L'hiver!

This week we have continued to discuss location, movement and directions in the classroom. By now, most of the children are getting the vocabulary and correctly describing where things are in our room. Test them at home to keep them on their toes :) To help in this endeavor, we've been learning a song:

Sur, Sous, Dans… (tune : London Bridge)

Sur, sous, dans, devant, derrière,

Devant, derrière, devant, derrière.

Sur, sous, dans, devant, derrière,

À côté de.

We've also been talking more about winter and different things we like to do when it's cold and snowy. Snowmen was a biggy! So, we've started to learn and song (Un bonhomme) and a poem (Roule, roule, roule!) to learn about how we make them!:

                                       Un bonhomme (tune : Frère Jacques)

Fais un bonhomme

Fais un bonhomme

Grand et gros

Grand et gros

Le soleil brille

Le soleil brille

 Et il fond

Et il fond

Roule, roule, roule

Roule, roule, roule.

Je fais une petite boule de neige.

Roule, roule, roule.

Je fais une moyenne boule de neige.

Roule, roule, roule.

Je fais une grande boule de neige.

Je fais les yeux, le nez, la bouche

Et je mets un chapeau.

Qu’est-ce que c’est ?

C’est un bonhomme de neige !

Unfortunately, we haven't been going outside as much as I would like. We have been having quite a few listening issues in the classroom since the break and have had quite a few talks about how we behave in school. Please try to remind your children that listening and following routines is important for success and to enjoy themselves! :)

Despite some of the bad behaviour, we've had a fun week building houses, making snowflakes and experimenting with ramps and rolling: