Chapter 1 - Learning about Children

I'm finally getting on here and remembered my password from last year. You've all been pretty good with getting most of the assigned work in on time. Thank you. It makes my life a lot easier believe me.
Here's what we've done and where you should be now:
Learning Journal #1 - Write a description of your last interaction with a child? What happened? How did you feel? How do you think the child felt?

Assignment #1 - Find photos or baby albums of yourself as a preschooler or talk to a parent/guardian. In 2 pages, reflect on what you were like as a child. Discuss physical development, social, emotional, favorite toys, memories, babysitters etc. In the closing paragraph write your own definition of childhood.

Assignment #2 - Read and finish sheet on "Don't Give Kids thier own TV's"

Question on page 42 #1,2, and 3 and the Observing and Interacting exercise.

PLEASE KEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR WORK. YOU WILL BE PUTTING ADDED STRESS ON YOURSELF IF YOU DON'T.

Last Learning Journal

Due Monday May 25th

How has out class trip with the Grade 5's enhanced learning?
* Socially Our class, their class, mentors...
*emotionally (new environment...)
*physically (pool, walking, health benefits...)
*Intellectually (museum, then think of our stations-creativity, reasoning, memory etc)

Type or hand write and make sure it's 2 pages with examples.

Just a reminder that you only have a couple of weeks to finish your end of year projects. Help yourself and design a time frame to do certain parts of your project. Time Management.

Preschool around the World

You have your Preschool assignment to work on Wednesday at PAL and Friday in the access centre. Don't forget about the 2 questions in the Learning Journal that is to be complete with this assignment.

Finish reading the chapter 12 from where we left off. Page 395 Guiding Learning. Some really good points there that you have to read over and take notes for your test on Thursday. Evaluating toys and Age-Appropriate toys should not be new to you-we have covered these issues before. Speech Difficulties on page 400 read and take notes.

The review questions on page 404 will be a good study guide for you test.

A reminder that the Learning Centres day is next Tuesday the 28th with the K-1 classes. Make sure you are prepared 110%. The planning that you do should be very intense. The more prepared you are the session will run smoothly. I am looking forward to the 28th-as you take on this leadership mentor, teacher role. You are going to do very well-I'll be bringing my camera and maybe even video camera to share at a Way-To -Go.

Chapter 11

We have finished chapter 11. The questions on page 360 should be completed. The Interview with a parent of a 2 or 3 year old must be completed for Monday. Make sure that the developmental chart is done for your studies. You will see that on a test. Hoping to finish the content and have a test by later in the week. Maybe Wednesday for Practical Applications Block .

Chapter 10

You are reading chapter 10 and taking notes. Have these notes ready for Tuesday. This is how we are doing this chapter. You can use it as a self-evaluation activity. I will be giving you my notes on Tuesday and you can see if you wrote too much or too little. There will be a test on Friday on this chapter.
Way-To-Go on Thursday. Find out who has won our Bake Off!!

Caught up after storm days.

To keep you up to date and going into next week , make sure the following are completed.
2 Learning Journals and 1 Article Review that you started today.
Questions on Page 44 completed.
Have your recipe picked out and ready to bring to class next week. You all have your assigned days.
Study Guide for Chapter 9 (which says 10 on the handouts), have it completed for Monday.
Tuesday you will have a guest speaker from Public Health.
Good luck this weekend- girls on the basketball team!

Get yourself up to date!

The best part of becoming a parent is...
The most difficult part of becoming a parent is... Was due on Nov. 25.
We are down to 2 out of 5 with the lates as of today.

The parenting website assignment was due on NOv. 28th.
We are down to 7.5 out of 10 as of today Dec. 3

The Children's Movie review was due yesterday, so we are now at 4.5 out of 5 as of today.

Please get these assignments done asap. We are moving into Chapter 7 where there are 2 bigger assignments before Christmas that need your attention.

DO NOT PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW THAT YOU CAN GET DONE TODAY!
I heard this somewhere and I hope that it sinks in.