Dramatic Play Centre

 

The students have become bored with the birthday centre and did not know what it should be next. So I made the decision to have it be a Pizza Store. This will encourage the students to write orders, make purchases and give out change. The students will use play dough to make pizza and I also had a few wooden puzzle pieces and some felt pieces.

 

I have many of the creative materials that I knew the students would not be using packed up to go to Sheridan Park, but I will look for some sentence strips and some tissue paper in order to make some chef hats.

 

The centre will not change again for this year. If you have anything you can add to our centre that would be wonderful. The more materials the more exciting the centre becomes and then it generates more interaction and learning experiences for the students.

Kindergarten Class Trip June 12th

 

Just a reminder that Thursday June 12th is our class trip. Unfortunately we will not be leaving the school until about 9:30 but I must do the attendance before we can leave. Therefore the students will have a little bit of play time with Lego, small blocks and a few other things that are quick to be tidied up. I think that when the students are playing I will be able to meet with the parents. Many of you will only have your own child but will be placed in groups.

 

I wanted to remind all volunteers and students to be sure to dress appropriately for the weather conditions and to bring a snack and a lunch.

 

If you have any additional questions please don't hesitate to ask me and I will try to answer them. This should be a fun day!

June 9 - June 13

 

This is a busy week for the kindergarten students. Monday and Tuesday are regular days. Then Wednesday is a big day for it is the SK Graduation. I ask all afternoon  Sk students to be brought to the classroom for 10:30 sharp and all morning and afternoon parents, and other family members to go to the gym and sit on the chairs that are provided.

 

The SK's students and morning JK's will arrive in the gym shortly after 10:30. They will sing a couple of songs and read a poem and then we will continue with the rest of the ceremony.

 

After the ceremony the afternoon students will go home and then return for their regular class at 12:50. The morning students are welcomed to go home too. This is a big moment for the SK's students and Meadowvale because this will be the last graduation being held at this school.

Welcome June

 

It is hard to believe tomorrow will be the first day of June. However, when I see the growth the students have made I know it is June. This is a very busy month because the SK students will be having their Farewell to Kindergarten, on June 11th. Then there is the Kindergarten end of the year trip on June 12th. The students will be bringing home a permission letter regarding the trip on Monday.

 

As for the Kindergarten Farewell, I am planning on having the same procedure as I did for the Mother's Day Celebration. The morning JK and SK student will have their morning centres and then they will eat snack at about 10:10. Then at 10:30 the afternoon SK students are invited to come to the classroom to get ready for the presentations that will take place in the gym. Parents are invited to go straight to the gym at 10:30. Both the morning JK, SK and afternoon SK students will sing a couple of songs and do a poem. The morning JK will sit down on chairs at this time.Then I will read both the morning and afternoon SK students answers to their interviewed questions. Some of the questions were: What do you dream of being when you grow up? If I could give you one wish what would you wish for? There were a few other questions.

Next the students will receive a little diploma. This is the time where parents are welcomed to take pictures of their child. Then the ceremony will be over. The whole ceremony should take no more than 20 minutes. Younger siblings and grandparents are invited to come as well.  

 

Due to the fact the gym is very popular in June I have decided there will be no refreshments this time. This will eliminate any mess in the gym for the next class at 11:10. The students have had their snack already.

 

There will be class for the afternoon children at the regular time.

Construction Area

 

I love this time of year because a teacher can see the academic growth of the students, but also the way they use the various materials in the classroom. This is the case with the construction area of the classroom. The students are becoming more knowledgable of how to incorporate a variety of the materials in order to create some amazing activities. This may just seem like building to some, however, there is lots of planning, creating, redesigning and then they bring their prior knowledge into the each of the play situations. Look at the some of the wonderful creations, using a race track and other building materials.

 



Have you ever passed an aisle in the dollar store and asked yourself, "I wonder what I can use that for"? Well the other day when I was in the dollar store (a teacher's dream place) I saw this plastic silver trays and bought them and I pondered the same question.

The other day I placed the two silver trays at a table with a huge container of different coloured beads and made a sign. This was a invitation for the students to examine and create something that they desired and then after they finished their creation we would talk about what they made and what they noticed.

The students created wonderful things. They talked about the patterns they saw and the various designs they created. I have included just a few samples for you to see how creative the young students are when offered with a very simple invitation.

 

This was the invitation that was at the table for the students.

 

Here are some of their designs, patterns and creations

 

 

 

 

 

Language

 

 

The jolly phonic sound for this week is the "d" sound. Many of the students often confuse the "b" and "d" letter and sound. It is very important to practise the letter and sounds with your child on a regular basis. There continues to be a number of students who still experience difficulty identifying the letters and sounds. The only way to assist your child to learn this concept is practise, practise, and more practise. If your child is an SK this practise and practising the "By Heart Words" will assist them in the area of reading and writing for grade 1.

 

The Comprehension Strategy will continue to be to identify the problem in the story and the solution. The students are then asked what they would do if they had that problem. When adults read we automatically practise this strategy. However, young children have to learn to do this orally and in later years they will be asked to write their thinking down on paper.