8 de junio

 We released our butterflies!

Ask your child to name all stages of the life cycle.

huevo - egg

oruga - caterpillar

crisálida - chrysalis

mariposa - butterfly

We also planted some girasoles (sunflowers). Hopefully we will see some sprouts soon!

5 de junio - VOCABULARIO DE LA GRANJA

 We will be learning about animals on the farm in the next couple of weeks.  Here is a chart to help at home. 

31 de mayo

 This week, we sketched the chrysalids.  Then, we brainstormed what we noticed.  The children then created sentences using the sentence starter of "I see" and completed the sentence using kid spelling.  They they read their work back to me.  It is absolutely amazing how far they have come this year.  

We also made ABC patterns of caterpillars, and made symmetrical butterflies.  

Here are some links to songs we will be working on next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtDXfLkpKtw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnhdU5hFufo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_fEohvnMc

18 de mayo

 We have some new classmates these days.  Check out our Painted Lady Caterpillars.

New Spanish vocabulary

caterpillar - oruga

food - comida

eggs - huevos

chrysalis - crisálida

butterfly - mariposa

Here are some examples of activities we have been working on over the past week.

Drawing different quantities of mariposas (butterflies), ladybugs (mariquitas) and bumblebees (abejorros) and then writing about the drawing.  "Yo veo 4 mariposas" (I see 4 butterflies)

Drawing the houses of the 3 Little Pigs in order.

Building CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.

Representing different ways to show 10 using double sided counters.

25 de mayo

 This week, we spent a lot of time learning about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly.

Huevo - egg

Oruga - caterpillar

Crisálida - chrysalis

Mariposa - butterfly.

In just one week, we now have some caterpillars hanging in a J, and some have changed to chrysalids.

We also worked on making a house out of sticks, like the second little pig from "Los 3 cerditos" (The Three Pigs)

In math, we showed 10 wheels by using a combination of unicycles, bicycles and tricycles.

And 8 dots on a ladybug in different ways.

Oh, and we started inline skating!  WOW

10 de mayo

 Here are some links to some new videos we have been learning from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhNi7f4AzmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpo6tXNFXgM

Check out our beautiful cherry blossom trees!  Ask your child what materials we used to make these trees.

Below is some Spring vocabulary we have been practicing in Spanish.  Most of these words have been encountered throughout the year.  Next week I will be asse

Alien Inline Schedule

 

We will be Inline Skating on Wednesdays; May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21.  If your child has a helmet they would like to wear for this activity, please send it on these dates.  

Thanks!

FANCY DRESS DAY

 Tomorrow is Fancy Dress Day!  Use your imagination and whatever is in the closet and see you tomorrow.  :)

9 de mayo - Alien Inline Skating forms

 Alien Inline Skating forms will be passed out tomorrow as I forgot to do so yesterday.  Whoops!

3 de mayo

 We have been working hard on a number of math (making 10) and literacy centers.  Check out some of these examples.

Making ten with interlocking cubes.

Representing ten with PlusPlus pieces.

Showing 10 with buttons using sizes and different colours.

Showing ten with double sided counters.

Symmetrical bird and butterfly designs.

Matching cubes to ten frame cards.

Representing a part of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Recording CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant)

Building CVC words with letters of different fonts.

HOMEWORK

 Please ensure your child has their 3-D shape in their backpack on Monday, May 8.  Thank you!  Below is the original post from last week's blog.

 We will begin learning about 3-D shapes next week.  Please have your child bring an object LABELLED WITH THEIR NAME that is representative of one of the shapes on the chart above.  We will discussing these shapes, sorting them and graphing them.

26 de abril

 This week, and in the weeks to come, we will be working on activities related to story elements (characters, setting, events in order), Spring, mastering some sight words and reading and writing CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant)

This week we drew some events in order from Ricitos de Oro (Goldilocks).

We went for a spring walk around the school and found some beautiful flowers growing.  We will be making tulip art in the days to come.

We have been practicing the words "I, a, to, the, go, see, it" and I am adding "we, will, and, can" next week.

Grade 1 is coming!

26 de abril - HOMEWORK

 We will begin learning about 3-D shapes next week.  Please have your child bring an object LABELLED WITH THEIR NAME that is representative of one of the shapes on the chart above.  We will discussing these shapes, sorting them and graphing them.

19 de abril

 Check out some of our new math centers!

Representing numbers in a variety of ways.

Colour/Shape bingo in Spanish.

Roll and Cover.

Building 3-D shapes.

In Spanish, we have begun learning about the seasons and the weather.  Each day, we describe the weather by using the following vocabulary.

Está soleado (it is sunny)

Está nublado (it is cloudy)

Está lloviendo (it is raining)

Está nevando (it is snowing)

Está ventoso (it is windy)

Hace frio (it is cold)

Hace calor (it is hot)

New songs in Spanish

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6-Gy1IQN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6-Gy1IQN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDYrHwKcVCA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3SXr7UincA

Important information

 Yearbook: Deadline to purchase a yearbook is Friday, April 28. The cost is $21. If you want to purchase additional books per student, please contact the office Dalhousie@cbe.ab.ca  It is an optional purchase and can be paid for through your MyCBE account.

 

With the change in weather conditions, please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather and any changes in weather.  Additionally, please send an extra change of clothes with your child to school to be kept in their backpack.  This should include a top, a bottom, change of socks and underwear.  Recess and lunch is a great opportunity for fun and play in the snow and slush, resulting in wet clothing. The office has a very limited supply of clothes.  Thank you for helping us keeping your child happy and dry.

 

We are so excited to have parent volunteers back in the classrooms! Please ensure your police clearance has been correctly uploaded prior to signing up for one of the many volunteer opportunities. If you are unsure of your status please reach out to our lovely office team who will be more than happy to assist you with this process.

 

Monday, April 17^th - New Principal Day! Please welcome Sr. Jeff Belcher to Dalhousie! 

 

Friday, April 21^st -Earth Day – students to dress in Earth tones and classes will participate in earth friendly activities.

 

Dalhousie Parent Society News

 

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!

dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com – email us if you have questions about anything!

Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages as well! Search for Dalhousie Parent Society – tell your friends and fellow parents to give us a follow!

 

***FAMILY FIESTA***

Family Fiesta will be returning to Dalhousie this June! We are searching for donations for our silent auction, so if you know of any businesses or individuals who would like to donate, please contact us at dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com

We will be needing lots of volunteers to help out on the day of fiesta, so please watch out for the sign up genius link as we get closer to the date!

 

***PLAYGROUND***

Check out the sign up if you are interested in becoming part of the playground committee!

Volunteer here!

 

***FUN LUNCH***

Volunteers need to have police clearance to volunteer for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like us to confirm. 

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!  We have some spots from now until the end of the year. Sign up here

If your child will be absent and you‘ve already ordered fun lunch please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11:00am and let us know if you’d like to:
-Pick up the order from the office after 12:30pm
-Donate it to the amazing Dalhousie staff
-Have it sent home with a sibling

Upcoming dates:

April 18 – Mucho Burrito

April 26 – Fat Burger

May 2 - Boston Pizza

May 10 - Tim Horton’s

Vocabulary

 Many parents at conferences requested more information regarding vocabulary, so here is the vocabulary that we have been working on over the past couple of weeks.  I will be assessing the children on their expressive knowledge of these words the week or two after Spring Break.  I would hope that would know at least 15/20 at that point in time. Google Translate is a wonderful tool to help with pronunciation if needed. 

La sandía, los pimientos, la zanahoria, las galletas

La manzana, la lechuga, la barra, el sándwich

El plátano, las papas fritas, los pretzels, la ensalada

La naranja, las uvas, la papa, el pan

La pizza, las galletas, la leche, el queso

El chocolate, el yogurt, el tomate, los pepinos
 

SPRING CONCERT REMINDERS - COSTUMES

 Kindergarten Costumes:

Girls -  We have skirts and shirts for the little girls, however, we ask that they come to school wearing white or as close to solid white t-shirts or tank top and tights (any colour).

Boys - Come to school wearing dark dress pants and a white or as close to white solid t-shirt or dress shirt.

All students can wear regular school shoes

17 de marzo

 Friday, March 24 is the last day of classes before Spring Break.  Classes will resume on Monday, April 3.  After Spring Break, there is no school on Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10.

16 de marzo

This week has been a whirlwind of activity with all the preparations for the Spring Concert.   We made our special hats using paper and paint.  

We also drew the orchid in our classroom for the second time.  Ask your child what changed between the first drawing and the second!  It is exciting to see something grow and change.  Spring will come soon, I'm sure of it!

In Math, we practiced a game called Uno Más!  The children needed to roll a dice, add uno más (one more) to the dice rolled, and cover that space.  Once someone covers an entire row, they win!