2015-2016 April Newsletter

East Elementary School
Ms. Niederlags
Pre-K Newsletter
April 7,
2016
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a relaxing Spring Break and are now ready for our last couple of months together! This month we will be talking
about Spring and learning about some different
plants and how things grow. Plus, we are adding in a
Dr. Seuss week, just for fun!
We will also be learning about the colour BROWN
this month! We will be having BROWN days on ,
Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28 so
please wear or bring something of our colour to
help us celebrate.
With the weather becoming consistently nicer, we will be starting to

go outside more often! This will happen at the end of the day, so
we can avoid dressing multiple times. We will be going on the kindergarten park, closest to our door, as it will make picking children
up easier at the end of the day. With this though, please make sure
you send your child with proper outdoor wear! Our playgrounds
can be muddy and wet at sometimes, so rubber boots, mittens and
even slush pants may be a good idea. Please make
sure everything is labelled with your childs name as
well. Thanks!
Special points of
interest:
April 8, 15, &

29- District
FOPS
April 18&19
Class Photos
April 27&28
Brown Days
Inside this
issue:
Themes
Outside Time
Class Photos
Birthdays
Upcoming
Events
Communication 3
Communication 4
Calendar
Show and
Share
Calendar
Contact Info
April 2016
Page 2
We are going to be having our class photo taken on Monday, April

18 and again on Tuesday, April 19. The pictures will more than
likely be taken outside, as long as the weather cooperates, so
please make sure to dress appropriately and wear your biggest

smile!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
April 19 Mrs.Cobick
April 21 Daniel
We will be having a Mothers Day Spa on Tuesday, May 4 and

Wednesday, May 5. I will be sending more information home later
in the month but mark your calendar now! Those are also our early
dismissal days so pick-up is at 10:25 AM.
CALLING ALL SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS...
On Friday, May 13, we are having a drive through in the morning in
our parking lot. We are handing out Coffee and Donuts. A little
something to say thank you for all that you do for the school.
Even though we dont have class that day, please feel free to stop
by and grab a treat!
April 2016
Page 3
Communication Corner
Lets sort it out
Sorting and organizing are great ways to develop your childs thinking and
language skills. Research tells us that children who can group items and
talk about grouping items are also organizing words and ideas in their
brains. Using the words and ideas in conversation and learning is easier
when the words and ideas are organized.
Try some of these activities to practice sorting it out.
Sort the laundry big/small; Moms/Dads/mine; red, blue, green;
Sort the recycling tins, paper/cardboard, refundables.
Help put the groceries away cereal in the cereal cupboard, vegetables in
the fridge drawer, tins in the pantry, treats on the top shelf (!)
Put pictures on the toy boxes/bins to help sort during clean up cars and
trucks in a box, Lego in a box, Barbies in a box, balls in a box, crayons in a
box.
Play sorting games with the toys a group of toys with wheels, a group
with bumps, a group with eyes (do Potato Head and Barbie go in the same
group? Could be!), a group of toys for the bath and a group of toys for
outside. Children often have interesting reasons for grouping items together. My rule is that if they can explain their reason and it makes sense
then carry on!
Some books about sorting include: Sort It Out by Barbara Mariconda and
The Button Box by Margarette Reid. Ask your local librarian for more suggestions she may show you books in the beginning math skills section.
Sorting is also a basic math skill!
There are also some nice apps for sorting Sort it out 1 and Sort it out 2
are free with in app purchases and SimpleSort is 0 .99. There are lots
more out there that I havent explored yet.
Have fun and keep on chatting!
(Mrs.) Meg R.SLP
12
Snip colored plastic
straws with scissors. String the
pieces on pipe
cleaners. Did you
make patterns?
26
Have your child
whisper for quiet
sounds and yell for
loud sounds. Practice inside and outside voices.
11
Wash the dishes or

empty the dishwasher together.
Have the child sort
out the dishes into
piles of plates,
bowls, cutlery,
cups, etc.
18
Poke toothpicks
into playdough to
make a porcupine.
Then, together
count how many
quills there are.
25
Plant a seed in a
cup and talk about
what it needs to
grow. Watch and
check daily. Dont
forget the water.
10
Talk about big

and little concepts. See if your
child can find 5
things that are
bigger than their
hand.
17
Go for a walk and

collect rocks. Talk
about what they
look like. Size,
shape, color, etc...
24
Put 5-10 object in

a bag (pencil, key,
spoon, etc.) Take
out one at a time
and tell what it is
used for.
At bath time, talk

about body parts.
How many can
your child point to
or name? Try
elbow, chin, ankle, wrist, etc..
Play follow the
leader with your
child. Try walking
backwards, hopping, spinning, etc.
27
20
Sprinkle flour or
cornstarch on a
cookie sheet. Take
turns drawing a
picture and talking
about what you
drew.
Play hide and seek

with a favourite
toy of your childs.
Take turns hiding it
and then looking
for it. Is it under
the table? On the
couch?
13
Have your child

help you describe
the weather. Say
Do you think that
it is sunny or
cloudy out today?
Hot or cold?
Wednesday
19
Record your child

talking about a
favorite toy or giving a tour of his
room. Play it back.
Use a white crayon

to make a picture
or design on white
paper. Paint the
paper with a thin
wash of colored
paint. Ta da!
Do you have some

Easter eggs? Where
did you find them?
Sort them by color
or by size.
Tuesday
Monday
Sunday
Play Mother May

I? Take baby, giant, sideways,
backwards steps,
all kinds of steps!
30
Have you checked
out the Leduc library? How many
trees are inside?
Did you see the
mushrooms?
April Fools! Did you

play a trick today?
Is it a good day for

puddle splashing?
Are plans in your
yard or park starting to turn green?
23
Read a book together today. What

happened first?
Next? At the end?
Can you act out
some of the story?
Make some special
sound effects?
16
Sort animal crackers into piles. Talk

about the animals.
Where do they
live? What sound
do they make?
29
Sing old MacDonald had a farm,

together.
28
22
Send your child on
a scavenger hunt
to look for items
like a black sock, a
green cup, a yellow toy, etc.
Cut a picture of a
favourite food out
of a flyer. Take the
picture to the
store. Look high,
look low, round
the corner...where
did you find it?
21
Play red light,

green light with
your child. Dance
to music. Call Red
light!, everyone
stops. Call Green
light! everyone
dances.
15
Pretend to be a
bunny. What does
it eat? How does it
move?
Have a tea party or

picnic with your
child and some
stuffies or dolls.
14
Play a bowling
game together.
Stack some blocks
or containers.
Then roll a ball and
knock them down.
Repeat.
9
Make an easter hat

using a paper plate
and decorations.
Talk about what
you chose and
why.
Saturday
2
Friday
1
Thursday
APRIL 2016
April 2016
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April 2016
Ms. Niederlags
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Pre Kindergarten Calendar
Early dismissal
10:25 AM pick-up
Sofia L.
Arielle C.
Daniel T.
District FOPS
Jackson B.
District FOPS
Connor M.
Chloe V.
Lauren Z.
Desmond H.
Class Photos
Jordan R.
Titus R.
Brown Days
Victoria H.
Cash S.
BLUE NAMES on a date show the childs Show and Share day!
Pre-Kindergarten
East Elementary
4503 45 Street Leduc, AB T9E 7K4
Phone:780-986-8421 Fax:780-986-8423
[email protected]
http://niederlagprek.weebly.com
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East Elementary School

With the weather becoming consistently nicer, we will be starting to

April 8, 15, &

We are going to be having our class photo taken on Monday, April

please make sure to dress appropriately and wear your biggest

We will be having a Mothers Day Spa on Tuesday, May 4 and

Wash the dishes or

Talk about big

Go for a walk and

Put 5-10 object in

At bath time, talk

Play hide and seek

Have your child

Record your child

Use a white crayon

Do you have some

Play Mother May

April Fools! Did you

Is it a good day for

Read a book together today. What

Sort animal crackers into piles. Talk

Sing old MacDonald had a farm,

Play red light,

Have a tea party or

Make an easter hat

Pre Kindergarten Calendar

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