Newsletter #25

 May 7^th Edition of

The K/1 Class News

Hello all,

This week seemed to fly by! The chicks are settled in at the farm and even have been adopted by my Silkie hen. 

 

Next, we move onto learning about butterflies and receive teeny tiny Painted Lady caterpillars soon. We will study their transformation over the next few weeks. 

 

Our pumpkin seeds we started, for farmer Douge, sprouted up quickly and have now been taken to be planted at the Byron pumpkin patch. Maybe he will grow the biggest pumpkin for the Fall Fair again! 

 

The kids continue to progress in reading and writing and are learning about punctuation. We are also studying the elements of a story and have begun writing our own books!

Our focus in math is number sentences and measurement.

 

The school play is next week! Our flower costumes turned out great. Now all your child needs is to dress in green or the colour of their flower (they should know but you can ask me). The afternoon performance is next Wednesday at 1:15pm so either send the clothes they want to wear to school or dress them in them that day. They will need the outfit again the following evening. The children can be dropped off at the classroom at 5:30pm to get ready for the 6pm show. You can leave (if you want) after they perform, just let me know you have taken your child. 

 

Search and Rescue came on Thursday, and the class participated in a lesson on what to do if you get lost in the woods. Hug a tree! 

 

Important Dates to Remember:

May 11 Bake sale! All items $1-$3

May 13 School Play (afternoon)

May 14 School Play (evening)

May 18 Victoria Day-no school

May 22 School Day

May 26 Trip to Bug Zoo/Petting Zoo

May 28 Magic Show- Leif David

 

Wishing all of you a happy weekend.

 

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

 

      

 

  

 

Newsletter #24

 April 23^rd Edition of

The Kindergarten/1 Class News

Hello Everyone.

Well, our summer weather has started. Please send hats on hot days!

 

We had a fun week, full of events. Earth Day was celebrated by participating in multi-aged group activities with a nature theme. Our chicks also started to hatch and at this point we have 8 little cuties. 

 

We have begun talking about nutrition and healthy eating. This week we brainstormed fruits and vegetables that come in all the colours of the rainbow! 

 

We also continue our unit on measurement, addition and are working on writing our own stories. 

The kids were excited to learn about some edible plants in our forest, including maple blossoms.  

 

We are planning a big field trip off island in May. We will visit the bug zoo and the petting zoo! I will need 2 parent volunteers who are prepared to help supervise a small group of children for the day. I will take the first 2 to respond. 

 

We have gone though all the letters of the alphabet for Show and Tell. Children may bring one item of their choice from now on. 

 

Important Dates to Remember:

May 6 Class Photos

May 7 Search and Rescue presentation

May 13 School Play (afternoon)

May 14 School Play (evening)

May 18 Victoria Day-no school

May 22 School Day

May 26 Trip to Bug Zoo/Petting Zoo

May 28 Magic Show- Leif David

 

Have a nice weekend.

 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

 

 

     

 

  

 

Newsletter #23

 April 10^th Edition of

The K/1 Class News

Hello families, here are a few highlights from our week. 

 

The class was very excited to “candle” our chick eggs to see how they are developing. At day 5, we could see veins, a small red dot (the embryo) and an air sac. So cool! Everyone has made estimations on how many chicks will hatch out of 12. Guesses range from 1 all the way to 12. Let’s hope it’s on the higher end.

 

Our class was asked by Byron Farm to be a part of a pumpkin growing project! We will be planting pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin patch we visited in the fall and will then return the plants to be grown for this year’s crop! A great way to observe the life cycle and perhaps see them full size when we go back next school year!

    

Lyrics for the "Ring Around the Roses" song were sent home. Please practice with your child. We will be dressing up as flowers for the play. Would anyone like to come in and help make paper flower head pieces?

 

We continue learning about measurement and are focusing on comparing sizes. We have also added in simple addition (and subtraction for the grade 1’s). 

 

Important Dates to Remember:

April 16^th – Kindergarten Hearing Screening 

April 22^nd – Earth Day/chicks

May 6^th – Class/school photos (first thing in the morning!)

May 13/14 – School Play

 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

 

      

 

  

 

Newsletter #22

April 2^nd Edition of 

The K/1 Class News

Hello families, I hope you all had a good break. It is so nice to all reunite after some time away. 

 

We have started learning about lots of new subjects. We began a measurement unit in math, story structure/elements, life cycles and more!  

 

We’ve started gardening again and had fun weeding our garden bed and then planting peas. We look forward to learning more about gardening in the coming weeks. 

 

The class is excited to learn about the development of chicks! We have 12 chicken eggs set in our incubator and look forward to our hatch due on April 22^nd (Earth Day!). We will learn all about the life cycle and development of these cute creatures! 

 

Kate (the grade 6/7 teacher) has started working on the school play. Our class will be flowers in a garden and we have a song to learn. I will send home the lyrics so you can help practice. It is to the tune of “Ring Around the Rosey”. There will be two performances, and it is encouraged that everyone be present for both. The first one is on May 13^th at 1pm and the last one is May 14^th at 6pm. You are welcome to take your child home after their song the night of the evening show if you want. 

Report Cards were sent home on Thursday. Remember these learning updates are intended for the parents. 

There will be a lot of events between now and the end of the year. Please be sure to check your child’s planner for permission slips and notices and keep an eye on the school newsletters.

 

Important Dates to Remember:

April 6^th – Easter Monday (No school)

April 8^th – The Circle

April 10^th – School Friday

April 16^th – Kindergarten Hearing Screening 

April 22^nd – Earth Day/chicks

May 6^th – Class/school photos (first thing in the morning!)

May 13/14 – School Play

 

Wishing you all a nice long weekend.

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org