Gingerbread Man/Elf on the Shelf

Thank you very much to Parent Council who provided each student with a gingerbread man. The kindergartens loved decorating them. 

What has Sparkle been up to lately?

One of our friends came very close to touching Sparkle this week. The next day Sparkle had a note for us.

Tomorrow is our last day with Sparkle. We hope he has a safe trip back to the North Pole and hopefully we'll see him again next year.

We want to wish all of our students and their families a very Merry Christmas. Stay safe over the holidays and we'll see you in the New Year!

Elf on the Shelf

Who is Sparkle? Who is Happy?

They are Santa's elves who came to watch over us until our Christmas holidays. Sparkle is the Red Class Elf and Happy is the Green Class Elf. They both surprised us on December 1st. Their job is to watch over all the boys and girls and report back to Santa each night on how they're doing at school. Our number one rule is that nobody can touch our elves, otherwise they will lose their magic. 

We've decided to make a class journal about our elves. Each day a different student will help fill out our journal. 

Take a look at what Sparkle has been up to:

We think Sparkle was trying to tell us that our tree needed some ornaments. We decided to help him out by finishing his links. We noticed that he made a pattern; red, green, red, green.

Sparkle left us a note that said, "Watch reindeercam.com". We were able to watch Santa's reindeer at the North Pole. 

This is what Happy has been up to:

All About Numbers!

We've been very busy here in kindergarten trying to learn our numbers. We've been learning how to print numbers, recognize numbers by sight and even how to represent numbers using tally marks. Take a look at what we've been up to:

Take a look in your child's shared reading duotang for our number poem. Follow the links below to listen to each poem. 

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/cVFvMVpqM1dQQnc9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/ZHhDeWMrVGlQU0E9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/SjBrZWNMbWtzT1E9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/cDYzSmNMNjVhRVk9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/Y1JWdTdtRmhqMXM9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/eDFLbCtRYUM2czQ9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/SnlUSC90S1UyYkk9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/eDhrbGx4MHV2eEE9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/OStIeEhOZXVHRTg9

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/M2ZFbTNLN00wSGM9

"Snow" Much Fun!

Yesterday was such an exciting day! Our first snowfall of the school year! We saw such wonderful play during our outdoor time. We watched many students work together to build and create many things using snow.

We saw many students making snow angels.

"I used big stretches. You stretch out your arms and legs to make a snow angel". - Tara

"I used my whole body". - Nicole

We heard so many friends working together to build a snowman. 

"You roll it first, then pass it to me". - Nyah

"You can make the bottom and I'll make the top". -Madison

Joshua made a giant snow monster.

Charlotte made a carriage for Cinderella.

Many students decided that they wanted to TASTE the snow. This lead to a great question at our science table. "Is it a good idea to eat snow?" We brought some snow inside and allowed the students to use magnify glasses to take a closer look at what was in the snow. Once all the snow had melted we learned that snow was mixed with dirt and sand from our playground. 

Today at the science table we had three snowballs. A large, medium and small ball. The students were asked the question "Which snowball will melt the fastest?". Here are some of their responses:

"I thInk the small one because it's more small and small ones can melt better than the bigger ones". 

 - Senna

"I think the big one will be slow". - Goewra

"The small one because I see drops". - Charlotte

"The little one because it's really little". - Alexis