Dear parents, 

In Mme Brittany’s class:

We have been focusing on leaves. On the first day of fall, the students were asked what they knew about the season. There were some really insightful answers and many knew fall was the month for Halloween, but what kept coming up were leaves. Jumping in leaves, red leaves, leaves falling from the trees. These young students are well aware of the world around them! After going on a nature walk in our school courtyard looking for signs of fall, some students began to bring leaves they had found at home and they excitedly added them to our science table to study with magnifying glasses. In this way, the students of Rm. 27 were really showing their enthusiasm for the changing season.

On the French side, the students learned the colours “rouge”, “orange”, “vert”, ‘brun” and “jaune” and they have really enjoyed singing the song “C’est l’automne” which incorporates the use of the colours of fall. Looking ahead, we will add to this list of colours but for now, they are making the connection between the signs of fall and the ones we are learning to pronounce. All of this leaf exploration has culminated in an art project titled “les arbres de l’automne”. They diligently worked, using precision and fine motor skills to bring the fall forest to life.

Next week, our class will start a unit on pumpkins! We will look at the life cycle of a pumpkin, vocabulary surrounding it, complete math activities along this same theme and of course, an art project as we lead up to Halloween! 

On the literacy side, students have been learning about the letter "S" and this week, the letter "A". It's so interesting to see how the kids can easily recognize the capital letters as well as finding them much easier to write. I noticed that with the lower case "a" it was a little bit more of a challenge to print. Aside from simply writing out the letters, the students also had the chance to create them with play-dough, paint, sand and much more while learning the pronunciation of the letter and the sound that they make. 

 

Have a great weekend!

Brittany Larochelle