Snow, Skating, and Sorting!

My apologies for not posting these pictures sooner- my course work has been especially heavy these past two weeks, so I am just catching up now!

 

On November 4th, we had a wonderful first real snow day at school! We took advantage of the fresh new snow and had a great time exploring!

 

We experienced a wonderful "mindful moment" outside, where we all found our own place in the field to sit or lie down. We used this time to enjoy a few quiet moments in the day (we sat/lied down for almost 10 minutes!), and listened to the sounds around us. When we came together to reflect upon the experience, students seemed to really enjoy it and were hopeful that we could do this more often!

 

We have been having a great time skating at Marysville Arena! Our teachers and the helpful parents have been amazed with our growth! Thank you again to all the parents who have taken time from their Thursday to help us both on and off the ice!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been working hard on sorting and comparing all kinds of things! In the pictures below, we were working on sorting bears and some other little creature (some thought it was a fox, others thought it was a cat). We have been playing a game, "Guess My Rule", where students guess the rule that the teacher used to sort the manipulatives. We have also begun creating our own sorting rules and asking our friends why we sorted the items the way we did. This is an easy game that can be played at home too! The more practise, the better! Ask your child to tell you what the sorting rule was that each child used in these pictures!

Learning Stations

We have started Learning Stations in both classrooms. The students have been rotating through stations with our direction for a few weeks now, so this week, we added the Learning Station Chart to foster independence and serve as a visual for all students. This picture is an example of what the chart looks like in one classroom for this week. Throughout the week, students will travel through 4 "Must Do" stations and up to 6 "Can Do" stations in each classroom. The 4 "Must Do" stations you see here are Creation (creating our signs for the doors at Garden View Village), Fine Motor (creating poppies for the wreath at the Remembrance Day assembly this Friday), Teacher (working on numbers 1-10 and 1:1 correspondence between number cards and objects) and Science (exploring light on a projector with a variety of materials- this one is such a hit!). Students will end up doing 2 "Must Do" stations each day. Once students are finished their "Must Do" station, they move on to their "Can Do" stations (under the stars). We will let you know what stations students were working on each week in our weekly newsletters so that you can talk about them at home!

Our K Crew!

One of our amazing parents asked for student pictures with names to help guide discussions about their child's day. We hope this helps! Thanks for the great suggestion, Ash!

Take Me Outside Day

Dress Up and Dance Your Heart Out!

Fun with Pumpkins

New documents posted!

Just posted:

• November calendar (including Show and Tell/Sound Connection letter of the week)
• New Transition schedule (starting Mon, Nov 4)

                                     (in Transition/Show and Tell Schedules)

• Weekly newsletter (Nov 4-8)

                                     (in Weekly Newsletters)

Please let us know via email if you are having trouble opening these documents!