June 2015 SUPERSTAR NEWS! Ms Stamkos & Ms Silverberg We cannot believe that the last month of school has arrived! We took great care of our chick eggs and they hatched on May 28th, 2015! We have had 7 chicks in our class and have learned so much about life cycles, non-fiction, and how to care for living things. Ask your children about the names of our chicks—in particular our courageous chick “Bravey!” Our year together is coming to an end and we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every SUPERSTAR in our class! Your children have grown into such remarkable people and have accomplished so much this year! We feel blessed to have been their teachers and will never forget the intelligence, determination, hard work and FUN we’ve had together this year! Kindergarten truly marks a special time in a child’s life and we would like to thank you for your constant support at home! We would like to congratulate our SK’s who are graduating to Grade One! We are so very proud of the work you have accomplished these past two years, and we wish you nothing but the best in Grade One! To our wonderful JK’s! You have continued to surprise us with your love for learning and consistent determination! We look forward to learning and growing together next year! You are all our SUPERSTARS!!! Looking forward to an AMAZING month of June!!!! P.S Our Chick Inquiry was amazing and we miss them already!!! News From Room 110!!! DATES TO REMEMBER June 5h: PA DAY- No School June 8th: Scholastic Orders Due June 8th to 12thth: Book Fair June 11th: CMPS Carnival June 17th: SK Graduation June 19th: Year End Celebration (Lorax Play) June 25th: Last Day of School (Full Day) Moving If you are moving, please let us know as soon as possible for next year’s classroom placements. SK Graduation Water Bottles As the weather gets warmer, please make sure your child has a reusable water bottle. Indoor Shoes As the weather gets warmer, we ask that you continue to leave a pair of indoor shoes here at school. It is also important that the outdoor shoes students wear to school are running shoes (with Velcro) for the days we have gym outdoors. Sunscreen and Hats As the weather is warmer now we would like to remind you to send your child with a hat to protect them from the sun each day. If your child requires sunscreen, it must be applied in the morning before they come to school. If they need to put more on at lunch time, please have them practice applying it themselves. A reminder that SK graduation will be taking place on the morning of Wednesday, June 17th. Please make sure to send in a white oversized dress shirt so your child can wear this as their graduation gown. In addition, please send of Year Celebration- June in your R.S.V.P card as soon as possible End th 19 J Library Books The week of May 29th was the last week to take out library books. Starting on June 1st, we will be collecting library books. Please make sure that they are returned to school as soon as possible. Thank you! Thank you for sending back your preferences! We will send you a reminder notice of when to come and join us for our Lorax play and for a year end celebration of our learning!! We are excited to share with you! Literacy: In Language, we will be focusing on a variety of blends (th, ch, sh, wh, ph) and word families. We will also continue to review all sight words and letters learned this year through a variety of hands on learning centres. Your children have begun working hard on their year end memories writing project! Stay tuned for some wonderful writing (but please don’t ask them too many questions- it’s a surprise!!!) Math: In Math, we will continue our learning about addition, subtraction, more and less. We will focus on solving mathematical word problems using these concepts. In addition, we will be exploring Canadian coins. The coins that we will discuss are the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, loonie and toonie. You can assist your child in identifying the Canadian coins on a daily basis (e.g., when you go grocery shopping). Ms Stamkos & Ms Silverberg’s May Amazing Ask Me Page We cannot believe that June is already here! Your children have done an incredible job learning in our classroom during the month of May! They have grown into amazing problem solvers, re-tellers, and mathematicians! Please take some time to discuss our learning at home! - Ms Stamkos & Ms Silverberg J 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Explain to someone in your family the life cycle of: a butterfly, a frog, a plant and a chick! Share all of the exciting news and information we learned about chicks! How many days does it take an egg to hatch? On what day did our chicks hatch? Re-tell the story of the “Finders Keepers for Franklin” to someone in your family. What was the problem in the “Finders Keepers For Franklin?” What was the solution? Re-tell the story of the “Very Hungry Caterpillar” to someone in your family! What was the problem? What was the solution? Solve the problem! 5 friends are playing soccer. Then, 3 more friends come to join in! How many friends are playing soccer altogether? Circle the number that shows MORE. Then explain, why it shows more! 5 or 2 10 or 1 3 or 2 4 or 7 Circle the number that shows LESS. Then explain why it shows less! 2 or 0 6 or 3 5 or 10 9 or 4 Tell someone in your family the two things plants need in order to grow! Practise “In Thneedville” song for our play! What letters do our friends “Charlie,” “Shawn,” “Whit,” and “Theadore” names begin with?
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