Hello JK parents!

I would like to thank all the parents for making this year so memorable, all the support and co-operation, the kind gifts and words I received.  It has been my absolute pleasure to teach your children, I am so proud of each and everyone one of their accomplishments.  I hope to see you and the students when I return or in passing. I wish everyone a wonderful summer!  For the last week of school, Ms. Bannon will be taking over the class.  I have also finished all the report cards and they will be sent home on the last day of school (June 16th).
Here are a few things we did today:
Daily 5-We read a story that Alyaan brought in today for Show & Tell, it was titled Sleep Little Angel.
Math-The JK's worked on their own Big & Small booklets, each student had to draw and write something that is big and small in size.

Reminder:
-After Care fees are due June 12th.
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school and Report Cards will be sent home on June 16th.

Big & Small Booklet

Thank you Alyaan for bringing in the book to read

beautiful day for a picnic!

Hello JK parents!

What a fantastic Art's Night! We are so proud of all the JK's and students that participated in last night's performances.  Today was another beautiful day to enjoy a lot of outdoor activities, such as Gym with Mr. MacDonald.
Daily 5-The JK's wanted to have some quiet time to themselves and decided to explore books with a partner around the classroom.
Language-We had another group read a loud with our alphabet booklets, this time we focused on the letter D.  We practiced sounding out short words and each student had to circle and find all the upper/lower case letter D's they could find.
Ms. Anne-The students enjoyed Ms. Anne's group activity outside, using balloons and beach balls.  The JK's had to work together as a team or with a partner to keep the balloon or ball up in the air, without touching the ground.

Reminder:
-After Care fees are due June 12th.
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school and Report Cards will be sent home on June 16th.

working as a team to keep the balloon up in the air!

Another group read a loud

Enjoying the beautiful weather!

Hello JK parents!

We have been super busy again today, practicing for the tonight's Art's Night!
Here are a few things we did today:
Daily 5-The students engaged in Literacy Centers, using a variety of manipulates to help practice their letter sound recognition skills.
French-Ms. Hou had the students practice their animal vocabulary, with a fun charades game.
Language-We had fun with another class read a loud circle, this time we focused on the letters C & D.  The JK's also had to look for each letter and circle it in the short story.

Reminders:
-Art's Night will be June 7th and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.  Students are to be back at school by 6:30 pm.  As part of the JK performance, we would like to ask parents to dress the students in bright colours and to be wearing an Afro wig or 70's style hair (70's theme).
-After Care fees are due June 12th.
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school and Report Cards will be sent home on June 16th.

Searching for the letter B

playing charades in French class

Hello JK parents!

We have been so busy practicing for Art's Night tomorrow and are excited for all of you to see what we have done!
Ms. Anne had a hands on activity for the JK's using a variety of materials, the students worked in groups and used their imagination to create and build habitats for their animal friends.

Reminders:
-Arts Night will be June 7th and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.  Students are to be back at school by 6:30 pm.  As part of the JK performance, we would like to ask parents to dress the students in bright colours and to be wearing an Afro wig or 70's style hair (70's theme).
-After Care fees are due June 12th.
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school and Report Cards will be sent home on June 16th.

Hello JK parents!

Happy Monday! It's a busy week for the JK's, we will be practicing today until Art's Night on June 7th.  Here are a few things we did today:
Daily 5-The Jk's enjoyed exploring Literacy Centers, using letter blocks, puzzles and books to practice their phonetic skills.
French-Ms. Hou had the students share what they did during the weekend, the students were encouraged to use french vocabulary that they learned.
Language-We had another shared reading circle today, using our alphabet booklets.  The students also had to search and find upper/lower case letter a in each page.  We will be working on our booklets all week.
Math-We practiced counting from 1 to 100 as a class and I challenged each student to name a number that I chose from the chart.
Art-Ms. Kerr had the students finish the art projects that they will be displaying for Art's Night.

Reminders:
-Arts Night will be June 7th and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.  Students are to be back at school by 6:30 pm.  As part of the JK performance, we would like to ask parents to dress the students in bright colours and to be wearing an Afro wig or 70's style hair (70's theme).
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school and Report Cards will be sent home on June 16th.

Enjoying another read aloud circle

searching for all the letter A's

Sharing our family pictures

Hello JK parents!

Happy Friday! We started our day off with a visit from Creature Quest! The JK's were very excited to see and learn more about a few animals that they had brought in (frog, rabbit, snake, etc).  The students also were able to get up and close to a few of the animals and showed to be risk takers to pet the creatures.  Ms. Ann had the students share the family photos they brought in and each presented to the class, who each person in their family was and why they were important to them.


Reminders:
-Arts Night will be June 7th and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.  Students are to be back at school by 6:30 pm.  As part of the JK performance, we would like to ask parents to dress the students in bright colours and to be wearing an Afro wig or 70's style hair (70's theme).
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school, which will be on June 16th.

Hello JK parents!

Today we were busy practicing our performance for the Art's Night on June 7th!  We are getting very excited and can not wait for you all to see our hard work!
Here are a few things we did today:
Daily 5-We practiced our letter recognition skills by playing a game of I Spy in the classroom, the students had to find things around the class that began with different letters in the alphabet.
Language-The students revisited the Swap Game, using words cards that had examples of reptiles on them.  Each student had a turn to swat the correct reptile word.  Each JK also practiced their early reading skills, with their own reptile mini booklets.
UOI-We went to go visit Mr. Iqbul's Science class to see the baby chicks one last time before they were returned to the farm.

Reminders:
-Creature Quest visit will be on June 2nd.
-Ms. Anne would like the JK's to bring in a family picture by June 2nd, for a special presentation project.
-Arts Night will be June 7th and performances will begin at 7:00 pm.  As part of the JK performance, we would like to ask parents to dress the students in bright colours and to be wearing an Afro wig or 70's style hair (70's theme).
-Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony will be held on June 13th from 9-10 am.  Parents are welcome to come to see the JK's receive a certificate for completing JK!  Students may also dress up on that day for the ceremony.
-Mrs. Blair's last day is on June 9th.
-Spirit Day will be held on the last day of school, which will be on June 16th.

visiting the baby chicks

playing the Swat game using reptile word cards

Eric helping with calendar 

working on our reptile booklets