Week of June 17-21

Dear families,

I can't believe we are coming up to the end of the school year! The children are beginning to sense this and are becoming "just" a little more exuberant! They are excited about our ice cream scoop countdown (thanks to Ms. Raymond for the idea!).

I hope all the dads had a wonderful Father's Day this past Sunday and will enjoy their Coupon Books and key chains the children made.

The children did a wonderful job singing "This Fabulous Year" at our last Sharing Assembly of the year. Congratulations again to Jonas, Luke, Taylor and Kate for earning the certificate of "Perseverance."

The Volunteer Tea is June 25 at 8:15 a.m. in the Library. I hope that you will attend so we can thank you for all the volunteer hours you have spent in our classroom. Parent Volunteers are a big part of Kindergarten and we appreciate your help! Your efforts and time contributed so much to the success of the class. Thank you!

In anticipation of Grade One, I am beginning to take the children out to recess with the rest of the school. The children are very excited about this!

A note about the Phonics Books and Journals: I will continue to send these home for the children and will send them home on the last day of school for work over the summer. The summer is a wonderful opportunity for your child to write what s/he did each day in their journal with an accompanying drawing. I am sending home starter sentence ideas as well, such as "Today I...," "This summer I want to...," "Tomorrow I am going to...," Today was fun because..." etc. Your child's journal will also be a wonderful keepsake when they are older!

The Senior Kindergarten Graduation is fast approaching and I hope my SK parents will be able to attend. Bring your cameras! I will be presenting the children with their certificates, the children will be singing a special song, and I will be presenting them with awards and little gift bags. After the ceremony I will show a photo DVD, a copy of which each SK grad will receive in their little gift bag.

This week we will be learning all about bees and the toonie.

We have finished our Phonics Single Letter sounds and are reviewing all the sounds now with flash cards. We are also practising our reading with sound blending flash cards.

Tomorrow I am opening a Camping Centre! The children will have fun learning about Camp Safety by completing a little book and by playing in our mini camping area.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Tyndall