Kindie Korner Adventures

We have now been introduced to all of the following clock letters and the sounds they make:

o,a,c,d,g,s,qu,f,

We are working on forming these letters correctly, starting at 2 o’clock and going up and around.  We have started to learn some of the other phonograms as well, but these are the ones that we have been working on the longest.

So much fun was had today in the forest.  We splashed in puddles, ran, followed clues and cooperated with one another.  We were so thankful for muddy buddies, jackets and boots.

An extra pair of pants and socks might be a great idea especially if the weather is not dry.

Today we had a lockdown drill and the children were EXCELLENT at being silent!  We hope and pray that we never have to actually go into lockdown but it is important to know what to do if the situation arises.

Many years ago a friend of mine was teaching at a Christian school in the Lower Mainland and they had an unexpected visit from a water buffalo.  This is often the example I use when we talk about locking the doors and hiding to stay safe.  It’s a true story and the children are always fascinated by the picture of the water buffalo. If you hear about a water buffalo today, now you know why!

Hi there! I am hoping to do a fall craft next week and need a small bag of cornflakes (just a small ziploc size bag).  Would anyone have some cornflakes at home that they wouldn’t mind sharing with us?  I don’t need an entire box, just a small bag.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.”

Ephesians 6:1

This week for Fresh Air Friday we will be going to the Garrison Forest for our first Forest Friday.  I have not posted about it, or talked about it in class yet in order to try to keep our part time friends from hearing about it.  We will be leaving at 10:30 and coming back for 12 noon.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.

Thanks!

I have only received 9 Comfort/ Emergency Kits so far.  If you haven’t sent your child’s in yet, please do so this week.  The bin is going to be sent to storage soon.

Thank you!

This morning we spent a little bit of time talking about Orange Shirt Day and why we are wearing orange shirts.  Our conversation focused on how all children should feel at school.  Some of the words that came up in our discussion were loved, safe, happy, respected and excited.  We talked about how not everyone has always felt that way at school and I read a short story to the children.  We also talked about Phyllis and how her orange shirt was taken away and how that wasn’t kind.  We are so thankful to be in a school where we feel happy and safe.

Tomorrow, September 27, we are acknowledging Orange Shirt Day at Highroad. If your child has an orange shirt they would like to wear, they are welcome to do so.  It is not a “free for all” casual day.  Orange shirts or knight shirts please.

We read a beautiful story called “Brown; The Many Shades of Love” by Nancy Johnson James.  In the story the narrator describes the brown color of different people’s skin by equating the colors with familiar things.  We all started out with some brown paint and then added in some other colors in an attempt to mix a color that we felt was close to our skin color and then we described our skin.  We had a lot of fun and it was so neat to see how many different colors of skin God has made!