Newsletter #6

March 3rd Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello Families! Here is a little March update:

Illness seems never ending, so a big thank you for keeping sick kids home. I know the cough can go on... Let's hope the Spring break will give everyone a chance to recover.

The last month has been full of all sorts of fun including snow days, a Valentine's party and a visit from cute baby lambs!

Next week (Tuesday, March 11th) we will celebrate the 100th day of school! We invite you to help your child make a collection or display of 100 items (all the same) to bring in next Tuesday so we can see different representations of the number 100. Some ideas are: rock collection, stickers, noodles, a collection of sticks/feathers/nuts...get creative!  We will be exploring and celebrating the number 100 all day! 

 

Our class family keeps growing and changing. We said goodbye to one classmate who moved away and welcomed 2 new friends to the class all around the same time. Welcome!

Have a look at the photos to recap some of school adventures over last month and a bit.

Important Dates to Remember:

March 11th 100's Day

March 14 First day of Spring Break

March 31 School back in session

 

 Quiet reading time

                                                    Centres

                                            Fun in the snow!

                                                 The lambs!

                                      Our Valentine's Day feast!

                                         Our class snake, "Spotty".

                                     The snow turned to WET forest.

               Mr. "Cucumber" showing us the progress on the totem pole.

                                               Fun in the gym

 

 

      

 

Newsletter #5

 January 30^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello again!

It seems the cold winter weather has finally arrived. The kids are all wishing for snow!

 

This month we have done a lot! We made mitten art and writing inspired by the Jan Brett book, “The Mitten”, started learning about measurement and exploring how many ways we make five.

 

In science, we begin our penguin study and continued to observe the seasonal changes of the forest. 

 

The class has enjoyed learning basketball skills in the gym. 

 

One highlight was our story workshop session where the class learned about the elements of a story and made their own books! 

 

Next week will be “Qq” week for Show and Tell and is our early dismissal for Student Led Conferences. Class will be out at 12pm on the 5^th so please be sure you have after school plans in place as there won’t be supervision available. 

 

Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 is now open so if you know of a family who is thinking about registering, please let them know to contact the office before February 15^th. 

 

There has been a very high level of illness around so please be sure to keep your child home if they are sick. A reminder that it is expected they stay home for 24 hours following vomiting, fever or diarrhea and at the onset of any cough or cold. Thank you!  

 

Important Dates to Remember:

February 13 PAC Dance

February 14 Valentines Day

February 17 Family Day (no school)

February 21 School in session 

February 26 Pink Shirt Day

 

Warmly,

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Making play dough!

Creating our animal stories

Fun with mud

Math with cuisinart rods.

Penguin themed literacy activity.