Hello families,
Another busy week in Room 166 has flown by. We have started practicing our Popcorn (high frequency) words and I have sent home some ideas of how to practice them at home as well. The red strip of paper with this week's 3 words could be "refridgerator" words i.e. they go on the fridge for a week and when your child opens the door they could read the words (sort of like "open sesame" to open the door!).
We have been preparing for our next sharing assembly which is March 28. The TDSB Character Trait for this month is Honesty. At this assembly we will be singing a song about the rain and reading a poem about St. Patrick's Day. The children had fun colouring our big rainbow and making the coins for our pot of gold. Cole and Spencer have volunteered to be our leprechauns. Thank you!
We completed booklets about St.Patrick's Day Symbols with our Reading Buddies and the children had fun drawing and colouring the booklets as well as reading the books they took from our Library. The children also made shamrocks.
We reviewed and practiced writing our numbers 1-20 this week as well. If your SK child's Phonics duotang was sent home, please return it when set two is completed. We are now on Set Three.
Thank you very much to this week's Parent Volunteers: Maya's mom and Tatum's mom did Reading Club, our Mystery Readers were Jamie's mom and Myles' mom, and Charlie's mom did the white bags. I didn't send home Snuggle Books over the break.
Please note that there was an error in the Parent Rep letter: on March 25 both morning and afternoon classes will have a visit from Firefighter Ron Jones, not just the a.m. class as posted. After the March Break we will be doing a unit on Safety to prepare for his visit.
The children are starting to learn how to read and write their last names which is a new step! I am impressed with how well the children are reading now and how well they are sounding out and blending words. We completed the letter-sound "U" which corresponds to the motion of opening an umbrella.
I wish everyone a fun and safe March Break!
Mrs. Tyndall
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, March 6
Dear families,
This week we started practicing our "popcorn words" which are words that pop up frequently (high frequency words) and that are important to recognize. We are learning to identify, read, and sing them to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb":
like in to no am a that
can me yes
I of the
said we he is was go see and
it big my-y went
I will send home a copy of this "popcorn song" for the children to practice at home! We will be doing a lot more activities with these important words.
This week we completed a fun "scratch art" activity, in which the children coloured both sides of a piece of card stock completely with various crayon colours, then painted a layer of black paint on top. The next day, they scratched words and designs into the surface, "magically" revealing the colours underneath!
We also completed "counting snowballs" number-writing activities, in which the children practiced writing their numbers 1-20. Some JKs are still reversing some of their numbers (2,3,7 and 6 are common) but they are improving which is terrific!
A scholastic order went home this Friday and one more set of order forms will go home Friday, March 11. Please return your orders by April 1st. With the bonus coupons I received from Scholastic I was able to purchase a very nice cash register through the Teacher's Rewards Catalogue. The cash register will go in the Home Centre in the Spring when we start our unit on Money! I also purchased some good quality Canadian play money. Thank you very much for your orders!
This week the JKs also did pattern matching work and sequencing work (a melting snowman), and the SKs continued working on their Phonics duotangs. I sent them home this weekend -- please ask your child to complete their few remaining pages so that we can have them all complete by the end of the week and can start our new series of sounds.
Thank you very much to our Parent Volunteers of this week: Tate's mom was a Mystery Reader, and Siri's mom and Charlie's mom did our white TDSB bags and snuggle books. Thank you!
As you know, there were three cases of head lice in the class last week, as well as in some other classrooms. The children have since returned to school with no further concerns. However, please be sure to check your children for the next week or two and to not share hats. Thank you.
That's our news for now. This week we will be doing some fun numeracy- and literacy-based St. Patrick's Day activities as well as learning the popcorn words.
If you are planning to be absent from school before or after the March Break please be sure to let the office know. Many families plan to take an early or late March Break and it helps Mrs. Sheppard in the office if she knows the reason for a child's absence.
Thank you!
Mrs. Tyndall
This week we started practicing our "popcorn words" which are words that pop up frequently (high frequency words) and that are important to recognize. We are learning to identify, read, and sing them to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb":
like in to no am a that
can me yes
I of the
said we he is was go see and
it big my-y went
I will send home a copy of this "popcorn song" for the children to practice at home! We will be doing a lot more activities with these important words.
This week we completed a fun "scratch art" activity, in which the children coloured both sides of a piece of card stock completely with various crayon colours, then painted a layer of black paint on top. The next day, they scratched words and designs into the surface, "magically" revealing the colours underneath!
We also completed "counting snowballs" number-writing activities, in which the children practiced writing their numbers 1-20. Some JKs are still reversing some of their numbers (2,3,7 and 6 are common) but they are improving which is terrific!
A scholastic order went home this Friday and one more set of order forms will go home Friday, March 11. Please return your orders by April 1st. With the bonus coupons I received from Scholastic I was able to purchase a very nice cash register through the Teacher's Rewards Catalogue. The cash register will go in the Home Centre in the Spring when we start our unit on Money! I also purchased some good quality Canadian play money. Thank you very much for your orders!
This week the JKs also did pattern matching work and sequencing work (a melting snowman), and the SKs continued working on their Phonics duotangs. I sent them home this weekend -- please ask your child to complete their few remaining pages so that we can have them all complete by the end of the week and can start our new series of sounds.
Thank you very much to our Parent Volunteers of this week: Tate's mom was a Mystery Reader, and Siri's mom and Charlie's mom did our white TDSB bags and snuggle books. Thank you!
As you know, there were three cases of head lice in the class last week, as well as in some other classrooms. The children have since returned to school with no further concerns. However, please be sure to check your children for the next week or two and to not share hats. Thank you.
That's our news for now. This week we will be doing some fun numeracy- and literacy-based St. Patrick's Day activities as well as learning the popcorn words.
If you are planning to be absent from school before or after the March Break please be sure to let the office know. Many families plan to take an early or late March Break and it helps Mrs. Sheppard in the office if she knows the reason for a child's absence.
Thank you!
Mrs. Tyndall
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 25
Hello families
This week the children completed winter-themed activity sheets and prepared for our Sharing Assembly by practising the poem "Five Little Snowmen". They did an excellent job at the assembly! We are also working on the letter sound "O" and on correctly writing our numbers 1-20.
Thank you very much to the parent volunteers who helped us this week: Cole's mom and David's mom helped with Reading Club, our Mystery Readers were Sarah's grandmother and Daniel's dad, and bag help and snuggle books were done by Alexandra's mom and Griffin's mom. Thank you so much.
The afternoon class had a wonderful time skating on Thursday! Thank you to all my parents who helped with laces. The kids had a great time!
I am sending the SK phonics books home this weekend so that the children can complete some pages at home.
Please let the office know if your child will be missing school for any length of time (i.e. extended March Break). I can send your child home with his/her daily journal to write in during their holiday which they can share with the class when they return!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Tyndall
This week the children completed winter-themed activity sheets and prepared for our Sharing Assembly by practising the poem "Five Little Snowmen". They did an excellent job at the assembly! We are also working on the letter sound "O" and on correctly writing our numbers 1-20.
Thank you very much to the parent volunteers who helped us this week: Cole's mom and David's mom helped with Reading Club, our Mystery Readers were Sarah's grandmother and Daniel's dad, and bag help and snuggle books were done by Alexandra's mom and Griffin's mom. Thank you so much.
The afternoon class had a wonderful time skating on Thursday! Thank you to all my parents who helped with laces. The kids had a great time!
I am sending the SK phonics books home this weekend so that the children can complete some pages at home.
Please let the office know if your child will be missing school for any length of time (i.e. extended March Break). I can send your child home with his/her daily journal to write in during their holiday which they can share with the class when they return!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Tyndall
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday, February 17
Dear families,
This week we celebrated Valentines day and completed several numeracy- and literacy-based worksheets related to this day. We learned valentine-related vocabulary, we talked about, wrote and drew things that are red, matched rhyming words, completed a numbers sheet with blank hearts to fill in, and completed the sentence "I love you when..." with written words and a matching picture. The children did an excellent job with this and it is on display on the bulletin board outside our classroom. The morning class also had fun completing their 100th Day booklets with their Reading Buddies. The afternoon class made valentines for their Reading Buddies. Please encourage your child to talk about the work s/he has done in class. They are proud of their work!
Thank you so much to this week's parent volunteers: Lola's mom did Reading Club, Jamie's mom and Jacqueline's mom did the white TDSB bags and Snuggle Books, and Nico's mom was our Mystery Reader. Your help is always appreciated! Thank you also to the parents who brought in tasty treats, juices etc. for our Valentine's Party! The children enjoyed sorting their valentines in their friends' bags. And thank you for the chocolates and treats for Mrs. Tyndall! Yum!
I have still not received all the permission forms for our Skating Party -- please send them in by Tuesday! The children must have written permission in order to participate in this event.
Exciting news! I have booked Firefighter Ron Jones to come to our classroom and speak to the children about fire safety. He will be visiting our morning and afternoon classes on March 25.
I have enjoyed meeting with parents regarding their child's progress, whether it was at our two Open Houses on Tuesday and Wednesday evening, or during a scheduled interview this week.
Take care and have a wonderful Family Day weekend!
Mrs. Tyndall
This week we celebrated Valentines day and completed several numeracy- and literacy-based worksheets related to this day. We learned valentine-related vocabulary, we talked about, wrote and drew things that are red, matched rhyming words, completed a numbers sheet with blank hearts to fill in, and completed the sentence "I love you when..." with written words and a matching picture. The children did an excellent job with this and it is on display on the bulletin board outside our classroom. The morning class also had fun completing their 100th Day booklets with their Reading Buddies. The afternoon class made valentines for their Reading Buddies. Please encourage your child to talk about the work s/he has done in class. They are proud of their work!
Thank you so much to this week's parent volunteers: Lola's mom did Reading Club, Jamie's mom and Jacqueline's mom did the white TDSB bags and Snuggle Books, and Nico's mom was our Mystery Reader. Your help is always appreciated! Thank you also to the parents who brought in tasty treats, juices etc. for our Valentine's Party! The children enjoyed sorting their valentines in their friends' bags. And thank you for the chocolates and treats for Mrs. Tyndall! Yum!
I have still not received all the permission forms for our Skating Party -- please send them in by Tuesday! The children must have written permission in order to participate in this event.
Exciting news! I have booked Firefighter Ron Jones to come to our classroom and speak to the children about fire safety. He will be visiting our morning and afternoon classes on March 25.
I have enjoyed meeting with parents regarding their child's progress, whether it was at our two Open Houses on Tuesday and Wednesday evening, or during a scheduled interview this week.
Take care and have a wonderful Family Day weekend!
Mrs. Tyndall
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday, February 13
Hello families,
It was a busy week in room 166 as we celebrated the 100th day of school on Thursday. The children counted several items they brought in, made banners and bracelets, and completed counting and colouring pages. A special thank you to our parents who helped the children compile and sort 100 items - they are on display outside the classroom on our bulletin board. Our reading buddies helped the children make a booklet called "100 Ways to Celebrate" and it should be finished by this week. Thank you to Scarlett's mom for bringing in fruit and to Victoria's mom who brought in a cake (made by Victoria!) with 100 candles! Thank you also to Sydney's mom for the delicious cupcakes.
In this week's white TDSB bags you received a permission form for our skating event. Please return it by Monday or by the end of the week at the latest. If you do not have skates or a helmet, a good place to purchase used and new skates is Newsons, which is at the south west corner of Jane and Dundas, beside the library. They also exchange skates.
Thank you to our parent volunteers this week; our Mystery Readers were Alexandra's dad and Victoria's mom, and the white bags and snuggle books were done by Alexandra's mom and Jacqueline's mom. Thank you so much!
On Monday we will have a Valentine's Day Party which the children are very excited about. Thank you to the parents/children who have already brought in their cards/treats. The children had fun reading their classmates' names and sorting the cards in the valentine bags that will go home on Monday after the party. Thank you to the parents who are bringing in fruit, juice boxes etc.
We have started the Jolly Phonics letter sound "G" and are on our third series of sounds. I have seen enormous improvement and learning in the classroom and a lot of children are starting to blend sounds and read now which is wonderful! Congratulations to Spencer who read a book to us the other day. Way to go! I am also impressed with the effort the children put forth on their worksheets. We do worksheets every day after our morning message/circle time in order to reinforce the numeracy/literacy activities we are learning, and the children always do their best. Great job!
I am looking forward to meeting with parents this week to discuss their child's progress and to show them the great work they are doing in class.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tyndall
It was a busy week in room 166 as we celebrated the 100th day of school on Thursday. The children counted several items they brought in, made banners and bracelets, and completed counting and colouring pages. A special thank you to our parents who helped the children compile and sort 100 items - they are on display outside the classroom on our bulletin board. Our reading buddies helped the children make a booklet called "100 Ways to Celebrate" and it should be finished by this week. Thank you to Scarlett's mom for bringing in fruit and to Victoria's mom who brought in a cake (made by Victoria!) with 100 candles! Thank you also to Sydney's mom for the delicious cupcakes.
In this week's white TDSB bags you received a permission form for our skating event. Please return it by Monday or by the end of the week at the latest. If you do not have skates or a helmet, a good place to purchase used and new skates is Newsons, which is at the south west corner of Jane and Dundas, beside the library. They also exchange skates.
Thank you to our parent volunteers this week; our Mystery Readers were Alexandra's dad and Victoria's mom, and the white bags and snuggle books were done by Alexandra's mom and Jacqueline's mom. Thank you so much!
On Monday we will have a Valentine's Day Party which the children are very excited about. Thank you to the parents/children who have already brought in their cards/treats. The children had fun reading their classmates' names and sorting the cards in the valentine bags that will go home on Monday after the party. Thank you to the parents who are bringing in fruit, juice boxes etc.
We have started the Jolly Phonics letter sound "G" and are on our third series of sounds. I have seen enormous improvement and learning in the classroom and a lot of children are starting to blend sounds and read now which is wonderful! Congratulations to Spencer who read a book to us the other day. Way to go! I am also impressed with the effort the children put forth on their worksheets. We do worksheets every day after our morning message/circle time in order to reinforce the numeracy/literacy activities we are learning, and the children always do their best. Great job!
I am looking forward to meeting with parents this week to discuss their child's progress and to show them the great work they are doing in class.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Tyndall
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