We had a magical day visiting the Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch!

The weather was perfect – sunny and warm – a beautiful autumn day.

The purpose of the trip was to enhance our studies within the science curriculum. This experience helped the children to make exploratory observations about plant and animal life cycles, and experience first-hand the structural features or behaviours that allow plants and animals to survive in the local environment.

The children were delighted with the animals – horses, goats, lambs, donkeys, baby pigs, baby chicks to name just a few.  They loved touching them, hearing their noises and experiencing all the different smells.    The children were particularly enamored with holding the baby bunnies and petting a three week old puppy.

After visiting the animals and playing on the hay bales, we took a ride out to the pumpkin patch.  Then we got to pick out our own pumpkin to take home, but which one should we choose? Finally, we picked the perfect one and it was back to the bus.

We had a wonderful trip!  Thank you to all the parent volunteers that came with us. We could not have had this experience without your support.

The most important word for any child is his/her own name.  For most children, it is the first word that they learn to read and write.

The children have been doing activities that draw their attention to the letters in their own names, including learning to print their names starting with a capital letter followed by lower-case ones.

Children recognize the letters of the alphabet by attending to their distinctive features; circles, straight lines, crossing lines.  Practicing their names helps them to notice the differences among the letters.  It also helps them to learn the sounds in their names and the names of their friends.

Introducing Division 11

“Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” Dr.Seuss

Be curious…

Be adventurous…

Be brave…

BE YOU!

Each child received the book “Be You!” by Peter H. Reyholds in the Welcome to Kindergarten bag.  As we read this book together, we talked about the ways  that every child is unique and special, and to always “be your own work of art” . . . because there is one, and only one, YOU.

The children have been getting to know each other and learning each others names. Ask your child if s/he can tell you the names of the children in the picture.