Wow! I can't believe it is June already. The year has just flown by! We will be having many different events and fun activities this month so please make sure you're checking your mail and checking the calendar (linked to this blog) to keep up to date with what is happening.
Early Literacy - We are working on letter and sound reinforcement. Your child should be able to recognize all the letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) and tell the sound each letter makes. We are continuing with practicing Daily 5 - Read to Self and Read to Someone.
Early Numeracy - We have finished up all our math units and will be spending the rest of the year reinforcing numeracy skills such as number recognition and comparing quantities.
Citizenship and Identify - We will be talking about different groups we belong to in our community with the focus on our families.
Environment and Community Awareness - We have planted some flowers in our garden and will be continuing to observe and take care of them. We will be making some butterfly food next week and will discuss the similarities and differences of taking care of these two living things.
Personal and Social Responsibility - Almost everyone has completed their Farm and Creepy Crawlies goal sheet. The last part of this unit will be our self reflection on our behaviors and work habits.
Physical Skills - We are working on running, jumping and throwing. We will also be spending sometime at the Centennial playground and splash park and mini golf as part of our field trips.
Creative Expression - The students have worked hard on studying and creating Eric Carle-esque artwork. This month they will have the opportunity to create their own pieces of artwork using any kind of medium they choose about any subject they choose.
Some important dates are:
Mini Golfing - Tuesday June 21 10am-12pm
Field Trips - June 14-June 23 - Depending on the weather we will be walking over to the Centennial Splash park or the new playground at Centennial Park. We are asking that students bring a swimsuit and towel to leave at school so we can go over there at short notice. Please pay close attention to the field trip consent form for more details.
Class party and Pizza Picnic in the park - June 28 - times TBD - We will be celebrating our last day of school with a pizza party at Centennial park! The pizza will be at no extra charge.
If anyone would like to volunteer on our field trips, please feel free to do so. Just let me know and remember you need your criminal record check in order to volunteer. Thanks in advance!
Tuesday June 21 is also our PES Year end Pancake Breakfast
Tuesday June 28 is our last day of school and year-end celebration assembly
PS. Some of you may have noticed that we created and sent home Father's Day cards already. That was a mistake on my end since I confused the dates for Father's Day. So Dads you have your gift early and Happy Father's Day on the 19th!
