In French class we have been singing the French version of the Old MacDonald song (check www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFf_tt4xZFA to watch the video!)

K2 June Newsletter

On Monday June 8^th, the St. George Kindergarten students will be going to the Agriculture and Food Museum.  Please return the signed permission form to school and pay the 9$ fee on line at https://ocsb.schoolcashonline.com if you have not done so already.  Also, please make sure your child is at school at 9:10 that morning so we can do attendance, divide into groups, go to the washroom and be ready to leave by bus at 9:30!  We will be eating our lunches at the museum so your child must have a lunch that is easy to eat outside.  If necessary, please put sunscreen on your child before school and make sure he/she is wearing active-wear clothing, appropriate for the weather, and has a water bottle with his/her name on it.   Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to help!

June is definitely a busy time of year!! ·         Thursday June 4th: deadline for French Scholastic Books ·         Thursday June 4th: deadline for returning library books ·         Friday June 5th: PD Day ·         Monday June 8th: deadline for English Scholastic Books ·         Monday June 8th : Field Trip to the Agriculture and Food Museum ·         Friday June 12th: deadline for submitting lootbags ·         Monday June 15th: Playday at school (children must wear active-wear ) ·         Tuesday June 16th: Spring Carnival BBQ (5-7pm) ·         Tuesday June 23rd: Mass at the church (SK- Grade 6) ·         Tuesday June 23rd: Report Cards go home ·         Thursday June 25th: Last day of school!

In French, we have been working on a play called “Mistigris”.  The words are posted on the blog if you want to practise at home. We have also been learning some dances and the K1 class will be performing the Gummy Bear dance to the K2 class who will, in turn, present the Jump Up dance.  You can watch these videos at “Just dance for Kindergarten” on You Tube.

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.  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.  Keep things light and fun, and your child will be eager to learn again in September!

Thank you very much for your support this year!  We wish you all a good summer!

Mrs. Miller, Mme Dolgos, Mrs. McAteer

The story of Mistigris

Here is the dance the K2 class will perform tomorrow for the K1 class.

Click on these spring songs to hear the students singing!

April/May – K1 & K2

What an interesting time of year spring is! There are so many things we can explore and learn from nature. During the month of May we will continue to observe new signs of spring and will be participating in the Tomatosphere Project. For this experiment, we will be planting regular tomato seeds as well as seeds that have been exposed to space-like conditions (-80C during 34 days) and we will observe how plants grow and which plants will grow faster.

This month we will be having a “Scientists in the Schools” workshop! A scientist will be coming into the classroom to provide the students with different activities relating to “Backyard Bugs.” We will be looking for some parent volunteers to help out, so please watch for a volunteer form being sent home shortly. K1 will have their workshop on Friday, May 29^th in the morning and K2 will have their workshop on Monday, May 25^th in the morning.

Catholic Education week is happening during the first week of May! From May 4^th – May 8^th there will be a variety of special activities for the students and parents to help us celebrate. Please see the list below for some events that our Kindergarten Students will be participating in, and please check the school website and newsletter for more information about Education week.

Important dates for May:

Monday, May 4^th: Buddy Art Day with the Grade 6 students

Tuesday, May 5^th: Education Week Mass at St. George Parish (SK's only) at 10 am.

Wednesday, May 6^th: Jump Rope

Thursday, May 7^th: Community Breakfast starting at 8:30.

Choir and dance presentation in the gym from 9:20 – 10:00.

**Book Fair is open to parents from 9:00 – 3:15**

Friday May 8^th: Clean the Capital

Book Fair: our time to visit the book fair is during the afternoon. A letter has been sent home with more information.

Monday, May 18^th: Victoria Day Holiday (NO SCHOOL)

Monday, May 25^th: Scientists in the Schools (K2 – AM)

Tuesday, May 26^th: Used book sale

Friday, May 29^th: Scientists in the Schools (K1 - AM)

In June we are planning a field trip to the Experimental Farm! The day will include a guided tour from the farm staff, with some free time after to explore the barns and have a picnic lunch before returning to the school. Our tentative date is June 3^rd, and we will be confirming this date soon. We will be needing some parent volunteers to come with us, so please keep this date free if you are interested! We will be sending home more information soon about our exciting trip.

To all of our kindergarten moms, have a wonderful Mother's Day and may your special day be filled with lots of hugs and kisses.

Mme Dolgos, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. McDonell, and Mrs. McAteer

Here are some songs we sang for Easter and for Bus Driver Appreciation Day.  Click on them to hear the children singing!