November

First of all, thank you to everyone for being so accommodating in regards to having the swimming postponed. I have contacted the pool and our new date is THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19. The staff at Ponoka Aquaplex have assured me that the kiddie pool will be open at this time. I will double check on the Monday before and will also be contacting parents to volunteer that day, as well. If you are available please let me know. It is supposed to be a mild day, but please remember we are walking to and from the pool so dress your child for the weather. Due to the nature of the circumstance, you will NOT have to sign another consent form.

We are continuing to work on lots of fun things in Kindergarten!

1. Early Literacy - We have just started to learn our letters. We use the Animated Alphabet program to assist students with remembering their letters and sounds. Each letter has a character that goes with it and an action. We are continuing with Daily 5. We have learned Read to Self. Students have learned that they can read books by "reading the pictures".

2. Early Numeracy - We are continuing with numbers 1-5. We are about to start sorting and patterning

3. Citizenship and Identity - We have just learned the rules for "Caring and Sharing". Ask your child if they can remember what the rules are and how they follow the rules at school.
The rules are:

• Say nice things
• Ask others to play
• Be helpful and work together
• Be a good listener
• Share and take turns

4. Environment and Community Awareness - Our new unit of study for centertime is Dinosaurs! We have a lot of activities, games, stories and puzzles related to dinosaurs set out for the students to play with and explore.

5. Personal and Social Responsibility -  We are continuing with the 7 Habits. We have done Habit 1: Be Proactive. The students know that they are in charge of themselves and are proactive by taking charge of their actions and doing the right thing. We will begin Habit 2 this month: Begin with the End in Mind.

6. Physical Skills - The students work hard on their fine and gross motor skills everyday by doing activities such as writing, cutting, drawing, coloring and climbing, hanging, running, and different movement games.

7. Creative Expression - For Remembrance Day, we made fingerprint poppies that will go up on the wall in the gym for our assembly. The students also have opportunities to paint, color, draw or work with Plasticine everyday during centers.

Reminders:
Please take note of our November calendar. Kindergarten will NOT have school Thursday, Nov 12 in lieu of parent/teacher interviews.

Parent/teacher interviews will take place WED NOV 18 and THURS NOV 19. Please call or email me to make an appt. or sign up below. Interviews will only be about 15 minutes long and will focus on how your child is adjusting to school.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4fa9a62aa4fc1-parentteacher

Tuesday/Thursday kindergarten students WILL have school on Friday, November 27 to make up for their missed day.