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Sharing our classroom, wonder and inquiry throughout the day. I hope this blog will give a little peek into our classroom and what we are discovering and wondering about in Kindergarten. Please check back regularly for posts, pictures and class information.

Friday 13 December 2013

The Kindergarten Trip to Long Branch Public library

Ask your child to tell you all about The Legend of the Candy Cane!

~The Inspirational Story of Our Favourite Christmas Candy~

http://www.amazon.ca/Legend-Candy-Cane-Lori-Walburg/dp/0310212472/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386976954&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=The+Legend+of+the+candycane


Wednesday 4 December 2013

Mrs. Lau & Mrs. Andrade's Class


Mrs. Lau & Mrs. Andrade's Class


A bit about inquiry in kindergarten

Both classes have started an inquiry based on the book, "Malcolm's Runaway Soap." This is a collaborative journey that will show how we can all work together, yet yield different results based on the children's natural curiosity. Asking a child what they want to learn honours their motivation and leads to higher engagement. Inquiry also encourages critical thinking and builds lifelong learning skills. Children develop the skills of reflecting and the process of accumulating various types of information. The next step is processing and interpreting that information. They will learn how to articulate their ideas clearly and effectively pose questions as well as respect the diverse contributions of others.

Note from Mrs. Lau & Mrs. Andrade's class

Dear Parents, for a special christmas craft we are asking all the children to bring in an empty, large glass mason jar. Please send it to school with your child by Monday Decemeber 9th. Thank you!

Monday 2 December 2013

December Is All About Charity!

The Free The Children School Houses are slowly being filled with loose change. Each $20.00 raised will help build a school and provide access to education for developing countries. We all know how lucky we are in Canada to have access to education! The collection of shoe boxes is slowly growing in the front hall of our school. The children have been sharing the shoe boxes at circle time with the class. We have been talking about why we are collecting shoe boxes and what to put in them. Thank you to all the families who have already sent in their boxes. The deadline to send them in is on Wednesday December 4th, 2013. Candy cane-o-grams will be on sale for one dollar starting tomorrow at lunch.