May 22, 2026

Hello,

We have had another exciting week!

Upcoming Dates  

May 25 – 28 – Ball Hockey & Flag Football Residency 
May 28 – Kinder Orientation, 6pm  
May 29 – T/T Kinder Attends
June 1 – Fun Lunch (Boardwalk) 
June 1-12 – Gymnastics  
June 5 – M/W Kinder Attend 
June 12 – T/T Kinder Attends
June 19 – M/W Kinder Attend  
June 26 – M/W Kinder Attend 
June 26 – Last Day of Classes (12pm dismissal) 
June 26 – Org Day
June 29 – Org Day
June 30 – Org Day 

Visual Journals 
This week in kindergarten, students are exploring friendship and early writing in their visual journals! Students drew detailed pictures and labelled their work using the sounds they heard in their friends' names. This learning supports early literacy, communication, creativity, and fine motor skills.

Gymnastics Exploration in Kindergarten
This week in kindergarten, students explored movement and balance through gymnastics activities using mats and safe movement stations. Students practiced moving their bodies in different ways by balancing, rolling, stretching, jumping, and travelling safely. These experiences support students in building confidence, body awareness, coordination, and cooperation skills.

Through gymnastics activities, students are learning to:

• Move safely in shared spaces

• Follow movement instructions and routines

• Develop balance, coordination, and strength

• Build confidence while trying new challenges

• Encourage and support peers during activities

Literacy Growth in Kindergarten: Celebrating a Year of Learning!

This has been a tremendous year of growth for our kindergarten students! Throughout the year, students have explored literacy through centres, games, small-group instruction, read-alouds, writing activities, and hands-on learning experiences.

As we approach the end of the school year, many families ask, “What can we continue practicing at home?” This guide highlights many of the important literacy skills your child has been developing this year, along with simple and playful activities you can try together at home. Many of these ideas are similar to our monthly “READO” boards and can easily fit into everyday routines and conversations.

Here are some simple ways you can support your child at home.

Phonological Awareness
Students are learning to listen closely to sounds in words. At home, you can ask:
“What sound do you hear at the beginning of cat?”
“What sound do you hear in the middle?”
“What sound do you hear at the end?”

You can also play rhyming games, such as "bat," "cat," "hat," and "mat," or slowly say sounds like "/b/," "/a/," and "/t/" and ask your child to blend them into a word.

Fluency
Students are building confidence with uppercase and lowercase letters, high-frequency words, environmental print, and reading with expression. At home, try matching uppercase and lowercase letters; playing sight word bingo with words like "the," "I," "is," "and," and "to"; or looking for familiar words on signs, labels, and packages.

Phonics
Students are learning how letters and sounds work together to help them read and write words. At home, try a sound treasure hunt. Say a sound, such as /m/, and have your child find something that starts with that sound. You can also sort objects by beginning sound or write letters for your child to hop to when you say the sound.

Comprehension
Students are practicing understanding stories by retelling, predicting, asking questions, and answering questions. After reading, ask:
Who was in the story?
Where did it happen?
What happened at the beginning, middle, and end?
What do you think might happen next?

Writing
Students are learning to share ideas through pictures, letters, words, and sentences using the sounds they hear. At home, invite your child to draw a picture and label it using sound spelling, such as “I lov cats.” You can also make a simple news journal where your child draws and writes about their day.

Conventions
Students are practicing using familiar words, copying environmental print, and spelling high-frequency words. Try creating a small word wall at home or using sticky notes to label objects around the house.

Thank you for supporting your child’s literacy learning at home. Have a wonderful weekend!