Reminder: Orange Shirt Day is Tomorrow

A reminder that Orange Shirt Day is tomorrow. Students can wear an orange shirt or their regular uniform on Monday.

Other Reminders:
- Library books are due every Monday and Thursday.
- There is no school for any students on Friday - it is a non-instructional day.

Changes to Immunizations

Click here to read about the changes to made to the school immunization program. Kindergarten students do no get any school immunization; however, this will apply to your child in future years to come. 

In Search Of Flyers

The Kindergarten team is asking families to collect and bring in grocery store flyers for a project that we will be working on throughout the year. We are only looking for flyers that have food items, not electronics, toys, appliances, clothes etc. Please send your child to school with any grocery flyers that you will not be using! 

Thank you in advance!! 

Reminders: 

- No school for PM students on Friday 

- Orange Shirt Day is on Monday, October 1st 

- Library books are due every Monday and Thursday 

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day will take place on October 1st at Thorncliffe School. "Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come." We will be teaching about residential schools and Indigenous culture in an age appropriate manner. 

Students are welcome to wear an orange shirt and regular pant or their uniform on October 1st. 

For more information please visit: http://www.orangeshirtday.org/

Letter C

This week we are learning about letter 'c'. During daily printing we only focus on lower-case letters throughout the year. Did you know that letter 'c' has two sounds? C as in cat and c as in city or circus. We encourage you to read books daily to your child and to look through them with your child and find words that start with the 'c'.

Happy Reading!


Reminders:
- Please make sure all of your child's clothing (especially sweaters) are labelled with their name 
- Library books are due every Monday and Thursday
- AM students only on Friday - No school for PM students this Friday
- Orange Shirt Day is on October 1st - Students are welcome to wear an orange shirt or their regular uniform if they do not have an orange shirt. We will explain the purpose of this day in another blog post.

Homework Letter 

A letter detailing updates and changes to homework went home today.  Please check your child's backpack for the new information regarding homework in our classes.

Thank you,

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Important Information About Bussing

Bus Safety for am Kindergarten students:

Southland Transportation and school staff will practice school bus evacuation exercises the morning of Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Colonel Sanders School.  When the busses arrive at Colonel Sanders School in the morning, all students on the bus, including Thorncliffe Kindergarten students will practice how to safely exit a bus in case there was ever an emergency.

This practice usually only takes a few minutes and students usually arrive at Thorncliffe School on time to start their day at 9:15 am.  If they arrive after the bell at 9:15 am we will not mark them as late.

Thank You!

Thanks to all of you for attending the conferences and it was a pleasure to meet with you and share your child's first days of school and learning.  

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

This Week In TLC Kindergarten

A short but busy week!

Parent Teacher Interviews

If you haven't yet booked and would like to schedule a time please email your teacher for availability.
Thank you to those of you who have met to share and discuss your child's learning and supporting us in getting to know your children.

The Terry Fox Run

The Terry Fox Run was a big success with all of our Kindergarten students participating and running or walking the course.  Thank you for dressing your children for the weather.

Routines

Students are settling in and continuing to learn the school and classroom rules and routines.  This is going well as we continue our work on teaching and using our visual schedules to support students in their transition into our school and Kindergarten.

Gym

In gym we are playing games and doing activities that promote fairness, taking turns and co-operation with others.

Library

A reminder that students return their library books on Mondays and Thursdays.  Library days are exciting and they really enjoy time spent choosing and sharing their books.  Please continue to read to your child on a daily basis.  Parents can read the library books a few times before returning them.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Please Note!

Thorncliffe School Council is hosting an M & M B-B-Q on Thurs, Sept 20 from 5:00-7:00 pm.

Available for purchase are a choice of All Beef Hot Dog, Hamburger or Veggie Burger.  

This is served with Fries and a beverage for a cost of $7, if you choose to participate.

No School Thursday and Friday for TLC

There is no school for TLC Kindergarten on Thursday and Friday as parent teacher interviews are taking place both days.  

Terry Fox Run

TLC AM students will participate in the run from 10:00 -10:15 and PM TLC students from 1:30 - 1:45.  Please remember to dress students for the weather!

Coming Up This Week  - TLC Kindergarten

Monday and Thursday are our library exchange days and students who bring back their library book can sign out a book on those days.  

This is a short week with parent teacher interviews.  If you haven’t already, please book a conference time online at http://myconferences.cbe.ab.ca/

We look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s first days of school and plans for the coming months.  

If you are missing forms please let us know and hand in any forms including the media consent forms and the Tell Me About Your Child forms.

Wednesday we will be participating in the Terry Fox Run and the days have turned cooler and rainy or snowy. Please dress your child for the weather. Students can wear athletic wear or their uniform and the morning class will go out with the school run while afternoon classes will go out to participate half an hour after they arrive at school.

Just a reminder that we are a nut free school and peanut butter sandwiches or snacks with any nut content will be put back in lunch bags and returned home.  Sesame seed allergies are on the rise and we ask that any food containing sesame seeds be not brought to class.  

Homework goes home on Monday and is returned on Thursday.  Please return the homework in the homework bag provided.  

Thank you for communicating changes in picking up or new bus assignments for your children with us and in a timely manner.  This has been so helpful and appreciated!

We look forward to meeting with you later in the week and if you are encountering problems with booking interviews please let us know and we can give you the information you need to book a time.

Thanks to all of you who are waiting for volunteering opportunities in the classroom and we hope to see you in the classrooms beginning of October.  Please stop by the office to begin the process of getting your police clearance if you haven't already been cleared.  

Have a great week ahead!

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Library

An important notice is coming home today regarding Parent Teacher Conferences and the times they will be held at. 

As you have probably seen, your Kindergartener has received their first Library book! We will have Library on Mondays and Thursdays. This means that books will need to be returned on Thursday morning on Monday morning. If books are not returned, your child will be unable to receive another library book until it is returned!



Reminders: 
- No school for AM students tomorrow! PM students only!!
- Homework was due today. If you did not return the pouch today please bring it on Monday. 
- Library books are due on Monday 
-The link to book Parent - Teacher Conferences will go live tomorrow! Please make sure you book a time to meet with the teacher at http://myconferences.cbe.ab.ca/
- Please do not colour on the Open Court reading books in the homework pouch
- Please return the "Tell Me About Your Child" Forms as soon as possible
- Please sign and return the blue consent forms - If the form isn't returned we will assume the consent is NOT given. 
- Please bring black indoor shoes!
- Please keep in mind that our school is nut and peanut free! - No juice or milk please
- Please dress for the weather.



♡ Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Printing and Centres

This week we have been doing daily printing activities, play centres and learning about sorting by colour. We will be learning our first letter 'a' next week on Monday.

Please practice a few of these things at home:
- Going to the bathroom independently. This includes wiping, doing up buttons, zippers, and washing hands independently.
- If your child has laces please practice tying shoes.
- Please practice getting ready independently - putting on shoes, pulling out inside out sleeves, zipping zippers and more!

Reminders:

• Please dress for the weather.
• Homework is due tomorrow - please hand in tomorrow 
• We are missing some "Tell Me About Your Child" form - please bring them back
• Return the blue consent forms - if you do not return a form that will mean consent is not given.
• The link to book Parent - Teacher Conferences will go live tomorrow! Please make sure you book a time to meet with the teacher at http://myconferences.cbe.ab.ca/

Terry Fox Run

On Wednesday September 19th Thorncliffe School will be participating in the Terry Fox Run!

Please make sure that students are dressed for the weather and that they are wearing appropriate footwear! We will be running for 15 minutes. Our goal is to run or walk the whole time!

Terry Fox Run 2018

 

When: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 10 am to 10:15 am

Reminders

• Homework is due on Thursday - please sent your child to school with their homework pouch that has their blue homework book, The Park book and the printed off tracing pages. 
• Please do not colour on the Open Court reading books. 
• Please return the "Tell Me About Your Child" Forms as soon as possible
• Please sign and return the blue consent forms - If the form isn't returned we will assume the consent is NOT given. 
• Please bring black indoor shoes!
• Please keep in mind that our school is nut and peanut free! We also want healthy snacks and snacks that are easy to clean if spilled! - No juice or milk please!

♡ Ms. Rothe and Ms. Phillips 

Homework is coming home today

Your child is bringing home their homework pouch for the first time. Please click on the 'Homework' tab and follow the instructions accordingly. 



Below are some reminders for you!

• Please make sure your child's snack is School safe - this means peanut and tree nut free.
• All students must have extra clothes in their backpack incase of an accident. 
• All students must have black indoor shoes that they leave at school for the year. (please have their names on them)
• The Terry Fox Run is on September 19th!
• A mural will be painted on the street in front of the school on Saturday September 22nd
• Orange Shirt Day is on Friday September 28th
• Please return the 'Tell Me About Your Child' form and blue from

♡ Ms. Rothe and Ms. Phillips 

The first week in Kindergarten

We have had such a productive, fun, and busy first week in Kindergarten. On the first day we read the book 'The Kissing Hand' and created our very own kissing hands. We have also been learning about how to be a good friend and how to treat everyone with kindness. 

This week we started our daily printing by practicing printing our names. We will continue to practice this throughout the month of September. 
* When practicing at home, please remember to use only one upper case and the rest lower case. For example Ms. Rothe rather than MS. ROTHE

We look forward to continuing our learning throughout the year! 

♡ Ms. Rothe & Ms. Phillips 

Welcome!

Welcome to our Thorncliffe Kindergarten blog. We will be updating this blog daily to share our learning and any up coming events that are taking place in the classroom. Please check this blog regularly to stay up to date with your child's learning. 

There are six different tabs located at the top of this page. Please browse to find the homework links that will be posted every Monday, some valuable educational website links and more! 

** A reminder that the feature that notifies individuals when the blog gets updated is neither reliable nor instantaneous - please do not expect timely notifications when you subscribe. 


♡ Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe