Musical Scavenger Hunt

School Community Helpers, Playground with Buddies, Centres and Fruit Market

Friday April 11, 2013

This was a wet week in the Pre-K class with all of the rain that we had.  However, they do say that “April showers bring May flowers!”  We were able to visit many community helpers around our neighborhood and school.  The fruit market trip was the highlight, and everyone had the opportunity to buy some fruit.

Today I sent home an assignment I would like you to help your son or daughter complete.  Since we are investigating occupations in our community I would like the students to see what their mothers or fathers do.  Please fill out the form and bring it back to school next week.  There are four questions to complete and on the back your son or daughter can draw a picture of the community helper they picked.   I would especially encourage housewives to be chosen as they have a very important job in our community. 

This week we also started our science fair experiment.  We are investigating plants and the importance of sunlight.  Remember that the Science Fair is April 24^th and we will be showing everything we learnt about our plants that day.

In math this month we are continuing our unit on measurement and will start very basic addition. 

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Computer story “The Biggest Job of All” and Starfall word machine game

2.      Pocket Chart Poems

3.      Word hunt

4.      Phonics the letter U

Math/Science Centres

1.      Monkey scales

2.      Measuring activity using rulers

3.      Go fish card game

4.      Market role playing

Word of the week:  out

Student of the week

The student of the week is Alyssa Smith.  She was very independent at the fruit market and was able to count all of her money to buy herself a kiwi fruit.  Alyssa is also very kind and patient with her classmates.  Keep up the great work Alyssa!!!

Reminders and Notices

1. April 17^th Pottery Day
2. April 18^th Post Office field trip
3. April 22^nd Earth Day
4. April 24^th Science Fair
5. April 25^th Baby Boss field trip
6.  May 1^st Fire Station field trip

As always, if you have any questions or concern you can always write me an email at bsharp.his@gmail.com or come by and speak to me in person.

Cheers

Vicky and Braedon

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” 
Oscar Wilde