Mrs. Wacker's Kindergarten Class

Gung Hay Fat Chow!  Happy Ramadan and Go, Canada, Go!  We had a busy and festive week, starting Monday when we celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Horse.  The children examined artifacts and pictures about Chinese New Year (ie. red pouches used to give gifts), and read one of my favourite books, The Dragon Dance.   We compared and contrasted some of the traditions of Chinese New Year with other holidays that students.  We learned that some holidays start on the same date each year, such as Christmas (always on the 25th), while other holidays' starting date depends on the lunar calendar.  To celebrate the waning crescent moon and the start of Ramadan, we made a class mosaic.   We also showed Olympic spirit, watching a few of the events during snack.  We compared how the athletes moved using lots of interesting verbs (gliding, spinning, twisting, climbing.....) and thought about the different ways you "win": being the fastest (bobsleigh...

 Hello Kindergarten Families,  We continued working hard on our Storytelling Project on Jan Brett's retelling of "The Mitten".  We did our best in incorporate it into all our areas of study. Literacy:  We discussed story organization, including the relevant things that are introduced in the beginning: Who are the Characters?  Where does the story take place? And When does the story take place?  We paid close attention to how the animals moved  and the descriptive verbs used.    We also practiced making cvc words and making connected sentences, using our heart words.  Students listened to Stella: Queen of the Forest and drew about the things in a forest environment.  Here students practiced adding details, labelling object and creating simple sentences.  Math:  In Math, students worked subitizing (recognizing familiar number patterns) on dominos by playing "The Hockey Game".  In this game, students determined the great...