Ms. O's Kindergarten Blog

Good morning Kindergarten friends!  Thank you to everyone who responded to my email from yesterday.  Now that I have an idea of what the technology needs are from everyone, our planning can begin!  I will be posting my blog by 8:30 in the morning each day with a task that I would like you to complete.  Learning in Kindergarten is very hands on and much of our learning occurs through play based activities, thus many of the activities given will follow this philosophy.  I want this to be a time for you and your child to engage in their learning adventure together.  I know what it's like to fight with a child over homework and at home tasks and it really isn't conducive to learning or fostering the positive relationship with your child.  Helpful links from CBE:  Ongoing Learning Page on CBE website. https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/default.aspx Online resources posted to CBE website:  https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-

Happy Monday my Kindergarten friends, Oh how I have missed you!  Today starts our online journey together.  It will be a new way of learning for all of us, but I know we will make the best of it!  I am excited to connect with all of you online.  Please make sure that you are checking the blog on a daily basis.  My blog will be updated by 2:00 everyday. Love, Ms. O.

Good morning friends! Your homework today ...  other than calendar activities, can you go for a walk (or drive) and see how many silly faces can you find in the windows of houses in Parkland?    Check out our classroom window as well as the silly bitmoji in my window at my house on Parkglen Crescent. Love you guys! Ms. O.

Hello my Kindergarten friends! I have another story to share with you!  I hope you are safe and healthy and not going too crazy being stuck inside!  I hope you were able to enjoy the outdoors too!  It feels so good to get some fresh air!  I have been cleaning, cleaning, cleaning our classroom so that it is ready for whenever we return.  I've changed some things too ...  I'm excited to share the changes with you! Here is another one of my favorite stories ...  I have also given you some homework to do!  Make your own paper snowman out of 3 circles and some "beautiful things" you have at home.  You can glue your snow creature together and hang it in your window or just lay the decorations on your snow creature and take a picture! Another thing I would like you to do ...  every day when you get up, ask Mom or Dad to show you the calendar.  Maybe you can make your own calendar together!  You can share our "Good Morning/Afternoon" song and "The D

Good morning Kindergarten!  I miss you guys!  I wanted to read a story to you ....   I will try and update my blog on a daily basis giving you things to think about or do.  For now, did you know that there are shamrocks hiding around the community of Parkland?  Take a drive with your family and see if you can find some!  Don't forget to drive by the school and see if you can see any in our school windows. I love you my friends!!!  Feel free to send me an email or note ... Ms. O.

Hello Parents and Guardians, One of the things I love most about teaching Kindergarten is how the students'  joy for life and enthusiasm can make even the most difficult day easier. Today was one of those days....   You should have received a message from the school yesterday about the loss our school community suffered this weekend.  We had the  Critical Incident Response Team at our school today to meet with teachers and offer support to students if needed.  We were coached on what to say to students and how to have a discussion about what happened.  In our Kindergarten classroom, we started our discussion reading Todd Parr's story "The Goodbye Book".  We then talked about how our school is a community of students, staff and parents.  Sometimes, like last week when we had our "Say Something" performances, our community comes together to celebrate.  Sometimes, unfortunately, we have to connect for reasons that bring us sadness.  Students were then prese