What's Happening in September?

Theme(s)
- First Days of Kindergarten, Recognizing Names, 5 Senses, and Fall

Personal and Social Responsibility
- learning to follow classroom routines and understand behaviour expectations (sharing, turn taking, co-operation, dressing ourselves and putting things away), 
-Reading stories and talking about how to be a 'Bucket Filler'.

Early Literacy
- recognizing and putting the letters in our name in order (using a capital for the first letter followed by lowercase letters), participating in action songs, participating in class discussions, listening attentively to stories

Early Numeracy
- learning our calendar routine 
- exploring AB patterns. 

Physical Skills and Well Being
- fine motor skills: proper pencil grasp and tracing lines, proper scissor holding and cutting, and colouring inside the lines.
- identifying healthy choices for first snack.
*Don't forget to pack a spoon or fork in your child's lunch!*
You may also send a plastic utensil supply for your child.

Gym
They will be having gym for a 1/2 hour with Mr. Fines.
-learning gym routines and rules so they stay safe.

Creative Expression
- singing, dramatic play, arts and crafts

Environment and Community Awareness
- participating in a variety of centres to explore properties of materials and using a them safely and properly.

Citizenship and Identity
- working and playing with others to create a safe and caring environment, appreciating the feelings and ideas of others.

Technology
- learning the rules for using the Smartboard and Document Camera.

Don't forget to check out...
<- "Ways to help at home"
Click on "Notes sent home" to find the playdough schedule and recipe.

Don't hesitate to email me any questions or request any notes again.

What's Happening in October?
Theme(s)
- Fall, Thanksgiving and Halloween

Personal and Social Responsibility
- continue to work on following classroom routines and behaviour expectations (sharing, turn taking, co-operation, responsibility for own belongings), exploring how to be proactive.

Early Literacy
- continue name printing practice with stamping and starting to trace letters staring at the top,  reciting nursery rhymes, participate in class discussions, listening attentively to stories, and begin Jolly Phonics program to learn letters.

If you would like to know about the letters/sounds, the Jolly Phonics songs and their actions, there is a link in the "Ways to help at home" to a Youtube video. It is in the Literacy Folder.

Library
- We will take home our first library book October 3rd.
-Remember it is very important to keep the library book and bag together. Our library bags have our name bar codes to sign out books. Unfortunately, no library bag then no new book. Please return the book as soon as you are done reading it. Library day is always Wednesday.

Early Numeracy
- continue AB patterns, reciting numbers in order to 10, and begin sorting.

Physical Skills and Well Being
- encouraging and strengthening pincer hand grasp (using large tweezers, placing marbles on tees), scissor use, identifying healthy choices for first snack.

- Mr. Fines will continue to teach routines for inside gym and how to use the outside equipment safely.

Creative Expression
- singing, dramatic play, arts and crafts. 
- We made hat or props then acted out some of the Nursery Rhymes studied this month.

Environment and Community Awareness
- participating in a variety of centres to explore properties of materials and using a them safely and properly, 

Citizenship and Identity
- working and playing with others to create a safe and caring environment, appreciating the feelings and ideas of others

Link to the
Class Monthly Calendar