Sunday, 26 March 2017

This week in Kindergarten: March 27th- March 31st

Theme:

  • Easter
  • Rabbits

Songs/Poems:

  • I Can do the Bunny Hop too!

Sound of the week:

*  U

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, March 31st, 2017, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "u" 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 "u" sound include: umbrella and up.

Number of the Week: 

* 15 

Important Information:

* I have added new pictures of the children in the photos tab.   

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

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Le Shaya and Dylan will present their Mystery bags on Friday, March 31sth, 2017.

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.  Very soon I will send home our second overnight buddy Freddie the Frog to visit the children's homes.

THEME TABLE:

We will take a break from our penguin theme to explore our Easter and rabbits theme.   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!

* We will continue penguins in a few weeks.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday, March 27th, 2017: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- no school for students 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, 19 March 2017

This week in Kindergarten March 20th - March 24th

Theme:

  • Penguins

Songs/Poems:

  • Peter the Penguin

Sound of the week:

*  D

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, March 24th, 2017, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "d" 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 "d" sound include: duck, dog, donut and doll.

Number of the Week: 

* 14 

Important Information:

This week we are beginning 2 new exciting projects in Kindergarten!

1- We are teaming up with Ms. Julie's grade 1/2 class for the next few weeks to explore the world of robotics with our BEEBOTS.  The beebots are simple robots (shaped like bees) that can be programmed to do several simple tasks.





2- MINDFULNESS: This week we will have a special visitor, Mrs. Rekha Magon who will work with the students and myself to learn about breathing, relaxation, strategies to help the children calm down and cope with their emotions, etc.

SCHOLASTICS:

Please note that the deadline to submit your March order is Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017.

* I have added new pictures of the children in the photos tab.   

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

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Nathan and Raphaël will present their Mystery bags on Friday, March 20th, 2017.

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.  Very soon I will send home our second overnight buddy Freddie the Frog to visit the children's homes.

THEME TABLE:

Our new theme for the next few weeks will be Penguins.  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!

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017: Pizza lunch and bake sale day

Friday, March 24th, 2017: Dress like a book character day

Monday, March 27th, 2017: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- no school for students 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, 12 March 2017

This week in Kindergarten March 13th- March 17th

Theme:

  • St-Patrick's Day

Songs/Poems:

  • The Leprechaun song

Sound of the week:

*  W

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, March 17th, 2017, 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: watch, wallet, wagon, window and water.

Number of the Week: 

* 13 (continued)

Important Information: 

* I have added new pictures of the children in the photos tab.   

* Be sure to visit the Educazoo link and the 100th Day of school activities link in the February section

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

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Devin and Abdulhadi will present their Mystery bags on Friday, March 17th, 2017.

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.  Very soon I will send home our second overnight buddy Freddie the Frog to visit the children's homes.

THEME TABLE:

We are continuing our  St-Patrick's Day theme.  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!

* The PPO (parent participation organization) has generously purchased a book for each child in the school for reading month.  I will be sending home the books in the communication folder.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017: Read my t-shirt day (wear a t-shirt with writing on it)

Friday, March 17th, 2017: St. Patrick's Day, wear green today

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017: Pizza lunch and bake sale day

Friday, March 24th, 2017: Dress like a book character day

Monday, March 27th, 2017: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- no school for students 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, 5 March 2017

This week in Kindergarten: March 6th-March 10th

Theme:

  • St-Patrick's Day

Songs/Poems:

  • I'm a Little Leprechaun
  • Wee Leprechaun (poem)

Sound of the week:

*  O

Sound Monster: 

This Friday, March 10th, 2017, we will be feeding the Sound Monster.  Please send in 1 item (a toy, a book, a picture, etc. ) that begins with the "o" 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 "o" sound include: octopus, olive, octagon and ostrich.

Number of the Week: 

* 13 

Important Information:

We have a new student joining our class as of Monday: welcome Raphaël!

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


READING MONTH:

The month of March is READING MONTH here at Good Shepherd school.  Our school wide theme is the pirates and we will be doing lots of fun reading activities throughout the month.

SCHOLASTICS:

I am sending home the flyers for the month of March this week.  Please note that the deadline to submit your order is Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017.

MYSTERY BAG (SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY):

 * This week: Jada and Tyrone will present their Mystery bags on Friday, March 10th, 2017.

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 is related to St-Patrick'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!

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017: Read my t-shirt day (wear a t-shirt with writing on it)

Friday, March 17th, 2017: St. Patrick's Day, wear green today

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017: Pizza lunch and bake sale day

Friday, March 24th, 2017: Dress like a book character day

Monday, March 27th, 2017: PEDAGOGICAL DAY- no school for students 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