RMNP Trip Chaperones and Little Valley Jamboree

Thank you to everyone who showed interest in helping out with our field trip.

In total I am able to take 6 adults, - and 4 of which are parents.

Again the proper paperwork had to be into the office.  The secretary needs a criminal record check, as well as a child abuse registry check on file for you to be eligible to come.  I know... its allot of paperwork!!

Parents who had their name in at the time of the draw, and who have the proper documentation are:

Green Class:
Mrs. Brykaluik
Mrs. Neufeld
Mr. McQuain
Mrs. Pinette

Blue class:
Mrs. Lalliberte
Mrs. Martinez- Okemon
Mrs. Burton  (shauna)
Mrs. Gugin

Again,  thanks everyone for their interest and for checking the blog regularly... although I know its been minimal since I have started year end assessments and report cards...   42 this year!!  wowsers!

Please look at the itinerary for departure/arrival times.
also - we will be going on a Forrest walk  for 2 hours - so make sure to wear good shoes!

I may be a little late getting into the classroom Monday morning, as I have transition meetings with administration in the school - and may be done a little after the bell....   but I will be there as soon as I can to load the bus!!

I'm excited and so are the kids!!!  :)
make sure to double check the list of things to pack as well as get the waiver form and fee in ASAP.
On the morning of, please have your child's icecream money (3- 5 dollars) labelled in a baggie for me to collect.

Thanks
Mrs. K


Little Valley Jamboree
also - this weekend is a special weekend for one of our kinder students  -  The Little Valley Jamborree in Erickson is in support of our very own Skylar and her sister who attends grade 2 at TCS.

Come check out the fun, and support a good cause If you can...  I will be there on Sunday aswell and would love to have some of the other kinders out to support Sky and her family.  ( Magic show man is there at 2:00 :)

Kindergarten Field trip to RMNP

As many of you have heard from the little one's - the kinder classes will be going on a field trip to Riding Mountain National Park and taking part in an interpretive program put on by RMNP , visiting the visitors center museum, as well as enjoying a bag lunch in the beautiful atmosphere and of course ...  what's a trip to the park without eating ice cream????   :)

The even class goes on  Monday June 17th, and the odd class on  Tuesday June 18th.  We will be departing TCS at 9:00 am by school bus, and returning at 3:00 pm.

Waiver forms and information sheets will be sent out next week, as well as a small amount of money will be required to cover the student cost of the interpretive program - and any money you would like to send for ice cream.

A bag lunch will also need to be sent, along with all that other good outdoor activity necessities, (bug spray, sunscreen, change of clothes, etc.)

At this time -  I am asking parents who would like to volunteer to come along on the trip to contact me.  To keep things fair,  parents who have not yet come on a field trip with us will have first dibs, as long as the office has their volunteer forms in  (criminal record check, child abuse registry check).

I have room for a maximum of four adults per class.  Please let me know if you would like to volunteer,  and I will sign you up.  If we have a lot of people wanting to go - we will draw names out of a hat :)

Thanks

Mrs. K

Other tidbits

We have been talking about vowels and why they are different from other letters in the alphabet,  and have learned that a vowel is in every word.

Book making - the kids are really enjoying the writing Center and I am amazed at the books they are creating.

Making 10 - rainbow 10.   We did a neat little activity using a rainbow to make ten.  It was a good visual demonstration and the kids did well at forming the numbers properly.

Assessments-  I am busy meeting with each kinder and letting them show me that they are demonstrating the different kindergarten outcomes that are to be met at the end of the year.   I am also meeting and doing reading assessments on each child,  and wow do we have some little readers!  A big pat on the back to those parents who work with their child on home reading,  your efforts are greatly noted,  thank you!

I hope to have these wrapped up in the next week, and then get report cards done,  so it may be a quiet couple weeks on the blog.  Please never hesitate to contact me At the school or home via phone or email if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs.k

Reading buddies

This week we read the book click Clack Moo Cows That Type, and talked about letter writing.

We learned about a question mark and when to use it.  The kinders wrote a letter to their buddies asking them a question, and the buddies wrote back to the kinders.    They also spent  time tracing each others bodies and asking each other questions.  Things that they had in common went in the middle on where their bodies overlapped, and things that they didn't,t have in common went on their own body.  There was lots of great questions being asked!

The Lorax

Last week we read the book the Lorax and did a writing activity about the book and how we would help the truffula tree's if we were the Lorax.      

We also made truffula trees.

This was an introduction into a new mini unit of trees that we will be talking about in science.

This week

Monday - day 4 blue class, gym
Tuesday - day 5 green class, music class
Wednesday day 6 blue class day - gym class, library, Suzuki concert in pm.
Thursday day 1 - green class day, gym class, Tammy visits' library
Friday day 2 - mrs. Konsorada away, music class, computer buddies

Sight words

I sent home a list of sight words in the kinder's bear book last week. These are all words that we have talked about, done writing exercises on as well as searched for in books.


Sight words comprise from 60% to 85% of the text in children's early reading materials. Studies have shown if students do not have these words in their sight vocabulary, or cannot recognize them instantly, they cannot become fluent readers.

This list was sent home to help you support your child with their literacy development, as learning these words will allow them transition into grade one with ease.

I have a handout of activities I can send home at your request, as well if you find your child has mastered this list, a further resource of words can be found at http://bogglesworldesl.com/dolch/DolchMasterListAlphabetically.doc

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope everyone enjoys their Mother's Day! The kinder's worked hard on their writing piece part of the gift!

If they have been talking about a "forever bouquet", its because we discussed how moms like to get flowers, but that they don't last long - but we are giving a bouquet that lasts forever.

There is a little poem that goes along with this:

Dear Mom,

I will love you forever,
And forever you will be,
The most wonderful mother,
You mean everything to me.

I thought of buying you flowers,
In the usual way, But, I knew you would prefer
A FOREVER BOUQUET!