The Kindergarten Class News
Greetings Everyone!
It was an exciting week at school for the kids with the little bit of snow and our Valentine’s celebration. I was pulled away from the class a few times for meetings and the kids were very well behaved for the Teachers On Call.
Monday was a full day. The children continued their printing practice, made Valentine’s Day cards and had an extra Music class. The weather really took a dip down below zero, so thank you for sending the kids to school in warm clothing.
Tuesday, we had another session of our Oral Language Groups and we started learning about compound words. The kids rocked this! We also worked in our journals and went to music. I was away for the afternoon attending a Changing Results for Young Children session which focuses on Social Emotional wellbeing.
On Wednesday we wrapped up our unit on penguins, made Valentine’s mailboxes and the kids went to the library to sign out books. Later, we welcomed Janet Hoag in to do a math assessment with the class. The kids were thrilled to play in the falling snow.
Thursday was our Valentine’s Day celebration! The kids were excited to fill up each others mailboxes and look forward to reading the cards at home. It was nice to see so many children wearing the Valentine’s colours, it made it feel festive. The kids also had fun doing a Valentine’s Day themed math activity and we welcomed Quinten in to lead us in a paddle making activity. Later the kids went to music and then had a little extra special Valentine’s treat before our fun in the frozen forest.
Next week I will start teaching a program called, “The Care Kit”. This will encourage children to develop respect for their bodies, learn their boundaries and the boundaries of others. If you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Also, if you know of any children who will be turning 5 this year, Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open until the end of the month.
Important dates to remember:
February 14 Valentine’s Day
February 15 Family Day (no school)
February 19 School in session
February 24 Pink Shirt Day (to support anti-bullying)
Warmly,
Ara Van Riel
avanriel@sd64.org
Valentine writing centre
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