Thank you to all families and friends who attended our Kindergarten Spring Concert.  It was a tremendous success! 

Dates to Remember:

Urgent!  Parent Chaperones for End-of-Year Field Trips:  Our class still require a minimum of one parent chaperone for two of our end-of-year field trips.  If you are able to accompany us on one of them, kindly write me a note in your child’s Communication duo-tang, indicating which one, as soon as possible and I will provide you with a letter to obtain a Criminal Records Check/Vulnerable Sector Screen free of charge.  All parent chaperones are required to submit a Criminal Records Check/Vulnerable Sector Screen to the school’s office prior to the date of the field trip.  The dates are below:

Thursday, June 20th - Victoria Park

Monday, June 24th - Centennial Park for Prehistoric Island Tours Presentation (Rain Date - Tuesday, June 25th)

Second Step Program:  Our next Second Step lesson with Mrs. Swan will be on Monday, June 3rd, Day 3.  It will be a catch-up lesson.

Book Exchange:  Our next book exchange will be on cancelled on Tuesday, June 4th, Day 4, due to the Scholastic BOGO Book Fair.

Absence:  I will be absent on Tuesday, June 4th.  Madame Hélène Crevier will be replacing me for the day.  Unfortunately, I will not able to check for email messages or take telephone calls on this date. 

Scholastic BOGO Book Fair:  Sherwood School’s third and final in-person Scholastic BOGO Book Fair of the year will be held in the school's Library from Monday, June 3rd until Friday, June 7th.  Our class will be viewing the books on Tuesday, June 4th from 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. and buying on Wednesday, June 5th from 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  If you would like for your child to purchase a book, kindly send cash or a cheque (payable to Sherwood School) with them in an envelope, clearly labelled with their name and the amount enclosed in it.  Please also put your child’s “wish list" in the envelope.  Don’t forget to circle the title that they would like to buy.  This particular book fair is a Buy One Get One free event on all items.  This means that the buyer will pay only for the highest priced item for every 2 items purchased. The second item will be free of charge.  Unfortunately, the BOGO Book Fair is not available online.  

Show and Share:  All students are invited to bring a small toy of their choice for Show and Share on Thursday, June 6th.   Kindly help your child introduce themselves and present their toy.  The following sentence structures may be helpful to them:  Bonjour!  Je m’appelle _____.  Voici mon/ma _____.  C'est _____. (Colour)  C'est _____. (Size)  Merci!  Please remember to not send toys with your child on days other than Show and Share.

Kindergarten Orientation Day:  Kindly note that there will be no school for current Kindergarten students on Friday, June 7th as it will be an orientation day for next year's students.  There will be regular school for all other grades. 

Library Book Return Deadline:  Kindly have your child return all of their Library books by Monday, June 10th.  Merci beaucoup! 

Learning Buddies:  Our next Learning Buddies session with Mme Fraser's Grade 3 French Immersion class will be on Friday, May 31st, Day 2.

Payment for End-of-Year Field Trips:  Payment for your child's end-of-year field trips can be made online, through their HotLunches account, or by cash until Friday, June 21st.  If paying by cash, kindly send exact change in an envelope, clearly labelled with your child’s name on it and the purpose of the payment.  The total fee for all three of our end-of-year field trips is $13.00.

Please see the following link to Sherwood School's HotLunches website:

Sherwood School HotLunches

Notes:

Here are a few points of information pertaining to the week ahead:

Leader/Assistant:  Our first leader of the day will be Francisco and our first assistant will be Harriet this week.

Theme:  This week, our theme will be Farm Animals again.

Eye See…Eye Learn! Program:  Kindly have your child take advantage of the Eye See … Eye Learn! Program before June 30th, 2024.  The Eye See … Eye Learn! program is an eye health and vision awareness program which provides one free eye exam and, if needed, one free pair of glasses to all Kindergarten students across P.E.I.  Please refer to the following link for further information: 

Sun Hat/Sunglasses/Sunscreen:  Kindly pack a sun hat and sunglasses in your child’s backpack, if you would like them to wear them during recess times.  Please also apply unscented sunscreen on your child at home, if you would like them to wear sunscreen at school.  Merci!

Sweater/Sweatshirt:  Kindly send a sweater/sweatshirt with your child each day.  Our classroom can be cool in the mornings, despite the warmer weather.

Water Bottle(s):  Kindly remember to send 1 or 2 filled water bottle(s) with your child each day.  Our classroom can be warm in the afternoons.

Assessment and Evaluation:  I will be working with each student individually to assess their progress in fine motor, early numeracy and early literacy development in the coming weeks.  Our daily routine will be adjusted slightly to accommodate this activity.

Have a great week ahead!