Happy New Year!

We are off to a great start!

Learning Calendar - 

What Our Students of the Day Enjoyed Most

Monday, January 9 - "Some things were new, like the zippy bags." - Kamryn
Tuesday, January 10 - "I loved the tall stackers!" - Kai
Wednesday, January 11 - "I liked making 3D shapes with the straws." - Gabriel
Thursday, January 12 - "I made a book with Zoe and Paget." - Maya
Friday, January 13 - "Making a box with my friend Dana" - Selena

Penguin Inquiry

Our little ones love penguins! We are learning about the different types of these adorable, flightless birds. We will explore their habitats, food and behaviour, and answer questions like, "How do they stay warm?"

Literacy

We have been feeding our "penguin" fish that are labelled with common sight words, such as numbers and colours. Daily PAT Time has been helping our children with phonemic awareness, the ability to segment and identify sounds in words. Many children are bringing this awareness to their journal writing. PAT Time presentations also help develop oral communication skills.

PAT Time Schedule

January 16 - m
January 23 - d
January 30 - g

Reading Tip of the Month

Let your child see you reading! Many parents read to their children, but forget to let their child see them enjoying a book. Children learn a love of reading from their parents. Children who watch parents read as a part of their daily lives are more inclined to continue the habit as they get older.

Math

We continue to explore such math concepts as one-to-one correspondence, patterning, subitizing, and symmetry.  Subitizing is the ability to "see" a small amount of objects and know how many there are without counting.