Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

I would like to thank all the Mothers for attending our wonderful Mother's Day Tea today. We loved singing to you as well as sharing the morning spending time with you. Thank you again for coming!
Tomorrow the students will be coming home with a special Mother's Day Gift. I have asked the children to hide the special gift until Mother's Day (if they can!) to surprise their mom's.

Gift From God
Today the books will come home. Students are asked to finish PG 5 and compete PG 6 with their parents. Again I would like to remind parents to NOT go further into the book and complete extra pages. The pages correspond to specific lessons that we need to compete in class prior to the workbook activity. Thank you for your co-operation.

Word Books and Home Reading
I would like to remind you that both the Word Books and Home Reading Packages must be returned tomorrow.

Field trip Notices
I am still waiting for a few more field trip notices to be returned to me in order to have a final count as well as look at how many volunteers I have for the day.

Coming Up Next Week:
Words of the Week in Word Book : Monday
Insect drawing and exploration continued

Have a Wonderful Mother's Day Weekend and may everyone be blessed with special moments with their loved ones.

The Sun is Here!

The sun is here! This week we have been blessed with  wonderful sunny weather. Although the sunny weather is great I would like to remind all parents to please pack hats and sunscreen for outdoor recesses. Along with the protective outdoor gear you  can also pack some extra snacks for your child or cold drinks. As the students are spending more time outside for recess and PE they are becoming quite hungry at recess and lunch! Thanks!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me.

This week:
Word Books:
Today we had our first spelling test using the words from our "AB" Word Family List.
Everyone did awesome! Monday we will be learning a new word family so be sure to check your child's blue folder for new words in their Word Book. You do not have to re-write the words in the book, however you can practice writing them on spare paper at home. The book is only set home in order for parents to learn the words with their child and practice them at home.

Gift From God
This weekend there is no Gift From God homework, however please remember to ONLY complete the assigned pages for the evening when the book has been brought home by your child. Usually it is only 1 page. If you are unsure please check the blog or email me with questions.

Mother's Day Tea
We are busy preparing for our Mother's Day Tea on Thursday May 8th with many special surprises in store for the mothers. Thank you to everyone for sending back the RSVP's!
We will be starting at 11am sharp, so please make sure you are on time. Childcare will be provided for those mom's bringing their younger children.
We look forward to seeing all the mother's at our Tea!

Surrey Children's Festival
Please bring in the field trip form if you already haven't done so along with the volunteer form if you are able to supervise and the cheque for $10.

The week ahead...

The Week ahead...

Today we will sending home field trip notices for The Surrey Children's Festival on May 22nd.
Please make sure that you read the forms and return them by May 8th.

We are also in need of volunteer's for the field trip please!

Star of the Week
We have a couple Star's of the Week announcements to recognize today:

Here's what the Kindergartens had to say about Cate:

She shares nicely.

She makes really good cards.

She is incredible!

She is terrific at writing.

She is good at counting.

And here is what Myles' friends said about him:

 He is good at sharing.

You are terrific!

He is terrific at playing his guitar.

He is awesome!

He is good at playing soccer.

And finally here is what Mia's classmates had to say about her:

She is awesome!

She is good at coloring.

She is incredible!

She is good at painting.

She is gorgeous!

Word Families:

We have begun studying word families this week. On Monday's we will be brainstorming words and practice writing them. Also on Mondays the students will bring home a Word Study book to which they will have 5 words in it. These 5 words are to be practiced at home daily so your child can spell the word and read it. 

On Friday's I ask you to please return the books as we will have a spelling test with the 5 words. The spelling test is to help students learn how to spell words on their own as well as introduce them to new vocabulary. 

We have discussed a test is a way for teachers to see what students remember. There is no pressure to master the words for the test, but only that they begin to understand how a test is taken and how to participate appropriately.

Please ensure you practice this with your child daily :)

Gift From God Books

Just as a reminder please only complete the assigned pages in the Gift from God book as it goes along with the lesson competed that day.

 

Gift from God Book

Just a reminder that the Gift from God books have been sent home today. Your child is required to complete page 2 with you tonight. All books must be brought back tomorrow.

Reminders:
 Mass tomorrow (please wear full uniform)
 Home reading books; please send them back to exchange books for the weekend.

Alphabet Party tomorrow!!
Our party will be at 11am filled with fun!

We will also be having a primary Easter Celebration in the afternoon to finish off this week.

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