The Last Day of K

Writing our names... with different body parts.

Day plan for Wednesday, June 24

Calendar

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Report the Weather

What is a Tornado? https://youtu.be/-s3UwOq1P1E

Language Arts

How well can you write your name?

This year we got really good at writing our names. But can you write your name with:

• your OTHER hand?
• your toes?
• your mouth?
• another part of your body? (tell us your idea)
• Take a picture of your names and send to Mr. Neufeld.

Daily Physical Activity

180 hops

Mr. Neufeld's 5-alive Workout (plyometrics)

• 5 hops forwards and back
• 5 hops side to side
• 5 hops in a square
• 5 180 hops
• 5 one-legged hops
• 5 ballistic push-ups

Math

• Memory (or Concentration)
• Play a Memory Game.

Practise counting to 100
The Big Number song: https://youtu.be/e0dJWfQHF8Y

Wilderness Wednesday

Remember what we did?

• Do you remember all the activities we did outside, with no special equipment, no electricity, and no cost? 
• For example: 
• the games we played (Cougar in the cupboard, Eagle Eye)
• the art we created with found items
• the patterns we created with found items
• the scavenger hunts we did (looking for all the colours of the rainbow, looking for diversity, looking for signs of animals, looking for decomposers...)
• the things we built (Fort K, the Pleeting Mace...)
• the sticks that were not sticks (my stick was a fishing rod, Alek's stick was a guitar...)
• the rocks that became our solid friends
• the Wombat Stew we created
• the safety tips we discussed (if you get lost, meet a bear..)
• Pick your top 3 and teach them to someone you know.
• Most important: remember how good we always felt when we were in the forest. How satisfying it was to just go for a walk in the trees and talk about what we found. At the end of our little adventures I would ask, "How do you feel?" and the answer was usually, "I feel great!"
• This summer, this list may be useful.

Have a safe and healthy summer! We will see you around the village! Or we will see you in September! I really enjoyed being your Kindergarten teacher. I look forward to buddy reading with you in grade 1.

Everyday is an outside day.

Today we reviewed all the things we could do outside with a little imagination. 

The Summer Break review book.

This little book is a quick little review of what we learned this year. It is great for checking what you know and what you may want to review some more before September. 

June Me

Watch out for this coming home this week. It is to go into the Year of Writing green duotang. This week we will also draw ourselves on The Last Day of Kindergarten. This will complete our Year of Writing book. Be sure to have your child share it with you. This is a collection of what they would like to remember each month.

Day plan for Tuesday, June 23

Morning Work: draw a picture of yourself on the last week of Kindergarten. Underneath write your full name in your best printing. Put this into your Year of Writing green duo-tang.

Calendar

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Weather

Observe, report and predict the weather today.

Language Arts

• Word Work "best" 
• Read out the list of words from last week's practice and have your child try to spell the word from memory. 
• Again, this is not to scare anyone, only a practice to experience what a test feels like, to practice using our memory, to see what we know, and what we might want to work on.
• When you are done, see how well you did and make corrections where needed.
• Take a picture of your results and send them to Mr. Neufeld.

Read for 10 minutes

• Book Box
• Poetry duo-tang
• Reading A-Z

Daily Physical Activity

The Number Workout - count backwards

Arm circles.

1. one burpee
2. two arm circles
3. three jumping jacks
4. four squats
5. five crunches
6. six elbows to opposite knees
7. seven superman jumps
8. eight one legged hops forward and back
9. nine calf raises
10. ten push ups

Math

Review:

• Practice counting out loud as high as you can. 
• Can you count to 100?

Count to 100: https://youtu.be/1dkPouLWCyc

• Practice counting by 5s and 10s to 100.

Count by 5s: https://youtu.be/amxVL9KUmq8

Count by 10s: https://youtu.be/Rd5DBkP9avw

• Can you count 10 objects correctly? 
• Make sure you only count each object once.

• On a piece of paper: Practice printing the numbers you know. 
• Can you print the numbers to 30?

• Practice reading numbers. 
• Can you say the name of all the numbers up to 20?

• Practice naming all the basic 2D shapes. 
• Do you remember the 3D shapes we learned this term?

 

Day plan for Monday, June 22

Morning Work: June me

• Draw a picture of something you did in June that you would like to remember. 
• Remember to add details and background.
• Use at least 3 colours.
• Then write a sentence to match your picture.

Calendar

https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/calendar/?sn=main

Weather

Observe, report, and predict

Language Arts

• Test your alphabet. But this time do it with your OTHER hand. 
• Write down all the uppercase and lowercase letters from memory.

Here are some videos about the alphabet:
Sesame Street Sings the Alphabet song: https://youtu.be/783EsrHchXA
See it, Say it, Sign it: https://youtu.be/WP1blVh1ZQM
Phonic Song: https://youtu.be/ffeZXPtTGC4

Journals

• Write two sentences: It is summer. In summer I like to ________.
• Finish the sentence.
• Then draw a picture to match your sentence.
• Add details and colour.
• Take a picture and send to Mr. Neufeld.

Daily Physical Activity

Monday Yoga

• choose 3 positions
• hold them for 10 seconds
• if you fall over say "I'm awesome."
• Remember to breathe

Math

Play a math game outside!

• Find a picnic table outside and play cards.

Day plan for Thursday, June 18

Morning Work

• Do one of the pizza with daddy (circle the correct number) & Draw it sheet (complete the number sentence) from the packages.

Calendar

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Report the Weather

Language Arts

Father's Day Card: Write and draw

• Use the foldable card stock in package

• Fold in half
• On front of card write:  To: Dad
• Draw a picture on the front. In class, the students chose to draw a happy face.
• Inside the card write: Happy Father's Day!
• Draw a picture of you doing something with your dad
• On the back write: From:  print your name
• Colour and decorate the card
• On Sunday, June 21: make Dad breakfast, pour him a coffee, and give him this card along with a hug. Then mow the yard.

Read 3 of the new books from your Book Box!!!

Daily Physical Activity

Hokey Pokey: https://youtu.be/d6d6Avbpjf8
Monkeys Jumping on the Bed: https://youtu.be/GcvA1OWu6rg

Math

Textbook Thursday

Do at least 5 pages in the JumpMath textbook.

Music

Sing 3 songs.

For example:

• O Canada with lyrics:  https://youtu.be/6GmM17-F9Lw

• Wash Your Hands: https://youtu.be/L89nN03pBzI
• Months of the Year: https://youtu.be/Fe9bnYRzFvk
• Rainbow, Rainbow: https://youtu.be/aME-JWXvPds

Word Work: Word & Picture sort

Day plan for Wednesday, June 17

Calendar

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Report the Weather

What causes Thunder and Lighting? https://youtu.be/fEiVi9TB_RQ

Language Arts

Words Their Way: Sorting Word Families

This activity provides the opportunity to:

• practice Mrs. Curle's grade 1 way of preparing materials for sorting
• to use classroom materials like scissors and glue
• to begin looking at word families.

Remember to:

1. scribble on the back with two colours
2. cut out the frame, then down and across
3. sort the words and pictures into groups that have the same ending sound (ad or an)
4. paste pictures onto paper in their proper groups
5. take a picture and send to Mr. Neufeld

Daily Physical Activity

180 hops

Mr. Neufeld's 5-alive Workout (plyometrics)

• 5 hops forwards and back
• 5 hops side to side
• 5 hops in a square
• 5 180 hops
• 5 one-legged hops
• 5 ballistic push-ups

Math

• The number 9 and 19
• Complete the number sheet for number 9
• Complete the number sheet for number 19
• Take a picture and email to Mr. Neufeld

Practise counting to 100
The Big Number song: https://youtu.be/e0dJWfQHF8Y

Wilderness Wednesday

Wild or not wild?

• Question: what is the difference between wildlife and domesticated animals?

• wildlife range from amoeba to whales and make unsuitable pets (and many times are illegal - like raccoons).
• Domesticated animals are useful to humans and are tame. Most tame animals allow human touch. Farm animals have been domesticated over a long period of time through breeding. All domesticated animals are descendants of wild animals. Some zoo animals may act tame.
• If a domesticated animal becomes wild we call them "feral" animals. Cats and horses are examples of animals that can become wild.
• Many animals, wild or domesticated, may bite, scratch or kick to protect themselves. 
• The important lesson is to be careful and respectful around all animals, particularly ones you do not know. I have seen many children put their hands right into a pigs mouth! Chomp!
• Think about: the difference between the day in the life of a dog and a squirrel.
• Go for an Animal Walk around your neighbourhood or to a park

• look for animals that are wild or not wild. 
• Which ones need people to give them food, water or shelter? 
• How did the animals act?
• Record your observations in your journal. 
• Draw the animals and write about what they were doing.
• Take a picture of your drawing and send to Mr. Neufeld

Our 1st spelling best.

Today in class we practiced writing this list of words. The list is being sent home for students to practice writing. This is much like the Word Work they will do next year in grade 1. Next week we will try a best. A best is like a test, but you just do your best. Students can find out what they can spell from memory and what they may want to work on

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Day plan for Tuesday, June 15

Morning Work: 

• colour the missing consonants and write in the blanks to complete the words.
• then colour the vowel sounds and write in the blank to complete the words.

Calendar

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Weather

Observe, report and predict the weather today.

Language Arts

• Yesterday we had a "best" to see all the letters we could write from our memory, now lets "best" the words we have been using throughout this year.
• This is an example of the Word Work tests that Mrs. Curle will do next year in grade 1. 
• Again, this is not to scare anyone out, only a practice to experience what a test feels like, to check what we remember, and to reflect on what we could practice.
• On a lined piece of paper read out the words and see if you "student" can spell them from memory.
• When you are done, see how well you did and make corrections where needed.
• Take a picture of your results and send them to Mr. Neufeld.

Read for 10 minutes

• Book Box (try the new books)
• Reading A-Z

Daily Physical Activity

The Number Workout - count forwards

1. one burpee
2. two arm circles
3. three jumping jacks
4. four squats
5. five crunches
6. six elbows to opposite knees
7. seven superman jumps
8. eight one legged hops forward and back
9. nine calf raises
10. ten push ups

Math

Take Away.

• Review what it means to take away from a number.
• review words from our take away stories, for example: minus, substract, left over...
• complete the take away worksheet from the take-home package. 
• If you do not have the package create your own take away questions. 
• Draw pictures and then cross out the number that is subtracted, then write the number of what is left over.
• take a picture of your work and email it to Mr. Neufeld.

Day plan for Monday, June 15

Morning Work: Cut & sort & paste letter sounds.

Calendar

https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/calendar/?sn=main

Weather

Observe, report, and predict

Language Arts

• Test your alphabet. But lets not call it a "test," lets call it a "best." As in: do your best (and maybe find out what letters you want to focus on between now and September).
• Write down all the uppercase letters you can from memory.
• Check how you did.
• Fill in any missing letters.
• Write down all the lowercase letters you can from memory.
• Check how you did.
• Fill in any missing letters.
• If you want another challenge: try to write all the letters out of order.
• Now reflect on how you did. 
• Could you do it completely by memory next week? 
• What letters do you think you need to practice more? 
• Your only competition is yourself.

Here are some videos about the alphabet:
Sesame Street Sings the Alphabet song: https://youtu.be/783EsrHchXA
See it, Say it, Sign it: https://youtu.be/WP1blVh1ZQM
Phonic Song: https://youtu.be/ffeZXPtTGC4

Journals

• Write: Here is my dad. My dad likes ________.
• Finish the sentence.
• Then draw a picture to match your sentence.
• Add details and colour.
• Take a picture and send to Mr. Neufeld.

Daily Physical Activity

Monday Yoga

• choose 3 positions
• hold them for 10 seconds
• if you fall over say "I'm awesome."
• Remember to breathe

Math

• Review what it means to add. 
• Review the new symbols we have learned: + =
• Complete the adding worksheet in the take-home package.

   

• OR go onto IXL Math and try some of the the Addition up to 5, or Addition up to 10 skills.
• OR in the JumpMath textbook, do several pages in Unit 8 or Unit 9