Measuring Around the Room

This week during math we started talking about measuring the length of something.  We compared lengths and talked about if objects were longer or shorter than other objects.  In the pictures below, the kids are working in pairs to measure how many cubes long the strips of tape are that they found around the room. 

Gingerbread Houses

Here are some pictures of the kids creating their gingerbread houses before the winter break.  The kids had so much fun and were very creative!

Monsters Monsters

This is our poem/song for the week. We looked at rhyming words and danced to the song as well.  Cool!

This is an example of a morning message we wrote together.  As you can see we are using Look and Say words to help us read and write everyday.  

Below, three friends are using the iPads to help them with adding numbers.

Below, friends are using sponges to create paintings.  Gentle tapping is the key to a beautiful painting.



Alligators are making sentences using Look and Say Words.

Lost and Found Tables

Yeah, it is that time of the year!  Our blue lost and found cabinet is filling up fast so this week, until Friday, all lost and found items are put on tables at the front entrance.  If your child is missing an item or two, good time to come and check.  Look through them before the weekend otherwise, Ms Donna will wash the unclaimed items and take them to St Vinny. 

Some Math Activities

Here, two friends are working on pattern blocks. They are putting pattern blocks together to make a big shape, and then they are counting and writing down the numbers of pattern blocks they used. 





Below, a friend is working on the alligator mouths  < > =, bigger than, smaller than, equal.



Then below, Mrs. Louison is teaching the Kinders how to do addition story problems using the simple addition sentences.

Snow is here!

The kids had a great time playing in the snow today!  They made snow angels and climbed on the hills that Mr. Al made with the plow.  Even though it was cold, most of the kids had appropriate clothing for the weather.  We know this is just the beginning!

 

Counting On and Making Sentences with Sight Words

Some more activities on videos:

This is a student working on his "Counting On" book using a dice to pick the "magic number"



Sometimes after we are done with our Mondo phonics, we put sight words we know, into sentences. Some sentences we created are quite long and complex.




In Gym, we are learning to use a hockey stick...our job is to keep the hockey stick on the ground but yet moving the ball as well.  It is very tricky but we love it.