Thursday, 7 April 2016

Friday Update April 8


This week our explorations have taken us many different places, and we have covered many concepts, from reviewing the letters and sounds, to patterning and counting, to rhyming! It has been a busy week, and we have been missing Rania, who has been quite ill.  We are hoping to have her back in our classroom soon!

Our explorations and activities included…
*Experimenting with colored sand and glue
*Testing various objects to see if they sink or float
*Investigating insects
*Rhyming games
*Counting and cooperation games
*Math provocations with dominos and objects (the students were counting, patterning, adding, using spatial awareness, number recognition, one-to one correspondence, subitising, all from simple manipulatives.)
*We have been playing a lot of games with our letters and sounds, and sounding out stories and sentences together. We have also discovered quite a few sight words that we already know and use a lot!
*Several students continue to be very interested in animals or airplanes, so we will continue to pursue these…


SAVE THE DATE:
PRE-K CELEBRATION AND PORTFOLIO SHARING
The children have been working hard all year, and would like to celebrate!
Please join us to help celebrate our accomplishments, share our portfolios, and watch a slide show of our Pre K experiences.
Friday, May 20, 2016
8:15 am
E104 (our classroom)
*Please let me know if you CANNOT make it


INTEGRATING INTO THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Over the next couple of months of Pre-K we try to give the children plenty of opportunities to visit different areas of the Primary School and interact with many of the PS faculty. In May we will also have a magic show in the kindergarten group room, visit the kindergarten classes, go to the library to have a story with Mrs. Cuthbert and eat snack in the Primary School cafeteria. By June your children will be Kindergarten experts!  Please see list of dates below….more details will be provided as the dates get closer.

Upcoming Dates and Things to Remember:
(I’m trying to get the rest of the year sorted, so you can put dates on your calendars J)

*Return library books and blue bags on Monday.
*Check the blog for pictures from this week!
*SUMMER BIRTHDAYS: if your child's birthday is in the summer and you'd like to celebrate it at school before the year is over, please send a note and we will celebrate!  J  We don’t want to miss anyone! Let me know what day works for you.
*IF you are leaving early, withdrawing from SAS or will be missing certain days over the next few weeks, send me a note. This will help me manage those last-minute details regarding report cards, work sent home, portfolios etc.

*Next Wednesday, April 13th is Alternate Dress
*Tuesday, April 26th: Teacher Appreciation Day J YAY! J
*Friday, May 2nd:  Labor Day—NO SCHOOL
*Thursday, May 9th:  Pre K Visits KINDERGARTEN! (Students only) We will walk to the primary and visit kindergarten rooms, play on the k playground, listen to a story read by Mrs. Cuthbert (PS Librarian) and have a snack in the primary school cafeteria.
*Friday, May 20th: CELEBRATION/PORTFOLIO SHARE starting at 8:15am(Parents are highly encouraged to attend this day J)
Magic Show-Date TBD (Students only) We will walk to the primary school, have an opportunity to play on the kindergarten playground, watch a magic show and enjoy a popsicle.
*Monday, May 23rd: Vesak Day—NO SCHOOL
*Friday, June 3rd:  Last Day of School!—11:30am dismissal

Have a great weekend! Lynsey and Aidah J

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