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.

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!

Over and Under the Snow Art

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

Over and Under the Snow

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

Same, Same But Different

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!

Winter is truly here and it's nice to see that the students are ready for it!  They're ready with everything they need in case of time spent waiting on the bus or traveling between the school and the car or bus.  

Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, January 29th.

Ms. Phillips and Mr. Larson

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.

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.