Week of Jan. 7th

Happy New Year to all!  We hope you had a restful and enjoyable holiday season.  2019 is off to a great start! The kids were so happy to share all about their Christmas break and their adventures over the past few weeks. By quiet time, many of them were fast asleep the moment the lights went out!

Our letter of the week is "w" and our word of the week is "we".  We talked about the letter 'w' and how sometimes it tricks us by thinking it says "d" instead of "w". At this age, it is a common mistake so we will continue to practise! The sk students wrote fantastic sentences in their journals. Mrs. T and I are noticing that the students are more confident and more willing to write independently in their journals and when describing their artwork. This is so wonderful to see and we will continue to encourage free writing in a safe and fun environment. As we always say, we learn by making mistakes!

We also revisited 10 frames today and explored numbers 1-10.  The students used the gems to represent the number given. Please continue to explore numbers at home.  Make it fun so the kids will want to engage in learning about numbers.

In the afternoon, we reviewed 2D shapes and looked more in depth at 3D shapes. We compared 2D and 3D shapes and talked about what is different and what is similar. We know that 2D shapes are flat and 3D shapes pop out. The students then extended their learning by building with the 3D manipulatives. At another tabletop, the students made objects using tangrams (2D). Their goal was to make it symmetrical. See pictures below.

Today, the SK students came home with their Snuggle Folders.  Please read the information in the front pouch. The idea of this program is not to be stressful for you or your child rather to give you a few minutes to snuggle and enjoy looking at a book together.  Please return the folder with the book inside every Friday. These books will be passed on to other students so please ensure that they come back each week. The kids were SO excited to have homework!!! Tee hee!

Today we welcomed Ms. Richichi as our new Principal.  We look forward to seeing her in our classroom and working with her this year. She popped by for a visit and the students were happy to meet her! We wish Ms. Montgomery all the best in her new role as Superintendent.

Reminders:

• Please send back blankets and spare clothing if you have not done so already.
• We will continue to stay outdoors each morning so please have your child dressed for the weather.  
• If a snow day (bus cancellations) occurs on a Tuesday, pizza day is cancelled so ensure that your child has a lunch if they are coming to school.  Pizza will be delivered the following day.

Kindergarten Registration:  Registration for junior kindergarten takes place during the week of January 14-18th, at St Gabriel.  Please call the school at 613-271-6181 to schedule an appointment. Registration will also be accepted anytime during the school year if you happen to miss the official January registration period.