New Songs

This week, we've also been working on a couple of new songs. If you would like to listen to them at home, here are a couple of YouTube links:
Quand le Pere Noel
Vive le vent!

Quand le père Noël vient me visiter

Refrain : Quand le père Noël vient me visiter

Il descend par la cheminée 

Il porte des bottes noires 

Ho ho ho! 

Il porte des bottes noires 

Avec une culotte rouge 

Ho ho ho! 

Il porte des bottes noires 

Avec une culotte rouge 

Avec une ceinture noire 

Ho ho ho! 

Il porte des bottes noires 

Avec une culotte rouge 

Avec une ceinture noire 

Avec un beau manteau rouge 

Ho ho ho! 

Il porte des bottes noires 

Avec une culotte rouge 

Avec une ceinture noire 

Avec un beau manteau rouge 

Avec une tuque rouge 

Ho ho ho! 

Vive le Vent!

Vive le vent, vive le vent,

Vive le vent d'hiver,

Qui s'en va sifflant soufflant 

Dans les grands sapins verts, oh!

Vive le temps, vive le temps,

Vive le temps d'hiver,

Boules de neige et Jour de l'An

Et Bonne Annee grand-mere!

More and more of les formes!

We've been having lots of fun continuing to talk about shapes this week! Also, with the weather getting colder, we've been talking about clothing and the various articles we need to keep warm and what we would wear throughout the different seasons. We've been working hard and learning lots. The focus this week was to differentiate between various shapes and to identify and describe what a shape looks like and how we know how to identify it. The students had lots of fun with these activities:

Library books for the week

Sorry! The computer system was down today so we were unable to sign out books for the week. Hopefully it will be up and running for next week. For those who didn't return their library books, please make sure they're back by next Wednesday so everyone can get a new book. Merci!

Save the Date!

On Tuesday December 17th at 1:00 p.m., we will be having a Winter Concert especially for the Kindergarten classes in the gym here at Clairlea. Each class will perform a couple of numbers and at the end there will be a few numbers for everyone together. Please mark the date on your calendar and try to attend- I'm sure you won't want to miss it :)

Les formes partout!

This week in Room 109, we had a great assembly honoring those who have served and continue to serve our country for Remembrance Day. The students were very respectful and enjoyed watching their school mates put on various performances for the event. We've also been continuing to learn about shapes: how to make them, what attributes they have and where we see them. The children are having lots of fun working with them and are excited to learn new things. Here are some pictures from the week:

Outdoor Play

The weather is getting colder and so are we! Please send your child prepared to play outside EVERYDAY. This means: hats, mittens, a good coat, boots, etc.
Although we don't get outside everyday, we try to go out as often as possible so please make sure your child is prepared for the weather each day.
Merci! :)

Our New Pets and This Week in Room 109

It seems I forgot to mention our new pets!
A couple of weeks ago, we welcomed a few new additions to our class: Swimmy, Citrouille, Bob L'eponge and Nick- our goldfish. The children love to watch them, feed them and take care of them. They even remind me if I forget.

This week we have been talking about Remembrance Day and how lucky we are to have such a wonderful country to live in and how grateful we should be to those who fought for our freedom and peace.

Some of the words we have been learning to help us talk about this are:

Le Jour du Souvenir        Remembrance Day

Le coquelicot                     Poppy

Le soldat                              Soldier

Le vétéran                          Veteran

Le paix                                 Peace

We have also started to talk about 2-D shapes: where we see them, how we identify them and what we can make with them. In addition to this, the students have been working on their fine-motor skills by doing some sewing and letter work. They love the listening centre this week!

Les formes                          Shapes

Le carré                               Square

Le triangle                            Triangle

Le cercle                              Circle

L’ovale                                 Oval

Le rectangle                         Rectangle

L’octogone                          Octagon

Le pentagone                      Pentagon

L’hexagone                        Hexagon

Interviews

Today your child brought home a notice regarding Parent-Teacher Interviews. I would love to meet with you all! Please fill the form out accordingly and send it in as soon as possible to ensure you get the time that is most convenient for you. If none of those times work, please don't hesitate to contact me or indicate on the form and we will try and figure out a time that works best for everyone. As soon as I have received your form, I will send a note home confirming our meeting.
Look forward to seeing you!

Our Celebration

We had a great day celebrating the end of fall and enjoying a class party. Almost everyone was dressed up for Spirit Day and lots of people brought in treats to share. Thank you for all your generosity and sharing. The kids really enjoyed it! We sang some songs, played some games, ate some treats and shared our costumes. Here is a picture of us all dressed up!