The Kissing Hand

The Kissing Hand is a story about a raccoon named Chester who is beginning his first year at school.  As school in the forest is about to begin, Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester’s fears, his Mom shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary.

As a class, we talked about "First Day Feelings" and how each of the student's felt on their first day of school at Northwood.  Here's a list of feelings that the student's described:

• Happy
• Sad
• Scared
• Glad
• Joyful
• Tired
• Excited
• Awesome
• Good

To celebrate our first couple of weeks together as a class, we baked "Kissing Hand" cookies.  Judging by the look on all of their faces, I think the cookies were enjoyed by everyone!!!

Our First Week of Kindergarten!!!

Welcome to Mrs. Hurley & Ms. Casey's Early Years Blog 2016 - 2017

Welcome to our Early Years blog at Northwood Public School!!!  We have many new and exciting learning activities planned for your child.  

Inquiry Through the Eyes of a Child is an online documentation of the journey of inquiry-based learning as it unfolds in our Early Years classroom.  This is an exciting time in Ontario as we progress with full-day Kindergarten and play-based learning.  It is an honour and privilege to work collaboratively with fellow educators, families and our community to help establish the foundations of learning for our youngest learners!!!

For us, this blog not only provides a record of the journey of inquiry-based learning throughout the school year, it’s also an opportunity to connect and share ideas with families, and to promote communication between families and their children.  

We would like to welcome you to our blog and hope you enjoy your visit!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Hurley & Ms. Casey 

To learn more about inquiry and intentional play-based learning, please visit the following link http://curriculum.org/secretariat/kindergarten/files/KindergartenGuide.pdf