Library Visit

Today we travelled to the Chatham Kent Public Library! It was such an amazing experience! The children were treated to songs, flannel board stories, a few stories as well as a craft. We will be travelling to the public library every other Friday. The public library is an amazing, and free resource that each child and family can use! We are asking parents if their child already has a library card to please send it in and we will keep it at the school for the remainder of the school year. When the year is done we will send the cards back.
The following is a link to the library's website! Check it out they have so much to offer!
http://ipac.city.chatham-kent.on.ca:8091/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ckremote#focus

Here's the link!

http://youtu.be/I_lZrnHw3z8

Pete the Cat

Wow after many failed attempts we finally have the video of your wonderful children reading "Pete the Cat". We tried using my flip camera, which decided to stop filming 30 secs in. We tried using Audacity, which is a computer program that tapes audio, however after starting it up it refused to tape our voices. Finally, we used my camera's video feature. Low and behold the camera's video card was full. I just wanted to scream!!!!!! Technology was just not on our side!! However, like PETE we just get walking along and singing our song!! We refused to give up! So after many struggles, we finally have an amazing video of our class reading Pete the Cat! We are so excited to share it with you!! We hope you enjoy!

If you copy and paste the link above you will be able to watch the video! Sadly this was another technology problem, I couldnt get it directly on the blog! No matter, you are still able to watch and enjoy!

Pete the Cat-Continued

Pete the Cat is back and this time, he's rockin' and groovin' in his SCHOOL shoes. Pete discovers the library, the lunchroom, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school. And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing his song . . . because it's all good.

Look What We Did!!

We are so impressed by our Junior and Senior Kindergarten students!!! We have been working in small groups for two weeks now and they students are adapting well to the routines of the classroom!!


This week during centres the students are having a blast. They are extending and creating their own patterns using fall shaped candies. Students love using vegetables from the farm to create their beautiful art work. They are searching through cornmeal searching for letters, and praticing their proper printing sills. Finally, the students have loved making word wall words in the sand using tractors.

MONDAY

Well Monday brings our first professional development day! So enjoy your 4 day weekend! We will see you all on Tuesday!

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The students have loved reading the book "Pete the Cat"! This is an amazing story about how a cat stays positive even when faced with many negative events. The students enjoyed this books so much you can hear then singing the catchy toon " I like my white shoes" constantly throughout the classroom!!

Old MacDonald had a farm!!!!

The JK/SK class has really been enjoying all our explorations of farms. They have been learning about animals, vegetation and the enviornment associated with farms. During centres, they have been using tractors in the dirt to spell our word wall words. Also they have been using corn, peppers and potatoes to make beautiful prints! (which can be seen on our classroom walls).
In the next few weeks we will continue our study of the Farm and will even have the opportunity to visit a real Farm! The students are very excited! Please stay tuned for a permission slip. Finally, we are very fortunate to have a guest speaker come in and discuss farms and all the importance it has to offer.

Our First Week

Well our first week is complete and we are on to week two. The students are adjusting well and becoming acustom to our classroom routines. We have been working on our shared reading "Good Morning" and have been learning our new friends names.
In math we are beginning our patterning unit. Be sure to come back this week to check out photos of our great work!