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,