MTS Kindergarten : October 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026

Week of October 5=9

This week in Kindergarten...

The letter of the week this week was the letter M. We read a story called Monkey's Miserable Monday and found pictures in the story that began with the letter M. We practiced making the M sound. We also brainstormed words that begin with the letter M and counted how many syllables there were in them. We practiced printing both capital and lower case Ms. Ask me a word that begins with the letter M!

We read the stories From Head to Toe by Eric Carle and I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis. Kindergarten then worked on drawing ourselves using Mat Man. We practiced on whiteboards first, making sure we used different shapes to get all our body parts. We worked on making sure our arms and legs have two sides. We worked on adding details to our drawings to make them more exciting. Then we drew ourselves on paper and traced our work with sharpie. The afternoon class painted a background to put our people on them. Next week, the morning class will paint their backgrounds. A picture will follow when we have completed our amazing artwork! Stay tuned!

Next we read the story Chika Chika 123 and practiced printing the number 3 using this rhyme: "Around the tree, around the tree, that is how you make a 3!" We represented the number 3 using the numeral, pictures, tally marks and a 10 frame. We also began practicing subitizing numbers to 3 playing a game with dots.

On Friday, the afternoon class read a story called Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks. We had a conversation about what we are thankful for and then drew pictures and coloured what we are thankful for in our visual journals.

Important Dates to Remember:

***TUESDAYS: Library Day for AM students - PLEASE RETURN YOUR BOOK!

***THURSDAYS: Library Day for PM students - PLEASE RETURN YOUR BOOK!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12: Happy Thanksgiving! No School

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16: AM Kindergarten ONLY!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19: PD Day - No School

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29: Halloween at MTS. More information to follow.

Friday, October 2, 2026

Week of September 28-October 2

This week in Kindergarten...

We began our week by learning about the letter "F" and the sound it makes. We read a story called Fifi Ferret's Flute and listened for all the words that began with the letter F. We practiced making capital and lower case letter Fs on our mini whiteboards before using our fine motor journals. Ask me what sound F makes and what some words are that begin with the letter F.

Next, we learned about the meaning behind Orange Shirt Day. The AM class went to an assembly hosted by the Grade 3 students. We also watched a couple of short videos from CBC Kids that helped build our understanding about Orange Shirt Day. Kindergarten students helped to create people for the beautiful art piece outside our gym for the assembly.

We continued our learning about numbers by representing the number two in a variety of ways. We showed how to make two using our fingers and through noticing pairs such as socks, legs and arms. We practiced making the number two on whiteboards and then represented the number two using the numeral, drawing pictures, tally marks and a 10 frame.

F is for FALL. We read a non-fiction called Fall to explore the season and the changes we see in the fall. We practiced having a conversation with a peer about the different things we notice in the fall. In our visual journals, we drew pictures and coloured as many things as we were able to about things we see in the fall. Ask me about what I know about fall!