Newsletter #28

April 26^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello again.

Hello sunshine! Everyone has enjoyed the beautiful weather this week. Please remember to send your child to school with sunscreen on and a hat if you feel they need it. We are loving the sun.

Monday was a holiday. 

On Tuesday we worked on an Earth Day inspired craft and writing project. We also practiced printing the letter ‘x’ which can be tricky for some kids who aren’t used to making the diagonal lines.

Wednesday the kids worked on number recognition and identifying higher or lower numbers through a card game. We also talked about dreams for the future and the kids wrote about what they’d like to be when they grow up. There were some creative answers! Later we all walked down to Pebble (aka Shell) beach and enjoyed an afternoon by the sea. It was a perfect day for it!

On Thursday West and Aurelia presented at Whole School Meeting and the class went to Music. Later we worked on segmenting words into sounds in our Oral Language Groups and then became “nature detectives” during our outside time.

Friday was a school day and we ran on a Monday schedule. We worked on filling in the middle vowel sounds in words and found different ways to make 10 in math. During our outside time we tried an experiment about getting worms to surface and then enjoyed the sunny forest.

As the end of the year approaches, there will be many events and changes to the regular schedule. Please be sure to check the blog and the school calendar to ensure you are aware of upcoming fieldtrips or happenings.

Important dates to remember:

May 7^th Antler Ridge Dance classes begin again.

May 13^th Class and School Photos

May 15^th Field trip to the Ganges Fire hall and the library (permission slip to come). 

May 20^th Victoria Day (No school)

May 21^st Volunteer Tea at 2pm

May 24^th Friday School Day/ Jump Rope for Heart.

Have a nice weekend.

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Marble painting to make Earth!

Everyone wanted to go to the "earring store"!

On our way to the beach!

What a day for the beach! It was a wonderful afternoon.

 Looking for things in nature.

Working on vowel sounds.

Newsletter #27

April 18^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello again.

The kids had another fun week. 

On Monday we started a gymnastics unit in the gym, worked on expanding our ideas in journals, made a cute bunny craft and went to the library. Later we went outside for another session of nature art. 

Tuesday we worked printing, worked on early literacy skills and made “Seed Houses” so we can watch the roots and shoots grow out of pea plants in the window.

On Wednesday we played a math games, worked on building sentences looking for a beginning capital and ending punctuation. We also had a fire drill, which was a little surprising for some of the kids but they all did great. Later we did some more planting and played outside.

Thursday was Pizza Day! We also had our Whole School Meeting and Jasmine, Poppy and Harvey read for the school. After that was Music and a math exploration. We continued working on identifying different sounds in words during our Oral Language Groups and then the children were thrilled to find that the "Easter Bunny" had been to our forest and left a few eggs out for them to find.

I am hoping to get the kids out for a walking trip to Pebble Beach next Friday if the weather cooperates. If you would like to come along, please let me know. We would leave the school at 12:45pm.

Important dates to remember:

April 19^th Good Friday

April 22^nd Easter Monday (No School)

April 26^th School in session (Friday) Possible walk to Pebble Beach (would you like to come?)

May 7^th Antler Ridge Dance 4 week workshop begins again.

May 13^th Class and School Photos

May 20^th Victoria Day (No school)

May 21^st Volunteer Tea

May 24^th Friday School Day/ Jump Rope for Heart.

Have a nice long weekend,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

   

 

 

   

  

Newsletter #26

April 11^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

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

On Monday Mrs. Freeman was teaching for me. The class wrote in their journals, went to the library, learned more about 3D geometric shapes and had their second Nature Art session. 

Tuesday we learned about the phases of the moon, did another shape activity, practiced printing the letter ‘w’ and more. 

On Wednesday we worked on adding with dominos, practiced our syllables and worked on reading. Wednesday was free-choice in the gym, always a favourite. 

Thursday we went to Whole School Meeting (Emma and Marrella were randomly drawn to present) and went to Music. We continued working with speech sounds in our Oral Language Groups and also focused on ending sounds. Later we braved the rain and cold temperatures outside and planted peas in the garden. We hope to watch our peas grow into edible crops!

Pizza order forms were sent out on Tuesday. Please return the form/$ by Monday if your child is partaking. Pizza day will be on Thursday, April 18^th. 

I have decided to postpone the walking trip to Pebble Beach as the weather is calling for rain. Stay tuned for the new date.

There will be many fieldtrips and events coming up over the next couple of months. Please be sure to check the blog and school calendar each week to stay up to date.

Each month 2 children are randomly drawn to receive a free book from Scholastic. If you see a coupon in your child's planner, that is what it is for. You can redeem your book online. 

Important dates to remember:

April 15^th Scholastic Book orders and pizza orders due.

April 18^th Pizza Day 

April 19^th Good Friday

April 22^nd Easter Monday (No School)

April 26^th School in session (Friday)

Have a nice weekend.

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Learning about the phases of the moon with Oreos!

Enjoying the sun.

Frog hunters

Painting Easter eggs.

Centres

3 Monkeys

Planting peas in the garden.