Kindergarten Information!
if you have questions contact me at asanderson@sd35.bc.ca
Last updated Oct 18th, 2021
Room 154, Div 15
Please refer to this site often for information
I plan to up-date here, each Monday by end of day
See the Calendar pull-down (above) for up-coming dates and events
Here is a link to the school website
https://gordongreenwood.sd35.bc.ca
Oct 18th General Housekeeping (Updated):
-Last week I sent home in our 'Back and Forth' bag, '10 Little Apples' book, to read and enjoy over and over, log in information about Teams on Microsoft, a Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Form, a library book to keep until next Thursday for exchange.
-Tuesday Oct 19th we will have a 'Lockdown drill' practice
-Wednesday, Oct 20th we will have 1:30 early dismissal for 'Parent Teacher Interviews, 2:00-7:30
-Thursday Oct 21st we will have an 'Earthquake drill' practice in the morning,
and 1:30 early dismissal for 'Parent Teacher Interviews 2:00-4:30.
-Friday, Oct 22nd Professional Development Day, no school for students.
-I make mistakes, please do let me know if you see something, or need clarity
Oct 18th-Oct 21th, 2021
Poem of the week:
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles, wrinkles.
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles everywhere.
Letter of the week: 'Ee'
Number of the week: 5
Word of the week:
Pumpkin
Shape of the week: Oval
Sentence Starter of the week:
Fall is... ( we didn't get to it last week)
Joke of the week:
What time is it when an elephants sits on your fence?
punchline: time to get a new fence
Oct 12th General Housekeeping (Updated):
-Last week I sent home in our 'Back and Forth' bag, a Pumpkin craft to do as a family (return when finished), our weekly schedule (this is fluid and I change it based on our classes needs), a scholastic flyer, Thanksgiving Turkey colouring, Gobble Goggles, a library book (due back next Thursday for library exchange).
-Wednesday Oct 13th I will send home a Field Trip form for Tuesday October 26th, the form is Due Thursday Oct 21st. We will travel by yellow school bus to Port Kells Nursery. We will spend our time there outside. We will purchase a drink box and small treat to take with us to the farm. Every child will take home a pumpkin, please send a plastic bag with handles to school on or before Oct 21st. The cost of the field trip is $6.
-Please know that I am always open to conversation and welcome it at the door if there is time, or a phone call, or an email.
-Last week we practiced and then had a whole school practice fire drill again, and it went very smoothly.
-Thursday, Oct 14th the sign up opens for Parent Teacher interviews- see the school newsletter (sent Friday) to sign up. Sign-up closes at 12 noon, Oct 19th.
-On Oct 18th 6:30-8:00 there is a parent meeting on Zoom for Saleema Noon about sexual health, as we will be watching a video and having a Q and A with her team the last week of Oct.
-Early dismissal Oct 20th and 21st at 1:30, and no School on Friday Oct 22nd.
-The week of Oct 29th (Friday) we would like to start 'Adult Reading' first thing on Friday morning 8:47-9:00am. Students will line up and come in as usual, adults are welcome to come once we are settled but, to limit our classroom to 6 extra adults there will be a sign up on the outside door. Our class parents have offered to write your name on the list if you are not here in person please contact them erikaevans5@gmail.com. This is a time to truely show the joy of reading. We have a classroom library of books to choose from, students will choose where they want to sit, and with what adult, and we simply read and enjoy books. Draw attention to what might happen, what the pictures show, what it makes others remember or feel, show joy in reading.
-I make mistakes, please do let me know if you see something, or need clarity
Oct 12th-Oct 15th, 2021
Poem of the week:
Doggie, doggie, where's your bone?
Someone stole it from your home.
Doggie, doggie, where's your bone?
Someone stole it from your home.
Who has my bone?
I have your bone.
Letter of the week: Dd
Number of the week: 4
Word of the week:
Apple
Shape of the week: Rectangle
Sentence Starter of the week:
Fall is...
Joke of the week:
What lives in an apple and loves to read?
A bookworm.
Oct 4th General Housekeeping (Updated):
-Last week I sent home in our 'Back and Forth' bag, (this bag should go back and forth every day) An RCMP sticker from a family in our class, the PAC coupon book, and a little stickers everyday students are remembering to bring their 'Back and Forth' bag with them.
-Last week we practiced and then had a whole school practice fire drill, and it went fairly smoothly.
-On Thursdays our class will have an extra 10 minutes outside time at lunch time.
-As a class we use 'Power Talk,' when we have a problem. If there is a problem the student says, 'please stop, I don't like it when...' and I encourage the students to be very specific like; when you push me, when you call me a name, when you budge in line, when you sit in my space. Then the responder needs to apologize, or an adult needs to be sought out right away. As they are able to do this then we will learn ways to solve small problems totally on our own.
-Monday, Oct 4th we started a conversation about themselves, and Thanksgiving.
-Tuesday, Oct 5th Bartlett pears are to arrive for us to taste.
-Wednesday,Oct 6th we will have another practice fire drill
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Oct 4th-8th, 2021
Poem of the week:
Cold and Cough (title)
Cold and cough,
Cold and cough,
Catch a cold then,
Cough and cough.
Letter of the week: Cc
Number of the week: 3
Word of the week:
Fall
Shape of the week: triangle
Sentence Starter of the week:
I taste...
Joke of the week:
How can you tell that a tree is a dogwood tree?
punchline: By it's bark!
27th General Housekeeping (Updated):
-Last week I sent home in our 'Back and Forth' bag, (this bag should go back and forth every day) an envelope with two forms that need to be returned to the school, a 'Terry Fox' colouring page, and a number of alphabet and number activities that we do as routines in our classroom. If your Kindergartener is away, I simply put the activities we did (that go home) in their box ready to go home, feel no pressure from me to do them at all, I just figure some students really miss those activities that they are successful at!
-Monday, Sept 27th we will discuss indigenous and the story of the 'Orange Shirt.' We will also meet our 'Big Buddies' (from grade 5) as they will help Kindergarteners hang hearts that have pictures about what we 'love' on the fence.
-Tuesday, Sept 28th we will continue to talk about 'Truth and Reconciliation,' and make a feather to remember those that went to residential schools.
-Wednesday,Sept 29th, please wear any orange you have, we will continue to talk about residential schools and things that make us feel safe.
-Thursday, Sept 30th - No School 'Truth and Reconciliation'
-Friday, Oct 1st, we will have individual photos taken and we will have our first practice fire drill.
-We have an adult offer to be 'classroom parent,' at the beginning of next week, we will send out some information.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
September 27-October 1st, 2021
Poem of the week:
Busy bee, busy bee,
Buzzing around form tree to tree.
Busy bee, busy bee,
Don't you dare to buzz near me.
Letter of the week: Bb
Number of the week: 2
Word of the week:
leaf
Shape of the week: square
Sentence Starter of the week:
Fall is...
Joke of the week:
Why did the apple stop in the middle of the road?
punchline: Because he ran out of juice.
20th General Housekeeping (Updated):
-Yahooo a second week of gradual entry and we are ready for our full day!
-Last week I sent home a huge pile of papers in our 'Back and Forth' bag, this bag should go back and forth every day. This is one of the ways I try to offer students independence while fitting a real-world purpose. Of the many papers there was, an introduction to myself (Anne Sanderson) and our student teacher (Emma Nielsen), a Welcome to Kindergarten card, an activity we did in class with 'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, 'My first week of Kindergarten' an activity book we did in class, a notice as we have a severe nut allergy in our class, a scholastic order form, a notice that we will be participating in the 'Fruit and Veggie' program, a walking field trip form (for return), an Aboriginal self-identification form (for return if needed).
-Monday, Sept 20th we will celebrate our first full day of Kindergarten!! and 'Dot day' a day to make our mark!
-Tuesday, Sept 21st Coronation grapes are to arrive from the Fruit and Veggie program
-Thursday, Sept 23rd we will have a short Terry Fox assembly and a 30 min block of time to walk/jog/run in Terry's honour. The school is collecting 'Toonies for Terry.' I will also see parents for 5:15pm-6:15 for "Meet the Teacher,' if you would like to come, please sign up.
-Friday, Sept 24th there is no school for students
-We are looking for a 'Classroom Parent,' this is someone who can help co-ordinate special occasions, field trips, and organizing of adults when needed, if you would like to be that person, please let me know.
-Next week students will share their 'Summer Memories' as 'Show and Tell,' For this 'Show and Tell,' the students will use the Summer Memories they created at home to share with us about themselves. I will support students so they can try and share what they have.
'Show and Tell #1' Summer Memories schedule
Tuesday, Sept 28th #1, #2, #3
Wednesday, Sept 29th #4,#5,#6
Tuesday, Oct 5th #7, #8, #9
Wednesday, Oct 6th #10, #11,#12
Thursday, Oct 7th #13, #14, #15
Tuesday, Oct 12th #16, #17, #18
Wednesday, Oct 13th #19 and #20
-I have 'updated' the dates in the 'Calendar' tab , click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
September 20-23rd, 2021
Letter of the week: Aa
Number of the week: 1
Shape of the week: circle
Sentence Starter of the week:
I want to try...
Joke of the week:
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Leaf
Leaf who?
Leaf me alone
13th General Housekeeping:
-We had a great first week of gradual entry. I am thankful for this time for students to become more comfortable with the classroom and each other. I also love having time to connect with each student everyday, what a fantastic, lovely group of students.
-Last week I sent home our 'Hello Friends' song with a poem on the backside.
-This week I will send home a 'Back and Forth' bag so things that need to go home, or important forms that need to be returned to school have a place, and students grow a sense of independence, moving it in and out of their backpacks.
-I have 'updated' the dates in the 'Calendar' tab , click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
6th General Housekeeping: (for this week)
-Hello and Welcome, I'm thrilled to have your chid in my class, Happy New Year!!!
-This site is where I put information so you can refer to it, I intend to update it before end of school Monday with information for the week.
-Please note we have a different 'recess schedule' than the other students due to our gradual entry.
-We have requested a $40 cheque to Gordon Greenwood for school supplies, to fill in the 'Two Stars and Wish' paper for the Kindergarten Scrapbook, a pair of 'inside shoes,'a full change of clothes in a large ziplock with the students name on it, please complete and bring in the 'Summer Memories' a large paper that was sent in the summer mail out.
-Check out the 'Calendar' tab above for dates, click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Our Welcome song: (it has actions too!)
Hello Friends
How are you?
I’m so happy
To see you
Greet your neighbour
Boogie on down
Give a jump
And turn around!
