This Week in Kindergarten!

This week we have been hard at work in our portfolios.

Tracing a shamrock (un trèfle).

Then taking our time in order to cut slowly along the lines.

Feeding Mademoiselle Poubelle.  She is our little garbage can friend who eats objects that begin with a specific letter.  This week she was eating things that start with the letter G.  The letter G makes two sounds.  Ask your child if he/she knows the sounds that the letter G makes.

Practicing our math skills.

The children took turns playing this math game with a partner so that they are ready to show their parents on Portfolio night/morning next week.

Problem solving on the SMARTboard.

Trying to find that sneaky leprechaun.  He is hiding behind one of the numbers.

Drawing a person.

Practicing our new transportation vocabulary.

Another fun transportation game.

Making cards for our families.

Building with K'Nex.

Reading books during play time.

C'est un robot.

Printing wordd with stamps.

Making leprechauns (les farfadets).

The morning class' art work.

The afternoon class' art work.

Les moyens de transport!

Please take some time over the next few weeks to practice the transportation vocabulary.  We will continue to play games, sings songs, recite poems and read books about transportation at school until Spring Break.

Second Term Report Cards!

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Report cards will be sent home on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH.  Just a reminder that the report card is yours to keep.  Please return the envelope as we will be using them for third term report cards at the end of June.

Merci!
Mme Godin

Important Dates!

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Monday, March 6th:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.

Tuesday, March 7th:  Library for the morning class.  Please return all library books!
Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.
Early dismissal at 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8th:  Music for the afternoon class.
Mme Godin is completing EDI's today.  Mme Pegler is the substitute teacher.

Thursday, March 9th:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.
Library for the afternoon class.  Please return all library books!
Mme Godin is completing EDI's this afternoon.  Mme Pegler is the substitute teacher.

Friday, March 10th:  Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.

This Week in Kindergarten!

Discovery Bins look different as the week progresses.  The children explore the materials in different ways each day.

On Monday, the boys and girls were counting the dots on the dominos and placing them above the correct number.

By Friday, some of the students were making doorways and lining up the dominos to make them fall.

On Monday morning, the children began to explore the foam cubes.

By Friday, this little girl wanted me to see her special pattern.

This little boy built a robot flat on the table.  His next step was to rebuild the robot standing up on the table.

Starting the week, exploring playdough.

These students were getting ready for spring, building nests and tiny bird eggs.

Numbered rocks, wood chips and small branches on Monday.

On Friday, we had Voyageur forts.

Practicing the Voyageur vocabulary.

Drawing Voyageur.

The children did a great job drawing Voyageur.

They remembered to add beards, checkered shirts, red toques and sashes.

They also copied the words "Hé-Ho!" on the bottom of the paper.

Matching the initial consonant sound to pictures...Bb - bison,  Cc - canot, etc.

We also completed the colour brown in our colour booklets.

The boys and girls enjoy being the teacher at Calendar Time.

There are so many numeracy and literacy skills practiced at this time of the day.

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!!!