Hello again Team KA,
Even though we ended up having one less day than planned this week, it was an exciting week as we added guided reading to our daily literacy centers. Students were all so very proud when they read their first book with me and were able to add their book to their new book baskets in class. Most students used any free time they had to get their book basket and practice reading their book. The enthusiasm and pride they displayed this week at officially becoming ‘readers’ was a joy to witness. We will continue with guided reading centers for the rest of the year to help students grow their reading skills and hopefully their love of reading. When students are ready, they will take their book home for a couple nights to practice and celebrate their new skills with you.
That ‘grown up learner’ feeling has extended beyond reading to their numeracy skills as well. This week our math centers focused more on addition and subtraction sentences and we worked more closely with math symbols and understanding what they mean and how to use them. We’ve been using dice and dominoes to practice part part whole work and addition and subtraction sentences.
West Kent has begun a new round of the hallway challenge which will conclude next week. We’ve also been working on improving on sorting garbage. Mme Dunning made and shared a video to help students more clearly understand where each piece of their garbage goes each day. This is something we will continue to practice. Ask your child at home and see how they do with their recycling and waste sorting!
We took advantage of the beautiful snowy weather on Thursday and went snowshoeing around the West Kent property. Some of the Grade 6 peer helpers joined us on our journey. KA students were excited to try something new and they all did a fantastic job of snowshoeing, even if we had a few equipment malfunctions!
We had a fun afternoon today at the Wild Child activity. Students learned about different animals on PEI while having fun out in the snow. It was a great ending to our week.
Family Literacy Day is next Tuesday. We look forward to seeing everyone’s book based costumes. Costumes don’t need to be elaborate, but in order to foster a love of literature, students should be able to connect their costume to a favorite book. Also, check out this link a fun Family Literacy Bingo and a chance to win prizes from the PEI Literacy Alliance!
Next Week in KA:
Monday, January 26 Day 4 Mrs. Mac & Phys. Ed
Tuesday, January 27, Day 5: Music & Family Literacy Day (Dress as your favorite book character)
Wednesday, January 28, Day 6: Mrs. Mac, Phys. Ed
Thursday, January 29, Day 1: Music
Friday, January 30, Day 42 Mrs. Mac, Phys. Ed & Library
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
Lisa 😊
Mrs. MacLeod's Class 