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Sorting & Patterning

20/1/2020

 
​Mathematics is the science and language of patterns. Thinking about sorting and patterns helps children make sense of mathematics and young children are naturally interested in them. They enjoy patterns in rhymes, chants, songs, poems, and stories, and they experiment with creating patterns using play materials. They examine patterns in wallpaper, fabric, and geometric designs, and recognize patterns in their lives (e.g., the sequence of daily routines) and in nature (e.g., the cycle of the seasons). When students enter school, they continue to explore patterns in mathematics and in other subject areas. Developing an understanding of patterns and relationships is central to learning mathematics. In the primary grades, students identify, extend, and create a variety of patterns, using objects, actions, sounds, pictures, letters, and numbers. Through experiences in exploring and discussing patterns, young students begin to make conjectures and generalizations about mathematical relationships. Team Awesome has been using a variety of materials while exploring sorting and patterning activities and having a great time doing it.

Friday Housekeeping

17/1/2020

 
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  • Tuesdays are our library day so please send back books for exchange.
  • January Family Projects can be sent back when they are finished. Thank you.
  • Thank you for helping us on our skating field trips. We couldn't have done it without your help.
  • Cookie gram order forms for Valentine's Day delivery are due into the office by Thursday, Jan. 23.
  • Friday, Jan. 24 is a possible Fresh Air Friday, depending on the weather. If there is enough snow sledding at the river for the afternoon is a possibility. More info will come closer to the date.
  • BEST PAC is organizing a Family Movie Night fundraiser for Friday, Jan. 31. Forms came home this week and are due back Friday, Jan. 24.
  • Hot lunch orders for February are due to the office by Monday, Jan 27. Forms came home this week.
  • Kindergarten registration for BEST for the 2020 school year opens on Jan 27th. This registration is not first come, first served. Check the BEST website for more information.
  • Vision screening with the health nurse has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29.
  • PAC is organizing a pizza day and the order forms came home this week. Orders are due to the office by Friday, Jan. 31 with pizza delivery on Thursday, Feb. 6.
  • ​The last week of January is Literacy Week at BEST and around our community. The Unplug & Play forms have been sent home and a schedule of events for BEST will be posted soon. We will be reading reading reading in a variety of fun ways!
  • Time is running out to get a yearbook for this year. They can be ordered at the office with end of June delivery.
  • Don't forget to download any of the pictures or videos you love that I share with you via Google Photos onto your own devices so you will always have them.
  • The January sight words are: be, big, can, it, little, me, on, us, with, we. Please feel free to practice them at home. We will practice them regularly in class.
  • BEST monthly newsletter can be found here.
Go forth and Stay Warm! 

Family Literacy Day

16/1/2020

 
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Kindness Ninjas Challenge 2

15/1/2020

 

Kindness

13/1/2020

 

Experiments In Engineering

12/1/2020

 

Friday Housekeeping

10/1/2020

 
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  • ​Tuesdays are our library day so please send back books for exchange.
  • January Family Projects can be sent back when they are finished. Thank you.
  • ​There will be an assembly on the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 13.
  • Scholastic orders came home this week and are due next Thursday, Jan. 16. If you spend $30 or more online, use the code CLIFFORD and pick a free book ($6 or less).
  • Thank you for helping us on our skating field trip this week. We will be attending MacArthur arena again next week on Thursday, Jan. 16 at the same time for our last skating session this year. We look forward to seeing you there!
  • Cookie gram order forms for Valentine's Day delivery came home this week and are due into the office by Thursday, Jan. 23.
  • Friday, Jan. 24 is a possible Fresh Air Friday, depending on the weather. If there is enough snow sledding at the river for the afternoon is a possibility. More info will come closer to the date.
  • Kindergarten registration for BEST for the 2020 school year opens on Jan 27th. This registration is not first come, first served. Check the BEST website for more information.
  • Time is running out to get a yearbook for this year. They can be ordered at the office with end of year delivery.
  • Team Awesome would like to welcome our new friend Darius and his family to BEST.
  • Don't forget to download any of the pictures or videos you love that I share with you via Google Photos onto your own devices so you will always have them.
  • We reviewed December's sight words this week. The December sight words are: but, friend, give, good, in, look, up, see, want. Please feel free to practice them at home. We will practice them regularly in class.
  • BEST monthly newsletter can be found here.
Go forth and rock those New Year's Resolutions! 

Reindeer Love To Boogie

8/1/2020

 
Team Awesome did a great job for their first winter concert. ​They had so much fun and came off the stage eager to perform again that evening- thank goodness because they were all pretty nervous beforehand. I know some of you had seats at the back and couldn't see well so here is a quick video from the front. I included the afternoon performance first, with an audience, as well as our morning rehearsal. I'm sorry the children are so hard to see- it was the closest I could get to the stage. Aren't they cute?

Skating!

6/1/2020

 
We have been looking forward to skating and most of the kids are excited but some are a bit anxious because they don't know how to skate. We will discuss all the things we couldn't do when we started kindergarten and how well we do them now because of all the practicing we have done and how its the same with skating. We will practice how to get up with skates on as falling down is a sure thing. I will remind the kids to bring their helmets and skates, snowpants and mittens (but not hockey sticks) and that there are a few pairs of skates available if they don't have any. Unfortunately the school does not have extra helmets and the children must bring their own. ​I will have the kids put their skates into their backpacks to travel on the bus because they must be in a bag. We should be at the MacArthur Park arena about 10ish if you are coming to join us (Yay!). We will be assigned a changing room where we will put on our skates and leave our things. Our ice time starts at 10:15. The children will be encouraged to stay on the ice as long as possible as there is nothing for them to do once they are finished. They may sit on the bench and wait for us (11:15ish) but they may not run around or go on the bleachers. I will not be on skates as it is difficult to help the children with them on (and I don't skate well enough to do both) but please, if you are a skater, by all means bring your skates and helmet.  Looking forward to seeing you at the arena on Thursday! 

Can't Weight Until Christmas

5/1/2020

 
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