It has been a fun second week of SK! Thanks for helping your student develop their independence when it comes to drop-off and pick-up. I am training students to meet me at our table when the morning bells ring (there are 3, the first 2 are just warnings), and to stay with me at our table until they show me their picker-upper at the end of the day. It is going well!
Thanks for also helping students develop their responsibility through bringing their pochette to school, and giving you their mail at home. Last Monday, we brought home our first Activity Bag (the giant green TDSB bag). You still have a couple days to try it out, and I hope it's been fun! Whether you have tried the activity or not, please please please, don't forget to send these back to school on Monday. All materials, as well as the bag. This initiative won't work too well if we don't all return them promptly, since we are all rotating through the same 14 bags this term. Thanks for your help!
Any Scholastic orders for September are due this Thursday the 20th. The Club de Lecture catalogue is for all ages and I know it can be difficult to find something appropriate. I will endeavor to recommend a few things each month just in case you want to start a French collection at home but aren't sure where to begin.
In this catalogue...
#6F1, "Quel déménagement! - The kids seem to be very familiar with the world of Robert Munsch, and have been telling me that they have the same books at home. If they know the English version, it will be easy for them to follow along with the French version.
#9F1, "Mes 50 premiers mots" - These flashcards will help you learn some beginning French vocab, plus it's a pretty sweet deal!
#10F1, "Mes premières activités de maternelle" - Kids LOVE activity books - just make sure they stay at home!
#16F1, "Vive la maternelle!" - I haven't read this book, but since the title means Long Live Kindergarten, it seems like a good fit!
Here are a few pictures of the kids in action!
