Sunday 31 January 2016

This Week in Kindergarten February 1st - February 5th

Theme:

  • Friendship
  • Valentine's Day

Songs/Poems:

  • I Love You
  • I've Got Peace in My Fingers

Sound of the week:

* W 

Sound Monster: 

This Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "w" sound on Wednesday.  The item will be returned to your child at the end of the day.  If you cannot find an item, you can have your child draw a picture and write the corresponding word.  Some ideas for the "w" sound include: water, wallet and watch.

Number of the Week: 

* 12

Important Information:

* I have posted the new family project for the month of February. 

* I have posted new pictures of the children in the Photos tab.  All of the photos under the January heading are NEW.

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Uma and Vihaan will present their Mystery bags on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016.

OVERNIGHT BUDDY:

We will continue our overnight buddy activity this week. Each night a different child in the class will take home our class buddy Olivia the Owl and complete a page in her journal adventure book. Please return the overnight buddy and journal book in the ziploc bag it was sent home in the next day.

THEME TABLE:

Our new theme for the next few weeks will be friendship and Valentine's Day.  I invite the children to bring in books, toys or objects related to our theme that we can place on our theme table in the class. Please be sure to write your child' s name on the item or book so that I can easily return it to you. Thank you in advance!

REMINDER:

The blue and purple duo-tangs will be sent home every Monday and must be returned the following Monday.  Throughout the week, please review the sound of the week and have your child complete the corresponding pages in the purple duo-tang.  Please have your child practice singing the weekly songs/poems and complete the activity at the bottom of the page (if there is one) in the blue duo-tang. Please refer to the introduction letter for a more detailed explanation of this on the 2nd page in the blue and purple duo-tangs.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, February 5th, 2016: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- No school for students

Friday, February 19th, 2016: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- No school for students

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me:

by writing me a note in your child’s agenda.  
by phone at the school (450) 676-8166

Thank you for your support and have a great week!

Anna Romanini 

Sunday 24 January 2016

This week in Kindergarten January 25th - January 29th

Theme:

  • Winter

Songs/Poems:

  • My Snowman
  • I'm a Little Snowflake

Sound of the week:

* Z

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, January 29th, 2016, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "z" sound on Wednesday.  The item will be returned to your child at the end of the day.  If you cannot find an item, you can have your child draw a picture and write the corresponding word.  Some ideas for the "z" sound include: zipper, zebra, zucchini, zoo and zero.

Number of the Week: 

* 11 (continued)

Important Information:

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Grayson and Pablo will present their Mystery bags on Friday, January 29th, 2016.

OVERNIGHT BUDDY:

We will continue our overnight buddy activity this week. Each night a different child in the class will take home our class buddy Olivia the Owl and complete a page in her journal adventure book. Please return the overnight buddy and journal book in the ziploc bag it was sent home in the next day.

THEME TABLE:

We will continue our winter theme this week.  I invite the children to bring in books, toys or objects related to our theme that we can place on our theme table in the class. Please be sure to write your child' s name on the item or book so that I can easily return it to you. Thank you in advance!

REMINDER:

The blue and purple duo-tangs will be sent home every Monday and must be returned the following Monday.  Throughout the week, please review the sound of the week and have your child complete the corresponding pages in the purple duo-tang.  Please have your child practice singing the weekly songs/poems and complete the activity at the bottom of the page (if there is one) in the blue duo-tang. Please refer to the introduction letter for a more detailed explanation of this on the 2nd page in the blue and purple duo-tangs.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday, January 28th, 2016: Pizza day and bake sale (NO CAFETERIA SERVICE TODAY)

Friday, January 29th, 2016: January Family Project due today

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me:

by writing me a note in your child’s agenda.  
by phone at the school (450) 676-8166

Thank you for your support and have a great week!

Anna Romanini 

Monday 18 January 2016

This Week in Kindergarten January 18th - January 22nd

Theme:

  • Winter

Songs/Poems:

  • Snowman (poem)
  • Snowflakes (song)

Sound of the week:

* C/K

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, January 22nd, 2016, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "c or k" sound on Wednesday.  The item will be returned to your child at the end of the day.  If you cannot find an item, you can have your child draw a picture and write the corresponding word.  Some ideas for the "c or k" sound include: cat, car, crayon, clock, king, kite, kangaroo and koala.

Number of the Week: 

* 11

Important Information:

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Sophie and Rosalia will present their Mystery bags on Friday, January 22nd, 2016.

OVERNIGHT BUDDY:

We will continue our overnight buddy activity this week. Each night a different child in the class will take home our class buddy Olivia the Owl and complete a page in her journal adventure book. Please return the overnight buddy and journal book in the ziploc bag it was sent home in the next day.

SCHOLASTICS:

Please note that the deadline to submit your order is Friday, January 22nd, 2016.

THEME TABLE:

We will continue our winter theme this week.  I invite the children to bring in books, toys or objects related to our theme that we can place on our theme table in the class. Please be sure to write your child' s name on the item or book so that I can easily return it to you. Thank you in advance!

REMINDER:

The blue and purple duo-tangs will be sent home every Monday and must be returned the following Monday.  Throughout the week, please review the sound of the week and have your child complete the corresponding pages in the purple duo-tang.  Please have your child practice singing the weekly songs/poems and complete the activity at the bottom of the page (if there is one) in the blue duo-tang. Please refer to the introduction letter for a more detailed explanation of this on the 2nd page in the blue and purple duo-tangs.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday, January 28th, 2016: Pizza day

Friday, January 29th, 2016: January Family Project due today

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me:

by writing me a note in your child’s agenda.  
by phone at the school (450) 676-8166

Thank you for your support and have a great week!

Anna Romanini 

Sunday 10 January 2016

This Week in Kindergarten January 11th - January 15th

Theme:

  • Winter
  • Snowmen

Songs/Poems:

  • Frosty the Snowman
  • I'm A Little Snowman

Sound of the week:

* J

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, January 15th, 2016, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "j" sound on Wednesday.  The item will be returned to your child at the end of the day.  If you cannot find an item, you can have your child draw a picture and write the corresponding word.  Some ideas for the "j" sound include: jacket, jug, jeep, jaguar and jar.

Number of the Week: 

* no new number this week 

Important Information:

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

I am sending home a letter explaining our new show and tell activity that will begin this week.  Every week 2 children will take home our mystery bag and fill it with a special item to present to the class. The presentations will always be on FRIDAYS.

* This week: Mary Lou and Memphis will present their Mystery bags on Friday, January 15th, 2016.


OVERNIGHT BUDDY:

I am sending home a letter to explain our overnight buddy activity. Each night a different child in the class will take home our class buddy Olivia the Owl and complete a page in her journal adventure book. Please return the overnight buddy and journal book in the ziploc bag it was sent home in the next day.

SCHOLASTICS:

I am sending home the flyers for the month of January today.  Please note that the deadline to submit your order is Friday, January 22nd, 2016.

JANUARY FAMILY PROJECT:

* Reminder: I have posted the new family project.

THEME TABLE:

We will continue our winter theme this week.  I invite the children to bring in books, toys or objects related to our theme that we can place on our theme table in the class. Please be sure to write your child' s name on the item or book so that I can easily return it to you. Thank you in advance!

* I have posted the new family project for the month of January. 

* Last week, I posted new pictures of the children in the Photos tab.  All of the photos under the December heading are NEW.

REMINDER:

The blue and purple duo-tangs will be sent home every Monday and must be returned the following Monday.  Throughout the week, please review the sound of the week and have your child complete the corresponding pages in the purple duo-tang.  Please have your child practice singing the weekly songs/poems and complete the activity at the bottom of the page (if there is one) in the blue duo-tang. Please refer to the introduction letter for a more detailed explanation of this on the 2nd page in the blue and purple duo-tangs.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, January 29th, 2016: January Family Project due today

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me:

by writing me a note in your child’s agenda.  
by phone at the school (450) 676-8166

Thank you for your support and have a great week!

Anna Romanini 

Tuesday 5 January 2016

This Week in Kindergarten January 6th - January 8th

Theme:

  • Winter

Songs/Poems:

* no new songs/poems this week 

Sound of the week:

* no new sound this week 

Sound Monster: 

* Nsound monster this week.

Number of the Week: 

* no new number this week

Important Information:

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break.  I hope the new year brings you good health and lots of happiness: )

THEME TABLE:

We will begin our new theme (winter) this week and next week more in detail.  I invite the children to bring in books, toys or objects related to our theme that we can place on our theme table in the class. Please be sure to write your child' s name on the item or book so that I can easily return it to you. Thank you in advance!

* I am not sending home the duo-tangs this week.

* I have posted the new family project for the month of January. 

* I have posted new pictures of the children in the Photos tab.  All of the photos under the December heading are NEW.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, January 29th, 2016: January Family Project due today

Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me:

by writing me a note in your child’s agenda.  
by phone at the school (450) 676-8166

Thank you for your support and have a great week!

Anna Romanini