Reminder
Our class photos will be taken Wednesday, Feb. 5th. Students wear their formal uniforms for the class photos.
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Friday 31 January 2020
Thursday 30 January 2020
Learning on the Land
Dear Parents and Guardians,
No school tomorrow! Friday, January 31st is a PD day.
Hopefully this great weather will continue into next week. We hope to take the classes out to do some games, gathering materials for building animal shelters and learning on the land. I
When we get some fresh snow we'll be going out to look for and draw animal tracks. Please make sure your child (children) have winter boots on and are dressed for some activities and learning outside.
Ask what your child has learned about animal homes. Our inquiry work on animals in our community is ongoing. Students are doing building challenges during center times and designing and building animal homes and shelters.
Have a good weekend,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
No school tomorrow! Friday, January 31st is a PD day.
Hopefully this great weather will continue into next week. We hope to take the classes out to do some games, gathering materials for building animal shelters and learning on the land. I
When we get some fresh snow we'll be going out to look for and draw animal tracks. Please make sure your child (children) have winter boots on and are dressed for some activities and learning outside.
Ask what your child has learned about animal homes. Our inquiry work on animals in our community is ongoing. Students are doing building challenges during center times and designing and building animal homes and shelters.
Have a good weekend,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Mid Week News in Kindergarten
Reminders
No school for all students this Friday. It's a Professional Day for teachers.
Tomorrow is library day. Please have students return all books to the library.
Ask your student about today's Grades 5/6 Science Fair. There was a lot to see and learn and ask them about their new learning about the planers and solar system.
Report cards come home today and please look in your child's backpack!
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
No school for all students this Friday. It's a Professional Day for teachers.
Tomorrow is library day. Please have students return all books to the library.
Ask your student about today's Grades 5/6 Science Fair. There was a lot to see and learn and ask them about their new learning about the planers and solar system.
Report cards come home today and please look in your child's backpack!
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Tuesday 28 January 2020
Safety First!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
There is a safety concern about icy conditions on the corner of the sidewalk along and near the fence and entrance into the school from the drop off area and buss zone. We are working with students to remember to stay on the sidewalk and walk when coming to and leaving school. Please remind your child to stay on the sidewalk and to walk, not run into the school or along this area. As the weather warms up the icy conditions are making for some slips and falls!
Thank you!
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
There is a safety concern about icy conditions on the corner of the sidewalk along and near the fence and entrance into the school from the drop off area and buss zone. We are working with students to remember to stay on the sidewalk and walk when coming to and leaving school. Please remind your child to stay on the sidewalk and to walk, not run into the school or along this area. As the weather warms up the icy conditions are making for some slips and falls!
Thank you!
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
In Kindergarten This Week
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The letter this week is "t".
No school for all students this Friday as it's a school wide Professional Development Day.
An exciting day for students coming up tomorrow. It's Fancy Dress Day and they get to dress up in their best clothes. We're asking parents not to go and buy for this event but students have great ideas after our discussions. If your child (children) aren't dressing fancy then the informal uniform is worn to school. We read the book Fancy Nancy and brainstormed ideas!
Tomorrow their first report card comes home! Please check backpacks as students will be asked to put them in their backpack and not take them out until you do so they arrive safely home.
Yellow self-assessment sheets have gone home or will shortly. These are part of our continuing work on solving problems and awareness of how students are doing with the different aspects of character learning at school. This work is part of learning and reporting and you will see the same statements in the report cards. Daily work and discussions about big and small problems and how to solve them will continue throughout our year.
Now that the days are warmer we'll be going outside for some learning on the land and exercise times. Please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather and has boots.
Students are enjoying our new gymnastics classes in the gym! Especially the bear walk!
Students are working on learning their math addition facts to 10. We'll be working on this in the coming weeks.
Work on sorting animals into the different habitats is ongoing. Students are looking forward to getting out for our next snowy day to look for animal and bird tracks in our schoolyard.
Enjoy these brighter, warmer days,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
The letter this week is "t".
No school for all students this Friday as it's a school wide Professional Development Day.
An exciting day for students coming up tomorrow. It's Fancy Dress Day and they get to dress up in their best clothes. We're asking parents not to go and buy for this event but students have great ideas after our discussions. If your child (children) aren't dressing fancy then the informal uniform is worn to school. We read the book Fancy Nancy and brainstormed ideas!
Tomorrow their first report card comes home! Please check backpacks as students will be asked to put them in their backpack and not take them out until you do so they arrive safely home.
Yellow self-assessment sheets have gone home or will shortly. These are part of our continuing work on solving problems and awareness of how students are doing with the different aspects of character learning at school. This work is part of learning and reporting and you will see the same statements in the report cards. Daily work and discussions about big and small problems and how to solve them will continue throughout our year.
Now that the days are warmer we'll be going outside for some learning on the land and exercise times. Please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather and has boots.
Students are enjoying our new gymnastics classes in the gym! Especially the bear walk!
Students are working on learning their math addition facts to 10. We'll be working on this in the coming weeks.
Work on sorting animals into the different habitats is ongoing. Students are looking forward to getting out for our next snowy day to look for animal and bird tracks in our schoolyard.
Enjoy these brighter, warmer days,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Friday 24 January 2020
How BIG is my Problem?
We have been focusing on problem solving in social situations this week. We started with a book called "Talk and Work it Out", which focusses on finding solutions when minor peer conflicts arise.
Next we talked about the concept of "How Big is My Problem?"
Using a traffic light as a visual, our classes talked about small (green), medium (yellow), and big (red) problems. By putting problems into these categories we are encouraging students to independently solve smaller problems as well as recognize when a problem is too big to solve on their own.
Next we talked about the concept of "How Big is My Problem?"
Using a traffic light as a visual, our classes talked about small (green), medium (yellow), and big (red) problems. By putting problems into these categories we are encouraging students to independently solve smaller problems as well as recognize when a problem is too big to solve on their own.
Over and Under the Snow Art
As we continue our study of animal habitats we are learning about local animals in winter. We see some animals in the winter, like rabbits, but some animals hibernate or live under the snow, like mice, bears, and even queen bees!
Using the book "Over and Under the Snow" as inspiration, we created the art you see below. We think it turned out great and we hope you do too!
Using the book "Over and Under the Snow" as inspiration, we created the art you see below. We think it turned out great and we hope you do too!
Thursday 23 January 2020
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Kindergarten News and Notes
Another busy week in TLC Kindergarten!
This Friday AM students only attend school. Dismissal is at 1:25.
This week's letter is "r".
We are continuing to study local animal habitats. This week we are working on art that relates back to the story "Over and Under the Snow" that was posted last week. Ask your son or daughter what animals they might see over the snow this winter and what animals are staying safe and warm under the snow!
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Thursday 16 January 2020
Kindergarten News and Reminders
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This week has challenged us in many ways but better weather is on the way! Thank you for your support and patience as we all navigated safely through this extreme cold.
A reminder that PM students only attend school tomorrow.
You may notice that students are choosing books from the library on animals. They're excited to learn more about animals in our community. Coming up we'll be exploring habitats and ask your child (children) what they've learned so far! In the next few days we'll be doing an art project based on the book Over and Under the Snow.
We're continuing our work on ten frames and will be doing addition facts to ten using the frames and counters. Students worked on matching numbers to quantities in their math journals, writing their number words to represent the number, number word and amount.
Safe travels,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
This week has challenged us in many ways but better weather is on the way! Thank you for your support and patience as we all navigated safely through this extreme cold.
A reminder that PM students only attend school tomorrow.
You may notice that students are choosing books from the library on animals. They're excited to learn more about animals in our community. Coming up we'll be exploring habitats and ask your child (children) what they've learned so far! In the next few days we'll be doing an art project based on the book Over and Under the Snow.
We're continuing our work on ten frames and will be doing addition facts to ten using the frames and counters. Students worked on matching numbers to quantities in their math journals, writing their number words to represent the number, number word and amount.
Safe travels,
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Tuesday 14 January 2020
Monday 13 January 2020
What's Coming Up in Kindergarten
This Friday PM students only attend school. A reminder that no juice boxes please, and lunch as well as snack is needed for Fridays. Dismissal is at 1:25.
This week's letters "p". Students had fun brainstorming words with the initial and last letter p. Students printing their name should do so using a capital for the initial letter and all lower case letters for the rest. We are beginning our work on writing short sentences and teaching correct capitalization. Starting with their name is a first step in understanding capitalization.
New centers were ready for the students and ask your child (children) about what they experienced with the new centers today!
Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, January 29th.
Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson
Thursday 9 January 2020
Tens Frame Math
This week we are introducing the concept of a "tens frame". A tens frame helps students to visualize amounts using ten as a benchmark. We will be using tens frames to support counting up and down as well as "more than" and "less than". Yesterday we began with blank tens frames in each student's book. Students then began filling in amounts similar to the picture above. Students are also practicing writing out the corresponding number (one, two, three, etc).
As mentioned earlier, there is NO SCHOOL this Friday (January 10th) as it is a Professional Development for teachers.
Tuesday 7 January 2020
Happy New Year!
We are excited to welcome students back to school for 2020!
Thank-you to everyone for attending our parent teacher conferences. We hope your holidays were relaxing and fun filled.
This week we will be working on the letter "n".
There is no school this Friday (January 10th) as it is a professional development day for teachers.
As we continue our inquiry into the animals in our community we will be focussing on habitat and shelter this week. Students will be exploring the similarities and differences in the needs of local animals.
The virtue of the month for January is empathy. Throughout the month we will discuss the importance of seeing the world through the eyes of others and ask students what they can do to be a positive and supporting influence at school and in the community.
Thank-you to everyone for attending our parent teacher conferences. We hope your holidays were relaxing and fun filled.
This week we will be working on the letter "n".
There is no school this Friday (January 10th) as it is a professional development day for teachers.
As we continue our inquiry into the animals in our community we will be focussing on habitat and shelter this week. Students will be exploring the similarities and differences in the needs of local animals.
The virtue of the month for January is empathy. Throughout the month we will discuss the importance of seeing the world through the eyes of others and ask students what they can do to be a positive and supporting influence at school and in the community.
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