Tzu Chi Assembly

Friday, March 3, 2012

            This has been a shorter week due to the peace day holiday and it has been a great chance to review everything we have done so far in language, phonics and writing.  Next week we will start a new letter and a new letter books will be sent home.  March homework will also commence next Monday. 

            Many students have been sick the past few weeks and have had to take medicine at school.  When sending medicine to school could you please send a letter, email or come and talk to me about the time and amount of medicine needed to be administered.  This makes it a lot easier and safer for everyone, thanks. 

Since it is the beginning of the semester there will be some new things starting in the Pre-K class.  Starting next Monday we will start Winnie the Pooh’s writing journal.  It follows a similar format as Treasure Bag as it goes home once a day with a different child.  Each student will get the opportunity to write a sentence or two and draw a picture of something they did with Winnie the Pooh.  Instructions will also be inside in both English and Chinese. 

I have added a great new website on the blog under the tab “Useful Websites for Parents,” when you have an opportunity please take a look at the reading rockets website.  It has a lot useful information for parents on reading and writing for children.

Reading Tip

Others Who Can Help

You can enlist many other people besides your child's teacher as partners in helping your child learn to read. Here are some suggestions:

·                       Consider involving relatives and friends in helping to motivate your child to learn to read. Older siblings, grandparents, family friends, and your child's caregivers can add their support and encouragement.

·                       Take your child to your local library and look for books that will interest him or her. Some children find books with interactive features particularly motivating. Ask the librarians for help. They will know which books are most appealing to young children.

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Acrostic names write the room

2.      Computer story “Wait and See” then NASA phonics games

3.      Review letters A-R phonics books

4.      St. Paticks Day sight words card game

Math and Science Centres

1.      Magnets making 3D shapes

2.      Starfall measurement game

3.      Sand pit free exploration

4.      Matching card game

Student of the Week

Due to the short week there will be no student of the week.

Reminders and Notices

1.     Please return the word rings once you have finished with them.

2.      March 12-16 is Spirit Week

a.      Monday: Twins Day

b.      Tuesday: Zombie Day

c.       Wednesday: Rainbow Day

d.      Thursday: Character/Celebrity Day

e.      Friday: Dress in green for St. Patrick’s Day

3.      Pre-K music scavenger hunt will be March 28^th.

4.      March 14^th will be running races.

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

Vicky, Kris and Braedon

International Week

Friday, February 25, 2012

That was a very tiring but extremely exciting week.  International week was a lot of fun and we learnt so much from so many countries around the world.  We got to taste pasta in Italy, watch a traditional Austrian dance, see beautiful birds from Brazil, write our names in ancient Egyptian, play some Canadian games and hear an old Australian horn.  In our class we had a blast sharing all we learnt from India.  We wore scarves and bindis, sang a song about the Indian flag, made rangoli and ate Indian rice.  So as you can all tell it was a fun, busy and tiring week.  I really want to thank Ms. Aggrawal for her support and making that delicious rice (biryani).

            Starting next month we will start our unit on Space.  It’s a fun unit and I am brainstorming a possible field trip that we could go on that would incorporate space/planets etc.  In math we will be investigating measurement, 3D shapes and basic addition.  In science we will continue to do various science experiments and compare planets in our solar system to earth.

            There are a few new families that are not aware of the Pre-K homework booklets.  They are simple exercises that can be done in less than 5 minutes a home.  This is not mandatory and if you are interested please let me know.  I will start March homework next week. 

What we did in our centres this week.

Literacy Centres

1.      Writing the word wall using magnetic letters

2.      Computer story “Bella goes to India”

3.      Review letters A-R

4.      Getting ready for international week

Math and Science Centres

1.      War card game

2.      Grab and guess game

3.      Using the blocks to make numbers

4.      Dice graphing game

Student of the Week

The student of the week this week is Natasha.  She did an excellent job during international week by teaching everyone that came to our class about India.  Natasha also, was very well mannered and listened well when we went around to the various classes.  Kris and I are very proud of you! 

Reminders and Notices

1.     February 27^th and 28^th there will be no school due to Peace Day.

2.     Please return the word rings once you have finished with them.

3.      March 12-16 is Spirit Week (more details will follow)

4.      Pre-K music scavenger hunt will be March 28th

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

Kris and Braedon

Mailing letters to Ms. Vicky and making Austrian hats with our buddies

Ian's Birthday Party