TWAS, April 5th, 2013

With Your Child This Week

1.     Talk about any spring changes you see

2.     Have your child use positional language to describe where their favourite stuffie is (ie: in the basket, under the bed, etc.)

3.     Ask your child how they get power in their life (something they are good at)

4.     Talk about the importance of not talking to strangers

What we did this week at school

*Did tactile q with Q-tips

*Stamped our numbers from 11 to 20

*Made a book using positional language (in, over, beside, etc.)

*Talked about how we get power by doing things that we are good at

*Practiced printing our letters

*Did rhyming word puzzles

*Discussed strangers

Some Important Dates to Remember

           

Thursday, April 11^th – Monthly assembly in gym at 8:45 (all welcome)

                                    -Parent restitution night at Strathmillan School 6:30pm

Tuesday, April 16^th – Early dismissal at 2:55pm

Friday, April 19^th – Inservice (no school)

Important Information

1.     You will notice a strip of paper in your child’s folder today.  It is the first list for our sight word program.  Please take the time to review the words briefly each day to help your child become familiar with the words (some parents find it helpful to keep it on the fridge).  Each Friday, children will be asked to read the words from their list in a random order.  If they get all the words correct, they move to the next list.  Some children may stay on a list for some time, while others may move quickly.  Please do not be concerned or discouraged.  The program is designed to move with the child’s developmental level.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

2.      Now that Kindergarten students are out with the regular duty teacher, there are a few things that need reviewing.  There is to be no rough play.  If a child is using their body in any way, they will be sent to the office and will lose a recess.  The second offence means the loss of two and continues to grow with each incident. It is also important to line up when the bell rings so that the teacher on duty can get inside and to their class without keeping students waiting.  We appreciate your support with this at home.

Have a super weekend!!!! J