Zoo Inquiry

We are continuing to learn all about the zoo in Kindergarten. Ms. Phillips class has expressed their interest in reptiles and have been learning all about the different reptiles that can be found in the zoo. They have been creating art based on their favourite reptile. Ms. Rothe's class has been researching different zoo maps and have created their own maps. They have now chosen an animal that they will be making an enclosure for to add to our classroom zoo in the future.

Here are some pictures of the maps that Room 3 has created. They are checklist to make sure they have included everything.

Reminders: 

- There is no school for any students on Friday 

- Report cards are going home today - please sign the empty envelope and return it to school 

Coming Up This Week...

This week we are learning about letter p. Below you will find the video that we watched for letter p. If you are looking for some good educational websites for your child here are two that can help with letter sounds and numbers: ABCya and Starfall

Reminders:

- This week is a short one. No school for any students on Friday, February 1st. 

- Report Cards are going home on Wednesday - please sign and return the empty envelope to help save our environment and indicate that you have received the report card 

- Library is every Monday and Thursday 

Next Week in Kindergarten

Report Cards

Report cards are coming home on Wednesday, January 30th.  Please look for them in your child's backpack.

Monday is wear your favorite hat or a crazy hat, or crazy hair for our Spirit Day.  Students don't need to wear their uniform if they are participating the school Spirit Day.  Parents don't need to buy anything but can make something with their child or wear what they already have.

Please return any unread library books for Monday.

Reminders

Tomorrow AM student only attend!

Next Friday, February 1st is a no school day for all students.

Literacy

Literacy tasks are coming home today and tomorrow.  Please share and discuss with your child before initialing and returning to the teacher.

Library

Some students are looking for books in the library that connect to what they are learning in the classroom.  Doing a picture walk and discussing the book prior to reading it to your child is a great strategy for pre-reading skills and beginning readers.

Coming Soon

Crazy Hair and Hats

Monday, January 28th is our school Spirit Day and students can do crazy hair or wear hats.  The hats can be a little crazy too!  It's not necessary to buy anything and the challenge is to wear or use something you created at home.

Library

Time to return some books?  Tomorrow is library day for Ms. Rothe's classes and my AM class.  Ms Phillips's PM class went to the library today.  Don't be surprised to see some books on reptiles come home as Ms. Phillips and her classes are learning about reptiles as part of the zoo inquiry.

Literacy

Writing activity tasks will be coming home in the next couple of days.  Students can't wait to share their drawing and writing work with you.  Please initial and return and these will be included in their writing journal to take home at the end of the year.

This Friday the AM class attends school only.

Friday, February 1st there is no school for all students!

This Week in Kindergarten

This Week

This week we are learning letter n. An activity that you could do at home to practice letter m is to go on a walk through your neighborhood with this beautiful weather. Look for signs that have m in them and find object that have the letter m in them. Watching videos online that have songs for the letter n is a fun way to generate words and practice the sound for the letter n.

A literacy task will be coming home later this week. Please take a look at it, discuss it with your child, sign it, and return the paper. This helps to keep you up to date with the things that we are doing in school.

Library 

Ms. Phillip's PM class this Thursday is rescheduled and will be going to the library on Wednesday afternoon.  Ms. Rothe's classes will stay the same.  

A reminder to return library books this Thursday if students are finished reading them.

Reminders:
- AM kindergarten attends this Friday
- Library is every Monday and Thursday
- Spirit day is on Jan 28 - Crazy hat/hair day. More information to come in the future.

Scrapbooks

Today the Kindergarteners focused on completing their scrapbooks for the letter m. Every week students make a new page for each letter in the alphabet. This includes printing practice and guided drawings.

Reminders:
- Please remember to dress for the weather, it is starting to get colder.
- Please sign and return the window math task
- PM students only this Friday
- January 28th is spirit day - Crazy hat or crazy hair day. Students do not have to wear their uniform on this day.

I Wonder...

We are continuing to build on our learning on the zoo inquiry. We have been working on forming questions based on what we have listened to. In Kindergarten we often call these questions I wonder statements. We will continue to talk about what makes a good question, and how to create I wonders. You can watch this video below and create some I wonder statements with your child at home.

Reminders:
- Please remember to dress for the weather, it is starting to get colder.
- Please sign and return the window math task
- PM students only this Friday
- January 28th is spirit day - Crazy hat or crazy hair day. Students do not have to wear their uniform on this day.

This Week

This week we are learning letter m. An activity that you could do at home to practice letter m is to go on a walk through your neighborhood with this beautiful weather. Look for signs that have m in them and find object that have the letter m in them. For example, talk about the m sound in Tim Horton's or point out Moving cars etc.

A math task will be coming home sometime this week. Please take a look at it, discuss it with your child, sign it, and return the paper. This helps to keep you up to date with the things that we are doing in school.

Reminders:
- PM kindergarten attends this Friday
- Library is every Monday and Thursday
- Spirit day is on Jan 28 - Crazy hat/hair day. More information to come in the future.

Forms For Fluoride Varnish Treatment

Deadline Extended

Due to a short week and PM students not attending Friday, the deadline to hand in the consent forms for the fluoride varnish treatments has been extended until end of day tomorrow, January 14th.

Library Tomorrow

A reminder to return books and magazines!

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

AM Kindergarten Attends Tomorrow

 Reminders

There is no school for PM students tomorrow.  This Friday it is AM students at school.


Please send any Fluoride Letters to school as they are due tomorrow,  January 11th.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Reminders

Alberta Health Services Consent Form

If you haven't already please return the signed consent form if you'd like your child to receive the Fluoride Varnish no later than Friday, January 11th.  

Library

Welcome back to the library!  Some students returned their books before the break and just a reminder that tomorrow is our first library visit this year and to return books.

Our Zoo Inquiry

We are so excited to continue with our inquiry on the zoo and zoologists. We have been looking into what their job requires and how animals are a community and how they coexist in a zoo.  We have been watching web cams of animals from both the Calgary and San Diego Zoo. The live web cams allowed us to look at the environments of pandas, koalas, penguins and a few more!  Check out what the animals are up to at .........

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams 

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Welcome Back!

Important Information

Letter Coming Home Tuesday, January 8^th

Alberta Health Services believes in giving children a health start. To support good dental health, AHS is offering two FREE fluoride varnish application at school. If you want your child to participate, please complete the form and return it by Friday, January 11, 2019.Coming Soon

Zoo Inquiry

We're excited to welcome in the New Year by diving into our inquiry into zoos and community and we're looking forward to sharing our learning with you in the weeks to come!

Letter of the Week

Our letter of the week is L and parents can brainstorm words that begin with the letter L and the L sound.  Reading books and identifying the letter and sound for L is another way to have fun while learning the letter and sound.  The Kindergarten team will be assessing the students and the letters and graphemes we've learnt to date on an ongoing basis.

Reminder

This Friday the AM Kindergarten class attends school.  Just a reminder to pack a lunch or more for snack.  Dismissal time is 1:25.