We are into the final countdown to Christmas. In order to keep all the kids focused and calm we have been doing yoga a few times a week! The kids are getting better and better each time. Check out this photo of everyone doing this tricky pose.
Our elf Snowy has been getting himself into all kinds of trouble at school this week - we were thinking that we need to tell Santa about this naughty little elf!
During our five senses lessons this week we explored sight and what it feels like to try regular tasks without our eyes. The kids took turns in pairs wearing a blindfold and being the guiding friend - with the help of a guiding friend kids were able to try washing their hands, writing their names, jumping through a hoop, and lots of other stations without using their sight! It was a great activity to highlight how much we rely on our eyes, and how careful and empathetic we have to be as a guiding friend. To close off we talked about how guide dogs work as a guiding friend for those who are visually impaired.
We would also like to thank everybody for their contributions to the Christmas bags - we ended up with piles of gifts for children at other schools in need, and we decorated the bags so they looked beautiful. Way to go getting into the Christmas spirit of giving and sharing everyone! The schools who received the gift are going to pay the generosity forward by writing Christmas cards to others in need.
Another big round of applause for the amazing Christmas concert! We loved seeing all the kids dressed up and excited to sing in the spotlight. We watched Frosty the Snowman while waiting for our turn to preform (some of our kids even teared up during the movie when we thought Frosty was gone forever - but thank goodness he came back. Precious!)
Our snowman puzzle math centre is continuing to be a big hit! We also introduced some new board games this week - the Pete the Cat button jar game has proven especially popular.
Words of the Week!
In just the first two weeks of our sight word focus, we have noticed a huge improvement in sight word recognition and the spelling of the sight words we have been talking about. Great job to everybody for working hard at home and at school with their words. Our new words of the week are: and, the, went, my, look. If you are looking for more activities to help your child with sight words this is a great website exploring how children learn their sight words: http://www.k12reader.com/sight-word-teaching-strategies/
Happy sight word learning!
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Mrs. Kenna, Ms. Cvach, and Ms. Pipo
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