Can you believe the end of the school year is only a few days away?

These past few months have really flown by! With the sun out and

arm weather upon us, the summer vibe is really strong!

We have enjoyed a wonderful year of learning and created many

memories, and now it’s time to celebrate our hard work! The children

are very excited with the end of the year and the new challenges

they will be facing in September. Some children will be moving back

to their homeschool or moving to another system class while others

will be returning to the Primary Language Class. For the children

moving out of the program, I wish you more success and happiness.

It has been my absolute pleasure teaching you and watching you grow.

It is an amazing gift to watch you learn and I am thankful everyday for

it. To my littles who are returning to me in September, I look forward

to helping you meet your new language goals.

A big thank-you to all of you for your support and assistance this

school year. As parents, you play an important part in helping children

meet success. It has been my sincere pleasure working alongside with

you to teach your children this year. I have mentioned this in previous

posts, but this is the most amazing job in the world. Your children are

an incredible joy and they teach me something new everyday. I feel

blessed to be in this unique teaching position and I look forward to

seeing what the children can accomplish in the future!

Over the summer vacation, I strongly encourage you to help your child

continue learning. Read to your child every day and practise writing by

using the word wall words that we have been working on all year. Talk

to them about words and sounds and how they work together. I love

singing with my kids, so we turn most things into a song! Doing one or

two activities each day over the summer vacation will help to keep

your child’s skills sharp.

I hope you enjoy time with each other this summer.

Have a happy and safe summer holiday.

God bless you and your family in this summer season!

Sarah Faloon

Keep Learning in the Summer - Research tells us that children

retain a surprising amount of information over the school months.

What is more surprising, is the amount of information children

lose over the summer months if they DON’T keep the brain working

and learning. Fifteen minutes of review daily would be very beneficial.  

Make the most of the summer and try all (or some) of these activities

with your child!

Read- Read to and with your child. Don’t forget to ask your child

questions while you are reading to check that he/she is understanding

the text and relating it to his/her own experiences.

Play outdoors- Head to the local park. Look for living things, play tag,

or have a picnic. Sunscreen and hats are always suggested, even if it

is a cloudy day.

Swim- Practise makes perfect!

Ride a bike- Don’t forget helmets and road safety rules.

Practise letter sounds- We have made our way through the entire

alphabet! Please review letter sounds. Recite them, sing them, and

print upper-and-lower case letters!

Crafts- Unplug and try new crafts using recyclable items!

Try making a scrapbook of the summer break.

Cook together- Try a new healthy recipe and get your child to

measure, peel, and chop.

Visit the local public library- Join the TD Summer Reading Club.

It’s free!!!

Write- A great way to practise writing over the summer is to keep

a written journal or write letters to friends or relatives who live

outside of Ottawa.

Visit relatives and friends- Spend quality time together and share

oral stories.

Monday June 10th 2018

Good Monday morning! Wasn’t that a beautiful weekend! It was so nice to be

outside with my family, playing in the sunshine. I hope everyone enjoyed the

gorgeous weather.

While we were basking in the heat and sun all weekend, the weather is still

fluctuating. There is rain in the forecast this week. Please ensure that your

children have the appropriate clothing for the say.  Also, for the nice days, the

students need cool clothing, water and sunscreen. If you send in some

sunscreen, the students will be given the time to apply it themselves.

Please, do not send in any spray cans of sunscreen! I will always encourage

the students to go and drink water and they are always welcome to fill up

their water bottles.

So, as we are now into our second week of June, we are looking very quickly

at the end of the year.  I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. I find

the years are flying by at an increasingly fast pace. It must be a testament to

the fun we are having!

A few reminders as we finish up the 2018-2019 school year.

I will begin to send  home some of the students' books and folders.

Please take a look at the contents, discuss them with your child.

They are now yours to keep!  We are still working on important things in

class, but these are the books we no longer need and I really wanted

you to get a chance to see the amazing things that your children have

done this year.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

There will be no more new Word Wall Words coming home for this year.  

We will spend the month of June reviewing the many words that we have

learned this year already.  Thank you so much for your dedication and

commitment to assisting the students with their new words each week.  

Their practice and hard work has certainly paid off!

Your child’s report card and IEP will be sent home from their homeschool

during the last week of June.

Interviews will not be held at the end of the year.  

I am more than happy to sit down with you and discuss your child’s

progress before the documents are sent home.  If you would like to

schedule a meeting to talk about your son/daughter and the amazing

work they have done this year, please do not hesitate to call SJA or

write a note in the agenda and we can arrange a meeting.

The students are working harder than ever to get ready for the end

of the school year! There is still tons of writing, reading and learning

happening. We are working hard at vocabulary connections, story

retelling, letter sound deletion and sounding words out. We are taking

all of the skills we have learned this year and we are putting them to

practice.

We used some BeeBots last week as a fun way to practice some things

we have been learning.

Ask your child about his/her new programming skills!

As is tradition in the PLC, we will planning an end of the year party! We

ike to have the students input into what they would like to do/bring for

the party. We will be discussing these details in the days to come and

I will let you know what we have come up with!

Thank you again for your time. Stay tuned for more information in the

next few weeks and, as always, do not hesitate to send me a note or

give me a call if you have any questions!

Sarah Faloon