Happy Spring Break

 

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who were able to help out at our skating session last Monday.  The students showed a lot of perseverance in skating - I was impressed by all of the first time skaters and experienced ones!

The Speech Arts festival, on Tuesday, was a great experience for us as we performed our choral poem 'Alligator Pie' in front of the two judges, Mrs. Saharchuk and Mrs. Antonio. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work! 

On Wednesday afternoon, Ms. DaCruz' Grade 1 class led us in our first Lenten assembly in the gym. It was a great reminder of the things we can do during Lent. Here is the link to the Lent cartoon they showed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5bfxGNMY9c 

Also, Sister Mary Bethany explained how important it is to pray as a school community, especially during Lent, so she matched up each student of our school with another student (perhaps they've never met before!). I put the Lenten prayer buddy card, with a simple prayer inside, in your child's folder this week so please keep it in a spot where your child will remember to pray for their buddy.

On Thursday morning, we had the opportunity to watch the CCS Spelling Bee competition for intermediate students. Our students were fascinated by the big words that the students had to spell (like 'acre' or 'chicken') and many of them expressed interest in joining the Spelling Bee group when they are in Grade 4. 

On Friday afternoon, the students watched a video about St. Patrick and learned that he used a shamrock to teach others about the Trinity. We also completed our shamrock craft that will be hanging in our classroom as a reminder that God is made up of 3 persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

Term 2 Report Cards were sent home on Friday - please review it and if you have any questions or would like to discuss your child's progress, please contact me to set up a time. Also, please return the report card covers on Monday the 24th.

Other reminders

*Sight Word Home Program - for an added challenge, ask your child to spell each of those sight words that they know

*Scholastic Orders due April 22nd

*Back to school: March 24th

Science Unit - Healthy Eating & Healthy Bodies

I will be asking for 8 parents to sign up to bring to in vegetables and  fruits as we continue into this unit. I would like to give each student an opportunity to try vegetables and fruits that they may have never tried before or refuse to eat (when at home) - it's amazing how influential peers can be when trying new foods! I will present 1 vegetable and 1 fruit per week for 4 weeks so if you are able, please sign up by sending me an email. You only need to sign up for one of the items - not both. I would like the vegetable & fruit (washed & cut into pieces) to be brought to the classroom on Tuesdays and I will offer it to the students at both snack and lunch time for the rest of the week.

Tues, March 25 - carrots & strawberries 

Tues, April 1- cucumber & oranges

Tues, April 8 - sugar snap peas & apples

Tues, April 15 - celery & bananas

Year End Project
I'm looking for a parent who is able to help me create a slideshow (using Powerpoint, Animoto, etc) of the many pictures that I have taken throughout Kindergarten. Contact me if you are interested...

Enjoy your Spring Break....see you all next week!