Learning Goals

This week we will be leaning:

- the name and sound of the letter Xx

- words that start with Xx

- simple addition (adding on 1 or 2)

- counting on from an already known number

- how a plant grows

Reminder

Please remember to return your form stating whether or not you will be attending the Art Gallery & family math night on Monday May 5.  Forms need to be returned by Friday.

Also, if you have received a letter about the Kindergaten Lanuguage Program please send that form to school by Friday as well.

Thank you for your continued support.

Earth Week

This week is Earth Week and we will be discussing different ways we can take care of our Earth.

Tomorrow will be blue day so students can wear blue to school.  

Thursday will be litter less lunch day - please do not sent wrappers, foul or plastic wrap to school but use containers instead.

Friday we will be playing Earth Day bingo as a class.  As well, we will be having a spring dress down day so please bring a toonie to school.

Forms

Forms have gone home for the Kindergarten Language Program.  If you have received a form please sign it and send it back to school on Tuesday. 

Also, the deadline is quickly approaching for our trip to the Aquarium - please send your child's trip form & money to school on Tuesday.

Have a very happy Easter and enjoy your weekend together! :D

3D Shapes Project

The students all did a great job working on their projects!  The SK's will be taking their project home today.  Display it proudly in their room or show it off for others to see!  Here are the finished projects!  

This Week

This week we will be continuing our learning on 3D shapes.  The students are working in pairs to plan, construct & paint a 3D model of their choice.  We are focusing on working as a team (sharing ideas & decisions with others), how we can use different shaped boxes & containers in our designs, and recording the shapes we used on a graph.

We are learning what Easter is really all about - not chocolates & candy but Jesus' death and resurrection. We have been reading from a children's bible & talking about what we read.

We are focusing on how Jesus died on the cross for our sins (mistakes).  We all sin (make mistakes) and Jesus took the punishment that should have been ours by giving His life up for you and me on the cross.  And after three days he rose again.  He did this so that we could be part of His family and live in heaven with Him - and all we have to do is believe.  Believe that Jesus is the Son of God & that he died for our sins.  God desires a relationship with each one of us.

This is what Easter is about - remembering what Jesus did (dying for our sins) & who He died for (you & me).  

Aquarium Trip

Our next field trip is approaching fast!  

We will be going to the new Aquarium downtown.  In your child's backpack is a field trip note.  Please sign both sheets and return it with the money as soon as possible.  

We can only take 6 parents on the trip with us and parents will be determined on a first come, first serve basis.

Purple Day

Tomorrow is purple day!

You can wear purple or bring something to school that is purple tomorrow!

Writing

Today the senior kindergarten students wrote a poem about rain.  

They took the poem structure "Rain on the ..." from a book we had read.  They had to choose something rain could fall on and then add a word to describe that word ex: dirty car, stinky baby, happy rock star etc.  After lunch each student had a turn reading their poem infront of a grade one class to practice their presenting skills.

Here are a few of the poems:

Learning Goals

This week we will be learning:

- the sound for the letters qu

- words that start with qu

- about submarines & ocean life 

- how to work in partners 

- to plan, build & record information about a model built with boxes & other materials

- about celebrating Jesus' death & resurrection at Easter

Boxes

Next week the students will be working in pairs to complete a project.  

They will design and build an object of their choice.  Last year we had a variety of different structures like Mickey Mouse, a rocket ship, a train etc.

To make their structure students will need to bring a bag full of boxes, cans & other materials to school on Monday.  Collect items over the weekend instead of putting them in recycling.  Items to send to school can include:

- toilet paper rolls

- empty tissue boxes or shoe boxes

- empty & clean containers (yogurt, margarine, cream cheese etc.)

- smaller boxes or shaped containers (ring boxes, CD cases, juice boxes etc).

Enjoy the weekend! 

Today's Activities

Here is are a few of the activities we did today.  

The SK's loved playing sight word Jenga!  When they pulled out a block they had to read the word in it before putting it on the top.  Jenga is also great for fine motor skills & coordination!

Some of the students worked together on a shapes mural.

Some of the JK's worked together at matching uppercase & lowercase letters.

Family Games Night

Click the link to read an article on the benefits of having family games night!

http://www.parentscanada.com/family-life/family-game-night-is-more-than-just-fun

SK Graduation Photos

Tomorrow the SK's will be taking their graduation photos.  They will e provided gowns & hats for the photo.  They can wear a white collard shirt to school tomorrow (if they would like) for under the gown.  

Also, tomorrow is the last day to pay for the composit picture if you want it.  It is $25 and it will be in a folder & have small pictures of all the SK's graduating.  Please send the money & form to school tomorrow morning if you want to buy one.  Otherwise individual photo options will be sent home later on with poses to choose from.

Learning Goals

This week we are learning:

- the name and sound of the letter Ww

- words that start with Ww

- the names of 3D shapes: cone, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, cube & rectangular prism

- characteristics of 3D shapes: corners, edges, sides 

- what objects are made of 3D shapes: box & ice (cube), can of soup (cylinder), ice cream cone & party hat (cone), pizza box (rectangular prism) etc.