Newsletter #8

October 31^st Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Happy Halloween!

What a beautiful week. It was sunny, yet cold.

On Monday we continued to learn about printing and practiced the lowercase letter ‘e' and worked on numbers. We visited the library and chose a new book. In PE we played cooperative games and then played in the forest.

Tuesday we learned a bit more about the life cycle of the pumpkin while also learning about the word, “see”. Later we had our oral language groups and then spent time with our special trees, observing seasonal changes.

On Wednesday the kids wrote in their journals about what they planned on dressing up as for Halloween, then made monster puppets and had math with Ms. Lamirand. Later we made leaf prints outside.

Thursday was Halloween! The kids all looked great in their costumes. We enjoyed a fun morning doing math and participating in the costume parade. Later we made a “witches brew” and went to Music. In the afternoon the class enjoyed all of the creative shared snacks (thank you!!) and we had a Halloween party. Fun! 

Dates to remember:

Nov. 3 Daylight saving

Nov. 6-27 Yoga workshop Wednesdays

Nov. 11 School closed for Remembrance Day Holiday 

Nov. 12 Vision screening

Nov. 15 School in session 

Nov. 18 Photo retakes

Nov. 25-27 Book Fair

Have a lovely weekend.

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Little teachers

Making puppets 

Halloween!

Newsletter #7

October 24th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Greetings Everyone!

We had another beautiful week! Here are some highlights to keep you in the loop.  

Monday the class visited the library, practiced printing the lowercase letter o and worked on reading. In the forest, the children enjoyed learning a local First Nations legend about how Mt. Maxwell became “hunched over”. We braved the heavy rain and played in the puddles.

On Tuesday was a busy day. We learned a fun game from Quentin, had our school photos and then went to the pumpkin patch! It was a fun afternoon in the sun.

Wednesday we made spider web art, wrote in our journals about what love is and then went upstairs to do math with Mrs. Lamirand. 

Thursday was pizza day! We used a pumpkin to measure how many pumpkins tall we all were and at the Whole School Meeting Duke F. and Paddy presented their work. Later the kids went to music and then we created beautiful letters out of nature for our alphabet wall.

Next Thursday is Halloween! Students are welcome to come to school in their costumes (we will have a costume parade in the morning with the whole school) and we will be having a class party in the afternoon. If you would like to send in a healthy snack to be shared, the kids would love it. Our class party will start at 1:40pm if you feel like popping in! 

Just a reminder that weapon aspects of a costume should be left at home and if there is a mask involved, the mask will only be worn during the costume parade. 

Dates to Remember:

Oct. 31 Halloween and class party in the afternoon.

Nov. 11 Remembrance Day (no school)

Nov. 15 School in session

Have a great weekend!

Ara 

avanriel@sd64.org

 Working on alphabet matching!

Playing 'Sla hal' with Quinten

At the pumpkin patch!

Fun on the bus

Chalk drawing

Counting with pumpkin seeds

Making our nature alphabet

Forest play

Newsletter #6

October 18th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Happy Friday Everyone!

We have had another eventful week. The class continues to practice using Whole Body Listening when it is expected and our focus right now is being kind to one another.

Monday was Thanksgiving so the school was closed.

On Tuesday we wrote about our holiday weekend in journals and worked on underhand throwing in the gym. We also had our Oral Language Groups and worked on number formation.

Wednesday we read a book called “Have you filled a bucket today?” by, Carol McLoud. The lesson is that everyone has an invisiable bucket that can be filled with kindness or things that make him or her feel good. We try not to “dip” from other people’s buckets as that also “dips” from our own. The class is very good about being kind. We also learned more about the 4 seasons and the 13 moons (a First Nations way of tracking the seasons).

On Thursday we had our Whole School Meeting (Athena and James presented), went to music class and practiced an earthquake drill as a part of Shake it Out BC.  We also had fun with numbers in a pumpkin themed math activity. Home reading books and pizza orders were sent home.

Friday was a school day and PJ day!  The kids went to the library and then made fun jack-o-lantern art. We also worked on our printing and went outside to learn and play in nature. We then went for a walk to check out the bog and noticed it is starting to fill with water.

Next Tuesday, October 22^nd, we are going on to the pumpkin patch. We will be leaving the school at 12:45pm and taking the school bus to and from the farm. Each child will get to pick out a pumpkin to bring home! We will return to the school at the end of the day (2:45pm). If your child is catching the bus home that day we may need to keep the pumpkin at school to be picked up at a later time. Please hand in the $5/permission slip by Monday at the latest. 

As you know, we have now started our home reading program. Please try to keep the purple folder, book and planner in the plastic bag and return it each school day so your child can exchange their book. I hope you enjoy this reading time with your child.

Pizza day is coming up on Thursday, Oct. 24^th! Order forms were sent home in the planner bag if you wish to order any for your child. $/forms are due back on Monday.

Important Dates to Remember:

October 22- Fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch

October 22- Picture day

October 24- Pizza Day

October 31- Halloween!

Have a nice weekend.

Playing with our new marble tower kit.

 Pattern block shapes

                                     Pumpkin counting activity

                          Using nature to make and learn about shapes!