Le festival du voyageur!

What a busy and fun-filled Voyageur Day at École Assiniboine!  The students participated at many different centers in the school.   The kindergarten students did not get to all of the stations as they are only at school for half a day.  The parent council sent a treat home with the children (fruit snacks and a pencil) as they do not stay at school for lunch.   They will get the full voyageur experience complete with pancake lunch starting in grade one.

At the music station, we listened to a Voyageur story and participated by singing and playing instruments.

Monsieur Lacroix, (grade 2 teacher) set up a Voyageur museum in the library with all of his Voyageur artifacts.

The children took on the roles of Voyageur.

The boys and girls had the chance to explore all of the interesting objects.

They asked Monsieur Lacroix many interesting questions.

Voyageur blankets.

Sashes, capots, beaver hats and other articles of clothing.

A special Voyageur doll with accessories.

A replica of a Voyageur canoe.

Monsieur Lacroix let the children try his oars, "Rame, rame".

The students also played Voyageur games in the gym.  Here we are flipping bannock (bean bags) into the crate with a frying pan.

Canoe races (gym mats on top of scooters).

Tug of war.

The Voyageur played many games to see who was the strongest.

At the craft station, the children made beaded bracelets.

There was also a dance station.  We learned 3 new dances.

Bannock and hot chocolate station.

Toboggan races.

We had the best day!!! Hé-Ho!!!

Important Dates!

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Monday, February 27th:  Library for the morning class.  Please return all library books!
Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.

Tuesday, February 28th:  FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR DAY!
The boys and girls will be participating in various activities throughout the day.  The kindergarten students will not be attending all of the centers as they are only here for half of the day.

Your child is encouraged to dress up as a Voyageur: checkered shirt, red toque, beard, sash (a scarf tied around the waist would make a perfect sash, etc.)  THE BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD BRING A SMALL DISPOSIBLE SNACK TO SCHOOL AS THEY WILL BE EATING IN THEIR HOME GROUP CLASSROOM.  NOTHING THAT REQUIRES SPOONS OR CONTAINERS.  IT SHOULD BE SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN THE POCKET OF YOUR CHILD'S JACKET.

Wednesday, March 1st:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.
Library for the afternoon class.  Please return all library books!

Thursday, March 2nd:  Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.

Friday, March 3rd:  Music for the morning class.

This Week in Kindergarten!

This week, the boys and girls are learning the names of the clothing that the Voyageur wore.

Counting bisons, snowshoes, canoes, Voyageur and circling the correct number.

We worked on our fine motor skills by colouring the correct paths to the Aboriginal people, Voyageur and beaver's homes.

Playing Voyageur bingo.

The children enjoyed playing this Voyageur game.  They had to answer questions relating to the Voyageur as well as many literacy and numeracy based questions in order to keep moving on the game board.

We practiced identifying and naming the letters of the alphabet in French.  When the children saw the Hé-Ho card, they had to raise their arms up in the air and yell Hé-Ho just like the Voyageur.

This little girl is practicing her letter sounds during Play Time.

Playing with trucks and cars.

Building bridges with the wooden blocks.

These 3 children worked very hard with the straws and connectors on Pink Shirt Day.

Creating roads and train tracks for the dinosaurs.

Les Voyageurs!

Please take some time over the next few weeks to practice the new Voyageur vocabulary.

Important Dates!

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Monday, February 20th:  Louis Riel Day.  No school!

Tuesday, February 21st:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.
Library for the afternoon class.  Please return all library books!
Early dismissal at 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, February 22nd:  Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.
Today is "Pink Shirt Day"!  All children are encouraged to wear something that is pink to school in support of anti-bullying.  

Thursday, February 23rd:  Music for the morning class.
FAMILY BINGO!  Information was sent home a few weeks ago in regards to bingo night.  School doors open at 6:00 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, February 24th:  Inservice Day (No school)!

THE BOYS AND GIRLS FROM GROUPS 1 AND 2 MAY BRING OBJECTS FOR SHOW AND TELL ON TUESDAY, AS THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!
Group 3 - Wednesday
Group 4 - Thursday

This Week in Kindergarten!

We continued to explore colour mixing this week.

The boys and girls also sorted fruits and vegetables (les fruits et les légumes).

We did many Valentine related problem solving activities.

We played many games at our Valentine party on Tuesday.  The first group to empty their cup of hearts onto the plate were the winners.

We also practiced the alphabet with this Valentine game.

The children enjoyed playing Valentine Tic-tac-toc.

They also made special Valentine crowns to wear at the party.

Roll a Valentine person.

First team or player to fill the heart shaped cookie cutter with pompoms wins the game.

The afternoon class making crowns.

There were 50 hearts in each cup.

Practicing to print the letter Q.

We have started to learn about the Voyageur and the Festival du Voyageur.  The children are passing a piece of fur (la fourrure).

We also tried to play the spoons (les cuillères).

The children made beautiful Voyageur.

The afternoon class' Voyageur.

The morning class' Voyageur.

Two more Voyageur from the morning class.

Hard at work printing the letter Q.

We also completed the number 8 in our number booklets.

Building towers with large beads.

Building a castle with blocks.