December 12 - 14 ~~~~~~~ The Gingerbread Man and Christmas!

The children worked on AB pattern Christmas Trees.  Just a quick glance and I knew who mastered the AB pattern concept.

I introduced the game Boggle.  There is a student’s name hidden in the game.  We discovered the name was Michael and that the sight words:a, am, he, I, me, and my were also hidden in the game.  Fun way to work on sight words!

The children are busy getting the Merry Christmas sign ready for the gifts that they worked on as a surprise for you!

Roll and color.  Roll the dice and whatever number you get you color that part of the gingerbread man.

The gift wrapping centre was a big hit.  The children wrapped and taped, having so much fun and developing their fine motor control and also social skills as they shared the tape.

Draw your gingerbread family!

I put out a small Christmas tree and some ornaments, and Christmas clothing in the dramatic play centre.  The tree looked really nice when completed!

Gingerbread felt story pieces.  Make up your own gingerbread story!

Gingerbread ten frames.  Add the amount of Christmas items to the number on the ten frame.

The gingerbread family puzzle!

Creating patterns! What comes next in the Christmas pattern? Cut out and glue on the item.

Gingerbread clipboard cruising!  What words are written on each gingerbread?

Gingerbread playdough create a gingerbread cookie, a gingerbread raft and decorate the gingerbread cookie with the gingerbread playdough.

December 5 - 9 ~~~~~~ The Gingerbread Fun begins . . .

The Gingerbread boy arrived in the classroom.  We were going to eat it after lunch.

The Gingerbread boy disappeared all that was left was some crumbs and a note!  He did promise to come back!

We worked on making some name Christmas trees.

The finished trees are decorating our door!

Roll and write.  Roll two dice count the dots and make that number.

Making our own Gingerbread house from an envelope.  Color cut out the characters and store in the house when you are not using. Be creative and make up a story with the characters.

Color by code Gingerbread house.

Gingerbread concentration game.  If you turn over two matching cards you have another turn,

We acted out the Gingerbread story.  The cast is hiding behind the character masks.

Some learning centre time activities.  The children are enjoying the listening centre.

The Christmas Concert.  Your children did an amazing job.  I was very proud of how quiet they stood and sang!

The Primary choir, Michael, Cassie, Kaitlynn and Alex you did a wonderful job singing in the choir.

Happy 5th Birthday to Cassie on Friday and Benjamin on Saturday.  Thank you Ms. Waite for sending me the picture.

Our Gingerbread Rhyme!

Lots of fun with our Gingerbread ABC!

Gingerbread Boy and Girl Chant!

November 28 - December 1 ************************ Pete The Cat

Happy 5th Birthday to Michael!

Chrome book time on Thursday.

Pj Day!

Find Pete’s matching boot.  Cut out glue next to the matching boot. Color

The countdown to Christmas has begun.  Santa’s beard will get shorter each day until we arrive at Christmas Day!

Label Pete the cat.  Look at the initial letter and try to figure out what each word says, heart, foot, arm. ear, nose, and tail.

Color Pete by code.

Some outdoor recess pictures!

Getting our Christmas tree wall decoration for the Concert ready.  Each class does a display to decorate the gym for the concert.

Look at the number on each Pete and add that amount of buttons to his shirt.

November 21 - 25 Pete the Cat!

Turn and talk the children are telling each other what they like to so outside in the snow.

In Social studies we have been discussing Needs and Wants.

We have been reading Pete the Cat books all week.  We voted on our favorite of these three books.  Pete The Cat Rockin’ in my School Shoes was the favorite!

Lots of fun counting, and taking turns with Pete the Cat board game.

The Pete the Cat puzzle was a hit.  One group managed to put the puzzle together 5 times during work job time!

The completed puzzle!

Celebrating teamwork!

Concentration card game.  Watch carefully to see what cards your friends turn over.  If you get a match you have another turn.

Pete the cat art.  Cut out, glue together and add details to your own Pete the Cat!

Our finished Pete’s.  I love their different personalities!

Interactive Pete is outside on the hallway.  Anyone going by can change the number of buttons on Pete’s shirt.  It is changed every time we go out of the classroom.  The students change it if they go to the washroom,  the office, anytime they are in the hallway.

We have began Writer’s Workshop.  Your children decide on what they want to draw a story about. Then during learning centre time I assist them with guided writing to write the story.

We signed out the chrome cart on Friday for the first time.  Four students were able to independently login and then helped a friend.  I will try to sign out the chrome carts once a week.

Some learning centre time activities!