A Visit From Father Ken

Father Ken frequently stops by to say hello.  Yesterday, he came with a lovely Christmas story about a Wombat in Australia.  The children were excellent listeners and were very curious about wombats.  A special thank you to Father Ken for reading to our class.

 

Mystery Reader #4

A special thank you to Kate's Grandma...she was our Monday morning Mystery Reader.  The children were actively involved in reading "Pete the Cat Saves Christmas."  Thank you very much for your little gifts for all of the students.

 

Reminders

WOW..time is flying...Christmas break is almost here!

REMINDERS:

On Wednesday, we have our annual Christmas Dinner/Lunch at the church.  It is always delicious (corn, potatoes, gravy, turkey, buns)! The students will only need to pack a small morning and afternoon snack on Wednesday.

On Friday, the kids can wear P.J.'s to school (Pyjama Day) as we get ready to relax for the Christmas break.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our little angels.  They all did a fantastic job at the Christmas concert.  We practised lots and had lots of fun learning the songs.  They were amazing!

The Second Candle (Light)

Dear God,

It is hard to wait.  We are waiting

and getting ready for Jesus' birthday.

Help us to be kind and patient while

we wait.

                                     Amen.

Advent

Today we introduced Advent.  The students made an Advent Wreath and added the first candle.  Each week we will add the next candle and recite the week's prayer. Today we prayed using the following prayer:

The First Candle

Dear God, help us to get ready for Jesus' birthday.

Help us to be kind while waiting.

Amen.

Creative Astronauts

It has been a busy week in Kindergarten.

Paper Mache in progress...

 

 

Busy making rockets and space vehicles!

Teagan's Show and Share

Teagan is the Star of the Week!  She convinced her mom to bring in her puppies for her show and share.  The puppies were adorable!  Thank you Teagan (and Melissa and Tenly) for sharing your cuties!!

Mystery Reader #3

We had another Mystery Reader today.
Clue #1 - I am a girl.
Clue #2 - One of my children has red/orange hair.
Clue #3 - You can find me close by.
Thank you Mrs. Tucker (Cole's mom) for surprising us! We loved your book about the Tucker Farm.

Thank you Mr. Wilson

Yesterday Mr. Wilson surprised us as our second Mystery Reader.  His clues were fantastic (#1 - I wear glasses and am bald, #2 - My favourite colour is red, and #3 - I like Dr. Seuss and Pete the Cat Books).  Mr. Wilson was dressed in red and full of energy...the kids LOVED his visit!
Thank you Mr. Wilson for coming and for the new addition to our book shelf.

 

Exploding into Space

This week we asked the students what they wondered/wanted to learn about.  Outer Space was of interest to many of the kids.  Yesterday the kids told us "what they know" about space and today they told us "what they wonder" about space.  WOW...we have some excited kids!

 

Remembrance Day Activity

We made poppies with our reading buddy class.  The poppies were added to a school bulletin board.

 

 

Our Little Readers

The Year One students have been introduced to reading using beginning strategies and finger tracking.  When reading at home please encourage finger tracking and looking at the pictures for clues.  The Year Two students should be encouraged to use their knowledge of sounds to decode unfamiliar words.  Some of our students continued our reading lesson during play time today.

 

Happy Birthday!!

Exploring Masks - Can you guess who we are?

                      

Learning the Rosary

This year we are fortunate to have Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Ward visit our class (once a month) to teach our students about the rosary.  The students were engaged with stories, songs, and Mrs. Graham's wooden rosary.

Writing, Writing, Writing....

Last week we had many young authors in our class.  The kids have been busy making books and then sharing them with the whole group.