Happy last week of school!  This year has passed so quickly and now we have suddenly arrived at the last 4 days of school.  Lindsay and I would like to thank you all for your support and co-operation as we all worked together in your child's education.  It has been a pleasure to be part of your child's learning and successes.  Wishing you all the best as you continue the journey with your child.
     We have returned all of our library books!  Thanks so much for your help finding the lost books.  We were excited to hear our class mentioned on the announcements and we received a tasty treat from Ms. McGee for cleaning our accounts.  Thanks again!
     Your child brought home an accumulation of their work on Friday.  Please take some time to have a look at their amazing progress throughout the year.  We created a book with their monthly pictures, which will become a treasure.  Please return all the mailbags empty on Monday as we still have some things to send home later in the week.  Thank you to everyone who volunteered to wash toys.  Please return the toys before the end of the school year.  Thanks in advance.  Your help is greatly appreciated.
     We discussed bees this week and will continue the discussion regarding the importance of bees and how we can help the bee population.  The children are also completing a Summer Bucket List book!  The class also used their rekenreks to explore numbers.  We will continue to use our rekenreks to solve number problems.  The rekenreks will be sent home at the end of the week with some activities you can do with your child.  Enjoy!  The library had inventory this week, so the children were able to use iPads in our classroom while the books were counted.
     Terry Fox cookie sales will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Just a reminder, we place and pick up our order before lunch, so please send the money to school with your child.  The children were excited to have Mr. Currie has a Mystery Reader this week.  Please see the picture to right of the blog.  Report cards will be sent home at the end of the day on Tuesday.  If your child is absent on Tuesday, they will receive their report cards on Wednesday.  A reminder that the SK students will not have a teacher listed on their report cards.  Class lists will be posted before school starts with your child's student number.
     The students attended the first part of the LKS talent show on Friday afternoon.  We will attend the second part of the talent show Tuesday afternoon before the SK Graduation.  A reminder that the Graduation begins at 2:00.  
     Thursday is the last day of school and pizza lunch.  Lunch on the lawn is a LKS tradition where the school eats in the Shale Pit.  Families are invited to join us for this year end celebration.  The Kindergarten classes have been given a meeting place, outlined in the letter sent from the grade parents.  When you arrive, we will be in the meeting spot, you are then able to collect your child, his/her pizza and continue to eat with us, or meet with siblings and other families.  Miss Janice will supervise the children not accompanied by their families.  If you attend, you are responsible for your child.  Children should line up at our wall at 12:30 for afternoon entry as usual.  Fingers crossed for wonderful weather.  In case of rain, we will follow our regular pizza lunch routine.  Please see me if you have any questions.


This Week:

Monday-return empty mailbags
Tuesday-Music
               Terry Fox cookie sales
                Report cards sent home
                SK Graduation 2:00-3:00
Wednesday-Library (A), Computers (B)
                    Terry Fox cookie sales
Thursday-Pizza Day
                Lunch on the Lawn
                Last day of School 
Friday-First Day of summer vacation!


   

     Happy Father's Day to all of our wonderful Fathers in Room 159.  The children have been very busy this week creating secret projects for you.  I hope that everyone can wait until Sunday for their surprise.  Enjoy your special day, you have earned it!
     Friday was the last day for our Snuggle Up books.  Please return your child's mailbag and Snuggle Up book on Monday, so we can organize our books.  Ms. McGee is also collecting all the library books for her year end inventory.  We have 3 outstanding books at the moment.  Thank you to everyone who has returned a library book.  It is greatly appreciated.
     As the Senior Kindergarten children prepare for Grade 1, we are beginning to go outside for recess when our schedule permits.  It has been so much fun to watch the children explore new equipment and find friends and siblings outside.
     Thank you to everyone who has been sending sunscreen and hats with your child.  We are working hard to keep everyone sun safe.   The children are becoming very independent putting on their sunscreen.  The stick sunscreen has become very popular with the children.  Please check out the selection the next time you are in the drugstore.
     This week we will be discussing bees and their importance in our world.  We will also begin some adding activities.  We have now completed our investigation of the numbers to 10.  The Seniors completed a money review activity on Friday.
     Our Reading Buddies are graduating this year and moving to Grade 9.  They are on their Graduation Trip next week, so we had our last visit on Thursday.  The kindergarten students created cards and treat bags for their buddies.  It was wonderful working with Mr. Bracht and the Grade 8 students this year.
     Just a reminder that during this very warm time of year going home for lunch is always a wonderful treat.  It gives your chid an opportunity to change their environment, cool off and enjoy a quieter place.  I realize that this is not an option for everyone, but please take the opportunity if you can. 
     Our last Sharing Assembly is Friday, June 22.  The Award Winners have been notified.  All children will have received an award throughout the year.  If I have missed anyone, please let me know immediately.  See you there!


This Week:

Sunday-Happy Father's Day!
Monday-Return Snuggle Up books and mailbags
Tuesday-Music
Wednesday-$2.00 for Terry Fox cookie
                   Library (A), Computers (B)
Thursday-First Day of Summer
Friday-Sharing Assembly
             Library (B), Computers (A)

Mark your calendar-Lunch on the Lawn-Thursday, June 28, everyone is invited!



   
   
   

     Welcome to the middle of June!  We had a busy  week in Room 159.  We have introduced all of the coins and will continue to practise their names, values and features.  The children completed their "This is Me in June" picture this week.  They will be posted in the classroom later next week.  We also finished our art for the top of the June calendar.  Last week we used oil pastels to colour a sheet of paper and then we painted the entire paper black.  Using chop sticks, the children exposed the colours to make fireworks.  Everyone had a great time designing their own fireworks after watching firework displays on the Smartboard.  We worked on a special task with our Reading Buddies this week.  All will be revealed next weekend.  Shhhh it's a secret!
     The last weeks of school are always very busy.  Please continue to read the blog to have all the information and dates that you need.  All library books are due this week and the children will not be borrowing new books.  Please return all library books as soon as possible.  We want to clear our classroom account.  Enjoy your child's poetry book this weekend and please return it for our end of the year poems.  The poetry books will be sent home to keep at the end of the year.
     The children played soccer with Ms. Santiago in the gym this week.  In the computer lab, they explored a dice counting game called "Race to Five" on abc.ya.     
     A reminder to Senior Kindergarten parents-please send me your child's baby picture and return your graduation RSVP this week.  Thanks in advance.
     Terry Fox t-shirt order forms were sent home on Thursday in your child's mailbag.  The shirts will be delivered in September.  There will be a display in the front hall June 11-14 and June 18-21 for sizes and ordering.  You may also return your order form and payment to our classroom.  This is your only opportunity to order t-shirts, they are not available in September.  The money raised from selling the t-shirts goes directly to our Terry Fox campaign.  Show your spirit and get a Terry Fox shirt!
     Our last pizza day is Thursday, June 28 and it is also Lunch on the Lawn.  Lunch on the Lawn is a tradition at LKS where families are invited to lunch and everyone eats together in the Shale Pit.  Fingers crossed for nice weather.  Please try to join us for this special event on the last day of school. When you attend Lunch on the Lawn, you will eat with your child and other friends, and be responsible for him/her for the lunch hour.  Children who do not have families attending this event, will eat with the lunch room supervisor as usual.  

     Just a reminder regarding lace up shoes.  Shoelaces become untied very easily and pose a safety hazard.  Please continue to have your chid wear velcro shoes for safety reasons.  Please no open toed sandals also.  

This Week:

Monday-Return all library books
Tuesday-Snuggle Up books exchanged
               Music
               Table 21 Event
Wednesday-Library (A), Computers (B)
                   $2.00 for a Terry Fox cookie
Thursday-Return Sound Review books and Sight 
                  Word Book
Friday-Last day for Snuggle Up books
            Library (B), Computers (A)

     Happy June!  It is difficult to believe that this is the last month of school.  This Spring has gone by so quickly!  As always, June is a busy month.  It begins today with Springfest from 10:00-2:00 at school.  It is a great fundraiser for all the wonderful things we do at LKS.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Springfest basket and everyone who has volunteered their time to make Springfest a success.  Your support and generosity is greatly appreciated!  Our baskets are in the gym all ready for the Silent Auction.  If you preordered wristbands for Springfest, they are in your child's mailbag.  It has been a very hot week in Toronto.  The air conditioning is our classroom continues to work inconsistently and we often still have very warm temperatures in our classroom.  Thank you to everyone who takes their child home for lunch for a cool break.  It is greatly appreciated.  Our lunch hour is from 11:20 to 12:30.  Thank you to everyone who sends sunscreen and a hat for your child to protect them from the sun.  We continue to help with sunscreen and search for as many hats as we can find in backpacks.  Sunglasses are also a great idea!
     A reminder to unpack your child's mailbag on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Please continue to read the Snuggle Up books with your child and discuss the work they have done that week at school.  They have wonderful learning to share with you.  Mailbags will continue until Friday, June 15.  Please keep looking for library books, Ms. McGee will be sending home reminders for last books soon.  We are always excited to hear our name on the announcements when we clear our classroom account.
     We have introduced the quarter and the loonie this week.  The children are also enjoying using real coins in our classroom store.  The children completed their June calendar on Friday.  They are completing a multi-stage art project for the top of the calendar.  We started  colouring with oil pastels and then we painted black over our colourful abstract art.  The next step will begin on Monday.  All will be revealed on Friday!  Hint-it involves chopsticks!  On Wednesday, we created rekenreks with our Reading Buddies.  Rekenreks have 2 rows of 10 beads and are used to support numbers sense.  They help to build awareness of numbers 0-20 and number combinations of 5 and 10.  We will use these in upcoming math activities.  As always it is a pleasure for Mr. Bracht, Ms, Santiago and I to watch the Grade 8 students work with our Kindergarten students.  Both classes are always so excited when we get together.
     The Senior Kindergarten students received their Graduation invitations in their mailbags Friday.  Please fill out the bottom portion and return it to school.  Also baby pictures are due by the end of the week.  Please feel email your baby pictures to ellenburn@bell.net  Thanks in advance.
     Ms. Santiago taught the children a new game in the gym called Guardians of the Farmhouse.  In the computer lab, the students played Sight Work Bingo on the Abcya website.

     Have a wonderful weekend!  A reminder there is no school on Friday.  Please return your child's Sight Word book and Sound Review book on Wednesday, so we have time to add the new work.


This Week:

Monday-Music
Tuesday-Library (A), Computers (B)
              Snuggle Up books exchanged
Wednesday-Terry Fox cookie sales  $2.00 each
                  Return Sight word books and Sound Review books
Thursday-Library (B), Computers (A)
               Snuggle Up books exchanged
                
Friday-PA Day-No School!