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Posted: December 9, 2015

S-A-N-T-A Santa is his name -o!

We have been singing this Christmas version of the BINGO song - of course it has the name of our favorite man in the red suit - Santa! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGAYzlqj-aE(link is external) We will also sing Santa's counting song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9KkVoxoMLM(link is external)  

Posted: December 9, 2015

Extra! Extra! It's the letter x!

Xavier Fox is our Zoophonics animal for the letter X. We could not find many words that start with X, but we could write some with X at the end! Ask your child to spell fox, box, fix, six, ax, and ox - I bet they can do it! Challenge them with the word EXIT. We did watch a cool video of a fox pouncing on its prey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP15zlyra3c(link is external) And some silly foxes jumping on a trampoline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xJtH6UcQY(link is external) This man on  Sesame Street had the same problem we did -finding words that start with x: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rOUYaQ6a0g(link is external)    Don't forget the Storybots! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPms5-6PfA

Posted: December 8, 2015

We met Otis the Tractor!

Mrs. Hendry purchased the Otis The Tractor book series from the book order but before we can read An Otis Christmas, we need to read the other titles that happened first. As I was checking the order of the books I came across the Otis webpage. You may want to check it out with your child - it has things like author interviews, games and activities. Here is the link: http://www.otisthetractor.com/index.html I am sure you will like Otis - he is really kind and the books have beautiful illustrations.

Posted: December 7, 2015

Quite the Letter - Letter Qq!

Check out this Story Bot video - every question has an answer that starts with Q! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC93kxBMcvE(link is external) This Sesame Street character tried to make an upper case Q but he has a few problems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzB1kDWpto(link is external) Lower case q is tricky - sometimes it has a curl on the tail, but sometimes it doesn't! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGAE81hD3lg(link is external) Our zoophinics animal for the letter q is Queeny Quail. Here is video of a real quail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEKIAteCDYU(link is external) We also learned that q is very shy - it always needs it friend u right beside it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yqcZRjSGKI(link is external)

Posted: December 4, 2015

Kindergarten is learning sight words!

Parents have noticed from the homework that we have started learning sight words. Knowing these words automatically will be important as we start reading. Many of the words can be reinforced by videos produced by "Have Fun Teaching" found on You Tube. Here are some links to some words we are learning: is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqqQsHKPKIg I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6U5gQ-jgUQ am: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA59tZZgses Some students may remember these from when we did their first letter: go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9BR20fmBqU up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LFIWrh_Ch0 Feel free to check out more (big smile!).

Posted: December 1, 2015

Kindergarteners Can Count!

We have been counting and acting out counting songs with our classmates and our fingers. Here are a few you may want to check out at home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPxmO9Eyug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L6e0mwbGXw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG6GXdUOR_Y See if your child can count how many are gone; how many are left; and how many there are altogether.

Posted: December 1, 2015

Sh! Grade 1 is spelling /sh/ words.

Grade one has lots of words to spell with the /sh/ sound this week. Here are some fun videos for extra learning! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcfIbI_wY5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q-bPLcmPnQ

Posted: December 1, 2015

Grade 1 is Subtracting!

Check out these videos for some subtracting fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkPa9V2wtZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW14jOElUrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfcuAa_yy24 Don't forget to go to the Web Links section - Grade 1 math and play with some of the subtracting sections!

Posted: December 1, 2015

Making Words with the Letter E!

We have been using our "Magic Word Maker" in class. These videos will show you how we added the letter e and blend the letter sounds to make words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uKb_ApuLaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkPO3qpUCg

Posted: December 1, 2015

Another hard worker! The Letter Ee!

We have seen the letter e everywhere! Our Zoophonics animal is Ellie Elephant so we read an elephant information book and watched a few video clips to learn about these enormous animals. We wished we lived close to the zoo so we could ride on an elephant (like Mrs. Hendry and her granddaughter Annabelle did!). Here is the link for the E Story Bot song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2q2mq5KOmo And Ellie friend Eddie's egg song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXcpYuhtPz8 We didn't get a chance to watch this Hap Palmer Elephant song video yet, but you may want to check it out with your child: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSsDbneWFJ8 Have an Excellent evening!

Posted: December 1, 2015

Robbie Rabbit and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?

Yes - it's the letter Rr! Wow! We heard and found the letter r all over the place! Check out these rabbit videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR0wgAMSJ4A We read a story about Rudolph and sang the song too:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta0mXYavCVo You might laugh at Little Rabbit Foo Foo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cOT4T2jDho Don't forget the StoryBots! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe70FE85is

Posted: November 25, 2015

U is for Umbrella Bird?!

Did you know there really are Umbrella Birds?! Check out these videos: An actual Umbrella Bird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZVocLe8kBs The Umbrella Bird song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkz-nlN5kM8 We learned that the Letter U is a "Hard Worker" - it makes 2 sounds - the sound at the start of umbrella and its letter name. Hear them both when the Story Bots sing "Unstoppable U": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCwiFQh3BZk We used the letter U in our "magic word maker" and we made and read some of these words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lyXMgkk9E&list=PLe5MVpQEpecY5uygy1tYsDM

Posted: November 19, 2015

We had a publishing party!

We celebrated our writing progress by having a publishing party and sharing our writing with Mrs. Henderson's class. Check out our pictures on her page: http://nsee.nbed.nb.ca/mrs-henderson/gallery/our-first-publishing-party

Posted: November 19, 2015

Hooray for the Letter H!

We are having a great time with the letter H! It was a great day for hockey jerseys! Here are the links the children wanted you to know about: Story Bots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk5M7jITfIU I am h-a-p-p-y song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV0CblTeRzs Sesame Street H videos (vintage but hilarious!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Pwt-OqNwE&list=PLA260546E06C85159 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alEz1TWLJXU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiawwoDk64c If there is a rainy day this weekend you may want to make a paper hat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0oGg7It0BM

Posted: November 19, 2015

Reversing letters b and d?

This video shows how you can use your hand to make a bed and that helps think about the direction for the letters. Cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGTFB54WodQ

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