The Kindergarten Connection: SVS Team!: October 7-11, 2024

This week we continued exploring how we are unique and began an art project based on the story “Perfectly Norman” by Tom Percival. We celebrated who we are and our special talents like “running fast, finding lost objects on the floor, dancing, singing, and kicking a soccer ball.” In the story, Norman has wings that helps him fly. He was scared to show his talent and hid it from his friends and family. We learned that it is important not to hide what makes us special, but celebrate what makes us unique.

We started our art by drawing our Perfectly Norman wings on ourselves.

Next, we used liquid watercolours to make our beautiful wings come to life! We will continue to work on this project in the upcoming weeks.

We took our science outside to observe the seasonal changes that happen in fall...Do you know how to tell it's fall? We noticed that the leaves on the trees are changing colors! Some trees lose their leaves, while others, like the evergreens, stay green all year round.

We read a wonderful book called “Colors in Nature” and then we found a special “sit- spot” in front of our school. We took some quiet moments to look closely at the ground, trees, and the air around us. We’re using our senses to discover the stories the land has to share. We had so much fun finding different colors in nature during our scavenger hunt! We found red, yellow and orange leaves, brown pinecones and sticks, green grass blades and so much more. We are so lucky to have such a beautiful place to explore just outside our classroom!

Later in the week, we learned about the practice of gratitude. We read Todd Parr's "The Thankful Book" and sang some songs about being thankful (If You're Thankful and You Know It). Students responded to the story by drawing what makes them feel grateful and thankful. We completed our pictures with lots of bright colours like Todd Parr.

We read the book, "Giving Thanks- A Native American Good Morning Message." We then focused on the things in nature we are grateful for! Some ideas were: the moon, the rivers, animals, the ocean, trees, a leaf pile to jump in, snow to build with and many more!

MATH SORTING becomes making PATTERNS

In math, students used their sorting materials to explore patterns using many different loose part collections in our classroom. Students were given a challenge to create a pattern using the collections. Lots of valuable conversations were had about what was a pattern and what wasn't a pattern. Some children created simple, basic AB patterns, while other patterns were a bit more complex. We also began looking at patterns around us including the clothes that we wear. Encourage your child to use some objects at home to explore pattern creation!

We visited the school library to sign out our very first books. Students can keep the book to read at home for the week. Our library day is on Mondays. Please help your child remember to bring their library book in its special BAG to school every Monday. Please note there will be no exchange next week!