We Remember

We talked about Remembrance Day this week.  Students also had the opportunity to make poppies in our craft centre.

Pyjama Day

We had a great time wearing our pyjamas to school for Hibernation Day!  This day was all about bears.  We had fun taking our bears through an obstacle course in the gym.  

The students enjoyed a teddy bear picnic during snack time. 

 We also played a little bear game that worked on our speech and language skills as each student had the opportunity to tell us about their bear or stuffed animal before throwing it onto a big blanket that we then used to shake our bears around.  

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears 

This week we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  The students then enjoyed the sensory experience of the porridge exploration centre.  In this centre students could measure, dump, mix, and pour with a fabulous mixture of oats and water.

We also had fun retelling and playing the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  

We strengthened our fine motor skills and enjoyed a sensory experience when we made a sandy bear craft.  

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Our poem this week was Teddy Bear Teddy Bear.  This is a simple little poem that the students enjoyed doing the actions to.  Reciting the same poem again and again helps students to develop language and literacy skills.  I have included the words so you can do it at home as well!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Turn around!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Touch the ground!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Jump up high!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Touch the sky!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Bend down low!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Touch you toes!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Turn out the light!

Teddy bear, teddy bear,

Say good night!

Games, Games, Games

We had our second round of "Games Time" this week.  Games are full of wonderful learning opportunities.  Board games help to practice and reinforce language concepts, social skills and turn taking, early numeracy skills, literacy skills, and the all important life lesson that you might not win every time!

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Coming Up

Next week we will continue with our Bear theme.  Important dates coming up:

• Monday, November 13th - no school, midterm break
• Thursday, November 30th - Let's Bake presentation
• M/W students are welcome to attend for this day during their regular time slot
• Parent volunteers are still needed - please let me know if you can help out!