Has your child been talking to you about subitizing? Subitizing is the ability to look at a small set of objects and quickly tell how many there are without counting. This is an important math skill because it helps us develop number sense and mental math strategies! When we subitize,…
Our Class Promise
We have been spending a lot of time talking about the class community we want to create together. We began with a question: How do we want to feel in our class? The children agreed that they want to feel: “happy,” “excited,” “delighted,” “loved,” “safe,” “calm,” “peaceful,” “relaxed,” and “fun.”…
We are mathematicians!
Dear families, We want to tell you about all the learning we have been doing in math: We have learned about sorting! We learned that we can sort by colour, shape, size and texture! We can make our own sorting rules too. We are learning about patterns! First we practiced…
Our “ing” words!
Dear families, We have been having a lot of fun learning about words that end with “ing”! For the last couple of weeks we have been brainstorming words and they keep popping up! Look at the big list of words we came up with: Can you think of any…
What is Peace?
We are very fortunate to live and learn in a place where we feel safe. There are many people in the world that don’t have that privilege. It is important for us to remember and share stories of the past and the present to gain a better understanding of our…
Our first month together!
Can you believe our class has been together for a month? We have been busy getting to know each other, playing together and exploring our interests and ideas! We want to share some of the things we are enjoying in kindergarten so far: Kc: “I can have fun! I like…
We are thankful!
Practicing gratitude is important — it helps us feel happier, healthier, and more connected! We have been talking about things we are thankful for and discovering what matters to us. We have so much to be grateful for! What are YOU thankful for? (click on the images) Enjoy The Thankful…
Our Community Garden!
Last week, we spent time in our community garden and the class wanted to tell you all about it: Dear families, We went to the community garden today! We saw insects: we found a fuzzy caterpillar, it was black and orange; we saw ladybugs, a bee, an earthworm, a spider…
Hello Families!
Welcome to our class blog! We are excited to be able to connect and share our learning with you. We hope this blog will give you a sneak peak into our days together. Thank you for reading our posts and taking the time to leave us a message. We look…