Welcome to our Kindergarten blog! Thanks for your patience as we finally have it up and running. We will be updating this blog biweekly and will be sharing about what we have been doing in the classroom. The past weeks have been busy as we transitioned into our Kindergarten classroom. We have been making new friends, familiarizing ourselves with routines and exploring the different centers in our room. Ask me what animal group I belong to! In our first days of school we have taken up our school wide inquiry “ways of knowing” by looking at “knowing myself” and “knowing our space”. “I Know Myself” We began by practicing to recognize our name. After reading the book “Chrysanthemum”, a story about the importance of a name, students were introduced to their attendance rock and created their rainbow hook tags. With practice everyday, students are becoming more independent in finding their rock and their hook. Along with name recognition, students were given the opportunity to draw a self portrait. We read the story “I Like Myself” and students discussed what they liked about themselves. After a discussion and example about using shapes for body parts, students drew what they believed they looked like. Using Sharpies, students were encouraged to carefully plan their picture prior to drawing. Following the drawing, students played with watercolours and painted a wash over their portraits. Following we read the story “Dot” about a girl’s undiscovered artistic talent. We created our own dot and added the initial letter in our name to accompany our portraits. We will continue to explore “I know myself” by looking at the meaning of our names and our interests. “I Know My Space” Students participated in a scavenger hunt around the classroom. Students were given photo clues to find certain spaces in the class. We had fun becoming more familiar with our classroom space and are now more independent with class routines. We will continue to explore and learn to care for our space by visiting the learning commons, music room, gym, staff room, office and Panorama room. Ask your child if they recognize these spaces! Thank you for sending your child to school with a healthy snack for their growing bodies. We ask that you do not send juice boxes to school as they typically don’t get finished and can get messy when spilled. Instead, please send your child with a water bottle as they can drink it throughout the day. Thank you your support! |
Edgemont SchoolSharon Hanwell, Principal Important DatesSept 29 PM Kinder
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September 2017
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