2020-2021 Kindergarten

We started our day with our arrival centers. The centers include literacy and math activities. Each day we try a new one. We are focusing on letter recognition and counting activities.  Mrs. Conley's class continued to talk about what makes each of us unique.  We continued to explore our talents.  We read the story  Pokko and the Drum .  We created a graph to help us see what talents our friends at school have. Mrs. Mask's class read the story,  Kindness Is My Superpower . We worked in groups to speak and draw about our superpower. What superpower did your child choose?  We had gym with Mr. Der and music with Mrs. Coulson.   This week we will be learning about the letter B.  Please enjoy  The Letter B Song .   Please try out this fun math game to help your child with the skill of counting on from a number.   Candy Stacker - counting on The PM kindergarten class worked on their snowman winter art. They will be ready to share with you tomorrow :) Spirit Days are coming to Eric Ha

Today was a super fun day at school!  We read the story  Frosty the Snowman  and  Snowman At Night . We discussed what would happen if snowmen came to life at night. What would they do?  We then made some snowman art.  First we divided our paper into 4 boxes and then we painted each box a different colour.  Then built a snowman out of circles and used construction paper to decorate the snowman.  We practiced the letter P today.  Please have your child look for things that start with P at home and practice the sound P makes.  We turned the letter P into Pete the Cat.  Please enjoy  Pete the Cat Saves Christmas  .  We play P charades where we took turns acting out words that start with the letter P. We had centers. Where did your child play today? We took advantage of the beautiful weather and went outside to play.  Please check out the music blog to practice our songs for the winter assembly :  Winter Songs   Spirit Days are coming to Eric Harvie for December! Each Thursday in December

Tomorrow is AM Kindergarten Friday.  The AM children will be painting tomorrow.  Please do not wear your best clothes to school ... painting can be messy! Today we talked about Superheroes and how superheroes are unique just like each one of us is unique.  We read the story  What's My Superpower . We drew pictures in our journal of what we would look like if we were superheroes. We had music with Mrs. Coulson.  Please ask your child what they did in the music room. The AM children had their first fire drill practice today.  Please ask your child what we do in a fire drill.  We stayed outside to play after the fire drill.  The PM children went to the playground with Mr. Der. Families Helping Families As is our tradition at Eric Harvie School, again this year we are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. This year, we will be supporting 10 families at Colonel Fred J. Scott School who may need a little extra help to make Christmas bright

Tomorrow is library day.  Please send your child's library book back to school.  Today we read  The Feelings Book  by Todd Parr.  We talked about our feelings and what colours can be associated with each feeling.  Please ask your child what colour goes with their feelings. We also read  The Family Book  by Todd Parr.  We participating in a sharing circle where we each had a turn to share about our families and our family traditions.  Please have a discussion with your child about what traditions are important to your family. We had centers today.  We have some new centers to play with and explore.  Please ask your child what center they were at today. Families Helping Families As is our tradition at Eric Harvie School, again this year we are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. This year, we will be supporting 10 families at Colonel Fred J. Scott School who may need a little extra help to make Christmas brighter. While in past years

Today we had so much fun as we painted in the snow.  We read the story  The Feel Good Book  by Todd Parr.  We used bottles of coloured water to paint pictures in the snow of what makes us feel good.  Please ask your child what makes them feel good. "Making rainbows makes me feel good." "Making rainbows with my friends makes me feel good." The letter of the week is P.  Please help your child to find items at home that start with the letter P.  Please enjoy the  Letter P Song .   In gym, we are practicing our basketball skills. We are learning how to dribble the ball. Try practicing at home.  Families Helping Families As is our tradition at Eric Harvie School, again this year we are calling on your kindness and generosity to help support a family in need at Christmas. This year, we will be supporting 10 families at Colonel Fred J. Scott School who may need a little extra help to make Christmas brighter. While in past years we asked for specific gift donations for indi