Bonjour! Happy Monday, May 25! I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Today is Grace's birthday! Bonne fete Gracie!
Here are today's lessons:
LITERACY/CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Outcomes:
-explores and expresses ideas, perceptions, feelings and thoughts in a variety of forms; e.g., art, music, drama and movement
-uses illustrations, photographs, video programs, objects and auditory cues, to access information

Materials:
-coloured pencils, crayons or markers

Directions:
-watch the following video from the Calgary Zoo about Meerkats
https://youtu.be/N_X6dM1nFZk
Here is a little painting that I did of a mom meerkat and her baby that I did a few years ago at the zoo.

-draw a meerkat and give him or her a name.

-make up a story about your meerkat and tell it to your family!
Here is a little painting that I did of a mom meerkat and her baby that I did a few years ago at the zoo.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION/LITERACY
Craft: Rainbow Bridge

Outcomes:
-listens and views attentively
-follows one- or two-step directions

Materials: 
-paper
-tissue
-scissors
-glue/tape
-markers or coloured pencils
Directions:
Follow the directions in the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ol_DYhsY0

Here are our students of the day:

Happy Birthday Gracie!!! Grace made an amazing red caterpillar!

Charlie practising his lower case letters.

Melia creating!

Bonjour! Happy Friday, May 22! Hopefully the sun will shine through this weekend.
Here are today's lessons:

LITERACY
Outcomes:
- participates in shared listening, reading and viewing experiences, using oral, print and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as picture books, fairy tales, rhymes, stories, photographs, illustrations and video programs
-listens and views attentively
-identifies favourite stories and books.
Directions:
-listen to this link with Mme Amanda.
https://youtu.be/6AGkAV6pZ6A

CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Outcomes:
-experiments with a variety of art materials to create two and three dimensional forms
- begins to connect own forms of expression to forms of expression in the world around
Materials:
-toilet paper roll
-scissors
-glue or tape
-paper
-markers, crayons or coloured pencils
Directions:
-Follow the directions on the link by our occupational therapy team at Calgary Catholic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHRjNExto9M

Here are today's students of the day:

Super Daniella and Super Nicole!

Gustavo giving his pool a wash.

Bonjour! Happy Thursday, May 21!
Here are today's lessons:

LITERACY/ PHYSICAL SKILLS AND WELL-BEING
Sidewalk chalk Alphabet
Outcomes:
-recites the letters of the alphabet in order
-experiences and develops locomotor skills through a variety of activities; e.g., walking, running, hopping, jumping, leaping, rolling, skipping, galloping, climbing, sliding.

Materials: 
-sidewalk chalk

Directions: 
-Watch the following link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwPg_9iRvY&list=PLgGUnBHTA6tI55WY7Z9uRO4SzfvaYwl7v&index=9

MUSIC/LITERACY
Outcomes:
-attends to oral, print and other media texts on topics of interest
-experiments with sounds, words, word patterns, rhymes and rhythms.
-explores and experiments with patterns, movement, rhythm, sound and music.
-participates in action songs, singing games and poems.

Directions:
-listen to Mme Berko and sing along
https://youtu.be/HU1LZlahC1A

Here are our students of the day:

Michael and his amazing snail craft!

Gracie is a whiz at putting her letters in order!

Bonjour! Happy Wednesday, May 20th!
Here are our lessons for today:

LITERACY/CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Outcomes:

• uses imagination creatively in dramatic play
• experiments with a variety of art materials to create two and three dimensional forms
• experiments with line, colour, shape, texture and pattern in diverse media to explore and express ideas
• connects oral language with print and pictures

Materials:

• crayon or felt marker
• ruler or straight edge
• paper
• scissors
• glue or tape

Directions:

• Follow the directions on the link to make a paper chain caterpillar.

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpCuiAWdjg

• Make up a story or a play about your caterpillar.

LITERACY/CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Outcomes:

• uses imagination creatively in dramatic play
• experiments with a variety of art materials to create two and three dimensional forms
• experiments with line, colour, shape, texture and pattern in diverse media to explore and express ideas
• connects oral language with print and pictures

Materials:

• red crayon or felt marker
• black crayon or felt marker
• paper
• scissors
• glue or tape
• pen or pencil

Directions:

Follow the directions to make a crab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHCZVeJDvM

Here are today's students of the day:

Elliana's hopscotch game

Melia's hopscotch game

Thomas working on his super hero craft.

Bonjour! Happy Tuesday, May 19th! I hope that everyone had a wonderful long weekend!
Here are today's lessons:

RELIGION
Outcomes:

• through activities, to explore and affirm my capabilities as a trace of God

Directions:

• Make a Faith corner in your bedroom where you can spend a quiet time in prayer.
• think about things that you might include such as a picture of Jesus that you have drawn, a rosay, a Bible etc.

RELIGION
Outcomes:

• through prayer to give praise ,thanks and guidance from God
• Begin memorizing the Our Father prayer

Memorize the Our Father a few lines at a time.

Directions:

Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth
As it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Amen
Our students of the day today are:

Charlie working on his letters.

Daniella working on her sorting.

Bonjour! Happy Thursday, May14th! I hope that you all have a wonderful long weekend!
Happy birthday to Emma in the afternoon class. Her birthday is tomorrow!🎈
Here are today's lessons:

MUSIC/ LITERACY
Outcomes:

• explores and experiments with patterns, movement, rhythm, sound and music
• begins to recognize and respond to elements in music, such as rhythm, melody, harmony, form and expression including tempo,dynamics and tone colour.
• explores and expresses ideas, perceptions, feelings and thoughts in a variety of forms: e.g. art, music, drama and movement

Directions:

• Listen to the link from Mme Berko
• https://youtu.be/MkrcWeRZbCU

LITERACY/SCIENCE (TO BE DONE WITH AN ADULT ONLY)

Outcomes:

• explores and experiments with new words and terms associated with topics of interest
• represents and talks about ideas and information; dictates to a scribe

Materials:

• a lemon
• saucer
• water
• teaspoon
• cotton swab
• white paper
• lamp

Directions:

• squeeze the lemon juice into the saucer.
• add a few drops of water and mix well with the spoon
• dip the swab into the lemon juice
• use the swab to write a message on ordinary white paper
• when it dries, the writing will be invisible
• when you want to read the message, heat the paper by holding it near a light bulb and the words will appear on the page

Why?
The juice of lemons and other fruits contain compounds of carbon. These compounds are nearly colourless when you dissolve them in water. But, when you heat them, the carbon compounds break down and produce carbon, which is black. This activity is an old one from when Mme Jane taught junior high science.

The Armstrong Sisters!

Today's students of the day are:

The Callin Brothers!

2/3 of the Lavery Brothers!

Bonjour! Happy Wednesday!
Here are today's lessons:

LITERACY
Outcomes:

• recites the letters of the alphabet in order
• begins to make connections among sounds, letters, words, pictures and meaninghears and identifies sounds in words

Materials:

• paper
• writing instrument
• scissors

Directions:

• write the letters a-z on a piece of paper notice that the letters are lower case)
• cut up paper so that there is one letter on each piece of paper
• put the letters in order from a-z

LITERACY
Outcomes:

• explores and expresses ideas, perceptions, feelings and thoughts in a variety of forms: e.g. art, music, drama and movement
• recites the letters of the alphabet en francais
• connects oral language with print and pictures
• begins to make connections among sounds, letters, words, pictures and meaning

Directions:

• listen to the following link 
• https://youtu.be/NTSl9DDvf4E

Today's students of the day are:

Rowan and his Batman

Melia and her Batman

Thomas and his Superman

Rachel made some fancy mushrooms.