K is for Kindergarten, F is for Fun!: March is Here!

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

March is Here!

It was hard to leave the sunny beach but so good to be back to my kiddos (your kiddos that you share with me). We had a good day. We started out with our home reading awards. Here are our March winners:

We even brought in some fresh snow to play with during centers. I'm not sure how long it's going to last so I thought we might as well make the most of it. The kids loved it!

You might have heard by now because the kids seemed pretty excited about this. On Thursday, it is Superhero/Character day at RBES. This is a school spirit day that the leadership kids came up with.

One more thing to keep in mind is Student Led Conferences on March 16th. I will send out more information soon about booking appointments. I checked with the librarian today to make sure the book fair is open for us that night and it is! Your child will be responsible for leading you through some activities to show you a few things that we've worked on.

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BoutilierBoysMum:)1 March 2016 at 20:22
Welcome home! :)
Heard you saw a dolphin and a mermaid? 😊😊
Lucky lady! :)
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Ask Questions BEFORE Reading:

Talk about the picture on the cover and the title of the book

Ask: "What do you think the book will be about?"
Ask: "What do you think will happen to ____?" (refer to a person on the cover)

Ask Questions DURING Reading:

Talk about the pictures in the book and what has happened so far

Ask: "Why does the boy look sad/happy/excited?"
Ask: "What is that person looking for?"
Ask: "Where is that person going?"

Ask Questions AFTER Reading:

Talk about the book as a whole- What happened? What part did you like the most/the least?

Have your child retell what happened in their own words
Ask: "Did you like it or not? Why did/didn't you like it?"
Ask: "Who else might like it?"

Predict:

Talk about what you think might happen

Ask: "What will happen next?
Say: "I think he will win"
Say: "I think that they are going to get lost"

Make Connections:

Talk about the book and relate it to your own life

Ask: "Does ___ remind you of something/someone?"
Say: "That cat reminds me of your friend's cat"
Say: "This boy looks like your brother!"
Say: "This reminds me of a dinner at our house!"

Visualize:

Talk about how something might look, sound, or feel. Close your eyes and imagine it!

Say: "Close your eyes and picture it in your head"
Say: "Think about it. Can you see all those beautiful colours?"
Say: "Think about how fuzzy and warm that blanket is!"
Say: "Imagine how loud Clifford's bark is! Close your eyes and imagine it - do you hear it?"

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Tuesday, March 01, 2016

March is Here!

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