I f you are interested in some activities that I use in my Kindergarten program please follow the link below to my google document.  Playing with Rhyme In Kindergarten...

A few days a week before the children arrive at school I set up the room with playful invitations for math. I make my decisions based on what I have learned about the children. For example I have a large group that love to build so I changed my domino number block matching game to a math tower game which appeals to those builders. For my students who enjoy art activities I created an art math invitation for them to draw secret number stories using new chunky pencil crayons. These are a few of the math invitations that have been on the tables most recently. We have been busy this spring enjoying lots of time outside with the arrival of May's warm weather. As we transition into our classroom one of the popular soft starts has been Math Play. The children never tire of this using bingo dobbers and a die with a game board. In the spring I look for free sheets that have number up to 12 while in the fall I look for sheets with numbers to ten and linked to familiar stories like Pete The C......

Happy Long Weekend, The sunny weather has finally arrived and it is time for gardening, farmer's markets and lots of time enjoying nature with family. Departure Bay Walk-a-Thon Over half our class has signed up to support the school library transformation!!!! The PAC has made a huge commitment to the school and have been super busy fundraising for amazing prizes. The generosity of our business community has been touching. Don't forget to check out our class team for updates by visiting their facebook page Families of Departure Bay by following the above link. We said goodbye to Ms. Mcdonald this week and gifted her with a beautiful card covered with quotes of what the children liked about working with her. She has a school district interview next week so maybe she will return in June as as substitute teacher!!!  In the meantime, we will continue with our offsite mornings with parent support. On Monday June 6th we are travelling by school bus to Neck Point for the day and will r......

Good afternoon, We had a wonderful visit to the Dairy Farm. I made a little slide show and just need to upload to FreshGrade. I haven't had success from my home computer and am hoping that I will have more luck at school on Monday. It was nice to see the sun this weekend even though it is shadowed with clouds threatening more rain. We have planned to be outdoors Tuesday through Friday however it is weather dependent. If it rains we will remain at school. Our seed potatoes are growing like crazy and we have moved them to the school garden. We will do some measuring and watering this week. The children really liked the open space in the classroom so we will add a new large pot and plant some flowers. Our sunflower seeds have sprouted and will probably be ready to go home this week. I hope that you enjoy your Mother's Day with your family tomorrow. Unfortunately as I have been sick I am missing our family gathering. :(  as I need to be symptom free 24 hours of my head cold before ......