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@ Ashima.Suri@tdsb.on.ca

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

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