March 2-6

 Hello Families,

We had a busy, full week in Kindergarten as we learned about research and using non-fiction books to find facts about animals. We discussed what animals do in the Winter time and learned all about 3 words- Hibernate, Migrate and Adapt. You can ask your student these words and they can show you the actions we have for each one and tell you what it means.  We drew about what we found out about hibernation- using detailed pictures and labelling.

Along with this we did our own research by reading non-fiction books about bears, looking at pictures of bears in the wild and discovering lots of facts we could record in our journals.  We even learned how to draw a bear together.  You can ask your Kindergartener to share a fact about Bears.

Our letter this week was "Bb".  We know what sound it makes and we can identify words that have B at the beginning and the end of them.  We drew things that start with the letter B and attempted to label them using our "Guess Spelling" skills- stretching out the words and writing down the letters we hear.  We are becoming very aware of letter sounds and how they help us write words.  During phonics times we have been practicing segmenting words, blending sounds, identifying rhyming sounds, and clapping out syllables.  

In math we worked on counting using one to one correspondence.  Many kindergarteners are fantastic at counting- saying the numbers and counting.  They can count pretty high too! Practicing counting using one to one correspondence involves counting objects and being able to accurately identify "how many" of something there are.  It also requires organizing the materials that are being counted- like lining them up or separating them from the rest of the objects to make sure they aren't recounted.  Counting objects at home is great practice to continue to develop this skill.

We used our counting skills to begin our math problem solving activities.  We are finding ways to solve math problems.  We can draw out the problem, use blocks or objects, and talk out our ideas with our teacher and friends.  This week we tried many math word problems- like "if there are 3 goats on a mountain, and they all have 2 horns- how many horns are on the mountain".  The Kindergarteners were very proud of themselves as they worked together to solve our questions.  

Of course, we crafted, painted, built things, read stories together, played in the sand box, visited the library, played outside in the snow, and even became "veterinarians" in our new vet centre.  We also made cool paintings using watery paint, eye droppers and straws- we had to use or breath to create cool designs.  It was very fun to do! 

One last thing: If anyone is willing to make playdoh next week or the week after- we would be so grateful! Please let me know if this is a possibility- I can help with a recipe if needed.  We really appreciate it!

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAYS (PM) and THURSDAYS (AM) are  library days. Please remember to send back library books each week. Thank-you! If your child has library books out that are overdue, they may not be able to take a new book. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 13: PM Class ONLY!

MARCH 16-20:  Book Fair - Please refer to the information sent home this week with your child

TUESDAY, MARCH 17:  Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day

MARCH 19 &20: NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN - Parent Teacher Conferences will be these days. Please stay tuned for further information to come. 

Here are some other pictures from our week: