Week of November 6th

Field Trip to the Fire Hall

Everyone really enjoyed our trip the Fire Hall on Wednesday. 

Before going, the class came up with many great "wonderings". 

Some included: 

- How many firetrucks will be there?

- Will there be a fire dog?

- How old are the firefighters?

- Why do they want to be firefighters?

Thank you so much to the parents who were able to volunteer on this trip! :) 

Literacy

This week we practiced printing the letter Cc. We noticed that both the uppercase C and lowercase c look the same and are written the same way, but the difference is their size. We also discussed the "Magic c". This magic letter turns into certain lowercase letters (o, q, d, g, s, a).

To form both uppercase and lowercase Cc:

- Start at the top.

- Curve down.

- Stop.

Jolly Phonics Song

We are clicking castanets,

/c/, /c/, /c/.

We are clicking castanets,

/c/, /c/, /c/.

We are clicking castanets,

clicking castanets,

We are clicking castanets,

/c/, /c/, /c/.

Many students chose to write about the first snow fall during Journal Writing this week.

Remembrance Day

This week we discussed the importance of Remembrance Day and the class was read A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Patterson. Students thoughtfully created poppies using Loose Parts Play materials.

First Snow Fall

Students were very excited about the first snow fall of the season! We will be working with students over the next few weeks on different strategies for getting dressed, undressed and keeping their cubby area organized with all their snow gear.

Promethean Board

As your child may have told you, we were lucky enough to receive a Promethean Board for our classroom last week. Students will be introduced to a variety of interactive math and literacy activities. This week students worked co-operatively with classmates using the Promethean Board to practice Ten Frames Skills.