April Newsletter
Looking Back . . . Things We Learned In March
Stories We Read
 The Shape of Things
 How I build With Blocks
 There was an Old Lady Who
Swallowed a Clover
 Voices are Not for Yelling
 Hands are Not for Hitting
 It’s a Pattern!
 It’s a Shape!
 Baby Animals
 Triangles
 Squares
 Rectangles
 Circles
 Oval
 Alligator Ally
 There’s a Wocket in my Pocket
 How many Elephants
 What is Lent
Songs We Sang/Danced To
Concepts We Learned
 Frog Jump Song
 How to make lists
 Where Do Our Letters Start?
 Joining a group
 Letter Exercise
 The steps in Problem Solving:
 Who Let the letters Out
 Identifying that you have a
problem: “Uncomfortable
 Numbers Help Me Count 1-20
Feelings”
 Count Down Song 20-1

Finding different solutions
 Gummie Bear Song
to our problems- There
 Head and Shoulders
usually is one way and
 The Bean Bag Song
more than likely the first
 What do the Letter’s Say?
one doesn’t work!
 Asking for help
 Handwriting Without Tears
 First, next, last
 Understanding that numbers can
represented in different way.
 Recognizing 2D and 3D Shapes
in our world
 Building of fine motor skills by:
 Spray bottles (painting the
snow)
 Cutting, tearing tape
 I-Pad: Dexteria, Mosaic,
letter school
April Focus: 2-D and 3-D Shapes, Subatizing 4,5 , Easter, Farm, Spring, Non-fiction Writing (diagrams)
Home Work Help:
 We are focusing on drawing skills and using our knowledge of 2D Shapes (square, rectangle,
triangle, circle). I have taken pictures of houses, trees, cars and us; to show how you can use
shapes to make these items. Try it home too!
 When reading point out upper and lowercase letters see if they can make the sound. Start pointing
out simple sight words : I, A , the , is, it ,in
 Most children are able to sort but find it challenging when asked to declare their sorting rule. We
have spent a lot of time developing the vocabulary same and different. You can continue this at
home. When sorting laundry have your child help, have them verbalize how they sorted the
clothes (size, colour, type of clothing). Also when you are in a parking lot talk with your child
about what makes the vehicles’ the same (car, truck, colour) and different (colour, car, truck).
Challenge them to find different ways to sort objects at home, making sure you have them declare
a sorting rule.
Homework Help
Our next focus is making sure students enter Grade 1 knowing their alphabet
and corresponding sounds. With our morning/afternoon message and weekly
letter focus; we have noticed much improvement from our students. Review
and practice at home will help make sure that this skill is mastered for the
beginning of next year.
Parent Volunteers
Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered in our classroom this
month preparing classroom materials, helping decorate bulletin boards and
working with children. Your time is greatly appreciated.
Demonstration of Learning
Thanks to all the parents who participated in the Demonstration of Learning.
This was a great opportunity for you to see what your child has been learning
while providing feedback and encouragement. Your support of your child’s
learning is so beneficial and appreciated.
Warm Weather
Please remember to send your child with appropriate wear, considering all
conditions. Children have been using their extra clothes, so please make
sure to send clean ones to replace the ones they’ve used.
Celebrations
Holy Thursday
East Mass (at Church)
May – Rosary
End of Year
Institute Days
April 13
April 19
TBA
June 29
9:30
10:00
Time TBA
These sessions will update teachers and assistants and provide them with teaching
tools and ideas to implement into the daily program. There will be NO
KINDERGARTEN CLASSES on this day.
Institute Day Schedule:
Wednesday, April 5
Community Building Day
Our next Community Building Day will be April 19, from 8:30- 12:00. THERE
WILL BE NO BUSSING FOR STUDENTS that morning. All students must be
picked up and dropped off. Please send snack as usual with your child.
Community Building Schedule
April 19th
May 4 th
June 8 th
**Not a Thursday** Easter Mass to Church
Mother’s Day Extravaganza
Father’s Day Extravaganza
Holy Thursday Celebration
The morning classes will be hosting the Holy Thursday Celebration on
Thursday, April 13 at 9:30.
Easter Celebration
We will gather on Wednesday, April 19 at 10:00 for our Easter Celebration
at St. Charles church. All children will be coming this day in the morning;
classes will be cancelled for the afternoon.
8:30 -12:00 on this day.
Classes will go from
Bussing has been cancelled.
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
Two very important and exciting days are coming up and we wanted to give
you an opportunity to arrange your schedules to attend. If you are unable to
make it please have someone come in your place as it is very disappointing to
a child if someone does not come. PLEASE PLAN TO SPEND THE
MORNING. Mother’s Day Extravaganza will take place on Thursday May 4th.
Father’s Day Extravaganza will take place on June 8th.
We hope you all have a super month!
Take care,
Mrs. K. Sobierajski
Mrs. J. Kushimo
Mrs. J. Amendola
Miss Tally