November 6th Edition of
The Kindergarten/1 Class News
Hello once again!
We had another eventful week! The rains are here, and I send a big thanks to all of you for sending good rain gear to school. I’ll do my best to make sure these little ones are bundled up for our outdoor learning. Good rain boots are also essential, as the forest pathways are flooded. You can help at home by encouraging independence when dressing/undressing for outside as it can take a long time to help everyone zip and get boots on and off.
We continue learning about letter sounds and are moving our way through the alphabet using a program called UFLI. The kids are doing great and I am noticing a lot of progress across the class. We are also building up writing stamina when we write in our journals. The grade 1’s are working on adding more sentences using their letter sound knowledge, while the K’s continue to work on adding details to their pictures. Please encourage proper pencil grip when your child is drawing at home. The earlier the hand learns to hold a pencil properly, the easier it will be to remember. We also started practicing underhand throwing in the gym and made beautiful poppy art for Remembrance Day.
We will hold our Remembrance Day assembly on Monday as Tuesday there is no school. Friday will be a Tuesday schedule (show and tell).
We have begun practicing our song/dance that we will perform in the Winter Concert! This is on December 18th at 1:30pm so mark your calendars!
Important Dates to remember:
Nov. 11 School closed for Remembrance Day Holiday
Nov. 14 School in session
Dec. 10 Re-Gift Fest
Dec. 18 Last day before the break
Dec. 18 Winter concert at 1:30pm
Have a great weekend!
Ara Van Riel
avanriel@sd64.org
