Journal Club
December 2015
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Halloween
The
Early
Childhood
classes
celebrated
Halloween
this
year
with
some
really
fun
activities
that
developed
their
learning
and
creativity.
Ms.
Becky
brought
in
lots
of
pumpkins
for
the
kids
to
decorate
in
any
way
they
wanted;
they
used
pompoms,
glitter,
stickers
and
many
other
items,
showing
just
how
creative
they
are!
In
the
end,
the
class
produced
a
group
of
beautiful,
unique
works
of
art.
Ms.
Becky’s
Experts
also
read
the
book
“One
Witch”
by
Laura
Leuck.
To
improve
their
reading,
writing,
and
phonics
skills,
they
practiced
making
all
of
the
different
sounds
the
characters
made.
The
Experts
then
performed
for
Ms.
Beth’s
class
outside,
putting
on
a
wonderful
show.
At
the
Halloween
Party,
Ms.
Becky,
Ms.
Beth
and
Ms.
Jessica
created
some
spooky
activities
for
the
children
outside
such
as
mixing
potions.
All
in
all,
the
Early
Childhood
classes
learned
a
lot
this
Halloween
while
having
a
great
time
in
the
process.
-‐Nolan
Young
(Grade
11)
Storytelling
Mr.
Laurent
has
been
storytelling
since
September
to
the
Early
Childhood,
who
are
loving
the
excitement
of
listening
to
these
adventures.
The
children
especially
enjoy
the
books
written
by
Mo
Willems,
which
are
a
series
of
stories
in
which
the
adventures
of
the
characters
Piggy
and
the
elephant
Gerald
are
narrated.
What
is
especially
fun
about
these
stories
is
that
they
can
be
acted
out,
which
makes
the
children
more
involved
and
interested
in
the
activity.
A
particular
book
of
this
series
they
have
enjoyed
is
called
“We
are
in
a
Book”,
in
which
Gerald
and
Piggy
Wind
themselves
in
a
book,
and
Gerald
does
not
want
the
book
to
end
so
he
wishes
for
the
reader
to
continue
reading
about
him
and
Piggy.
As
the
book
Winishes,
Gerald
suggests
that
the
reader
start
reading
the
book
from
the
beginning
again
so
that
they
are
read
about
forever.
Additionally,
the
books
the
Early
Childhood
love
are
the
famous
Cat
in
the
Hat,
by
Dr.
Seuss,
about
a
talking
cat
and
two
children
Making Marks
Nursery
daily
practices
“Making
Marks.”
This
consists
in
experimenting
with
different
shaped
scribbles
and
patterns,
such
as
circles.
They
use
a
variety
of
painting
techniques,
such
as
crayons,
markers,
and
shaving
foam
on
a
table,
as
well
as
using
chalk
and
rubbing
it
away
with
water
and
paint
brushes.
These
experiments
help
the
children
begin
to
convey
their
thoughts
and
feelings
and
start
their
journey
towards
writing.
During
the
process,
the
children
are
able
to
guide
themselves
with
what
they
imagine,
take
the
steps
to
create
this
and
practice
asking
for
materials.
Sometimes
they
work
together
in
groups,
or
they
may
work
on
a
project
and
leave
it
for
some
time,
and
then
go
back
to
it.
Also,
the
teachers
get
involved
and
ask
the