Feather Painting

We continued exploring the book Birds by Daphne De Maurer and were inspired by the words, "If birds made marks with their tail feathers when they flew, think what the sky would look like." We worked together to make different lines with fun sounds effects before using feathers and paint to imagine what patterns birds make in the sky.
We continued enjoy sharing, writing, and reading books by our own Kindergarten authors and for Read- A- Thon had two grade 3/4 buddies visit us in the morning and afternoon to read a book of their choice to us. Mr. Simmons also read a book Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems.
We had literacy centers where we used different resources such as iPads, manipulatives (such as teddy bear counters, colorful squares, gems, pompoms), stamps, etc.

- Don't forget to dress up as your favorite book character tomorrow.

- We are still looking for volunteers for our AM field trip this Friday. Please contact your child's responsibility teacher and sign up on Signup Genius.

DEAR Day

Today was our Drop Everything And Read day. An announcement was made twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon to tell students to stop what they are doing and spend a few minutes to read any book of their choice. Students had a relaxing time looking at books along with the rest of the school. We read the book "Hatch, Little Egg" by Edouard Manceau and then created our own bird nests using brown paper bags and paint. 
We continued exploring our new centres again today, while roasting some fake marshmallows by the fire and having a great time with our friends in the tent.
We had literacy centers as well where we rotated through different activities. 

• Wednesday - Student Read-Aloud Day with Grade 3/4 Buddies 
• Thursday - Dress-Up as Your Favorite Book Character Day 
• Friday - Oral story telling 

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES.

This Friday, March 8th is an AM Friday. We are visiting the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and are still in need of more parent volunteers. Please sign up at: 
- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e4ca8a82ca2ff2-amkindergarten

Thank you very much!

- Due to a scheduling conflict at Shouldice Pool, we are postponing swimming for ALL Kindergarten students until April. 

The new dates will be as follows:

Tuesday, April 16

Wednesday, April 17

Thursday, April 18

Tuesday, April 23

Wednesday, April 24

A new sign up genius will be created and sent out closer to the April dates. A new acknowledge of risk field trip form will also be sent home in April. 

Thank you to those parents who had originally signed up to volunteer. We hope you can join us again in April.

On that note, we are still looking for volunteers for our field trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Please reply to this email if you are able to volunteer this Friday, March 8 (AM kindergarten) OR Friday, March 15 (PM Kindergarten).

We apologize for the inconvenience. 

- As a part of our Kindergarten Science curriculum, we have been investigating birds! We are looking for students to begin bringing in any newspaper or matte (non-shiny) advertisements for a paper maîché egg project.

- Readathon information pamphlets went home yesterday. Please go through this form with your child so that they understand that Readathon can take place at school AND at home. Please encourage your child to read every day! 

- If you would like your child to participate in Thursday's Dress-Up as Your Favourite Book Character Day, please return their form and payment no later than Wednesday, March 6. The cost for pictures is $6.00, and all money raised will go towards new books for Eric Harvie School.

The Penguin Who Wanted to Fly

Today we read the story "The Penguin Who Wanted to Fly" by Ben Brown and Helen Taylor, as well as "The Mountain That Loved A Bird" by Alice McLerran and Eric Carle.

We wrote in our personal journals about our favourite part of "The Penguin Who Wanted to Fly," and about what we did over the weekend.

At centers, we opened two new centers: the camping center and the bird nest building center. At the camping center, we read books about outdoor adventures in the tent and in the cave, roasted imaginary marshmallows, and planned picnics. At the bird next building center, we used paper, feather, rocks, pinecones, and branches to make homes for our birds!

The afternoon students attended an assembly about Readathon. This will be the third annual Readathon at Eric Harvie School, and each day, students will have the chance to participate in a fun activity that celebrates and encourages a love of reading. The activities are as follows:

• Tuesday - Drop Everything and Read Day 
• Wednesday - Student Read-Aloud Day with Grade 3/4 Buddies 
• Thursday - Dress-Up as Your Favourite Book Character Day 
• Friday - Oral story telling 

Readathon information pamphlets went home today. Please go through this form with your child so that they understand that Readathon can take place at school AND at home. Please encourage your child to read every day! If you would like your child to participate in Thursday's Dress-Up as Your Favourite Book Character Day, please return their form and payment no later than Wednesday, March 6. The cost for pictures is $6.00, and all money raised will go towards new books for Eric Harvie School.

As a part of our Kindergarten Science curriculum, we have been investigating birds! We are looking for students to begin bringing in any newspaper or matte (non-shiny) advertisements for a paper maîché egg project.

Friday, March 8 is AM Kindergarten's field trip to the Bird Sanctuary. Please sign up to volunteer if you have your volunteer clearance ASAP. Thank you!