We Miss You!

A little message from Mrs. Miller

Hello Auburn Bay Families, 

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy with your families at homes. I hope you are making up fun games, songs and dances. I miss you so much and would love to hear from you! You are more than welcome to email me to say hi or share something fun that you have been doing at home. 

From your Phys Ed Specialist,

Mrs. Miller 

akskinner@cbe.ab.ca

****Here is an April Fitness Calendar on her blog. Make sure to check it out:

https://millerphysed.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-fitness-calendar.html

Story Time :)

Hi Friends,

Here's a little story that I've read for you. Take great care over Spring Break - Ms. Rauser and I miss you like crazy!

Talk to you soon!! 

CBE educational ideas/support

Just wanted to pass along the link from the Calgary Board of Education in regards to links and ideas you could explore as a family during this time. 

CLICK HERE for: CBE Links and Ideas


CLICK HERE for our: Kinder BLOG links


Also, enjoy your spring break as a family. Take this time to connect and spend time together. Have fun, read books, play outside, blow bubbles, skip, watch movies, play board games, create with playdoh, and do what brings you joy! 

We miss you and are thinking of all of you. 


**CBE has also posted some MENTAL HEALTH tips to keep in mind for our Kinders and their siblings during this confusing time. Please check it out as it has many points that we should all keep in mind.    CLICK HERE for: POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH TIPS FOR KIDS

Here is some calming YOGA you can do with your child. 

(you can google: COSMIC KIDS YOGA for more like this on your smart TV or computer)

We Miss You!

Just a little message for our Kinders!!

Friday, March 13, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• We reviewed migration and learned why birds fly in a V shape. 
• We learned about hibernation and saw the different ways that bears, snakes, queen bumblebees and bats hibernate during the winter.
• Our grade 3 buddies played Roll & Cover with us. We had to roll a dice and find the same number of dots on the game board.
• In gym, we played Wax Museum. The Museum Curator had to catch the wax figures moving!
• In music, we closed our eyes and listened to different instruments. We had to use our listening ears to figure out which instrument made the sound.

Ask your Kindergartner:

• What does migration mean? Why do birds fly in a V shape?
• What does hibernation mean?
• What animals, reptiles and insects hibernate during the winter?
• What instruments did we hear today?

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Tomorrow is an AM KINDERGARTEN Friday


Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders learn about what makes birds special. They learned about bird wings, feathers, eggs and beaks! They practiced sounding out letters in words by labeling their osprey drawings. 
• PM Kinders played Ten Frame War with a partner. They flipped their cards and stated which number was higher and which number was smaller. The person with the bigger number wins the hand!
• AM and PM Kinders learned the letter Q! 
• AM and PM Kinders also learned about how germs spread and how to prevent them from spreading. We used some 'magic soap' before snack time to keep our hands clean.

• AM KINDERS HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN THEIR COMMUNICATION FOLDER

Ask your kindergartener:

• AM: What makes birds special? What at the different parts of a bird?
• AM & PM: What letter did you learn today? What sound does it make? What words start with the letter Q? How can we stop germs from spreading? How do germs get inside our bodies?

Wednesday March 11th, 2020

PARENTS: If you would like to order any SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS, tomorrow is the due date. 

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders showcased their understanding of 2 and 3 part patterns in their sketchbooks using crayons and paint!
• PM Kinders learned what makes birds special.They learned all about bird beaks, wings, eggs and feathers. They practiced sounding out letter sounds and labeled their osprey drawings!
• PM Kinders played Block Detective for today's Math Talk. Their partner started with 5 blocks and hid some behind their back! They used their math brains to figure out how many their partner was hiding and explained how they solved the mystery.
• PM KINDERS HAVE IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN THEIR COMMUNICATION FOLDER

Ask your Kindergartener:

• AM: To make a pattern with 2 and 3 parts. What is the core of your pattern?
• PM: What is special about birds? What are the different parts of a bird?

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders had a visit from a special community helper: Jace the Guide Dog! Jace, his trainer Donna and Shelly from BC and Alberta Guide dogs taught us how guide dogs are trained to help the blind. 
• AM Kinders played Block Detective for today's Math Talk. Their partner started with 5 blocks and hid some behind their back! They used their math brains to figure out how many their partner was hiding and explained how they solved the mystery.
• PM Kinders showcased their understanding of 2 and 3 part patterns in their sketchbooks using crayons and paint!

Ask your Child:

• AM: What is a guide dog's job? Can we pet a guide dog?
• PM: To make a pattern with 2 and 3 parts. What is the core of your pattern?

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Monday March 9, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM & PM Kinders discussed how they each learn best and recorded their personal idea in their visual journal
• AM Kinders learned about 'community helpers'. They have a special visitor tomorrow. (PM Kinders will have a special visitor in April)
• PM Kinders went outside for a fresh air break
• PM Kinders reflected and shared their wonders and questions about birds. 

Friday, March 6th

Today in Kindergarten...

• We went on a neighborhood walk to look for evidence to answer the question "How do we know there are birds in Auburn Bay?"
• We played a math game with our Grade 4 buddies
• We brainstormed all the evidence we found about birds in our neighborhood
• We learned about the ways that music can make us feel and move

Ask your Kindergartener...

• What is evidence? How do you know birds live in Auburn Bay? What birds did you see this morning?
• What kind of game did you play with your buddy? 
• Talk about how music can make you feel? What songs make you feel happy? 

Scholastic Book Orders Due Thursday, March 12th

Have a Great Weekend! :) 

Wednesday March 4th, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders reviewed 3 part patterns and practiced creating movement 3 part patterns with a partner.
• AM & PM Kinders learned about the letter 'O' and practiced printing this letter in their visual journal. 
• AM Kinders did their March self portrait today! 
• PM Kinders did a number talk. They had to use their math brains to talk through how they knew that there were 3 pictures of boxes up on the SmartBoard. How could they EXPLAIN their thinking. See below for some of their answers:
  
  

"Because you can count them with your finger"

"Because 2 and 1 more is 3" 

"because 1 and 1 and 1 is 3"

PARENTS: 

It’s come to our attention that you may be receiving an invoice or notification that you have outstanding fees for something called “Wool Mine”. This is an in-class experience we’ve booked with a local service provider to come in to our class to teach us the basics of wool felting. 

In an effort to be on the ball and get our bookings in early, there was a slight miscommunication with the downtown office that posts our fees, and since they received them early, they’ve posted them early.

More details on the event are to follow (AM Kinder participates on April 24^th, PM Kindergarten participates on April 17^th) but you are welcome to pay the invoice any time between now and then. 

If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Thank you!

Tuesday, March 3rd

Today in Kindergarten...

• We learned about letter C! 
• We practiced mixing primary colours
• AM Kindergarten learned about throwing basketballs through the hoops in Phys. Ed.
• PM Kindergarten explored a variety of science materials that had us wondering about animals and their habits. We have a lot of questions about birds! 
• PM Kindergarten had FAB time outside today. It was a very windy play! 

Ask your Kindergartener...

• What sound(s) does letter C make?
• What colours could you make with red, blue, and yellow?
• PM - what kinds of things did you get to look at after centers today? 

A Gentle Reminder

With the nice weather we've been having comes major melty puddles around our school and playground... despite our best efforts to remind little ones to stay away from the puddles, accidents tend to happen. It's for this reason (and others), that it's important your kinder has a spare set of clothes in their backpack, including spare socks! Thank you :) 

Monday March 2nd, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM and PM Kinders learned about the OWL & the GUARD DOG for Mindful Monday (feel free to watch the video with your child to further discussion). We talked about how we can sometimes feel when we don't understand something or when something is making us upset....sometimes we freeze, feel really nervous and/or we just give up. We learned about what the brain does during these times and a simple way to calm ourselves down and get our brains focusing again. 
• AM and PM Kinders discussed different ways that we can learn best with concrete examples  from within our own classroom (e.g., calming music, useful visuals, whole body listening, sharing ideas, using a chunky pencil to write with, having movement breaks/stretching, tracing over highlighted lines, eating healthy food at snack time, etc.).
• AM Kinders had gym today. They are continuing to practice their basketball skills. 
• PM Kinders explored 3 part patterns. Ask me to show you a 3 part movement pattern! 
• PM Kinders were read the book Mmmmmmm, Cookies! By Robert Munsch
  
  
  
  

Friday February 28th, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• We did a number scavenger hunt with their buddies out in our nearby aspen forest. FOREST FRIDAYS are the best!!
• We went outside for some collaborative play time 
• We listened to different classical tunes and discovered that music makes us feel and move in different ways according to the speed and sound of the song. 
• We explored a wordless picture book called SNOWMAN STORY. We then used our prediction skills to draw what we thought would come next in the story at a very climatic part! 
  
  
  
  

Thursday February 27th, 2020

Tomorrow is an AM KINDERGARTEN Friday


Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders explored various objects and artifacts. They wondered and shared their questions with their peers. We will be taking these wonders and questions and incorporating them into our next inquiry. PM will be doing this early next week. 
• PM Kinders went to gym today and continued to fine tune their basketball skills
• AM & PM Kinders created their own PAUL KLEE works of art using shapes
• PM Kinders learned about the letter Z and the sound it makes. 

Wednesday February 26th, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• PM Kinders went to gym today and sang YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME for pink shirt day. They learned some basketball dribbling skills and played red light/green light. 
• PM Kinders were introduced to 3 part patterns and had some exploration time. 
• AM Kinders learned about the letter Z. Ask your child what color Zebras are in real life!
• AM Kinders joined the entire school in the hallway to sing YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME for pink shirt day. 
  
  
  
  

Tuesday February 25th, 2020

To acknowledge Auburn Bay School’s participation in Pink Shirt Day tomorrow, February 26, and to continue the fight against bullying, students and staff will be encouraged to wear something pink. Pink became the color for standing up to bullying when two students in Nova Scotia stood up to bullying in their high school.  A student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school and these students showed their support for him by buying pink shirts and encouraging other students to wear them. 

Thank you for helping us to create an environment that is safe and supportive. Together we can make a difference.

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders had gym today. They are practicing their basketball skills. 
• AM Kinders explored 3 part patterns today and reviewed what the 'core' of a pattern is. Ask your child to tell you what the core of this pattern is: 
• PM Kinders went outside for some collaborative play to practice their social and problem solving skills. 
• PM Kinders were introduced to artist PAUL KLEE. The used their artist eyes to observe what they were seeing and how it made them feel.

"It looks like a color palette" - Blake
"Maybe it's squares for a disco ball" - D


"It looks like it's Egypt because there is so much yellow and sand is yellow" - Odin
"There are lots of shapes" - Daisey
"The sun is mixed with red and yellow" - Emily
"There are some letters at the top" - Ryder

Monday February 24th, 2020

FYI: Wednesday February 26th is PINK SHIRT DAY 
*Please wear pink to support our learning around being buddies not bullies. Being Kind is cool! 

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinder had gym. They started to learn some dribbling basketball skills. 
• AM & PM Kinders learned about the letter 'Y' and the sound it makes. Children often mistake the sound for 'Y' as a 'W sound'. Reviewing this letter is beneficial :)
• AM & PM Kinders were read the book 'ALL THE WAYS TO BE SMART' by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys. We will be investigating our own understandings of what helps us learn best!    
• AM & PM Kinders were introduced to all new center today. Ask your child what centers they visited and what ones are they wishing to try tomorrow. :)  *Does your child know when their birthday is? Kinders are wanting to share this knowledge with each other at our birthday party center :)
• Letters and sounds we have covered with Kinders to date: FEDPBRNMHKLUVWXY

Friday, February 21st

Today in Kindergarten...

• Today was Forest Friday! We went with our buddies to our community pond to do a number scavenger hunt
• We made treasure maps for our letter X page - X marks the spot!
• We played builders and bulldozers in phys. ed.
• We practiced problem solving by figuring out how many flavor combinations we can make with a three flavoured ice cream cone

Ask your PM Kindergartener...

• How did you and your buddy work on the scavenger hunt? What were you looking for? 
• What is a compass rose? 
• How many flavor combinations are possible with a three scoop ice cream cone using chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry? 

Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, February 26th! Students are invited to wear a pink or red shirt to symbolize Auburn Bay School's commitment to friendship and kindness :) 

Thursday, February 20

TOMORROW IS A PM KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL DAY! It's FOREST FRIDAY - we will be going outside! Dress for the weather! 😊

Today in AM Kindergarten...

• We did our letter X art - we worked on treasure maps to show X marks the spot!
• We did a math activity all about making different combinations. We practiced making different combinations with clothing, and on our own, made as many different combos of ice cream cones using three flavours!

Ask your AM Kindergartener...

• What did you use to make your treasure map? What is a compass rose?

Today in PM Kindergarten...

• We practiced number representation on our whiteboards - we worked on the number 7
• We also practiced a fire drill! We remembered that fire drills are silent and serious.
• We went to Phys. Ed. 
• We read a story called "Beekle: An imaginary friend" 

Ask your PM kindergartener...

• What are some ways you can show a number?
• What did you play in Phys. Ed.?

Wednesday February 19th, 2020

Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser's last day is TOMORROW. --> CLICK HERE FOR LINK

*NEW* Parent Council fundraiser just in time for Easter: Purdy's Chocolates (Due March 23rd)
CLICK HERE FOR LINK   

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM & PM Kinders practiced representing numbers in a variety of ways (e.g., tallies, ten frames, dice, numeral, pictures, simple equations). We listened to this AMAZING song below to help us remember some of these ways. 
• AM Kinders learned about artist PAUL KLEE
• AM Kinders went outside for some collaborative snow play
• PM Kinders went to gym today
• AM Kinders did some Yoga

Tuesday, February 18th 2020

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART forms are due this THURSDAY
**Check out how our school is doing by going to the online link ---> CLICK HERE


Today in Kindergarten...

• We read a story about Imaginary places and wrote about our own crazy dreams!
• AM kindergarten went to Phys. Ed. and practiced skipping 
• We worked through the math thinking routine called Disappearing Dan. We practiced showing how we know the answers to questions about numbers! 

Ask your Kindergartener...

• What was in your crazy dream?
• AM - what new game did you play in Phys. Ed. today?
• How can you use your fingers to show different numbers? 

Wednesday February 12th, 2020

NO SCHOOL:
Thurs. Feb. 13th & Fri. Feb. 14th (Teachers Convention)
Mon. Feb. 17th (Family Day)

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM explored numbers and ways in which we can represent them (writing the numeral, with fingers, with dice, with dominos, on ten frames, with pictures, and with tallies)
• AM & PM Kinders handed out their Valentines today. We talked about what Valentines day is all about and how it made us feel giving and receiving kindness. 
• PM Kinders participated in a group activity called 'clean and messy'. The idea of working together to keep a space clean and remembering that it is everyone's job to help was discussed. We talked about the different emotions that can occur when things are not put away or treated with care. 
• PM Kinders went to a special school wide TALENT SHOW assembly. 

Ask your child about...

• How they feel about all the wonderful things they received from their classmates for Valentines day. (They have a bag in their backpack)
• What is Valentines day all about? 
• PM KINDERS: What were some of the 'talents' that they saw at the assembly?
• AM KINDERS: What center did you go to today? Who did you play with?

Tuesday, February 11th

NO SCHOOL THURSDAY FEB 13th & FRIDAY FEB 14th

***For those students participating: Tomorrow is our Valentine's Day exchange!

VALENTINES INFORMATION: If you plan on having your child bring Valentines please have them fill out Valentines for the entire class 
(AM: 32 students or  PM: 35 students). 
Your child may bring these for distribution on Wednesday February 12th. They will just need to write their name in the 'from' area. This makes it easier for Kinders to hand out their Valentines independently. 

Today in Kindergarten...

• We learned a new letter! (the letter X) 
• AM Kindergarten went to Phys. Ed. to practice skipping
• PM Kindergarten decorated our Valentine's Day bags
• We practiced some mental math and learned some ways of showing what we know!

Ask your child...

• What is special about the letter X? What sound does it make? 
• AM - did you learn to do with the skipping rope today? 
• PM - What did you use to decorate your Valentine's day bag? 
• Who did you play with at center time today? 

Monday February 10th, 2020

VALENTINES INFORMATION: If you plan on having your child bring Valentines please have them fill out Valentines for the entire class 
(AM: 32 students or  PM: 35 students). 
Your child may bring these for distribution on Wednesday February 12th. They will just need to write their name in the 'from' area. This makes it easier for Kinders to hand out their Valentines independently. 


Today in Kindergarten...

• AM & PM Kinders participated in a MINDFUL MONDAY activity called ALL ABOARD. Students were required to work as a team in order to get the entire class on the boat. The problem....the boat continued to decrease in size! We discovered using 'helpful words and instructions' are needed for a group to achieve a common goal. 
• AM & PM Kinders practiced being mindful through YOGA
• AM Kinders were introduced to SPLAT MATH. Students would count the initial number  of dots. A SPLAT would happen and they had to explain how many dots were under the splat and prove how they knew it through varying strategies. (See below example)
• PM Kinders examined a winter photograph. Students then imagined what they could SEE, TOUCH, HEAR and SMELL if they were in the picture. 
           
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Friday February 7th, 2020

Today in Kindergarten...

• AM Kinders decorated their own Valentines bag for next week. 
• AM Kinders went on a sensory walk with their Grade 3 buddies. They had to find 5 things they could see, 4 things they could touch, 3 things they could hear, and 2 things they could smell. We practiced labelling our pictures with the first sound that we could hear in the word. 
• AM Kinders went to gym and practiced using a skipping rope to skip. They also played 'Don't Throw Your Junk In My Backyard' (collaborative ball game)
• AM Kinders practiced using encouraging words and team work as they tried to maneuver a hula hoop around the circle without letting go of their peers hands.