HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
The students were very excited to share their adventures they had over their winter break. This week we officially said Good-bye Autumn and Hello Winter!
Our winter read-alouds reviewed the seasons, reminded us of fun snowy activities, introduced some winter animals, and shared the special gifts that winter gives to us including rest, waiting, remembering, and being thankful!
"Help! I'm melting!" A boy rescues his snowball again and again. He and his snowball find a way to share a whole year together and experience all the seasons.. Ask your child why the snowball feels it is the luckiest snowball of all!"
We learned about the water cycle and how snowflakes are created in the book "Little Snowflake."
A snowflake and a child - no two are the same. Snowflakes Fall is a beautiful story of the cycle of nature and the special qualities that make each of us unique. Students created their own beautiful snowflake designs.
Do you want to build a snowman?
In music we learned a poem and a song about a snowman. We also told a funny joke.
We read 2 stories about building a snowman. We are learning what books are fiction and non-fiction using clues like real photos or if we need to use our imagination.
Then we cut out 6 pictures to show the steps in how to build a snowman. We asked the question, "What happens next in your story?" Here's a few of the student responses:
"The snowman melted."
They're going to go inside and drink hot chocolate."
"The snowman is going to come alive and say, "Do you smell carrots?"
"They're going to build another snowman."
In Math, students are continuing to work on their number sense from 1-10. Some of their work includes counting 1-10, matching a number between 1-10 to its quantity, recognizing and naming a collection of items or dots, and subitizing (seeing the number of objects without counting) dots in a familiar pattern using dominoes and dice.
Students are also practicing their verbal math thinking by explaining which one does NOT belong and why. Every answer is correct if you can tell why you picked that picture. Try this example with your child. See which one they will pick .
Gymnastics will run during the month of January. We are learning about different ways to move on the blue mats. Please have your child wear clothes they can easily move in, no dresses or skirts. If your child has long hair, try to have it in a ponytail so that it does not get in their face when they re participating.
Did you know? 
Important Kindergarten Dates
1. There is no school for students on Monday, January 15. This is a CBE non-instruction day for teachers.
2. Stay tuned for the date when your child's digital Report Card for term one will "Go Live" in PowerSchool!
Kindergarten Friday Class Calendar
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