Christmas in the Meadows -Please submit your response forms by tomorrow (Thursday November 28th) if you are planning on attending.
Socks and Mitts -The children are thoroughly enjoying playing out in the snow at recess. Please send your child with 2 extra pairs of dry socks and an extra pair of dry mittens to ensure their comfort. Often they will get soaked at first recess and we would like them to have a warm dry pair for lunch recess. Please make sure your child is coming with snow pants or splash pants as well.
Morning Drop Off -a supervisor is on duty starting at 8:15 in the kindergarten yard. Please drop your child off sometime between 8:15 and 8:30 in this yard. If you arrive during this time do not bring your child in through the school. If you arrive after 8:30 you must take your child through the front of the school and get a late slip.
Christmas Concert -Our Christmas concert will be on Thursday December 12th at 6:30. The kindergarten classes will be singing 3 songs (Rudolph, Jingle Bells and This Little Light of Mine) which will come home in their Shared Reading folder as we do them in class. Please enjoy practicing these songs with your child at home so they will be comfortable and confident at the concert.
Kindergarten Cares -Your child will come home today with a letter outlining the generosity project we will be taking on. Over the next two weeks we are asking the children to try and earn some small change by doing odd jobs at home to help raise money to buy a toy for a child this Christmas. We are hoping that this project will help the children understand the concept of earning, familiarize them with Canadian coins and also instill an appreciation for how good it can make us feel to help others. Please take the time to read over the information that was sent home and encourage your child to participate. Thank you for your generosity and co-operation.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Christmas Concert/Home Reading
Christmas Concert -We will be participating in a Christmas Concert at the school on the night of Thursday December 12th at 6:30 pm. More details will come soon but please keep the evening free.
Home Reading -Thank you all for reading with your child everyday! If you happen to forget to send your child's home reading folder on their specific exchange day (Tuesdays for jk, Thursdays for sk), or would like the books changed more frequently, please feel free to send it another day and just write us a note in the communication folder so we know to exchange it.
Home Reading -Thank you all for reading with your child everyday! If you happen to forget to send your child's home reading folder on their specific exchange day (Tuesdays for jk, Thursdays for sk), or would like the books changed more frequently, please feel free to send it another day and just write us a note in the communication folder so we know to exchange it.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Interview times
Interview times will be coming home with your child today. Please let us know if you are unable to attend and we will work together to schedule a new time to meet. Looking forward to meeting with you all this week.
Book Orders for December will be coming home this week (a little early) as I want to ensure the books get delivered to families prior to the winter break. They will be due Monday December 2nd to ensure we have lots of time.
Book Orders for December will be coming home this week (a little early) as I want to ensure the books get delivered to families prior to the winter break. They will be due Monday December 2nd to ensure we have lots of time.
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Interview request forms
Just a reminder to please return the yellow interview request forms tomorrow. Confirmation of interview times will be sent home Tuesday with your child. We are trying our best to accommodate your preferred times. A reminder that the interviews on Thursday are 10 minutes long and 15 minutes on Friday. They are scheduled back to back so please don't be late. Looking forward to meeting with you all later this week.
When you ask your child this week how their day at school was, please ask them if they filled a bucket and how they did it. We are trying to encourage bucket filling in our classroom and extending the concept to home will reinforce the idea. Ask them to explain it to you and have fun trying to find ways at home to fill each others' buckets!
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Getting Dressed for Winter
Here are the steps we are using at school to help make getting dressed for recess easier and more efficient. Feel free to use the same steps at home for consistency.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
MacMillan Food Orders -MacMillan food orders are due on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12th. Late orders will not be accepted. Please participate in this amazing School Council fundraiser and help support CMES!
Bucket Fillers -We have started talking about what it means to be a bucket filler in our classroom. In case you are unfamiliar with the books, or the concept, essentially everyone walks around with an invisible bucket that carries good thoughts/feelings about ourselves. Our bucket gets filled by other people saying or doing nice things and when our bucket is full we feel good. Filling buckets is easy and it fills our own bucket at the same time. Sharing, saying nice things, doing nice things and playing nice are categories for bucket filling that the class game up with this week. Bucket dipping is when we say or do things that make others feel bad. No one wants to be a bucket dipper! To connect with our social justice theme of peace this month we will be talking more about bucket filling to help create a caring, peaceful classroom environment. Please encourage bucket filling at home!
Interview Request Sheets -Interview request sheets will be going home school wide on Thursday November 14th. Times will be assigned starting Friday Nov. 15th for families with 3 or more students at CMES, Monday Nov. 18th for families 2 or more and Tuesday Nov. 19th for the rest. We look forward to meeting with you during these times. Please submit your request sheet on Friday so that you can get the times that you prefer. If you are unable to come during the allotted time (evening of Thurs. Nov. 21st, daytime Fri. Nov. 22) please let me know and we can try to arrange a better time to meet.
Book Orders -If you would like to order from the November book orders they will still be accepted Monday November 13th.
Bucket Fillers -We have started talking about what it means to be a bucket filler in our classroom. In case you are unfamiliar with the books, or the concept, essentially everyone walks around with an invisible bucket that carries good thoughts/feelings about ourselves. Our bucket gets filled by other people saying or doing nice things and when our bucket is full we feel good. Filling buckets is easy and it fills our own bucket at the same time. Sharing, saying nice things, doing nice things and playing nice are categories for bucket filling that the class game up with this week. Bucket dipping is when we say or do things that make others feel bad. No one wants to be a bucket dipper! To connect with our social justice theme of peace this month we will be talking more about bucket filling to help create a caring, peaceful classroom environment. Please encourage bucket filling at home!
Interview Request Sheets -Interview request sheets will be going home school wide on Thursday November 14th. Times will be assigned starting Friday Nov. 15th for families with 3 or more students at CMES, Monday Nov. 18th for families 2 or more and Tuesday Nov. 19th for the rest. We look forward to meeting with you during these times. Please submit your request sheet on Friday so that you can get the times that you prefer. If you are unable to come during the allotted time (evening of Thurs. Nov. 21st, daytime Fri. Nov. 22) please let me know and we can try to arrange a better time to meet.
Book Orders -If you would like to order from the November book orders they will still be accepted Monday November 13th.
Monday, 4 November 2013
Workshop Wednesday November 6th
Mrs. Martherus, Miss Hume and I will all be away Wednesday November 6th at a kindergarten workshop. Please allow a little more time at the end of the day for dismissal as it will take our substitute teachers a little longer to dismiss the students safely. Thank you in advance for your patience!
Also, information regarding scheduling times for interview night will be coming home with your child shortly. A sheet will come home in their folders allowing you to request a time that is most convenient for you.
Also, information regarding scheduling times for interview night will be coming home with your child shortly. A sheet will come home in their folders allowing you to request a time that is most convenient for you.
Sunday, 3 November 2013
November News
Dear Parents,
Thank you for all of the generous donations to the class for our Halloween celebration. The students had a wonderful day and all of the special treats were thoroughly enjoyed. Stay tuned for pictures!
Home Reading-Our home reading program will be starting this week for our sks and shortly after for our jks. Each week your child will come home with 2 or 3 levelled books to read with you and any other family members at home. Please set aside 10 minutes each day to have your child read these books with you. It is best for your child to read every day for a brief periods of time then to only do it a few times a week for a longer amount of time. In your home reading folder you will find some strategies to help you child with their reading as well as a recording sheet so we can keep track of what books your child has taken home already. Jks will exchange their books every Tuesday and sks will exchange their books every Thursday.
Volunteers -We are still looking for some volunteers for our classroom whether it be a parent, grandparent or family friend. We would like help on Tuesdays and Thursdays to assist the children with exchanging their home reading books, as well as volunteers to help on other days with whatever time and skills they are willing to share. Please contact me if you are interested! It is a great experience for both parents and students.
Math-We are starting a unit on number sense so we will be focusing on writing, reading, comparing and understanding numbers. Please reinforce these skills by counting, looking for numbers in the environment and playing games involving numbers at home.
Social Skills -As some of you may already know, we have been working with the students on problem solving to develop communications skills with peers. When a problem arises, we are encouraging the children to tell their friends what happened, what they didn't like about it, and how it made them feel. Often children will come to an adult before trying to negotiate with each other. Feel free to encourage these strategies at home as well.
Interviews -Interviews will take place the evening of Thursday November 21st and during the day on Friday November 22nd. We look forward to meeting with all of you during this time. Because there are many families to meet with and only a limited amount of time Thursday night, if you are available to come during the day on Friday please do so. More information about booking times will come out shortly.
Thank you for all of the generous donations to the class for our Halloween celebration. The students had a wonderful day and all of the special treats were thoroughly enjoyed. Stay tuned for pictures!
Home Reading-Our home reading program will be starting this week for our sks and shortly after for our jks. Each week your child will come home with 2 or 3 levelled books to read with you and any other family members at home. Please set aside 10 minutes each day to have your child read these books with you. It is best for your child to read every day for a brief periods of time then to only do it a few times a week for a longer amount of time. In your home reading folder you will find some strategies to help you child with their reading as well as a recording sheet so we can keep track of what books your child has taken home already. Jks will exchange their books every Tuesday and sks will exchange their books every Thursday.
Volunteers -We are still looking for some volunteers for our classroom whether it be a parent, grandparent or family friend. We would like help on Tuesdays and Thursdays to assist the children with exchanging their home reading books, as well as volunteers to help on other days with whatever time and skills they are willing to share. Please contact me if you are interested! It is a great experience for both parents and students.
Math-We are starting a unit on number sense so we will be focusing on writing, reading, comparing and understanding numbers. Please reinforce these skills by counting, looking for numbers in the environment and playing games involving numbers at home.
Social Skills -As some of you may already know, we have been working with the students on problem solving to develop communications skills with peers. When a problem arises, we are encouraging the children to tell their friends what happened, what they didn't like about it, and how it made them feel. Often children will come to an adult before trying to negotiate with each other. Feel free to encourage these strategies at home as well.
Interviews -Interviews will take place the evening of Thursday November 21st and during the day on Friday November 22nd. We look forward to meeting with all of you during this time. Because there are many families to meet with and only a limited amount of time Thursday night, if you are available to come during the day on Friday please do so. More information about booking times will come out shortly.
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