Good bye

Dear mom and dad:

It is official! I have graduated from kindergarten and all ready for grade one. Sports day went without a hitch! My teachers were really impressed with how well we followed directions and how independent we were outside with the rest of the school. Ask me to tell you what country kindergarten represented for this year's Olympic theme.

Over the summer I can continue to work one skills through raz kids, mathletics, journaling, writing, sketching etc. please encourage me to do all these things.

Question of the day: what was your favourite station today?

Love,

Kindergarten 

Celebration of Learning

Tonight from 6-7pm is the celebration of learning! Parents are welcome to come to the kindergarten classroom and look at their child's art and take it with you.

I have 4 items for you to take tonight:

1. Andy Warhol butterfly art on the wall

 Blue am - located on whiteboard in classroom

Blue pm- on classroom window facing the hub

Red and green am - on bulletin in the hub

Red and green pm - on hallway windows facing the washroom 

2. Barbra Reid butterfly plasticine art

3. Stepping stone

4. Rock with my name on it 

There is NO school tomorrow for kindergarten. See you on Monday for sports day!

The letter X

NEW: **there is NO SCHOOL on Friday June 24 for BOTH classes. Please disregard the calendar that says PM will attend. 

Dear Mom and Dad:

We did our last letter of the year! The letter x. Ask me to tell you what sound X makes. This letter can be a tricky letter for me to draw. Ask me to draw it in the air for you. I could also tell you different words that might end in X or start with X.

I brought home my visual journal today. Please take a look through it and reflect on all the different pieces I did. There are lots of pages left and I can always continuing sketching over the summer. 

Only 2 more blog posts left!!

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Please return all home reading books. Thank you.

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – time 6-7pm. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom.

On Monday June 27 is our last day of kindergarten. Entrance and Dismissal times are the same as a regular Monday. Both classes will get sports day!  

Your favorite memory in kindergarten

NEW: **there is NO SCHOOL on Friday June 24 for BOTH classes. Please disregard the calendar that says PM will attend. 

Dear Mom and Dad:

Today we went down memory lane talked about what our favorite memory of kindergarten was. We have had an amazing year. Ask me to tell you what my favorite memory was. We wrote in my journals and I took my journal home today! I also took home my Friday book (please do not send these back)

I can fill up the rest of my journal over the summer to practice my writing for grade one! At this time in kindergarten I should be able to draw a detailed picture to express my ideas. I should also be using writing to represent my ideas as well. I should be using kid writing which is writing down the sounds I hear) to sound out words. I should also be labeling my pictures.

Please take a look at my writing journal with me. Look at the very first page and then look at the page I did today! Please share with me what you notice I have improved on and what I can work on.

Question of the day: What is your favorite memory of kindergarten?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Please return home reading books this week once you have finished reading them.

Report Cards go home Thursday.

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – time 6-7pm. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom.

Monday Fun day

NEW: **there is NO SCHOOL on Friday June 24 for BOTH classes. Please disregard the calendar that says PM will attend. 

Dear Mom and Dad:

A huge thank you to all the AM parent volunteers today who came in and helped us with our stepping stones! I can’t wait to show you these at our Celebration of Learning.

AM: What is a line? Today we explored this concept. Many of us thought that a line is only a straight line. After some discussion and exploration, we discovered that a line can also be curvy, swirly, short, long, fast, quiet etc. Ask me to draw you some lines in the air and make some sounds to go with it. We explored how sounds can correspond with lines. We also had some quiet art time to draw and color lines. We listened to calming music for about 15 minutes and did art. It was very relaxing!

PM: We read a book called “Leornardo the Terrible Monster” We then drew and wrote about our favorite part in the story. Ask me to tell you what the book was about and what I drew in my journal.

Question of the day: What centre did you go to today?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Thank you for your support with the home reading program. Today was the last day for book exchange. 

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – time 6-7pm. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom.

On Monday June 27 is our last day of kindergarten. Entrance and Dismissal times are the same as a regular Monday. Both classes will get sports day!  

What is a line?

NEW: **there is NO SCHOOL on Friday June 24 for BOTH classes. Please disregard the calendar that says PM will attend. 

Dear Mom and Dad:

A huge thank you to all the parent volunteers today who came in and helped us with our stepping stones! I can’t wait to show you these at our Celebration of Learning.

What is a line? Today we explored this concept. Many of us thought that a line is only a straight line. After some discussion and exploration, we discovered that a line can also be curvy, swirly, short, long, fast, quiet etc. Ask me to draw you some lines in the air and make some sounds to go with it. We learned that a line has two open ends but when a line connects with another line, it makes a shape! We explored how sounds can correspond with lines. We also had some quiet art time to draw and color lines. We listened to calming music for about 15 minutes and did art. It was very relaxing!

I have a very special present that I brought home today for Father’s Day. Please remind me to give it to you on Sunday.

Question of the day: The best thing about my dad is _______ because_______.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – 6-7pm. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom. You will then take all 3 items of art with you home. 

On Monday June 27 is our last day of kindergarten. Entrance and Dismissal times are the same as a regular Monday. Both classes will get sports day!  

The last day for home reading book exchange will be on Monday June 20. Any books we receive back on Tuesday and on will be left at the school and your child will not bring a new book home. We appreciate your support at home with this program :) 

Bug hotel and 3D shapes

**parents, the last day for home reading book exchange will be on Monday. Any books we receive back on Tuesday and on will be left at the school and your child will not bring a new book home. We appreciate your support at home with this program :) 

Dear Mom and Dad:

AM: ask me to tell you about the book “Bug Hotel”. We designed our own bug hotels. I have brought home my father's day gift today! Please remind me to give it to dad on Sunday :)  

PM: ask me to tell you the 3D shapes that I know! Today we practiced drawing them in our visual journals.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

PM class this Friday  - We will be doing an art project with cement mix, please dress your child in something that you wouldn’t mind getting ruined in.

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – time TBA. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom.

Sports Day and LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN – Monday June 27 – We will be doing outside activities today.  Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately. Kindergarten entrance and dismissal times are just like any regular Monday.

3D shapes

**parents, the last day for home reading book exchange will be on Monday. Any books we receive back on Tuesday and on will be left at the school and your child will not bring a new book home. We appreciate your support at home with this program :) 

Dear Mom and Dad:

We practiced drawing 3d shapes today. I didn’t know I could draw something that could look like it is jumping out of the page! Ask me to tell you what 3D shapes I know.

Click Here to sing the song with me!

Although there are only about 7 days left of kindergarten we are busy as always! I can’t wait for you to come look at what I have been learning on Thursday June 23 for our celebration of learning.

Question of the day: Post on the blog the 5 3D shapes we are learning about.

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

PM class this Friday  - We will be doing an art project with cement mix, please dress your child in something that you wouldn’t mind getting ruined in.

Celebration of learning – Thursday June 23 – time TBA. This will be in our classroom where you could come with your child and they will share their art in the classroom.