2021-2022 EHS Kindergarten

Welcome back to school!  We were happy to see everyone's smiling faces back at school! We exchanged our home reading. Please return it on Thursday. Happy Reading :) Some of our friends shared their show and tell.  We started our plan for our design thinking challenge. We have to create something that will help Fuzzy/Lulu get around the classroom. Ask your child what they decided to build. What materials are they going to use for their plan.  We started an author study on Mo Willems. We started by reading, "The Pigeon Needs A Bath" and then drew about our favourite part of the story.   In gym, we started the Rocks and Rings program. The children played, ready, shoot, aim where they tried to deliver a stone between the cones. All classes attended gym except for Mrs Mask's PM class had music.  We are looking for  3 volunteer on Thursday March 31st for AM and PM classes  for their design thinking challenge. Please email your child's teacher if you are...

 We had show and tell. We played puzzles and cooperative games for arrival centers today. We worked in our journals and drew pictures about what we are doing or hoping to do over spring break. Our learners are getting very good at adding details to pictures and adding beginning letter sounds to our work.  We worked on creating 3D shapes using marshmellows, toothpicks and pipecleaners. We went on a community walk and looked for shapes at Teepee Forest. We noticed signs of Spring and drew pictures with chalk. Have a wonderful break and we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday March 28. We are looking for 3 volunteer on Thursday March 31st for AM and PM classes for their design thinking challenge. Please email your child's teacher if you are able to help out. Thank you. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!   We practice printing the letter “C”. We talked about the sound it makes and some words that start with the letter “C”.    For St. Patrick’s Day, we read “ The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day” and talked about the traditions that happen during this day. We made Shamrock Wands.    PM: As part of our study of poetry, we created a class poem about peace using loose parts.    In gym, we played a hockey game called Leprechaun Gold.    Mrs. Mask’s AM and PM classes had gym. Mrs. Conley’s, Mrs. Mask’s PM, Mrs. McLean’s classes had music.    Show and Tell (Friday)   Sawyer and Ben W   Tomorrow is AM Kindergarten. We will be going for a community walk so please dress for the weather. Thank you. To all the PM students have a wonderful break! 

Today we drew about things we like - we drew our favourite food and favourite animal. Ask your child about what they picked. In the afternoon we read "The Most Magnificent Thing" and talked about how sometimes you have to try multiple times to solve a problem.  In the morning we brainstormed ideas to help Fuzzy get around our classroom with her injured leg.   We continued with floor hockey in Phys Ed (Ms. McLean) and some of us had music (Mrs. Mask) Friday is AM Kindergarten. Note from Ms. Mach and Ms. Gysbers  Our class is starting a design challenge where students will invent/create something out of recycled materials in order to help our class “pet” (a stuffed monkey who watches for the best listeners) move around the classroom as she injured her leg. In order for this design challenge to be successful, we will require a wide range of recycled materials. This includes but is not limited to: ● Small boxes ● Egg cartons ● Yogurt containers/lids ● Plastic lids of any size...

We listened to “Let it Go” in multiple languages and discussed how people can speak different languages. Also, we learned how to sign the letters “A, B, C, V, W.”   AM: We read the book “The Boy and the Airplane” and talked about solving problems.   PM: We brainstormed and drew out different solutions to help Lulu’s (class pet) problem. There were lots of great ideas!    In gym, we continued to practice stickhandling and shooting in hockey.    Mrs. Mask’s AM, Mrs. Conley’s and Mrs. McLean’s classes had music. Mrs. Conley’s and Mrs. Mask’s PM classes had gym.    Show and Tell (Wednesday)   AM:  Yacin, Lincoln, Charli   PM: Teia, Zainab, Irelyn     This Friday is AM kindergarten.  Note from Ms. Mach and Ms. Gysbers  Our class is starting a design challenge where students will invent/create something out of recycled materials in order to help our class “pet” (a stuffed monkey who watches for the best listeners) move...

 Thank you for all those families who attended Parent teacher conferences. It was great to speak with the families and get to see our learners share about what has been happening in Kindergarten.  We exchanged our home reading. Please return the books on Thursday. We had some friends share their show and tell. Many of our learners brought in cultural artifacts to share with everyone. It was great to learn about our learners family traditions and celebrations. Thank you to everyone for sharing. We are beginning to work on our design thinking challenge. Our students are going to be challenged to build something that will be able to move Fuzzy/ Lulu the monkey around the classroom. Today the children talked about the problem and solution and later this week will be building something to be able to move the monkey.  We reviewed the 2D and 3D shapes we have been learning about by playing a tracing game with a partner. Friday is AM kindergarten. Note from Ms. Mach and Ms. Gysbe...