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UPCOMING DATES Thurs May 10- After School Fraser Mustard Families Math Event (see attached fyler for details)
Thurs May 10- Parent Cooking Program Email Ashima@ [email protected]
Thurs May 17, 24 & 31 – “Social Understanding” Workshop (details on-line @ Fraser Mustard ELA Website)
Fri June 22- SK Crossing over to Grade 1 Ceremony (more details to follow)
Thurs June 28- Last Day of School for Students
Newsletter Contents
Kandinsky in Kindergarten
Original artwork by Wassily Kandinsky below and poster on the right. Orange, red, blue and green concentric circles
original artwork by Fraser Mustard students who:
Estimated the lengths of playdough needed to create small, smaller, smallest circles within circles (concentric circles)
Used their fine motor skills to shape rolled playdough worms into circles within circles using a pattern
Fraser Mustard ELA Website Please remember to visit our website;
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/frasermustard and our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/FraserMustardEarlyLearningAcademy
Kandinsky in Kindergarten: Geometry: Shapes & Measurement
The Value in Preserving Student Home Languages
Brushamania
Kindergarten Registration for children born in 2014
Parent Volunteers Supporting Literacy
Dressing for the Weather https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/globalcompetencies/home
Fraser Mustard students blending math with art.
If you have a child born in 2014 & you haven’t
registered already: Junior Kindergarten Registration
Daily from 1:30 pm to 3pm
Monday to Friday Please let your neighbours know
that the school is registering
children born in 2014 for junior
kindergarten.
The Value in Preserving Student Home Languages
1) Why Should Parents Talk to Their Children in Their Native Language?
“The research shows that children with strong first language skills are more
ready and able to learn a second language. In other words, it’s difficult to
build a second language if the first language foundation is not established and
supported WHILE the second language is being learned.” http://www.multilingualliving.com/2013/04/15/why-should-parents-talk-to-their-children-in-
their-native-
language/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork
2) The Benefits of Multilingualism “As concerns children, many worries and misconceptions are also widespread. The
first is that bilingualism will delay language acquisition in young children. This was a
popular myth in the first part of the last century, but there is no research evidence to
that effect. Their rate of language acquisition is the same as that of their
monolingual counterparts.”: http://www.multilingualliving.com/2011/03/03/what-bilingualism-
is-not & http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/05/01/the-benefits-of-multilingualism
3) A ‘forgotten’ first language can have a lasting
effect on the brain: “…early language experiences, even brief ones, can have a
long-lasting effect on the brain later in life, affecting the way it
organizes language information and its ability to adapt to and
lean a new language in a new environment.” December 2, 2015
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tech/a-forgotten-first-language-can-
have-a-lasting-effect-on-the-brain-study-1.2682946
Brushamania
We kindly thank our neighbourhood dentists for coming to our school and teaching us how to brush our teeth. Every
student will be given a toothbrush to take home and a sticker. For more information on dental health, follow the links:
Canadian Dental Association https://www.cda-adc.ca/en/index.asp
Ontario Dental Association https://www.youroralhealth.ca
Toronto Dental and Oral Health Services https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/dental-and-oral-health-services
Dental Hygiene Canada
http://www.dentalhygienecanada.ca/DHCanada/For_Kids/Fun_Stuff/DHCanada/Kids/Your_Childs_First_Visit.aspx?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0cav3Lva2gIVR7jACh0KIQKsEAAYBCAAEgIYuPD_BwE
Parent Volunteers Supporting Literacy Fraser Mustard volunteers were hard at work yesterday
stamping and labelling books for classrooms in September. Each
classroom will be receiving new books for reading centres and
teachers to read aloud, as well as many new borrow-a-books for
children to practice reading at home with their family.
Many thanks to our volunteers for supporting our literacy
teaching at Fraser Mustard!
Sun Safety Tips
With summer weather and sunshine on its way, it is important to change your child’s winter boots and coats to spring boots and coats (for rain). Here are some suggestions for sun safety for children:
Wearing a wide brimmed hat Wearing clothing with long sleeves to cover as much skin as
possible Wearing 100% UV (ultraviolet) protective sunglasses Applying sunscreen with SPF (sun protection factor) 30 or higher Drinking water to stay hydrated
On weekends, here are some sun safety suggestions for families:
Enjoy the sun safely. Protect your skin and eyes from the sun by following the Ontario Sun Safety Working Group’s recommendations.
Time of Day: If you can, limit time in the sun when the UV (ultraviolet) Index is 3 or higher, usually
Shade: Seek shade between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or make shade by using an umbrella, a UV protective tent or pop-up shade shelter. Keep babies younger than 1 year of age out of direct sunlight.
Cover Up: Wear clothes that cover as much skin as possible or UV-protective clothing. Wear a wide brimmed hat or baseball cap with flaps that cover the head, neck and ears.
Sunscreen: Apply plenty of sunscreen with SPF 30 or more, labelled “broad spectrum” and “water resistant”. Reapply when needed (especially after swimming, sweating, or toweling). Use a sunscreen lip balm. Sunscreen may be used on babies over six months of age; avoid the mouth and eye areas. Read more about sunscreen.
Sunglasses: Wear close fitting/wrap-around sunglasses with UV 400 or 100% UV protection. Children’s and babies’ sunglasses should be unbreakable.
For More information from Toronto Public Health: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/sun-safety-activities/preschool-to-kindergarten
https://sites.google.com/tdsb.on.ca/globalcompetencies/home