Good evening,
I hope everyone is having a wonderful night. The day began practicing our song for the gala, L.O.V.E. by Nat Cole. We practiced quite a lot today and will be doing so until the gala so that everyone is comfortable singing it on that night!
We also did worksheets and activities based on the letter Gg. One of the activities dealt with gluing Green pieces of tissue paper onto a template of the letter G. This was not only fun, but everyone was getting the hang of recognizing the letter G and sounding it out as well as having fun doing so.
We had silent reading followed by story time after lunch. We read a book about Valentine's Day (to celebrate the upcoming day!) and also read an "Olivia Book." We worked on our colours using different plastic coloured cars as a reference/method of identifying colours.
We also had French and Music. Because it was a little hectic towards the end of the day, we watched half an episode of Go Diego Go before pick up time.
A reminder:
-Lunch Moms will no longer be delivering meals after Friday, February 3, 2012.
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012
Hello to All!`
Good evening everyone,
I hope everyone has had a great start to their week. Today was a nice, sunny day outside, so all the boys and girls were especially happy!
We started off the day with circle time and discussed what each of us did on the weekend. I heard a lot of interesting stories from the JKA students. After, we practiced singing "L.O.V.E." in preparation for the gala.
In order to further enhance our abilities to recognize letters, we identified and sounded out different letters of the alphabet by using magnetic letters on the whiteboard. After, we went over the letter G by doing a worksheet and making an "Itsy Bitsy" letter book. We learned that G sounds like "guh" and practiced saying it through different words that start with G.
We also worked on numeracy and played a round of "Elephant Bingo" before lunch. This game is helpful in helping everyone identify different numbers from 1-20.
In order to improve our fine motor skills, we did a scissor-cutting activity. Everyone is being a pro at using the scissors. We also watched an episode on animals, Go Diego Go and had French.
Please note that:
-The last day for Lunch Moms is on Friday, February 3, 2012. However, Pizza Day order forms have also been sent out
-A letter has been sent home concerning the upcoming gala. Please find it in your child's book bag
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
I hope everyone has had a great start to their week. Today was a nice, sunny day outside, so all the boys and girls were especially happy!
We started off the day with circle time and discussed what each of us did on the weekend. I heard a lot of interesting stories from the JKA students. After, we practiced singing "L.O.V.E." in preparation for the gala.
In order to further enhance our abilities to recognize letters, we identified and sounded out different letters of the alphabet by using magnetic letters on the whiteboard. After, we went over the letter G by doing a worksheet and making an "Itsy Bitsy" letter book. We learned that G sounds like "guh" and practiced saying it through different words that start with G.
We also worked on numeracy and played a round of "Elephant Bingo" before lunch. This game is helpful in helping everyone identify different numbers from 1-20.
In order to improve our fine motor skills, we did a scissor-cutting activity. Everyone is being a pro at using the scissors. We also watched an episode on animals, Go Diego Go and had French.
Please note that:
-The last day for Lunch Moms is on Friday, February 3, 2012. However, Pizza Day order forms have also been sent out
-A letter has been sent home concerning the upcoming gala. Please find it in your child's book bag
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Friday 27 January 2012
It's Friiiiiday, Friiiiiday!
Well hello everyone,
For a day that began wet, snowy and cold, it sure ended up changing after Mr. Sun came out!
Today was a special day for everyone in our JKA class because... well, I'm sure everyone knows just why it was so special.... it was PANCAKE DAY!
Due to popular demand, knowing just how much everyone (including myself) loves hot, fresh pancakes, I knew that Pancake Day just had to happen. As a class, we all worked together to make these pancakes, which turned out deliciously chocolatey if I do say so myself. Mr. R. and I were the pancake "chefs," and worked together to entertain all of the boys and girls by attempting to make a batch of pancakes. You just need to take a look at everyone's chocolatey faces to know how much they enjoyed eating these pancakes!
We also worked on perfecting our written formations of the letter Gg. In order to do so, we did a few work sheets and also did some phonetics-based activities. Again, I encourage all parents to aid their children with tracing and recognizing the letters that we have learned in class thus far. These include all of the vowels, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ff, Gg, and Hh.
We also had silent reading time, story time and french class.
Following second lunch, students were split into four groups for centres. These centers included the following listed below:
-Sorting: sorting coloured bingo chips into small clear containers
-Building: done through the uses of magnetic foam shapes as well as wooden building blocks
-Drawing: markers and paper to create their own masterpieces
-Play doh: using play doh cut outs (alphabet-themed) to further improve their knowledge of the alphabet
I wish everyone a wonderful, safe, enjoyable and active weekend. I will see everybody on Monday.
Regards,
Miss H.
For a day that began wet, snowy and cold, it sure ended up changing after Mr. Sun came out!
Today was a special day for everyone in our JKA class because... well, I'm sure everyone knows just why it was so special.... it was PANCAKE DAY!
Due to popular demand, knowing just how much everyone (including myself) loves hot, fresh pancakes, I knew that Pancake Day just had to happen. As a class, we all worked together to make these pancakes, which turned out deliciously chocolatey if I do say so myself. Mr. R. and I were the pancake "chefs," and worked together to entertain all of the boys and girls by attempting to make a batch of pancakes. You just need to take a look at everyone's chocolatey faces to know how much they enjoyed eating these pancakes!
We also worked on perfecting our written formations of the letter Gg. In order to do so, we did a few work sheets and also did some phonetics-based activities. Again, I encourage all parents to aid their children with tracing and recognizing the letters that we have learned in class thus far. These include all of the vowels, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ff, Gg, and Hh.
We also had silent reading time, story time and french class.
Following second lunch, students were split into four groups for centres. These centers included the following listed below:
-Sorting: sorting coloured bingo chips into small clear containers
-Building: done through the uses of magnetic foam shapes as well as wooden building blocks
-Drawing: markers and paper to create their own masterpieces
-Play doh: using play doh cut outs (alphabet-themed) to further improve their knowledge of the alphabet
I wish everyone a wonderful, safe, enjoyable and active weekend. I will see everybody on Monday.
Regards,
Miss H.
Thursday 26 January 2012
Terrific Thursday!
Good afternoon all,
Today, we started off by talking about another popular and well-loved animal in the rainforest. Let me give you all a clue: it has orange fur with black stripes.
If you guessed 'tiger' you were right! We learned that tigers hunt at night, eat mostly meat, have black stripes and orange fur, are very big, usually live alone when they are all grown up, love the water (unlike other cats) and you can hear their ROOOOOAR from two miles away!
We watched clips about tigers in the wild and the zoo. We also compared the living conditions of these two. As a treat, we also watched a clip on baby tigers. I can say that EVERYONE, including myself, would like a baby pet tiger. In fact, a lot of us were sad that we didn't have one already at home!
We also did some tracing worksheets on the letter Gg. In order to work on our numeracy skills, we played elephant numbers bingo. Today's winner was Ramsey who got bingo!!!
We worked on perfecting our knowledge and recognition of shapes by making shape animals using construction paper.
We had silent reading time and story time later on in the day. It was nice for everyone to relax and cuddle up with their own books for a little down time!
We had music and french.
A reminder that tomorrow is PANCAKE day!!!!! I hope everyone saves a little room for a second breakfast... mmm!!!!
Have a great night!!
Miss H.
Today, we started off by talking about another popular and well-loved animal in the rainforest. Let me give you all a clue: it has orange fur with black stripes.
If you guessed 'tiger' you were right! We learned that tigers hunt at night, eat mostly meat, have black stripes and orange fur, are very big, usually live alone when they are all grown up, love the water (unlike other cats) and you can hear their ROOOOOAR from two miles away!
We watched clips about tigers in the wild and the zoo. We also compared the living conditions of these two. As a treat, we also watched a clip on baby tigers. I can say that EVERYONE, including myself, would like a baby pet tiger. In fact, a lot of us were sad that we didn't have one already at home!
We also did some tracing worksheets on the letter Gg. In order to work on our numeracy skills, we played elephant numbers bingo. Today's winner was Ramsey who got bingo!!!
We worked on perfecting our knowledge and recognition of shapes by making shape animals using construction paper.
We had silent reading time and story time later on in the day. It was nice for everyone to relax and cuddle up with their own books for a little down time!
We had music and french.
A reminder that tomorrow is PANCAKE day!!!!! I hope everyone saves a little room for a second breakfast... mmm!!!!
Have a great night!!
Miss H.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Hello everyone!
It is now Wednesday and we have already done so much this week. We have gone over quite a few letters this week, which include the letters D, G, and H. I encourage everyone to continue to trace with their child each night. I also encourage everyone to look around the house for objects that begin with those letters. This will aid in helping your child to learn letters better and to associate them with everyday things.
We also did math, which centred around developing better numeracy skills. For example, one of the activities that we did was to draw a picture of our family, which included each member of the house. I also drew my own as an example, which includes my mom, dad, and two sisters. Unfortunately, I do not have a cute puppy like some other students!!
This went well and the pictures were wonderful. After drawing them, each child had to count his or her own family members, which is noted on their drawing.
We also read two books today for story time: Purplelicious and Stellaluna.
We had gym and french.
A reminder that Casual Day is tomorrow
Our class JKA Pancake Day is Friday.
Also, please look over the letter I sent to each of you in your child's book bag. This is concerning the end of unit summative assessment that each student is required to complete, hand in, and present to the rest of the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Have a great day!!!!!!
Miss H.
It is now Wednesday and we have already done so much this week. We have gone over quite a few letters this week, which include the letters D, G, and H. I encourage everyone to continue to trace with their child each night. I also encourage everyone to look around the house for objects that begin with those letters. This will aid in helping your child to learn letters better and to associate them with everyday things.
We also did math, which centred around developing better numeracy skills. For example, one of the activities that we did was to draw a picture of our family, which included each member of the house. I also drew my own as an example, which includes my mom, dad, and two sisters. Unfortunately, I do not have a cute puppy like some other students!!
This went well and the pictures were wonderful. After drawing them, each child had to count his or her own family members, which is noted on their drawing.
We also read two books today for story time: Purplelicious and Stellaluna.
We had gym and french.
A reminder that Casual Day is tomorrow
Our class JKA Pancake Day is Friday.
Also, please look over the letter I sent to each of you in your child's book bag. This is concerning the end of unit summative assessment that each student is required to complete, hand in, and present to the rest of the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Have a great day!!!!!!
Miss H.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Hello to all!
Today was a day of numbers and math. To some of us, math may seem a tad dry and boring, but the math we did in class today was lots of fun for the JKAs! Our focus of the day was counting and patterning.
For counting, we sang a song called "Ten Fishies," a copy of which I have sent home with each child in his or her book bag.
For patterning, we used plastic pattern blocks and matched them to the shapes on paper. If done correctly, the finished blocks made a picture of a lion. After some time and effort, most of us were able to complete this activity well.
We also practiced tracing the letters Dd and Ss.
This week, we are learning about animals in the amazon/rainforest and today's animal was a snake, most specifically an anaconda. We also watched a "Go Diego Go" episode on anacondas. We also painted a rainforest picture with kool aid mix. We did this by spreading different kool aid colours onto paper and spraying water on top with a spray bottle. This was a lot of fun!!
A reminder:
-Casual Day has been changed to this Thursday instead of Wednesday.
-I sent home a couple of worksheets to practice. These are not due or will not be collected. They are just supplementary homework/practice for every student!
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Today was a day of numbers and math. To some of us, math may seem a tad dry and boring, but the math we did in class today was lots of fun for the JKAs! Our focus of the day was counting and patterning.
For counting, we sang a song called "Ten Fishies," a copy of which I have sent home with each child in his or her book bag.
For patterning, we used plastic pattern blocks and matched them to the shapes on paper. If done correctly, the finished blocks made a picture of a lion. After some time and effort, most of us were able to complete this activity well.
We also practiced tracing the letters Dd and Ss.
This week, we are learning about animals in the amazon/rainforest and today's animal was a snake, most specifically an anaconda. We also watched a "Go Diego Go" episode on anacondas. We also painted a rainforest picture with kool aid mix. We did this by spreading different kool aid colours onto paper and spraying water on top with a spray bottle. This was a lot of fun!!
A reminder:
-Casual Day has been changed to this Thursday instead of Wednesday.
-I sent home a couple of worksheets to practice. These are not due or will not be collected. They are just supplementary homework/practice for every student!
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Monday 23 January 2012
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Welcome back to another week at JKA, everyone!
Today was a rainy day, but that did not stop all of the smiles and laughs from entering my classroom this morning. Everyone was still filled with a lot of energy and was more than glad to tell me about their weekends!
Today, we are learning about animals in the amazon. Today, we learned about a very popular and colourful bird that lives in the lush rain forests of South America.... the Toucan!
We looked at a powerpoint I created based on Toucans. We learned that toucans live in South America in places called rainforests. We learned that the name rain forest is because it actually rains a lot in those areas!!!! I explained that a lot of the world's animals, medicine and air that we have actually comes from rainforests.
We learned the characteristics of a toucan: tropical birds with a large, colourful bill and body. The main body of the toucan is usually mainly black. We learned that toucans have big bills to allow them to eat lots of food, especially fruit! We also learned that toucans live in trees that have holes already made by another bird.... Can you guess which one?
Yessss... a woodpecker!
We did some activities on toucans.
After, we did some worksheets on this week's letter, Hh. Please continue to practice tracing letters with your child!
We also practiced for the gala, had gym and french.
I read two stories by Robert Munsch, who is a very popular author in our classroom. We read "This is my Room" and "Thomas' Snowsuit."
At the end of the day, we created letters using playdoh cutters and had a lot of fun doing so!
A reminder:
-Gala tickets were sent home on Friday
-Casual Day is this Wednesday
Have a super, fabulous night!!!!!
Miss H.
Today was a rainy day, but that did not stop all of the smiles and laughs from entering my classroom this morning. Everyone was still filled with a lot of energy and was more than glad to tell me about their weekends!
Today, we are learning about animals in the amazon. Today, we learned about a very popular and colourful bird that lives in the lush rain forests of South America.... the Toucan!
We looked at a powerpoint I created based on Toucans. We learned that toucans live in South America in places called rainforests. We learned that the name rain forest is because it actually rains a lot in those areas!!!! I explained that a lot of the world's animals, medicine and air that we have actually comes from rainforests.
We learned the characteristics of a toucan: tropical birds with a large, colourful bill and body. The main body of the toucan is usually mainly black. We learned that toucans have big bills to allow them to eat lots of food, especially fruit! We also learned that toucans live in trees that have holes already made by another bird.... Can you guess which one?
Yessss... a woodpecker!
We did some activities on toucans.
After, we did some worksheets on this week's letter, Hh. Please continue to practice tracing letters with your child!
We also practiced for the gala, had gym and french.
I read two stories by Robert Munsch, who is a very popular author in our classroom. We read "This is my Room" and "Thomas' Snowsuit."
At the end of the day, we created letters using playdoh cutters and had a lot of fun doing so!
A reminder:
-Gala tickets were sent home on Friday
-Casual Day is this Wednesday
Have a super, fabulous night!!!!!
Miss H.
Thursday 19 January 2012
Snowy Thursday!
Happy Thursday, everyone!
It’s almost the weekend... yay! I am sure many of you have some exciting plans for it or some relaxing ones as well.
Today in class, we learned about a new animal... the turtle. We learned that not only are turtles seen in ponds and on land, but also in the sea!
Yesterday, we watched “Go Diego Go” and gained a little insight on the Leatherback Turtle. Today, we discussed the characteristics of a Leatherback Turtle. We learned that it is black and white, its favourite food is jellyfish and, unlike other turtles, it has a soft, rubbery shell.
We did a turtle worksheet, which required everyone to trace the word “turtle” and to write it out themselves again. After, we made our own pet turtles, which will be sent home tomorrow!
We also did some letter tracing sheets on the letters “Ff” and “Dd”. Now that we have gotten through all of the vowels, we are now working on the consonants starting from B and ending at Z.
After second lunch, we watched another animal episode of “Go Diego Go” and ended off the day with making letters out of alphabet play doh cutters and play doh.
We had French and music.
I hope everyone has a wonderful night!!!
Miss H.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Good evening!
Hello everyone,
Today, we all learned about another animal on the farm for our unit of inquiry... pigs!
We learned facts about pigs, their bodies, uses, and lifestyles. We did a counting worksheet on pigs, coloured a labelled pig picture, and used our fingers and painted a "muddy pig" with chocolate pudding! This was extremely fun and exciting for all of us!! And chocolate pudding made it that much better!
We also worked on our letters and did Abeka worksheets on the letter Ff. Not only did everyone trace the letters, but they also tried forming the letters as well. This went very well overall. Good job, boys and girls!
Because everyone in our JKA class enjoys books written by children's author, Oliver Jeffers, we read the book "How to Catch a Star." This was a very nice, sweet book about a boy who always wanted his very own star, so he decided that the only way to get one was... to catch one!!
We also did some drama and had French and Gym.
I hope everyone has a wonderful night and I will see you all bright and early tomorrow morning!!!!
Regards,
Miss H.
Today, we all learned about another animal on the farm for our unit of inquiry... pigs!
We learned facts about pigs, their bodies, uses, and lifestyles. We did a counting worksheet on pigs, coloured a labelled pig picture, and used our fingers and painted a "muddy pig" with chocolate pudding! This was extremely fun and exciting for all of us!! And chocolate pudding made it that much better!
We also worked on our letters and did Abeka worksheets on the letter Ff. Not only did everyone trace the letters, but they also tried forming the letters as well. This went very well overall. Good job, boys and girls!
Because everyone in our JKA class enjoys books written by children's author, Oliver Jeffers, we read the book "How to Catch a Star." This was a very nice, sweet book about a boy who always wanted his very own star, so he decided that the only way to get one was... to catch one!!
We also did some drama and had French and Gym.
I hope everyone has a wonderful night and I will see you all bright and early tomorrow morning!!!!
Regards,
Miss H.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is already getting off to a good week!
Today, we started off the day with circle time and all the boys and girls were very excited to tell me their stories and anything new or exciting that has been going on. After, we got started on learning about horses and ponies. We did a worksheet on horses and most of us were even able to write the word 'horse' after tracing it once! They all did a great job.
We looked at a diagram of a horse and learned that there are names for each part of the horse's body. We learned that horses have a mane, hooves, a long tail, and withers. Like us, horses also have two eyes, arms, elbows, shoulders, and others.
We did a weaving exercise where everyone was required to colour a picture of a horse and weave yarn through the page to create the horse's mane. Everyone did very well on this activity.
We also looked at different types of horses and ponies and watched a clip of horses running in meadows and fields.
We practiced for our performance that is coming up for the gala in February. Although this is just the beginning, everyone is doing very well so far. Good job, everyone!
We also traced the letter Ff and also had a competition. I split the class into two teams: orange and pink. One player was chosen from each time at a time and they had to free write a letter that I told them to on the white board. Whichever team could write the letter was the team that got the point!
Overall, it was a good day :)
Have a great night!!!
Miss H.
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is already getting off to a good week!
Today, we started off the day with circle time and all the boys and girls were very excited to tell me their stories and anything new or exciting that has been going on. After, we got started on learning about horses and ponies. We did a worksheet on horses and most of us were even able to write the word 'horse' after tracing it once! They all did a great job.
We looked at a diagram of a horse and learned that there are names for each part of the horse's body. We learned that horses have a mane, hooves, a long tail, and withers. Like us, horses also have two eyes, arms, elbows, shoulders, and others.
We did a weaving exercise where everyone was required to colour a picture of a horse and weave yarn through the page to create the horse's mane. Everyone did very well on this activity.
We also looked at different types of horses and ponies and watched a clip of horses running in meadows and fields.
We practiced for our performance that is coming up for the gala in February. Although this is just the beginning, everyone is doing very well so far. Good job, everyone!
We also traced the letter Ff and also had a competition. I split the class into two teams: orange and pink. One player was chosen from each time at a time and they had to free write a letter that I told them to on the white board. Whichever team could write the letter was the team that got the point!
Overall, it was a good day :)
Have a great night!!!
Miss H.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Good evening parents and guardians,
I hope everyone is having a relaxing night after a long day of school. Today was a busy day for our class because we began practicing our performance for the gala!
We are going to be doing something very special for this night. Although it is a SURPRISE!
We learned about more pond life today and continued to work on our frog masks. We also learned a little about farm life and read a book about farm animals. For example, we learned that baby cows are called a calf and the milk we drink comes from these cows.
We also had french and gym.
A reminder that Scholastic orders are due this Friday.
Have a great night!
Miss H.
I hope everyone is having a relaxing night after a long day of school. Today was a busy day for our class because we began practicing our performance for the gala!
We are going to be doing something very special for this night. Although it is a SURPRISE!
We learned about more pond life today and continued to work on our frog masks. We also learned a little about farm life and read a book about farm animals. For example, we learned that baby cows are called a calf and the milk we drink comes from these cows.
We also had french and gym.
A reminder that Scholastic orders are due this Friday.
Have a great night!
Miss H.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Hello!
Good afternoon everyone,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful start to the week!
Because our new unit focuses on animals in the environment, last week's focus was on animals that are amphibians. These include frogs, salamanders and caecilians. Most specifically, we discussed the characteristics of amphibians (cold blooded, live on both land and water, etc). In order to explain this, we learned about different frogs such as an American Bull Frog and a Red-Eyed Tree Frog. I explained that just like people, frogs come in all sorts of colours, sizes and each have their own unique characteristics.
This week is centred on pond life. These animals include beavers, frogs, ducks, and fish. We are learning about the importance of pond life and also reflect on how different animals and living things are needed in order to sustain it. Yesterday, we did a craft, which required gluing pieces of egg shells to a duck template on paper. For this activity, each student was paired up with another student. Together, they were required to create the duck collage. It turned out wonderfully and is for display in the classroom. It will also be displayed during arts night, which will be held later on this year.
We have been learning different letters. Over the past two weeks, we have learned to trace the letters Cc, Dd, and Qq. Please continue to encourage your child to trace these letters and review the letters we have covered during past classes prior to the Christmas break.
We also learned to sign new songs, which include the Five Little Ducks, the Five Speckled Frogs, and I have a little frog. Each of these songs relates to and reflects on our new unit of inquiry, which is focused around animals.
Each week will focus on a new group of animals. Again, this week is focused on animals that live in the pond.
This week's Show and Share volunteers are Hayden and Josef.
If you have any questions and/or comments, please feel free to email me.
Regards,
Miss H.
I hope everyone has had a wonderful start to the week!
Because our new unit focuses on animals in the environment, last week's focus was on animals that are amphibians. These include frogs, salamanders and caecilians. Most specifically, we discussed the characteristics of amphibians (cold blooded, live on both land and water, etc). In order to explain this, we learned about different frogs such as an American Bull Frog and a Red-Eyed Tree Frog. I explained that just like people, frogs come in all sorts of colours, sizes and each have their own unique characteristics.
This week is centred on pond life. These animals include beavers, frogs, ducks, and fish. We are learning about the importance of pond life and also reflect on how different animals and living things are needed in order to sustain it. Yesterday, we did a craft, which required gluing pieces of egg shells to a duck template on paper. For this activity, each student was paired up with another student. Together, they were required to create the duck collage. It turned out wonderfully and is for display in the classroom. It will also be displayed during arts night, which will be held later on this year.
We have been learning different letters. Over the past two weeks, we have learned to trace the letters Cc, Dd, and Qq. Please continue to encourage your child to trace these letters and review the letters we have covered during past classes prior to the Christmas break.
We also learned to sign new songs, which include the Five Little Ducks, the Five Speckled Frogs, and I have a little frog. Each of these songs relates to and reflects on our new unit of inquiry, which is focused around animals.
Each week will focus on a new group of animals. Again, this week is focused on animals that live in the pond.
This week's Show and Share volunteers are Hayden and Josef.
If you have any questions and/or comments, please feel free to email me.
Regards,
Miss H.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
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