Happy Friday

Morning circle time – we had our special helper of the day adding the date to our calendar, we sang our morning songs, then added one more popcorn to our 100^th Day of school counting.

Snack – JKs were encouraged to eat a healthy snack.

French class – please visit Mme. Jessica’s blog http://mllehousja.blogspot.com/

Recess and Lunch

Language – we reviewed our phonics song for all letters learned so far. Here is the link for our weekly Jolly Phonics songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K2rxtgQpd0

This is the song for letter Q: https://youtu.be/CZ6L8EmV3gg

Then we had our Show and Tell presentations for letter S. 

These are the skills JKs develop when they do show and tell:

- stays on topic 

- uses loud and clear voice

- makes eye contact with the audience

- describes the object using full sentence and descriptive words 

This is how you can help your child:

• Help your child select an item and have them explain to you how it fits with the letter(s) of week
• Help your child practice describing the object and explaining why they want to share it with the class.
• Reinforce effective speaking habits, such as looking at the audience and speaking clearly.
• Ask questions about the item so that your child can be ready to answer when friends and teachers have questions.

Math – today we completed some activities which involved sequencing, patterning and sorting. 

Recess and Lunch/snack

Gym class – please visit Ms. V’s blog https://msvphysed.blogspot.com/

Centers -  today JKs had the opportunity to play dress up. Dress-up engages your child’s brain and memory. Dramatic play requires kids to remember what they’ve seen or heard. It also develops the following: vocabulary building, problem-solving, empathy, emotional development, motor skills, socialization and imagination.

Poem Practice – JKs are working hard at practicing the following when presenting their poem:

-         Projection

-         Pacing

-         Enunciation and Articulation

-         Memorization

-         Body Language

Poetry memorization builds vocabulary and comprehension. As students practice their poem presentation in class they are building presentation skills, which leads to a sense of pride, satisfaction and accomplishment. Keep up with practicing at home as well!  

Have a great weekend everyone!