What did you do today?

1.  Today, my mommy came for Christmas Craft Day.  We went to every centre.  My favourite centre was preparing the reindeer food.  (Lucia)

2.  Today, I went to the library.  There, I made a candy cane with a pipe cleaner and beads.  My mom helped me.  (Andrea)

3.  Today, I went to the building centre.  I built an arrow so everybody knows where to go without bumping into anybody.  (Veeran)

4.  Today, I decorated my popsicle stick Christmas tree.  (Laura)
5.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  I coloured Baby Jesus and a reindeer.  (Gia)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I wrote what I want for Christmas:  "Cher Père Noël, je veux ... and I cut and glued picture of what I want.  (Seanna)
2.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I picked what I want for Christmas.  (Aniyah)
3.  Today, I decorated a Christmas tree.  (Andrea)
4.  Today, I helped make cookies.  (Adam)
5.  Today, I coloured a Christmas tree.  (Donita)
6.  Today, we practised our surprise for our parents who are coming to our Christmas Craft Morning.  (Lily)

Note:
1.  Christmas Craft morning begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9:30 sharp.  We have a little surprise for you :)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I wrote 'Christmas' and drew pictures on the SMARTboard.  (Andrew)
2.  Today, I played the game "Race to the North Pole".  (Lily)
3.  Today, I went to the Art Centre and I coloured a Christmas tree.  (Sophie)
4.  Today, I played in the pirate ship.  (Antonio)
5.  Today, I balled up little pieces of tissue paper to decorate the ornaments on the Christmas tree.  (Noku)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played at the SMARTboard.  I wrote words like "Joyeux Noël". (Andrew)
2.  Today, I went to the Art Centre and I made a bird.  The lines show that the bird is tweeting.  (Gia)
3.  Today, we made Mme Carroll cry because we read all of the French words on the board.  (Donita)
4.  Today, I put letters on a string.  (Taha)
5.  Today, we Mme Carroll read us a book called Pat le Chat dépanne le Père Noël.  Before we read it, we looked at the illustration on the cover page and read the title to predict what the story will be about. (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, we had a Kindergarten Advent liturgy in the Learning Commons.  Sophie read a French intention.  (Donita)
2.  Today, I went to the pirate ship.  (Andrew)
3.  Today, we read all of the words on the white board.  Mrs. Carroll cried because we didn't need her help.  (Lily)
4.  Today, we decorated a gingerbread cookie.  (Louis)
5.  Today, I went to the light table.  I made 2 Christmas light patterns (AB and AABB).  (Aniyah)

Notes:

1.  Please find a paper bag with a gingerbread cookie inside!  That is the cookie your child decorated this morning.

2.  Please find a note in the agenda regarding Christmas Craft Day.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a Christmas tree at the Art Centre.  I made my tree with construction paper strips.  (Taha)
2.  Today, I made a candy cane.  The white stripes had French word wall words on them.  "C'est", "et", and "j'ai" are three of the words that were on my candy cane.  (Lucia)
3.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre and I did a Christmas stocking with French word wall words on it.
4.  Today, I went to the Science Centre.  I made Christmas trees with pipe cleaners.  My first tree was flat.  Mme Carroll gave me a special job.  It was to think of how I could make my Christmas tree stand by itself.  I tried.  I will try again tomorrow.  Lucia suggested I make a base.  (Erin)
5.  Today, at the light table, I made a Christmas lights pattern.  It was red, green, and repeat.  It was an AB pattern.  (Jamie).  I made a pattern too.  I also made an AB pattern.  My teacher gave me a challenge.  I had to make another pattern with only the two colours.  I made an AABB pattern.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre and I wrote Christmas words.  (Gia)
2.  Today, I went to the Art Centre and I made an ornament.  (Samuella)
3.  Today, we made Mme Carroll cry.  She cried because we read the whole morning message by ourselves and we didn't need her.  (Lily)
4.  Today, I drew a treasure map.  (Andrew)
5.  Today, I played at the Christmas magnetic bin.  (Taha)

Note:

Parents and Guardians, please review with your child how to use tissues.  Some of our friends are being wasteful.  We are quickly running out of tissues boxes.  Thank you :)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Art Centre to colour Christmas pictures.  (Seanna)
2.  Today, we prepared the pirate ship, the treasure chest and treasure sensory bin.  (Donita)
3.  Today, I played at the magnetic Christmas sensory bin.  I found out which things are magnetic and non-magnetic.  (Taha)
4.  Today, I practised my French intention, with Mrs. Carroll, for our Advent Liturgy Monday.  (Sophie)
5.  Today, I played the Reindeer Math Game with Gia.  I rolled a number cube and had to move the reindeer that many spots.  (Andrea)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I drew a picture of my mommy.  (Antonio)
2.  Today, I wrote a Christmas message for Ciara.  (Aidan)
3.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  I made a stage with a magician.  I drew it with crayons and pencils.  (Aniyah)
4.  Today, I sang a song called "On vous souhaite Joyeux Noël".  (Seanna)
5.  Today, I played at the Math Centre with Mrs. Carroll.  We played a reindeer Math game.  I had to say how many dots I rolled with the number cube and move my reindeer that many spots.  (Taha)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I decorated my Christmas tree with gems.  (Laura)
2.  Today, I wrote a Christmas message to my parents.  (Deshmi)
3.  Today, I went to the Science Centre.  I was trying to quiet a jingle bell.  I couldn't do it.  Tomorrow, I will try again.  (Veeran)
4.  Today, we sang "Oh What a Wonderful Night!"
5.  Today, I went the sensory bin.  I figured out which items in the sensory bin are magnetic.  (Jamie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a pattern with bugs.  I did a blue, red pattern.  (Donita)
2.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I wrote Christmas words that were on a Christmas box.  Inside the box, there was Christmas paper.  (Aniyah)
3.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  I made a Christmas tree by stamping paint with toilet rolls on paper.   (Noku)
4.  Today, I went to the Listening Centre. I listened to French Christmas songs.  (Samuella)
5. Today, we read a book called J'aime Noël.  (Owen)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I coloured a carrot.  (Adam)
2.  Today, I went to the Art centre.  I cut out my Christmas tree.  (Noku)
3.  Today, I went to the sensory bin.  In the sensory bin there are magnets, bells and Christmas ornaments.  (Andrea)
4.  Today, we danced the Reindeer Pokey.
5.  Today, we listened to a book called A Pirate's 12 Days of Christmas. (Sophie)

December Post

Last month we attended a workshop that talked about a new way of reporting children's progress using a method called 'Four Frame of Documentation'. The Ontario government came out with an addendum to the Full Day Kindergarten curriculum. In it was a new phrase that caught my attention-'Noticing and naming the learning'. This noticing and naming the learning method is a crucial part of the educator's role in helping children understand what it is they are learning and why is it important. Children learn and progress at their own pace and however small-it can be a cause for celebration. Keeping that in mind, Mrs. Carroll and I have begun to document the various ways learning that are taking place in our class room.

The writing center is one of the most favorite activities this year. Here we have a variety of writing samples that fills all student's needs. From list making to labeling to jotting down in a graph paper their friends' favorite colours. We have students share their work on a regular basis claiming ownership and feeling good about their work- it's a great step towards boosting their self confidence.

Children are excited to create a pirate ship in the dramatic center and chalking out a map that would lead them to a treasure hunt! I can already see children going into every nook and corner of the room with a hand drawn map in search of the 'hidden treasure'! We shall have to wait and see what they find in the end!!

Children love Art. They love to use paint, pastels, water colors, colored pencil and and clay to create things of beauty. When they have a lot of  choice, they love the experience even more. It's evidently more about the process than the product. Last week we read stories on the subject of lines. It is called 'The Elephant Cannot Dance' series. Children learned that lines are created to express meaning and children created their own lines to create their own stories.

I made an orange snake!
This way we are trying to incorporate literacy materials in art form by using plasticine and lines to create art forms. Childrenlove being creative and we foster their artistic skills without stifling them or trying to be judgmental. 

Last week we had two important guests visit us. The Fire Safety officer talked about how to stay safe and hazard free in case of a fire. We also had a visit from a famous and professional ballet group. Children enjoyed the interactive session with the dancers. They learned terms like ballerina and danseur, tutus and special ballet shoes- l pointe which are made with special canvas materials and glue and ribbon. They also learned big words like choreography!

In the math center, children are continuing  to describe, sort, classify, build and compare. They are also exploring weights and measurement with a variety of materials and methods.

Our science engineers are busy building structures and forms built from  built from different types of legos and konnects.

The month of December is all about celebration. The children are busy working together to create Art and crafts for the special days ahead. (photos). They are busy decorating the class with Christmas decorations and getting ready for the craft fair which is to take place soon. They look forward to taking home their special creations for the holidays!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Book Fair.  I bought a book.  I gave money to the librarian for the book.  (Andrew)
2.  Today, I mixed blue and yellow paint with a magnetic wand and magnetic marbles.  Blue and yellow mixed together make green.  Tomorrow, we will cut a Christmas tree  out of the green.  (Naomi)
3.  Today, I made a pirate out of tissue paper.  (Lily)
4.  Today, I built with Lego.  (Juan Miguel)
5.  Today, I we made Mme Carroll cry because we read the whole French morning message.  (Louis)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I drew things we will need for our pirate ship.  (Aidan)
2.  Today, I made my home with tissue paper.  I drew what makes me happy.  (Archita)
3.  Today, I drew God because God made us.  (Owen)
4.  Today, we wrote a list of things we need for our pirate ship.  (Laura)
5.  Today, we sang a prayer called "Light the Advent Candle".  (Noku)

Note:
Tomorrow, we are going to the Scholastic Book Fair.  If you would like your child to purchase a book, please send in money in a Ziploc type bag, labeled with your child's name and the total amount of money sent.

What did you do today?

1. Today, I saw ballet dancers.  (Andrea)
2.  Today, we saw a firefighter.  I crawled under pretend smoke.  (Veeran)
3.  Today, I saw Miss Sachelle put on a firefigher's uniform.  (Naomi)
4.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  We talked about what makes me happy.  What makes me happy me and my stuffies snuggled up together in bed. I did tissue paper art to show that.  (Lucia)
5.  Today, I drew daddy on the whiteboard.  (Laura)

What did you do today?

1. Today, Archita, Noku, Aniyah and Veeran's day to Show and Tell.  (Jamie)
2.  Today, we read the book Jack and the Beanstalk.  I estimated how long the giant's foot is.  I then measured it with snap cubes.  (Taha)
3.  Today, I traced my hand to make an Advent wreath.  (Andrew)
4.  Today, we went to the gym for a Reach for the Stars assembly.  (Samuella)
5.  Today, Mrs. Singh showed us ballerina dancers on the SMARTboard.  (Antonio)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played with Lego.  I made an airplane.  (Juan Miguel)
2.  Today, we brought snow inside.  Then, I predicted that the snow would melt right after Quiet Time.  I was right!  (Owen)
3.  Today, I played teacher.  I chose the queen of the day.  (Naomi)
4.  Today, I listened to French music at the Listening Centre.  I was singing the words to "Les soldats" and doing the actions to "L'autobus".   (Sophie)
5.  Today, the questions on the morning message board was "Aimes-tu manger la neige?" Some friends like to eat snow.  After the snow melted, we saw water, little tiny things like sand and pieces of branches.  So, some friends now don't want to eat snow anymore.  (Lily)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played with Lego.  First, I drew a guy.  Then, I built it.  Then, I made a house with Seanna and Erin.  (Jamie)
2.  Today, we read the book The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?.  Then, I went to the Art Centre and I made Pigeon with a cookie and Duckling gave the cookie to him.  (Lucia)
3.  Today, I wrote a survey.  I asked, "What is your favourite season?"  (Lily )
4.  Today, I did my  Show and Tell.  My friends asked me 5 questions and then they had to guess what I brought.  They had 3 guesses.
5.  Today, we saw a video about not going in someone's personal space.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1. Today, I drew a home.  I made the home with Lego.  (Archita)
2.  Today, I wrote a survey.  I asked "Quel est ton animal préféré?"  (Noku)
3.  Today, I made a magic wand with K'Nex.  (Laura)
4.  Today, I made an alligator with plasticine.  (Antonio)
5.  The other day, we read the story Pigeon Wants a Puppy.  Today, I made a pigeon out of plasticine.  I also made a magic flower because Pigeon likes flowers.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I drew Elsa walking away from Anna. Anna wanted Elsa to bring back summer.  But, Elsa didn't want to.  I showed that Elsa and Anna were walking by drawing lines by their feet.  (Erin)
2.  Today, I was learning how to do a survey.  The questions I asked was "What is your favourite song?"  Then, I asked my friends the question.  My friends had to write their name over their favourite song.  (Avery)
3.  Today, it was Sophie and Owen's "Show and Tell".  Lily asked Sophie about the colour of her item.  Taha asked Owen what shape his object has. (Jamie)
4.  Today, I looked at a recipe book.  I copied my favourite recipe. (Gia)
5.  Today, I was writing ingredients for "Poppy's Favourite Chocolate Cake".  (Sam)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, we read the whole morning message.  (Louis)
2.  Today, I went to the bakery.  I made cookies.  (Juan Miguel)
3.  Today, I asked my friends a question (a survey).   The questions was "Quel est ton animal domestique préféré?"  (Gia)
4.  Today, I made a magic wand with K'Nex.  (Samuella)
5.  Today, I drew my mom, my dad, Patrick and a door.  (Laura)

Note:
Please send in the ballet form, if you have not already done so. We are going to the Greenboro Library next week.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, Ms. Giles sent us an email because she read our blog.  She said that we had a fun day!  (Jamie)
2.  Today, we read a book called Pigeon Wants a Puppy.  (Donita)
3.  Today, we learned about lines, how lines are used to tell a story.  For example, when the pigeon waves hello, we see little lines around his wing, to show that he is waving his wing.  (Seanna)
4.  Today, I sang the alphabet.  (Adam)
5.  Today, I colored a color book.  I read my book to Mrs. Carroll.  (Naomi)

Note:
Tomorrow is a PD day.  See you Monday!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a book about colors.  (Seanna)
2.  Today, I went to the bakery.  I was the customer.  (Aniyah)
3.  Today, I played a number game.  I had to say really quickly what number was on the number cube.  (Owen)
4.  Today, we read the morning message.  (Andrew)
5.  Today, I went to the listening centre.  I listened to English songs.  (Deshmi)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I helped write a book about a dinosaur (Pop mange de toutes les couleurs).  When he eats certain colors, he changes into those colors.  (Erin)
2.  Today, we read a story about a dinosaur who changes into the colors of the foods he eats. The title is Pop mange de toutes les couleurs.  (Avery)
3.  Today, I played teacher.  I was helping friends read and spell their names.  (Samuella)
4.  Today, I made a pattern:  pine cone, pine cone, blue gem and repeat.  (Noku)
5.  Today, I played on the SMARTboard.  I sorted the living and the non-living things.  (Louis)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a pattern.  My pattern was two pine cones and a blue gem, and repeat.  (Juan Miguel)
2.  Today, I played in the bakery.  (Antonio)
3.  Today, I went to the Science Centre.  I sorted the living and non-living things.  (Aniyah)
4.  Today, we read a Remembrance Day book. We saw poppies and soldiers.  (Sam)
5.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  I painted a big heart, with little hearts around it.  I painted a small poppy inside my big heart.  I used black and red.  I used the colour red because it means love.  (Lucia)

Note:

Please remember to send in the permission slip for our visit to the Greenboro Library to meet with the professional dancers of the Jorgen ballet.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I drew a picture with a black marker.  Then, I coloured my picture in red because red means love.  (Taha)
2.  Today, I coloured a peace picture.  (Lily)
3.  Today, I drew a picture of soldiers.  (Antonio)
4.  Today, I went to the Dramatic Centre.  I was the customer.  I bought braided bread (un pain tressé).  (Sophie)
5. Today, I read a book about a thousand things.  (Veeran)

Notes:

1.  Children are asked to wear black and red tomorrow for Remembrance Day.

2.  If you have not yet booked your interview time for Wednesday, please do so on "You Can Book Me".  We only have a few spots left!  Instructions were handed out last week

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a pattern.  (Juan Miguel)
2.  Today, I played at the Blocks Centre.  I built a big castle (un château).  (Taha)
3.  Today, I painted a poppy.  (Antonio)
4.  Today, we went to the gym.  Maasai Warriors came to our school to talk to us.  (Deshmi)
5.  Today, I played with Swimetta.  I tested what floats and what sinks.  (Owen)

Note:
Please find in your child`s agenda, 2 items:
1.  Photograph proofs;
2. Permission form to walk to the Greenboro Library to visit with the professional dancers of Ballet Jorgen.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Science Centre.  I drew a picture of Owen because he is living.  (Veeran)
2.  Today, I was playing with Swimetta on the SMARTboard.  I was sorting things that sink and things that float.  (Aniyah).
3.  Today, I went to the Art Centre and I made a poppy.  I traced a poppy.  Then I painted the centre black and the petals red.  (Lucia)
4.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre to draw a poppy.  (Andrea)
5.  Today, I read a poem called "Little Poppy".  (Sophie)

Note:
Scholastic orders are in your child's agenda.  If you would like to order, please submit your order on or before November 15th.  

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played in the Blocks Centre.  I played with the big police car.  (Antonio)
2.  Today, I drew a picture of a poppy (un coquelicot).  (Andrew)
3.  Today, I played teacher.  (Deshmi)
4.  Today, we went on a school bus (it remained parked in our school's driveway).  We practised how to use the emergency exit.  (Naomi)
5.  Today, we learned that living things eat (mange), breathe (respire), grow (grandit) and reproduce (se reproduise).  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I wrote down friends' names and I drew them.  (Seanna)
2.  Today, I went to the bakery.  I pretended to make a pancake. (Aidan)
3.  Today, I played superhero letters with Mrs. Carroll.  I had to match the lower case letters with the upper case letters.  (Antonio)
4.  Today, I mixed paint colors.  I created purple.  I made purple by mixing blue and red.  (Archita)
5.  Today, I went to the Art Centre.  I created blueish grey by mixing black and white and blue. (Lucia)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I did three patterns.  I did "pine cone, green gem" and repeat.  I did "white gem, blue gem" and repeat.  My last pattern was "white gem, green gem" and repeat. (Lucia)
2.  Today, we listened to a story called Trois souris peintres" (Veeran)
3.  Today, I drew pictures and wrote words about our bakery.  (Noku)
4.  Today, I sorted living (vivants) and non-living (non-vivants) things. (Taha)
5.  Today, I drew my whole family.  (Andrew)

November Update

If you were to pass by the Yellow Caterpillar classroom these days, you would hear the children humming “L’automne est arrivé!” (Fall is here). As the season has arrived, we are learning fall and Halloween vocabulary in Language and Art, and soon we will be talking about Remembrance Day. We had fun visiting Miller’s Farm and picking out pumpkins. In class we cut up the gourds and pumpkins and the children had a tactile experience learning what the insides are made from! We also had fun picking fall leaves and replicating them with pastels in Art class. Along with that, we are learning elements of design: colour, line and texture. 

In Math we continue to do sorting and classification, as well number sense, counting from one to twenty, forwards and backwards, and skip counting by two for their better understanding.

The children are very excited to build a bakery in the Dramatic Arts area- they also look very cute in their chef’s hats. When we were brainstorming ideas about what we would need in the bakery, the kids surprised me with their vast knowledge of all things cooking and left me with the impression that they must be helping out in their kitchens at home! 

For Halloween the classroom was decorated with pumpkins, owls and monsters. In Gym, the children had fun trying to balance mini gourds on their heads.

And throwing and catching ‘ghost balloons’ in the air with their scoops.

We had so much fun during the Halloween dance-o-thon, wearing our costumes and dancing up a storm! And we ended the day with a costume parade.

We will continue to learn more things about the seasonal changes as winter is soon approaching. With that in mind, I would like to remind parents to dress the children warmly according to the colder weather.

Till we meet again!

Mrs. Singh

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I was at the Art Centre.  We mixed paint.  If I mix red and blue, I will get purple.  If I mix red and yellow, I will get orange.  If I mix blue and yellow, I will get green.  (Aniyah)
2.  Today, I played at the Math Centre.  I created a pattern.  It was pine cone, gem and repeat.  (Sam)
3.  Today, I played at the Science Centre.  I sorted living and non-living things.  (Naomi)
4.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I wrote letters.  (Andrea)
5.  Today, I played a game on the SMARTboard.  It was about sinking and floating things.  The fish who talked during the activity is called Swimetta.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a haunted house with foamies.  (Naomi)
2.  Today, I was writing on the whiteboard.  (Adam)
3.  Today, I practised my ABCs with Mme Carroll.  (Archita)
4.  Today, I colored a Halloween picture.  (Andrea)
5.  Today, we went to the gym for a Reach for the Stars assembly.  (Louis)

Note:

Happy Halloween!  Boo!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I measured how wide the gourd is.  It is 6 snap cubes wide.  (Veeran)
2.  Today, I made a car at the Block Centre.  (Zac)
3.  Today, I made a cat at the Art Centre.  I painted it black and I tried to put a tail but I couldn't.  Tomorrow, I will work with a friend to try to find a way to put the tail on.  (.Lucia)
4.  Today, I went at the Writing Centre.  I finished my pumpkin book.  Then, I read it to Mrs. Carroll.  (Seanna)
5. Today, I read the friends' names to Mrs. Singh.  (Deshmi)

Notes:

1.Earlier this week, you received a brown envelope with Dance-A-Thon information.  When you have collected money, send in the envelope tomorrow or Friday.

2.  Friday is Halloween costume day!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I was measuring the pumpkin with snap cubes.  It measured 15 snap cubes tall. (Zac and Aidan)
2.  Today, I played in the bakery.  (A.)
3.  Today, I sorted the bears at the Math Centre.  I sorted them by size.  (Sophie)
4.  Today, I made a list.  (Andrea)
5.  Today, we followed a recipe.  We made clay.  (Avery)
6.  Today, we made baked goods (e.g., pretzels, croissants).  (Lily)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I went to the Writing Centre.  I made a Five Little Pumpkins book.  (Seanna)
2.  Today, I put pumpkins on a placemat.  I had to match the lower case letters with the upper case letters.  (Aidan)
3.  Today, I read a hockey magazine.  (Veeran)
4.  Today, I painted a bakery sign for the bakery.  Before, we measured how big our sign should be with snap cubes.
5.  Today, I made a cake in the bakery.  (Deshmi)

Notes:

1.  Tomorrow is picture day.
2.  Please find in your child's agenda bag, all information you need regarding our upcoming Dance-A-Thon.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made a poster with Sophie for the bakery.  We wrote "Bakery" and "Pâtisserie".  (Lucia)
2.  Today, I played teacher and read the morning message.  (Deshmi)
3.  Today, I drew a pumpkin by looking at one at the Science centre.  (Owen)
4.  Today, I made a book.  The title is L'automne est arrivé.  (Lily)
5.  Today, I asked everybody what their favorite color was. (Sophie)

Note:

It was Owen's birthday!  He gave everyone a stamp.  Thank you, Owen and Happy Birthday!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I pretended to be the teacher.  I was picking a king or queen of the day.  (Samuella)
2.  Today, I went to the Math Centre.  I sorted modes of transportation.  (Veeran)
3.  Today, we read a new poem titled "Pumpkins".  (Gia)
4.  Today, I cut letters in magazines and placed them on a poster.  (Taha)
5.  Today, we went to the gym for Thanksgiving mass.  (Aidan)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I wrote a book titled Fall is Here!  (Gia)
2.  Today, I made a necklace with the letters of my name.  (Zacharia)
3.  Today, I went to the Blocks Centre and I built a plane.  (Juan Miguel)
4.  Today, I went to Math.  I made a chart because I sorted the items by color and by type.  (Lucia)
5.  Today, Mrs. Carroll did her show and share.  We asked her 5 questions and then we had 3 guesses.  She did a show and tell with a pumpkin! (Aidan)

Note:

We are beginning our show and tell.  Please look at the calendar that was given to you last week to see when your child will be bringing in their show and tell item.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, we went to Miller's Farm.  We went on a wagon ride. (Donita)
2. Today, we picked our own pumpkins at the farm.  (Owen)
3.  Today, we ate an apple at the farm while reading books.  (Avery)
4.  Today, we listened to the song "L'automne est arrivé".  (Lily)
5.  Today, we recited the poem "Petites feuilles".  (Lucia)

Note:
Thank you to the moms and dads who came to Miller's Farm with us!  We had a lot of fun!

What did we do today?

1.  The other day, I had a question about gourds.  I was wondering if the different gourds looked the same inside.  Today, we cut the gureourds.  I found out they are almost the same inside.  It looks like the inside of a pumpkin.  (Erin)
2.  Today, I made a graph with bears.  I sorted them by color.  (Owen)
3.  Today, I was playing with the blocks.  I made a car.  (Zac)
4.  Today, I painted two fall pictures.  (Lily)
5.  Today, we read a singing book.  It was The Leaves are Falling One by One.

Note:

This Monday, October 17th, we are going to Miller's Farm.  The bus will leave at 9:30.  If you have been confirmed as a parent volunteer, please come to the kindergarten atrium at 9:20.  We will return to school around 11:45.  Please ensure your child wears warm outside clothing, including mittens (not gloves), perhaps rain boots and a hat.  If it will be a cold day, your child should wear a winter coat, hat and boots.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I drew a ladybug.  (Laura)
2.  Today, we read a morning message.  (Antonio)
3.  Today, I wrote the names of the French colors.  (Juan Miguel)
4.  Today, I sorted.  I sorted the water animals by color.  (Owen)
5.  Today, we listed things we need to make a bakery.  (Lily)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I picked a huge leaf and taped it to my paper.  I traced it with a black marker and I colored it with pastels.  (Lucia)
2.  Today, I practised letters and their sounds with Mrs. Carroll.  (Sam)
3.  Today, I played with blocks.  I built a Lego castle.  (Andrew)
4.  Today, I sorted the buttons.  I sorted by size and how many holes they have.  (Owen)
5.  Today, we went to the Learning Commons to learn how to be safe when we are walking.  A crossing guard talked to us about pedestrian safety.  (Jamie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I picked letters from a cauldron.  I practised the letter names and sounds.  (Juan Miguel)
2.  Today, I pretended to be the teacher.  I read names from the envelope.  (Deshmi)
3.  Today, I played at the Blocks Centre.  I build a construction truck.  (Antonio)
4.  Today, I practised my numbers.  (Donita)
5.  Today, I looked at a book.  It was a Shubert book.  (Veeran)

Note:
1.  Scholastic book order is due tomorrow if you are interested in ordering this month.
2.  If you have not yet sent in your permission form for our Miller's Farm trip, please do so as soon as possible.
3.  If you have yet to pay your activity fee, please do so as soon as possible.  If not, your child will not be able to attend Monday's trip.

New School Year - 2016

Hello Parents,

Yellow Caterpillar’s Mrs. Singh here, welcoming you to a new school year!

We are already a month in and are continuing to settle into the daily routines of school life: classroom rules, tidying up, safety, and getting a sense of our new surroundings.

This is a crucial time for our little ones, where they start to develop social skills and cues—listening, respecting other’s spaces, taking turns, making friends, and feeling good about themselves in the progress they’ve made. Our play-based program is one that builds on these skills and values. Over this school year we will lay the foundation for learning and fostering independence.

As the seasons are starting to change, we are encouraging our students to pick up on visual cues that recognize transformation—how the leaves turn color, the air gets colder—to build an understanding of how these changes will affect them, that learning to adapt is part of the fundamentals of education. That is, our content of teaching material aims to embody our students’ experience of everyday life.

In science we are experimenting with different types of materials: what floats, what sinks, etc. In math we are developing our number sense through various games and activities: color sorting, category classification, and shapes. In art we have been learning about thanksgiving and fall by creating paper plate/bag turkeys! As Halloween is fast approaching, I can already hear the buzz amongst the students on costumes and candy. Don’t be surprised if you start to hear one of our many Halloween songs and poems! We are very excited about our upcoming field

trip to the pumpkin patch as well. In language, students are developing their oral skills in both English and French through songs, daily prayer, and classroom activities. We had fun learning about zoo animals by creating a classroom zoo, allowing students to enact the zookeeper’s jobs and animals through performance and language. We are now moving on to creating a bakery, I am looking forward to what creative results the students will produce this time around!

As we recently had the students write what they are thankful for this thanksgiving, I wanted to extend my thanks to all you parents for the support and encouragement you continue to give us.  

Looking forward to an exciting year ahead! Happy fall everyone!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I sorted butterflies, flowers, bunnies, and chicks.  (Laura)
2.  Today, I listened to English music in the headphones.  (Sam)
3.  Today, I played at the Blocks Centre.  I built a computer.  (Owen)
4.  Today, I was at the Science table.  I was testing if the key would sink or float.  I thought the key would sink and it did sink.  (Aniyah)
5.  Today, I sorted the modes of transportation by color. (Lily)
6.  Today, I made a turkey.  I wrote what I am thankful for.  I am thankful for food.  (Samuella)

Note:
Tomorrow (Friday) is a PD day.  Monday is Thanksgiving.  We will see our students back on Tuesday.  Happy Thanksgiving!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I sat on the teacher's rocking chair and played teacher.  (Samuella)
2.  Today, I played with the fish with Seanna.  We made a pattern with them.  The fish have letters on them.  (Avery)
3.  Today, I played in the Blocks Centre.  I made a jet plane.  (Juan Miguel)
4.  Today, I went to the Learning Commons.  We read a story.  (Erin)
5.  Today, we listened to a turkey song.  We did turkey moves,  (Lily)

Note:
If you have not already done so, please pay your $40 activity fee as soon as possible, by cash or cheque.  Online payment has now closed.

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played at the Blocks Centre.  I built a plane.  (Juan Miguel)
2.  Today, I counted the ants.  (Zachary)
3.  Today, I went to the Science Centre.  I did "Sink or Float?.  I wrote down what I found out in a chart.  (Jamie)
4.  Today, I was at the Writing Centre.  I drew and I wrote my name.  (Seanna)
5.  Today, I drew.  (Deshmi)

Note:
Joining our Caterpillar class is Miss Sachelle (the kids call her Miss Seashell :) .  She is a Child and Youth Care (CYC) student at Algonquin.  She will be here with us until April.  Welcome!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I played with blocks.  I built a big truck.  (Zacharia)
2.  Today, I read a book.  (Lucia)
3.  Today, I made my turkey.  (Aidan)
4.  Today, I played in the zoo.  I was feeding the animals.  (Antonio)
5.  Today, we heard a fall song called "C'est l'automne".  (Lily)

Note:
If your child is the oldest or only child at St. Marguerite d'Youville, and you would like to sale chocolates, please write me a note in your child's agenda,

What did you do today?

1. Today, I played at the zoo with Seanna.  (Erin)

2.  Today, I played teacher with Lily.  We read the morning message.  (Samara)

3.  Today, I made a turkey for Thanksgiving.  (Taha)

4.  Today, I walked for Terry Fox.  (Veeran)

5.  Today, I went to the sensory bin.  I sorted the numbers and the letters.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I made feathers for a turkey.  (Deshmi)
2.  Today, I placed the correct number of ants on food.  (Veeran)
3.  Today, I listened to the songs at the listening centre.  (Lily)
4.  Today, we saw the teachers and students play basketball.  (Sophie)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I sat on the teacher's rocking chair and I pretended to be Mrs. Carroll.  (Samuella)
2.  Today, I put ants on a picnic place mat.  I counted the right number of ants to go on the food. (Donita)
3.  Today, we talked about using the Safe Place.  We can use the Safe Place when we are angry.  At the Safe Place, we can do the "S.T.A.R."  (Veeran)
4.  Today, I played in the blocks.  I built a castle.  (Andrew)
5.  Today, we read the book "Thanks for Thanksgiving".  (Taha)

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I was a zookeeper at the zoo.  I was helping to make enclosures.  (Aidan)
2.  Today, I listened to songs at the listening centre.  They were French songs.  (Noku)
3.  Today, I read the morning message.  It was in French.  (Sophie)
4.  Today, I went to the Art table.  I drew with pastels.  (Donita)
5.  Today, I practised my number.  I put numbers on a number placemat.  (Zacharia)

Note:
To collect money for Terry Fox, tomorrow is "Socks for Fox" day.  Wear crazy socks!

What did you do today?

1.  Today, I was pretending to be a teacher.  I sat on the teacher's rocking chair and Lucia, Lily and Aniyah were my students.  We were trying to find the name of the king or queen of the day.  (Sophie)
2. Today, I was at the Building Centre.  I built train tracks and a spaceship.  (Louis)
3.  Today, I practised writing my name.  I used a capital letter for the first letter of my name and lower case letters for the other letters.  (Lily)
4.  Today, I was at the Art Centre.  I wrote my name.  I created a flower out of markers and little pieced of tissue paper.  (Seanna)
5.  Today, I drew a flower.  I am going to finish my picture tomorrow.  (Gia)

Note:

Tomorrow is Crazy Day for Terry Fox!

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the Caterpillar Class' blog.  I am your child's Teacher, Mrs. Carroll, and your child's Early Childhood Educator is Mrs. Singh.  We look forward to our home and school partnership with the goal of making your child as successful as he or she can be.  

We are looking forward to meeting you on Program Night, which will be the evening of Wednesday, September 21st.  We will begin to blog the week following our Program Night.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Mrs. Carroll