We Are a Little Family!

Our journey together is off to a joyful start! In these first few days, we’ve been focusing on building a classroom where everyone feels safe, valued, and connected. That’s when the best learning happens!

We read  Our Class is a Family and created colourful beaded name bracelets to remind us that we all belong.

Next, we designed posters with ideas for showing kindness to one another. Our classroom family is already shining brightly!

The hallway bulletin board display looks amazing, and this is just the beginning. With care, laughter, and love, we’ll continue to grow our classroom community all year long.

A "Purrr-fect" week with Pete!

Our first week together has been "purrr-fect"! We've been blessed with an energetic, warm-hearted group of students, and they've been an easy bunch of kids to fall in love with!

But we've had one extra "student" join us this week ... Pete the Cat! This feisty feline has a way of overcoming a challenge by always finding the positive! What an important message for the children to hear as they begin a new school year!

After reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, we couldn't resist making our own version! We brainstormed what Pete might step in, and students set to work completing their own page for our class book!

The children really enjoy flipping through our class-made book. They are so proud to see their work!

We also enjoyed reading Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus, because we found a way to sing the song using our names! We focused on using the first sound in our names to make our own silly verses. 

This student's name begins with the letter M, so his bus says "mumpity mump"!

Then we made our own buses, added the first letter of our name, and personalized our poems!

These projects gave Mrs. Beliveau an opportunity to get to know the boys and girls better. She got an extra peek at the children's abilities to follow directions, cut, print and glue, as well as several other work habits, such as perseverance, problem-solving and time management. 

Today was so exciting! As we were reading through Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses, we discovered Pete's glasses were locked in the box! Yikes!

Using teamwork, patience, and our amazing enthusiasm, we collaborated by solving clues to open a letter lock, directional lock, and number lock! 

Ta da! We retrieved the sunglasses from inside the box ... and also earned delicious strawberries and blueberries! 

Ask your child why we got berries!

What a fabulous start to an amazing year!

Pete the Cat Breakout Box activities adapted from here. 

Pete the Cat Roll and Cover dice game from Little Miss Hypothesis.

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes book is inspired by A Classroom on Cloud Nine. 

The Wheels on the Bus names activity is inspired by Deanna Jump's Names Unit: Literacy and Math Fun With Names.

A "Purrr-fect" First Week!

Our first week together has been "purrr-fect"! We've been blessed with an energetic, warm-hearted group of students, and they've been an easy bunch of kids to fall in love with!

But we've had one extra "student" join us this week ... Pete the Cat! This feisty feline has a way of overcoming a challenge by always finding the positive! What an important message for the children to hear as they begin a new school year!

Our first day together was so exciting! As we were reading through Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses, we discovered Pete's glasses were locked in the box! Yikes!

Using teamwork, patience, and our amazing enthusiasm, we collaborated by solving clues to open a letter lock, directional lock, and number lock! We retrieved the sunglasses from inside the box!

We were also surprised with strawberries & blueberries 
when we opened the box!
Ask your child why we got berries!

After reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, we couldn't resist making our own version! We brainstormed what Pete might step in, and then each student set to work completing their own page for our class book!

The children really enjoy flipping through our class-made book. They are so proud to see their work!

To finish off our week, we read Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus. Then we practiced singing the song using our names! We focused on using the first sound in our names to make our own verses. 

This student's name begins with an L, so his bus says "lumpity lump"!

We set to work making our own buses.

Then we added the first letter of our name and personalized our poems!

These projects gave Mrs. Beliveau an opportunity to get to know the boys and girls better. She got an extra peek at the children's abilities to follow directions, cut, print and glue, as well as several other work habits, such as perseverance, problem-solving and time management. 

Pop by to see our hard work and flip through our class book ... but watch out, this tune has a way of getting stuck in your head!



Pete the Cat Breakout Box activities adapted from here. 

Pete the Cat First Day certificates adapted from Inspired By Kindergarten.

Pete the Cat Roll and Cover dice game from Little Miss Hypothesis.

Our Pete the Cat: Rockin in our School Shoes class-made book was inspired by the class book at Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes. 

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes book is inspired by A Classroom on Cloud Nine. 

The Wheels on the Bus names activity is inspired by Deanna Jump's Names Unit: Literacy and Math Fun With Names.

Beep Beep! The Wheels on the Bus

Our first week together has wrapped up and it has been absolutely spectacular!

We all love a good book, but EVERYONE loves a book that you can sing along to! Well... maybe not everyone, but it is certainly true for 6 year olds (and their goof of a teacher). We enjoyed singing The Seals on the Bus together!

Then we practiced singing the song with our names! We focused on using the first letter in our names to make our own verses. 

This little lady's name begins with an L, so her bus says "lumpity lump"!

Participating in literacy-based centers!

Then we set to work making our own buses!

We added the first letter of our names and completed the Wheels on the Bus poem!

This project gave me an opportunity to get to know my students so much better! I was able to see how the children played with and manipulated sounds. I got a good peek at the children's ability to cut, print, colour, glue, and follow two-step directions, as well as several other work habits, including perseverance, time-management, sharing, and problem solving. Whew!

Pop by to enjoy our bulletin board! (Disclaimer: This tune can get stuck in your head!) 

Spectacular week, kids! You knocked my socks off with your hard work and kindness!


The Wheels on the Bus names activity is inspired by Deanna Jump's Names Unit: Literacy and Math Fun With Names.

Over the Moon EXCITED!

Welcome!

My name is Mrs. Beliveau and I am OVER THE MOON EXCITED to be your teacher this year! I love learning, having fun, and tackling new challenges together.

Before we see each other on the first day, I'll share a few things about me!

Did you learn a little about me? I can can hardly wait to see you on the first day so I can find out what makes YOU so special!

See you on Wednesday, August 30th!

Hop on the Bus!

Our first week together has wrapped up, and boy has it been a blast!

We all love a good book, but EVERYONE loves a book that you can sing along to! Well... maybe not everyone, but it is certainly true for 6 year olds (and their goof of a teacher). We enjoyed singing The Seals on the Bus together. 

Then we practiced singing the song with our names! We focused on using the first letter in our names to make our own verses. 

This little lady's name begins with a B, so her bus says "bumpity bump"!

We set to work making our own buses!

We added the first letter of our names ...

... and then completed the Wheels on the Bus poem!

This project gave me an opportunity to get to know my students better. I could see how the children played with and manipulated sounds. I got a good peek at the children's ability to cut, print, colour, glue, and follow two-step directions, as well as several other work habits, including perseverance, time-management, and problem solving. Whew!

Pop by to enjoy our bulletin board, but be careful, this tune can get stuck in your head! 

Spectacular week, kids! You knocked my socks off with your hard work and kindness!


The Wheels on the Bus names activity is inspired by Deanna Jump's Names Unit: Literacy and Math Fun With Names.

Meet Our Boys, Girls, and Pete!

Our first week together has been a blast! We've been blessed with an energetic, warm-hearted group of students in our class, and they've been an easy bunch of kids to fall in love with!

But we've had one extra "student" join us this week ... Pete the Cat! This feisty feline has a way of overcoming a challenge by finding the positive! What an important message for the children to hear as they begin a new school year!

Our first project together was inspired by Pete the Cat, Rocking in My School Shoes. To help develop a sense of belonging in our classroom, we made a class-book on the very first day. Everyone's brand new school shoes are featured! Here is a peek inside our book:

Then we flip the page to see who the shoes belong to:

After reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, we couldn't resist making our own version! We brainstormed what Pete might step in, and then each student set to work completing their own page for our book!

The children really enjoyed flipping through our class-made book. They were so proud to see their work!

To finish off our week, we read Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus. Then we practiced singing the song using our names! We focused on using the first sound in our names to make our own verses. 

This little lady's name begins with the letter "M",
so her bus says "mumpity mump"!

We set to work making our own buses!

We added the first letter of our names ....

... and completed the Wheels on the Bus poem!

These projects gave Mrs. Beliveau an opportunity to get to know the boys and girls better. She got an extra peek at the children's abilities to follow directions, cut, print, colour and glue, as well as several other work habits, such as perseverance, problem-solving and time management. 

Pop by to see our hard work and flip through our class books ... but watch out, this tune has a way of getting stuck in your head!

Our Pete the Cat: Rockin in our School Shoes class-made book was inspired by the class book at Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes. 

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes book is inspired by the class book at Made for 1st Grade.

The Wheels on the Bus names activity is inspired by Deanna Jump's Names Unit: Literacy and Math Fun With Names.