Happy Holy Week!

Happy Holy Week from Kindergarten!

This week I sent home your child's Station of the Cross booklet. We have been discussing the Stations of the Cross for the past few weeks in preparation for Easter.
On Holy Thursday we viewed a presentation by the Grade 7's on the Stations of the Cross. This re-enactment helps us to remember what Easter is all about.
I have explained to the students how the Grade 7's performed the Stations of the Cross and how it is only acting. This portrayal of the stations can be quite powerful and evoke emotions in the children.All students enjoyed the presentation by the Grade 7's and showed their best behavior. Way to go Kindergartens!

We also celebrated Holy Thursday with Primary stations. We visited grades K-3 in small groups and participated in activities to remind us how important Lent and Easter are.




Bunny Grass Heads!
We have created bunny's and grown grass to explore how plants grow. Encourage your child to explain to you how seeds grow as this is also part of our current Earth Day theme in class right now. 








We have finished the Alphabet!
Yippee we have finally finished the Alphabet! This means next Friday we will be having an alphabet party complete with a treasure hunt , activities and snacks. If you would like to help with some of the prep activities for this day please see Mrs. Lemire asap! :)




Reminders:
There is NO SCHOOL Friday April 18th and Monday April 21st. Have a Happy Easter weekend!

Home Reading

Home Reading

On Friday new books were sent home with your child in their Home Reading Package. As this reading program is new for many students and parents here are a few reminders:
- Books are to be brought back Friday. If books happen to be brought back later (Monday), I will do my best to assess them and change books as soon as possible that day.
- The books are going to be slightly easier right now. This is to build confidence in your child's ability to read and motivate them. As I send books home they will be progressively be getting more challenging.
- On the recording sheet you only need to write the book down once. This record is so I nknwo which book they have read and how challenging it was for them. You do not need to record the book every time they read.
- There may be alphabet books in the package as well which are there for your child to recognize words to pictures. Do not test them on reading the word by covering the picture as the words can be tricky for many; this can be done only if they are ready and would like an extra challenge. We do many picture walks with stories in class so they are guided to use pictures when words are difficult. This is part of the reading process. another idea to use with the picture books is to ask your child what letters make the sounds in the words (ex: HORSE --> which letter makes the 'r' sound). You can even ask your child to use the word in a sentence or even spell it with looking at it (or not !).

If you have any questions in regards to the Home Reading please come and see me :)

Star of the Week:

Our Star of the Week this past week was Keith! Here are a few things that his friends had to say:

He is fantastic! 

He is awesome!

He is super at painting.

He is good at drawing in the lines.

He is terrific at drawing.

Way to go Keith! You are a super star!

Springtime!

Mass
A reminder there is Mass tomorrow morning and it is a Food Bank Mass. Please remember to have your child dressed in full uniform, including sweaters, when they arrive at school.

Star of the Week
Our Star of the Week last was Ethan!! Here are some kind words his classmates had to say about him:

He is fantastic!

He is awesome!

He is gorgeous!

He is super at playing nice.

He is good at coloring.

This week our Star of the Week is Keith!

Healthy Foods
We have finished our unit on Healthy Foods and have made place mats for our lunch and snack times. I will be sending these fantastic place mats home soon, but we are enjoying using them everyday right now!

Recycled Items
Please continue to send in any recycling you may have (cereal boxes, egg cartons...etc) as we will be using them in the next few weeks.

Alphabet Party
We have almost completed the alphabet so we will be having an Alphabet Party in the afternoon on April  25th! Please check the blog for more details.

Next week :
Letter of the Week: Y
 

Parenting Workshop

Parenting Workshop:
Building Resilience our Children
With Dr. Deborah MacNamara
7pm on Tuesday, April 1st in the Parish Center

Humans are some of the most adaptive creatures on the planet with the capacity to overcome adversity and find creative solutions to our problems. While it is within everyone’s capacity to be resilient and resourceful, this potential is not always realized for everyone. Raising resourceful and resilient children has never been more important and the role of tears in this process never more misunderstood. Adults play a key role in cultivating the roots of resilience that have lasting effects on their capacity to endure adversity.
*Babysitting will be provided but space is limited.
Please RSVP to the School or PREP office using the form on the reverse side no later than Friday, March 28th. 

Back to work....

I hope everyone had a refreshing Spring Break and enjoyed spending time with family and friends!

This week we have been getting back in to our routines along with starting a few new project.

We will begin our  Home Reading Program this week. Book bags will be sent home on Friday along with instructions on how to participate in the program with your child. If you have any questions in regards to this program please come by the classroom to chat after school.

Lenten Promises

• Each morning since the beginning of lent, students have been choosing a lenten promise from our special box to perform for the day. As they complete their lenten promise they fill out a leaf with their name and add it to our Lenten Giving Tree bulletin board in the hallway. Ask your child about their Lenten Promise for the day and remind them they can also complete their promise at home if they forgot during the day. If you are visiting the school , please stop by to see our Lenten Giving Tree.

Healthy Bodies
We are finishing off our Healthy Body Unit within the next few weeks. As we finish studying the food groups we will be making a fun nutritious snack to complete the unit. More details to follow.



Sports Club begins this Friday March 28th!

 Things you can do at home with your child:

• practice writing at home! We are working on writing and sounding out words as well as beginning to write sentences. By helping your child sound out words and practice spelling their sight words, it will help them gain confidence in their writing skills.
• ask them to write out a shopping list for you
• participate daily in the home reading program
• continue to practice sight words
• if you wish to have extra printing practice for your child please send me an email and I will send home some extra activities  

 


Next Week:
Letter : X
Home Reading Book returned Friday April 4th
 

 


 

Countdown to Spring Break!

As we finish off this week before Spring Break here are a few reminders:

Friday
We will be having a St. Patricks day celebration with Mrs Olaybel and Miss Da Cruz's class from 1pm- 2pm. There will be a green treat for all the students, along with a hunt for gold coins and BINGO!

Report Cards will be going home Friday so please make sure you check your child's backpack.

Monday March  24th: Return to School! The letter of the Week will be: W


Parent Volunteers:
If you have sometime during Spring Break and would like to do some cutting for the classroom, please see me by Friday March 14th.


Have a Wonderful Spring Break!!
 

Skating!

Today we had our first skating field trip ! It was very exciting and all the students enjoyed their time at the rink. We skated with our buddies and our Kindergarten and Grade 1 friends. We then walked back to school to enjoy our lunch's and finally centers and a movie with Miss Da Cruz's class. It was a very busy day so expect those Kindergarten's to be tired!
I would like to thank all the parent volunteers who spent the morning with us. You were greatly appreciated tying up skates, carrying supplies, skating with the students and of course walking in the rain with us!
Please remember we get to do all this again on Monday ! Yippee! We will be leaving the school at approximately 12pm, so if you are planning to come with us again you are more than welcome to arrive at 1145am.

A note for tomorrow:
We will be having out Speech Arts In Class Presentation tomorrow at 215pm. We will begin promptly at 215pm. We will be having Family Reading afterwards for about 10minutes or so as we have a Sports Assembly with the entire school at 230pm. You are more than welcome to join us for the sports assembly.

Our Star of the Week last was Tyler! Here is what Tyler's friends had to say about him:

Tyler is awesome!

He is terrific!

He is fantastic!

He makes nice cards for everybody.

He is incredible!

Reminders for next week:

Letter of the Week: V

Theme: We are continuing our Healthy Food Theme. If you have any food flyers can you please send them in with your child.

Skating: Monday 1245pm

School Poetry Presentation: Tuesday Time: TBA

Report Cards Home: Friday