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What a last day that was!  Thank you for the kind thoughtful gifts and cards. You made this teacher cry! I just watched the slideshow, (make sure you do too), and I am finding it hard to believe that the school year is done and it is summer.  Enjoy the summer break and I will see you in the hall next fall!

LAST BLOG for 2012-2013 MERCI!

June 25^th

Cher parents,

Here we are at the end of the year!  Thank you so much for the great support you have shown all year long.  We did a quick introduction to grade one last week (our class went in to observe both grade one classes) and our kindergarten students were very impressed.  I am proud of our students and their accomplishments.  We also had a great turn out for Dad’s Day!  The men and children ran hard and played hard and were ready for the quiet reading time when it was time.  Thank you so much for making it a success.  Last week we also went to the Forestry Farm with our care-partner class and parent volunteers.  It was perfect weather. Unfortunately we did not make it to Riverlanding Spray Park due to the high water levels on the river and inclement weather.  We did however attend the Farewell assembly and puppet shows in Mme Bazin's grade 3 class.  We are looking forward to our last day together: an opportunity to play some, gather our belongings, say goodbye and watch our very own end of the year slide show.  Please note the enclosed yellow supply list for next fall in the report card envelope.  We are looking forward to a great day to say "Au revoir mes amis!"  I hope you all have a wonderful summer.    

MERCI!

Mme Jennifer Wallace

La maternelle et les dinosaures

Thank you to all who joined us on our visit to the dinosaur exhibit in the Biology/Geology building at the University of Saskatchewan.  The kids did a great job of completing a scavenger hunt as well as writing about and drawing their favourite dinosaurs on display.  We also enjoyed a snack, a new game of dinosaur tag:"Herbivores et Carnivores" and a new class book entitled: Billy au musee out in the Bowl.  It was a beautiful day.  

A look to the weeks ahead

What a great week!  We had a wonderful time at the Children’s Festival. We saw two fantastic shows: The Max Velvet and Charlie Show and Queen of Colours.  Thank you so much to the parents who volunteered as well as those who came to stop by and join us in some of the fun.  It was a beautiful day and our class did very well.  It was good to see a lot of you at the Raise a Reader picnic as well.  June brings so many opportunities for parents to join us in end of the year activities.   It is so encouraging to see the support and community we have at École Victoria School. 

June 11 U of S dinosaur visit
June 19 Forestry Farm
June 21 Dad's day at the school
June 25 Meewasin Center and Riverlanding Spray Park
June 26 Last day of school

June ~ Juin

Le 27 mai, 2013
Chers parents,
June is soon upon us. Please continue to check dates for activities we will be doing this month. We have confirmed some things as well, so this calendar is final. I made some errors on the last note so please keep this letter and disregard the last!

We are doing our dinosaur photo “Le dinosaure” for MIMI. And continuing with la boîte mystère for your child’s special day. We will also talk about summer: l’été.
Special dates in June:
       • Children’s Festival Tuesday June 4th all day for Kindergarten. 9am-3:30pm Let me know if you can volunteer.

• No school on Wednesday June 5^th for French Immersion Kindergarten because of our full day June 4^th A special letter will go out for this detailing the trip.     
• June 6^th is Crazy Hair Day
• Tuesday, June 11^th at 9:05am we will go to see the dinosaur model at the Biology/geology building at the U. of S. Please let me know if you can come with us.

• Wednesday, June 19^th we will go to the Forestry Farm in the morning with our care partners.  Parent volunteers are also welcome.
• Friday, June 21st is our special day with dads, uncles or grandpas at the school we will be playing games either in the gym or outside.
• June 25^th We will go to the River landing Spray park
• Last day of school and report card day Wednesday, June 26^th . There will be a Farewell assembly at 11am.

 

Votre enseignante de la maternelle,

Mme Wallace

 

Thank you to all who have turned in the information sheets for registration in the fall.  If there is no information updates needed please sign and return. 

 

Mother's Day Tea

We are looking forward to seeing you Friday for a special time together. The tables will be set in the LRC and you can find your child's name and sit at the setting for you. I will bring the class into the library for a very short program and then there will be some time to visit together. Thank you for taking time out of your day to attend this! Mme Wallace

Le mois de mai

Chers parents, The lovely month of May is upon us! We have many activities that we are looking forward to. Please note that Friday, May 10th will be our Mother’s Day Tea. There will be a short program and sharing in tea time. If you cannot attend please send a special someone in your place. We will begin as soon as possible after 9am in the LRC. That evening is also the Family Fun Night! *Please note important dates on your calendar: There will be no school for all students May 17th (a Professional Development day) and May 20th Victoria Day. There will be no school for kindergarten students May 22nd. That is the date for or our Sneak-a-peek Teddy Bear’s Picnic for prospective kindergarten students. Currently we are finishing our Market poster and will begin a unit on dinosaurs. We are preparing for our Mother’s Day Tea and we are doing alphabet booklets and songs. Please note that there are new books on Voki on this blog. We have begun our work with Monica Barnett on Early Skills Development and that has been going very well in the classroom. *N.B. For your child's special day we are doing "La boîte mystère"; your child can bring one special object that fits inside the special box. Then the classmates ask "yes" or "no" questions in French. The children did very well today asking Mme Wallace questions! Spirit day is on Thursday and the theme is Sparkle and Shine! Thank you for your continued support! Mme Wallace

#40 Le serpent

#39 Le poisson

#38 Le perroquet

#37 Le moustique

#36 Le lapin

#35 Le hibou

#34 L'escargot

#33 Le chien

#32 Le cheval

#31 Le chaton

Newsletter for April

Chers parents,

It is good to see everyone again!  This class is full of bright lights and I am grateful for each one. Thank you for attending our conferences before the break and for being such a supportive group.  Although there are no more official conference times before the end of the school year, please know that you are welcome to contact me to discuss your child and his or her progress. 

We will continue our food theme this month and discuss springtime—le printemps.  (Maybe discussing spring will encourage its true arrival.)  We will also be taking part in a program called Early Skills Development.  We welcome a coordinator and trainer in the program to our class to help facilitate that.

Dates: Check the calendar for your child’s special day.  We will be discussing our favourite spring activities.

Please note that Friday May 10^th we will be having a Mother’s Day Tea for the mothers in our class. The students will send invitations, but I wanted to give you advance notice. Please book this time off if possible. If you cannot attend and there is a special auntie or Grandma who can be here, please arrange for that. We will have a special program for our moms and it means a lot if you be present.

We will also have a Sneak-a-Peek day for prospective kindergarten students in May.  Students will not be attending that day.   We will let you know that day as soon as possible.

In mid-June we will also attend the Children’s Festival.  We will let you know the date as soon as we have our tickets for a show.

On June 21^st we will be having our dad’s day. This day is when our school wide swim is scheduled but we do not plan a swim day for kindergarten. We will be going to the spray park on another day. Again if you cannot make it please see if there is a special uncle or grandpa who can attend.

*Please note we have a new MIMI poster. If you look at the link under MIMI Words entitled: le supermarché you will find the words with their images and recording of the word.

Les bulletins de progrès--report cards today!

Dear parents,

Today your child received his or her first report card.  I am very proud our students’ work and am happy to see the progress they are making.  Please book a three-way conference (we encourage having your child in attendance) for next week Wednesday, March 27^th if you have not already done so.  You can do this by contacting the main office (the master sheet is there).  I am looking forward to meeting with you.  I want to encourage you to look at how your child was doing in September and how your child is doing now.  All children are different and progress at their own pace.  March 27th is also our four food group day  when students will bring something for a shared snack.  It is the last day before the Easter Break.

Please note that Friday May 10^th we will be having a Mother’s Day Tea for the moms in our class.  The students will send invitations, but I wanted to give you advance notice.  Please book this time off if possible.  If you cannot attend and there is a special auntie or Grandma who can be here, please arrange for that.  We will have a special program for our moms and it means a lot if you be present.

On June 21^st we will be having our dad’s day.  This day is when our school wide swim is scheduled but we do not plan a swim day for kindergarten.   We will be going to the spray park on another day.  Again if you cannot make it please see if there is a special  uncle or grandpa who can attend.

*Please  note we have a new MIMI poster.  If you look at the link under MIMI Words entitled:
le supermarché you will find the words with their images and recording of the word.

I will be posting photos of our fruit salad, our soup and our still life painting soon.  Please take a look at our display in the glass case in the LRC.

March is our class nutrition month--Mars, le mois de la nutrition

Thank you/Merci to all the parents who came to help out with our sledding and skating party. We had a wonderful time and managed to get good weather that day and topped it off avec des biscuits et du chocolat chaud! It is hard to believe that it is March. Here is a copy of the latest newsletter here:

 Chers parents,
Here are a few highlights from the past month:
• We have completed our work with the snowman words from our 3rd “photo de MIMI”. We will start our new poster next week.
• In math we have been counting and counting and counting. On our 100 hundredth day of school we spent a lot of time working with the concept of 100.  We have also been counting by tens!
• I hope you are all enjoying the read-at-home books, Le français…oui, oui, oui par Madame Nathalie. Great work!

What’s new in March?
Along with our new Market Photo for MIMI we will begin a unit on food and nutrition. We will learn a lot of useful vocabulary related to foods and the 4 food groups from Canada’s Food Guide.
We also plan on some very exciting “Food” related activities during the month. Please note the following dates on your calendar:
• We will be finger painting with green pudding--no date set yet.
• Wednesday, March 6th: Fruit Salad - Each child is asked to bring a specific fruit to help in the creation of our culinary masterpiece.
• Tuesday, March 12th we will be going on a walking tour of Extra Foods on Broadway
• Wednesday March 13th: Vegetable Soup – Each child is asked to bring a specific vegetable to help in the creation of another delicious culinary masterpiece.
• Wednesday, March 27th: 4 Food Group Day - We will try to have foods from all 4 food groups for our special snack that day.
• St. Patrick’s Day is nigh! Everyone is welcome to wear vert (green) on Friday, March 15th.
• Please note that The Kindergarten students will be receiving their first Report Cards this month. They will be sent home on Friday, March 22nd. Parents are invited to book a Parent-Teacher Conference. Our class conferences will be scheduled Wednesday evening 4-7pm March 27th. N.B. There will be no school for students on Thursday, March 28th after these interviews.

Your Kindergarten teacher, votre enseignante de la maternelle
Mme Wallace

#30 À la maison

#28 Les sentiments

#27 L'alphabet a-n et o-z

#26 Les bonnes manières

#24 Bonjour!

#23 Les actions

#20 Les nombres de 10 à 20

#15 Le zoo

#14 La ferme

#13 Les animaux domestiques

#12 Ma famille

#11 Les vêtements 2.

#10 La nourriture

# 9 Les jours et les saisons

#7 Les vêtements 1.

#5 Les nombres 0-10 et #6 Les formes

#4 Le corps

#2 Dans la salle de classe

#1 Les couleurs

Les livres chez vous ~ Take home books

The students will be taking home books in their dossiers. Each book has a number in the bottom left hand corner and a title.  You can check the book number and title with the subsequent blog posts and read along.  (Please note the timing on the books are 1 minute in length so it goes by quickly.  It is okay to pause or re-visit the same recording.)  This is an opportunity to read-along in French and hear and see the correct pronunciation.  I hope that you and your child enjoy!

Bienvenue Boule le bonhomme de neige

Bienvenue Boule!
Voici notre nouvel ami.
He was created by our class.  The students chose names and voted on his final name.  They also decided what he would say.

"Bonjour.  Comment ça va? Je m'appelle Boule le bonhomme de neige. Mes amis m'ont construit. J'ai reçu un chapeau magique et maintenant je suis vivant. J'ai toujours froid. Je suis content. J'aime faire les anges. Je mange la neige."

~Hello.  How are you?  I am called Boule the snowman.  My friends built me.  I received a magical hat and now I am alive. I am always cold.  I am happy.  I like making angels.  I eat snow.~

Bravo la maternelle!



*Currently we are learning shapes as well.  Check out the Chillola link  for shapes in French.  You can also click on the MIMI link: Jouer dans la neige to see our poster and hear the words. There are some other great links on this blog to check out when kids are stuck inside because of the cold.  Another great site Wumpa.

Bravo la maternelle!

Le 24 janvier, 2013

Chers parents,

Un grand MERCI!  Thank you to all those who attended our assembly!  I am very proud of how our students performed.  Bravo!   Thank you also for the photos you sent.  In 8 school days we will be having 100 days of school celebration on Wednesday, Feb 6^th.  The students are invited to bring an item to share for a “100 days” snack in a small plastic bag.  For example: 100 Cheerios, or 100 raisins, 100 smarties, 100 pretzel sticks, 100 Shreddies squares…  We will mix these snacks in a bowl for our shared trail mix snack.  Please do not send anything containing nuts.  You are welcome to do a 100 days project at home and send it to school but this is not required.  We will do some 100 days activities and have a bit of a party.

We will continue our theme of L’hiver and our current MIMI poster.  See the previous post on the blog for the photo and words.  We have recently done alphabet testing and the students have come a long way from September. I will send a letter home next week with the results.

This month we will also visit friendship and continue speaking on Kindness.   Included in the  newsletter that went home is a list of names for Valentine’s cards.

In math we will begin focusing on shapes as well.  If you would like to send a shape object that can be glued to a collage you can send them in your child’s dossier.

Merci pour votre soutien,

Thank you for your support.  A calendar will be sent next week. 

Mme Jennifer Wallace

 

Nouvel affiche de MIMI: "Jouer dans la neige"

Here is the new poster and new words:

Jouer dans la neige                                  le balai
jouer                                                        le foulard
dans                                                         le bonhomme de neige
la neige                                                    les pantalons de ski
la tuque                                                    les bottes
les mitaines                                              le traineau
le chapeau                                                le banc
la carotte                                                  le manteau
les bras                                                     le sapin

The students came up with titles and voted on their favourite title for the poster: "Jouer dans la neige"

Assembly performance

Chers parents,

 

We are looking forward to our assembly very much; it is Thursday January 24th at 9am in the gymnasium.  We would love to see you in the audience!  If you have any pictures of your child doing winter activities such as: sledding, skating, making a snowman, making snow angels, skiing, snowmobiling, making a fort….please email them to

Mme Wallace: wallacej@spsd.sk.ca

We hope to have a multi-media presentation.  We are enjoying singing and learning vocabulary about winter.  It seems that January is magical when it comes to growth and learning in Kindergarten.  They are so knowledgeable and ready to show what they know.  Currently we are testing alphabet knowledge in French.  It is amazing to see how far the students have come since the beginning of September.  Thank you again for supporting our class.    

Merci!

Mme J. Wallace