Petit Pierre

Every morning during our calendar routine, we dress Petit Pierre. We sing a little song and the star of the day gets to choose three things to dress him in according to the weather outside. Ask your child to teach you the song. It is a class favorite!

Math Centres

The students had fun making designs out of different shapes during math centres today.

Letters C and K

We are learning the letters Cc and Kk. Ask your child to teach you the action and song for both (they are the same!). K can sometimes be tricky to write. Find some fun ways to practice with paint or playdough.

'c' dit ck
'c' dit ck
castagnettes, castagnettes
ck, ck, ck

'k' dit ck
'k' dit ck
castagnettes, castagnettes
ck, ck, ck

Balance

Working on our balancing skills with bean bags!

Writing with Pastels and Paint

The students had fun practicing their letter formation and sight words using all sorts of writing tools. Some chose paint or pastels, while others choose modelling clay. They were all so proud of the letters and words they knew!

Winter Tree Landscape

Today, we talked about the winter season. We discussed hibernation, what we see during winter, and what happens to the trees. We looked at pictures in a book to give us clues. Afterwards, we painted a winter tree landscape. We mixed shaving cream and glue to make the snow!

Sight Words

We have begun blending sounds together to read simple French words. Here are a few of the ones we learned today, as well as two sight words.

(aime, la, voici, tu, ta, il, le)

The letter L

We are learning all about the letter L. Please ask your child to show you the action and sing you the little song. You can also brainstorm some words together with the 'lllll' sound in it.

'l' dit lllllll
'l' dit lllllll
enveloppe, enveloppe
lllll, lllll, lllll

Fun with Toys

We had lots of fun during centres playing with our toys from home today!

The Letter M

This week, we are learning all about the letter 'm'. Ask your child to teach you the song and action.

'm' dit mmmmm
'm' dit mmmmm
manger, manger
mmm, mmm, mmm

Marble Jar

The kids filled up the marble jar for good behavior! Please check your child's folder for a note that went home. They can bring a toy from home on Thursday January 21 to play with during centres time. Bravo Division 9!

Second Step

Meet Puppy and Snail. They visit our class when we do our Second Step lessons. Puppy is hyper, talkative, and sometimes anxious. Snail helps him calm down strong feelings and re-focus his attention. Today, Puppy and the students learned how to focus and use self-talk to follow directions. To practice, we did a directed drawing lesson where the students drew owls while focusing on the directions I was giving them. They all turned out a little different but very cute!

Smart Board

Today we practiced writing the letter 'm' on the interactive smart board. The smartboard is our giant interactive computer screen and today was the first day we used it to practice writing. 

Muddy Boots

Painting can be messy. But it's worth it. This art project was inspired by their boots after playing in puddles at recess!

Last weeks letter/sounds

We learn a song and action to go with each letter. Ask your child to teach it to you!

's' dit sssss

's' dit sssss

serpent, serpent 

ssss, ssss, ssss

't' dit t

't' dit t

tennis, tennis

t, t, t

Colour Wheel

We made colours by mixing paint. Ask your child what colours they mixed to get orange, green and purple. 

Apple Art

On January 5, the students had fun sponge painting apples. They even added worms! 

Bienvenue a la division 9!

Welcome to Division 9's new blog. I am excited to be sharing the activities we do in class with all of you. On this blog, you will find classroom information updates, photos of our art and activities, the letter/sounds of the week, and links to French songs and poems.