Sept 25th Update

We finished our fall silhouette finger painting! We glued on pre-cut branches, owls, and squirrels- they turned out great! We are going to hang them up in our classroom for a bit, and then I will send them home :)

Today we did a whole class art activity, and it was also a listening game! I gave students step-by-step instructions on what to do. We made scarecrows! We learned a bit about them since some students weren't sure what they were. If you're out and about for a walk in the neighbourhood, look to see if you can spot one somewhere! With a little bit of help, we managed to make our scarecrows, almost completely independently! Listening is an important, pre-reading and writing skill. If we want to be able to write the word cat, for example, we have to be able to listen and hear each sound in it. The skills needed for that are:

1) say the word 

2) listen to each sound in the word

3) connect each sound to a letter

4) write that letter down

Listening is such an important skill, and so is following directions! It will make the year run a lot smoother once they've mastered it!

I am waiting on permission forms for 3 families. If you haven't sent them to me yet, please do so ASAP. We would love to go on some walks! We are learning about our classroom rules. We have learned 3 out of 5. Maybe over dinner, ask your child what they are! (hands and feet to ourselves, be a good friend, use your manners).

Happy weekend everyone!