May Newsletter

The month of May is here and it’s hard to believe that our school year will soon come to a close. We look forward to our trip to Binscarth to watch the Willie Wonka play on Wednesday, May 5. Hopefully the weather will warm up and we won’t need to dress for snow! If you have any questions or concerns regarding the trip, please feel free to contact me. Otherwise, as long as your child has a bag lunch for the day, all should be well.

We will continue with our study of “The Sky” until part way through the month, at which time we will shift our focus to “The Garden”. We will learn about what plants need to sprout and flourish, and the stages of growth a plant follows. In addition to this, we will be hatching out Leaf Cutter Bees. We will discuss the important role bees have in the growth and development of plants!

We will soon complete our study of the alphabet. Our last letters to study are Ww, Vv, Qq, Yy, and Zz. We will continue to review all other letter names and sounds each day. To further enrich what children have been learning about letters and sounds, our Kindergarten class will soon begin to learn to read! Shortly after the Victoria Day long weekend your child will bring home a “Reading Folder”. There is a note attached to the folder explaining how this program will work. Your child will bring home a “book bag” inside the folder. You and your child can read these books using the suggestions on the folder note. Your child will then return the “book bag” to school the next Kindergarten day and exchange it for a new one. Although it is not an expectation that your child read in Kindergarten, and I will not be evaluating him/her in reading, this is a wonderful activity that excites and motivates! Have Fun!

The following is a list of skills we will be working on in preparation for the June report card: counting to 100, number recognition to 10, recognizing all uppercase and lowercase letters, knowing all letter sounds, printing all letters (a-z), printing first and last name, and working independently. Please feel free to practise these skills at home with your child. You could even “test” them yourselves to see what they already know! As well, I am still encouraging children who have not yet received a “Shoe Lace Tying Certificate” to keep practising to tie at home. When this task has been mastered and your child can show me, he/she will receive a certificate and pick from the prize box. I cannot stress how important this skill will be for your child, and it is most easiest learned one on one with a parent at home, and with a reward from me!!!

We will be having a Kindergarten Graduation once again this year. The date for the graduation will be Monday, June 28, 2010. Children will come to school at their regular time (9:00) and the graduation ceremony will begin in the gymnasium at 9:30. The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes long. Parents and guests are welcome to attend. The school day for Kindergarten will end after this time and children will go home with their parents. Summer holidays will officially begin! More information regarding this occasion will be sent home in June!



* Reminder* We will be using a small, clean glass jar with lid and a small gift bag that the jar will comfortably fit inside for Friday, May 7. If you have not yet sent these items, please send them next Kindergarten day. Be sure your child’s name is on both the jar and bag. We will be needing these for our Mother’s Day gifts!


If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.