Good afternoon everyone,
Today, we started off the day with letter worksheets. These worksheets had different letters that we have already learned about and traced in the past. They included vowels and consonants such as K and J. After, we got into our unit of inquiry surrounding animals and talked a little more about penguins. We each drew our own representation of a penguin and then I came around the table and wrote each student's favourite facts they learned about penguins.
After, we had a penguin race with "eggs" (balloons) between our legs. This was to show how male Emperor penguins walk while holding their baby egg between their feet. This was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed pretending to be a penguin!
We also talked about another arctic animal... it's white, big, cute and furry.... if you guessed a polar bear, then you're right!
This is what we learned:
1. Polar bears are the largest bears in the world.
2. They love to eat seals.
3. Polar bears love to swim (and they are very good at it!).
4. The only things that can hurt polar bears are us, so we must make sure to take care and respect these animals.
We also did a worksheet about Polar Bears. We did some scissor cutting exercises with shapes and also some fine motor skills activities. We also had story time and read books about Valentine's Day. We had music, but no French because we had another dress rehearsal after first lunch.
A reminder:
-The gala starts at 6 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012. PLEASE dress your child in red/white clothing ONLY for their performance. I know some parents have had some trouble finding red/white pants, so you CAN dress your child in beige pants!
-Spirit Day is on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Colours are red, white and pink.
-Next Friday is a PD Day. NO school on that day or the following Monday.
Thanks and have a great night!!!
Miss H.
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Wonderful Wednesday!
Today, we started off the day by talking about a certain animal that lives in cold climates. I will give you all a few hints:
1. It only lives in Antarctica.
2. It LOVES eating fish.
3. It is especially cute when it waddles.
If you guessed a penguin, then you were right! We talked about these facts about a penguin and, most specifically, talked about emperor penguins. We learned that these penguins only live in Antarctica and that the father holds the baby egg while the mommy goes to get food. We learned that the father holds and keeps the baby egg warm in between his feet so he has to be extra careful when he walks!
We did a penguin craft, using heart shapes to create our own "pet" penguins. We also did a worksheet Pp" for Penguin.
We had gym in the morning. After lunch, we had dress rehearsals for the concert, where the whole school got to see each other's performances. Everyone did so well at this rehearsal!
We ended the day with story time and silent reading.
A few reminders:
Have a great night!!!
1. It only lives in Antarctica.
2. It LOVES eating fish.
3. It is especially cute when it waddles.
If you guessed a penguin, then you were right! We talked about these facts about a penguin and, most specifically, talked about emperor penguins. We learned that these penguins only live in Antarctica and that the father holds the baby egg while the mommy goes to get food. We learned that the father holds and keeps the baby egg warm in between his feet so he has to be extra careful when he walks!
We did a penguin craft, using heart shapes to create our own "pet" penguins. We also did a worksheet Pp" for Penguin.
We had gym in the morning. After lunch, we had dress rehearsals for the concert, where the whole school got to see each other's performances. Everyone did so well at this rehearsal!
We ended the day with story time and silent reading.
A few reminders:
-The Gala is this Saturday, February 11. Please dress your child in red and or white clothing
-Spirt Dress-Up Day is on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Spirit colours are red, white, and pink.Have a great night!!!
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Terrific Tuesday!
As all of you know, the gala is fast approaching and we have been practicing and practicing our song, L-O-V-E by Nat Cole. This morning, we had another dress rehearsal on stage. We will be having dress rehearsals for the rest of the week. It went fairly well, but we are containing to practice singing louder and louder for all to hear this Saturday!
We also talked about our favourite animals: one that lives on land and one that lives in the water. We each characterized the animals we chose as either land or water animals. Many of us, including myself loved lions (land) and sharks (water). We displayed our preferences through beautiful drawings as well as creating them with coloured pattern blocks.
We also practiced the letter Kk by writing and sounding it out. We tried to think of animals that started with the letter K such as kangaroo, koala and kitty. After learning to trace the letter, we attempted to write it on our own. Some of us could do it right away and some took a little more time to figure it out. But, as many of us say, "practice makes perfect!" I encourage parents to sit and trace/write letters with their children whenever they can.
We also had french, gym and music today. We ended off the day with centres: drawing, building, practicing letter formation on the white board and "free choice," which was playing with "Rescue Hero" figures.
A reminder that:
-Gym is tomorrow as well. Please have your child come dressed in his/her gym uniform
-Ticket money for the gala is due by tomorrow the latest.
-Scholastic book orders have been sent out. They are due by Friday, February 10, 2012.
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Miss H.
We also talked about our favourite animals: one that lives on land and one that lives in the water. We each characterized the animals we chose as either land or water animals. Many of us, including myself loved lions (land) and sharks (water). We displayed our preferences through beautiful drawings as well as creating them with coloured pattern blocks.
We also practiced the letter Kk by writing and sounding it out. We tried to think of animals that started with the letter K such as kangaroo, koala and kitty. After learning to trace the letter, we attempted to write it on our own. Some of us could do it right away and some took a little more time to figure it out. But, as many of us say, "practice makes perfect!" I encourage parents to sit and trace/write letters with their children whenever they can.
We also had french, gym and music today. We ended off the day with centres: drawing, building, practicing letter formation on the white board and "free choice," which was playing with "Rescue Hero" figures.
A reminder that:
-Gym is tomorrow as well. Please have your child come dressed in his/her gym uniform
-Ticket money for the gala is due by tomorrow the latest.
-Scholastic book orders have been sent out. They are due by Friday, February 10, 2012.
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Miss H.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Happy Monday!
Good evening everyone,
Today, being such a mild day outside, was a great day overall. We have now begun our daily dress rehearsals for the upcoming gala this Saturday. From morning until lunch, we worked on letter-tracing activities, which went over a few letters - F, J, I and O. We also did some kindergarten readiness skills worksheets, which included scissor cutting exercises. Before lunch, we practiced writing and counting numbers. Today's focus was the number 4 because it is a little trickier to write!
After lunch, we had drama rehearsals. Everyone did SOOOO great. I'm so proud of all of the courageous JKAs because they were not shy to go up and belt it out for everyone!
After practicing, we had French. To sum up the day, we practiced our song and also had silent reading and story time.
A reminder:
BOTH tomorrow and Wednesday are gym days. Please dress your child in his/her gym uniform.
Spirit Day is on February 14. Spirit colours are red, white and pink.
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Today, being such a mild day outside, was a great day overall. We have now begun our daily dress rehearsals for the upcoming gala this Saturday. From morning until lunch, we worked on letter-tracing activities, which went over a few letters - F, J, I and O. We also did some kindergarten readiness skills worksheets, which included scissor cutting exercises. Before lunch, we practiced writing and counting numbers. Today's focus was the number 4 because it is a little trickier to write!
After lunch, we had drama rehearsals. Everyone did SOOOO great. I'm so proud of all of the courageous JKAs because they were not shy to go up and belt it out for everyone!
After practicing, we had French. To sum up the day, we practiced our song and also had silent reading and story time.
A reminder:
BOTH tomorrow and Wednesday are gym days. Please dress your child in his/her gym uniform.
Spirit Day is on February 14. Spirit colours are red, white and pink.
Have a great night!!!!
Miss H.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Good afternoon!
Hello everyone,
Today, we started off with our third unit of inquiry, Sharing the planet. With regards to this unit, we continued to learn about animals, most specifically those that live in the ocean. Today, we focused on sharks and whales. We talked about the differences, especially physical ones, between different types of sharks and whales. We learned about killer whales, blue whales, whale sharks, hammerhead sharks and great white sharks. As inquirers we worked together to discuss the differences between these two animals. Based on their names and physical characteristics, we also realized that some animals can be misleading. For example, a whale shark, we realized, is actually a shark, but it is SO big that it can be often mistaken for a whale. We also agreed that, although they look big and scary, they're actually pretty friendly and only feed on tiny species such as plankton. Moral of a story for the day: never judge a book by its cover; it might have you fooled!
We also did a craft and made tropical fish using coloured pieces of tissue paper. They are on display in the classroom. We did some exercises on shapes and numbers using worksheets. We also finished up on perfecting our tracing skills of the letter Jj.
Well, that ends another wonderful week at St. Jude's Academy. I wish all of you the happiest of weekends.
GO PATRIOTS!
Miss H.
Today, we started off with our third unit of inquiry, Sharing the planet. With regards to this unit, we continued to learn about animals, most specifically those that live in the ocean. Today, we focused on sharks and whales. We talked about the differences, especially physical ones, between different types of sharks and whales. We learned about killer whales, blue whales, whale sharks, hammerhead sharks and great white sharks. As inquirers we worked together to discuss the differences between these two animals. Based on their names and physical characteristics, we also realized that some animals can be misleading. For example, a whale shark, we realized, is actually a shark, but it is SO big that it can be often mistaken for a whale. We also agreed that, although they look big and scary, they're actually pretty friendly and only feed on tiny species such as plankton. Moral of a story for the day: never judge a book by its cover; it might have you fooled!
We also did a craft and made tropical fish using coloured pieces of tissue paper. They are on display in the classroom. We did some exercises on shapes and numbers using worksheets. We also finished up on perfecting our tracing skills of the letter Jj.
Well, that ends another wonderful week at St. Jude's Academy. I wish all of you the happiest of weekends.
GO PATRIOTS!
Miss H.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Happy Groundhog Day, everyone!
How is everyone doing? I hope you are all have a wonderful day.
Yesterday, we continued on learning about ocean animals, which included a sea star, a sea horse and a jellyfish. We learned that stars fish are more commonly being referred to as sea stars because they are less like fish and more like sea urchins or sand dollars. We also learned that they have no blood (their blood is filtered ocean water!). Sea horses look very much like horses (except much smaller!) and do not have a stomach so they need to keep eating and eating in order to be healthy. We also discussed facts about a jellyfish, learning that they do not have heart, blood or brain... interesting!! They also make a good meal, which is a delicacy in certain restaurants. In fact, Miss H. tried jellyfish at a dim sum restaurant this past weekend! Tasty!
Today's focus was on two other sea creatures... a dolphin and an octopus!
We learned that dolphins are extremely smart animals who depend on echolocation. They are also very good jumpers (is there a dolphin olympics we don't know about?). Dolphins are so cool that they even have their OWN language and no dolphin sounds the same. They do this through squeaking and whistling. Similar to us, don't you think?
We learned that an octopus has eight arms and NO bones. That's why they can fit into teeny, tiny holes and places, which is a good escape tool. We watched a clip on an octopus, showing its flexibility. We also learned that they need three hearts in order to get enough oxygen. That's why they live in such cold, oxygen-filled waters!!!!
We made octopuses using purple balloons and blue tissue paper. I'm sure you have all seen them after school. We also made some ocean memory cards. I encourage parents to play this game with their children!!
We worked on the letter Jj and also did some shapes worksheets. At the end of the day, we had story time and read about pandas. The book was called Little Panda.
We had french and music.
I hope everyone has a great day!!!
Miss H.
Yesterday, we continued on learning about ocean animals, which included a sea star, a sea horse and a jellyfish. We learned that stars fish are more commonly being referred to as sea stars because they are less like fish and more like sea urchins or sand dollars. We also learned that they have no blood (their blood is filtered ocean water!). Sea horses look very much like horses (except much smaller!) and do not have a stomach so they need to keep eating and eating in order to be healthy. We also discussed facts about a jellyfish, learning that they do not have heart, blood or brain... interesting!! They also make a good meal, which is a delicacy in certain restaurants. In fact, Miss H. tried jellyfish at a dim sum restaurant this past weekend! Tasty!
Today's focus was on two other sea creatures... a dolphin and an octopus!
We learned that dolphins are extremely smart animals who depend on echolocation. They are also very good jumpers (is there a dolphin olympics we don't know about?). Dolphins are so cool that they even have their OWN language and no dolphin sounds the same. They do this through squeaking and whistling. Similar to us, don't you think?
We learned that an octopus has eight arms and NO bones. That's why they can fit into teeny, tiny holes and places, which is a good escape tool. We watched a clip on an octopus, showing its flexibility. We also learned that they need three hearts in order to get enough oxygen. That's why they live in such cold, oxygen-filled waters!!!!
We made octopuses using purple balloons and blue tissue paper. I'm sure you have all seen them after school. We also made some ocean memory cards. I encourage parents to play this game with their children!!
We worked on the letter Jj and also did some shapes worksheets. At the end of the day, we had story time and read about pandas. The book was called Little Panda.
We had french and music.
I hope everyone has a great day!!!
Miss H.
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