Mrs. Wacker's Kindergarten Class

 Hello Kindergarten Families,  We had a great finish to our gymnastics unit, being super sneaky secret agents in our "Mission Impossible" set up.  The children moved through the equipment without touching or knocking over obstacles.  Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel is one of our favourite games. Using a variety of media (pastel, tissue paper, cut and punched paper, dobbers) to fill sections of our water pictures.  We noticed there are many shades of blue.  We also used many types of lines to fill sections like loops, zig-zags and cross-hatches.  In literacy, we worked on the letter Uu. This is an important vowel, so make sure to practice it a lot.  We point up when we make the sound /u/ for "up" and practice tracking the words in the decodable, "The Pup". Spring break, is a great opportunity to revisit all the letters we have learned so far as well as recognizing and spelling our heart words: the, is, as, said, to, do.   Identifying and highligh...

Hello Kindergarten Families,  We had a super fun week using the big gymnastic equipment.  Thanks for everyone sending their kids to school in "gymnastics friendly" clothing.  The children did a great job following safe routines and experimenting moving their bodies in different ways on the equipment.  Today we worked in our journals drawing about this experience. The children also wrote "I can" statements, now that we have learned the letter Cc in Ufli Literacy.  Children wrote sentences such as:  -I can hang on the bar. -I can run and jump on the mat. -I can climb on the ladder. They are really beginning to see themselves as writers!   Climbing up and hanging on the ropes. A class favourite:  Ramp and big mat Hanging on the high bar. Exploring the barrel. The skinning balance beam is tricky.  Kids did a great job jumping off with a "safety landing". Ask your kids what "motorcycle grip" is? Careful concentration on the transitions. ...