We Scare Hunger!

Thank you, families, for showing God's love!💓
 Our children were proud of our sizable donation
of 47 non-perishable food items.

Another Big Thank You! 🤍

Thank you from all of us for your generous donations 

of school supplies to Room 103! 

Inquiry in the Kindergarten Program

Inquiry is an integral part of certain disciplines. For example, inquiry processes and skills are central to science and technology. However, in the Kindergarten program, inquiry is not a set of processes and skills but a pervasive approach or "stance", a habit of mind that permeates all thinking and learning throughout the day. It is not limited to a subject area or topic, a project, or a particular time of day. It is not an occasional classroom event, and it is not an approach appropriate for only some children. As noted in the curriculum policy document for each discipline in the Ontario curriculum, inquiry is "at the heart of learning in all subject areas". Educators use their professional knowledge and skills to co-construct inquiry with the children – that is, to support children's learning through play, 

using an inquiry approach.

Asking questions and making sense of information to expand understanding are at the core of all inquiry. Through its focus on an inquiry approach, the Kindergarten program promotes the development of higher-order thinking skills by capitalizing on children's natural curiosity, their innate sense of wonder and awe, and their desire to make sense of their environment. An inquiry approach nurtures children's natural inquisitiveness. As educators give children opportunities to seek answers to questions that are interesting, important, and relevant to them, they are enabling them to address curriculum content in integrated, "real world" ways and to develop – and practise – the higher-order thinking skills and habits of mind 

that lead to deep learning. 

(The Kindergarten Program, 2016)

How tall are the pumpkins? 
We measure our classroom pumpkins using non-standard measuring tools.

How can we create different shapes?

 Our pumpkin is a cool 3D geoboard!

Exploring static electricity.

November PAT Time Letter Schedule

Week of November 4 - Tt

Week of November 11 - Ii
Week of November 18 - Pp
Week of November 25 - Nn

Reading Tip of the Month

When you read with your child, sit next to or hold them on your lap so they can see the pages with you. They will be learning left-to-right progression of the print and the pages, and that print and pictures have meaning. You will also be modeling important reading behaviours including looking at and talking about the pictures and using your finger to point to the words.

Skills to Review at Home

Please continue to review at home the following things:

• Putting on coat and zipping it up
• Putting on shoes and/or boots
• Practice putting on and taking off snow pants
• Printing first name – First letter uppercase, the rest lowercase (if your child can print their first name independently start working on last name)
• Alphabet letters and sounds
• Sight words
• Shared Reading activities
• Packing backpack (if your child is packing their own backpack then they know what is inside when they arrive at school and will be able to pack it independently at the end of the day ☻)

We all encourage the children to do their best. Kindergarten is a time to help children build on the small successes that they have every day. Parents and teachers have a very special partnership in a Kindergarten classroom. By reinforcing the learning skills with your children at home, you are helping them to gain self confidence in their own abilities and establishing the pattern for life long learning.

Important Dates

November 4 - Parent/Teacher Learning Conferences Forms Due
November 5 - Snuggle Up & Read Begins for SKs

November 7 - School Bus Safety Presentation 
November 9 - Catholic Women's League Annual Christmas Bazaar - Mary Mother of God Parish
November 11 - Remembrance Day 
November 15 - Pizza Lunch 🍕
November 20 - Initial Communication of Learning Goes Home
November 21 (evening) - Parent/Teacher Learning Conferences
November 22 - Parent/Teacher Learning Conferences
                         PA Day - No School for Students   
November 29 - Pizza Lunch 🍕
November 30 - Mary Mother of God  Parish -  Mass in a Barn - Kelynack Stables, Burlington
December 1 - First Sunday of Advent

🎜Poems, Songs & Chants🎝