October 20st Edition of
The Kindergarten Class News
Greetings Everyone!
We had another beautiful week! It was great having nearly everyone back in class. Here are some highlights to keep you in the loop.
Monday, we worked on printing the lowercase letter ‘t’. The class also played a fun spider game in the gym, painted spiderwebs and found a new class pet! A Praying mantis was found outside, and we have been enjoying learning about this creature.
On Tuesday, we practiced writing our names using different colours and had our Oral Language Groups. Later the kids went to Music, and we played in the forest.
Wednesday, we started learning about identifying our emotions and leveling how we are feeling from 1-5. We call it the Emotional Thermometer with
1- being calm, cool, and collected.
2- is good but maybe a little tired.
3- is a bit worried or upset and may need some help from an adult.
4- is anxious or even mad. Needing to get help.
5- is out of control.
The kids drew and “wrote” about things that help them feel calm. Later the class went to exchange books at the library.
Thursday was an interesting day. We have a great time in the gym, had fun looking for and counting pumpkins and everyone did great practicing an earthquake drill. Later the class was very flexible when we faced big disappointment when we found out our bus wasn’t coming to take us to the pumpkin patch. We watched a little Peter Rabbit show as a special treat and played in the forest.
I have put together a class email contact list. I know the kids love connecting outside of school hours and “play dates” are great for this.
Next week I will be starting our Home Reading program. The kids love choosing a “just right” book to bring home to read to you. Keep an eye out for this in the planner bag.
Important Dates to Remember:
Oct. 24 Trip to the pumpkin patch (rescheduled)
Oct. 27 Early dismissal and parent/teacher meetings
Oct. 31 Halloween/class party
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Have a great weekend!
Ara Van Riel and Ms. Janice
avanriel@sd64.org
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