Indoor Shoes and Spirit Day

Indoor Shoes for TLC Kindergarten Students:

Reminder:  

·        Students need to wear any black runners with non-marking soles and preferably Velcro 

•     No dress shoes in kindergarten please

Because:

·        The black dress shoe is unsafe to wear during Physical Education classes in the gym. 

·        We do not have enough time in our day to have students change from uniform shoes into running shoes everyday for PE class.

Spirit Day: Favourite Animal Day on Tuesday, November 20th

Students have a choice to wear their uniform or dress in an outfit that resembles their favourite animal on Tuesday. Please do not buy anything to dress up as your favourite animal, be creative and make do with what you have at home. This can include wearing animal ears, a shirt that has an animal on it etc. 

  

Kindergarten Reminders

No school for AM students tomorrow.  Please remember to pack a lunch as bell time is 1:25 and it's a longer morning.

There were two notices that went home.  One to inform parents about the new logo for Thorncliffe School.  You can order and purchase school logo wear and and accessories and you can view options and what is available online.

Another fundraiser that involves chocolate!  Students are especially excited about this one!   Purdy's Chocolate-Christmas Fundraiser orders are due along with payment on Monday, November 26.  The funds go to support our school initiatives.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

Reminders

Library

Monday and Thursday remain the library exchange and visit days for TLC Kindergarten.  Thank you for your help in getting all of the books back into the library in a timely manner.  Although it's ok for students to want to keep a book longer.

The letter this week is b and finding words in books that begin with the letter and sound b has helped the students to brainstorm and generate a lot of b words and sounds!

Ms. Phillips and her class are doing a new building challenge this week and students are designing a playground out of our building and centers resources.

There are a few students who are wearing their bus passes around their necks and if you could please check to make sure that the lanyard has a plastic release or a break away.  All our CBE lanyards have the breakaway and the ones that don't have them are a safety and choking hazards for the kids.

This Friday PM students only attend school.  Friday, November 23 is a PD day and no school for all students.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

This Week in Kindergarten

The new letter for this week is b.  Parents can read and have their children identify words from the book that start with the letter b.

The am morning students will have their first lockdown practice today.

We are continuing our learning on families and students are engaged finishing up and creating new art and drawings about families and homes.

This Friday the PM class attends school.

Ms. Phillips and Ms. Rothe

This week in Kindergarten

This week we learned about the letters q and u together. We also learned how to draw a queen!

We have been continuing to learn about the different families in our classroom and about what makes us unique and special. Here are some pictures of some crafts we have done related to families.

Reminders:
- There is school on Monday for all students
- Class picture day is on Monday. If you would like your child to have their individual photo retaken please email the teacher.
- Library is every Monday and Friday

New Centres and Picture Retake Day

Our Kindies got to explore some new centers!  Ask your Kindergartener which center was their favourite!

Picture retake day and class picture day is on Monday, November 12th. Please make sure that your child is wearing their formal uniform. If you would like your kindergartener to get individual retakes please send back the form with the 'retake request' box checked, or email your child's teacher. 

Reminders:

- Class pictures/retake day is on Monday, November 12

- No school for PM students on Friday 

- Remembrance Day assembly is tomorrow

Letters Qu

This week we will be learning about letters qu together. Q is always followed by a u so we teach them together. It is almost like they are best friends! When students are printing qu in class it looks like this.... qu    qu    qu   qu.

Here is a video that can help your child remember the sound qu makes.

Reminders:

- No school from PM students this Friday. AM students only. 

- The Remembrance Day assembly is on Friday from 10:45 - 11:15. We will be providing sticker poppies for all kindergarten students.  

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.