The newest fish in school

Senior Kindergarten has a class pet! 

We have been using her to graph in math and as our inspiration in art.

Silly Socks

Silly Sock Day was so much fun! Thanks to all our parents, each and every one!

We drew them, graphed them, laughed at them too.

Can't wait to do it again next year,

How about you?

 KeRol

 Edward

 Max, Saniya, Jamie A, Eva, Raphael

KeiKei

 Kiera

 Bridger

Some friends made socks for Patty too!

Mr Brown Can Moo!

We celebrated Dr Suess's birthday by reading some of his books all this week. Today we read Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? After reading the book, we made up our very own sounds and drew what kind of animal or thing would make such a noise. Then we tried our very hardest to make our imaginary creature out of all kinds of art supplies.

Thanks to Shinyun's mom and baby sister for coming in to help with our small reading groups today!

Find Mr. Brown Can Moo! and many other Dr. Suess books in our school library! Dr. Suess books are funny and engaging for young readers and a great way to teach rhyming words.

PinkFong!

The makers of our favourite Baby Shark song have created an amazing resource full of songs, apps and videos. PinkFong is available in English and Korean.

Scissor Practice at Home

How can you help your child develop their cutting skills?
 
Cutting requires muscle control, accuracy and coordination. Don’t expect your child to grasp cutting right away, it can take weeks and even months. While you cannot control when your child will be able to use scissors, you can make sure your child has the proper hand placement. Remind them, “I need a thumbs up!”  You can also put a marker dot, sticker or a smiley face on the child’s thumb and remind them it needs to point to the ceiling.

Here are some fun ideas that your child can use to practice proper scissor techniques…

• Playdough. Cutting, kneading and pinching the dough will help with developing hand muscles.
• Cookie dough.  Make up a batch of cookie dough and cut it up before baking.
• Straws
• Yarn
• Colored construction paper.  Let your child free cut, then glue the shapes on to make an artwork mosaic.
• Play with scrapbook scissors.  They come with such fun zig-zags and scalloped designs that it makes cutting even more fun.
• Scissor cutting practice sheets

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess

My Princess Boy

We had a visit from our very own Princess Boy on Pink Shirt Day to emphasize the importance of acceptance and embracing uniqueness. Click the image to watch the read aloud.