This morning our Rock Star was our friend Jack. Who we now know as John Evan George Mears. John is the middle name of both his Grandfathers, the first name of his Mom’s Great-Grandfather and his Dads Great-Grandfather and most importantly, the middle name of his Great-Great Uncle Harold who died in the First World War. Evan is for his Moms maiden name which was Evans. George is all his own! John mean “is gracious” or “merciful” Jack is for his Dads Grandfather, the 2 were very close! Jack is a common British abbreviation for John.
This afternoon our Rock Star was Hazel Ghattorey. Her family randomly selected a few names, one of them was Hazel. In her family her mom, dad and sister’s names start with H so we decided to name her Hazel, making our family into H family. It was a quick decision. The meaning of Hazel refers to hazelnut tree, light brown colour. Here is Hazel in her favourite cozy blanket and with her halloween candies that she got from trick or treating with her elder sister.
YAY FOR PJ DAY!!! We love PJ Day in Kindergarten! What a fantastic way to start the festive season!
Today was a day full of odds and ends and we finished some projects before our extra long weekend while celebrating the coziness of PJ day.
We decorated our own PJs and painted a page in our Visual Journal.
We finished off our Christmas cards for the soldiers over seas. These will be mailed out this weekend to make sure they receive it before Christmas. We hope that it brightens their day.
Math was brought to you by the number 4. We are learning to represent our numbers using a ten frame, our hands, a dice, a number line, tally marks and through pictures.
AM Visual Journal Page
PM Visual Journals
Today the EYE-TA and learning packages were sent home as well as a video was uploaded onto Google Classroom of your child's learning journey from September to the end of November (not including today's page). During our conference I will go over the information sent home and answer any questions you may have. I look forward to seeing you all again virtually and I hope that you have a fantastic EXTRA long weekend!!
Jack is for his Dads Grandfather, the 2 were very close! Jack is a common British abbreviation for John.
This morning our Rock Star was Marco Kelecsenyi. His mom got to chose his name because his dad chose his sisters name. They liked the Marco because it is easy to read, spell and pronouce with no nick names and is not very common. Marco has no middle name. Marco means God of War and of course we all love the explorer Marco... Polo!!!!
This afternoon our Rock Star was Sawyer Robert Allen Adams
Sawyer - mom loves books and wanted a special name so she chose Sawyer from Tom Sawyer. Dad wanted a lumberjack name. Sawyer happens to mean “one who cuts wood”.
(middle names - Dad’s side of the family has two middle names each.)
Robert - Mom’s Godfather name was Robert and passed away just before Sawyer was born. Sawyer’s Grandpa (Mom’s dad), name is also Robert. So Robert was an important name to give.
Allen - Dad’s middle name also has the name Allen in it, as well as other boys on that side of the family. “Allan” was also the name of Sawyer’s Great Grandpa on his mom’s side, and is the middle name of his uncle on his mom’s side of the family.
This afternoon we had a practice lock down. We talked about the practice was to keep us safe. We sat nice and quietly until the kind police officer came to get us. She was so impressed with how nicely we were sitting and how quiet we were. :). YAY Kindergarten!!
Today we worked hard on finishing our packages that will be sent home tomorrow. In writing we learned about traditions. We talked about how traditions are something that happens every year. We also mentioned that maybe some of our favourite traditions can't happen this year but that's ok. These journals will be sent home tomorrow in a package of learning materials and celebrations for you to review before our conferences on Thursday and Friday. If you have signed up you should have received an email with the link. Please let me know if you do not have this link.
This is a reminder that if you have not already booked a conference please do so. If you need any help please call the office and they will walk you through the process.
Also don't forget... Tomorrow is PJ Day! I can't wait to get all cozy with my Kindergarten friends.
