This Friday!

Blossom Yoga Kids and SJA invite your family to attend a hour of relaxation, laughter and movement on Friday October 4th.
*Event:
* Free Family Yoga Class with Blossom Yoga Kids!
Families attending will also have a chance to win an award winning Yoga Story book/CD:)
*Day: Friday, October 4th, 2013
*Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
*Where: SJA Gym A2
*How do I participate: * Spaces are Limited!!!!
Please be sure to sign-up on the sheet available at Front desk or you can email Mr. Monaghan the number of adults attending along with age and # of kids:)
*What to bring: Your smiles, blanket/shawl for relaxation time & water
If you have any questions please email Mr. Monaghan or check out the blog at
: http://blossomyogakids.blogspot.ca/

Story Time Today...

Today we talked about our fears.

After reading this story book I asked students what they are scared of. Here are the answers:

Ninorta - dragons

Alyssa - lions

Laila - monsters

Kareena - bears

Lennard - monsters

Miqueas - monsters

Nathan - monsters

Aidan - lions

Cayden - crocodile

Jacob - monsters

Andreas - bears and tigers

Raiyan - bears

Nicole - monsters

Anthony - "everything my friends said plus sharks and dinosaurs".

 

 

 

Happy Monday!

Yes! Happy Monday! Lots of learning in our class today!

We began the day with morning circle time and snacks.

In Language Arts, students met our new animal friend for the week: "Alexander Alligator". We learned about alligators and how Mrs. Alligator guards her eggs until they hatch. Students then completed a worksheet on letter a. We also looked for As in our names.

After that students made As out of play dough.

In Math we continued with our unit on data management and today we talked about graphs, more specifically bar graph. We used little toy frogs and completed a graph as a class. After we were done putting the information, we discussed as a class and students contributed with their inputs.

In our UOI for this week we are going to focus on exposure students to a various fine motor skills activities. Which will also involve language skills and math concepts. Today for table 1 and 2, students were instructed to cut and paste pictures with the beginning sound of a. For table 3, students were encouraged to trace and cut along on lines.

Everyone was very focused in order to complete their work as you can see in the pictures.

In our centers today we had blocks, puzzles, lacing, drawing and sorting sets.

To finish off the day we read books and students attended Gym class.

Have a great evening everyone!



Happy Friday!

Today we began the day with a dance presentation on stage from the after school care program led by Miss. Farmer. Kareena did a fantastic job!
After that we had a house game in the gym. Then students came into the classroom, had French and snacks.
Today in Language Arts/Unit of Inquiry we made a booklet titled: "All About Me". We had some cute answers:
What is your favorite place to visit?
Disneyland, Montreal...
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A princess, batman, a mom, a doctor...
What is your favorite place to visit?
A doctor's office!
What is your favorite food?
Candy!
You can hear anything and everything in a kindergarten class!
In the afternoon we had Show and Tell, inquiry centers and Gym class with Mr. Browning.
Have an awesome weekend and enjoy the sun:)

Journals today...

Horay for Terry Fox!

Today we had a fun day!
We began our day with morning snacks and calendar routine. Then students attended French class with Mme. Stella and Arts with Miss. Patonick. After that we head out to the park nearby to run/walk for Terry Fox. JKs did a fantastic job! Thank you for all volunteers!
After running a couple of laps, students got to play in the playground at the park.
In the afternoon we tried to take it easy as students were very tired. So, we completed our journals and did some readiness skills work (cutting, pasting, tracing on lines).
To finish off the day, students attended Gym class with Mr. Browning.
Have a great evening and a great night of sleep! :)

Story Time Today...

 

Today we read this book as a class and had some interesting discussions about sharing.

 

Sharing is a social skill all children need to learn—the sooner the better. Concrete examples and reinforcing illustrations help children practice sharing, understand how and why to share and realize the benefits of sharing.

Happy Wednesday!

Today we began our day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.

In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation of e, i and u. Students then completed a page on upper and lower case I. We also practiced listening short sound of e in words like bed, net and nest.

In Math students were encouraged to count, represent and write number 3.

In our UOI we made our own bodies using pre cut construction paper.

Have great evening everyone and remember to wear GYM uniform tomorrow.

 

Story Time Today...

Today we read this book as a class. We talked about how simple things can make a person really happy!

 

Pleased to find a small, empty box, Bear calls it "the greatest thing ever" and decides to take it to his friend Mouse. Along the way, he meets Monkey, Owl, Fox, Elephant, Squirrel, and Rabbit, but no one really appreciates his find. Bear begins to doubt his earlier enthusiasm, but Mouse has the last say when he looks inside the little box. "It is the greatest thing ever," he tells his friend. "Thank you, Bear."

 

Sunny Tuesday!

What a great day!
We start off our day with morning circle time and healthy snacks.
In Language Arts we reviewed name, sound and formation for letters u, i and e. Students are having difficult forming lower case e, please reinforce that at home. Students then completed a worksheet on upper and lower case e.
In Math we worked on number 3 today. Students were encouraged to count, write and represent number 3.
In our UOI we made a self portrait and talked more about our bodies and how to keep it healthy.
Students attended Gym, Arts and French classes today.
Have a great evening everyone and enjoy the sun!
*Mrs. Padovan's tip: check the blog along with your child and go through the pictures and events. You will give an opportunity for your child to revisited and retell what they learned throughout the day!

Healthy Bodies!

Talk to your child about the 4 food groups and why is important to make healthy choices.

Sunny Monday!

We had a great day today!
We began the day with healthy snacks and morning circle time (calendar, weather, 100th day pop corn and songs).
In Language Arts, students were introduced to our new animal friend "Ellie Elephant". We sang our phonics song and practiced name, sound and formation of "Ee". In Math we continue with our unit on data management and today we had a lot of sorting to do!

As a class we sort a bin full of different balls, take a look at our chart. After that students worked together and they sorted different objects by color, shape and size.
In our Unit of Inquiry we talked about healthy bodies. Today as a class we looked into the 4 food groups, we talked about what it means to have a healthy body and went outside to draw our body shape using chalk.
Students attended Gym and French classes today.
Have a great evening everyone!
Mrs. Padovan