Each week in kindergarten, we will highlight one letter to help us practice letter formation and become more confident with letter/sound relationships. This week we learned about the letter P. Students practiced printing this letter in their new printing journals and drew pictures of things that begin with this sound.
Throughout the year, we will also be creating many exciting art projects that reinforce the letters we are learning. We had fun reading many Pigeon books by Mo Willems this week and created our very own Pigeon art. Students were so proud to learn how to draw their very own pigeons and were very excited to practice their new skills at center time.
We talked about Thanksgiving and had a meaningful discussion around the things we are thankful for. Students had SO much to share on this topic and expressed gratitude for many special things in their lives. Here are some of the students' ideas.
"I am thankful for my family because they help me to grow big and strong."
"I am thankful for my mom because she gives me gentle hugs."
"I am thankful for my stuffies because they help me to sleep at night."
"I am thankful for all of the people on Earth because they make our planet a better place to be."
We then drew pictures of the things we are thankful for.
On Wednesday, we met Marty the Math Monster! Students had fun watching him count and had a great deal of advice for him around how to make sure that he was counting accurately. We taught Marty that counting things in a clump can be tricky because we could miss something or accidentally count something twice. We learned that moving each item as we count it or organizing things into a line help to ensure accuracy when we count. Kids then showed off their understanding of numbers to 10 by ordering numerals and creating number sets.
Classroom Reminders:
1. If your child does not yet have an indoor pair of shoes at school, I would encourage you to send in a pair for them to wear before the weather changes. Students are expected to change their shoes each day when they arrive at school. One of our most important goals in kindergarten is to promote independence for our young learners. Shoes with laces make this difficult. If at all possible, please send in shoes that your child is able to put on by themselves. If your child has laced shoes, please take some time to teach them how to tie them. This will give them a leap forward in their independence when getting ready each day! Thank you for your support!
2. If you would like to order any Scholastic books this month, please return order forms on Tuesday.
3. We continue to go to the library each Wednesday (morning class) and Thursday (afternoon class).
4. AFTERNOON CLASS ONLY: Due to a very over-crowded hallway of very big Grade 5/6 students, we will be once again changing the doors where students are dismissed at the end of the day. Sorry! Our little kinders get a bit lost in the shuffle and we want to ensure their safety and comfort in the hallways. Beginning on Tuesday, afternoon kindergarten students will be dismissed from the doors around the corner in the courtyard (the same doors where we lined up earlier in the year). Our entry doors will remain the same. Just the dismissal door is changing. Thank you for your understanding.
Miss Roberts
