Thank you so much! My teacher bucket it full after meeting with you all. I loved hearing you share about your children and all of your insight into their little personalities.
As these conferences often feel rushed, I'm going to give a recap here.
Kindergarten September Conferences highlights
* The first month of kindergarten has a big focus on following routines, instructions and expectations as well as pre-printing skills, names and beginning letter work.
* We will be working on letters/letter sounds/words and high frequency words. It is so beneficial if you help support these skills at home in small ways, such as also practicing the letters at home. This blog is your key to that.
* Our Top Banana will evolve. There will be several rounds throughout the year and each student will get to be the Top Banana for each round. The next will be in October. Keep an eye on this blog for instructions, it will take some parent involvement (providing a photo and some answers to questions). This is an important part of our social studies curriculum as well as speaking and listening plus they love it
* Please send a snack and water bottle daily that your child can eat in about 10 minutes. Now juice boxes please
* Winter is coming, please continue to work on independence at home with jackets, zippers etc
* Early Years Assessment will take place in October and be shared at the next set of conferences in November. It is a screening tool to highlight and help us understand children's strengths and areas that require more targeted supports
Important Upcoming Dates:
Throughout October we will be exploring pumpkins. If you are able to donate any pumpkins to our classroom that would be amazing. We are looking at different sizes, shapes, colours followed by some fun experiments and learning on October 19 - 20
Sept 29 - Orange Shirt Day
Sept 30 - No School for Truth and Reconciliation Day
Oct 5 - Colour Day (Dress all in your favourite colour)
Oct 7 - No School
Oct 10 - No School
Oct 11 - Fall Walk (Looking for AM and PM volunteers please send me an email)
Oct 12 - Picture Day
Oct 19 – 20 – Pumpkin FUN
Oct 28 - No School
Oct 31 - Dress Up Day
All about the letter Ss
* Practiced 'air writing'
* Practiced printing the letter
* Made the sound
* Sang a song
* Talked about words that begin with Ss
* drew pictures that begin with the letter Ss
* AM played Ss magic rock in the Gym and PM played Ss magic on the playground (be a spider, a snake, swim, skate, be a snowflake, skateboard etc)
