This Week in Kindergarten!

Another short but very busy week in kindergarten.  We started off the week tracing and printing curves.

We also practiced repeating a new French poem called "Bleu".

I explained to the boys and girls how to complete the two pages in our colour booklet.

And then the children were hard at work at their tables following the instructions that Mme Godin had given.

Practicing to name the colours in French.

All of the children have the chance to play math games and practice fine motor skills with our Educational Assistant, Mme Scarpino.

The afternoon class' fall trees.

The morning class' fall trees.

Building with the large Lego.

Trains, trucks and airplanes.

Insect Jenga.

Making change at the grocery store.

Mme Godin took out a few new toys this week.  The children have really enjoyed creating with the magnetic tiles.

Playing a colour game.

And a colour and shape game.

We spent some time outside again today.  The afternoon class even had some extra play time by themselves on the big structure.  The morning class had Phys. Ed. so we didn't have enough time for extra play but we will next week.

Everyone was so excited to have the structure all to ourselves.

What a beautiful fall day.

And another week in kindergarten is over.  Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, October 19th is an inservice day!

Je compte de 0 à 10.

Counting from 0 to 10!

Comment ça va? - How are you feeling?

Mme Godin asks the boys and girls every day how they are feeling.

Les couleurs!

The boys and girls are practicing to learn the colours in French.  You may use this slideshow to help your child practice along at home.

September vocabulary!

Please take some time over the next few weeks to practice these new French words that we are learning in class.

Important Dates!

*image found at clipart library.com

Monday, October 15th:  Library for the morning class.  Please return all library books!
Phys. Ed. for the morning class.

Tuesday, October 16th:  Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.
Early dismissal at 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, October 17th:  Music for the morning class.
Library for the afternoon class.  Please return all library books!
Mme Godin is attending an Emergent Literacy PD session today.  Mme Pegler is the substitute teacher.

Thursday, October 18th:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.

Friday, October 19th:  MTS Professional Development Day! (Inservice - No school for the students)

I will be attending numeracy workshops today.  My first session is Enhancing Thinking, Empowering Communication and my second session is Math Everywhere!

This Week in Kindergarten!

What a beautiful turkey the kindergarten students surprised me with upon my return from my compassionate leave!

The boys and girls all did a great job decorating their turkey feathers.

Sorting objects according to colours on the SMARTboard (jaune, rouge, bleu, vert).

Practicing to trace horizontal lines.

We also traced over curves (les courbes).

This week we started Discovery Bins.

There are a variety of materials at each of the four group tables in the classroom.

This keeps the children engaged in a fun activity even before announcements and O, Canada!

By the end of the week the students will have completed all 4 tasks.

The boys and girls used their imaginations to create many interesting things with these special connecting lines and curves.

Making trees and counting leaves.

Number tangrams.

Small wooden cubes.

The afternoon class creating objects.

They even made lines and trees with the small branches.

We also learn to share materials during discovery time.

I will change the materials at the tables every few weeks.

Another week, hard at play!

The children enjoy the marble maze runs.

The kitchen area continues to be a popular center.

And more creative play at the art table.

Practicing to name the number of dots on the die without having to count them.

The first step was to print their names at the bottom of the paper.

The second step was to draw a tree without leaves.

The third step was to colour the tree with a brown marker.  The final step was to add leaves with sponges dipped in yellow, orange and red paint.  I will add photos of the completed art work next week.

We took advantage of the nice weather to explore our outdoor classroom and look for signs of fall.  We discovered that the leaves were falling from the trees.

Some trees had no leaves.

Some homes were decorated for Halloween!  Another sign that it is fall (l'automne).

Les groupes 1 et 2 sitting in our outdoor classroom.

Les groupes 3 et 4 getting ready to have a discussion about fall.

We also took some time to play in the leaves.

Les groupes 1 et 2.

Les groupes 3 et 4.

We sang a song about l'automne (fall).  I will try to record the children singing outside next week.

And another very busy week is done in kindergarten!!!