Our Week in Kindergarten May 1 - 5

Hi Families,
Even with all the rain we have been having, our class is full of happiness and excitement! Here are some stories from our week.


Tulip Report
We have more tulips blooming this week. When the flowers open we can see different colours. So far, we have pink tulips and red tulips.Come and see our gardens - they look beautiful!


Star Wars Day 
On Star Wars day we made paintings of different characters and things we like from star wars. We also made Yoda hats and puppets too!
Some students made masks for the characters. We have a C3PO mask, a Darth Vader mask, and a Yoda mask! Some people wore costumes for Star Wars day or a Star Wars shirt.
We read new Star Wars books and did Jedi training with cosmic yoga! It was decided in a survey! Lots of people enjoyed Star Wars day!




Chip Toss
We played a new game this week. It is called 'Chip Toss'. We have to roll the 10 chips and you have to tell how you made 10.
 

Butterfly Garden
We received a letter in the mail from the David Suzuki Butterfly Way Foundation. The letter was full of seed packages for our Butterfly Garden! Last week we planted some of the seeds in our room and they have begun to grow!



Bean Bag Toss
We tried out a new game for our outdoor pen - Bean Bag Toss. We have to aim and toss bean bags and then count how many are on and off the board. It takes a lot of practice!

Our Week in Kindergarten April 24 - 28

Hi Families,

This week was filled with fun and excitement! With assemblies, presentations, a trip to the park, and new additions to our Kindergarten area, we have definitely been on the 'happy side'.

We finally had our first tulip bloom today! It is pink! It looks like we have lots more coming too! We have been watching the tulips grow from our classroom using binoculars!



Our Kindergarten area now has a weaving wall. We use different ribbons and streamers to weave into the fence and create pictures and art.

We had a Zoo presentation this week. A lady showed us some extinct animals and animal bones and we got to pretend to be cougars, mountain lions, and a heron.

Instead of going to the forest this week, we had art in the park. We sat around the blue park and drew pictures of what we saw.

 

We are learning about our feelings and learning how to get to the happy side (optimism) when we are on the sad side. We made a list together of words/feelings that are happy and sad and made happy/sad masks with plates and popsicle sticks. We made a happy side and sad side book. It was full of stories about what makes us happy and sad and how we can get to the 'happy side'.
 

April 18 - 21

To Celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, our class created stories and paintings of different ways that we all can help our Earth!


Protect the Trees
Trees help the Earth have clean air. (N.L)
We need to protect the trees so that birds have a place to make a nest and lay eggs. (E.H. and R.R)
We need trees for birds. (D.A)


Keep Our Earth Clean
Remember to pick up your garbage. Don't just drop it on the floor.
We have to clean the Earth to make sure Earth is clean. If you don't clean the Earth then Earth will not be clean. (M.H)
Earth is for everyone. 



Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Remember to recycle cans and bottles. They go in the blue bin! (A.C)
Put things in the right bin. Does it go in the blue bin, the green bin, or the garbage bin? (O.C)

Turn off the Lights

Save energy and turn off the lights when you don't need them or when you leave the room. (T.P)



Protect Bees and Butterflies
Bees and butterflies need flowers. Plant flowers and gardens to give bees and butterflies a place to get nectar. They will help us grow more flowers and gardens. (L.L)





Happy Earth Day Everyone!!

April 10 - 13

Hi Families,
Here are some stories from our week.


Day of Pink
It was the Day of Pink on Wednesday. There were 19 people in our class wearing pink! We liked Pink day because anyone can wear whatever they want. Boys can wear pink and girls can wear blue. Colours are for everyone!

Egg Painting
We all did an egg painting this week. We used pastel colours to paint and we made these colours by mixing regular colours with white. This made all our paint lighter. Then, we made a puzzle from our eggs by cutting them out. 



Tulip Report
With all the rain this week our tulip garden has grown a lot! We have so many leaves growing now and they are getting taller. We are making predictions to see when the flowers will bloom. Do you have a prediction?

A Visitor in Our Garden!
We saw 3 doves in our gardens this week. They were eating the seeds from our bird feeders. We are so excited to have birds coming closer to our windows and hope they will keep visiting!

More Board Games
We made 2 more board games this week. Now everyone has had a turn! This week our games are called 'Help the pups get to the Look Out' and 'Help the Monkeys Find the Bananas'.
                       

Our Week in Kindergarten - April 3 - 7

Hi Families,

Thank you again for coming out to our Canada 150 Kinder Concert last night! We had so much fun performing for you and hope you enjoyed it!

We made some trees for the concert to decorate the walls. We made oak trees, pine trees, and birch trees.

Last night we had our Canada 150 concert. We performed O Canada and we also performed our Ontario dance 'A Place to Stand'. We had so much fun and after performing we felt great!


We have started to make our own board games using stickers, paper, and markers. One of our favourites is called 'Help the vegetables get clean'! We also have a game about Canada flags called 'Help the flags get to the Pole'!

Our Big Buddies were here on Tuesday. We haven't seen them in a long time! We read books and played with our robots; Sphero and Ozobot.

Our Week - March 27-31

Hi Families,

Our Concert is fast approaching and we have been busy practicing and creating artwork and decorations. 

Here are some stories from our week.

Pizza Shop
At our Pizza Shop we have waiters and chefs. The waiters job is to show the menu and take the orders. The chef follows the order and makes the pizza. Then the customer gets to eat it! 

3 Little Pigs Plays
Our 3 Little Pig Plays are complete! Check your online portfolios for the video!


Coding Piggies
We used Cozmo our Ozobot to retell 3 Little Pigs this week. He was the big bad wolf. We made him a maze and code so that he would walk through a little pig land while we told the story.


Board Games
We have new board games at our math centre this week. We have to look at the dice and carefully move the piece to the right spot. 
                     



Tulips
We were so excited this week to see that our tulips have begun to grow in our Kinder-Gardens. We have to be careful not to touch them while they are growing because we want to find out what beautiful colours they will be.

Word Family
Our new word family ending sound this week was 'UN'. We made words using magnet letters.

Kinder Star Assembly
On Tuesday we had our March Kinder Star Assembly. It was fun to watch the other classes present 'Let's go Fly a Kite'.