Dear families,
It's hard to believe there have been 169 days of school and that it's June already!
This week we completed our learning about Safety and continued our learning about Fairy Tales. The children learned when to call 9-1-1, we did "What if..." scenarios, we sorted safe/not safe pictures, we learned about danger symbols on household items, watched a video and wrote about fire safety, and the children received Fire Safety certificates.
We continued our learning about Fairy Tales and read several versions of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." The children re-told the story, using the words "beginning/middle/end" and did a word search with their Reading Buddies. They learned how to draw a troll three different ways, did Cosmic Kids Yoga "Trolls," and helped me write several different adjectives to describe a troll, which they then turned into a poem. That was fun!
Some reminders:
If you are sending sun screen in with your child, please remind them how to put it on (spray it on their hand, then apply it).
The children need hats for outdoor play. Closed-toe outdoor shoes please.
If your child will be picked up by another person, you need to call the school and they will let me know, or tell either Mrs. Mosun or myself in person, or give us a note in person. Notes left in your child's backpack are not a reliable method of communication since your child may not remember to hand it to us. Email is fine but it must be sent to me the day BEFORE. I don't check emails throughout the day. Thank you.
Congratulations to Sarah, Alexander and Rajan who received certificates for "Integrity" at Friday's Sharing Assembly! Elea also received her belated certificate for "Cooperation." Well done!
The words of the week were ZOO and ZEBRA. I have sent home some phonics review work that can be completed at your child's leisure.
Senior Kindergarten parents, please email me a baby photo of your child by next Friday for the SK Graduation slide show. A hard copy is ok, too. I will scan it and return it.
The June words and June Bingo went home in your child's mail bag. The children completed their "This is me in May" and May calendar work, and a copy was sent home. I keep the originals for assessment purposes and will send it home later this month.
We planted our carrot, potato, celery, pineapple and green onion sprouts in potting soil. They're continuing to grow!
Thank you so much to Maya's dad who was our Mystery Reader this week, thank you to Maya for sharing her beautiful Fairy Tale book and her terrific Dr. Seuss books, and thank you to Alex for sharing his copy of The Three Billy Goats Gruff!
A huge Thank You to Evelyn's mom Leah and Dante's mom Tina who will be our Grade Parents next year!
Next week we will do another fairy tale and will start an author study on the "FROGGY" books. If you have any Froggy books at home that you'd like to share for next week that would be wonderful! We'll also learn about real frogs!
That's the news for this week. Enjoy your weekend and this beautiful warm weather! It looks like great weather for Springfest tomorrow!
Friday, June 1, 2018
Monday, May 28, 2018
Week of May 21-25
Dear families,
I hope you had a terrific weekend. The weather was beautiful!
Last week we continued our learning about Fairy Tales and Safety. The children wrote a letter to the Big Bad Wolf and made a big pig puppet. They enjoyed doing that so much that they asked to make a Big Bad Wolf puppet, too! We watched James Marshall's version of The Three Little Pigs on the Smartboard, and talked about the similarities and differences between the classic and modern versions. We also did Three Little Pig Math activities, playing a guessing game about which little pig number is behind the door (for example, "The number is an upside down 9"). The children also played a numeracy activity in groups of two (1 SK, 1 JK): they got a cup of ten pennies, and dumped them on the table, and then tallied, graphed and did ten-frames about which were "heads" and which were "tails." They did a "Little Piggie Pie" booklet as well. Piggie Pie is something you can make at home with a bagel, cream cheese, a strawberry, 2 chocolate chips, a banana slice, and a licorice string. I'll send the instructions home.
For our learning about safety, the kids watched 2 videos about when to call 9-1-1 and about street, park, and home safety. They are making a Safety Booklet with their Reading Buddies. We also talked about Elmer the Elephant's Seven Safety Rules and the kids are reading and colouring a booklet about them. This week we'll discuss fire safety.
Thank you so much to Lucas' mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Rielle's and Sarah's moms who helped with Friday's Pizza Lunch!
The children also enjoyed a cultural presentation in the gym called "Turtle Island."
Please remember that your child needs a hat at school for outdoor play. No flip flops please.
The words of the week were FUN and FRIEND, and the homework was to complete the THEY booklet.
I hope you have a great week!
I hope you had a terrific weekend. The weather was beautiful!
Last week we continued our learning about Fairy Tales and Safety. The children wrote a letter to the Big Bad Wolf and made a big pig puppet. They enjoyed doing that so much that they asked to make a Big Bad Wolf puppet, too! We watched James Marshall's version of The Three Little Pigs on the Smartboard, and talked about the similarities and differences between the classic and modern versions. We also did Three Little Pig Math activities, playing a guessing game about which little pig number is behind the door (for example, "The number is an upside down 9"). The children also played a numeracy activity in groups of two (1 SK, 1 JK): they got a cup of ten pennies, and dumped them on the table, and then tallied, graphed and did ten-frames about which were "heads" and which were "tails." They did a "Little Piggie Pie" booklet as well. Piggie Pie is something you can make at home with a bagel, cream cheese, a strawberry, 2 chocolate chips, a banana slice, and a licorice string. I'll send the instructions home.
For our learning about safety, the kids watched 2 videos about when to call 9-1-1 and about street, park, and home safety. They are making a Safety Booklet with their Reading Buddies. We also talked about Elmer the Elephant's Seven Safety Rules and the kids are reading and colouring a booklet about them. This week we'll discuss fire safety.
Thank you so much to Lucas' mom who was our Mystery Reader, and to Rielle's and Sarah's moms who helped with Friday's Pizza Lunch!
The children also enjoyed a cultural presentation in the gym called "Turtle Island."
Please remember that your child needs a hat at school for outdoor play. No flip flops please.
The words of the week were FUN and FRIEND, and the homework was to complete the THEY booklet.
I hope you have a great week!
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