Friday, September, 7 2012

            We have completed our first full week in the Pre-K class and I couldn’t be happier with how well we have settled into the daily classroom routine.  We started our Math and Literacy centres and all of the students did an excellent job!  In language we were busy with many activities with our names. We also had the opportunity to start using the computer.  In Math we did many centres based around one to one correspondence.   

Next week we will be having similar centres based around our names and begin to explore parts of our bodies.  Today I sent home the “My Aa Book,” let your child read it to you a few times over the weekend and once you are done with it could you send it back to school so it can be put into the portfolios.  Every week we will be completing one of these books and they will go home every Friday or Monday.

Today we also started the “Student of the Week Award.”  Every Friday I will be giving out a certificate to a student that has done an excellent job that week.  This program will give the students something to strive towards and honour those that do excellent work.  During the monthly assembly these special students will also receive a certificate that they will be able to take home.

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Writing the letter Aa on the sand boards.

2.      Crayon name trace.

3.      Computer story “Franklin Goes to School”

4.      Colouring “Aa” book and guided reading.

5.      Making names with play dough.

6.      Phonics book letter “A”

Math Centres

1.      Dice and blocks game.

2.      Computer Starfall colour game.

3.      Counting letters in names.

4.      Magnetic letters to number of letters in name.

5.      Puzzles.

Student of the week

            Our first student of the week is Melody.  She is always helping other students and teachers whenever she can. This week she volunteered to put the chairs away and would always give a tissue to a fellow classmate if they started to cry.  We are very proud of you Melody!

Reminders and Notices

1.      Mini books that get sent home need to be brought back to school.

2.      Remember to bring back library books by Tuesday.

3.      Remember to send in two pictures of your son or daughter.

4.      Parents Introduction meeting will be September 13^th at 6:30pm.

5.      September 28^th monthly assembly.

6.      September 30^th mid-autumn festival

7.      October 1-5^th Awareness week.

8.      October 8^th Canadian Thanksgiving.

9.      October 10^th Double Ten Holiday

Like 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

Braedon

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. 
Lao Tzu