March 11th Edition of
The Kindergarten Class News
Hello Everyone, what a week! It was a busy one.
Following the children’s interest in maps and treasure hunting, I have woven in a bit of a pirate theme.
On Monday we started pirate self-portraits, printed the letter x, and started our work in the garden! This is an enthusiastic group of gardeners, and we are all excited to be out there as much as possible. We planted peas and lettuce.
Tuesday, we used our imaginations in journals, and had another session of our Oral Language groups. The class went to the library and then we made signs for our garden bed in the outdoor classroom.
On Wednesday we practiced the +1 -1 concept in math and played a pirate game in the gym. Jesse and Sylvan were very brave and presented their warm/cool paintings at our Whole School Meeting. It feels so good to be slowly returning to our school community culture of inclusion and group gatherings. Later the kids went to look at the book fair items and then we went out to the forest. We also finished our pirate self-portraits. They are fabulous!
Thursday was a FULL day! We wrote about what we wished to see at the farm, went to the book fair and then had pizza for lunch! Later we welcomed Laura Kiel in to help us with a clay project. We added our signs to the garden and burned off some steam in the forest.
Friday was a school day and our trip to Ruckle Farm! Thank you again to Vaughn’s family for allowing this to happen. The kids learned more about how a farm operates, got to see goats, lambs and cows and so much more! We walked down to Grandma’s beach for lunch and then over to Ruckle Park campground for scavenger hunts of the forest and beach environments. It was so fun teaming up with Ms. K’s class and Mr. Macqueen’s group. The kids all enjoyed being a big ‘family’.
Next week will be a busy last week before the break! Please return all library books. I will be sending home spare clothes/inside shoes to be replenished and checked for size.
Important dates to remember:
March 14 Kindergarten hearing screening
March 18 Spring Break begins!
April 4 School back in session
April 5-26 (Tuesdays) rescheduled dance sessions with Kristen Lewis
April 18 Easter Monday (no school)
April 21 Spring Showcase!
April 22 School in session
Warmly,
Ara Van Riel and Ms. Janice
avanriel@sd64.org
