Ambulance Visit!

Today an ambulance and paramedic came to visit and teach the Kindergarten students about their role in the community. They even go to go in the EMS truck and see all the interesting tools that they use. Ask your child what their favourite part of the visit way.  

Reminders: 

- Library is every Monday and Thursday 

- Remembrance Day Assembly is on Friday from 10:45 - 11:15

- AM students only attend school this Friday - No school for PM students on Friday 

Reminders

Library books are due back tomorrow.  Students are loving the Chickadee magazines but due to the high demand, students are being asked to only take out one a week unless they return the one they already have.

Peanuts are a safety concern and please check that students aren't bringing Halloween treats such as Reece's Cups and other food or treats with any peanuts or nuts in general to school.

Photo orders are due this Wednesday so please return any orders in the next three days.

Students are continuing their work on families and daily stories and books, drawings and discussions are ongoing in the classroom.  Ask your child about our class learning about families.

This Week

No school tomorrow for AM students.  PM students only!  Please remember to pack a lunch for students since students are dismissed at 1:25.

Students took home their Pumpkin Investigations yesterday.  Ask your students about our investigation and what we found out when we did our experiment on sinking and floating with our pumpkins.

Library books are returned on Monday.  Please return books if students are finished with them.  Some students are choosing to keep favorite books for another week but if they have several books out, please have them return the books that they are finished reading.

Students continued to practice the letter s.  We are drawing and labelling a snail for our scrapbooks.

Individual Pictures

Pictures were sent home today and orders are due no later than Nov. 7th.  Retakes will be done in November and we'll keep you informed.

In Class

Students are learning about being unique through books, videos and discussions in class.  Our focus on being unique and exploring the ways that each student is unique will be ongoing and reflected in our art, stories and conversations in the classroom.

We are reading stories and creating some drawings about families in student writing journals.

Posted is The Family Book as a read together.  Enjoy!

The Family Book - read by Sherry

New Letter S

This week we will be learning about letter s. In Kindergarten we focusing on learning and practicing printing only lower case letters. Here is a video of the letter sounds for each letter that we will be learning throughout the year. 

Reminders: 
- Library is every Monday and Thursday 
- Students can dress up for Halloween. Please make sure there are no masks or weapons and that they do not interfere with students' learning
- There is no school for AM students this Friday. PM students only. 

This Week

This week has been a busy one. We have been learning about the letter o. O makes three different sounds, ask your kindergartener if they can remember all three sounds that o makes.

We have also been continuing to do building challenges and centres where students work with one another and communicate to work towards a common goal. 

Reminders:

• There is no school for any students tomorrow!
• Please remember that there is no juice in the classroom! - Water only. 
• Students can dress up for Halloween. Please make sure there are no masks or weapons and that they do not interfere with students' learning

Great Snacks

We can't help but notice what healthy snacks the students are bringing to school.  They are balanced with the once in a while treats.  The students are choosing their fruits and vegetables along with their favorites.  Juice boxes, when the occasional one comes to school, are being sent back home in backpacks as our school nurse advises that the best option is water or non-sugared drinks.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Bus Passes are Coming Home Today

Some of the students who ride the bus were given their bus passes today. Southland bussing requires all students to scan their pass when entering and exiting the bus. We ask that this pass is easily accessible so that is process is quick and easy. We recommend getting a cover and lanyard that attached to their backpack.

Reminders: 

- Library books are due every Monday and Thursday. Please bring all library books back to school

- No school for any students on Friday, October 26. It is a non-instructional day 

Reminder

No School for PM TLC Kindergarten

AM Kindergarten students attend school tomorrow and please remember to pack more snack or a lunch for them as the dismissal time is 1:25.  

Fire Drill

This afternoon was the PM classes first fire drill.  It went very well with students following directions and using good listening throughout the drill.  

Picture Day

Students had their pictures taken today and they can't wait to bring them home to show you.  Retakes will be available in November or photos for students who couldn't attend today's sessions.