The children have begun to take on their “class jobs” with a partner each week, rotating through different responsibilities in the classroom. The students have been particularly excellent at clean-up after “Choice” (free play/art/reading/writing). We will continue to go through the “packing to go home steps” with the whole class, as I know many parents are making stops back up to the lockers for articles at the end of the day. This organizational skill sometimes comes very naturally to some students, but is very commonly developed over years of practice. This may require much patience, though, as the children have been learning so many different at-school procedures over the month of September, and different families have different priorities for the articles that are important. While water bottles may be left for a day or two and carried around by the children, I do remind them to take them home at pack up time at the end of each day so that they might be washed and returned.
Cammy, the guinea pig, has returned to stay at school, and our weekly “Zookeepers” will have the task of feeding, watering, and cleaning her cage. As a class, we have discussed the needs of living things, particularly animals.
The students worked cooperatively to create the large tree on the bulletin board in our classroom, and we will continue to study trees through the coming month. They will be coming home with a bag in the days ahead, and are being asked to return with 10 leaves for several math (patterning and graphing) and art projects.
The children will also soon be bringing home their “Chime In” folders, which will contain a poen, chant or song that they may have sung in class. There will generally be a “Home-School Connection” instruction on the bottom of the page, asking that you read through the Chime In with your child and return it on Fridays.
Have an amazing week!
IMPORTANT DATES
October 5th – Lunch Lady Orders due
October 10th – Thanksgiving – No School
October 11th – Photo Orders or Retake Orders due
October 17th – Lunch Lady (for those who ordered)
October 19th – School Picture Retakes
October 20th – Kindergarten Family Fun Night
October 21st – SAG (Provincial Professional Development for Teachers) – No School
October 24th – Fred Penner Concert
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