Birthday Slip
Dear Pathways Families,
We want to celebrate the amazing performances during Jornada Dariana. The children did a wonderful job honoring Rubén Darío, showing confidence, joy, and pride as they participated in this special cultural celebration.
In the classrooms, we continue making stories, letting our imagination lead, experimenting with volcanoes, and engaging in explorations that build language, curiosity, and problem-solving skills through play.
This week, we began our Kinder transition for PK4 students. On Wednesday, the Kinder teachers visited our classrooms. Over the following months, we have scheduled visits so PK4 students can spend time in the Kinder classroom during Heggerty, Bridges, and Spanish. The purpose of these visits is to help children build familiarity, confidence, and a sense of belonging in the Kinder setting.
We will also be celebrating Friendship Week Feb 9th-feb 13th with simple daily activities focused on kindness and community:
Monday Feb 9: Words of affirmation for a friend
Tuesday Feb 10: Kindness bookmark & optional snack sharing
Wednesday Feb 11: Drawing for a friend
Thursday Feb 12: Compliments & Class Color Day - Dress code: Yellow
Friday Feb 13: Valentine’s Classroom Celebration - Dress code: Red or Pink
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
With care,
Pathways Team
Learning Goal
Which words will you spot on your bingo card?
Children will play vocabulary Bingo, match words with pictures, do gestures, and practice saying the words.
Children can teach their parents the gestures for the new vocabulary words and practice saying them together.
Learning Goal
¿Qué sonidos y letras vamos a escuchar hoy?
Los niños jugarán con los sonidos y letras, escuchando los sonidos de las palabras y practicando algunos movimientos o gestos de Heggerty.
Los niños pueden escuchar palabras en casa, repetir los sonidos y enseñar a sus padres los gestos de los sonidos que aprendieron.
Learning Goal
Maya has 6 crayons. She gives 2 crayons to her friend Vale. How many crayons does Maya have now?
Children will solve math stories by using counting and simple subtraction to find out how many items are left or shared.
Children will practice solving everyday math problems by counting objects, sharing items with family members, and figuring out how many are left.
Learning Goal
How Can We Bring the Story to Life?
Children will listen to a story, create puppets, and use them to retell the story or invent new stories.
Children will retell their favorite stories using toys, drawings, or homemade puppets and create their own characters to tell new stories.
Learning Goal
How do I calm my strong feelings?
Children will learn how to manage strong feelings through a puppet show. We will have a conversation about how to regulate our own emotions and behaviours and how we all have different ways to calm ourselves down.
Practice ways to calm down like counting to 5 or breathing in and out slowly.
Feb 9-13 Friendship Week
Dress code:
- Feb 12: Yellow
- Feb 13: Red or pink
Pathways A
Pathways B
Pathways C
Pathways D
Spanish /Music & Movement
Children at this young age thrive in a joyful, fun-filled environment where their days are filled with laughter, song, and love.
Children connect best with real and authentic learning experiences that are grounded in nature, family, and community.
Children at this young age are fascinated with nature and how the world works, so we want them to explore, discover, question, and research their world.