He's Here!!!

It has been a long while since I have posted anything here on my blog. I apologize to all mom's an dad's who visited regularly and did not find any end of school year pictures (I still hope to get some up for you all). 

Im not to sure if anyone will get notification of this post, but I wanted to share my happy news!  The latest addition to my family came into the world on September 24 at 12:02 p.m. 

 

Introducing Charlie Michael Bean, weighing 9lbs 11oz!!! 

 

Austin is very proud to be a big brother. We are all healthy and well enjoying every moment.  I hope to visit my Corpus family to show him off very soon.

 

Sending lots of love.

Mrs. Bean

 

 

 

Ottawa Fury come to visit us at Corpus!

Two members of the Ottawa Fury soccer team spent a week at Corpus Christi, practicing some soccer drills with students.  On Monday June 9th, the kindergarten classes participated in some soccer drills, mastering their foot work.

Problem At The Part - A Retell

 

One of the skills we teach with in the Kindergarten program is developing the ability to retell a story after reading.  A story is broken into 3 parts - a beginning, a middle, and an end.  In the beginning we meet the characters and discover the setting of the story.  In the middle we are introduced to the problem and the events (about 4) that help to solve the problem.  In the end, we see the solution of the story and how the problem was solved.  This is also where we have opportunity to make any connections we have to the story.

 

We used pictures from the book, Problem at the Park, to retell the story on the Go Map.

 

Here are some examples of our work!

 

 

An example of a Go Map.  This is used K- 6. :)

A peek at some of the fun we had in May!!!

Time is flying by WAY too quickly....it's hard to keep up with posting pics to keep you all in the loop.  I apologize if I don't have many words to describe our photos but, in the case, Im thinking a pictures says a thousand words!

ENJOY :)

 

 

Our garden is really growing quickly!

 

 

Classroom grocery store where students are given opportunity to play with Canadian coins and bills.

 

A couple of examples of the steller writing that has been happening in our room!

                             Measuring different stuffies using non-standard units - snap cubes!

 

Malachy found something pretty cool he wanted to share with the class!  What is it you ask? We did some wondering... in the end, we thought that it may be a moth caterpillar. What do you think?

Butterfly Release... Monday May 26th

Im a little behind in keeping my blog up to date and for that I greatly apologize!  It is time to catch you all up and share some pictures from our butterfly release.  After patiently waiting for 9 days, our chrysallis's hatched Painted Lady Butterflies. 

They enjoyed drinking orange juice in their cozy home until we released them outside in the Corpus play yard. 

 

We did some wondering...

 

"I wonder where they will fly too?"

 

And they're off!

 

 

They look similar to a monarch, but much smaller and it's colours are not as vibrant. 

 

 

Problem at the Park!

Problem at the Park is a lesson about taking turns and cooperation.  In this book, 2 cousins visit an amusement park together.  Mei and her cousin go on the swings, but he wants to go on the log ride. Mei takes her cousin on the car ride, but he still wants to go on the log ride.  Mei wants to go on the bumper boats, but her cousin speaks up...."It's not fair!" he cries.  He would like a turn on the log ride!. In the end, Mei and her cousin visit the log ride and have a blast! 

 

 

KP1 & KP2 have been reading this story very carefully for the past 2 weeks. A good reader always thinks about a story and how they can relate it to their own life - making connections! 

 

As I read, students were given a goal. Their reading goal was to listen carefully to the story and think about how the story reminded them of an event in their own life.

 

Their next task was to draw a picture of their connection.  They were encouraged to try their best to write words to go along with their picture, but (of course) Ms. Landry and Mrs. Bean were there to scribe for them and help record their thinking on paper.

What good writers do...

We have been spending a lot of time lately writing in our journals.  Students have been using this classroom anchorchart when writing.  It is really great to see students evaluate their own work and decide what they can add to take their work to another level!

Patiently waiting...

In the beginning of May the Kindergarten students recieved a special delivery in the mail....  CATERPILLARS (or larva - as some of us would say ;)!!!!!  We set up the larva in a quiet spot to observe.

 

 

While we were waiting for the caterpillars to make their change students spent time observing, writing down what they "see", what they "think" and what they "wonder".

 

 

 

It took about a weeks for the whole process to take place...here they are in all of their glory.  Six Chrysalis's. 

 

Even sideways, Im sure you can see all the learing that is taking place.

 

 

It's time to transfer our chrysalis's to the butterfly house!

 

All set up with plants, sticks, and o.j.

 

...and now, we wait!