ABP Kindergarten Blog

Happy Thursday! We had an incredibly busy day today. The boys had some time to visit the library this morning and some of them will be bringing new books home today. If you have any overdue books at home could you please send them back to the school ASAP. The most amazing part of our day was when we got to listen to Alvin Law speak. He was amazing, and funny, and so talented. Ask your son what he liked most about listening to Alvin Law's speech. We didn't have time to do the blog today since we had so much going on, but feel free to ask your son what the best part of his day was. Reminders: Next week, Monday and Tuesday, we will be building our Leprechaun traps. If you have any cardboard you'd be willing to donate please send it with your son on Monday.  Next week's letter of the week is Q. Have a great weekend!

Happy Wednesday! Today we had another visit from Ms. Sasha from Variety Alberta. She read a story to the boys that taught them that even if someone has a disability they can do anything everyone else can do. For example, people who have prosthetic arms can still swim, and people in wheelchairs can still dance. The boys were very engaged and asked some great questions. I have gotten word that the used book sale will be open all morning tomorrow and I thought it would be nice to go for a visit to check out the books. The books at this sale range in price from $.25-$3. If you'd like your son to buy a book you can send some money to school with them tomorrow, however, this is completely optional. Here's what the boys had to say about the day: How did we grow today? I played with my friend in construction. I also played at play-doh with the multi-tool. In gym, we practiced throwing heavy disks. In sand center, I made an explosion. I played in construction with my fri

Happy Tuesday Today the boys learned what kind of building project we are doing. Since St. Patrick's day is coming up we thought that it would a fun idea to build Leprechaun traps. We watched the story "How to Catch a Leprechaun" on Youtube to get some ideas. Next, we watched some videos on Youtube that showed us how to build a trap. Finally, we looked at some pictures online of some examples of traps that other people have made. The boys then had the opportunity to design their own trap by drawing what they want their trap to look like. Next week Monday, and Tuesday we will be doing the actual building of the traps in time for St. Patrick's day on Tuesday. If you have any cardboard boxes (no bigger than a shoebox), empty tissue boxes, toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, that you could send in, the boys would be so appreciative. Please send any materials in by Thursday March 12th.  Here's what the boys had to say about the day: How did we grow today?

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. Today we learned about the letter Y; the sound it makes and some words that begin with Y. Ask your son if he can remember any words that begin with the letter Y. Kindergarten will be doing some building next week so we are hoping that if you have any cardboard boxes (no larger than a shoe box), empty tissue boxes, cereal boxes, granola bar boxes, or any other pieces of cardboard (toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, etc) kicking around could you please send it to school with your son. On Thursday All Boys will be hosting Hall-Of-Fame motivational speaker Alvin Law. He will be speaking to the boys from 10:30-11:30am during an assembly in the gym. Everyone is welcome to attend. Here's what the boys had to say about the day: ` How did we grow today? ·     Today I played in the sand table with a friend. ·     I played with play-doh, I made a house and a bear. ·     Today I played in sand and me and my friend preten

Happy Thursday! Today we had a special activity. Ms. Allison from the Calgary Zoo video called us to teach us about owls and answer the questions we had. Ask your son what he learned about owls. The letter of the week next week is Y, please feel free to send any items you may have that begin with the letter Y. Here's what the boys had to say about the day: How did we grow today? ·     Today we learned about owls. We had video call from Allison from the Calgary Zoo, she taught us about the owls that live there.   ·     At the water center, I made a giant explosion with marbles. All of them came out and fell all over the floor. ·     I coloured a Pokemon. ·     I played in construction with my friend we built a desert. ·     In gym, we did target practice. During centers I built the desert too. ·     We worked in our math books today. ·     I did a winter pattern sheet in my math book. ·     I practiced writing the number 9 on my number 9 sheet Have a grea

Happy Wednesday! We had a very busy morning today. During our work period we did science. We are learning about plants and their needs. We read the book We Are The Gardeners which taught us about what plants need to grow. Each boy then drew a picture in their visual journal showing 3 of the needs of plants: water, soil and sun. Next, each boy had the opportunity to plant a flower. We will be observing and documenting the growth of our plants in our plant journal. Ask your son if he remembers what kind flower we planted. The boys also earned enough class points to watch a movie. The boys chose to watch a Wild Kratts show. Here's what the boy's had to say about the day: How did we grow today? ·     We planted some flowers today and we also watched a movie. ·     We earned all of our class points and got to watch a movie and had Timbits for a special snack. ·     I planted some flowers today, they were sunflower seeds. ·     We did science today. I did some work in

Happy Tuesday! Today we finished up our unit on patterns. Next week we will be starting a new unit in math: measurement. Just a reminder that if your son would like to bring in any items from home that begin with the letter K to share with his peers that would be great! Here's what the boys had to say about the day: How did we grow today? ·       In the water table, we tried to catch the fish (marbles), they kept slipping out of our hands. ·      We did some more patterning in math today. We practiced labeling our patterns (AB, ABC, AAB, ABB). ·      In gym we played soccer, and a bowling game. ·      I made a melty bead moon. ·      I built a structure in construction center with my friend that was a zoo and a garage. I forgot to mention that the boys have earned another class prize. They decided that they wanted to work towards a movie and special treat. I will be bringing in Timbits for the movie snack. If your son doesn’t like Timbits or you’d prefer he not

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Today we learned about the letter K. We found out that C and K can make the same sound so thinking of words that begin with the letter K was a bit tricky! We also practiced writing the letter K, and learned it's kind of a tricky letter to write. Ask your son if he can name 1 or 2 things that start with the letter K. Here's what the boys had to say about the day: How did we grow today? ·       We learned about the letter K, what sound it makes and some words that begin with the letter K. ·       During centers, me and my friend built an aquarium in the construction center. ·       I made a tower out of the big blocks, and I was playing with the toys in my tower. ·      Today me and my friend went to water center and while in there we connected all of the tubes together, and we dumped water and marbles into the tubes. ·      A colouring center I made a giant castle that has my name on it and has my flag on it