MAY NEWSLETTER
2016
Dear
Parents,
As I had
mentioned in a previous note, Ruth Skinner, our assistant teacher in the MWF
class is facing an emotionally and physically challenging chapter in her life.
Our staff team will do whatever we can to help and support her and her family
during this difficult time. We will give
her all the time that she needs to rest and to be prepared for the upcoming
medical procedures. It helps to know
that she is surrounded by an amazing support group of family and friends that
will stand by her side over the next few months.
SPRING IS HERE!
Our kids have been having so
much fun looking for the first signs of spring. We took them on a “listening
walk” through the park and through the neighborhood. In order to sharpen their
sense of hearing we asked the children to close their eyes and open their ears
wide. We heard birds chirping, a squirrel climbing up a tree and we listened to
the branches moving in the wind.
Our
classroom turned into a green house last month and the children were so excited
to watch their grass seeds and been seeds turning into plants. We did a lot of
“body activities”, which support the idea of learning with all your senses. The
children pretended to be a seed in the ground and we “watered” our little seeds
with a soft “back rub”. You might want
to ask your child to show you how we did it in order to get a back massage. :)
BUGS and BIRDS
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Our
theme for May will be Bugs and Birds. This theme will be used throughout the
entire month because the children will be watching caterpillars turn into
butterflies. The caterpillars will get mailed directly to us in then larvae
stage so that the children will be able to watch the entire life cycle. This
process takes about 3 weeks and at the end of the month we will have a picnic
in the park and let our butterflies go.
Life Cycle of a Chicken
We are
blessed to being invited to another annual spring event. The grade 1 teacher at
Brevoort Park School has an incubator with 15 chicken eggs in her classroom. We
will stop by every day this week and I hope our children will be there on the
day when the eggs crack open and the little chicks are hatching. Ask your child
about this amazing miracle that happens in the classroom. This will be one
thing that they are going to remember for the rest of their lives! :)
SPF Raffle Fundraiser
Thank
you to all the families and friends that participated in the SPF Fundraiser. It
was a huge success and all together we raised $1,600!!! $800 will be going
towards subsidy support for families that cant afford to pay tuition to send
their child to preschool. The other $800 will go into our own preschool and
will be used to purchase toys and educational material.
As many
of you might know, after 25 years, the Government of Saskatchewan is
disconnecting all financial support for heritage language learning programs in
Saskatchewan. It does affect Heritage Language Schools, as well as our bilingual
preschool program. Even though it will have a significant impact on our budget,
we will try to continue to provide a high quality Early Learning Childhood
program. Our board has already met and discussed fundraiser options for the
upcoming school year.
DATES TO REMEMBER
MAY
Friday,
May 6th : Kindergarten
Sneak Peak 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Please let us know if your child is the MWF pm class and attending the sneak peak that
day)
Wed 11,
Thurs 12: Scholastic Book Orders due
Friday,
May 20th: No school for all students or staff
Monday,
May 23rd: Victoria Day, no
school
JUNE
Thursday,
June 2nd: T-Th class Field Trip to Forestry Farm Zoo
Friday,
June 3rd : M-W-F
a.m. class Field Trip to Forestry Farm Zoo
Monday,
June 6th : M-W-F
p.m. class Field Trip to Forestry Farm Zoo
(We will
need parent helpers for those days. Please look for a list in the hallway)
Thursday,
June 23rd : Last day for T-Th class
Friday,
June 24th: Last day for
M-W-F class
Parents
are invited to join and celebrate with us (a.m. class 10:00 -11:40 a.m.
p.m.
class from 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.)
Outside Fun
We will
spend as much time outside as we can. If you want your child to wear sunscreen,
bug spray etc. Please don’t forget to apply it on your child before class
starts. Also, please make sure that your child wears outside shoes, that allow
him/her to safely run down the hill.
We are looking
forward to another month of Fun & Learning with your children!
“The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around
your neck
Are the arms of your children”
Happy Mothers Day to all of our wonderful
moms!!!
Uli
Hecker, Ruth Skinner
Susanne
Pachal, Samina Roohi
