Author: Davina Edwards

Some memories from our field trip to Camana Bay – Glass Recycling with a talk from a resource person from JUNK.

Mrs. Sanchez  brought Rio the dog into school  for us to learn more about mammals.

Grammar instruction has begun. We are categorizing Nouns. We have mind-mapped some familiar Nouns. This includes, the names of our favorite places, people and things.

Recycle Plant Area- We have begun to use our recycle plant role play area. Thank you for your contributions. Please continue to send materials (our focus is on paper and cardboard items this week).

Kindergarten students had a wonderful morning and demonstrated great sportsmanship. One kinder shouted, “I was the second winner, yay!” Even those who finished last showed determination and took it in great spirit.

They got really excited when they spotted a recycling bin at our sport’s venue.

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to our Kinders after our break. Having said goodbye to fabulous February, let us march into March!

We are entering our 4^th unit of study called “God’s Green Earth”. The topic coverage will include the following:-

• Reading- Syllables, Blending and Segmenting, Word solving decoding Strategy: Skippy the Frog, Comprehension-  Making Connections & Synthesizing, Grammar-Nouns – Singular and Plural, Verbs-Past Tense.
• Opinion Writing- knowing how opinion differs from fact, stating an opinion with supporting arguments for or against, writing persuasively to others.
• Math Concepts- Making Graphs, Addition and Subtraction
• Science & Social Studies- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- Our impact as a consumer.
• Cooking- Food Commodities (Cereals, Dairy, Meat, Potatoes)
• Bible Study – David & Mephibosheth, Esther, Daniel and the Lion, Jonah and the Whale, Easter.

We are requesting that students start bringing in waste items such as paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum cans, glass (safely packaged and handed to the class teacher/assistant. We will need the materials for our recycling unit.

Thanks for your continued support.

The Kinder Team

This year our Reading week theme was “Once Upon a Time..” A host of activities took place starting with Family Reading Night in the library on Monday evening. Parents and family members joined us for a reading evening full of tasty treats and traditional tales. Students drank beanstalk juice, tasted magic ‘jelly’ beans and magic wands. These snacks were enjoyed while they relaxed listening to the enchanting fairytales being read.

In class, each day, we focused on a different story or fable. Some of our book studies featured, The Three Little Pigs, Aesop’s Fables, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk. Mid-week, the students were delighted to watch the literacy teachers from each grade in their dramatic production of Cinderella. No fairy tale would be complete without a handsome prince. Our own Mr. Ricky from the office stepped in to search for his mysterious Cinderella! Whilst love was in air, we give thanks for the parents who joined us for a delicious Valentine’s Day lunch, as the production took place.

On Friday, we wrapped up Reading Week with our ‘Dress as a Book Character’ parade.  As usual, the teachers end up having way too much fun as ‘crayons’ from the book “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Dewalt. Characters from Harry Potter and Mary Poppins were also spotted. Students also participated in “Flashlight Friday”. Learners enjoyed reading and sharing their favorite books with friends whilst using torches. It was a fabulous week to inspire students to plan to write their own stories for our FBCS fairytale book.

Feb. 10.19

Hello Parents,

Two busy weeks ahead.

Just some updates/reminders:

This week is Reading Week- Feb. 11-Feb. 15.

• Tomorrow, Grade Three are having a market day to support their Social Studies project. Please allow your Kinder to bring some money to spend during this time.
• Tomorrow evening we have family reading night. Please join us 5.30pm-6:30pm for reading fun. Children can wear P.J’s and bring blankets for this exciting time.
• Feb 14. Is our whole school Open House from 10am-2pm During lunch time you may join us for a Valentine’s lunch in the gym- 11.30-12.00 noon
• Friday is our book character parade. Lot’s of fun to be had! Please ensure your Kinder has a costume and a book cover or copy of the book to carry. Thanks.
• Next week we will celebrate 100^th Day. More info to follow from Mrs. Dawson.
• February 18th-22nd- Parent conferences. These are optional. As discussed with many of you, the learners have changed so much between when the report cards were written and when they went home. If you would like to discuss your learner’s attainment this is the time to do it.
• Sports Day is February 20^th. Watch the Parent Roar for more updates on this.

Kind Regards on behalf of Kindergarten Team,

Miss Edwards  

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We are learning about different types of animals and Kindergarten went on a field trip to the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park. The park provides a habitat for the Cayman Blue Iguana and is a breeding ground for a variety of animals. This helped us learn more about Reptiles in particular and the Blue Iguana, which only two decades ago, faced extinction. Kindergarten students had a guided tour of the grounds, the grow boxes and traditional Cayman artefacts. This visit also allowed us a great opportunity to learn about the flora and fauna indigenous to Cayman.

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We celebrate the birth of our Savior.