Newsletter #23

February 27^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hi Everyone! What a week!

Sickness sure spread through the school this week and the attendance was very low.

Here are some highlights: 

Monday we continued learning about basketball in the gym and finished off our animal story workshops. You will see the finished products at the Student Led Conferences, the kids have really enjoyed this project. Later, we visited the library and went outside.

On Tuesday only 4 students were in attendance. The small class had another fun dance lesson from Robynn Scott, worked on compound words in our oral language groups and went to play lab. Later we took a nature walk to the bog and enjoyed the sunny afternoon.

Wednesday was Pink Shirt Day! It was great seeing the school support anti-bullying in this way. We made daffodil poem/art, went to math and had another turn at play lab. We also worked on identifying the beginning sound of words and played outside.

Thursday was another fun day. We worked more on compound words, played a fun math game involving shapes and had our gym time outside. In the afternoon we all enjoyed the Spring Showcase. There were many amazing acts and creations. Everyone loved it! 

Reminder:

March 5^th will be an early dismissal day for the Student Led Conferences. This is a mandatory activity as it is considered your child’s report card. If you cannot make it on the 5^th we will have to reschedule the following week. Buses will run as usual and will leave the school at 12:05pm. Please sign up for a time to meet, if you haven’t already done so.

Important dates to remember:

March 2 Field trip to Artspring

March 5 Early dismissal (12pm) for Student Led Conferences

March 14 First day of Spring Break

March 30 School back in session

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Art at centres time.

Always finding treasure outside!

Our new sea aquarium!

Dance class!

Discovering hidden math problems.

Searching for the answers.

 I took the 4 boys on a nature walk on Tuesday and we found a bench.

Daffodil art

Bones!

Math shape game

 Block building at centres time.

Lachie telling jokes at the Spring Showcase! Well done!

Nathan playing the piano, so good!

Louis and his dad did a great job too!

Newsletter #22

February 21st Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hi Everyone!

Here are some highlights from our week: 

Monday the school was closed for Family Day. 

On Tuesday the class had another fun dance lesson from Robynn Scott, worked on printing and continued our unit on healthy food choices. Later, we enjoyed the sunshine and made beautiful flower mandalas outside.  

On Wednesday I was away at a Union meeting so Mrs. Freeman was with the class. The kids worked on journals, thought of foods to match every colour of the rainbow and practiced reading. 

Thursday was our Whole School Meeting. This term we are raising money to donate to cancer research. Someone from the Copper Kettle came and graciously accepted the money raised last term. Thanks to those who brought in spare change. Each class was entered into a draw for a pink shirt and two pink bracelets to help support Pink Shirt Day (next Wed.). Louis won the pink shirt and Nathan and Duke B. won the bracelets. Congratulations! James, Melissa, Nathan and Reverie presented their project about healthy food choices.

Friday was PJ day! We have started creating our own stories! The kids are having fun coming up with characters, and figuring out the elements of a story. We also went to the library, measured each other using blocks and had a popcorn party! Another beautiful day.

March 5^th will be an early dismissal day for the Student Led Conferences. This is a mandatory activity as it is considered your child’s report card. If you cannot make it on the 5^th we will have to reschedule. Buses will run as usual and will leave the school at 12pm. Stay tuned for a sign up link. 

Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open! If you know of anyone with a child turning five this year, please advise them to see Rebecca in the office to register for Kindergarten.

Important dates to remember:

February 26 Pink Shirt Day

February 27 Spring Showcase

March 2 Flight of the Hummingbird show at Artspring

March 5 Early dismissal for Student Led Conferences

March 13 First day of Spring Break

March 30 School back in session

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Flower mandalas

Playing with story scenes

Measuring with non-standard units of measurement .

      

  

Newsletter #21

February 13^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello Everyone!

Here are some highlights from our week: 

Monday was a nice day. We worked on rhyming and printing. Later we went to the library and Kaz mentioned many children have overdue books out. If you have a library book at home, please return it next week. Later we saw signs of spring in the forest as we played.

On Tuesday we had our first dance class with Robbyn Scott. The kids really enjoyed it. Later, the class worked on breaking up sentences into words and then recreating meaningful sentences during our Oral Language Groups. We also worked on measurement and made Valentine’s bags to for our cards.

Wednesday we continued learning about healthy food choices and wrote in our journals. Some kids went to play lab in the afternoon and others got to check out our new sea aquarium! As always, we ended our day in the forest.

On Thursday the kids had a fun day. We had free choice in the gym, worked on adding to 10 using tens frames and had the vision and hearing screenings done. Later the kids went to music and we ended our day with a Valentine’s party. Thanks to the parents who sent in snacks to share, it always makes these days more special. The kids all enjoyed our special afternoon.

Kindergarten registration is open! If you know of any children who will be turning 5 this year, please remind families to enrol at the office as soon as possible. 

Also, raffle tickets were sent home. There are a number of wonderful prizes to be won. The draw will take place at the Spring Showcase. Please send the ticket booklets and money of sold tickets back to school. If you don’t see yourself selling the tickets, please send them back so others can use them. Thanks!

Important dates to remember:

February 18 Family Day (no school)

February 21 School in session

February 26 Pink Shirt Day (to support anti-bullying) 

February 27 Spring Showcase 1:15pm

March 5 Early dismissal for Student Led Conferences. Sign up sheet will be sent out soon. Please be sure you are available on this afternoon.

March 13-29 Spring Break

Have a nice long weekend!

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

  Measuring around the room!

 Valentine's literacy centre

 Signs of spring in the forest!

Valentine's excitement

 James reading a story to the class.

 Our Valentine's feast!