Ask Me Questions for the Week of September 22nd:
Important Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, September 24th Kindergarten/Primary photo day.
Thursday, September 25th Meet the Teacher night **
Friday, September 26th Spirit Day-Wear your school spirit wear (if you have it) or wear red and black today.
Monday, September 29th Field trip to Apple Land***
Tuesday, September 30th Orange Shirt Day
** Food trucks open @ 4:30 for families interested. Starting @ 5pm, classrooms will be open. I do a little presentation about the Kindergarten program. One I start @ 5:10, the second is at 5:45. Otherwise, it is a chance for your child to show you around our class, introduce you to his teachers, etc. It is not a time to have a meeting 1:1. If you have questions about anything, please feel free to talk to me and we can make an appointment to chat at a later date.
*** Field trip forms have been sent home Friday. Please return those ASAP. Also, volunteers-If you are able to help out, please let us know but please have a police check completed.
Chocolate Bar Sales: Forms have gone home for families wishing to help sell chocolate bars. This is a fundraiser sponsored by the Parents Association. Profits come directly to the division where students who sold them are. This is completely voluntary, as I know a lot is put on families and we understand you can’t support all things that come your way.
Student Contact Information Forms
If you received an information form to either update OR verify the information is/was correct, please return it ASAO so the school has accurate contact information for your child.
Curriculum This Week
In language, we are focusing on our next five letters of the alphabet. Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj. We are also reading a book called “The House of Four Seasons” to discuss the first day of Fall September 21st. We also review the three primary colours (red, yellow, blue) in this book. In math, we are focusing on the numbers 6-10, counting and representing those numbers in different ways (as tally marks, in a ten frame, on your fingers, etc.). We are also reading the book “Apples up on top” (a great book for counting and reviewing the numbers to 10).
Monday Letter F
Please practice printing a row of upper case F and a row of lower case f. Again, year 1 students and some of the year 2 students may need the letters drawn out with highlighter first and then help them trace over the letter in pencil)
What season began on September 21st? (Hint: We just finished summer)
Tuesday Letter G
Practice printing a row of upper case G and lower case g. Also, print out the numbers 1-10 on your own (or trace over them after they have been printed with a highlighter).
Use buttons or coins to show the number 3? To show the number 7? Which number is bigger? How do you know?
Wednesday Letter H
Practice printing a row of upper case H and lower case h.
Tell your family about what picture day was like.
Thursday Letter I
Practice printing a row of upper case I and lower case i.
Come to Meet the Teacher night tonight from 5-6pm so your family can meet Mr. Aris and Mrs. Peterson.
Friday Letter J
Practice printing a row of upper case J and a row of lower case j
Tell your family one thing that you are working on in music or outdoor ed with Mrs. McKenzie and tell one thing that you are doing in gym with Mrs. Jackson