Hello Parents,
This week your child's tomato plants are going home! It is safe to plant them in the garden or in a pot. Tomato plants like fertilizer and lots of water and sunshine. They will also need to be supported as they grow taller and need about 20 cm of space around them. Good luck!
Thank you to all the parents who submitted their pizza forms. The Kindergarten Pizza Lunch on the Lawn is a treat at the end of the year and it is an opportunity for your child to feel like a big kid (Grades 1-8 participate in Pizza Lunches throughout the year). Forms and money are due to me by June 1.
Thank you to our parent volunteers - Reading CLub was Maya's mom and Hana's mom, the Mystery Readers were Sarah's sister and Sasha's mom, and the bags and snuggle books were done by Griffin's mom and Lola's mom.
We are continuing to learn about Life Cycles as we watch our chrysalids slowly grow and turn into butterflies. Feel free to drop by to see them.
I have sent some of the SK children's Phonics Duotangs home so that they can catch up and complete Set 3; we are working on Sets 4 and 5.
Next week we will be continuing to review our numbers and I am completing assessments in preparation for Report Cards which go home on June 29th. Both JKs and SKs receive Report Cards.
We also completed writing projects in our journals about Springfest and about wishes. Please continue to encourage your children to sound out words.
Have a wonderful long weekend!
Mrs. Tyndall
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday, May 13
Dear families,
Thank you to all the parents who contributed to our Tombolas for Springfest. Our class was one of the top contributors and each child received a ring pop. Way to go!
Thank you for remembering to bring in your Pizza money (for Lunch-on-the-Lawn June 29) and forms, as well as $15.00 for the Graduation T-shirt (SKs only), and $10.00 for the Artist coming May 30th.
Aside from our usual Phonics Duotang and Journal work, the children have been working on a fish tank art project and made caterpillars. Our real Painted Lady caterpillar larvae have changed into chrysalids and the children helped me transfer them to their new home where they will develop into butterflies.
Thank you to this week's Parent Volunteers: Siri's mom and Charlie's mom were Mystery Readers, Reading Club was done by Griffin's mom and Jamie's mom, and white bags and snuggle books were done by Jamie's mom and Charlie's mom. Thank you!
The children behaved very well during our surprise Fire Drill. Well done!
As the weather gets warmer please remember to put sunscreen on your children and to provide them with hats for outdoor play.
If your child is in SK, please email a baby photograph of your child to Maya's mom Julia Fuller so that she can include it in the Graduation Ceremony. Thank you!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you to all the parents who contributed to our Tombolas for Springfest. Our class was one of the top contributors and each child received a ring pop. Way to go!
Thank you for remembering to bring in your Pizza money (for Lunch-on-the-Lawn June 29) and forms, as well as $15.00 for the Graduation T-shirt (SKs only), and $10.00 for the Artist coming May 30th.
Aside from our usual Phonics Duotang and Journal work, the children have been working on a fish tank art project and made caterpillars. Our real Painted Lady caterpillar larvae have changed into chrysalids and the children helped me transfer them to their new home where they will develop into butterflies.
Thank you to this week's Parent Volunteers: Siri's mom and Charlie's mom were Mystery Readers, Reading Club was done by Griffin's mom and Jamie's mom, and white bags and snuggle books were done by Jamie's mom and Charlie's mom. Thank you!
The children behaved very well during our surprise Fire Drill. Well done!
As the weather gets warmer please remember to put sunscreen on your children and to provide them with hats for outdoor play.
If your child is in SK, please email a baby photograph of your child to Maya's mom Julia Fuller so that she can include it in the Graduation Ceremony. Thank you!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday, May 6
Dear Families,
First of all, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day on Sunday. The children worked very hard to make special cards for you. They did a wonderful job!
I would also like to thank all the families that have contributed to the Tombolas for Springfest! We have earned 52 leaves so far! Wow! Next week is the last week to contribute. Thank you!
Thank you as well to the families to brought in a loonie or twoonie for "Get Loud" Friday to support the hearing impaired.
This week we continued to work on our Phonics duotangs and I am happy to say that many SK children are on Set Four! We are now learning about the blended sound "ai" as in "rain", "snail", etc. and we will be learning the sounds "or", "ou", "j", "ie", and "ee" next.
We also reviewed our written numbers 1-31 and completed our May calendar. We reviewed 1-100 orally and the children had fun calling them out from our chart. If your child is writing at home, please remind them to always start at the top when forming letters or numbers.
When your child has completed a set of phonics sheets (that we work on in class) I check them and send the sheets home for you to review. The children work carefully on them and I am very impressed with how their writing/colouring/small motor skills have improved!
With their Reading Buddies, the afternoon class drew pictures in response to listening to the Aesop Fable about a fox and a stork. The pictures represented the lesson that we should treat people as we would like to be treated. This activity blended the Kindergarteners and Grade 3s nicely because the Grade 3s are currently studying Fables. The morning class will complete this activity next week with their Reading Buddies.
Our 100 + Painted Lady caterpillars have really grown and soon they will be forming chrysalids. What an exciting addition to our Science Centre! This week William A.'s "mystery bag" item was terrific because it was a small toy caterpillar that turned into a butterfly! Thank you William.
A special thank you goes to Lola's Dad in the morning class for painting the Springfest table that we decorated with our fingerprints. It looks beautiful! Thank you as well to our afternoon grade parents Mrs. Busch and Mrs. DeLonghi, and our mornign grade parents Mrs. Rankin and Mrs. Giancos, for organizing the items for Springfest (as well as all the other help they arrange). The afternoon class decorated a large platter with their fingerprints and it looks lovely!
This week's Reading Clubs were done by Griffin's mom and Jamie's mom, our Mystery Readers were Paige (Sarah's sister) and Sarah's grandmother helped too, and the afternoon Mystery Reader was John's dad. Our white bags and snuggle books were done by David's mom and . Thank you very much as always.
Thank you to the parents who submitted Scholastic Orders for May 1st. Your books should arrive shortly. Our next Scholastic Order is due June 1st.
Pizza lunch-on-the-lawn forms are in your white TDSB bags. Please send them in by Wednesday, June 1st. The Artist-in-the-Classroom money ($10.00 cash or cheque payable to Janeen Brownrigg) is due May 9. Thank you.
I wish all of you a very Happy Mothers' Day and a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Tyndall
First of all, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day on Sunday. The children worked very hard to make special cards for you. They did a wonderful job!
I would also like to thank all the families that have contributed to the Tombolas for Springfest! We have earned 52 leaves so far! Wow! Next week is the last week to contribute. Thank you!
Thank you as well to the families to brought in a loonie or twoonie for "Get Loud" Friday to support the hearing impaired.
This week we continued to work on our Phonics duotangs and I am happy to say that many SK children are on Set Four! We are now learning about the blended sound "ai" as in "rain", "snail", etc. and we will be learning the sounds "or", "ou", "j", "ie", and "ee" next.
We also reviewed our written numbers 1-31 and completed our May calendar. We reviewed 1-100 orally and the children had fun calling them out from our chart. If your child is writing at home, please remind them to always start at the top when forming letters or numbers.
When your child has completed a set of phonics sheets (that we work on in class) I check them and send the sheets home for you to review. The children work carefully on them and I am very impressed with how their writing/colouring/small motor skills have improved!
With their Reading Buddies, the afternoon class drew pictures in response to listening to the Aesop Fable about a fox and a stork. The pictures represented the lesson that we should treat people as we would like to be treated. This activity blended the Kindergarteners and Grade 3s nicely because the Grade 3s are currently studying Fables. The morning class will complete this activity next week with their Reading Buddies.
Our 100 + Painted Lady caterpillars have really grown and soon they will be forming chrysalids. What an exciting addition to our Science Centre! This week William A.'s "mystery bag" item was terrific because it was a small toy caterpillar that turned into a butterfly! Thank you William.
A special thank you goes to Lola's Dad in the morning class for painting the Springfest table that we decorated with our fingerprints. It looks beautiful! Thank you as well to our afternoon grade parents Mrs. Busch and Mrs. DeLonghi, and our mornign grade parents Mrs. Rankin and Mrs. Giancos, for organizing the items for Springfest (as well as all the other help they arrange). The afternoon class decorated a large platter with their fingerprints and it looks lovely!
This week's Reading Clubs were done by Griffin's mom and Jamie's mom, our Mystery Readers were Paige (Sarah's sister) and Sarah's grandmother helped too, and the afternoon Mystery Reader was John's dad. Our white bags and snuggle books were done by David's mom and . Thank you very much as always.
Thank you to the parents who submitted Scholastic Orders for May 1st. Your books should arrive shortly. Our next Scholastic Order is due June 1st.
Pizza lunch-on-the-lawn forms are in your white TDSB bags. Please send them in by Wednesday, June 1st. The Artist-in-the-Classroom money ($10.00 cash or cheque payable to Janeen Brownrigg) is due May 9. Thank you.
I wish all of you a very Happy Mothers' Day and a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Tyndall
Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, April 29
Dear families,
Our butterfly larvae have arrived! We are learning about how caterpillars change into butterflies. In about one week our baby caterpillars will attach themselves to their lids and will form a crysalid. These will then be transferred to our large butterfly net. In approxmately one week the crysalids will mature and our Painted Lady Butterflies will emerge! The butterflies will stay in our classroom with special butterfly food for about two weeks, then each class will release them into our school garden!
In this week's white bags you will find an order form for our published books that we have created in the classroom! If you have not purchased one already and would like to, please fill out a form and return it, along with a cheque payable to LKS for 13.00, by Friday, May 6. Thank you.
Last week we planted our tomato seeds and learned about germination. The seeds have germinated and are growing well. At the end of May they should be ready for planting in your gardens or in planters.
We are continuing to practice writing sentences with "finger spaces" between each word. The children completed the sentence "In the Spring..." on a cut-out flower. Well done! Their reading a writing is really coming along! We also reviewed letter formation and the children have really improved in this area. Our next unit will be on Money.
Please save any cardboard egg cartons so that we can make caterpillars out of them. Thank you!
Thank you very much to our Parent Volunteers over the last two weeks: Reading Club was Maya's mom and David's mom, our Mystery Readers were Maya's dad, Spencer's brother Eddie, and Adam's mom. The white bags and Snuggle Books were done by Siri's mom, Griffin's mom, Sydney's mom, and Alexandra's mom. Thank you so much!
For the Sharing Assembly we performed our Popcorn Song, which is a song with high frequency words.
Please remember to return your white bags each Monday. Also, the Scholastic orders are due on Monday (May 2nd).
An Artist is coming to the Kindergarten Classrooms! Our day will be May 30. The cost will be 10.00 cash per child, including materials. More information to follow.
From our Principal's Blog:
"Just a quick reminder that if your child will not be here in September, to please inform your class teacher and the office. The information is very important as we continue with our planning. As we head into the last two months of school, we will also be completing student placements. As in previous years, staff work together in teams to place the students in classes for the following September. Gender, academic achievement, social needs, and ministry caps are among the list of things that we consider when placing children. The goal of student placements is to have 'balanced' classes. As most of you know, we do not take 'teacher' requests from parents and we ask that you honour this part of the process. By the end of the year, teachers have a good understanding of their students and place the children accordingly. In most cases, staffing hasn't fully been completed until the end of the year, and as most of you know, changes happen all the way into September. We thank you in advance."
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Tyndall
Our butterfly larvae have arrived! We are learning about how caterpillars change into butterflies. In about one week our baby caterpillars will attach themselves to their lids and will form a crysalid. These will then be transferred to our large butterfly net. In approxmately one week the crysalids will mature and our Painted Lady Butterflies will emerge! The butterflies will stay in our classroom with special butterfly food for about two weeks, then each class will release them into our school garden!
In this week's white bags you will find an order form for our published books that we have created in the classroom! If you have not purchased one already and would like to, please fill out a form and return it, along with a cheque payable to LKS for 13.00, by Friday, May 6. Thank you.
Last week we planted our tomato seeds and learned about germination. The seeds have germinated and are growing well. At the end of May they should be ready for planting in your gardens or in planters.
We are continuing to practice writing sentences with "finger spaces" between each word. The children completed the sentence "In the Spring..." on a cut-out flower. Well done! Their reading a writing is really coming along! We also reviewed letter formation and the children have really improved in this area. Our next unit will be on Money.
Please save any cardboard egg cartons so that we can make caterpillars out of them. Thank you!
Thank you very much to our Parent Volunteers over the last two weeks: Reading Club was Maya's mom and David's mom, our Mystery Readers were Maya's dad, Spencer's brother Eddie, and Adam's mom. The white bags and Snuggle Books were done by Siri's mom, Griffin's mom, Sydney's mom, and Alexandra's mom. Thank you so much!
For the Sharing Assembly we performed our Popcorn Song, which is a song with high frequency words.
Please remember to return your white bags each Monday. Also, the Scholastic orders are due on Monday (May 2nd).
An Artist is coming to the Kindergarten Classrooms! Our day will be May 30. The cost will be 10.00 cash per child, including materials. More information to follow.
From our Principal's Blog:
"Just a quick reminder that if your child will not be here in September, to please inform your class teacher and the office. The information is very important as we continue with our planning. As we head into the last two months of school, we will also be completing student placements. As in previous years, staff work together in teams to place the students in classes for the following September. Gender, academic achievement, social needs, and ministry caps are among the list of things that we consider when placing children. The goal of student placements is to have 'balanced' classes. As most of you know, we do not take 'teacher' requests from parents and we ask that you honour this part of the process. By the end of the year, teachers have a good understanding of their students and place the children accordingly. In most cases, staffing hasn't fully been completed until the end of the year, and as most of you know, changes happen all the way into September. We thank you in advance."
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Tyndall
Friday, April 15, 2011
Friday, April 15
Dear Families,
Spring has officially Sprung in Room 166! This week we planted our tomato seeds and put hydrating beads in the soil to keep it moist. The children also brought in their hollowed-out eggs and we will be dipping them next week. We also made daffodils in class and read Eric Carle's "The Tiny Seed".
Our Book Project is coming along. The children are each completing four pieces of work which will be included in the book. Please remember to send in your order (blue form) if you would like a copy.
In this week's white bag are the compound words "bow, pants, cloud, hat coat and boots" that go with the word "rain."
Thank you to our Parent Volunteers this week: Reading Club was Tate's mom and Tatum's mom, the Mystery Readers were David's mom and Cole's mom, and the Bags and Snuggle Books were completed by Jamie's mom and Charlie's mom. Thank you so much!
Aside from Easter and Spring-related activities we are starting our unit on People in the Community.
Next Thursday is Wear Green to School Day to celebrate Earth Week.
Thank you to Lola, Daniel, Siri and Koby who brought in their Earth Day items made from recycled materials. You did a wonderful job! Please remember to bring in your items by next week.
I have ordered a kit of cocoons/larvae so the children can observe them grow and turn into butterflies! They will arrive in late April.
Thank you for your Scholastic Orders! The next order is due May 1st.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Spring has officially Sprung in Room 166! This week we planted our tomato seeds and put hydrating beads in the soil to keep it moist. The children also brought in their hollowed-out eggs and we will be dipping them next week. We also made daffodils in class and read Eric Carle's "The Tiny Seed".
Our Book Project is coming along. The children are each completing four pieces of work which will be included in the book. Please remember to send in your order (blue form) if you would like a copy.
In this week's white bag are the compound words "bow, pants, cloud, hat coat and boots" that go with the word "rain."
Thank you to our Parent Volunteers this week: Reading Club was Tate's mom and Tatum's mom, the Mystery Readers were David's mom and Cole's mom, and the Bags and Snuggle Books were completed by Jamie's mom and Charlie's mom. Thank you so much!
Aside from Easter and Spring-related activities we are starting our unit on People in the Community.
Next Thursday is Wear Green to School Day to celebrate Earth Week.
Thank you to Lola, Daniel, Siri and Koby who brought in their Earth Day items made from recycled materials. You did a wonderful job! Please remember to bring in your items by next week.
I have ordered a kit of cocoons/larvae so the children can observe them grow and turn into butterflies! They will arrive in late April.
Thank you for your Scholastic Orders! The next order is due May 1st.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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