Well boys and girls, the final week of school is upon us and here are a few things happening this week: Monday, June 17 - In the morning we will be attenting the awards ceremony.  This is for students only.  In the afternoon, at 12:30, we are walking to Family Conveinence for ice cream.   Tuesday, June 18 - Sports Day.  K-2 students will be doing various activities on the school playground in the morning and then in the afternoon, we will be having a student/teacher soccer game.   Wednesday, June 19 - We will be walking to the Dragon Park at 9:15.  From there we will be going to Elm Park for a picnic so please pack a lunch and extra drinks.  At 12:30 we will be visiting the Chatham Library for a story and activity.     Thursday, June 20 - In the morning there will be an encore performance of the Black Light show.  In the afternoon it's Saint Andrew's Kids Got Talent.   Friday, June 21 - The Last Day of School!!  Report cards go home.  The year went by too quickly.  Saint Andrew's Kids Got Talent will continue if there is more need.  This is a half day so students will be loading the bus at 11:30 for home or getting picked up.    Thank you for a wonderful year with your children.  They are all so different and unique in their own way and it was truely a pleasure to teach and get to know each and every one of them.  I will miss them all. 

Here are a few things happening this week: *  In Literacy, we are working on "ay" and "ai".  Each make the sound of /a/.  Students have learned that "ai" has the sound of /a/ in the middle of words, such as, train, pain, and gain and "ay' has the sound of /a/ at the end of words, such as, bay, Saturday, and spray.  There will be no Show and Tell since we are done with all the letters of the alphabet. *  In Math, we are still working on Unit 4: Numbers to 10. *  A notice was sent home today regarding our end of year field trip.  If you could kindly fill it out and send it back, it would be greatly appreciated.   *  Scholastic Book orders are due on June 5th.  These orders are a great way to get some summer reading at a great value.

The end of May is upon us and there are a few things happening this week: *  In Literacy, we will be working on the 'th' diagraph.  The kids know that their tongue has to stick out a bit to make this sound.  We call it the saucy tongue sound and it's the only time we can stick out our tongues.  So many words begin and end with this sound, such as, thank, thought, Thursday, thing, thermos, theater, that, they, then, think, and three.  Show and Tell will be on Friday. *  In Math, we are still working on Unit 4: Numbers to 10. *  The Go for 42 walking club walks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:05-12:20.  Please make sure your child has the proper footwear for this walk. *  On Friday, May 31st, we will going on a school wide walk in support of Disability Awareness Week.  We will be walking to the Rodd and back.

Here are a few things happening in and around our classroom this week: *  It has been brought to my attention that we missed a letter of the alphabet...the letter Q q.  So in Literacy this week we will be working on the letter Q.  There are a lot of words that begin with this letter, such as, question, quiz, quail, queen, quiet, quite, quake, quilt, quarter, and quart.  Did you notice anything about all of those words?  The letter 'q' always has the letter 'u' beside it.  *  In Math, we are working on Unit 4: Numbers to 10.   *  This is Miss Davis' last week with us.  She has done a wonderful job teaching.  On Friday afternoon, we will have a little 'congratulations' and 'farewell' party for her.  We all wish her the best of luck as she continues with her studies. 

Here are a few things happening this week: *  This week in Literacy, we are working on the letter X x.  Do you know what begins with the letter X?  Here are a few that I came up with; x-ray, xenon, xylophone, and xerox.  Show and Tell will be on Wednesday this week because there is no school on Thursday or Friday. *  In Math, we are still workong on the Geometry and Measurement Unit. *  There is NO SCHOOL on Thursday, May 2nd and Friday, May 3rd, due to the NBTA AGM and Subject Council Day.  Enjoy your long weekend.    *  Miss Davis will be teaching full time (all day) for the next 2 weeks and I will be there to assist her in any way I can.  Good luck Miss Davis.  We all now you will do a wonderful job! *  MAD Science forms are due back on Wednesday, May 1st.  The cost of this is $65.

Here are a few things that are happening this week: *  In Literacy this week, we will be working on the letter V v.  Can you think of something that begins will this letter.  Let me help; victory, vampire, voice, van, violet, video, village, vaccine, vacation, and vanilla.  Show and Tell will be on Thursday this week because there is no school for students on Friday. *  In Math, we are having fun learning about things that are shorter/taller/longer.  Students are having so much fun. *  On Wednesday, April 17th, there will be a Zumbatomic Fundraiser for Aliyah.  This will take place in the school gym from 6:00-7:00.  All students must be accompanied by an adult.  The entry fee will be a donation at the door.  Please bring indoor sneaker and a water bottle. Come out and show your support. *  There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, April 19th due to Professional Development for teachers.