Weekly Challenges - March 30 - April 3

1. Draw a picture and write in your journal about how you know it is springtime. What do you see outside that tells you we are at the beginning of spring? (Hints: temperature, rain, birds, etc.)  Write a story about your picture. (JKs - dictate your story to your parent, SKs - try to write your story by sounding out words) Don't forget to write your name using upper and lower case letters. (JKs - first name only, SKs - first and last names). 

2. Find an item in your house that begins with the letter "Jj". Practice sounding it out using "rocking fist" every day.

Today's Challenges

1.  Seasons: Spring - Visit Scholastic Learn at Home's online learning activities:
https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0111pr/story?authCtx=U.794217314 . 
Watch or read Julie Fogliano's "And Then It's Spring" and then play Word Match and What Comes Next? The site also provides related science as well as arts and craft ideas. 
These activities require parental involvement.

* If this link does not work try:  scholastic.com/learnathome and scroll down to "And Then It's Spring."

2.  Lego Challenge - Build something that floats. (Source: Free Home School Ideas)

3.  Roll An Exercise - Roll a die. Identify the number and do that many hops, jumping jacks, toe touches, etc. (Source: Grand Erie District School Board Parent Resources)

4.  Show God's Love - Say or do 3 nice things to every person you are with today. Look in the mirror and be sure to also say 3 nice things about yourself too! (Source: Prodigy-activity-calendar)

Resources for Coping with COVID-19

These are extremely challenging times for everyone, especially our little ones!  Many, many children are feeling anxious about their safety and well-being. Please check your email for a list of helpful resources created by our school board.

Guide for Parents

Here are some activities that you can be doing at home every day to ensure your child's skills are maintained.

• Read to your child every day. Ask them to tell you about the story, ask them their favourite part and why.
• Have your child present PAT items every day.
• JK: practice writing your first name.
• SK: practice writing your first and last names.
• Keep writing in the journals we sent home.
• Practice counting toys and items around the house.  This develops one-to-one correspondence, each item is counted once.
• Play board games with dice as this develops subitizing skills, the ability to recognize quantities without counting.
• Ask your child to estimate how many objects they have, for example "how many grapes do you have left?"
• Practice adding and subtracting with their toys, "I have 5 cars and you have 3 cars. How many cars do we have altogether?"
• Set up an art corner for your child to draw pictures, paint, create chalk pictures, tape paper to a wall and create a mural.
• Learn at home resources are available at https:\\www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home.