Snowsuit Song

Just a little song to help with getting dressed.  The tune is "Head and Shoulders". 



Sorting Animals

Today, as a large group activity, we sorting pictures of animals.  The categories included "Animals found in Canada" and those which are not found in the Canadian wilderness.  This activity will move to become a science centre students will be able to work on in groups. 

Buddies

As I am sure you have already heard, yesterday we met our Gr.6 buddies for the first time.  Students from Mrs. Storms grade 6 class will be coming to visit us on Day 2.  During this time we will work on reading and math games, art and craft activities or science.  I am certain you will be hearing lots about their buddies as the year progresses.

Counting Pennies

Last week, in keeping with our Canada theme, we counted how many pennies we can hold in our hand.  We also recorded our findings by stamping the same amount of pennies on a sheet. 

November Book Orders

November 17

 Before explaining our literacy activity, I just wanted to take a minute and applaud the kindergartners

for absolutely FABULOUS listening and behaviour during the Remembrance Day assembly.  Not only was it a serious assembly, it was the first assembly of the year for our class.  I could not be more proud of how well they handled it!!!

One of our literacy activities this week involved cutting and sorting letters-those that were in our names and those that weren't.  This activity will continue next week as well. 



Remembrance Day Assembly Friday

Organizers of the school-wide Remembrance Day assembly are asking that students dress in red in support of the troops.  This week we will be making poppies for our class wreath. 

Pictures of Classroom Lost & Found

Sometimes it takes me a moment to find a more efficient solution to a problem.  Here it is...a picture of the lost items in our class.  Just let me know which ones are yours and they will be sent home with your child.  Hopefully this is easier for everyone.  I will periodically post pictures of lost and found clothes. 

 

Poor little kittens have lost their mittens

....amongst other items.  Quite a collection is building in our class...unclaimed mittens, hats and scarves.  Please remember to label each item of outdoor clothing your child wears to school.   If your child is missing a mitten or other outdoor gear, a short description of the item, in a notetote or email, may help to reunite your child with their clothing. 

A visit from Sparky the Fire Dog

Friday morning we had a visit from Sparky, The Fire Dog, local firefighters and, for the kindergartens only, 2 fire trucks.

Our visit began with a story about fire safety. 

We learned that if our clothes caught on fire we were to STOP, DROP AND ROLL (covering our face to keep it safe from fire and sharp objects when rolling).  The firefighters encouraged each of our students to ask Moms and Dads to come up with a meeting spot outside our houses in case of fire.   

We also had the opportunity to see a firefighter in full uniform and mask (also hearing a firefighters voice when wearing a mask and oxygen), hopefully alleviating any fears a child might have when encountering a fire fighter in a real fire. 

But the highlight of the visit was getting to tour a real fire truck.  What fun. 

Don't forget to plan escape routes, meeting spots, and change batteries in the smoke detector with the time change. 

Read Aloud, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

One of our focused read alouds this week was for the book The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Our pre-reading activity included looking at a group of objects  and the book cover and making predictions (we used the word prediction as a fancy word for guess) about the plot for our story.

Some predictions by the JK students were, "the pumpkin will get dressed up", "the old lady is getting dressed for Halloween"

Subsequent readings of the story invited the students to join in which repetitive parts of the story

"Two shoes go CLOMP, CLOMP,

One pair of pants go WIGGLE, WIGGLE,

One shirt go, SHAKE, SHAKE,

Two gloves go CLAP, CLAP,

One hat go NOD, NOD,

And one scary pumpkin head go BOO, BOO!"

Science Investigations

We spent last week and the beginning of this week investigating, observing and reporting about pumpkins and gourds.  There was plenty of talk about the different textures of the pumpkins and gourds, both inside and out.

Picture Payment Due tomorrow

Picture Money due:  November 3

Retakes:  November 10 (if you would like retakes please let me know)

Happy Birthday, Alexander!

Not only did we celebrate Halloween on the 31st, we also celebrated Alexander's birthday.  Though it was Alexander's birthday, it was the entire class that received a gift.  Alexander donated a book to our classroom library for all of us to enjoy!!  What a great idea-the gift that continues to give.  Thank-you Alexander and family.