February Updates

What's New in Kindergarten?

Letters and Letter Sounds

We learned all the letters and had our alphabet party! Letter rings were sent home with students who might need some extra practice reviewing their letters and sounds. You can help your child by reviewing the letters and letter sounds with them daily! Can they find the letters in books? Can they find the letters around the house or out in the community (signs, grocery store etc)? Daily repetition will help them learn and remember them faster! 

We are learning the difference between consonants and vowels. This knowledge will help us as we learn to read and write. We are also learning about CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words and how to spell them! The -at word family was the first word family we focused on. What words can I spell that end in -at?

What does it mean to be unique?

Students have been encouraged to explore and celebrate what makes them unique and special. This week students read a poem about being unique and began creating self-portraits. We focused on making sure the details they added in the self-portrait helped their audience know that it was a picture of them! Students brought the "I am Quite Unique" poem home and were encouraged to review the poem with their parents and find things they noticed in the poem, just like we did as a whole class! Students noticed rhyming words and two letter words such as my and me. 

Valentines Day

If your child would like to create valentines for their classmates we will be handing them out on Wednesday February 12^th. Feel free to also send in a treat if you would like! Please make sure if your child does bring valentines or treats that there will be enough for each student in our classroom. Lists of first names in your child’s class were sent home in SMILE folders. If you need another list just send an email to Miss Tennis!

Parent Society Cool Card Fundraiser – January 30 to February 20

A box of Cool Cards was sent home on Thursday, January 30 to each Ron Southern Family. This box can be used as a sample to take orders from friends and families. You must send in $40.00 if you wish to keep the box, or return the box back to the school right away. Keep your child’s name tag on the box if returning it and please return it the same way you received it.

We are using a new supplier for this fundraiser. These cards have a ‘Touch of Kindness’ in them.

All orders for additional boxes and payment must be back to the school by February 20. All funds raised by this fundraiser go toward field trips and in school activities for all of our students. Thank you for your support!

Jump Rope For Heart

Ron Southern School will be holding a Heart & Stroke Foundation JUMP Rope For Heart assembly on Monday February 10.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about the importance of heart health and the ways that skipping can provide a quick and effective fitness workout.  Skipping activities will take place during Phys Ed classes, and we would like to offer the opportunity for students and families to fundraise online and collect donations for heart disease and stroke research.

 

For students and families that may be interested in fundraising, students will receive a donation envelope. For your convenience, there is also an online option for collecting donations. Thank you for your support!

 

How to get started

1. Visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and Register for JUMP

2. Set up your personal fundraising page

3. Send donation request emails to friends, family and colleagues

If you need assistance, please visit JumpRopeForHeart.ca and check out the instructional videos and step by step “how-to” resources.