Newsletter #25

 April 1^st Edition of 

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello families, I hope you all had a good break. It is nice to feel the beauty of spring all around us after such a long winter.

 

Monday was our first day back and everyone was happy to see each other. We jumped right back into our writing and the children were inspired to write about their holiday. We also used Q-tips to paint easter egg pictures and made beautiful nature bracelets outside. During our morning math talk, we started representing the number of the day in many different ways! 

 

Tuesday we continued our work on isolating the beginning sound in words, wrote more and went to music. We also got our garden bed ready for planting! 

 

On Wednesday we played a fun egg hunting math activity, practiced our writing and went to the library. We talked about inappropriate touching in our Care Kit lesson and how some people use tricks, bribes or force to try to make you do things. Try coming up with a family code word for your child to use if they are in an uncomfortable situation. Later we planted snap peas in the garden! It was a beautiful afternoon. 

 

Thursday was another full day. We started our day off with writing, practiced comparing numbers in math and went to music. Later we played a PE game outside and watered the garden. As always, we ended the day in the forest and the kids had fun finding and hiding eggs! Report cards were sent home.

 

Important dates to remember:

April 5^th Easter Monday-No school

April 9^th School in session

April 12^th Laura Keil in to do a clay workshop.

 

Wishing you all a nice long weekend.

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

 

Easter egg letter matching activity.

 

Painting

                       

Making nature bracelets.

                             Decorating Easter eggs.

Preparing our garden bed.

Muddy hands are fun!

                             Checking out the globe.

Hunting for eggs!

                       

                                Counting the eggs.

Planting time. Everyone helped. 

Writing lesson with Mrs. Lamirand. Matching the picture to the words.

                      More fun with eggs in the forest.

Newsletter #24

 March 11^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello Everyone, here is the last newsletter before the break.

 

This week on Monday we started adding a feeling to our writing. Mrs. Freeman was with the class during this block and was very impressed with our little writers! We also made beautiful spring flowers in art and enjoyed a sunny afternoon in the garden and forest. 

 

Tuesday, we started learning about alliteration in our Oral Language groups. The kids practiced isolating the beginning sound in words. We also continued our writing practice and made sure our pictures matched our words. Later the class went to Music and it was another sunny afternoon outside. 

 

On Wednesday Mrs. Lamirand helped with our writing black and we played a fun math game. Library books were not checked out as they often get lost over the break. We also talked about how touching can be appropriate and inappropriate and to remember that our bodies are our own during our C.A.R.E. kit lesson. 

 

Thursday was a very exciting day! It was the 100^th day of school (!!) plus it was pizza day, crazy hair day and the last day before the break. The kids were, understandably, very high energy! Thanks for sending in the collections of 100 items, it was fun to see these representations! We explored the number 100 throughout the day and had a lot of fun! 

 

We will be on the letter ‘Vv’ for Show and Tell when we return after the break.

 

Important dates to remember:

March 29 School back in session 

April 5 Easter Monday (No School)

April 9 Friday School Day (Monday Schedule)

 

I hope you all have an enjoyable Spring Break, whatever it is you get up to. 

 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

 Signs of Spring in the garden.

                                            Forest time

Practicing writing and reading.

                    

                                         Fun with chalk.

                                  100's Day/Crazy Hair Day!!

                      

                        

                        

                        

                        

Newsletter #23

 March 4^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello Everyone, one more week to go until Spring Break!

 

This week on Monday we continued working on our writing, with the focus of going back and adding on to existing stories. I Can’t wait for you to see the work these kids are turning out! We also practiced printing the letter ‘p’ and got creative in art. The kids took the lead on making spring flower pictures however they felt, and it was great to see the variety of styles. 

 

Tuesday, we used the sense of smell to inspire a memory for our writing. We also continued our work on syllables in our oral language groups and the class went to Music.

 

On Wednesday Mrs. Lamirand led the class in a mini lesson on using all of the senses to communicate meaning in our writing. We also started conferencing and setting writing goals. In math, the kids practiced adding one more to numbers and then went to the library. Later we talked about how our bodies are our own in the C.A.R.E. kit lesson. In the forest, the class played a fun game and enjoyed the smells of spring.  

 

Thursday was a half-day to accommodate the parent-teaching meetings. We practiced adding more colour to our pictures during our writing lesson, and worked on taking one number away (one less) in math. It was also Eva’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Eva!

 

Next week will be a busy last week before the break! Please return all library books. 

 

We will be having a Pizza Day on Thursday, March 11. Please send in order forms by Monday. As the other classes eat lunch after we normally do, please send enough other snacks to last your child 2 eating breaks.

 

Thursday will also be crazy hair day and 100’s day! Wow! 

 

To celebrate 100’s day, your child is invited to bring in a collection of 100 items (buttons, stickers, beads, beans, gems etc.) in a jar or other display case. It’s fun to see the number 100 visually in different ways!

 

Important dates to remember:

March 11 Pizza Day, Crazy Hair Day, 100’s Day!

March 12 Spring Break begins! 

March 29 School back in session

April 5 Easter Monday (no school)

April 9 School in session

 

 

Have a nice weekend. 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.bc.org

Making spring flowers.

Playing family

Story telling

Word detective!