Here are a couple of fun activities to do together:

• • • • • • 1, 2, Cows Saying Moo
          • Farm Animal ABCs

Our classroom’s November newsletter is here . I will send home the application for the public library after Hallowe’en.

This month in literacy, we’ll be working on:
• rhyming words
• how print tracks from left to right and top to bottom
• the difference between words and letters
• making personal connections with the stories to encourage comprehension
• drawing with details that more clearly communicate ideas
• setting up story writing pages with the date
• independently copying the date from the calendar

In numeracy, we’ll be working on:
• counting sets of objects
• matching quantity & numbers

Your child’s ability to identify and create rhyming words is a very important skill. This and other phonemic awareness skills support your child’s path to becoming a reader.

Click here for some activities and songs for you to try at home!

Here is an overview of what happens at Kindergarten.

Our classroom’s October newsletter is here.

Poetry books:
• will be send home each Friday and are to be returned in their Poetry book bag each Monday
• on the weekend, read your child’s poetry book together (for 5-10 minutes)

This month in literacy, we’ll be working on:
• rhyming words (nonsense and conventional)
• reciting weekly poems to learn how print tracks from left to right, and top to bottom
• making personal connections with the stories to encourage comprehension

In numeracy, we’ll be working on:
• daily math activities such as counting, numeral recognition, graphing, days of the week, and months of the year
• sorting by different attributes
• patterning with 2 or 3 colours

 

Welcome to Kindergarten at Gilmore!

This is the beginning of a wonderful journey for you and your child. All of us at Gilmore are very excited to be part of your child’s education and of your growing community.

Our classroom’s September newsletter is here .