Where has the month gone? I just looked and must apologize for not having updated my blog as I should have this month.
We are presently into assessments and, with the help of Mrs. Ruthi Ingersoll, they should be completed by early June. She and I are assessing the Language Arts portion of the Kindergarten year. The assessments will help me to plan the remaining weeks of school to benefit the children in my class the most.
Next week we will finishing reviewing the alphabet, with Yy and Zz completing the program.
The last of the Tricky Words will also come home next week, being goes, does, made, and their. I will include a list of all of the words we have learned this year in next weeks homework - please keep it handy and quiz your child up now and then - just to keep the words fresh in their minds.
Special events for June - next week is Spring Carnival, and K-2 will not be participating in the dress up days each day, but will be able to have a great day Friday with the inflatables in the gym, and the movie and treats. Your child(ren) has brought home a permission slip to be signed, as well as the amounts and place to order food and treats for the day.
We in K-5 have been having our own dress-up Fridays this month, and next Friday will be Hat Day.
The K-2 will be going to the Anchorage Park for an outing on June 16th, rain date June 17th. Look for a note home about this trip.

Here we are into May - already!! Birthdays this month include Jonah Hettrick, Saul Fitzsimmons, and me!

This week we are "doing" letters Qq and Rr. Words for the word wall are were, other, and because.

There were book order forms in agenda bags today, and the orders are due in to me on Thursday of this week, May 5th.

This month and next we in K-5 are having some special dress-up Fridays. I hope your child will join in the fun!
May 6 - no school for Subject Council
May 13 - Backwards Day
May 20 - School Colour Day (blue and gold)
May 27 - Twin Day ( you and a friend try to dress the same)

More to come in June!

Dismissal this Thursday, May 5th, will be 1/2 hour earlier than usual (1:30 for K-2, and 2:30 for 3-12), so that teachers can go on the 3:30 ferry to their meetings on the mainland.