On Tuesday, October 31st, we will be having a day full of Halloween fun. The school will be having a dance in the afternoon and we will have our class party after lunch. If your child wants to dress up for the day, they are allowed to wear their costumes for the entire day. Please do any makeup or extra work on your child's costume at home in the morning so they are ready for all of our day's fun activities!
All of the students in the school will also be receiving a reflective bag for trick or treating. It will go home on Monday
Room 8 Kinder Explorations
Friday 27 October 2017
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Fall Art
We welcome Ms. Math to Room 8!
Last week we welcomed someone new into our classroom! Ms. Math (also known as Ms. Quinn-LaFleche) came in to explore some new math concepts with us! For our first lesson with Ms. Math, we looked at a new tool called a rekenrek. It has two long lines with 10 beads on each one (5 red and 5 white). Ms. Math taught us that we can use this tool to figure out how many beads are left on a line after we take some away. Such as if there are 10 red and white all together, how many are left if I cover only the red ones. Many students counted and realized the answer was 5 white beads.
We will continue to use this tool in class to practice counting and breaking down larger numbers into smaller groups.
After a great lesson with the rekenrek, Ms. Math taught us a new movement game using a big foam dice! We rolled it to see what dice pattern came up, identified the number, and then came up with a fun action to do that many times. Everything from spinning and jumping to clapping and waving! A great way to practice our numeracy skills and get in some activity.
We will continue to use this tool in class to practice counting and breaking down larger numbers into smaller groups.
Ms. Math showing us a rekenrek on the smartboard and one that we can use in class without technology. |
Wave your hands in the air 5 times! |
Sunday 24 September 2017
Monday 18 September 2017
First week of Kindergarten!
Our first week sure was a busy one!
Lots of new routines and places in the school to learn and get used to. The class has been taking the time to explore their new classroom and all of the activities that go on in a typical day in Kindergarten.
We have been learning each other's names and finding out new cool things about each other!
There is always so much to learn about one another when we are in a new classroom.
The students have also been learning their day routines which include some pretty fun stuff!
One of those new routines is our Discovery Bins. Every morning, once the students have changed their shoes, handed in their red folders, and hung up their coats, they can chose to explore the discovery bins.
The bins are all designed to be engaging and interactive. The student can choose to go to one bin and stay there for the full 20 minutes or they can choose to try a variety of different bins within that time. Every bin offers a different goal for the children. The different activities can help a child build their skills in numeracy, literacy, fine motor, gross motor, turn-taking, and communication. All of these skills are key part of development in Kindergarten!
Every week we will have 5 new discovery bins out that the students can explore and discover.
They are also learning to be responsible for cleaning up the stations once Discovery Bins are over.
Some other exciting new spaces we are learning about are the gym, library, and music room and how to respect those spaces and the equipment we use there.
Lots of new routines and places in the school to learn and get used to. The class has been taking the time to explore their new classroom and all of the activities that go on in a typical day in Kindergarten.
We have been learning each other's names and finding out new cool things about each other!
There is always so much to learn about one another when we are in a new classroom.
The students have also been learning their day routines which include some pretty fun stuff!
One of those new routines is our Discovery Bins. Every morning, once the students have changed their shoes, handed in their red folders, and hung up their coats, they can chose to explore the discovery bins.
The bins are all designed to be engaging and interactive. The student can choose to go to one bin and stay there for the full 20 minutes or they can choose to try a variety of different bins within that time. Every bin offers a different goal for the children. The different activities can help a child build their skills in numeracy, literacy, fine motor, gross motor, turn-taking, and communication. All of these skills are key part of development in Kindergarten!
Every week we will have 5 new discovery bins out that the students can explore and discover.
They are also learning to be responsible for cleaning up the stations once Discovery Bins are over.
Some other exciting new spaces we are learning about are the gym, library, and music room and how to respect those spaces and the equipment we use there.
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