Starting just after the Family Day long weekend, dinosaurs will be making their way into our kindergarten classroom! This is such a fun topic to explore with students. There are so many different areas of learning this unit can take us, from art projects, literacy learning through reading (and writing!) non-fiction, songs, and science exploration with habitat construction using a variety of materials, fossils, and thinking like paleontologists.
Our favourite area of learning to focus on is Dinosaur Math! We hope your children will come home and talk with you about how they are using our dinosaur manipulatives to do different types of math. -We will continue to explore patterning and sorting, such as separating dinosaurs by size, or looking at whether they have 4 legs or 2. -We will begin to use measurement more intensely throughout this unit, comparing dinosaurs by height and using our math words shorter, shortest, taller and tallest. -We will also be comparing dinos by weight and using the math words lighter, lightest, heavier, heaviest. Maybe there are comparisons you can make at home to practice these math words?
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Since Valentine's Day lands on a day that we don not have school, we will be celebrating this day of peace, love, and friendship on Monday, February 11th.
Students are welcome to bring cards for their classmates if they wish (optional) -we have 34 students. Please do not address them to individuals, rather just write who they are from. Also, students are welcome to bring healthy snacks to share with their classmates (also optional). We will be doing crafts and Valentine themed activities throughout the morning. Your child may bring a stuffy to join them for the morning on this day! |