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

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Thursday, May 29th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM TOMORROW:

Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Day)

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GRADE 4, 5, 7, 8 SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

MAY'S LEARNER PROFILE AWARD RECIPIENTS:
COMMUNICATOR

HAPPY THURSDAY!

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

Special Helper: Jordan.
- In the morning, students completed a fun journal activity where they each had to think of something green and write a few sentences describing it. Later on in the day, everyone read their journal and the others guessed what the thing was.
- In our Unit of Inquiry on "Family", students completed an "ALL ABOUT MY FAMILY" booklet.
- This afternoon, we had Arts Night practice for every grade!
* Reminder: Arts Night is Wednesday, June 4th @ 7pm *

- 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!*

Have a wonderful evening,
Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 - CASUAL DAY

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON:

Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Day)

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

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

Special Helper: Pranav.
- Students spent the day reviewing Language & Math concepts from the year. They practiced sequencing, short & long vowels, addition/subtraction, filling in missing numbers, counting by 5's, etc.
- This afternoon, we had Arts Night practice for every grade!
* Reminder: Arts Night is Wednesday, June 4th @ 7pm *

- 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!*

Have a wonderful evening,
Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Monday, 26 May 2014

Monday, May 26th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON:

Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Day)

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HAPPY MONDAY!

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

Special Helper: Cherin.
- During Journal time, students wrote about which Track & Field event they enjoyed the most last week and what they are looking forward to this Friday!
- Today for Unit of Inquiry on Family, students reviewed Immediate & Extended family members and then completed a worksheet where they wrote about people in their family.

- Students had a lesson on May's learner profile: COMMUNICATOR. We read the book "Click Clack Moo" and then students wrote about how they are communicators like the cows in the story.
- In Math, students will continue working in the world of GEOMETRY along with completing their Term 3 Math Assessments. Here are some of the students working on constructing 2-D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks!

- 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!*

Have a wonderful evening,
Ms. Chang :)

Friday, 23 May 2014

SJA SUMMER CAMP

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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SPELLING TEST DATE CHANGE:

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people

2. from

3. could

4. would

5. make

Bonus: family

-> Test: MONDAY, MAY 26th

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON:

Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Day)

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HAPPY FRIDAY!

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

Special Helper: Avaneesh.

- Due to Carrassauga this weekend, the SK classes had to join together in one class; students were excited to spend the morning watching Happy Feet and then in the afternoon the school walked to the park to have TRACK & FIELD practice!!

- In Math, students explored the world of GEOMETRY this week, along with completing their Term 3 Math Assessments. We will continue this next week!

- 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!*

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Thursday, 22 May 2014

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 - SCIENCE FAIR!

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

Friday, May 23rd & Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Days - practice day & real day)

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HAPPY THURSDAY!

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

Special Helper: Aarnav.

TODAY WAS THE SCIENCE FAIR!!

"Rainbow Milk"

- In Math, students will be exploring the world of GEOMETRY this week, along with completing their Term 3 Math Assessments.

- 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!*

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people
2. from
3. could
4. would
5. make
Bonus: family

-> Test: Friday, May 23rd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

Friday, May 23rd & Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Days - practice day & real day)

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

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

Special Helper: MacKenzie.

- 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 morning, students listened to a simple book and wrote/illustrated a re-tell of the story.

- In the afternoon, we finished all experimentation of the Science Fair Project on "Rainbow Milk". Students also spent time practicing the presentation that will occur tomorrow!

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO VIEW SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS BETWEEN 230-3pm (You may bring your child home at this time as well)

- In Math, students will be exploring the world of GEOMETRY this week (2D shapes, positional terms - above/below, before/after/between, left/right), along with completing their Term 3 Math Assessments.

- 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!*

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people
2. from
3. could
4. would
5. make
Bonus: family

-> Test: Friday, May 23rd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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STUDENTS: PLEASE WEAR YOUR GYM UNIFORM ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

Friday, May 23rd & Friday, May 30th

(Track & Field Days - practice day & real day)

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

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

Special Helper: Braydon.

- 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".
- During our Unit of Inquiry today, students reviewed the key points of IMMEDIATE family, and then we learned about EXTENDED families (aunts/uncles/cousins/grandparents). As a follow-up activity, everyone had to write how many of each member of their extended family they have, followed by a drawing.
- In the afternoon, we all worked together on constructing our class's Science Fair Project on "Rainbow Milk".

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO VIEW SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS BETWEEN 230-3pm (You may bring your child home at this time as well)

- In Math, students will be exploring the world of GEOMETRY this week, along with completing their Term 3 Math Assessments.

- 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!*

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people
2. from
3. could
4. would
5. make
Bonus: family

-> Test: Friday, May 23rd

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Chang :)

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 - HAPPY LONG WEEKEND! SEE YOU TUESDAY!

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

* P.D. DAYS (no school) -> THURSDAY, MAY 15th & FRIDAY, MAY 16th *

* VICTORIA DAY (no school) -> MONDAY, MAY 19th *

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

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

Special Helper: Marcus.

- 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, students were introduced to our Science Fair project (THURSDAY, MAY 22nd); the QUESTION (Which type of milk - skim, 1%, 2% & whole - spreads the food colouring for the longest amount of time?) & HYPOTHESIS have been established.
- TODAY WE TESTED SKIM MILK & 1% MILK. NEXT WEEK WE WILL COMPLETE THE EXPERIMENT BY TIMING THE FOOD COLOURING IN 2% & WHOLE MILK.

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: COLOUR CHANGING MILK

- In Math, students were briefly introduced to their GEOMETRY unit by discussing basic 2D shapes and completing some practice worksheets.

- 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!*

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people
2. from
3. could
4. would
5. make
Bonus: family

-> Test: Friday, May 23rd

Have a wonderful long weekend,

Ms. Chang :)

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

HELLO READERS of the

Senior Kindergarten BLOG!!

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BAKE SALE -> $0.50-$1.00
(gluten-free items available)

WEDNESDAY - MAY 14th

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

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

Special Helper: Saanchi.

- During Journal time today, students wrote about what their favourite candy is and why. They also wrote about what the candy looks like.
- This morning, students started working on their TERM 3 Math Assessments.

- 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, students continued our Science Fair project (THURSDAY, MAY 22nd).
- The QUESTION: (Which type of milk - skim, 1%, 2% & whole - spreads the food colouring for the longest amount of time?) & HYPOTHESIS have been established and today students saw a live demo of what the experiment looks like, using 2% milk. We also talked about why the colours are moving away from the middle of the plate, where the dish soap-covered qtip had been submerged.
- TOMORROW we will be testing the milks to see which one reacts the longest with the dish soap.

- HERE IS THE VIDEO OF THE EXPERIMENT- check it out:

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: COLOUR CHANGING MILK

- In Math, students got their Data Management TESTS back yesterday; please sign & return at your earliest convenience :)

- 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!*

* P.D. DAYS (no school) -> THURSDAY, MAY 15th & FRIDAY, MAY 16th *
* VICTORIA DAY (no school) -> MONDAY, MAY 19th *

* SCIENCE FAIR -> THURSDAY, MAY 22nd *

* MAY SPELLING WORDS *

1. people
2. from
3. could
4. would
5. make
Bonus: family

-> Test: Friday, May 23rd

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 :)