We talked a lot about stories this week. We discussed what makes a good story, explored real vs. imaginary stories, and read multiple versions of the same story to explore different perspectives and alternate story endings. We read 3 different versions of The Three Little Pigs and reflected on which version we liked the best. By far, the class favourite was The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. This story put a great twist on the traditional version.  Ask your child about the fantastic ending to this story! 

On Wednesday, students drew about a real story of something that has happened in their life. On the following day, students created imaginary stories and giggled their way through drawing these in their journals. We had so much fun coming up with these. Ask your child what their imaginary story was about. 

We have a new story-building center in our classroom where students can practice retelling one of our Three Little Pigs stories or create a unique version of their own. Oral language development is so important for students at this age. Students who are able to tell detailed stories orally will be much more successful when they begin to explore story concepts through writing later on. You can practice this skill with your child by having them retell some of their favourite stories at home. 

Our letter focus this week was the letter T. Students loved using plasticine to create their very own turtles and enjoyed making little background scenes for their turtles to hang-out in. 

Classroom Reminders:

1. Class Photos will take place on Monday, Nov. 28th.

2. Report cards will be sent home on Monday, Nov. 28th. 

3. Online booking for interview times will open on Monday at 4:00pm. You can access this link from our school website (http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b205/). Click on the blue My CBE Account image on the left hand side of the page. Kindergarten interviews will take place on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 8:45am - 7:45pm, as well as Friday Dec. 2, from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Please note, there WILL be school for both morning and afternoon students on Thursday. I will bring in a substitute for the day and our interviews will take place at another location in the school. There will be no school for students on Friday. Students are more than welcome to attend these interviews with you. If at all possible, I would encourage you to book your interview time when your child is not at school, so that they may come with you and show you some of their work. 

4. Although it doesn't happen often, kindergarten students do occasionally have bathroom accidents at school. It is a good idea to have an extra set of pants in your child's backpack just in case. In addition, if you happen to have an extra set of pants at home that you would be willing to donate to our classroom, we would love to have a few extra pairs hanging around for when this happens. Thank you for your help!  

5. Lastly, if you happen to have any baby food jars around the house, we would love to use them for painting at school! Thank you!