Playful Kinders

Hello Families, We have had another exploratory week in kindergarten!  Dino Adventure We had an exciting in-school field trip where our classroom was transformed into a hands-on dinosaur learning experience! Students became junior scientists as they explored the world of paleontology and discovered how we can use our five senses to learn about the properties of objects. Our day began with a whole-group introduction from "Dr. Dino," who taught us what paleontologists do and shared a fascinating true story about the very first paleontologist. The students were immediately engaged and ready to explore! Throughout the experience, students rotated through several interactive learning tasks: Dino Eggs Students used their sense of sight and touch to explore and sort dinosaur eggs by how they looked and felt. Dino Sounds Using their sense of hearing, students listened carefully and tried to match sounds without using their eyes... what great listening skills! Dino Dance We took a fun...

Hello Families, We have had another exciting week in Kindergarten. Upcoming Dates     April 13 – Fun Lunch (Coco Brooks)   April 14 – School Council Meeting, 6:30pm   April 16 – Kindergarten Teachers' Pet   April 16 – May 13 – TREX Exhibition    April 17 – T/T Kinder Attend   April 17 – Angela Murphy Author Visit K-3   April 24 – No School (System PD Day) April 27 – M/W Kinder Zoo Field Trip     April 30 – T/T Kinder Zoo Field Trip   Signs of Spring Spring has arrived, and our classroom has been buzzing with excitement as we explore the changes happening all around us. This week, students created a “Signs of Spring” journal entry in their visual journals. We talked together about what we notice outside, such as melting snow, birds returning, puddles, growing plants, and warmer weather. Students shared their ideas orally before drawing and adding labels or words to represent their thinking. Through this learning task, students demons...

Hello Families, We have had another learning-filled week in kindergarten! Upcoming Dates April 10 – Mon/Wed Kinder Attends April 13 – Fun Lunch   April 16 – Kindergarten Teachers' Pet In-School Field Trip April 17 – T /T  Kinder Attends April 24 – No School April 27 – M/W Kinder Zoo Field Trip April 30 – T/T Kinder Zoo Field Trip  Easter Learning in Kindergarten We have been busy exploring Easter through playful, hands-on learning experiences that connect to the Alberta Kindergarten curriculum. Through art, math, literacy, and sensory exploration, students are building important skills while having fun and making meaningful connections. Some learning tasks to try at home have been included below.  Here are some of the ways we’ve been learning: Easter Math Explorations Students engaged in counting, sorting, and representing numbers using eggs, baskets, and spring-themed materials. I can… I can count objects and tell how many there are. I can show numbers in different ...

Hello Families, What a wonderful week in kindergarten! Upcoming Dates     March 20 – Non-instructional Day March 23-27 – Spring Break   March 30 – Classes Resum e   Math in Kindergarten: Learning Through Play In kindergarten, math is about more than numbers; it’s about helping students make sense of the world around them in fun and meaningful ways! What Does Math Look Like in Our Classroom? Game: Musical Math Musical Math  was an engaging, movement-based game that supported students to build number sense through play, music, and hands-on exploration. In this learning task, students began by dancing freely around the classroom while music played. When the music stopped, students moved to a nearby table where they either read a number card or rolled a die. Using that number, they built a tower with blocks or manipulatives to match the quantity. Once their tower was complete, students returned to the carpet and shared their number with the group. They were encouraged to...