Ms. Lawlor

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Posted: November 4, 2021

Home Learning Day 4

hursday, November 4th, 2021 

 

Good morning students and families! 

 

Today is our fourth day of Home Learning. Here are today’s activities. 

 

Fine Motor  

Scissor Practice - If you have scissors available and old flyers, cut out pictures of food and toys. When cutting, be sure to keep your elbow close to your body and your thumb is pointing up. 

Video – Fitzy. Monster Show: Using a pair of scissors (1:30 mins) – This can be found on YouTube.com on the channel Kiddo TV 

 

Art 

If you can, go to the website artforkidshub.com and check out the lesson Drawing a Person with My 2-Year-Old. This link will open to youtube. You can also do a search in YouTube for Drawing a Person with my 2-Year Old (preschool lessons). Although the lesson says it is for preschool, it is a great step-by-step lesson on how to draw a person. 

Try drawing the rest of your family as well! 

If you would like to take a picture of your beautiful artwork and send it to me, I would love to see it! 

 

Language Arts 

Label the people in your picture. You can label your family members by asking them how to spell their names or you can write down the first letter in their names. For example, if you have a brother named Mark, you can write the letter M above his picture. 

Ask someone to help you write down a sentence about your picture. For example, “This is my family.” 

 

Math 

Count different objects/things in your home. Take your Trace the Numeral sheet with you and color or trace the numeral after counting. 

  • How many doors in your home? 

  • How many windows in your kitchen? 

  • How many bedrooms? 

  • How many bathrooms? 

  • How many stairs on your set of stairs? 

Sort different objects/items in your home by size – Big or small, adult or child 

Some things you might sort are:  

  • Shoes 

  • Blocks 

  • Stuffies  

  • Cars or dolls 

  • Dry food containers, cans or boxes 

What else can you sort by size at home? Share your ideas with me if you can! 

 

It is important to read to your child each day and have them go outside for physical activity. 

 

Check out Mr. MacKinnon’s Teacher Page for some fun and creative ideas to stay physically active! 

 

Thank you to those who are emailing back to me and letting me know what you are working on at home.  

 

I am asking that parents who have not yet responded to me to please respond as soon as you can. It is important that I keep in touch with you, and I can answer any questions or concerns you might have. Thank you! 

 

My email is jennifer.lawlor@nbed.nb.ca. 

 

 

Posted: November 3, 2021

Home Learning Day 3

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 

 

Good morning students and families! 

 

Today is our third day of Home Learning. We have more fun activities planned for you. 

 

Language Arts 

  1. I Spy – Using the Letter Trace sheet from your packet, play an I Spy the Letter game. The first player says “I spy the letter ___.” The second player covers the letter with an object. Repeat until you have covered all of the letters of the alphabet. 

  1. Draw a picture of a character from your favorite book, TV show or movie. Ask someone to write down your story. Remember your story matches your picture! 

Math 

In your packet, play Roll and Cover the numeral game, using your dice and counters. 

  1. In your packet, use your white board marker to trace the numerals 1 – 5. 

  1. Action patterns – Continue these action patterns with somebody at home: 

  •  clap, tap, clap, tap, clap, tap 

  • stomp, clap, stomp, clap, stomp, clap 

  • jump, clap, jump, clap, jump, clap 

Can you make up your own action pattern? 

 

It is important to read to your child each day and have them go outside for physical activity. 

 

Check out Mr. MacKinnon’s Teacher Page for some fun and creative ideas to stay physically active! 

 

Website: A website students would enjoy is starfall.com. 

Click on Kindergarten and the ABCs and you will find videos to learn about the letters & sounds. There are also other activities that are free on the site that are highlighted in color. 

 

Thank you to those who are emailing back to me and letting me know what you are working on at home.  I will be checking in with you each day through email or phone. Please respond back when you can. Thank you! 

 

If you have any questions, please email me at jennifer.lawlor@nbed.nb.ca. 

Posted: November 2, 2021

Home Learning Day 2

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 

 

Good morning students and families! 

 

Today is our second day of Home Learning. We have lots of fun activities for you. 

 

Language Arts 

  1. Go on a letter hunt for the letters a – f throughout your home or in your favorite book. Where can you find letters in your home? 

  1. In your Home Learning packet (COVID-19 packet), practice printing the letters a – f on the Letter Trace with your finger or your white board marker. 

  1. Also, in your packet, refer to your Reading Challenge sheet and pick one of the ways to Read a Book. Remember, there are three ways to read a book. 

Math 

  1. In your packet, play Roll and Cover the numeral game, using your dice and counters. 

  1. Look for a pattern of colors in your home. 

  1. If you haven’t sorted your Halloween treats yet, do that today. What type of treats do you have more of in your bag? Can you make a pattern using two different kinds of treats? (chips, chocolate bar, chips, chocolate bar, chips, chocolate bar) 

 

It is important to read to your child each day and have them go outside for physical activity. 

 

Check out Mr. MacKinnon’s Teacher Page for some fun and creative ideas to stay physically active! 

 

 

Thank you to those who emailed me back yesterday to let me know that you received my email and whether or not you were able to access this Teacher Page. I will be checking in with you each day through email or phone. Please respond back when you can. Thank you! 

 

If you have any questions, please email me at jennifer.lawlor@nbed.nb.ca. 

Posted: November 1, 2021

Home Learning Day 1

Monday, November 1st, 2021 

 

Greetings, 

 

Today is our first day of home learning. Our plan is to provide you with activities you can use from the Home Learning packets that were sent home in September and additional activities posted on our Teacher Pages. 

Today’s activities are the following: 

 

Language Arts 

  1. Review the letters a – f. This includes the letter names, sounds, and actions. 

  1. Practice printing your name with an uppercase letter at the beginning and the remaining letters are lowercase letters. Please use the correct formation when printing your letters! 

  1. Tell a story about Trick-or-Treating on the weekend by drawing a picture. Ask someone to write down the story that you drew. (At this point in Kindergarten, students are learning that their pictures match their words.)   

Math 

  1. Practice counting from 0 – 5. 

  1. We have been learning about sorting and patterning. Find something in your home you can sort. For example, socks, toys, etc. You can sort by color, size, or category. You can also sort your Halloween treats! 

It is important to read to your child each day and have them go outside for physical activity. 

 

Some websites you can use for Listening to Reading are: 

  1. Storylineonline.net 

  1. TumblebooksYou can access Tumblebooks if you have a library card. Go to NB Libraries, on the righthand side under Quick Links, click Children, and under Online Resources you will find Tumblebooks 

 

From the Max Aitken Kindergarten Teachers 

 

If you have any questions please email me at jennifer.lawlor@nbed.nb.ca. 

 

We won!

Posted: November 3, 2020

October 2020 fun in Kindergarten! ♥️

Posted: November 2, 2020

October 2020 fun in Kindergarten! ♥️

September 2020

Posted: October 12, 2020

September 2020

Posted: October 12, 2020

Kindergarten in the Fall of 2020 :)

Hello everyone! Happy October! Our apologies for not posting before now. September in Kindergarten is extremely busy and hectic. Then add Covid-19 on top of the usual frenzy and time gets away from us. :) 

We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our new Kindergarten kiddos these past few weeks. We know how important this first year of school is in setting up a good foundation and a positive mindset for the learning years.

As you noticed, home learning packets were sent home last week. These packets are ONLY to be used in the event schools are closed due to Covid-19. If that happens, we will be posting daily on our individual teacher pages to let you know what items you will need to use.

So far this year, we have learned about bus safety, playground safety, fire safety, and lockdown procedures. We have worked on name recognition and printing, the introduction of the alphabet and colours. In Math, we have introduced sorting, patterns and number sense.

Starting this week, we will introduce two letters per week.  Students will be practicing alphabet activities both at home and school. In Math, we will begin learning about numbers starting with zero.

We hope to update our teacher pages on a weekly basis. Please check our individual teacher pages for pictures of what we have been learning and activities or websites you can check out with your child.

Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.

Happy learning!

MAA Kindergarten Teachers

 

Summer fun

Posted: June 10, 2020

Posted: June 10, 2020

Last week for Home Learning

Hello everyone!

I can hardly believe that we are at the end of the school year! What a different way to finish Kindergarten. I have been back at Max Aitken Academy, but it is not the same at all. The classroom and school feels so empty without all of your smiling faces and energetic stories. :(

Next Friday, June 19th, K-3 students and parents will be able to pick up report cards at the front traffic loop at the entrance to the school.

While we are still waiting to hear what next year’s school year will look like, I know that when September finally rolls around, I will be eagerly waiting to see you again!

I will be calling you this week for a final check-in and chat. I am so looking forward to speaking to you and hearing about any plans you may have for the summer.

Ms. Lawlor ♥

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October 2020 fun in Kindergarten! ♥️
Added: Mon, Nov 2 2020
Halloween Patterns
Strengthening fine motor skills and sorting
Pizza Party!