June 2020 – Page 2 – Mrs Chin – Kindergarten and Grade One

As you all know we always start off the day and now with remote learning, start off our week with setting goals and jobs. I always will say, “My job is to ….” I always remind the children of our school motto:

Be kind to myself, others and this place.

One of the most important themes in Division 11 is kindness to ourselves, others and this place. We have learnt that when we see something that makes us uncomfortable or that we know is unkind we Say Something. What is happening in the world right now, and especially in the United States is an incredibly deep and important topic, one that we can address even in Early Primary in age appropriate ways. In the classroom, we learn to honour, to feel comfortable and accepting without judgement our differences and we have open conversations about our similarities and differences. I never take for granted of all the learning opportunities we are given as it is important to have compassion for others. I am very proud of all of our friends in our class as I feel that all of our children are inclusive and play with everybody. They stand up for one another and everyone always looks out for each other.

Division 11 knows that no two skin colours are exactly alike! Our differences are what make the world beautiful. The book titled “Skin Like Mine” by Latashia Perry is a lovely book. (story will be in our Story with Mrs. Chin section in our blog). We made a beautiful piece of art titled, I am special because I am ME. It has been displayed in frames in the hallways of Montecito. We also did some writing about What a Wonderful World last week.

Most importantly we learn that each of us, each and every day, have the chance to say something: with our actions, our words, and our voices. There are so many ways to tell the world who you are, what you are thinking, and what you believe. And how you’ll make it better. The book titled, “Say Something” by Peter Reynolds is a great story to support this idea. Please watch the video (story will be in Mrs. Chin’s Story section in our blog) with your child and have a conversation about how they can use their voice to be kind, to be compassionate and to say something if they see something that is not right. We have read this book in our class. Ms. Field has read many books by Peter Reynolds and I too, love his books! Furthermore, the book titled, “All Are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfolds depicts a group of kids in a day at their school (story will be in our Mrs. Chin’s story in our blog).

Thank you for exploring these important topics with your children. This is difficult work, especially with younger children, who need complex topics presented in meaningful but age-appropriate ways. But we cannot shy away from this task – it is too vital and our children are too important.

Hello Everybody!

School re-opened for families who chose to come back and although it was very hard not to see everyone return, I want you to know we have been ensuring that the children who are back are all returning safely and I am having fun being physically back in the building creating fun bins, completing Reading, Writing and Math work etc. We went on Nature walks, maintaining physical distance, playing hopscotch, doing Action Kit outside and enjoying the fresh air.

Thank you to all of you who helped me wish Mr. Birlie good luck at his new school. Many of you know that although it is hard not seeing your friends, we are continuing our Zoom Class Wednesdays at 11:00am – 11:30am along with Music with Mr. Smith on Thursdays 1:00 – 1:30pm. Thank you in advance to Blue Group members who will be sharing for Show and Tell / Sharing any news this upcoming Wednesday. See script under Week at a Glance “Wednesday” for more details. Also, Mrs. Shaennen is continuing to zoom 1:1 with children to work on Raz Kids, Boom cards and so much more.

Thank you to Ms. Yu for continuing to create fun boom cards for all of our learners!

The Burnaby Public Library is doing “paper bag pickup” for borrowing library books. Follow the link and start borrowing books again! Stay tuned to find out how you can return your library book back to our Montecito Library.

#1. Reading:

RazKids: read 1-2 stories and complete the questions (Grade Ones don’t forget to do recordings)
Epic Books: read for enjoyment after you have completed the rest of your work
Visit Mrs. Field’s library blog
#1A. Writing: let’s continue to do Blast Off Book Reports and continue to do more writing! Read and write everyday! You can see the variety of writing assignments posted on our Week at a Glance every week.

#2. Math: We have worked hard with Geometry, learning shapes, explored addition and subtraction, word problems, Coins etc. We are counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, to 100. The month of June will be reviewing all of our concepts. Let’s continue to have fun together!

Khan Academy Kids (download the App on your tablet/ phone, unfortunately this resource will not work on a computer)
Starfall Education (please use the Website version, do not download the app)

#3. Physical Health: Try to go for walks, bike riding, hopscotch, Action Kit (activities) or 30 minutes of exercise everyday. Please email me if you would like to continue with Working out with our Big Buddies as Mr. Stefanek has created another exciting week of exercises for us. Way to Go Mr. Stefanek!

Hopscotch is so much fun!

Check out our Optional Activities and Outdoor Education Fun!

Month: June 2020 (Page 2 of 2)

Week of June 15-19th DIVERSITY

Be kind to myself, others and this place.

Week of June 8th – 12th

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