monday and the children in both the am and pm classes sang with our "School of Rock" teacher musicians led by Ms. McBride.

May 3 was "Hats on for mental health day"- We talked in class about all the ways we keep healthy and revisited our learning about the Zones of Regulation. We watched the first 6 minutes of a video that taught us about our upstairs brain (thinking parts) and the downstairs brain (emotional parts) and how we can use our thinking brain to solve problems. It was create by Ms. Low, a grade 1/2 teacher at our school. 
To learn more check it out: 

https://youtu.be/3bKuoH8CkFc

Arbor day
We are so excited about our new plants in the school and the larch tree that was planted in the front. Various donators contributed to our Arbour Day celebrations and thousands of dollars helped to make Cranston school a greener and more beautiful place to learn. 

Thursday books
NO homework this weekend. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Field trip to Butterfield Acres May 29/30

Our dates for the field trip are as follows:
May 29:  full dayAM  (no school for PM)
may 30:  full day PM  (no school AM)

If you are able to volunteer we would love to have you! Check to see if you have your security clearance covered please. We require more parents for the afternoon in particular. Sign up using our link to the left. Thanks so much!

As we move closer to the end of the year, the students have been very engaged with learning centers that are moving towards grade one concepts. We are excited to be using our literacy and math skills in games, cooperative activities and individual tasks during this time.

That is all or now,

Love Kindergarten