PreK HIS

Thursday, February 16, 2012

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^thday 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

Friday, February 10, 2012

Valentines Day Cards and Decorating Lanterns

Going to the Zoo!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Friday, February 9, 2012

The second time trying to go to the zoo was a major success! We all had a great time seeing all of the different animals and having a fun day out together. I want to thank Joyce (Valerie’s mom) for driving us to and from the zoo. We have many more field trips coming up and if you are interested in coming along and or driving please let me know.

It was a very busy week in the Pre-K class. We have started our new unit on Valentines Day, 100 days of school and multiculturalism. Also, on Wednesday our buddies helped us paint some lanterns. Next Tuesday we will be having our 100^th day of school party. We will be doing many activities all based around the number 100.

On Monday I will send home the word rings. Could you please spend some time helping your son or daughter go over the new words. For the newer parents in the class the word rings are all of the sight words that the students learn put onto a metal ring. Since we learn one or two new words every week the word ring will grow and grow. On occasion these word rings will go home and could you please quiz your child on the words. High frequency words are essential to know and use in both reading and writing. When children have a number of high frequency words under control they can read them in text and then focus their attention on solving new words. The same occurs in writing. Please return the word rings after a few days at home so we can add more words to them. Also, each word has a corresponding hand signal I do for them. If you child gets stuck on a particular word you can come and see me and I can show you the corresponding hand signal. For the newer students it will be a lot to learn, so perhaps choose only a few words to teach them.

Thanks for your support!

What we did in our centres this week

Literacy Centres

1. Writing Valentines Day messages to our buddies.

2. Computer story “Subway Ride”

3. Beginning sounds Valentines Day cut and paste activity

4. Phonics book Qq

5. Making Valentines Day cards

Math and Science Centres

1. Cut and paste missing numbers

2. Grab and guess game

3. Valentines Day graphing

4. Painting country flags

Student of the Week

The student of the week this week is Andy. For only being here a very short time he has shown tremendous growth. Andy is always polite and tries his best at everything he does. Great job Andy we are all so proud of you!

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. 100^th day of school party and Valentines Day is February 14^th.

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

Sunday, February 5, 2012

We regret to inform you but Ms. Vicky is going to take a few weeks off due to personal reasons. We are lucky enough to have Mr. Harris’s wife (Kris) come in until Ms. Vicky returns. If you have any questions you can drop me an email or come by to see me.

Thanks

Ms. Vicky, Kris and Braedon

Does it float or sink experiment?

Originally from just outside Toronto, Canada, Mr Sharp received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from the maritime province of New Brunswick at the University of New Brunswick. College was his first taste of travelling away from home, then after graduation he took off right away to Taiwan. His reason for first coming here was that his undergraduate studies included Taiwan - after a few courses he knew that he had to see this beautiful country. He taught Kindergarten and Physical Education in Taipei for two years before heading back home to Canada. In Canada he taught Grades 7 and 8 for one year. He did enjoy his time teaching the older grades but he knew that his talent and heart was teaching the youngest students. After only one year in Canada Mr. Sharp left his homeland again, travelling to Bangalore, India, to teach Pre-Kindergarten. This year, Mr. Sharp will be continuing with what he feels he does best - teaching the Pre-K class.

Mr. Sharp firmly believes in the importance of learning in all areas in the Pre-K class and is never afraid to push his students to do things that they never thought they could accomplish. Through positive interactions and goal-oriented teaching all students can learn successfully. Don’t be surprised to see Mr. Sharp engaging with his students on the ground or interacting with them as if he is 4 years old! He loves relating to his students and learning with them. He feels that he is always learning when he is in the classroom.

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Sharp is an avid runner and swimmer. When in Canada he swam nationally and internationally. He is starting a swim team at HIS and is very excited about spending time coaching students in this activity.

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