TWAS, May 31st, 2013

With Your Child This Week

1.     Talk about our paper experiment

2.     Ask your child to draw a map of your house

3.     Have your child tell you three needs and wants

4.     Ask your child to explain how they made their marker holder

What we did this week at school

*Talked about maps and made our own!

*Did tactile X with xylophone

*Worked in our Growth Books

*Made word family words with play dough

*Made a spring tree with plasticine

*Talked about different kinds of paper and did a paper experiment

*Talked about needs and wants

*Made a marker holder with different kinds of paper

*Worked on a book for Baby Maelle & Baby Zoe

*Got tadpoles

Some Important Dates to Remember

           

Monday, June 3^rd – Field trip forms & money due

Tuesday, June 4^th – Early dismissal at 2:55pm

Thursday, June 6^th – Monthly assembly at 8:45am

Friday, June 7^th – Field Trip to KidFest

Friday, June 14^th – No School (Inservice)

Important Information

Our field trip is coming up on Friday, June 7^th.  Please send in all money and forms on Monday, June 3^rd.  We are still looking for two volunteers to come with us.  If you are interested, please let us know via e-mail before the weekend.

Have a sunny weekend!!!! J  

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Children's Museum

On Friday, May 10th, we went to the Children's Museum.  We learned about and made our own paper and had time to play.  The best part of our trip was "everything"!!!!

Learning about how paper is made! 

The wood is chopped!

Making our own paper!

Time to explore and play in the museum!!

We had so much fun that some of us fell asleep on the bus ride home!  

Thanks to our friends for lending us a shoulder!!!

Huge thanks goes out to all our volunteers!!!!

TWAS, May 24, 2013

With Your Child This Week

1.     Talk about what to do when you get lost in a store

2.     Ask your child about some different kinds of paper

3.     Have your child tell you a story about “how to” do something using the words: first, next and last

4.     Find 3D objects around you!

What we did this week at school

*Did some “how to” writing using the words first, next and last

*Did some writing around the room

*Started setting up our space centres

*Talked about the different kinds of paper

*Worked on the SmartBoard

*Mrs. Lauder talked to us about what to do when you get lost in a store

*Had math centres

*Played fine motor games

Some Important Dates to Remember

           

Monday, May 27^th – Honey order pick up

Monday, June 3^rd – Field trip forms & money due

Tuesday, June 4^th – Early dismissal at 2:55pm

Thursday, June 6^th – Monthly assembly at 8:45am

Friday, June 7^th – Field Trip to KidFest

Important Information

1.    Our last Kindergarten science unit is on Paper!  In the next couple of weeks, we will be experimenting with many kinds of paper and are looking for some paper donations.  We are looking for as many different kinds as we can get (poster paper, cardboard, newspaper, crepe and tissue, etc.).  We will be sorting the paper, ripping, cutting, crumpling and folding the paper, as well as making paper collages.  If you have any extra paper that you would be willing to donate, please send it to school on Monday.     THANKS!!  J

2.    Our field trip is coming up on Friday, June 7^th.  We will be sending home the permission form for this trip on Wednesday & they will be due on Monday, June 3^rd.  We are still looking for two volunteers to come with us.  If you are interested, please let us know.

Have a sunny weekend!!!! J  

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TWAS, May 24, 2013

With Your Child This Week

1.     Talk about what to do when you get lost in a store

2.     Ask your child about some different kinds of paper

3.     Have your child tell you a story about “how to” do something using the words: first, next and last

4.     Find 3D objects around you!

What we did this week at school

*Did some “how to” writing using the words first, next and last

*Did some writing around the room

*Started setting up our space centres

*Talked about the different kinds of paper

*Worked on the SmartBoard

*Mrs. Lauder talked to us about what to do when you get lost in a store

*Had math centres

*Played fine motor games

Some Important Dates to Remember

           

Monday, May 27^th – Honey order pick up

Monday, June 3^rd – Field trip forms & money due

Tuesday, June 4^th – Early dismissal at 2:55pm

Thursday, June 6^th – Monthly assembly at 8:45am

Friday, June 7^th – Field Trip to KidFest

Important Information

1.    Our last Kindergarten science unit is on Paper!  In the next couple of weeks, we will be experimenting with many kinds of paper and are looking for some paper donations.  We are looking for as many different kinds as we can get (poster paper, cardboard, newspaper, crepe and tissue, etc.).  We will be sorting the paper, ripping, cutting, crumpling and folding the paper, as well as making paper collages.  If you have any extra paper that you would be willing to donate, please send it to school on Monday.     THANKS!!  J

2.    Our field trip is coming up on Friday, June 7^th.  We will be sending home the permission form for this trip on Wednesday & they will be due on Monday, June 3^rd.  We are still looking for two volunteers to come with us.  If you are interested, please let us know.

Have a sunny weekend!!!! J  

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TWAS, May 10th, 2013

With Your Child This Week

1.     Talk about your child’s favourite Lakewood Idol performance

2.     Ask your child how paper is made

3.     Have your child find things that start with V around your house and community

4.     Talk about how we made the Mother’s Day gifts (after Sunday!!!!)

What we did this week at school

*Did tactile V with vines and violets

*Worked on the number 20

*Did bingo dapper 10 frames

*Had Lakewood Idol

*Went to the Children’s Museum

*Did domino parking lot

*Sorted 3-D objects by their characteristics (roll, slide, both)

*Played Tally Tally Clap!

*Printed the letter Vv

*Looked up some of our houses on Google Earth

Some Important Dates to Remember

           

Thursday, May 16^th – Welcome to Kindergarten (for students registered for

Kindergarten beginning in September 2013)

            Friday, May 17^th – Ms. Watts is away all day

            Monday, May 20^th – Victoria Day (no school)

Tuesday, May 21^st – Early dismissal @ 2:55pm

Wednesday, May 22^nd – Glenlea flower pick up

Important Information

1.    Our field trip was AWESOME!!  Thanks to all the volunteers who came to help us out.  Make sure to ask your child about their favourite part!!!

Have a super weekend!!!! J  

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