SJA's Senior Kindergarten Class (2014-2015) : April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 - COMMUNITY HELPERS DAY!!

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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ANTI-BULLYING WEEK!!

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: Pranav.

- During Journal time today, students wrote about "If someone is being bullied, I would ..."

- This week's JOLLY PHONICS will be on the sounds of "er/ar". Today students students practiced the sound "ar" and using whiteboard strips, everyone practiced sounding out and spelling words with this particular sound. Then they completed a worksheet to practice.

- We are into the 6th week of the FUN 5th Unit of Inquiry on COMMUNITY HELPERS! This unit is categorized under the IB theme "How we organize ourselves". Today the SKs presented their Summative Projects on which Community Helper they would like to be when they grow up! What a fantastic job they did!
- Today students practiced singing and actions for the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King".

- At the end of the day, students worked on sounds in their BLENDS book. This book will be sent home & KEPT home for practice while we also work on it at school. This week everyone will practice the blends on p. 23-24.

- Students attended GYM/ART/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "er & ar" pages) *

-> Due: Friday, May 2nd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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ANTI-BULLYING WEEK!!

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: Cherin.

- During Journal time today, students wrote about "Today I will be a better friend by..."

- This week's JOLLY PHONICS will be on the sounds of "er/ar". Today students students practiced the sound "er" and completed a worksheet.

- We are into the 6th week of the FUN 5th Unit of Inquiry on COMMUNITY HELPERS! This unit is categorized under the IB theme "How we organize ourselves". Just a friendly reminder that the Summative Project is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30!

- Today students practiced singing and actions for the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King".

- In Math this week, students will spend one more week practicing the key concepts of graphing in the Data Management unit. Today everyone practiced "reading" a graph and answering questions about the graph!

- Students attended GYM/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "er & ar" pages) *

-> Due: Friday, May 2nd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Monday, 28 April 2014

Monday, April 28th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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ANTI-BULLYING WEEK!!

SJA students kickstarted this week with watching a music video about bullying and the effects of bullying on others. This week, we will start everyday off with different presentations and lessons to teach and support anti-bullying!

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TODAY WE HAD THE SECOND HALF OF THE
MOVIE & ICE CREAM PARTY!!

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HAPPY MONDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: Jayden.

- During Journal time today, students wrote about "I am wearing pink today because..."

- Today students practiced singing and actions for the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King".
- This afternoon, the SKs finished watching THE LION KING as part of the top class prize from the Spring Fundraiser/Skateathon. They also enjoyed eating ice cream during the movie!

- In Math this week, students will spend one more week practicing the key concepts of graphing in the Data Management unit.

- Students attended GYM/ART/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "er & ar" pages) *

-> Due: Friday, May 2nd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Friday, 25 April 2014

Friday, April 25th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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MONDAY IS THE BEGINNING OF
ANTI-BULLYING WEEK!!

PLEASE WEAR PINK ON MONDAY!

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TODAY WE HAD THE FIRST HALF OF THE
MOVIE & ICE CREAM PARTY!!

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HAPPY FRIDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: Avaneesh.

- During Journal time today, students wrote a story in their WRITING A book.

- This week's JOLLY PHONICS will be on the sound of "ue". Today we had Show & Share!

- We are into the 5th week of the FUN 5th Unit of Inquiry on COMMUNITY HELPERS! This unit is categorized under the IB theme "How we organize ourselves". Today the "written portion" of the Summative project was sent home with the notice form that will inform parents of what is expected for this end-of-unit project that will be due next Wednesday!

- Today students practiced singing and actions for the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King".
- This afternoon, the SKs started watching THE LION KING as part of the top class prize. We will be finishing the movie next week, as well as eating ice cream!

- In Math this week, students will continue practicing key concepts by counting tally marks, surveying students and graphing in the Data Management unit. We will be practicing more next week to prepare for a test soon!

- Students attended GYM/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "____" page) *

-> Due:

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Thursday, 24 April 2014

Thursday, April 24th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SPRING FUNDRAISER & MAKING US THE TOP CLASS!!!
WE WIN A MOVIE & ICE CREAM PARTY!!

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HAPPY THURSDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: Aarnav.

- During Journal time today, students wrote a story in their WRITING A book.

- This week's JOLLY PHONICS will be on the sound of "ue". Tomorrow is Show & Share!

- We are into the 5th week of the FUN 5th Unit of Inquiry on COMMUNITY HELPERS! This unit is categorized under the IB theme "How we organize ourselves". Today students completed the "written portion" of the Summative project of this unit, that is ending very shortly. Everyone had to decide if they still have the same answer as from the first week of the unit regarding what they want to be when they grow up, or if they've changed their mind, as well as what the community helper needs to do the job. Tomorrow students will bring home their writing along with the notice form that will inform parents of what is expected for this end-of-unit project that will be due next week.

- Today students practiced singing the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King". This week we have been adding actions to the singing!

- In Math this week, students will continue practicing key concepts by counting tally marks, surveying students and graphing in the Data Management unit. Today we had fun sorting, tallying and graphing SMARTIES! Students were able to bring home their graphs and more importantly, the Smarties :)

- Students attended GYM/ART/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "ue" page) *

-> Due: Friday, April 25th

* April - Spelling Test -> Friday, April 25th *

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SPRING FUNDRAISER & MAKING US THE TOP CLASS!!!
WE WIN A MOVIE & ICE CREAM PARTY!!

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

- The SK students started their morning with calendar time led by our

Special Helper: MacKenzie.

- During Journal time today, students wrote a story in their WRITING A book.

- This week's JOLLY PHONICS will be on the sound of "ue". Students brainstormed words with "ue". We then worked together to complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

- We are into the 5th week of the FUN 5th Unit of Inquiry on COMMUNITY HELPERS! This unit is categorized under the IB theme "How we organize ourselves". Today students focused on the community helper FIREFIGHTER. Everyone brainstormed words that describe a fireman and then they wrote a sentence and illustrated a picture about the profession. Students also made a mini Fireman booklet.

- Today students practiced singing the song that they will perform in June for Arts Night - The Lion King's "I Just Can't Wait to be King". This week we are adding actions to the singing!

- In Math this week, students will continue practicing key concepts by counting tally marks, surveying students and graphing in the Data Management unit. Today the SKs from both classes got together and surveyed 10 students each, asking the question "What is your Favourite Season?". After recording the data using tally marks, everyone went back to their seats and graphed the results of their findings.

- Students attended GYM/FRENCH class at their assigned times.

HOMEWORK etc...

- It is very important for agendas to be checked & signed daily.

*Keeping the lines of communication open is essential to the success of the every student!*

* Words of the Week & Jolly Jingles (Circle the "ue" page) *

-> Due: Friday, April 25th

* April - Spelling Test -> Friday, April 25th *

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

IB ATTITUDES

We at SJA expect our students to develop and apply the following attitudes:

Appreciation: appreciating the wonder and beauty of the world and its people
Commitment: being committed to their learning, preserving and showing self-discipline and responsibility
Confidence: feeling confident in their ability as learners, having the courage to take risks, applying what they have learned and making appropriate decisions
Cooperation: cooperating, collaborating and leading or following as the situation demands
Creativity: being creative and imaginative in their thinking and in their approach to problems and dilemmas
Curiosity: being curious about the nature of learning and the world, its people and cultures
Empathy: imaginatively projecting themselves into another's situation, in order to understand his/her thoughts, reasoning and emotions
Enthusiasm: enjoying learning
Independence: thinking and acting independently, making their own judgments based on reasoned principles and being able to defend their judgments
Integrity: having integrity and a firm sense of fairness and honesty
Respect: respecting themselves, others and the world around them
Tolerance: feeling sensitivity towards differences and diversity in the world and being responsive to the needs of others

ACTION IS IMPORTANT!!

Action is a significant aspect of the IB learning process. Please become a follower of the SK class blog to post any action your child has completed at home. When his/her name appears on the blog, your child will receive house points. This is to help further their knowledge about what has been learned within the classroom. Students are to use what they have learned and apply it to the “real world.” For example, if we are learning about recycling, students might go home and tell you that they want to implement a recycling program at home, or they may do something simple like telling you that something you were throwing in the garbage may be recycled. Action varies and ranges from something small to something very large; as long as students are understanding the concepts, action is important no matter the size. Thank you for your cooperation :)