The AM kinders really loved the swimming and water safety program. It was a full body work out, and an important life skill for all of our learners. A big thank you to all of our parents, who were able to volunteer their time to help us on our swimming field trip. Without your support, we would not be able to go on field trips with our learners. Thank you so much for your wonderful help at the pool .
All of the learners have been working really hard to learn our "popcorn words". These are words that Cadence will encounter a lot when reading. Many of them are not pronounced or spelled in regular ways. So these are just words they have to recognize very quickly to help them read easily. Some of the learners have mastered all of the words, and can start working on the grade one sight word list. It your child is working on learning the popcorn words, it is really important to spend some extra time at home each day to practice them. They really do make a big difference and gives them more confidence when reading. Here is a list of our popcorn words: a, and, he, she, I, in, is, it, of that, the, to & was.
In math, we have been focusing on developing our understanding of number sense. A critical part of number sense is the ability to compose and decompose numbers, which means they can break apart numbers. For example, 5 can be represented as 1 and 4. The number 5 can also be represented as 2 and 3. The learners have been practicing composing and decomposing numbers up to 10. The learners have been modeling and explaining strategies to add and subtract numbers to 10. The learners are using concrete objects and pictures to act out joining and separating. The students can also name one more, or one less than a given number and compare and order numbers. Many of the students are now beginning to use number sentences ( 2 + 3 = 5) as well.
In Social studies, we have been focusing on identity and developing the learners understanding of citizenship. We have been working on the unit "Belonging" and learning about the different groups we all belong to in our community. The students all identified with belonging to their families, and K.T. School, and many learners also identified with belonging to other groups in the community, such as a soccer team.
Some important dates for the next few weeks:
- Friday June 14 - AM Kindergarten attends
- Friday June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Friday June 21 - PM Kindergarten attends
- Wednesday June 26 - Last Day of Classes
- Wednesday June 26 - AM Kindergarten Attends
Warm regards,
Mrs. Lai
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