Colour Detectives

 

Our students enjoyed being colour detectives in our classroom.  They worked with a partner to find items in our classroom that matched the colour posted on our easel.  Here are the results of their detective work:

 



Exploring with Math Tubs

Our S.K. students created many things using our math tubs this week.  They were proud of their creations, and requested that photos be taken to share on our blog.

Pegs and Pegboards

Team Work - An S.K. student was teaching another student how to create her tangram design.

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Block Building

Sorting with Buttons

Measuring the Room with Straws and Connectors

Domino Snake

 

More Tangram Designs

 

Outdoor Education

 

Our students have been enjoying our outdoor education periods in the Kindergarten yard.  Here are some photos of some of the activities that students can select during play time:

 

Our Marching Band - beautiful music!

Our musical instruments

Science and Discovery Bin

Outdoor Reading Centre

Gross Motor Toys

Sidewalk Chalk Art



International Dot Day!

 

September 15th, 2014

 

Our class registered to participate in International Dot Day.  Over 1.1 million teachers and students around the world signed up to participate in activities on September 15th.  We read the book, "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds.  We created dot art - by painting dots in picture frames and colouring on coffee filters.  We made a class book using dot stickers and math.  We also painted a large dot collaboratively.  You can see some of our photos below:

 



Welcome to Kindergarten

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Room 132!

 

We are excited to be back at school for the 2014-2015 school year!  We would like to welcome back our returning students - Landon, Kavita, Jordan, Elijah, Owen, Ethan, Graydon, Ivana, Ashlynn, Lily, Lizzy, Ainslee, Ella, Lucas and Roman!  We would also like to welcome our two new Senior Kindergarten students - Jumanah and Philip!  And a great big welcome to our newest classmates - Jenna, Fayaan, Kyle, Emilie, Ember, Lia, Jace, Reese and Devin!

Literacy Centres

 

We have started to introduce our students to their literacy centre time.  It is the time of the day where we focus on learning our letters, letter sounds, popcorn words, story writing and reading.  We are beginning with language tubs focusing on alphabet recognition and printing.

 

Shaving Cream Letters - Sensory Experience

Alphabet Stamping

Letter Construction

Playdoh Letters

Alphabet Bingo

Water and Letter Sponge Stamping

 



Welcome to a New Year of Kindergarten!

A Tour of Important Areas in our Room

 

Firstly, we would like to welcome all the new parents to our blog!  Our blog will be the place where you can see the learning and amazing things that happen in Kindergarten!

 

We would like to start out by showing you some areas in our room and explaining to you why they are so important for your child's learning experience.

 

Here is a glance at our environment.  We have worked to create an environment that provides experiences that encourage the children to learn, no matter where they go in our room.

 

The writing area is ready for them to start recording their stories on paper.  They will also use writing here in many authentic ways such as letter writing, creating cards, lists, writing books, documentation of what they notice, and so much more!

 

 

 

Our Science table is now filled with items for our first inquiry on our five senses.  We will be learning about "How do we observe the world?"  We will explore our outside environment using our five senses.  We will introduce the following observation statements:  "I see...I think...I wonder."

 

 

We have a creative art area in our room!  The visual arts are so important in developing motor skills, language development, decision making, visual learning, inventiveness, and creativity. 

 

 

These are our math shelves with manipulatives and math trays.

 

 

These are our Literacy activities with a variety of literacy experiences to assist our students develop their language skills.

 

 

Our big blocks centre is always a popular destination!  Here the children come up with plans, collaborate, problem solve, create, design, test their designs and build.  Block play also encourages children to start making predictions and comparisons.  They will also experiment with cause and effect, stability, balance, gravity, force and motion.

 

 

Our house centre is where the kids practice real life situations.  Here the students will use many math and literacy skills as they create jobs and life situations.  A lot of important social skills are learned here also; sharing, taking turns, cooperating, impulse control and organizing.  They will problem solve, negotiate, organize and plan.  This area will change according to interests, inquiries and projects that will go on in our room.

 

 

We are excited to see how our room will change as the students make this room theirs through the year!