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