December 5,
2019
Hello Families,
Happy
December! Can you believe that the
Winter Break is just a few weeks away?
The fall has just flown by.
I want to thank
all the families for coming to Parent-Teacher Conferences in November. The important conversations about your child’s
progress and development help us to further understand them as a learner. In January, we will be updating the
Individual Program Plan (IPP) to represent their progress over the last several
months. The IPPs will be sent home at
the end of January for you to review, sign and return to school. More information on this will be sent home in
the new year.
There are some
exciting activities happening in EDC for the month of December. First, we have started learning about the
story The Gingerbread Man. The students have been learning the phrase “Run,
run as fast as you can! You can’t catch
me, I’m the Gingerbread Man”. There are
so many fun activities connected with this story, like making Gingerbread Play
Dough, Gingerbread Man obstacle course, crafts and games such as Gingerbread Man
Musical Chairs. Take a look below to
see a great recipe for Gingerbread Play Dough.
Next Tuesday, we will be having a Gingerbread Man scavenger hunt. The class will visit familiar places
throughout the school (i.e. the gym, Learning Commons, office, etc.) where the will find some SURPRISES! When we return to the classroom, the children will use the surprises to decorate a gingerbread man cookie. Yum, yum!
The cookies will be sent home so that parents can see them before they get
eaten.
Check out these
great photos of EDC enjoying the snow – inside and outside!
Playing with Shaving foam snow!
Do you want to build a snowman?
Playing in the real snow! So much fun.
We are also exploring
some fun holiday activities. We have a small
Christmas tree in the class that the children are invited to decorate (again
and again). We are “writing” special cards using old holiday cards. This is a great
Early Literacy activity that supports their developing creativity, fine motor
skills and communication with their peers.
The kids are enjoying “mailing”
their cards in our classroom post box.
Later, we will be looking at books, songs and games about Santa and his reindeer. The children love to sing along to favourite holiday songs like Jingle Bells, especially when they get to try a new instrument. As a school, we will be participating some fun activities. Check out these fun days:
Later, we will be looking at books, songs and games about Santa and his reindeer. The children love to sing along to favourite holiday songs like Jingle Bells, especially when they get to try a new instrument. As a school, we will be participating some fun activities. Check out these fun days:
Monday, December 16
Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday, December 17
Blue Shirt Day
Wednesday, December 18
Pajama Day
Thursday, December 19
Holiday/Festive Wear
Singing Carols
It's going to be so much fun!
If anyone has
questions about the activities for the rest of December, please contact me at alklassen@cbe.ab.ca or 403-777-6279.
Have a great
week!
