Wednesday 23 October 2013

Halloween Sing A Long Lyrics


Here are the words to our Halloween songs for October 31st at the EC Sing A Long:

HALLOWE’EN SINGALONG

Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a fence                        Four little pumpkins…
And the witch came flying by!                                    Three little pumpkins…
Oooo!                                                                                    Two little pumpkins…
I’ll turn you into pumpkin pie!                                    One little pumpkin…

Pumpkins on a Gate
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate!
The first one said, “It’s getting rather late.”
The second one said, “I’m ready for some fun.”
The third one said, “Let’s run and run and run.”   
The fourth one said, “There are witches in the air!”
The fifth one said, “But we don’t care!”
“OOOO!!” Went the wind, and out went the light.
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

Monsters
Monsters short, monsters tall!                        Monsters playing basketball.
Monsters green, monsters, red,               Monsters standing on their heads.
Monsters bad, monsters cute,                         Monsters in their bathing suit.
Monsters trying to comb their hair,            Monsters in their underwear!

*It’s monster day, hip-hip-hooray! And as they pass, you can hear them say:
Ugga-bugga wugga! Uga bugga boo! Brrrrrrh!
Scoobeedoobeedoo.
Ugga-bugga wugga! Uga bugga boo! Monsters may be ugly,
But monsters need love too!

Monsters brave, monsters shy, Monsters eating pumpkin pie.
Monsters fast, monsters slow.            Monsters playing tic-tac-toe.
Monsters happy, monsters sad, Monsters grabbing, monsters glad!
Monsters having lots of fun.            Monsters chewing bubble gum. *

THE OLD LADY
There was an old lady all skin and bones.   Ooooooooo!
One night she thought she’d take a walk. Ooooooooo
She walked down to the old graveyard. Ooooooooo
She saw the bones a-lying around. Ooooooooo
She thought she ought to sweep them up. Ooooooooo
She went to the closet to get a broom. Ooooooooo
She went to the door and ………… Boo!

The Ghost of John
Have you seen the ghost of John?
Long white bones with the skin all gone!
Oooooo!
Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on?





WHEN WITCHES WERE WALTZING
One night I went wandering out into the wood.                                       
I felt I had wondered much more than I should,                                   
For I came to a meadow, a magical spot,                                               
Where witches were waltzing, I never forgot *                                   
                                                                                                           
*What a wild and weird and wonderful sight,
when witches were waltzing on Halloween night!

I wanted to watch, so I hid in a tree.
I said to myself, “Can’t believe what I see!”
It’s a Skeleton Samba, a Monster Minuet,
A Pumpkin Polka, a Goblin Gavotte!
And witches were waltzing,
I never forgot! *

They waltzed in the moon by the light of the stars.
The scarecrow was strumming her ghostly guitar                                               
With the Skeleton Samba, the Monster Minuet,                                   
The Pumpkin Polka, the Goblin Gavotte,                                               
And witches were waltzing, I never forgot. *           
                                   
Some night you’ll wake up in a wandering mood.                                   
The west wind will whisper, “Away to the wood.”                                   
And you will come with me, we’ll all take a chance,                                   
We’ll go there together and join in the dance!
The Skeleton Samba, the Monster Minuet,
The Pumpkin Polka, the Goblin Gavotte,
And witches were waltzing, I never forgot. *

 Pumpkin Stew
Pumpkin stew,                                                                        HALLOWEEN!
Pumpkin stew,                                                                        You should know it’s the time of year
What shall we put            When the goblins and ghosts appear.
In the pumpkin stew?            They come at night when there’s no more light.
                                                                                    Halloween is almost here!
                                                                                    If you look very carefully
Halloween!                                                                        There’s a goblin behind that tree.
Halloween, Halloween,                                                But I must say, don’t you run away,
Pumpkins fat!                                                                        Cause it might be me!
Halloween, Halloween,
Pumpkins fat!
Witches ride on broomsticks
Wearing pointy hats!
Halloween, Halloween,
Big black cat!

LISTEN!                                                                       
Listen, I can hear something funny outside!                       
Listen, I can hear something funny outside!                       
It’s shuffling closer, shuffling closer,                                   
Now I can hear it breathing!                                               
Listen, I can hear something funny outside!                       
IT’S HERE!!                                                                       
                                                                        

Ideas for Light and Dark at home with your child

Dear Parents,

This Unit of Inquiry, Light and Dark is a great unit also to bring into your homes, not just learning at school. You can talk with your child about many things over the course of this unit:

  • The time change that will be happening next week: why does it get darker earlier? What changes happen as a result? How does this effect our day?
  • What things can we do in the day time that we can't do at night time? (And vice versa)
  • Different uses and/or sources of light
  • Can they spot light sources, ie: traffic lights, police lights, ambulance on their way to school and home 
  • Colour mixing

We would like to ask if you have any old sunglasses or masks from the airplane that you would like to donate, that would be very helpful!


Thank you 

The Kinder Team

Letter to Parents

Dear Parents,

We have just ended our first unit "Discover Develop and Design Patterns" and as of today, will start our exciting new unit "Light and Dark": How the world works. We will be exploring how our lives and environment are impacted by light and dark.

In order for us to make the most of this unit, we ask that your child brings a small flashlight (not wind-up) with a pack of working batteries to school. 

Thanks so much for your cooperation.

Best wishes,

The Kinder Team

New Unit of Inquiry: Light and Dark

We wanted to know what the children know about light and dark and day and night! We put our pyjama's on while they were in specials and " went to sleep". The children thought this was very funny, finding us "sleeping" on the carpet in the middle of the day! This was then followed by a class discussion about Day and Night and the things we do at certain times of the day!

Sunday 20 October 2013

Thank you!

We would like to thank all the parents in Kindergarten for coming to the target setting conferences. Although we could have talked for hours, the time spent with you was enlightening and promising! We look forward to working together on the goals set for your children over the year!

Please remember that we are always available to meet with you, just as long as you request a time and/or day, we will try our best to accommodate you!

We wish you a restful evening and see you tomorrow.

The Kinder Team,

Jen, Lucie, Anna and Carolyn

Kinder JL final performances...wrapping up our first Unit of Inquiry- Patterns

The children worked hard putting together there favorite Nursery Rhyme shows, together with their friends! This meant having to choose props, deciding who would take on certain roles and taking turns. The children were fantastic but most importantly had a lot of fun performing! Well done everyone!

Humpty Dumpty 

Hey diddle diddle


Incy wincy spider

Baa baa black sheep

Hickory dickory dock


Sunday 13 October 2013

Keeping busy during rainy days...

Kinder JL  busy learning new skills!




Using mini hammers to create amazing patterns 

Building with the Kapla blocks, oh the things we can make with our friends!
The final masterpiece! 

Mystery reader!

Kiara's mommy came and read " Room on a Broom" to Kinder JL. She was our very first reader this year, thank you Alexia :-)



Thursday 3 October 2013

Mystery Reader in Kinder A

 Marco's Mommy, Sara came in to read a story to Kinder A. 
Thank you!



Kinder A Counting here and there!

Learning to count!


Practicing writing numbers


Garden Time!