Newsletter #7

November 1^st Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Hello once again!

We had a spooktacular week!

Monday we practiced printing the lowercase ‘c’. We also had Jessica in again to help with our math stations and went to the library. Later in the afternoon we practiced writing our names in nature and had fun in the forest. 

On Tuesday we made rainbow letters and focused on the different ways people communicate (words, sign language, body language, writing, drawing etc.). We wrote and drew about communicating in our journals. In the forest the kids used a hula-hoop Ven diagram to compare similarities and differences in different coloured leaves.

Wednesday was a day full of excitement and anticipation. We enjoyed the costume parade, went to a haunted house and made a witches brew! The afternoon was our class party. We all had a blast and everyone enjoyed the shared snack. Thanks to the parents who contributed, what a treat! 

Thursday everyone was understandably a little tired after the festivities and appreciated it being PJ day! We made firework art and Violet and Marrella showed theirs to the school at our Whole School Meeting. The kids went to music and then learned more about story telling and using ‘juicy words’ through wordless picture books during Oral Language Groups. 

As we are now in the rainy season, please remember to send your child to school with a rain jacket. We spend time outdoors most days and the children need a waterproof layer. Rain pants and rubber boots are also helpful items.

Important Dates to remember:

Nov. 7 Fulford’s Remembrance Day Assembly at 11:00am

Nov. 12 School closed for Remembrance Day Holiday 

Nov. 16 Early Dismissal
Nov. 19 Photo retakes

Nov.27-29 Book Fair

Nov. 28 Early Dismissal for Student Led Conferences (this is considered your child’s report card so it is important to be available on this day. A sign up sheet was shared through a link provided. If you are unable to use the doc let me know what time slot you would like and I can fill it in for you if it's still free).

Have a great weekend!

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Math stations

Writing names is nature

 Fuzzy caterpillar! 

Comparing leaves

Halloween Fun!

Newsletter #6

October 25^th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Greetings!

Although it ended in rain, it was a beautiful week. 

On Monday we continued to learn about printing and practiced the lowercase letter ‘f’. We visited the library and chose a new book. In PE we set up activity stations and then spent time observing our special trees in the forest.

Tuesday was picture day! The kids did a great job waiting for their turn to have their school photo taken. Proofs will be sent home when they arrive and orders are done online. If your child was away, they may get their photos taken when they schedule retakes. Later that day we talked about warm and cool colours and made leaf art. The forest was closed due to a cougar sighting in the area so we played field games instead.

On Wednesday the kids practiced their numbers in math, played a rhyming game and learned about the traditional uses of the wild rose-hip. We all gathered and brewed rosehip tea to try in the afternoon. 

Thursday we welcomed Aurelia, a new student, into our class! Everyone was very excited to meet her and help her settle in. Thursday was also pizza day. The class all enjoyed the hot lunch. We went to our Whole School Meeting where Drew and Poppy showed their art to the school, and later we worked on storytelling in our Oral Language groups. 

Once again, we have now started our regular show and tell rotations. Each week your child has a day to bring in one item from home to show to the class. Please keep in mind that each day has a number of kids assigned to it so if your child misses his or her day we may not have time to fit them in on a different day. Here are the days again:

Mondays/Fridays: Caleb, Chet, Drew, Emma and Elijah

Tuesdays: Galini, Grace, Harvey, Jace and Aurelia

Wednesdays: Jamie, Jasmine, Marrella and Poppy

Thursdays: Rowan, Silka, Stqye’ye, West and Violet

Next week we are looking for items that begin with the letter ‘Bb’.

We will be having a Hallowe’en Party on Wednesday the 31^st starting at 1:30pm.The children are encouraged to come to school in their costume (please leave weapon parts at home). If you would like to send along a healthy snack to share with the class we will have a shared snack and celebration in the afternoon. Feel free to pop in! 

November 1^st will be PJ day! Come to school in your jammies. 

Dates to remember:

Oct. 31 Halloween! Class party in the afternoon

Nov. 1 PJ day

Nov. 12 School closed for Remembrance Day Holiday 

Nov. 16 School in session but early dismissal for StudentLed Conferences.(This is considered your child’s report card so it is important to be available on this day. Sign up sheet to come).

Nov. 19 Photo retakes

Have a lovely weekend.

Ara Van Riel

avanriel@sd64.org

Math stations

Working with the letter 'Aa'

 Drawing our special trees

 Warm and cool colour art

Enjoying the season!

Making letters with our bodies

"O"

 

"E and L"

"X"

"T and J"

"H and O"

Trying our rosehip tea

Newsletter #5

October 18th Edition of

The Kindergarten Class News

Greetings Everyone!

We had another beautiful week! Here are some highlights to keep you in the loop.  

Monday the class visited the library (please be sure to send back the library books each week so your child can sign out a new one), made sneaky cat art and practiced printing the lowercase letter t. In the forest, the children all chose a special tree. They will work with and observe this tree throughout the year.

On Tuesday we worked on writing in our journals, sung the “Alphabet Rap” and went to the Pumpkin Patch! What a beautiful day for a trip to the farm. Thanks to the parents who came along to help.

Wednesday we played another letter matching game, a pumpkin math game and practiced our reading. Later the class made paper bats and we explored the forest.

Thursday we had an Earthquake drill in the morning. Everyone did very well staying calm and organized. Later our class read, “Five Little Pumpkins” at the Whole School Meeting. They did a great job reading in front of the whole school! Well done! The class also went to music and made leaf prints outside.

We have all really enjoyed the All About Me presentations. Next week we start our regular show and tell rotations. I ask that children bring only one item on their day and that any weapon toys be kept at home. To make it a little more interesting, we will try to bring in items that start with a different letter of the alphabet each week. We will start next week with the letter Aa.

Here is the weekly order:

Mondays/Fridays: Caleb, Chet, Drew, Emma and Elijah

Tuesdays: Galini, Grace, Harvey and Jace

Wednesdays: Jamie, Jasmine, Marrella and Poppy

Thursdays: Rowan, Silka, Stqye’ye, West and Violet

Dates to Remember:

Oct. 23 Photo Day

Oct. 25 Pizza Day and Scholastic orders due (you can order online)

Oct. 31 Halloween and class party in the afternoon.

Have a great weekend!

Ara 

avanriel@sd64.org

Our Sneaky Cats

Outside games

Making money and playing store

Pumpkin math

Our trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Making leaf prints

Forest play