International Week

Friday, February 25, 2012

That was a very tiring but extremely exciting week.  International week was a lot of fun and we learnt so much from so many countries around the world.  We got to taste pasta in Italy, watch a traditional Austrian dance, see beautiful birds from Brazil, write our names in ancient Egyptian, play some Canadian games and hear an old Australian horn.  In our class we had a blast sharing all we learnt from India.  We wore scarves and bindis, sang a song about the Indian flag, made rangoli and ate Indian rice.  So as you can all tell it was a fun, busy and tiring week.  I really want to thank Ms. Aggrawal for her support and making that delicious rice (biryani).

            Starting next month we will start our unit on Space.  It’s a fun unit and I am brainstorming a possible field trip that we could go on that would incorporate space/planets etc.  In math we will be investigating measurement, 3D shapes and basic addition.  In science we will continue to do various science experiments and compare planets in our solar system to earth.

            There are a few new families that are not aware of the Pre-K homework booklets.  They are simple exercises that can be done in less than 5 minutes a home.  This is not mandatory and if you are interested please let me know.  I will start March homework next week. 

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Writing the word wall using magnetic letters

2.      Computer story “Bella goes to India”

3.      Review letters A-R

4.      Getting ready for international week

Math and Science Centres

1.      War card game

2.      Grab and guess game

3.      Using the blocks to make numbers

4.      Dice graphing game

Student of the Week

The student of the week this week is Natasha.  She did an excellent job during international week by teaching everyone that came to our class about India.  Natasha also, was very well mannered and listened well when we went around to the various classes.  Kris and I are very proud of you! 

Reminders and Notices

1.     February 27^th and 28^th there will be no school due to Peace Day.

2.     Please return the word rings once you have finished with them.

3.      March 12-16 is Spirit Week (more details will follow)

4.      Pre-K music scavenger hunt will be March 28th

Like always, if you have any questions or concern you can always write me an email at bsharp.his@gmail.com or come by and speak to me in person.

Cheers

Kris and Braedon

Mailing letters to Ms. Vicky and making Austrian hats with our buddies

Ian's Birthday Party

100th Day of School and Valentines Day

Friday, February 17, 2012

Wow that was a very busy week for the Pre-K class.  Tuesday was the busiest with Valentines Day and 100^th day of school.  For Valentines Day our amazing grade 3 buddies wrote and made us some fantastic cards.  We also wrote Valentines Day cards to each other.  For our 100^th day of school we counted 100 candies to see how far they would go, ran for 100 seconds, counted 100 foot steps, made a 100 loop paper chain, made a 100 finger poster and decorated pictures of how we all will all look when we are 100.  Following this we had some cake and other goodies.  It was a great day and everyone had a blast.

We have now begun to spend our time learning about India.  Next week is international week and we will be decorating our classroom with Indian pictures.  Also, on Wednesday and Thursday we will be sharing what we learnt with the entire elementary school by showing how to make traditional art.  We will also be rotating through other elementary classes to learn about the countries they studied. It is going to be a great week to learn about many different places in the world.

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Writing the word wall using magnetic letters

2.      Computer story “Bella goes to India”

3.      Reading and colouring our Rr books.

4.      Phonics book Rr

5.      Making Valentines Day cards

Math and Science Centres

1.      War card game

2.      Grab and guess game

3.      Using the blocks to make numbers

4.      Dice graphing game

Student of the Week

The student of the week this week is Arnav.  He is new in the Pre-K class and is fitting in very well.  Arnav always raises his hand and has lots to share with the class.  Way to go Arnav!!!!

Reminders and Notices

1.     February 27^th and 28^th there will be no school due to Peace Day.

2.     International week will be from February 20^th – 24^th.

3.     Please return the word rings once you have finished with them.

Like always, if you have any questions or concern you can always write me an email at bsharp.his@gmail.com or come by and speak to me in person.

Cheers

Vicky, Kris and Braedon