Week of Feb. 18

We hope that you enjoyed the beautiful weekend with your family!The children had many stories to share about their adventures over the long weekend.
Last week was all about love, friendships and partnerships. There was lots of excitement about Valentine's Day and making our Love Monsters. Hopefully they all made it home in one piece!

Our class has been very fortunate to have a wonderful opportunity to work with a drama production class from All Saints High School. A mother of a student in the other kinder class is the drama teacher at All Saints and she has graciously offered to bring the class to our school once a week to work on drama (aka "pretend") with the children. We are planning our first chance to get together next week on Wednesday.

Due to the short week, we will not have a letter or word of the week. Instead, we will review the words on our word wall and practice letter sounds. The first term Communication of Learning will be coming home today. There is a letter enclosed explaining the effect of the labour disruption. Should you have any questions regarding your child's report or progress, please feel free to reach out. We kindly ask that you save the envelope for the report and return it to school with your child so that it can be used again for the second term in June.


Last Thursday, blankets were sent home to be washed. In case you haven't had a chance to return your child's blanket, please do so as soon as possible. We also appreciate all the extra socks and mittens that have been sent in for each child.

Today we explored numbers by creating tall towers and counting how many cubes we used.  They had a great time and were very creative and inventive with their building strategies. We also read a book about smiling and how being happy makes everything better!  The children had great ideas of what makes them happy and smile.  Their homework is to come home with a smile for their family to see if it is contagious. 

Week of Feb. 10th

Today we celebrated the 100th day of school and had a blast!  The kids used their imagination and made self portraits of themselves at 100 years of age.  They all turned out adorable!  Mrs. T was busy tweeting pictures of this activity so be sure to check out the class twitter for more pictures.

We had the opportunity to make Valentine's Day cards for the veterans.  We talked about how a simple picture or card with a kind message can make a person have a wonderful day.  Many of the children participated in this activity and put lots of effort into their creations.

Our letter of the week is "l" and the word is "love".  Ask your child to sing the Love Song to you tonight!

We are in desperate need of 7 more empty kleenex boxes by Wednesday.  If you have any at home, please send them in with your child.  On Thursday, we will be handing out our Valentine's cards.  Due to severe allergies, we ask you not to send in any treats to pass out.

Last Friday, we completed our egg experiment by cutting into each egg.  The children were both in awe and completely grossed out!!!  Many of them were eager to go and observe and write what they saw.  See pictures below for your own observations!

Reminders:

• Tuesday, February 11th is crazy hair or hat day.
• Wednesday, February 12th is jersey day.  It is also "Double Lunch Day". You are asked to send in an extra bagged lunch that will be taken to the Mission for those in need.
• Thursday, February 13th is pink, red and white day.  Dress in these colours.
• Friday is a PD Day so the school will be closed for the students. 
• Monday is Family Day so there is no school.  Enjoy your day with your family!

Empty Kleenex Boxes

Hello!

We still need quite a few empty kleenex boxes for our special Valentine's Day craft.  We will be starting them next Wednesday.  If you have any empty kleenex boxes at home, we would put them to good use at school!

Week of Feb. 3rd

Our letters this week are "th".  We remember the sound these letters make because they tickle our teeth with our tongue when we say "thhhhhhhh".  The word of the week is "the".  The students were challenged to pick a book from home and count how many "the" are in the book.

Today we talked about the groundhog's prediction of an early Spring.  Let's hope the rodent is right!
Many students said they would prefer an early Spring over 6 more weeks of Winter!

We are in need of EMPTY Kleenex boxes for our Valentine's Day craft.  If you have any EMPTY Kleenex boxes at home, we will be happy to take them off your hands!  Please send them in by Feb. 11th.

The school will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, February 4th).  Pizza day will be bumped to Wednesday, February 5th.

Friday, February 14 is Valentine's Day and the children are excited to exchange Valentine's cards. As this is a PD Day, we will celebrate on Thursday, February 13th. Also on Thursday, the students are welcome to wear red, pink and white. When preparing Valentine's for the class, please do not address each Valentine by the student's first name. Just fill out the "from" portion of the card and encourage your child to write their own name - excellent practice! There are 22 students and it makes it easier to pass them out. Please note that due to the Healthy Schools Act, children are requested not to send in treats.

Week of January 27th

Gong hei fat choy! The children were so eager to learn about the Chinese New Year and all the traditions that go with it! They were very busy making fans, dragon masks and lanterns.  We will send them home this week in their mailbags.

The letter of the week is "G" and the word of the week is "go". Please encourage your child to look for the letter and word when reading stories to them at home, especially the Snuggle folders. Kindly remember to return the Snuggle folders each week on Friday so we can send home a new book each Monday. The day to send back library books is on Tuesday.

Thank you to all who continue to make/buy playdoh for the class each week. The kids have been loving the beautiful colours and even the added glitter! I have included the schedule in this post in case you are unsure of your designated week. 

Parent Council is hosting a movie and pizza night on Friday, February 7th. The movie is Wonder Park. Hope you can make it!

We continue to have lots of wet socks and mittens each day! Please ensure that your child has at least one extra set at school. We have been asking the children to put their wet socks and mittens in their backpacks - but don't always have time to write to each family about it. Please check backpacks daily in case we things need to be replaced. Thanks so much!

Week of January 20th

Our letter of the week is "c" and our word of the week is "can".  The children wrote great sentences about things they "can" do.

We continued to be scientists and observe our eggs.  Today was Day 6 of our egg experiment and we had so much to see!  The students were very observant and enjoyed talking about all the changes in these eggs.

The sk students will be coming home today with their new snuggle books.  Please remember to keep this folder separate from the library book.  We hope you are enjoying this precious snuggle time with your child!

Due to the school closure tomorrow, pizza day will be on Wednesday instead.  Friday is a PD day so there is no school for the children.

Upcoming events:

Movie Night: Council is hosting a movie night on February 7th. The movie is Wonder Park.

Here are some pictures from today:

Week of Jan. 13th - Snuggle Folder Info - Please Read!

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!

On Tuesdays, the kids will continue to bring their library books home.  Please ensure that the library books come back to school every Tuesday. These books should NOT be placed in the snuggle folder.  Please keep the library books separate from the snuggle books.

Information regarding Raz Kids came home as well today.  This is an online reading program for the students to do at home.  We have explored this program at school using our classroom chromebooks and the kids really enjoy it.  Raz Kids will not be monitored at school and more of an at home program with your kids this year.  Feel free to explore the books and have your child read along with them.

Our letter of the week is the letter "d" and our word is "and".  Please continue to practice letter recognition and letter sounds with your child.

In Math, we have been talking about the difference in 2D and 3D shapes and looking at things in the classroom that are cylinders, spheres, cubes etc.  This week, we will be going on a shape hunt and collecting objects that match our 3D models.

Our jk friends made pizzas with 2D shapes today.  They decorated their "crust" with all their preferred toppings!  The goal for this activity was to identify and count 2D shapes. Ask your child what the difference is between 2D and 3D shapes and some examples of each.

If you are planning on placing a January Scholastic order, please do so by Friday, January 17th.