Welcome to Vicki's class

Welcome to our classroom home!



Our classroom

So often parents do not get to pop into the class as often as they would like. Also when asking young children what they did at school, most parents say that they hear about recess and play but not as much detail about the day to day classroom activities. 

I use this website as a way to share what we are exploring in class. I will share the themes that we are working on as well as pictures of materials we are using in class. I use play as the predominant way to facilitate learning, build understanding and show competence in class rather than paper work. This website will allow you to see what we are doing as a class as a whole. 

My intention is to update the website at least once a month. I will send an email with a link to the new content when I update the blog. Feel free to visit and use the resources at the top of the page at anytime. 

Often with a post, I will include a section for you titled "Things you can do". This will include suggestions of things to do at home to extend the learning that is happening in the class, as well as suggestions of specific questions you can ask that may get a more detailed answers than the question  "What did you do today?". These suggestions are ways for your child to share with you what they can do. You can see for yourself how your child is learning and growing their brain!

Resources for you on this website.

Tabs along the top of this webpage:

As you can see there are many pages along the top of the site with resources for you and your child. They are there for your convenience and to extend the learning that we are doing in class. They are by no means meant as homework. 

These pages also include many resources that I have chosen and curated that I feel are appropriate for the grade and stage of my class. Feel free to explore and use these pages as best fits you and your family. 

Here is a quick synopsis of the pages, if you would like, but you really don't have to read any further, you can just dive in.  

Everyday Things

This page of the website has suggestions of how you can incorporate "school learning" into things you are doing with and around your child all the time. 

Read at Home

If your child needs support with reading or writing these tools will help.

On this page there are links to the Boulkili reading app, word lists and Kalulu letter sound practice. With the word list you can have your child make up cards with the words and play go fish, use them to make a hopscotch outside or write a silly story. 

We will be using the Kalulu pages at school and you will see them coming home throughout the year. You can read the Kalulu pages online as well if you choose. Boukili has books that your child can read and then listen to the book to hear how accurate they were reading. 

Learning Activities

This is a general page that has many websites with ideas for being outside, reading, math and games for Oral French practice.  

Songs

Feel free to explore these playlists and sing along! This is a great way to expand your child's oral language.





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