May News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
The children are very excited
about this month’s activities. May
will be a busy month in Kindergarten.
We will be learning about insects this month! We will start off the month by learning all about
honeybees. We will also be
visiting the Honeybee Centre for a field trip! Later this month, we will be getting some caterpillars in
our classroom and we will watch them change into butterflies!
Important Dates in May:
Friday, May 3rd – Pro-D Day (no classes)
Thursday, May 9th – Family
Movie Night
Tuesday, May 14th – Class
pictures
Thursday, May 16th – Fine Arts Presentation - Duffelbag theatre
Monday, May 20th – Victoria
Day – (no classes)
Thursday, May 23rd – “Cool Routes to School Assembly”
Monday, May 27th – Pro-D Day (no classes)
Tuesday, May 28th – Fit Kids
Wednesday, May 29th – Ice Cream Sundaes – (PAC)
Thursday, May 30th –
Assembly – General Wolf Band Performance (an elementary school from Vancouver)
Reading
Our class bookworm is growing
rapidly in length. We are so
happy that so many of our students are reading at home with their
families. A special
congratulations goes to Kasjan this month for reading 100 books as part of the Bookworm Program! Also, we congratulate LJ on reading 200
books! Fantastic reading
everyone!! Once the students have read at least 100 books they
receive a special star to place up on the wall.
Letters
We have completed learning about
all of the alphabet letters! We
will now be focusing on learning some letter blends (example: the “th” sound). Ask your child to share what they
know about the letters they have learned with you. Look for these letters in
books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Literacy
We are continuing to learn about word families (rhyming words) . We are also learning sight words. Each week your child will continue to bring
home some new sight words. This is
very exciting as we are beginning the process of learning to read. Please practice these words at home as
often as you can with your child.
Math
This month we will be learning
about measurement, with specific focus on capacity.
Science
We will be learning about insects
this month (with a particular focus on honeybees and butterflies). We will also continue learning about
plants and watching our beans grow!!
If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
April News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:We are well into Spring now and the warmer days are feeling lovely! The children are learning about oviparous animals this month (animals that hatch from eggs) as well as other living things (ex. plants). We will be growing some beans later this month!
Important Dates in April:
Thursday, April 18 Popcorn Day (children may buy a bag of popcorn at Recess for $2)
Friday, April 19 Author Visit (David Ward) in the Library / Pizza Day
Thursday, March 14 Early Dismissal (1:30pm)
Monday, April 22 – Friday, April 26 Scholastic Book Fair
Monday, April 29 Interim Report Cards
Our class bookworm is growing rapidly in length. We are so happy that so many of our students are reading at home with their families. A special congratulations goes to Ryan this month for reading 100 books as part of the Bookworm Program! Also, we congratulate Dodie on reading 300 books! Fantastic reading everyone!! Once the students have read at least 100 books they receive a special star to place up on the wall.
Letters
We have completed learning about all of the alphabet letters except for the letters O, Q, V, X, and Z. We will be learning about these letters in the next month. Ask your child to share what they know about the letters they have learned with you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Literacy
We are continuing to learn about word families (rhyming words) . We are also learning sight words. Each week your child will continue to bring home some new sight words. This is very exciting as we are beginning the process of learning to read. Please practice these words at home as often as you can with your child.
Math
This month we will be learning about measurement, with specific focus on mass (learning concepts such as heavier, lighter, balanced, etc.)
Science
We will be learning about oviparous animals (animals that hatch from eggs) and mammals. We will be also learning about plants and growing beans from the seed stage.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
March News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:Spring will soon be around the corner! The days are getting longer and warmer! March is a short month due to Spring Break, but it is sure to be a busy one. The children have been excitedly learning several folk dances over the past two months and are thrilled to be able to share them with you later this month.
Important Dates in March:
Thursday, March 7 Fit Kids
Monday, March 11 Term 2 Report Cards sent home
Thursday, March 14 Early Dismissal (1:30pm)
Friday, March 15 Folk Dance Presentation (2:10)
Monday, March 18 School closed for Spring Break (until April 1st)
Our class bookworm is growing rapidly in length. We are so happy that so many of our students are reading at home with their families. A special congratulations goes to Maddison, Beatriz, and JJ this month for reading 100 books as part of the Bookworm Program! Also, we congratulate Nesreen on reading 200 books! Fantastic reading everyone!! Once the students have read at least 100 books they receive a special star to place up on the wall.
Class Blog
We have added pictures of some of our classroom activities on our class blog. You can find our class blog on the web at: mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.com
Letters
We have completed learning about all of the alphabet letters except for the letters K, Y, U, E, O, and X. We will be learning about these letters in the next two months. Ask your child to share what they know about the letters they have learned with you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Literacy
We are continuing to learn about word families (rhyming words) . We are also learning sight words. Each week your child will continue to bring home some new sight words. This is very exciting as we are beginning the process of learning to read. Please practice these words at home as often as you can with your child.
Home Reading
The children are very excited about our home reading program. Thank you everyone for sending your children’s books back to school daily. As your child begins to feel more comfortable with their reading, they may try reading their home reading books to you.
Math
This month we will be learning about measurement and number concepts up to 10.
Science
We will continue to learning about what things are made of.
Social Studies
We are continuing to learn about community helpers.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
February News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
We are excited about the upcoming
month! There are many exciting
events happening in February. Can
you believe that we will be celebrating our 100th day of
Kindergarten this month! It is
hard to believe time has flown by this fast!
Important Dates in February:
Tuesday, February 5 Pyjama
Day
Thursday, February 7 Yellow
and Blue Day
Friday, February 8 Professional
Day (no school)
Monday, February 11 Family
Day (no school)
Wednesday, February 13 100th
Day of Kindergarten
Thursday, February 14 Valentines
Day
Wednesday, February 27 Pink
Shirt Day
Reading
Our class bookworm is growing
rapidly in length. We are so
happy that so many of our students are reading at home with their
families. A special
congratulations goes to Riley, Danikha, Jumana, and LJ this month for
reading 100 books as part of the
Bookworm Program! Also, we
congratulate Dodie and Rachel on reading 200 books! Fantastic reading everyone!! Once the students
have read at least 100 books they receive a special star to place up on
the wall.
Class Blog
We have
added pictures of some of our classroom activities on our class blog. You can find our class blog on the
web at: mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.com
Letters
We have completed the alphabet
letters A, B, C, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, W, I, D, F, and H in our “Letter a
Week” program. Ask your child to share what they know about these letters with
you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they
make.
Literacy
We are continuing to learn about word families (rhyming words) . We have also started learning sight
words. Each week your child will continue
to bring home some new sight words.
This is very exciting as we are beginning the process of learning to
read. Please practice these words
at home as often as you can with your child.
Home Reading
The children are very excited
about our home reading program.
Thank you everyone for sending your children’s books back to school
daily. As your child begins to
feel more comfortable with their reading, they may try reading their home
reading books to you.
Math
This month we will continue to
learn about 3-dimensional objects and how to sort them as well as continuing to learn about
numbers and patterns.
Science
We will be learning about what
things are made of.
Social Studies
We are learning about our
community and the jobs that people have in our community.
If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
January News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
I hope
everyone enjoyed their winter holiday.
It is so nice to see all the students again!
Important
Dates in January:
Monday, January
7 Schools
opens after winter break
Wednesday, January 30 Winter Fest
Thursday,
January 31 Fit
Kids
Reading
Our class
bookworm is growing rapidly in length. We are so happy that so many of our students are
reading at home with their families.
A special congratulations goes to Tiffany this month for reading 100 books as part of the Bookworm
Program. Once the students have read 100 books they receive a special
star to place up on the wall.
Class Blog
We have added a video of our Jingle Bell Rock dance (that we performed in
December) on our class blog. We
will continue to add pictures throughout the year. You can find our class blog on the web at: mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.com
Letters
We have
completed the alphabet letters A, B, C, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, and W in our
“Letter a Week” program. Ask your child to share what they know about these
letters with you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about
the sounds they make.
Literacy
Beginning
this month, we will be discussing word families (rhyming words) . We will also start learning some sight
words. Each week your child will
bring home some new sight words.
This is very exciting as we are beginning the process of learning to
read. Please practice these words
at home as often as your can with your child.
Home Reading
Starting next
week, your child will be bringing home a home reading book daily. Please either read this book to your
child if it is too challenging or have your child try to read it on their
own. Your child will need to
return this book every morning so that they are able to take a new book home
for the following day.
Math
This month
we will be learning about 3-dimensional objects as well as continuing to learn
about numbers.
Science
We will be learning
about the changes between ice and water.
Social
Studies
We are learning
about our community and the jobs that people have in our community.
If you have
any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel
and Mrs. Povey
December News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
December is fast
approaching. It promises to be a
busy month. The children have now
been in Kindergarten for three months and we are well into the routines of the
Kindergarten Program. The children
were so excited about learning about bears over the month of November and we
are glad so many of you were able to come and watch our video of the Goldilocks
and the Three Bears play.
Important Dates in December:
Monday, December 3 -
Deck the Halls (The school will be decorating the hallways for Christmas)
Friday, December 7 -
Report Cards are sent home
Tuesday, December 11 -
Early Dismissal (1:30pm)
Tuesday, December 18 -
Pancake Breakfast (The PAC will be providing a pancake breakfast for all
the students)
Wednesday, December 19 -
Christmas Carol Sing-a-long in the gym
Friday, December 21 -
Last day of school before the winter holiday
Reading
Our class bookworm is growing
rapidly in length. We are so
happy that so many of our students are reading at home with their
families. A special
congratulations goes to Hanna, Rachel, Dodie, and Nesreen this month for
reading 100 books as part of the
Bookworm Program. Once the
students have read 100 books they
receive a special star to place up on the wall.
Class Blog
We have
added some pictures of our daily literacy centres on our class blog, please
check them out. We will continue
to add pictures throughout the year.
You can find our class blog on the web at: mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.com
Letters
We have completed the alphabet
letters A, B, G, H, L, M, N, P, S, and T in our “Letter a Week” program. Ask
your child to share what they know about these letters with you. Look for these
letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Math
This month we will be continuing
to learn about sorting and patterning.
We will also be beginning to discuss measurement later this month.
Science
We will be learning about
reindeer this month and comparing them to bears which we have been discussing
during the month of November.
Social Studies
We are learning about our
community.
If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
November News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
November is a busy month in
Kindergarten. The students are excited
to be learning about bears this month.
We are reading about the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears and
later this month we will be creating a little play about this story.
Important Dates in November:
Wednesday, November 14 - Dental Screening
Wednesday, November 28 – Fit Kids
Reading
Our class bookworm is growing
rapidly in length. Several students
have now read over 50 books as part of our program. Congratulations!! Once the students have read 100 books, they
will receive a special star to place on the wall.
Class Blog
We have
added some pictures of our daily Kindergarten routines on our class blog as
well as some pictures of our Halloween Howl celebrations from October 31st. Please check them out. We will continue to add pictures throughout
the year. You can find our class blog on
the web at: mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.com
Letters
We have completed the alphabet
letters A, M, S, T, P, H, and B in our “Letter a Week” program. Ask your child
to share what they know about these letters with you. Look for these letters in
books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Math
We have completed our number unit
and the students have taken their number duotangs home. Please review these numbers with your
child. You may also want to practice
counting at home with your child. There
are lots of fun counting games you can play together. Here are some ideas:
-
Hopscotch – Hopscotch is great for muscle
control and coordination. You can add a
step where you say the number your rock lands on. Another option is to choose
the number you're going to try and land on.
-
“Go Fish” or another
card game
-
Memory - You can make your own cards for this
game. Memory is great for practicing any
number of concepts including colors, words, patterns, etc.
-
Board Games – simple
board games like snakes and ladders are good counting practice when you say the
numbers out loud. They are also great
for teaching how to take turns.
This month we are beginning to learn about
sorting and we will also be continuing our unit on patterning.
Science
We are learning about bears this
month. We will also be learning about local
plants and trees.
Social Studies
We are learning about what makes
each one of us unique and completing an “All About Me” unit.
If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
October News
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Dear Parents/Guardians:Important Dates in October:
Thursday, October 18 – Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
Friday, October 19 - Professional Day (no school)
Wednesday, October 31 – Halloween Howl
Reading
Our class bookworm is growing rapidly in length. Congratulations to Beatriz, Dodie, Faiz, Hanna, JJ, Jumana, Lj, Maddison, Mia, Nesreen, Rachel, Renata, Riley, and Tiffany for reading at least 10 books as part of our reading program. Way to go and keep up the good work!
Class Blog
Our class blog is now up and running. Thank you all for returning the blog permission forms so quickly. The website for our blog is http://mrsmanuelsclass.blogspot.ca/ We will periodically post pictures on our blog of our Kindergarten activities. Our class recently participated in the Primary Sharing Feast in celebration of Thanksgiving. Please check out our blog to see a glimpse of this special day.
Letters
We have completed the alphabet letters A, M, S, T, and P in our “Letter a Week” program. Ask your child to share what they know about these letters with you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
Math
We are continuing our number unit in Math and counting from 1 to 10 and practicing printing these numbers in our number books. We are also learning about shapes (circle, square, rectangle, and triangle). We will also be discussing patterning later this month.
Science
We are learning about Fall. We are learning about apples, fall leaves, and pumpkins this month.
Social Studies
We are continuing to learn about our school community.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at school.
Thank you,
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
September News
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Welcome to Kindergarten! We are very excited about the upcoming school year
Thursday, September 27 Meet the Teacher Night - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Just a
reminder: Our class has library on Tuesdays. Please read your child's library book with them during the week and then have your child return their library book every Monday so that they may borrow a new book from our school library to take home.
Our class bookworm is already growing in length. This is a reminder that you may choose to read books from home or the public library as well in addition to your child's school library book. You are encouraged to read on the weekends, too! Congratulations to Beatriz, Jumana, Maddison, Nesreen, Rachel, and Tiffany who have read 10 books. Congratulations also to Dodie, Hanna, and Rentata for reading 20 books. Way to go and keep up the good work!
Our class bookworm is already growing in length. This is a reminder that you may choose to read books from home or the public library as well in addition to your child's school library book. You are encouraged to read on the weekends, too! Congratulations to Beatriz, Jumana, Maddison, Nesreen, Rachel, and Tiffany who have read 10 books. Congratulations also to Dodie, Hanna, and Rentata for reading 20 books. Way to go and keep up the good work!
* At home you can help your child by reading with your child every night. Remember to talk about what happened in the books after you read.
* Review the letters we have learned at school so far with your child. Every week your child will be bringing home a new letter to learn. Please have your child practice printing these letters at home as well as learning the sound each letter makes.
* Encourage your child to practicing counting at home. You may wish to play some simple number games with your child. For example, you can ask your child to count the number of plates on the table at dinner time, the number of stairs up to the front door, the number of pages in their favourite book, etc.
We have completed the alphabet letters A and M in our “Letter a Week” program. Ask your child to share what they know about these letters with you. Look for these letters in books or on signs and talk about the sounds they make.
We are learning to count from 1 to 10 and practicing printing these numbers in our number books. We are also learning about shapes (circle, square, rectangle, and triangle). See if your child can identify some of these shapes at home or in the community.
We have started to learn about the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell)
We are learning about our school community.
Mrs. Manuel and Mrs. Povey
