Newsletter #27

 April 28^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello Everyone.

Well, our spring weather has been all over the map. Please make sure your child has rain gear for those heavy blasts of precipitation we have been getting! 

 

This week on Monday, we continued our writing practice with a spring focus. We made lovely spring flowers in art and went to Music class. 

 

The class continues to battle the cold bug that is going around, and many kids were tired and grumpy this week. I understand it is hard to navigate wellness in little people and appreciate the efforts everyone is taking to keep sick children at home. Here are a few reminders of pre Covid protocols that can be referred to when trying to decide when it is fine to send your child back to school, even when you know it is not Covid:

-Stay home for at least 24 hours following vomiting or a fever.

-Stay home if the child has thick/green mucus. 

-Stay home if the child is persistently coughing and sneezing and has low energy (specifically at the beginning of the symptoms as some colds can linger and if energy is up and coughing is down, trust your instinct).

 

Thank you and I hope to see everyone on Monday. 

 

On Tuesday we continued blending sounds together in our Oral Language Groups. We also had another dance/movement class with Kristen Lewis and went to the library. It was a very wet lunch play and many kids did not have proper rain gear so instead of getting back into the soggy coats, we went on an inside shape hunt around the school and had a shorter outside time.

 

Wednesday, we worked on editing our writing and making sure our pictures matched our words. Arye and Fen talked about our duck eggs at the Whole School Meeting (great job!), and we had a fire drill. We also started a nature art project that will continue for several weeks. The kids really enjoyed painting with flowers and leaves found in the forest.

 

On Thursday the class had free choice in the gym, worked on addition in math and I introduced a unit on insects. Later we worked on reading and re-visited our Word of the Week lessons. Quinten Harris joined us in the forest, and it was a fun end to our week.

 

Important dates to remember:

May 6 School in session and a possible walk to Pebble/Shell Beach (weather dependant) 

May 23 Victoria Day-no school

May 27 School Day

Have a nice weekend.

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel and Ms. Janice

avanriel@sd64.org

 

Flower fairies playing in the forest.

Morning table activities.

Centres play

                      

Going on a shape hunt!

                             

Nature art

A break from the rain!

More centres creativity 

      

 

  

 

Newsletter #26

 April 21^st Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello again.

The kids had another fun week, aside from the sickness going around. We had very low attendance this week. 

We have welcomed another new student, Frankie, to our group and our new class dynamic is starting to settle. We hope to see everyone back next week!

 

Monday there was no school due to the Easter long weekend.

 

Tuesday, everyone was excited to share stories about their long weekend and the kids wrote about these stories in writing. We had another dance class with Kristen Lewis and we started working on identifying ending sounds in our oral language groups. The class went to the library and then we candled our duck eggs! It was fascinating to “see” inside the changing eggs. So far, it seems about half the eggs are developing nicely. 

 

On Wednesday we continued working on our writing with a focus on spring. We used marbles to paint with and the kids went to nature class. 

 

Thursday was a fun day! We worked with partners in math, continued with our story workshop and then enjoyed a fantastic Spring Showcase! There were so many talented displays and performances. Well done!

 

On Friday I was “away” for a literacy conference, but the kids had a good Earth Day. They completed their art project with a sentence about how they can help the earth and went outside to explore nature with their senses for writing. It was the book exchange which was a fun way to demonstrate reusing. 

 

Important Dates to Remember:

May 6 School in session (Wednesday schedule)

May 23 Victoria Day (no school)

May 27 School in session (Monday schedule)

 

Have a nice weekend!

Ara Van Riel and Ms. Janice

avanriel@sd64.org

Exploring the forest. 

Marble painting

                             

Mining for crystals

Math

Earth Day activities

 

      

 

  

 

Newsletter #25

 April 14^th Edition of 

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello families, we had another fun week here in Kindergarten!

 

Monday, we learned a bit more about how to take care of our duck eggs and made predictions about how many eggs will hatch. We also brainstormed ideas about what might go in Ms. Thompson’s Easter basket during writing time. It was Music day and we made Easter egg art. In the afternoon, we created beautiful nature bracelets outside. 

 

On Tuesday, we had another dance class with Kristen Lewis and then we Later we played an egg themed math game and went to the library. It was strange to have SNOW off and on, we are ready for spring.

 

Wednesday was our Whole School Meeting, more writing practice (focus was adding spaces between words) and burning off steam in the gym. The class went to nature studies and practiced reading. Later we noticed changes in the garden and explored the forest.

 

On Thursday we had free-choice in the gym, went on TWO Easter egg hunts (one for math and one for fun) and we continued working on our animal story books. 

 

Next week we are welcoming another new student! Our class feels nice and full. The kids have all been so inclusive and have made our new kids feel at home. 

 

I am thrilled to be able to announce that parents are welcome to come watch the Spring Showcase if they wish. Ms. Mullen just asks that if you intend to come, to please let them know at the office beforehand. Please arrive at 1:00pm to find a seat and browse the student displays before the show begins at 1:15pm.

 

Important Dates to Remember:

April 18^th Easter Monday-No school

April 21^st Spring Showcase

April 22nd School in session on a Monday schedule and Earth Day!

 

Wishing you all a nice long weekend.

 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel and Ms. Janice

avanriel@sd64.org

 

 Egg decorating

              

More spring fun

                    

A tiny home!

Learning about some forest edibles. 

Easter egg hunt!