Day 1

Today is Day 1.  The children see Miss McGregor twice today, once for music and again for physical education.

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Miss Mynes

today

Today, the children see Miss McGregor for health and we see Ms. Dykstra to get new library books.  In class, we are continuing our work with Noisy Nora by listing all the ways Nora made noisy and thinking of other ways we could make noise.  We will look for books about mice in our classroom library and make a "mouse library".  We will finish turning our fingerprints into mice.  We will also do a counting activity.  If time permits, I will read with seniors and we will write in our writing folders but I think I may be being overly ambitious.

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Miss Mynes

a little about today

Today, we continue our Noisy Nora unit.  We will use the rhyming scheme to predict the text.  We will turn our thumb prints into mice.  We will also work in our math folders doing an activity that strengthens our counting skills.  The children will see Miss McGregor for physical education.

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Miss Mynes

Spring Cleaning

This afternoon, the kindergarten students, along with the Environment Committee, will be cleaning up the school yard.  The children will be given plastic gloves so they will not be directly exposed to germs.

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Miss Mynes

next week

Next week, we will focus on the book Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells.  In the story, no one is paying attention to Nora and so she gets attention the only way she knows how, by making noise.  It has an important lesson for all of us: pay attention to children when they are doing good things and they will do good things for your attention, pay attention to children when they do the wrong thing and they will always do the wrong thing for your attention.  The behaviour we pay attention to is the behaviour that will continue, even if the attention you give is to correct or admonish them.

Have a great weekend,
Miss Mynes

The Napping House

This week, we have been focusing on the book The Napping House.  We have been talking about our sleep habits, words about sleep, the mood colours can represent.  We have also been singing Are You Sleeping? and Rock-a-Bye Baby.

Also, we seem to have a lot of sickness in the class.  It is flu season - ugh!  Please keep your child at home if they are ill.  I know kids often want to come to school but when they do, they spread their sickness to all their friends.  I know it can be hard to keep them home but please do whenever possible.

Hope you are having a great day - it doesn't feel nearly as warm as the weather forecast said it would be.

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Miss Mynes

Measure area

Yuki is measuring area and sorting. Then she will count the bears. So much learning in one activity!!

oops

Some of you may have recieved a notice about Pink Day today that said the children should wear pink to show support for diversity and "all types of discrimination".  Of course, that was an error lol.  We do not want the children to support discrimination.  Today, we wear pink to show support for the fight against discrimination.

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Miss Mynes

our trip on Thursday

The instructional leader from Forest Valley is on my Dragon Boat team and I will see him at practice tonight and find out what modifications will happen in the weather forecast is correct for Thursday.  I know that they modify for rain.  That being said, please send your child ready to be outside no matter what the weather because if we can go outside, we will.  Please return the permission form for the trip right away.  I have many children who have not returned their form and I cannot bring them on the trip without the form.

Thanks,
Miss Mynes

a little about today

Today we will read and discuss the book Mouse Paint.  We will also paint pictures with different lines and patterns like the illustrations in the book.  Also, we will read another Blue Spruce selection and vote on if we liked it or not.

We will go to the computer lab.

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Miss Mynes

our trip next week

Next week, on Thursday, we are going to Forest Valley.  It is a Toronto District School Board outdoor education site.  We will be going on a sensory hike, using our senses to explore the forest.  Please be sure your child has a litterless lunch and clothing appropriate for the weather.  We go to Forest Valley no matter what the weather.

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Miss Mynes

The sand castle project continued

Rane has joined in on the sand castle project started yesterday by Antony and Cassandra.

maybe today?

After we got back from the library yesterday, we had so little time and in the afternoon the children were wired (spring fever perhaps?) so my lessons from yesterday were scrapped for shorter, simpler ones.  So today, I plan to teach them.  we also have health with Miss McGregor and we get new library books with Ms. Dykstra.

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Miss Mynes

Cassandra and Antony at sand table

We made the walls to keep out the bad guys from getting to our castle.

a little about today

Today, we begin our day with Wake Up Wednesday then head over to Albert Campbell Library to visit with the children's librarian.  We will read Make Way for Ducklings and discuss the story.  The children will practice writing the names of the 8 ducklings.  We will also do a math lesson about area and practice writing the number 12.  Finally, the children will see Miss McGregor for physical education.

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Miss Mynes

a fun idea

This week, we are focusing on the book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.  If possible, bring your child to feed the ducks this week.  Ask your child "Do any of the ducks have babies?" "How many babies?" "Do any of the ducks look like Mr. and Mrs. Mallard?"

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Miss Mynes