Books We Read in January

Bear by Mick Inkpen
Bears by Emma Helbrough
Deep Snow by Robert Munch
Eric Carle's Animals Animals
Gingerbread Fred by Nick and Claire Page
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Norman's Snowball by Hazel Hutchins
Puppies in the Snow by James Young
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature by Stand and Jan Berenstain
The Little Red Sled by Tisha Hamilton
The Snowy Day by Anna Milbourne
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
World of Animals by Susanna Davidson and Mike Unwin

New Hooks

Your child now has two hooks. One is labelled with their name. Children are asked to hang their coats on this hook. Above the second hook is a backpack, please hang your back pack on this hook.

Play Dough

I'm looking for volunteers to make play dough. We use the play dough in the classroom to help reinforce math and language concepts. The students really enjoy these activities. If you are able to help by making some play dough, please let me know. Listed below is a recipe which I have used before. This play dough is easy to make and lasts a long time.

Play Dough
1 cup flour
1 cup warm water
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp oil
1/4 cup salt
food colouring

Mix all ingredients, adding food colouring last. Stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from pan and knead until blended smooth. Place in a resealable plastic bag when cooled.

Shoes

If you haven't already brought in running shoes, please do. Your child requires running shoes for phys. ed. and will be wearing them on Mondays and Thursdays with their gym uniform. Running shoes are stored in a bin throughout the week. Kindly remember to label your child's shoes.

Thank you,

Mrs. Wheeler

What was lost has now been found

Thank you to all who looked for the lost vest. I'm happy to say that it's been found.

Your child can now earn up to six stamps each day. We've added the following to the preexisting list:

Be kind. Share.

This has always been apart of our essential agreement which was written together at the beginning of the year.

If your child has received 5 -6 stamps, you know they've had a great day.

Lost

One of our students has lost his vest. The vest was labelled, but the label has fallen off. Please check at home to see if you have an extra vest that does not belong to your child. Thanks for looking.

Congratulations!

This fall, our class wrote Haiku poems. All poems were submitted to the Polar Expressions Publishing contest. I am happy to announce that out of thousand of entries, several of our students have been chosen to to move forward to the final round of judging. Their poems are also being published in a book. A copy of the book will be sent to the school, but if you wish to purchase a copy of your own, please visit www.polarexpressions.ca and click on SHOP.

Congratulations to:
JK - Carter, Erick and Clara Joy
SK- Mateo, Temi and Aiden

Well done everyone!

Geometry

We have been studying Spatial Sense and Geometry this term. We are learning about 3-d and 2-d shapes. Recently, we have been exploring with pattern blocks. We have been making animals out of pattern blocks which ties in with our unit of inquiry.

Bear Claws

This month we are inquiring into animals. We are learning about animals in general, but concentrating specifically on bears. To this date we have learned that:
-animals live all over the world
-animals have babies and mother animals care for their babies
-some animals belong to a group called mammals and mammals have fur
-some animals (like bears) have paws and claws
To help us remember that bears have paws and claws, we made bear claws and then had fun eating them.

Gingerbread Faces

During our first week back at school, we read the Gingerbread Man. Much to our surprise, the gingerbread cut-out disappeared from our classroom! After a hunt around the new school, we found him. Look for a book in your child's Friday Envelope that describes how to prevent a ginger bread man from escaping. We also read Gingerbread Fred and compared it to the traditional Gingerbread Man book. We ended the week by decorating gingerbread faces and eating them. Yum, yum!

Sh for sheep!

Today we learned a new blend. Have fun watching this clip again at home:

Froggy Day!

Fr for frog! Thanks to all who brought in a frog today. We had fun learning our new sound "fr". We played a very fun game of freeze-frog. Ask your child how to play. Be prepared to jump!
Mrs. Wheeler

Froggy Day!

Tuesday is Froggy Day! Please bring something "froggy" to school. You may bring a picture, a book, a stuffed animal, a toy or anything else that has a frog on it - just NO REAL frogs, please!

Stamps

Dear Parents,

You may have noticed that your child has been receiving stamps in their agenda book. Each day, your child has the opportunity to earn five stamps. One stamp is given for each of the following:

• Bringing in his/her agenda, reader and Friday Envelope
• Sitting down on the carpet quietly and raising his/her hand to speak
• Lining up and walking quietly
• Listening
• Working hard

ST Day

ST This Wednesday, bring in an item that starts with st.

Labels

Please label all of your child's items that are sent to school as many students have the same or similar items. When you pick up your child at the end of the day, please help your child to put their black shoes or gym shoes in the appropriate bins. There are two bins side-by-side that are labelled kindergarten shoe bins.

Thanks for your help,
Mrs. Wheeler

Gym Shoes

If you haven't already, please send gym shoes. The shoes may be kept here to be worn on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a wonderful break. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday!


Please bring your black shoes, water bottles and Friday envelopes with you.

All students can be dropped off at the side door.

See you Monday,
Mrs. Wheeler

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