Mrs. Chinn
2021
June 21st-25th
Posted on Jun. 21, 2021It's so hard to believe we are in the last week of school. I'm so grateful I have had to the chance to navigate what online kinder is like with your child. I have adored them all, and will miss them…
June 14th - 18th
Posted on Jun. 14, 2021Hello everyone! Hard to believe we are in our last two weeks! This week Tuesday looks a bit different as there are no live sessions (see below for instructions) as I am away at a tech conference…
June 7th - 11th
Posted on Jun. 7, 2021Hello everyone, hope you had a great weekend. **Please note the time change and format change for Tuesday PM class. It will be at 1pm as we are hosting a guest speaker from https://www.monarchhomestead.ca…
May 31st-June 4th
Posted on May. 31, 2021Hello All! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend the weather sure was beautiful. Here's what's happening this week: ** please note, students are not required this week to complete the 'independent…
May 26th - 28th
Posted on May. 26, 2021Hello All! I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend. Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: No Classes as it is a PD day. Thursday: 1. Live lesson at 9am: We will start with news. …
May 17th - 21st
Posted on May. 17, 2021Tuesday: 1. Live lesson at 9am: We will start with news. Students will need their blue drawing books and their bean booklet. We will be talking about sequencing from beginning to end and putting…
May 10th - 14th
Posted on May. 10, 2021Tuesday: 1. Live lesson at 9am: We will start with news. Students who wish to share their dino stories will be able to with their peers. Students can offer comments to their peers if they choose. …
May 3rd -7th
Posted on May. 3, 2021Tuesday: 1. Live lesson at 9am: We will have news, a quick demo of printing our letters in our cut and paste printing duotang. Students will then have time to finish. 2. Independent Work…
April 26th - 30th
Posted on Apr. 26, 2021Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will start with morning news. Students will need their Dino Journal and their dinosaur worksheet package. We will be going through two sheets that will…
April 19th-23rd
Posted on Apr. 19, 2021Here's what's happening this week! Monday - A teams invite has been sent to your child's email address for our school wide Magic Show, by Steve Harmer. Click accept if you wish to join us and it will…
April 13th - 16th
Posted on Apr. 13, 2021Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had a restful break. Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will start with morning news. We will review some beginning…
March 29th - April 1st
Posted on Mar. 29, 2021Hard to believe it's the last week before Easter break! Here's what we have going on this week. Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will be reading "What Pet Should I Get?" by Dr. Seuss. Students…
March 22nd - 26th
Posted on Mar. 22, 2021Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful restful week. Here's what's happening this week! For this week, the 'Independent Work Time' lesson, "The Great Eggscape" is on the larger side. Please…
March 15th - 19th
Posted on Mar. 15, 2021I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. The weather sure was beautiful. Here's what's happening this week. Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live at 9am - Students will need their Dr. Seuss booklets. We…
March 8th - 12th
Posted on Mar. 8, 2021Here is what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - Students will need their Dr. Seuss booklet. We will be talking about rhyming words and completing a cut and paste page together. …
March 1 - 5th
Posted on Mar. 1, 2021I hope you all had a wonderful restful weekend. Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will start with 'news' about our week and then we will do some printing…
Feb 22-26th
Posted on Feb. 22, 2021Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful restful week. Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will start with 'news' about our week and then we will start…
Feb 8th-12th
Posted on Feb. 8, 2021Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful week. Hopefully the students have had a wonderful weekend 'catching kindness' in their homes! We will start each day this week talking about this with peers. …
Feb 1-5th
Posted on Feb. 1, 2021Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Whole Group Live @9am - We will learning about Polar Bears! We will read a little story together, watch a little video and do a painting together. …
Jan 25th - 29th
Posted on Jan. 25, 2021Here's what is happening this week! 1. Live Lesson at 9am - We will be talking about rhyming words. We will be reading the story "The Sneezy Snowman" together by focusing on the rhyming words. …
Jan 18th-22nd
Posted on Jan. 18, 2021Here's what is happening this week! 1. Live Lesson at 9am - Students will be reviewing our last letter letter sound /ai/ and learning /oa/ They will need their Jolly Phonics Cards with them. 2.…
Jan 11th - 15th
Posted on Jan. 11, 2021Here's what is happening this week! 1. Live Lesson at 9am - We will start with some news from the weekend. Students will need their white boards, so that we will learn to print letter Kk. Students…
Jan 4th - 8th
Posted on Jan. 4, 2021Welcome Back Everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing break. I know that this holiday break was much different than most, but I hope that you were all able to find time to spend with your family. …
2020
Dec 14th - 18th
Posted on Dec. 14, 2020Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am: Printing books "Letters and Numbers for Me" Please also have your decorated foam tree from last week. I will take a screen…
Dec 7th - 11th
Posted on Dec. 7, 2020Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting, you can access it by going into the Teams Calendar…
Nov 30th - Dec 4th
Posted on Nov. 30, 2020Welcome to December! Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: It's going to be a crafty day! 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting,…
Nov 23rd-27th
Posted on Nov. 23, 2020Hello everyone! We have an exciting week this week as we have our very first guest speaker coming on Tuesday and Thursday morning! We will have two story tellers from the University of Lethbridge…
Nov 16th-20th
Posted on Nov. 16, 2020Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting, you can access it by going into the Teams Calendar for…
November Leaders!
Posted on Nov. 13, 2020Hello Everyone, Here is the leader calendar for the rest of November. I'm excited to see what your child brings for show and share! Have a great weekend, Laurie
Nov 9-13th
Posted on Nov. 9, 2020Hello Everyone! Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Parent teacher interviews - no Kindergarten programming Thursday: 1. Whole group live lesson @9am - Students will need to have their…
Nov 2nd - 6th
Posted on Nov. 2, 2020Hello everyone! Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting, you can access it by going into the…
Oct 26th-30th
Posted on Oct. 26, 2020Welcome back everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Here's what's happening this week: Please note that I will be recording Teams Live lessons for those that need to access at different…
Oct 19th - 23rd
Posted on Oct. 19, 2020Welcome back everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Here's what's happening this week: Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished…
Leader Days!
Posted on Oct. 6, 2020Kindergarten, I am so proud of all of you! I am so excited to share that you will now have your very own leader days! You will be grouped into a Teams group for this month where you will have a day…
Week of Oct 5-9th
Posted on Oct. 5, 2020Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting, you can access it by going into the Teams Calendar…
Week of Sept 28th - Oct 2
Posted on Sep. 28, 2020Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open the meeting, you can access it by going into the Teams Calendar…
Sept 21st-25th
Posted on Sep. 21, 2020Hello Everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend. The weather was sure beautiful! Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements…
Sept 15th & 17th
Posted on Sep. 15, 2020Hello Everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. Here's what's happening this week! Tuesday: 1. Teams Live lesson at 9am (as soon as Coalbanks Announcements are finished I will open…
Story Time and Activity for Our Class Thursday Sept…
Posted on Sep. 10, 2020Welcome to Thursday! Today we will meet together live at 9am where we will share any 'news' we might have, read the story, 'We Don't Eat our Classmates' and talk about a little craft. Students will…
September 8-11th
Posted on Sep. 8, 2020Hello Everyone! I'm so excited to start this week with you. Keep checking this classroom blog, as well as our Team blog for your lessons for the week. Remember that these are to be completed during…
Online Learning Start Up information & Schedule
Posted on Sep. 6, 2020Mrs. Chinn’s at Home Learning Information During this first week we will be learning how to access the digital platforms that our class will be using to share and learn together. We will be using…
Start Up Information for our Class!
Posted on Sep. 1, 2020Hello Kindergarten Parents in Mrs. Chinn’s class! Welcome to At-Home Learning! I am so excited for the virtual learning journey that you, your child and I will be going on for the upcoming semester.…
Scenario 1: In-school classes resume