Santa's Sweet Shop

The children have been busy today transforming our drama centre into a bakery.  Yummy!

Investigating Volcanoes

Crock a doodle visits!

Today we had the Crockadoodle team visit our classroom. We all enjoyed selecting our own ornament from the wide selection provided. It was enjoyed by all!! 

Hard at work and play

After gym class today, students had a little time with open centers before home time. They went right to work playing, creating, collaborating, and writing. 

Mr. Gumpy's Motorcar

Today students read the story Mr. Gumpy's Motorcar. We practiced fine motor skills and literacy skills during our learning centers. 

Jack and Jill

We read the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme today and found our popcorn words.  Children completed a number of Jack and Jill activities which included retell puppets, felt board story telling, and printing.

We are bucket fillers

Our students have been hard at work 'filling buckets'.  They are saying kind words to friends, writing encouraging notes, and working together.  Their kindness fills their friends' "buckets".

Working with numbers

Students have been working with numbers 1 to 10. They are practicing writing numbers, recognizing numbers, and adding numbers.  Our shake and spill activity encourages students to count how many of each colour counter they have and to see what it makes when both colours are added together.

Our house centre

From time to time our students change the house centre into something new.  They have been busy transforming it into a drive-in movie theatre.  Students practice with money as they sell concessions, sound out words for movie titles, and today students started making cars which will be added to the centre.  What a lot of teamwork and imagination have gone into creating our drive-in!

Learning through play

Today we were busy stamping sentences and popcorn words. Learning a new game, rules and turn taking. We built with magnetic blocks and measured with chain links.

Popcorn Words

We are working very hard on reading and printing our twenty five popcorn words.  The popcorn word list went home in your child's Read Along Duotang on Friday.  Be sure to be practising!

An end to a busy week

We have been working hard in counting, recognizing numbers and practicing our popcorn words.

Table Top Activities

Remembrance Day Assembly

Shape monsters

This morning students read a story about a shape monster and responded by drawing their own shape monster.  This afternoon some students created monsters out of shapes.

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Thomas came to visit today!  He showed us his uniform from many years ago when he was in the Canadian military police.  Mr. Thomas read the children a story called The Peace Book and discussed how important it is to be kind, friendly, and helpful to others.  He left poppy stickers for the students to wear on Remembrance Day this Wednesday.  Thank you Mr. Thomas for sharing your stories, motorcycle, and uniform with us!

Numbers

We are working on number recognition, writing numbers and retelling stories. We have just started to transform our dramatic centre into a drive in theatre.

Remembrance Day Activities

We have been learning about Remembrance Day and the importance of the poppy.  We will have a special visitor Monday morning.  Ask your child about Mr. Thomas and why he is coming.

Parent Observations

Your child will be bringing home a letter regarding parent observations in their Zippy bag today.  Please fill out and return the day request form as soon as possible.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone in November!

Busy in the classroom!