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June Notes
- Earlier in the month I had Friday June 14th marked as a school day. I marked it by mistake. Our class does not have school on Friday, June 14th. I'm sorry for the confusion.
- As you may know, our Transportation field trip has been cancelled. There is construction going on in the park that we usually have our picnic and throughout the field trip bus route. It was not safe to follow through with the field trip.
- Instead of the Transportation field trip we will be going to the outdoor park beside the Tri Leisure Center for a picnic. The children will be leaving the school at 11:30 and will be returning at 2:30pm. We will provide a hot dog lunch and then allow the children to play in the spray park and outdoor park for the remainder of the afternoon. We will need volunteers to assist with the preparation of the picnic lunch, serve the lunch and supervise the park. All volunteers are asked to drive/carpool to the TriLeisure Center as bus seating is limited. If you are interested in volunteering please let me know.
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*weather appropriate clothing
*suitable footwear
*hat for sunny weather
*Bathing suit
*towel
*sunscreen and/or bug spray (to be applied at home)
- Our last day of school is June 26th. Our class will have their Kindergarten Tea in the morning. You are invited to the school gym at 10:30am to 11:00am to celebrate with us. Our class will perform some songs and view a slideshow with you then take you back to our classroom to view the memory book and have some treats with you.
- The Kindergartens have their Activity Afternoon on the last day of school. The Kindergarten students will rotate through a variety of fun stations outside on the school playground. If you would like to volunteer for the Activity Afternoon please let me know.
- Report cards will go home on June 26th.
October Notes
- Picture retake day is on Wednesday, November 7th. If you have any questions about school photos you can contact Lifetouch at 1-866-443-7560.
- We have Parent/Student/Teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 7th. Students are encouraged to attend these interviews. There will be sign-up sheet posted outside my classroom on Monday, October 29th and I will post the interview slots on my Protopage as well. If you are unable to sign up in person, please send me an email and I will put your child's name in a time slot.
- Please don't forget that Monday is our Library day. Please ensure your child's library book is returned every Monday.
- As you may have noticed, our volunteer calendar is set up outside my classroom. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom please sign your name on the day you would like to help out. Our classroom volunteers come from 10:30 to 12:00 on the day they sign up for. They will do a variety of activites depending on the need for that day. Please make sure you phone the school or send me an email if you are unable to make the day you signed up for.
- If your child has Club Moo tickets, please make sure the ticket is placed inside your child's agenda book. I find it works best to paperclip the ticket in the front pocket of the agenda. The milk ticket needs to have your child's name on the back as well as white or chocolate written on the back to indicate your child's preference.
- The Kindergarten students have Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews on a different day than the rest of the students. Our first interview is Wednesday, November 7th. We will have a sign-up sheet set up outside the classroom about a week before the interviews.
- If I do not have your email address, please send me an Email with it. I send important reminders to your emails as well as forward the school's newsletter (Brookwood Banner)
- Our class will be having a Halloween party on Halloween Day. We will be spending the morning doing a variety of Pumpkin Math activities. The children will be able to dress up at lunch time for the afternoon party. We will participate in a school-wide parade to show off our costumes followed by Halloween Stations in the classroom. I am accepting volunteers for both the morning and afternoon activities. If you are interested in volunteering on Halloween day please send me a note in your child's agenda book or an email (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca) Please refer to the list below on the schools policy on the types of costumes that are allowed. Thank you.
- I will post a sign up sheet for the Halloween snack outside the classroom the week before Halloween. I am looking for people who want to bring a fruit tray, a veggie tray, cupcakes, juice boxes, paper plates & napkins. The comment boxes that were previously on this page did not work.
- Our classroom tends to get very cold during the winter months. Please send a sweater with your child to leave in his/her cubby to put on when needed.
- The weather outside is starting to get colder. Please make sure your child is dressed properly for the weather. We tend to go outside as much as possible and the children need to be prepared for the cold weather conditions.
- An "All About M" Poster was sent home with your child on October 1st. Please help your child complete the poster and send it back to the school. The students will be taking turns sharing their posters with the rest of the class during story corner.
November Newsletter
- We are allowing the students to eat one Halloween treat after his/her healthy snack each day. If your child comes with more than one treat I will send the rest home.
- Picture retake day is on Wednesday, November 7th. If you have any questions about school photos you can contact Lifetouch at 1-866-443-7560.
- We have Parent/Student/Teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 7th. Students are encouraged to attend these interviews. There is a sign-up sheet posted outside our classroom and I will post the interview slots on my Protopage as well. If you are unable to sign up in person, please send me an email and I will put your child's name in a time slot.
- Please don't forget that Monday is our Library day. Please ensure your child's library book is returned every Monday.
- Please ensure you dress your child properly for the weather. All students should come to school with snow pants, mittens and snow hats in order to be prepared.
- If you have not been receiving e-mail reminders and school newsletters please send me an e-mail so I can add you to our class mailing list. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
- During the month of November the students will be learning about Ocean Animals. We will be having a penguin and trainer from West Edmonton Mall visit our school on November 7th to do a presentation for us. The students are very excited to see a live penguin.
- This month we will be starting to send our class teddy bear, Fuzzy T, home with the students. Each child will have a chance to take Fuzzy T home in a special backpack full of bear books, puzzles and a journal. Please help your child write in Fuzzy T's journal before sending everything back to the school for the next child.
- On November 5th to November 9th, our school will be having a Book Fair. Our class will be able to view books in the Book Fair on Monday, November 5th. Any children who would like to purchase books will be doing so on Wednesday, November 7th in the morning.
- I am seeing a lot of papers and notes left in the agenda books. Please make sure you check your child's agenda book daily for notes and papers to go home. Please check the front pocket and beside the date for any notes or reminders. Any students work that is left in the agenda book can go home.
- Our November book orders will be sent home on Friday, November 1st. If you would like to order any books from the Scholastic Book Order please send your order in by Friday, Novamber 9th.
Alphabet Actions
We learn songs and actions for every letter of the alphabet to help remember the sounds they make. The following is a list of actions that we do when we are learning our letters:
A: Move arms like alligator
B: Take a bow
C: “C” shape crunching on food
D: Dance with hands above head
E: Exercise (hold up both arms and lift weights)
F: Fishing
G: Arms on side gliding like ghost
H: Harmonica
I: Cross arms and itch shoulders
J: Juggling
K: Blowing a kiss
L: Laying head on hands
M: Moving a magic mop
N: Nibbling (wiggle fingers in front of mouth)
O: operate (Point into open mouth)
P: Painting purple P's
Q: Quarterbacking (throw a ball)
R: Swing rope at the rodeo
S: move hands above head like snake
T: Tickling Tummy
U: Pointing up
V: Driving a van
W: washing face
X: Make “X” with arms
Y: Yanking a Yo-Yo
Z: zip up zipper
th: hands on throat for "thirsty"
sh: finger on mouth (shhhhh quiet)
February Notes
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There will be no Hot Lunch for the Kindergarten students due to the hot lunch being on the same day as our Telus World of Science field trip. If you already paid for Hot Lunch on that day you will be refunded. Please ensure your child has a bagged lunch packed for the day of the filed trip.
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The Kindergarten students are on a different report card and interview schedule than the rest of the school. We do not have interviews in January or February but I sent a note home in your childs agenda book on Friday, February 1st letting you know how your child is doing up to this point. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's learning you can contact me by email or with a note in your child's agenda book. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
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The Kindergarten classes are excited to watch a Lion Dance performance on Monday, February 4th. We have been learning about China and Chinese New Year During the month of February. This year Chinese New Year falls on February 9th.
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We will be having a Valentines Party on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 13. If you would like to volunteer please send me an email or write in your child's agenda book.
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I will be posting a sign-up sheet outside my classroom door on Wednesday, February 6th if you would like to provide a treat for the Valentines party.
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Your child is welcome to hand out Valentines on February 13th but we have a couple of rules regarding Valentines:
1) Please do NOT have your child fill in who the Valentine is “to:” It is difficult for students to read all of their friends names and we do not have enough time in the day to sort out all of the Valentines.
2) If your child is making Valentines please make sure they have enough for all of the students in the class. (but please do not put names on them) We have 20 students in our class.
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As part of our space theme we will be going on a field trip to The Telus World of Science on Friday, March 1st. It is a full day field trip so please make sure your child is at school on time. I am looking for 4 parent volunteers from our class. Please contact me if you would like to volunteer. Your child will need a bagged lunch on the day of the field trip. Please make sure everything is disposable and is in a paper or plastic bag.
- I still do not have everyone's email address. sometimes I send important reminders as well as the school newsletters to your emails. If you have not been receiving e-mails from me please send me an e-mail so I can add you to our class mailing list. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
January Notes
- It is nice to be back at school with our class this week. I hope everyone had a great Christmas Break.
- Instead of doing the home reading program I have decided to make site word booklets with the class. We will be completing a booklet every week that the students can take home and practice reading. We will be starting the site word booklets in the first week of January.
- Please make sure your child is dressed properly for the weather. For the children to play outside comfortably they should have snow pants, mittens and a toque.
- Mondays are library day for our class. Please try to remember sending your child's library book back to the school every Monday.
- We will be continue to send Fuzzy T and his backpack of activities home.
- Starting on Friday, January 10th our class will also be taking turns bringing home our "Mystery Bag." Your child can chose an item to put inside. Please help your child think of 3 clues to give the class of what is inside the bag. The class will be allowed to ask 3 questions before they make a guess of the item in the mystery bag.
April Notes
- The students were very excited at the beginning of this month to have a special visitor come in with many lizards and snakes for us to touch and learn about.
- Our Student-Led Conference will be on Wednesday, April 17th in the evening. Each student will take their parents though 5 different stations to show the skills that they have learned so far. This is always an exciting activity for the children to share with their parents. Please avoid bringing any siblings so your child is able to celebrate and show off his/her skills. There is a sign-up sheet on the wall outside my classroom. Up to 5 children will be able to rotate around the stations at a time. If you are unable to put your name down for a conference time please send me an email or write in your child's agenda book so I can assign a time for you.
- Please continue to dress your child for the weather. April weather can be quite chilly and wet and windy at times. Please remember to send gloves and hats and warm outdoor clothes. Rubber boots and rain gear may be needed later on in the month, depending on what weather April brings.
- By the end of this month our class will have learned and practiced the letter names and sounds of every letter of the alphabet. We will be starting to learn some blended sounds and continue to learn site words as well as practice beginning reading strategies such as sounding out words, looking at picture cues and word families. Please continue practicing the letters and letter sounds with your children as well as site words that we are working on.
- Many students are still working on printing their last names. Please make sure your child has opportunities to print his/her first and last name at home for extra practice.
- We have focused on the numbers from 0-10 and we are able to count forwards and backwards from any number. Our class is starting to take a closer look at numbers bigger than 10 in the upcoming months.
- Please don't forget about our Teacher Team Day next month on Wednesday, May 15th. There is no school on Teacher team days.
- I still do not have everyone's email address. sometimes I send important reminders as well as the school newsletters to your emails. If you have not been receiving e-mails from me please send me an e-mail so I can add you to our class mailing list. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
May Notes
- Please do not forget that Wednesday, May 15th is a Teacher Team Day. There is no school on teacher team days.
- Our class will be going to the zoo on Friday, May 24th. The field trip permission slips will be sent home on Friday, May 3rd. If you would like to volunteer please record it on the field trip form. I am only allowed 5 volunteers from our class and I will draw the names on Friday, May 10th to find out which parents names were drawn for the field trip. You will be contacted if you are chosen as a parent volunteer. If you are colsen as a volunteer you will need to carpool to the zoo.
- Please make sure your child is not late on Friday, May 24th. Our bus leaves promptly at 8:45 for the field trip and we can not wait for any late students.
- We have practiced all the letters of the alphabet. We continue to review the letters and numbers daily. If your child does not know his/her letters, please practice them daily at home as well.
- Your child should be able to recognize all the numbers to 10. Please continue to practice counting, labelling and printing numbers as well as basic adding and subtracting.
- We have been working hard at printing first and last names at school. Please continue to have your child practice printing his/her full name if she/he is still unable to print his/her last name.
- Please continue to dress for the weather. Some days are cold and rainy. Your child needs to be prepared to go outside every day.
September Notes
- Our first day of Library was Monday, September 10th. Your child's library book was sent home in a Ziploc bag. Every Monday, they will exchange the Library books for another one.
- There are Wednesdays throughout the year that the Kindergarten Teachers meet for Teacher Team Days. The Kindergarten students do NOT attend school on these days. Please refer to the list below and the calendar for the days your child will attend
- Please refer to the calendar to find out which Fridays your child attends school
- Please check your child's agenda book daily for letters and notes going home. Don't forget to check the front pocket as well as the space beside the date for notes and important information. Please feel free to write notes back to me in the agenda book or in the front pocket. I will have a parent helper check the books daily and place any on my desk with notes written from you.
- Please send me your email address if you have not already done so. Throughout the year, I will send email reminders when the protopage has been updated (monthly) as well as occasionally send email reminders of important class information.
- Our school encourages "garbageless" lunches. The students are asked to send back all of their lunch garbage so it can be sorted and recycled at home. You may wish to include an empty container or bag in your child's lunch for the garbage to be placed inside.
- Please make sure your child is aware of which part of his/her lunch is a snack and which is a lunch.
- Brookwood School does not have water fountains but we do have water bottle fill-up stations. Please make sure your child has a labelled water bottle that can be left at the school for the day.
- Please make sure to clearly label your child's water bottle and lunch as well as his/her inside and outside shoes.
- Your child will need to come to school with indoor shoes that he/she is able to put on and off independently.
- Our Kindergarten class goes through the red doors. If you bring your child to school please take them to the playground outside the red doors. (After 8:20am) I will line the class up and take them in as a class.
- At the end of the day I will help the children get ready and take them to the red doors. Please wait outside the red doors for your child until I have dismissed him/her I want to make sure I send each child to the correct person and it will take me a while to get to learn all of the faces that go with each child.
- A staff member walks all the bus children to the bus at the end of the day and makes sure they are on the correct bus. There is also staff at the transfer station to make sure all of the students have transferred to the correct bus.
- School pictures will be on Monday, October 1st. Please make sure your child is dressed and ready for the photos when s/he comes to school. The Kindergarten classes are usually the first groups to be called down to the gymnasium to get their photo taken.
- I am happy to have parent volunteers in our classroom. I have a list of Volunteer Committees that were sent home with your child on the first day of school. If you would like to volunteer in any of the committees please send the form back to me as soon as possible.
- In October I will start allowing parent volunteers to help out daily in the classroom. I will have a volunteer sign-up calendar posted outside my classroom. Only one volunteer per day please. The volunteer comes into my classroom from 9:30am to 11:30am.
Letters, Numbers and Themes
Letters and Numbers for the Month:
- Review of all letters
- Review of all numbers from 0-20
- word families
Previous Letters and Numbers Covered:
- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y & Z
- th, sh, ch, ay
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Site Words:
- Mom, Dad, pop, pup, up, like, see, I, a, an, the, am, and, in, to, me, my, how, can, cat, sat, fat, rat, mat, you, he, she,
Important Dates for June
- June 3rd: Last day to take out library books
- June 10th: Last library class
- June 17th: Tri Leisure Center Picnic Field Trip
- June 21: School day
- June 26th: Last day of school
- June 26th: Kindergarten Tea in the morning
- June 26th: Kindergarten Activity afternoon
- June 26th: Report cards go home
December Notes
- Our Kindergarten tea is coming up on Wednesday, December 12th at 11:00am. Our class and Mrs. Harcus' class will be performing songs and poems for you while you enjoy snacks and refreshments. You are welcome to invite anyone who would like to attend.
- Our first set of report cards will be going home on Friday, December 7th. Please make sure you check your child's backpack.
- We will be having our "Christmas Around the World" party on Monday, December 17th. The classes will "fly" around the world and rotate from one Kindergarten class to the next. In each room they will get to experience what Christmas is like in that part of the world.
- Our last day of school before the Christmas Break is Friday, December 21st. The students will get to wear their pajamas to school on that day. (No stuffies please) We will be having a pancake breakfast and having many fun activities with the other Kindergarten classes. If you would like to help out with the pancake breakfast please let me know.
- Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. The weather has been very cold and we need to be prepared to go outside every day. Please make sure your child comes to school with snow pants, mittens and a toque.
- Fuzzy T (our class teaddy bear) is still travelling with the students this month. If your child comes home with Fuzzy T's backpack he/she can read the stories and do the puzzles and games with Fuzzy T. Please help your child write in Fuzzy T's journal to help tell the class about what type of adventures Fuzzy T had at your house. Before Fuzzy T comes back to the school please make sure all of the materials are returned in the backpack so it is ready for the next child. Every child will get to take Fuzzy T home once this year.
- Please don't forget that Monday is our Library day. Please ensure your child's library book is returned every Monday.
- I do not have the correct email address for a few of you. sometimes I send important reminders as well as the school newsletters to your emails. If you have not been receiving e-mails from me please send me an e-mail so I can add you to our class mailing list. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
March Notes
- The students had a great time on their first field trip to the Space Science Center at the beginning of the month. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out on the field trip.
- Hot Lunch for our class was cancelled on Friday, March 1st due to the Space Science Center Field Trip. If you paid for the March 1st hot lunch you will be refunded the money.
- Our class is having problems with students bringing toys to school. Unless it is your child's turn with the mystery bag please do not allow your child to bring a toy to school. Some children are sneaking toys into the classroom, even when I have told them not to do so. Please know that I tell the students to keep all toys in their backpacks when they are brought to school. Too many students are bringing toys and losing them, giving them away or getting distracted by them.
- If your child has the Mystery bag they are allowed to chose one item that fits inside. The child needs to think of 3 good clues to give the class about what is inside. After the class asks questions and makes 3 guesses the child is allowed to show the item and tell a little about it. Please make sure the item that is brought to school does not contain weapons of any kind. After the Mystery bag item is passed around for the class to see it will be sent back to your child's backpack.
- Fuzzy T (The class teddy bear) has made his way around to mast of the children in the class but we are not able to continue beacause so many items are missing from the backpack. I am missing all of the Bernstein Bears books and 2 other bear books that were inside the backpack as well as the letter game and the backpack itself (It says "Brookwood KG" on the front of the backpack) Please check your homes to see if you have any of these items and bring them back as soon as possible. There are a few students who did not get a turn with Fuzzy T and they are very disappointed to miss out on taking him home.
- Report cards will be going home on Monday, March 11th. Please check your child's agenda book for the report card.
- I still do not have everyone's email address. sometimes I send important reminders as well as the school newsletters to your emails. If you have not been receiving e-mails from me please send me an e-mail so I can add you to our class mailing list. (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca)
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact me anytime by writing a note in your child's agenda book, sending me an email (agrumbach@psd70.ab.ca) or by phoning the school (780-962-3942)
Thank you,
Amanda Grumbach
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