Kindergarten Newsletter May/June 2014
We
can’t believe that June is almost here! Our students have come a long way, and learned
many new things this year, thanks in part to your continued support.
The
tomato plants we planted are growing well.
First there were roots, then the stem and finally leaves. They are getting bigger now and we will be
sending our results to the Tomatosphere Project and find out if the seeds that
grew the best were from space!
We also
received Painted Lady caterpillars and were able to observe the life cycle as
the caterpillars got bigger and then formed a chrysalis. After about 7 to 10 days, beautiful
butterflies came out of the chrysalises and we were able to set them free!
In
French we will be practising a play called “Mistigris”. The words are posted in the vocabulaire section of
the Blog. Please practice it at home with your child so he/she is able to say
all the parts fluently.
Dates to remember:
Tuesday May 27th: Used books
sale: You may
bring in used books until Monday May 26th and on Tuesday May 27th,
students may purchase books for 0.50$ each.
So make sure your child doesn’t forget his/her money!
Tuesday June 3rd: K3 and the jk's from K1 will go to the Ottawa Gymnastic Club (12:00-2:00), please complete and sign the
permission form and indicate if you can come and help (we will need a few
parent volunteers)
Wednesday June 4th: Last day to
order French Scholastic Books
Thursday June 5th: Family Dance
at 7:00 pm
Friday June 6th: P.D. Day (No school for the students)
Tuesday June 10th: K2 and the sk's from K1 will go to the Ottawa Gymnastic Club (12:00-2:00) ), please complete and sign
the permission form and indicate if you can come and help (we will need a few
parent volunteers)
Thursday June 19th: Scientists
in School will be in with K2 (AM) and K3 (PM).
Please complete the volunteer form if you are able to come and
help.
Friday June 20th: Scientists in
School will be in with K1 (AM). Please complete the volunteer form if you are able to
come and help.
Monday June 23rd: School Play
Day (if raining
it will be on Tuesday June 24th)
Thursday June 26th: End of year
mass (SKs will
walk to St. George Church for the 10:00 am mass)
Friday June 27th: Last day of
school! During
the summer months, continue to read to your child. Have them point out familiar words (like
“and”, “the”, “he”, “she”, “was”, etc.) in the story. Have your child predict what will happen
next, or have them “tell” the story by “reading” the pictures. Play rhyming games or sing nursery rhymes
together! RAZ kids will continue to be available until the end of August! So please take advantage of it. Children can
count, sort, and classify things like shells, rocks and sticks they find. They can add and take away objects, or count
how many umbrellas there are on the beach.
Dreambox will also be available for use until the end of August. Keep things light and fun, and your child
will be eager to learn again in September!
Housekeeping items:
Hat and sunscreen: We’ll be taking advantage of this beautiful
weather after having been cooped up all winter.
Please send a hat, water bottle, and apply
sunscreen before your child leaves
for school in the morning.
Water
bottle: very important
and brought daily, especially as the temperature rises! If you don’t have one, send in a plastic cup
labelled with your child’s name – to go home daily.
Report cards: will be sent home the last week of June.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you
and your family a very safe and fun-filled summer. It was our pleasure to be part of your
child’s learning this year!
God bless,
The Kindergarten Team
