Dear Salle 202 families,
First of all, Dominique and I (and Sadie!) thank you so very much for your thoughtful cards, messages and gifts. You are too kind.
I hope the kids enjoy the little book I chose for them. Many students are starting to put some sounds together as we read the morning message every day, so perhaps they can help read their book by looking for the letters and sounds that they already know. This will give you a little preview of our borrow-a-book program which will begin in January!
We are also excited to show you YOUR present. We even wrapped it up! I hope you love your picture, I think they turned out beautifully! They are made by drawing and painting directly on the glass, and then adding a foil background. Please ask your artist about how they made their glass painting! Several students helped me with the parts of the project that I thought I had to do myself, such as cutting the foil, and taping the frames shut. Thanks so much to my helpers!
This week, our kind gestures have included making a chocolate bell for your neighbour, preparing cards and gifts for our other teachers, singing a song to Mr. Greene and cleaning up our classroom and cubbies. Our specialty teachers, who see many students but don't often receive cards or gifts, were really touched that the kids took the time to make cards for them.
This morning, we had fun singing at Dewson's annual carol sing-along. Thanks so much to Mr. Greene for accompanying us! This afternoon, we played a super fun Christmas bingo and everybody was a good sport. We also had fun in the beautiful new snow today, giving toboggan rides, building various structures and playing games.
Last Friday, we had a very special show & tell. Kinga's mom came to present a puppet show and then provided all the materials to do at least 5 different art projects. Merci beaucoup!
In our centre time, we've been working on building numbers, we've been exercising our fingers more at finger gym, we've had the opportunity to design a bookmark to enter in the library's competition, and we've been exploring the various puzzles in our classroom - among other things.
If you're interested in learning a little more about what we do during the day, and how it aligns with the new kindergarten curriculum, I invite you to attend the parent council meeting on Thursday, January 11th. I will be giving a presentation on the new curriculum and how we report on it. Play-based can seem a bit disorganized at times (even to the teachers!), so it's nice to sit back and reflect on all the learning that is going on within it.
Words of the Week
Joyeux Noël!
un cadeau
le sapin
un flocon de neige
un bonhomme de neige
Dominique and I wish you a fantastic, restful break.
Happy everything!!
