Kindergarten Information!
if you have questions contact me at asanderson@sd35.bc.ca
Last updated Nov 24th, 2020
Room 154, Div 15
Please refer to this site often for information
I plan to up-date here each Monday by end of day
See the Calendar pull-down (above) for up-coming dates and events
Here is a link to the school website
https://gordongreenwood.sd35.bc.ca
Nov 16th General Housekeeping:
-The students have been very enthusiastic with their sentence writing. There is a lot of labelling of things that is happening and that is a great start! The imaginative spelling is great to see. Working with them to 'hear' sounds is so energizing as they are getting it!!! Whatever they hear is what they should write. The conventions of 'spelling' and so one will come with time.
-I have openly told students that they can bring toys to school for outside recess BUT, that they will have to be totally responsible for them. We have already had some tears with broken toys. If you don't want toys outside, please don't send them.
**As teachers we were sent a District email asking us to make sure we are ready incase we ever need to move to on-line teaching. I will be sending you an email this week with login reminders for 'Teams' and new login info for 'My Blueprint'- a portfolio based program that is user friendly if we do need to move online.
-Again this past week photos that were purchased on-line were sent home. I emailed a 'talking Leaf' to all the students there were here at school for a Talking Leaf. We will do this again as the students loved it.
-I have talked with each students asking them what they know, I will share this with you on their report cards- relax, I would tell you if there were any red flags. We have a really cohesive, generally calm and kind group of students, lovely to work and play with.
We are going to talk about Pete the cat much this week. He is just a friendly character that remains calm and singin' his song. We have talked about feelings and solving problems, not getting involved in problems that are not ours, and this week, we will talk about wether something is 'helping', or 'hurting.' We will just do a surface of this and talk more as time goes on.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily, they are really starting to get the hang of it!
-Last week I started sending home an 'Alphabet Jive' I will be asking students to encourage adults to join them, maybe this is a good on-line phone call type of activity for Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunts, or Uncles?!?
-'Sleepover with Pete the Cat' see the schedule in Nov 9th update, 'a little 'how to' is there too!
Monday, Nov 23rd, no School
Tuesday Nov 24th 11:00 fire alarm test
Thursday, Nov 26th Pete the Cat Day - we will make hats!
Friday, Nov 27th Jersey Day- wear any Jersey -I wear my 'Canada' shirt from the Olympics!
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Nov 24-27th
Poem of the week:
Icky Ink (title)
Icky Ink,
Icky Ink,
Red and yellow,
Green and pink.
Letter of the week: 'Ii'
Word(s) of the week: 'Mom' 'Dad'
Number of the week: 9
Shape of the week: oval
Joke of the week:
What do cats eat for breakfast?
punchline: Mice Krispies
Nov 16th General Housekeeping:
-The students should feel proud of their performance in the assembly from Tuesday, they did a great job.
-This past week sent home photos that were purchased on-line and sent to the school. I introduced the 'My Ideas' journal where students are starting to show their understanding of language, letters, words, and sentences. The students were very excited to put their story on paper. I will NOT write in this book, it is their journal to show everyone what they can do! We encourage their own spelling (sometime called inventive spelling). We say a sentence, we count the number of words on our hands, we draw lines for the words, we put initial letters on the lines and any more sounds we can hear. We always use a 'pictures' (usually our own) as our starting point as humans are natural born story tellers! This is an amazing process to watch!
-We went on a leaf hunt and recorded our little leaf talking I will attempt to send them to you via email this week.
-I will begin talking to each students asking them what they know, this is the beginning of report card writing for me.
-The students were so excited about donuts that we will be talking donuts again this week! We will also do some more shape work and we will talk about a Nursery Rhyme a day!
-Next week we talk 'Pete the Cat' will have a 'Pete the Cat Day' on Thursday, Nov 26, we will make a hat and tons of activities. After that we will move into Winter activities. Please touch base with me if you have concerns, we will be talking about many celebrations, our next 'Show and Tell' will be based on celebrations.
-This past week I sent home some sheets we didn't do in class, you never need to feel you have to do them.
ONLY student will write in the 'My Ideas' journal they will start their writing journey in! Students need to create their 'own' spelling to start showing the sounds they hear. This is so amazing to watch and praise and encouragement just makes this a wonderful experience! I do NOT correct spelling at this point, just encourage what we do hear. If a students asks me, I honestly try really hard to just pull the sounds apart, like I am pulling bubble gum from my mouth D-O-G.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily, they are really starting to get the hang of it!
-Last week I started sending home an 'Alphabet Jive' I will be asking students to encourage adults to join them, maybe this is a good on-line phone call type of activity for Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunts, or Uncles?!?
-'Sleepover with Pete the Cat' see the schedule in Nov 9th update, 'a little 'how to' is there too!
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Nov 16-20th
Poem of the week:
Happy's Hammer (title)
Happy plays with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer.
Happy plans with one hammer,
Then he plays with two.
Letter of the week: 'Hh'
Word of the week: 'Happy'
Number of the week: 8
Shape of the week: rectangle
Joke of the week:
Why did the banana go to the doctor?
punchline: It wasn't peeling well.
Nov 9th General Housekeeping:
-This was a fun two weeks with Mrs. Breedveld with us everyday. Mrs. Breedveld taught for 60 minutes everyday last week and the students were great! Mrs. Breedveld will continue to come each Thursday until the Spring when she will do a long practicum, teaching our class. We have a lovely cohesive class that is wonderful to watch learn and play together!
-This past week I sent home a colourful bat pen, and little booklet to write in the students chose. The 'Creative Kids' order form and artwork also went home. if you want to make 'new' artwork you are welcome to, just be sure if you want to order, you need to return the artwork and order form with payment by FRIDAY, NOV 13th
-This week we have been focusing on Remembrance Day and our Poem 'A Poppy is a Promise.' We have just started talking about 2D shapes and this week we are starting to talk about a sentence. I use out loose parts time on Mondays to move forward our understanding of letters, words, and sentences and how they go together and connect. We will count the number of words, draw lines for them, then try for the initial sound of each word, and if we can, we will find more sounds we hear. ONLY student will write in the 'My Ideas' journal they will start their writing journey in! Students need to create their 'own' spelling to start showing the sounds they hear. This is so amazing to watch and praise and encouragement just makes this a wonderful experience! I do NOT correct spelling at this point, just encourage what we do hear. If a students asks me, I honestly try really hard to just pull the sounds apart, like I am pulling bubble gum from my mouth D-O-G.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily, they are really starting to get the hang of it!
-This week I will start sending home an 'Alphabet Jive' I will be asking studnets to encourage adults to join them, maybe this is a good on-line phone call type of activity for Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunts, or Uncles?!?
-'Sleepover with Pete the Cat'
This week we will start a sleepover with 'Pete the Cat.' A laminated' Pete the Cat' will come for a sleepover for the weekend! He will come on Thursday and stay until Monday (Tuesday if there is a holiday). Please have Pete join in on some activities you do over the weekend. Be sure to fill in the paper and either draw or put a photo on of the time with Pete.
Schedule for 'Sleepover with Pete the Cat'
Thursday, Nov 12th #12
Thursday, Nov 19th #11
Thursday, Nov 26th #9
break until January
Thursday, Jan 7th #8
Thursday, Jan 14th #7
Thursday, Jan 21st #6
Thursday, Jan 28th #5
Thursday, Feb 4th #4
Thursday, Feb 11th #3
Thursday, Feb 18th #2
Thursday, Feb 25th #1
-Monday, Nov 9th Wreath Laying and recording of 'Poppy is a Promise' for the assembly tomorrow.
-Tuesday, Nov 10th Remembrance Day assembly at 11:15
-Wednesday, Nov 11th - No School - Remembrance Day
-Thursday, Nov 12th (it was delayed form last week) we will discuss and practice a 'Lock Down drill,' this is when something is happening in the building that requires emergency staff (we have actually already practiced one, everyone was fairly calm and able to not speak)
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Nov 9-13th
Poem of the week:
These are Grandma's glasses,
This is grandma's hat.
This is he way she folds her hands,
And lays them in her lap.
Letter of the week: 'Gg'
Word of the week: 'Poppy'
Number of the week: 7
Shape of the week: square
Joke of the week:
What time is it when an elephant sits on your fence?
punchline: time to get a new fence
26th General Housekeeping:
-This is a week filled with pumpkin and Halloween fun and games!
-This past week I sent home a live pumpkin, the scholastic order reminder (for on-line), our laminated 'name' practice sheet and a few things we didn't get to in class. Never feel you HAVE to do any work at home, it is your choice. Please note that we have really focused on printing our names, we start all our letters at the top, we use a capital at the beginning and lower-case letters for the rest. This should all sit on the line. If your child is not yet able to do this, find fun and engaging ways to practice this daily.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily
-We are well into our second 'Show and Tell' of the year, find the schedule and 'how to' in the Oct 5th post.
-Monday, Oct 26 we will discuss and practice an earthquake drill, Mrs. Breedveld will be be with us for the next 2 weeks everyday, she will be teaching parts of the day next week!
-Tuesday, Oct 27th, early dismissal at 1:21, I have booked 'Parent Teacher interviews'
-Wednesday, Oct 28th, early dismissal at 1:21, I have booked, 'Parent Teacher interviews,' This is also our friend #10 last day as he is moving to Vancouver Island
-Friday, Oct 31st Please wear a Halloween costume No school as it is a Professional Day
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Sept Oct 26th-30th
Poem of the week:
Elephants have Wrinkles (Title)
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles, wrinkles
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles everywhere.
Letter of the week: 'Ee'
Word of the week: 'Pumpkin'
Number of the week: 5
Shape of the week: circle
Joke of the week:
When asked how he was feeling, what did the pumpkin say?
punchline: I'm vine, thanks for asking
19th General Housekeeping:
-I hope the jokes we are learning at school are starting to get home to you! We have started learning about apples
-This past week I sent home photo proofs, interm-report and a fundraiser.
-This week we are going to really focus on printing our name. We start all our letters and numbers at the top, we always use a capital letter for the beginning of a name, and small (lower-case) for the rest of the letters. Those that have 'hanging down' letters we will focus on those in relation to the line. The expectation is that everyone can recognize and write their own name.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily
-We have started our second 'Show and Tell' of the year, find the schedule and 'how to' in the Oct 5th post.
-If you would like to make a Parent-Teacher interview for Oct 27 or 28th, please use on the online system with the school for booking. I will make a TEAMS meeting (online) for our meeting, touch base with me if you have a concern.
-Monday, Oct 19 we will discuss and practice for a lockdown
-Tuesday, Oct 20th we will view an assembly on TEAMS in the classroom at 1:15
-Thursday, Oct 22nd Ms Breedveld will be here for the day, incase you missed it we have a student teacher coming on Thursdays currently, Mrs. Colleen Breedveld. Mrs. Breedveld will be doing her practicum in our class! As a class on Thursday we are going to plant some bulbs!! Boots would be a great choice!
-Friday, Oct 23rd No school as it is a Professional Day, I will be in the school working on our home literacy program!
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Sept Oct 19-22
Poem of the week:
Doggie, doggie, where's your bone?
Someone stole it from your home.
Doggie, doggie, where's your bone?
Someone stole it from your home.
Who has my bone?
I have your bone?
Letter of the week: 'Dd'
Word of the week: 'Fall'
Number of the week: 4
Joke of the week:
What lives in an apple and loves to read?
punchline: a bookworm
Oct 12th General Housekeeping:
-We had another full week including some turkey art, some gobble goggles, a shaker, and name fun!
-This week I sent home a 'Pumpkin' to decorate with family and return (when it suits your family), a pinecone turkey, a gourd, gobble goggles, a pink form for paying online and, a form about pumpkins coming to school ($5 cost).
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily
-We have started our second 'Show and Tell' of the year, find the schedule and 'how to' in the Oct 5th post.
-If you would like to make a Parent-Teacher interview for Oct 27 or 28th, please use on the online system with the school for booking. I will make a TEAMS meeting (online) for our meeting, touch base with me if you have a concern
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Sept Oct 12-16
Poem of the week:
Cold and Cough (title)
Cold and cough,
Cold and cough,
Catch a cold,
Then cough and cough
Letter of the week: 'Cc'
Word of the week: 'APPLE'
Number of the week: 3
Joke of the week:
Why did the apple stop in the middle of the road?
Because he ran out of juice!
Oct 5th General Housekeeping:
-What a busy week last week, photos, Orange shirt, Terry Fox Run, fire drill practice... it was busy and fun! I am going to continue to be diligent about our hand washing in class... and trying to keep our bodies NOT touching each other. I treat your children like my own, if you have concerns please do touch base with me, I want to set your mind at ease with the things I can control in the classroom.
-If your child is away I will simply put any work that we did in our 'white home boxes' ready to go home (if it is not in a book). There is NO NEED to do it at home, it is just if you want to.
-This past week we worked on our muscles in our hands to build stamina with our printing muscles.
-Please continue to use the 'Back and Forth' bag daily
-I will be following up with a phone call to those families who did not join us on teams, did you get to see my video I emailed out?
-It is time to prepare for our next 'Show and Tell,' 'Secret Item- Show and Tell'! For this time, I will send home a paper bag with a card that says what 'Letter' your item starts with and then anything that starts with that letter can go in the bag. I will try and get the bag to you about a week in advance! Please be sure to give a 'clue' on the card as to what is inside. The 'letter' will be the first letter of their name... Anne so my Letter will be 'A.' I could bring an apple and my 'clue' could be, 'it grows on a tree'. Ask if this is unclear
(Our second 'Show and Tell' of the year):
Tuesday Oct 13th #12
Wednesday Oct 14th #11
Thursday Oct 15th #10
Tuesday Oct 20 #9
Wednesday Oct 21 #8
Thursday Oct 22 #7
Tuesday Oct 27 #6
Wednesday Oct 28 #5
Thursday Oct 29 #4
Tuesday Nov 3rd #3
Wednesday Nov 4th#2
Thursday Nov 5th #1
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
***Reminder that there is no School on Monday, October 12th for Thanksgiving!
Week of Sept Oct 5 - Oct 9th
Poem of the week:
Busy Bee, busy bee,
Bussing around from tree to tree.
Busy bee, busy bee,
Don't you dare to buzz near me.
Letter of the week: 'B b'
Word of the week: 'leaf'
Number of the week: 2
Joke of the week:
How can you tell that a tree is a dogwood tree?
punchline: By it's bark!
Sept 28 General Housekeeping:
-We have had such a great start to the school year! What a lovely group of students to spend days with.
-We worked on Colouring
-covering the white space
-using three or more colours
-colouring within the lines.
-We put our hand print on Our Class 'Rules'
-Be Respectful
-Share and be polite
-Stay in your spot
-Put up your hand to talk
-We worked on our pencil grip, some amazing work with our 'magic silver ball'
-On Friday I sent home a 'Back and Forth' bag so we can communicate with paper-easier, please be sure it comes and goes daily. I have given the students a sticker for everyday it comes back! Inside the bag was an envelope of 'paperwork' for the school, please return asap. There was also a bag of Doritos to remember their joke (I hope they told you it), also a reminder about photos day, Tuesday, Sept 29th.
-I had sent an email last week but, I must have made some mistakes, please check your email tonight for your log in for 'TEAMS'
-The students have been outside on their own now and thriving at break time!
-Please complete and bring to school the 'Summer Memories' for this week as we will start sharing it!
Here is the schedule for sharing our 'Summer Memories' (Our first 'Show and Tell' of the year):
Tuesday Sept 29th 12,11,10,9
Wednesday Sept 30th 8,7,6,5
Thursday Oct 1 4,3,2,1
-Tuesday Sept 29th, Photo Day
-Wednesday Sept 30th, We will celebrate Orange Shirt Day, wear Orange students! We will send a book home about this on Tuesday
-Thursday Oct 1st 'Meet the Teacher' On-line 'TEAMS' meeting at 6:30pm-6:45, please join me, I will send you an individual email with how to log in, please try logging in BEFORE Thursday at 6:30 as I will start right at 6:30.
-Friday, Oct 2nd we will 'run' the 'Terry Fox Run' with our Cohort at 11:15am (ish)
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Week of Sept 28th - Oct 2nd
Poem of the week:
I climbed up an apple tree
All the apples fell on me.
Apple pudding, apple pie,
Did you ever tell a lie?
Letter of the week: 'A a'
Word of the week: 'Me' and 'I'
Number of the week: 1
Joke of the week:
Knock, knock,
Who's there,
Leaf,
Leaf who?
Leaf me alone!
Sept 21 General Housekeeping:
-Yahoo the first week under our belts, they did such a great job of getting use to many of the routines of the classroom!
-On Friday I sent home a 'Back and Forth' bag so we can communicate with paper-easier! Please feel free to put notes in their if that works better for you then email or catching me at the door. in the bag I sent Self-Identification of Aboriginal Ancestry, Walking Field trip form, a Scholastic order form with our class code, and a little welcome card with your child's number on it.
-Please note we still have a different 'recess schedule' than the other students due to our cohort and gradual entry.
-Please complete and bring to school the 'Summer Memories' for this week!
-Monday Sept 21st, we will go out with the school cohort A for recess with Ms. Sanderson there
-Tuesday Sept 22nd, we will have gym and a 'Fire Drill Practice'
-Wednesday Sept 23rd we will have Music
-Thursday Sept 24th we will have Library
-Friday Sept 25 there is NO SCHOOL for students
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Regular Bell Schedule:
Regular Day for Cohort A (Ms. Sanderson's class):
8:38 Morning Warning Bell
8:40 Second Bell: Morning Instruction Begins
10:10 Recess
10:25 Recess Ends
11:51 Lunch Recess
12:21 Eating Period Begins
12:36 Instruction Begins
2:21 Students are dismissed
Half-Day:
11:23 Students Dismissed
Early Dismissal (Parent Teacher Conference Days):
1:21 Students are dismissed
Sept 14 General Housekeeping:
-Hello and Welcome, I'm thrilled to have your chid in my class, Happy New Year!!!
-This site is where I put information so you can refer to it, I intend to update it before end of school Monday with information for the week.
-Please note we have a different 'recess schedule' than the other students due to our cohort and gradual entry.
-We have requested a $40 cheque to Gordon Greenwood for school supplies, to fill in the 'Two Stars and Wish' paper for the Kindergarten Scrapbook, a pair of 'inside shoes,'a full change of clothes in a large ziplock with the students name on it, please complete and bring in the 'Summer Memories' a large paper that was sent in the summer mail out.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Our Welcome song: (it has actions too!)
Hello Friends
How are you?
I’m so happy
To see you
Greet your neighbour
Boogie on down
Give a jump
And turn around!
