Kindergarten Information!
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Last updated April 28th, 2025
Ms. Sanderson Room 154, Div 14
Please refer to this site often for information
I plan to up-date here, each Monday
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
I make mistakes, if you notice a mistake, please drop me a line.
April 28th General Housekeeping: for this week
-This past week, we wrapped up our Matter Science unit with a cookie investigation. We read a number of books about how this are recycled and things that Kindergartens can do to reduce, reuse recycle. Two important papers came home this week, a permission slip for a Farm visit and a request for funds for a Backyard Bird presentation for tomorrow.
-We have had a number of different volunteers in the class and that will continue for the year.
-I have posted an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
- 'Show and Tell #5 Heritage Bag' continues this week. It is a bag with instructions, basically send in some small things to talk about your heritage. It is helpful to have a few conversations with your student about the items, a note about them to support them would be welcome.
-Monday, April 28th Election Day in the school gym, Fruit and veggie delivery- cheese sticks
-Tuesday, April 29th Backyard Bird presentation
-If the weather holds up we will visit the GGE garden plot this week
Word of the week: see
Number of the week: 19
Sentence starter of the week:
Poem of the Week:
(title)
April 22nd General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had some Easter fun on Wednesday (bunny ears) and the Thursday alphabet day planned by the students was amazing! We didn't get to dance party so we will add that in somewhere this week!
-This past week I sent home a home reading bag. This bag holds many texts that your child can 'read.'
-I have updated the calendar pull down for the rest of the year, things may change but June is not far away!
-We will have a field trip form for a Farm visit coming home this week. You may have already got an notification from schoolcashonline.
-I have posted an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Last week a new 'Show and Tell #5 Heritage Bag' is came home. It is a bag with instructions, basically send in some small things to talk about your heritage. It is helpful to have a few conversations with your student about the items, a note about them to support them would be welcome.
-Tuesday, April 22nd Earth Day
-Friday, April 25th school wide spirit day Character Day, 'Adult Reading'
Word of the week: be cannot
Number of the week: 18
Sentence starter of the week: Taller than a...
Poem of the Week:
I can Be Anything (title)
I can be a doctor,
I can be a teacher,
I can be a clown,
I can be a creature,
I can be a spider,
I can be a bee,
I can be anything,
I want to be!
April 14th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We have done well with the nice weather we have been using our 'Sit-a-pons' outside on the grass/concrete to enjoy some of our music time. We tried more than 15 different instruments the first week after break and this past week we worked with follow the leader beat (with a drum too) and we also watched a video on, how a wooden tambourine is made in Japan. The students were really engaged!
-We planned our alphabet day (April 17th), watch for a sheet coming home about their favourite letter! Please dress up with the favourite letter weather it be a costume (b- batman, or p - pink). The students made a big list of manageable things to do for Alphabet day, they have asked to bring a toy/stuffy and they are welcome too!
-our evacuation went well last week, the students were quick to get ready, and fantastic are waiting for families to arrive.
-Please celebrate the two books that have come home of all the amazing work the Kindergarteners have worked on- huge excitement to see their learning!
-We met Isaac the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support worker that works with our class. Isaac is deaf and came with an interpreter. We asked questions about what he was doing with his hands, if he can makes sounds, why doesn't he talk, even where do we look when we are talking with someone who is using an interpreter. We will see Isaac in our class almost weekly.
-I have updated the calendar pull down for the rest of the year, things may change but June is not far away!
-Some Jump Rope for Heart prizes are coming home today!
-We will have a presentation about 'Backyard Bird.' on Tuesday, April 29th, a paper will come for that too (this week).
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-This week a new 'Show and Tell #5 Heritage Bag' is coming home. It is a bag with instructions, basically send in some small things to talk about your heritage. It is helpful to have a few conversations with your student about the items, a note about them to support them would be welcome.
'Show and Tel #5 Heritage Bag' schedule
Tuesday, April 22nd #16
Wednesday, April 23rd #17
Thursday, April 24th #18
Tuesday, April 29th #19
Wednesday, April 30th #20
Thursday, May 1st #1
Tuesday, May 6th #2
Wednesday, May 7th #3
Thursday, May 8th #4
Tuesday, May 13th #5
Wednesday, May 14th #6
Thursday, May 15th #7
Wednesday, May 21st #8
Thursday, May 22nd #9
Tuesday, May 27th #10
Wednesday, May 28th #11
Thursday, May 29th #12
Tuesday, June 3rd #13
Wednesday, June 4th #14
Thursday, June 5th #15
-Monday, April 14th- Chess club at lunch
-Thursday, April 17th ABC Day, dress up and bring a toy or stuffy
-Friday, April 18th No School- Easter
*-Monday, April 21st No School -Easter
Word of the week: you
Number of the week: 17
Sentence starter of the week: Spring is...
Poem of the Week:
Can You See A Rainbow? (title)
Can you see red?
Can you see orange?
Can you see yellow,
Green, blue and purple?
Can you see colours
Way up high?
Can you see a rainbow,
In the sky?
April 7th General Housekeeping: for this week
-I hope you had a good mix of fun and relaxation this Spring break, welcome back!
-We have some extra fun planned this week. We will plan our alphabet day (April 17th), watch for a sheet coming home about their favourite letter!
-We will have a presentation about 'Backyard Bird.' on Tuesday, April 29th, a paper will come for that too.
-This week a new 'Show and Tell #5 Heritage Bag' is coming home. It is a bag with instructions, basically send in some small things to talk about your heritage. It is helpful to have a few conversations with your student about the items, a note about them to support them would be welcome.
-Monday, April 7th- Chess club at lunch
-Thursday, April 10th our class has the evacuation at 2:00pm, be sure to see the school newsletter and the info sent by Mr. Olsen
-Friday, April 11th Adult Reading 8:45-9:15, please be sure you have a Police Record check to come. Also, Jump Rope for Heart, bring a water bottle and wear you team colour if possible.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Thursday, April 10th ** 2:00 earthquake reunifications, students will need to be picked up at 2:00 for the day.
Letter of the week: Z z
Word of the week: like
Number of the week: 16
Sentence starter of the week:I jump...
Poem of the Week:
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We're going to the moon,
Climb aboard my rocket ship,
Zoo, zoom, zoom.
March 30th General Housekeeping: for this week
-I hope you had a good mix of fun and relaxation this Spring break, welcome back!
-This week will be a review of routines and re-connecting! We are going to see so much new learning this term, I am excited to see the many changes that are coming for the students.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Thursday, April 10th ** 2:00 earthquake reunifications, students will need to be picked up at 2:00 for the drill
Letter of the week: Y y
Word of the week: go
Number of the week: 15
Sentence starter of the week:I taste...
Poem of the Week:
Yucky yams, yucky yams,
You can have my
Yucky Yams
Joke of the week:
What is the biggest kind of ant?
punchline: An Eleph-ant
March 10th General Housekeeping: for this week
-I sent an email on Friday March 14th with info instead of this update.
March 4th General Housekeeping: for this week
-Thank you for booking a Student Inclusive Conference (SIC) time, I so look froward to you seeing your child dhow you their learning.
-So much to keep up with, inclusivity week was busy and fun. We made a big poster for 100's day. This celebration we tried asian pear, honey dew melon, and yellow nectarine. We tallied to 100 and the flashlight dance party was for sure the most memorable activity of the day! Thank you for sending in the great board games! Our Jar of marbles a fun addition to the feeling of inclusivity. The Idea Summit was an interactive way for the Kindergarteners to see the grade 7's and their neat creations.
-I have had a few positive comments about BOOM at home, enjoy! **sometimes I make a mistake or BOOM sticks go missing, just drop me a line, I am happy to replace them!
-I gave students 10 gem hearts so they can play counting on or hide the ice cube (heart). One person has 10, they hide a number of the hearts under the cup, the partner has to use a counting on strategy to figure out how many are under the cup.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-I wanted to give you a heads up that I will be covering the topic of 'Safe Adults' and private parts the week of March 10-14, if you have questions please reach out to me.
-I have updated the calendar and still working on activities!
-Please see the 'Show and Tell #4 Opposites' update in Feb 25th post
-Tuesday, March 4th Scholastic book sale in the Library
-Wednesday, March 5th 12:30 dismissal, Scholastic book sale in the Library
-Thursday, March 6th **no school for students for Student Inclusive Conferences, Scholastic book sale in the library
Letter of the week: W w
Word of the week: can
Number of the week: 13
Sentence starter of the week:I am good at...
Poem of the Week:
Walk in and out the windows,
Walk in and out the windows,
Walk in and out the windows,
As we have done before
Joke of the week:
What kind of bow can't be tied?
punchline: a rainbow
Feb 25th General Housekeeping: for this week
-I'm sorry I do make mistakes and although I did write what the students planned, I forgot to tell families what DATE was the 100th day... it is today, Tuesday, Feb 25th! As I made a mistake, I will share with the students that they may wear a costume, bring a stuffy, blanket and board game (one that they can play independently at school) both Tuesday and Wednesday!
-this week we celebrate inclusivity:
Tuesday, Feb 25th in cultural attire day
Wednesday, Feb 26th in pink shirt day - or wear your favourite shirt
Thursday, Feb27th in an ability or talent day wear or bring something to do with a skill or talent (team shirt, club etc)
Friday, Feb 28th is rainbow day
We will have a special presentation in the gym on the 28th by Michael Bortoletto, I will speak to the students about Michael before the presentation.
-Please be sure you have returned the family reflection sheet (pink) and signed up for a Students Inclusive Conference (SIC) time with your child.
-I will continue asking the students 'what they know' this week to share with you at Student Inclusive Conferences (SIC).
-We introduced a game called BOOM. BOOM was a hit so I made everyone a game to take home. It is 26 popsicle sticks with the lowercase letters on them and 5 with the word BOOM in a cup. You can play with others or alone, taking turns as you go, you pull a stick and either say the name of the letter, the sound of the letter, or a word that starts with that letter. **sometimes I make a mistake or BOOM sticks go missing, just drop me a line, I am happy to replace them!
-In the Jan 20th update below, I talked about literacy expectations with sounds and writing goals for this term, please do look it over.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-I wanted to give you a heads up that I will be covering the topic of 'Safe Adults' and private parts the week of March 10-14, if you have questions please reach out to me.
-We have a number of special activities coming up, that are in the planning stages, weekly community garden visits, a Community Walk (Apr), Avian Presentation April 29th, a Farm visit May 9th, Greater Vancouver Zoo visit (by bus) May 20th, Walking Movie Field trip June 23rd. More information to come!
-'Show and Tell #4 Opposites,'matter is anything that takes up space. Properties are characteristics that we observe with our 5 senses. Bring two objects that have opposite properties. An example a heavy piece of metal and a piece of light peice of foam. As a class we will put up our hands to guess what are the opposite properties of the two items brought in.
'Show and Tell #4' Opposites Schedule
Tuesday, Mar 4th #5,#6,#7,#8
Wednesday, Mar 5th #9, #10, #11
Friday, Mar 7th #12, #13, #14
Tuesday, Mar 11th #15, #16, #17, #18
Wednesday, Mar 12th #19, #20, #1
Thursday, Mar 13th #2,#3,#4
-Monday, Feb 24th No-School Design and Assessment day
-Tuesday, Feb 25th 100th day of School celebration, stuffy, blankets, and board games (independently played) also cultural day and 11:45 fire drill
-Wednesday, Feb 26th Pink Shirt day (or your favourite shirt day)
-Thursday, Feb 27th Ability and Talent day, Idea Summit (catalogue emailed) please feel free to send a little baggie of money for a purchase
-Friday, Feb 28th Rainbow Day, Michael Bortoletto presentation 1:50-2:20
-**There will be no school for students Thursday, March 6th for Student Inclusive Conferences
Letter of the week: V v
Word of the week: the
Number of the week: 12
Sentence starter of the week: I am kind when...
Poem of the Week:
Valentine, valentine,
Who will be my valentine?
Number 1, number 2, number 3
It must be you,
Take my heart along with you
Joke of the week:
What do you call a huge pile of cats?
punchline: a meowtain
Feb 18th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had so many new and fun things happen in class this week, We made bags to hold our many Valentine's, I hope you had a great time opening them all at home, we simply ran out of time to do so. Some of the students were brave and tried some Bannock on Tuesday also with some of Ms. Sanderson's home made jam. The lockdown drill was well done, I use the idea of a coyote in the hallway and we are looking for not be seen or heard. The Pineapple, mango, raspberry orange and watermelon were a big hit. I was so glad to see students who were trying fruits for the first time be so brave. I hope your family will enjoy the Lavender Epsom Salts sent home on Friday.
-The students helped plan our 100th day of school! They would like to wear costumes to school along with bringing a stuffy and a blanket. They have asked to make decorations, watch a show at lunch time, and play board games. If you are comfortable sending a board game for the students to play independently at school, thank you.
-We introduced a new game called BOOM. It is 26 popsicle sticks with the lowercase letters on them and 5 with the word BOOM in a cup. You can play with others or alone, taking turns as you go, you pull a stick and either say the name of the letter, the sound of the letter, or a word that starts with that letter.
-Please return the family reflection sent home this last week for Feb 21st...this Friday-thank you. Please also sign up for a Students Inclusive Conference (SIC) time with your child.
-the week of Feb 25-28th, we can dress up each day in celebration, the 25th in cultural attire, 26th in pink shirt, 27th in an ability or talent, 28th in rainbow. We will have a special presentation in the gym on the 28th by Michael Bortoletto, I will speak to the students about Michael before the presentation.
-I am happy to send home birthday invitations but as my introduction at the beginning of the year, 'only if the entire class is invited will we assist with handing out invitations.' I am every students advocate, I want them all to feel included. Otherwise discreetly hand the invitations out preferably not on the school grounds.
-I will start asking the students 'what they know' this week to share with you at Student Inclusive Conferences (SIC).
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-** I had made a mistake and made changes to the schedule'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Monday, Feb 17th Family Day - No School
-Friday, Feb 21st Student Inclusive Conference Family Reflection due
-** No School Monday, Feb 24th - Design and Assessment day
Letter of the week: U u
Word of the week: to
Number of the week: 11
Sentence starter of the week: Love is
Poem of the Week:
Under my umbrella,
As we wait here for the bus,
Under my umbrella
The rain can't fall on us.
Joke of the week:
Knock knock,
Who's there?
Spell
Spell who?
W H. O
Feb 11th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had the Aboriginal support, Ms. McLeod come and enjoy a book and activity with our classroom Thursday. We made our own simple puppets, so they can make more of their own, on their own. We have enjoyed sentence writing and using the whiteboard to do so.
**-If your child would like to write Valentine cards, it might be best to write to: Friend and From: Your child's name. This way student can feel independent and hand out Valentine's as they don't have to read names. We will make a container to hold Valentine's at school today. If you would like a list, just drop me a line, I will email you one, no problem!
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Monday, Feb 10th Professional Day- no school
-Tuesday, Feb 11th bannock and making a valentine's bag
-Thursday, Feb 13th lockdown drill 11:45
-Friday, Feb 14th Valentine's Day- it is also a PAC treat day. We will have some tropical fruit to cut and try.
Letter of the week: T t
Word of the week: am
Number of the week: 10
Sentence starter of the week: Love is... (again)
Poem of the Week:
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground.
Joke of the week:
What colour is your heart?
punchline: Beet red
Feb 3rd General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had a lot of fun going on last week with Lunar New Year red envelopes, dragons with fire, chopsticks, and snakes with our buddies. We also touched on Ground Hog Day. We have started talking about what numbers make up bigger numbers to build a good foundation for the concept of addition and later in the year subtraction. This week the students used base 10 blocks for the first time along with coloured dot dominoes.
**-If your child would like to write Valentine cards, it might be best to write to: Friend and From: Your child's name. This way student can feel independent and hand out Valentine's as they don't have to read names. We will make a container to hold Valentine's at school as the time gets closer. If you would like a list, just drop me a line, I will email you one, no problem!
-In the Jan 20th update below, I talked about literacy expectations with sounds and writing goals for this term, please do look it over.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers, please see information and a schedule in the Jan 20th update below.
-Monday, Feb 3rd- snow day- no school
-Friday, Feb 7th Adult Reading 8:45-9:10am all adults welcome, register at the office, Hot lunch day
Letter of the week:S s
Word of the week: my
Number of the week: 9
Sentence starter of the week: Love is...
Poem of the Week:
Snail, snail, snail, sail,
Go around and round and round.
Snail, snail, snail, snail,
Go around and round and round.
Joke of the week:
What did the volcano say to the other?
punchline? I lava you
Jan 27th General Housekeeping: for this week
-This is an incredibly busy term with so much new and exciting happening. We are writing a sentence together almost daily, getting ready to write our own. We should be using a capital at the beginning and a period at the end. My belief is that we should teach the lower and upper case letters together. It is so key that we praise students for the sounds they hear. We don't want to build a sense of false confidence, what we want to do it celebrate what they are doing. In my class we write sentences by counting how many words are in what I want to write, an example -I love treats. on my hand I will count with my fingers I-1, love -2, treats-3 and simply draw three lines in a row on my page. They need to be big enough for kindergarten letters. Next I will go back and try to write whatever sounds I hear from my word. So, I will literally call students up to write what they hear. This could be the initial letter of the word, a sound in the middle or a final letter, this is all progress!!! get excited!!! I ask students to chew the word and pull it out of their mouth like bubble gum, slow, and hearing as many sounds as possible. Phonetic spelling is what I will often call 'kindergarten spelling' or (a students) 'Alan's spelling'- it is literally what they hear. We don't want students simply asking an expert (an adult) for the letters, we want them to write what they hear. Really talk with your child about what they hear, praise what they can hear, if they are not yet ready to write letters on their own, I will have them tell me the sounds, talk with them about what letter makes that sound, then if they can't yet find it using a strategy like the alphabet song, then, I will point to it on a alphabet strip.
-I was sad to have missed Penguin day, I am so glad the students did get to make a mask with the TOC.
-I have post an 'Adult Reading' schedule for the rest of the year in the calendar (the pull down on the top right). To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check, contact the office for information on how to do that.
-Looking at books and words is key to Kindergarten development, reading daily with students is really important. Soon I will be offering books to go home and back with students who are reading or ready to read. Reading is not an expectation for Kindergarten but, everyone moves at a different pace. I will offer reading books to all students around spring break and then after until the end of the year.
-As identifying letters is still key we are adding the need to connect sounds to letters, some students who were proficient last term will be 'developing' this term. As the expectations for the term (year) change, so will how your child understands.
-A short amount of time (5-10 min) with specific practice one-on-one with your child with academic focus with identifying letters, letter sounds, letter combinations, or identifying words, identifying numbers, or breaking down or putting together numbers is really key for your child.
-Please reach out if you have questions.
-If you have not heard yet, we have a bunch of balls and skipping ropes in our class for sign out for outside break times!
-We voted today and we have brought back calendar for this week. We will discuss further what we will change over the next few weeks.
-'Pete the Cat' has started his sleepovers this past week. Pete should go home to your house for his weekend on Thursday and please return him for Monday (Tuesday if there is no school on a Monday). Pete comes with a sheet asking your child to draw or put a photograph of what they did with Pete along with space for a written description. If Pete gets dirty, please do put him in a laundry bag and gently wash him. Please see the schedule just below, if you see an issue with the schedule or a weekend is simply not going to work for your family, please reach out.
Pete the Cat sleepover dates
(I had made a mistake and have adjusted this schedule)
Thursday, Jan 23rd #12
Thursday, Jan 30th #13
Thursday, Feb 6th #14
Thursday, Feb 13th #15
Thursday, Feb 20th #16
Thursday, Feb 27th #17
(Thursday there is not school) Wednesday, March 5th #18
Thursday, April 3rd #19
Thursday, April 10th #20
Thursday, April 17th #1
Thursday, April 24th #2
Thursday, May 1st #3
Thursday, May 8th #4
Thursday, May 15th #5
Thursday, May 22nd, #6
Thursday, May 29th #7
Thursday, June 5th #8
Thursday, June 12th #9
Thursday, June 19th #10
Tuesday, June 24th-26th #11
-We are going to put off 'Show and Tell,' I will communicate when we are going have our next one start.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,' is paused, we will start a slightly different book at school. If you would like an 'Alphabet Jive' to practice at home, drop me a line.
**-If your child would like to write Valentine cards, it might be best to write to: Friend and From: Your child's name. This way student can feel independent and hand out Valentine's as they don't have to read names. We will make a container to hold Valentine's at school as the time gets closer.
-Monday, Jan 27th Fruit and Veggies arrived-we had oranges today!
Friday, Jan 31st Crazy hair or hat day
Letter of the week:R r
Word of the week: is
Number of the week: 8
Sentence starter of the week: I can...
Poem of the Week:
Row, row, row, your boat,
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Joke of the week:
Where do Snowmen go to dance?
Punchline: the snow-ball
Jan 20th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had a great week getting back into routines and welcoming a new student this week. The students clearly really enjoyed the 'Waste Warriors' presentation about waste in our township this past Tuesday. The Firedrill on Thursday was a great reflection of how prepared the students are. We are thankful for our time together at 'Adult Reading.' I will post an 'Adult Reading' schedule next week in the calendar. To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check.
-We are taking a short break from calendar this week and maybe next, to determine if we value that time in our class day. I will keep you posted.
-A new Show and Tell will start next week.
-Pete the Cat is going to go home for a weekend with each student, he will start this week, I will publish a schedule next week.
-The students have really taken to counting by 2's and 10's this past week. We are working on really understanding what numbers are made up of with dominos and pulling apart and putting together of numbers.
-You may have caught your child singing about the three states of Matter as we talked about waters three states this week.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will start again this week, please return it on Friday (or Thursday the weeks we don't have school on a Friday).
-Monday, Jan 20th Scholastic orders are due
-Wednesday, Jan 22nd we will celebrate #20's birthday.
Friday, Jan 24th we will celebrate #2's birthday and Penguin Day- wear black and white
Letter of the week:Q q
Word of the week: look
Number of the week: 7
Sentence starter of the week: I play with... (we did use it last week)
Poem of the Week:
Queen, Queen Caroline
Washed her hair in turpentine,
Turpentine made it shine,
Queen, Queen Caroline.
Joke of the week:
Why do't penguins fly?
Punchline: Because they are not tall enough to be pilots
Jan 13th General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was so nice to see students for the week back! We had many days of celebrating birthdays.
-I would like to invite adult back into the room for this Friday, Jan 10th for 'Adult Reading,' 8:45-9:10. This is for students and adults in their life to share in the joy of reading, in the classroom. Please let me know if you plan to come on Friday to read as an adult. To come into the classroom, please do a criminal record check.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will start again this week, please return it on Friday (or Thursday the weeks we don't have school on a Friday).
-Monday, Jan 13th Fruit and veggie delivery
-Tuesday, Jan 14th 'Waste Warriors' presentation just after recess, very interactive, the students will enjoy this!
-Thursday, Jan 16th tentative fire drill at 11:45
-Friday, Jan 17th 'Adults Reading,' and hot lunch
Letter of the week:P p
Word of the week: I
Number of the week: 6
Sentence starter of the week: I play with...
Poem of the Week:
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot,
Nine days old.
Joke of the week:
What do you call an old snowman?
Punchline: Water
Jan 6th General Housekeeping: for this week
-The last week of December at school was very full between crafting, talking about needs and wants, special photos, movies and pancakes, we really enjoyed ourselves! A bag of crafts came home, I hope you did as you wanted with the creations, keeping them in your house, or sharing the joy with friends and family.
-I will update more of the Calendar pull down for next week, including our next 'Adult Reading' in our class.
-We send home the extra set of clothes and shoes so we can clean the cubbies and you get a chance to check if clothes and shoes still fit. Please do send a pair of inside shoes (prefer runners as we use them in gym) and a full change of clothes.
-We will really focus this term on 5-10, and teen numbers for those ready as well as letter sounds and putting out thoughts on paper with sounds we hear- letters and words, making sentences.
-Thank you again for supporting Covenant House with non-perishables and socks, and gloves, awesome collection so far! My challenge was met and we will have extra recess... we will have extra recess either today or a day when the weather cooperates in the next couple weeks.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will start again this week, please return it on Friday (or Thursday the weeks we don't have school on a Friday).
Letter of the week:Oo
Word of the week: a
Number of the week: 5
Sentence starter of the week:Winter Is
Poem of the Week:
Octopus, octopus,
Squiggling in the water,
Octopus, Octopus
Ow, ow ow.
Joke of the week:
Will you remember me in a year? Will you remember me tomorrow? Will you remember me in two minutes?
Knock, knock... you forgot me already?
Dec 16th General Housekeeping: for this week
(Sorry for the delay the internet was down at school this morning)
-Last week had so much packed in! Monday planetarium visit- so awesome the view of planets, and a good discussion about night and day. Tuesday concert practice and a classroom special helper in the afternoon- wink wink! Wednesday concert practice and concert- an all over the place type of day. Ms. Sanderson was away Thursday and Friday sick but, there was still Thursday buddies and Friday Lions pancake breakfast and afternoon Movie 'Santa Claus' in the gym. You may have seen some math coming home using a number line to fill in what comes before and what comes after. We are also wrapping up 2D shapes. We have started talking about counting by 10's. In literacy we will continue to work on letter names but, we are now going to focus on the sounds connected to the letters. We will move from copying writing to Kindergarten spelling as we label and make short sentences with what we hear and understand.
-Thank you for supporting Covenant House with non-perishables and socks, and gloves, awesome collection so far! My challenge was met and we will have extra recess... we have decided to wait until January to enjoy it as it is to rain this week.
-We have been making and collecting some crafts in the classroom. At the end of the week, we will send home all the crafts along with some supplies, inside shoes, and extra clothes.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will be put on hold until the new year, please return all.
Monday, Dec 16th wear holiday/Winter socks
Tuesday Dec 17th wear Holiday/Winter socks and hat
Wednesday Dec 18th wear Holiday/Winter socks, hat and wear red and green
Thursday Dec 19th wear Holiday/Winter socks, hat, sweater
Friday Dec 20th- last day of school for the break, wear Holiday/Winter socks, hat and Pj's! We will also enjoy an extra treat of pancakes, hot chocolate and fruit while we enjoy Polar Express! Please do send snack and lunch but it does not need to be big.
Letter of the week:Nn
Word of the week: Santa
Number of the week: 4
Sentence starter of the week: I like..
Shape of the week: review of many
Poem of the Week:
Number nine,
Number nine,
Engine, engine,
Number nine
Joke of the week:
Why did Santa go to music school?
punchline: So he could improve his wrapping skills.
Dec 9 General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was a busy week, enjoying activities and talking about gingerbread! We had a tons of fun, and created lots of art for the gym. I think the eating of gingerbread and making gingerbread from the traced kindergarteners was a hit. Look for the 'life size' gingerbread in the gym concert on the walls. The Reindeer Lane was a huge success, thank you for your donations and $$ support.
-Thank you for supporting Covenant House with non-perishables and socks, and gloves, awesome collection so far! If you send a financial contribution, do let me know so I can share with the students!
-I sent an email this past week requesting a bag with handles to carry crafts for each student, please send them in asap.
-There will be school wide dress up days next week, Monday wintery themed hat, Tuesday, socks and hat, Wednesday, wear red and green, socks, and hat, Thursday, sweater, sock, hat, and Friday Pjs, socks, hat!
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will be put on hold until the new year, please return all.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box is done, thank you for supporting your children, lots of fun was had
Monday, Dec 9th- planetarium in the gym
Tuesday, Dec 10th concert run through and special activity in the afternoon classroom
Wednesday, Dec 11th 1:00 Winter Concert
-Friday, Dec 13th PAC pancake breakfast
Letter of the week: K k. (and some L l, Ms. Sanderson's mistake)
Word of the week: snow ( To, From, Mom, Dad)
Number of the week: 3
Sentence starter of the week: I have..
Shape of the week: review of many
Poem of the Week:
Do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Do you know the muffin man,
Who lives on Drury Lane!
Joke of the week:
knock, knock,
Who's there?
Lettuce
Lettuce who?
Lettuce in we're cold out here!
Dec 2 General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was a busy week, enjoying activities and talking about the 'Olden Days'! We saw a number of neat artifacts including a pencil sharpener, some skates, and a woven backpack.
-I made a silly mistake last week and skipped the letter K for somethings like the poem -oops! So last week and this week we will have a mix of activities for K and L.
-The students decided that they would like to wear black, white, red or green for the concert, and they are welcome to wear a festive hat. I have a hat for everyone who doesn't have one, but, wants to wear one.
-Many of our usual routines came home this week as well as a paper about the EDI, a wreath to decorate and return, and a blue paper to order concert tickets.Thank you to all the families that made a conferences possible, I know it was a busy week to juggle the meeting too.
-See links to our songs for the Concert just below this post in Purple font, a page of Lyrics went home last week.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box continues see information and schedule in Nov 4th update.
-Friday, Dec 6th Reindeer Lane, students will have the opportunity to buy a $2 gift for family members, please be sure to send money is a labelled ziplock. I will go with the students to the gym and they will have some 'freedom' to choose gifts.
Letter of the week: K k. (and some L l, Ms. Sanderson's mistake)
Word of the week: Mom Dad To From
Number of the week: 2
Sentence starter of the week: I smell...
Shape of the week: Trapezoid, Pentagon, Hexagon
Poem of the Week:
Che Che koolaid,
Che Che kofinsa,
Kofinsa langa,
Ka ta che langa,
Koom a denday,
Koom a Denday K!
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
punchline: Because she will let it go
* Just added the links for our concert songs
We will sing both songs without the singers, just the instrumental, these links are just help.
Must Be Santa (this is not the exact song but very close, we have another verse)
https://www.google.com/search?q=must+be+santa+with+lyrics&sca_esv=a3aa32e04255f5fb&rlz=1C5GCEM_en&udm=7&biw=1920&bih=958&sxsrf=ADLYWIJ3UqIaNy1_rEhOPEQtWXDGf87xPw%3A1732558199658&ei=d71EZ4jwJ4D10PEP8-mg4Qc&ved=0ahUKEwjIh6ygiviJAxWAOjQIHfM0KHwQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=must+be+santa+with+lyrics&gs_lp=EhZnd3Mtd2l6LW1vZGVsZXNzLXZpZGVvIhltdXN0IGJlIHNhbnRhIHdpdGggbHlyaWNzMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkjvJVDBBliqJHABeAGQAQCYAVmgAegNqgECMjO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhigAsQOwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICChAAGIAEGBQYhwLCAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBBAjGCfCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBZgDAIgGAZAGB5IHAjI0oAeNgAE&sclient=gws-wiz-modeless-video#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e05078e2,vid:kPwbVGA2xws,st:0
Light a Candle For Peace
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=dc77d35e499118ec&rlz=1C5GCEM_en&sxsrf=ADLYWIJMGjfho5rVxpWKL5z2IYFURtz19A:1732513445516&q=light+a+candle+for+peace+lyrics&udm=7&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWwAFG7ranuZ26H8lR7pf_8JVvecp-LzvobrsWeGPHXQ9gKB1p303IqjihhRWlij0ei8c6nX8LnYtGbgnhhj2bi0p9FihrM3pLj7OVcBna4G-jmS0p4UzyYgukTvzc9q-VjVWzrdcdu7nvnbw3ldjitDbVAIuI9DXRnlWonQFAdnl4mXgNRD93sv2qGSGTp4skzC7-Uw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjM_vPD4_aJAxW3BDQIHVT2B68QtKgLegQIFBAB&biw=1440&bih=778&dpr=2#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:35a1fcce,vid:8B8vuFngtrU,st:0
Nov 25th General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was a busy week, enjoying activities with Pete the Cat! We continued our learning of greater than, less than and equal to, lots of success this week. This week many Pete the Cat activities came home along with the Student Refection of the Core Competencies and many of our regular routines.
-If you have an artifact you could share with with class please reach out to me, I am going to bring a pair of ice skates tomorrow!
-Really exciting news... we WON a trip to the ZOO!!!! The amazing families in our class who sold the 'Community coupon books,' sold the most of any class in the school, and it gave us this amazing prize! I want to plan the trip for warmer weather but, I want to be sure to just say I am very thankful for the parents of this class, thank you for getting involved-what an amazing accomplishment!
-I met with a few families last week for Student Inclusive Conferences last week, I look forward to all the rest this week... bring your child, they are the main event!
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box see information and schedule in Nov 4th update.
-Monday, Nov 25th, a paper will come home about the 'EDI' for the new year, along with a paper to order 2 concert tickets, some SIC conferences
-Tuesday, Nov 26th, Show and Tells #3 continues, SIC conferences continue
-Wednesday, Nov 27th No School for Students, SIC all day
-Thursday, Nov 28th student early dismissal at 12:30, we will only eat snack at school
Friday, Nov 29th, School wide Spirit day- Jersey Day, extended recess as a prize for Terry Fox funds raised, 1:00 School wide presentation by 'Three Crows Production'
Letter of the week: L l
Word of the week: Mom Dad
Number of the week: 0 1
Sentence starter of the week: I see...
Shape of the week: Trapezoid
Poem of the Week:
Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Lily Fisher found it,
Look Lily, look Lily,
Look for the pocket.
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
punchline: Because she will let it go
Nov18th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had some donut fun this past week. The students have just really jumped into our classroom activities and it is so fun to watch how excited and interested they are to learn and share their learning. I will continue to ask students what they know this week in preparation for the SIC Students Inclusive Conferences, be sure to sign up and bring your child to the conference, they are the key player! We have started talking about something new in math, comparing numbers; greater than, less than, and equal to. As expected not all students have gasped the concept yet. It was just the introduction last week so, we will continue the learning this week and look forward to sharing it with you. The fire drill last week was done without the sound of the alarm. A good practice overall, some students needed reminders about being appropriate in an emergency. I sent a new link via email with the students and the Green Screen, very cute! Donut Art, Birthday invitations from 18's family came home this week, some math activities, an easy prep 'sticker' fine motor activity as well as some of our usual routines.
-'Adult Reading' I would like to continue to have this time in the class however, I will wait until the new year, Friday, Jan 17th due to the busy Dec schedule I'm working on.
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box see information and schedule in Nov 4th update.
-Tuesday, Nov 19th, Show and Tells #3 continues
-Wednesday, Nov 20th, Show and Tell #3 continues, hot lunch
-Thursday, Nov 21st Show and Tell #3 continues
Friday, Nov 22nd, Ms. Sanderson starts the SIC- Student Inclusive Conferences with families after school
Letter of the week: J j
Word of the week: cat (donut too)
Number of the week: 10
Sentence starter of the week: I taste... (again)
Shape of the week: Rhombus (again)
Poem of the Week:
Jump, jump, Jack-in-the-Box,
Jump, jump, Jack-in-the-Box,
Jump, jump, Jack-in-the-Box,
Joke of the week:
Why did the banana go to the doctor?
punchline: He wasn't peeling well
Nov 11th General Housekeeping: for this week
-Last week was full of discussions about what Kindergarteners can do for Peace, and different symbols we use to represent peace. The students did a fantastic job at the assembly on Thursday. If you took a photo of the class at the assembly, I would like to have it, please email it to me.
-This week and part of next I will be asking the students to share with me, what they know! This is a very exciting time. We think of tests as stressful and scary but, these students will love to share with you what they know, I really love this check in with each student!
-The students made a really neat video with a green screen with the librarian, I will share a new link.
-'Adult Reading' this Friday, November 15th, 8:45-9:10, this is a time much like at home, students choose a book, then go sit with the adult they choose to read and enjoy the book together, 4-6 Adults each time is ideal. We have many books to choose from here, we just need readers. To have Adults come into the class, they do need to have a criminal record check on file in the school (as per the district protocol).
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box see information and schedule in Nov 4th update.
-Monday, Nov 11th - No School
-Tuesday, Nov 12th, Show and Tells #3 starts
-Wednesday, Nov 13th, Show and Tell #3 continues, hot lunch
-Thursday, Nov 14th Show and Tell #3 continues, Fire drill 10:05am
-Friday, Nov 15th Adult reading 8:45-9:10, (please don't share that we will have a little donut too),hot lunch
Letter of the week: I i (I really want students to put a line on the top and bottom of a capital I... unlike this font)
Word of the week: donut
Number of the week: 9
Sentence starter of the week: I taste...
Shape of the week: Rhombus
Poem of the Week:
Icky ink,
Icky ink,
Red and yellow,
Green and pink
Joke of the week:
What room can no one enter?
punchline: a mushroom
Nov 4th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We really did enjoy all the Halloween fun this past week making, ghost suckers, a bag of the pumpkin life cycle, pumpkin dot to dot, Happy Halloween fuzzy colouring, our 5 Little Pumpkins booklet, our monsters( in the hallway), they loved hide and seek with the pumpkins, and the Monster Mash gummie sort and graph. For BINGO this week some Halloween gloves were a choice, some students chose that. If that doesn't work for your family, please do as you choose with them.
-A special thank you to our class parent who brought in the special pizza lunch for Thursday- thank you.
-I am very grateful for so many families touching base with me, and keeping me in the loop with your child. As you can see we are a very busy place (school) and the students share so much with me, if you ever feel you need to clarify something or want to give me a heads up, I try to read my email and reply within a day.
-We sent home a little paper that lets families know that we will be presenting at the Remembrance Day assembly on Thursday. Please have your student wear all black for that day-thank you Danielle. We will continue to practice daily in preparation.
-The PAC has sent home a Purdy's chocolate fundraiser flyer.
-The students made a really neat video with a green screen with the librarian, I am just following up with some families about sharing the video with you. We must have consent from all families to share it.
-Please do fill in the 'Family Reflection' sheet and return it for Thursday, I will be using Friday with my colleagues to prepare for the Student Inclusive Conferences late in November.
-We are getting little milk cartons as part of the fruit and veggie program, I have been offering students the milk throughout the week, if you do NOT want your child to be offered, just let me know.
-If you need re-takes please email me so I know, sometimes students don't know.
-I would like to start 'Adult Reading' in November, this is a time much like at home, students choose a book, then go sit with the adult they choose to read and enjoy the book together, 4-6 Adults each time is ideal. I have in the past done it on Friday mornings but the day that suits Adults to come into class from 8:45-9:10am is best. Please drop me a email if you would like to come in. We have many books to choose from here, we just need readers. To have Adults come into the class, they do need to have a criminal record check on file in the school (as per the district protocol). It is free, just ask myself or the office for a 'note' to have the cost waived. If you need more information please call the office. *** we have chosen the first day of Adult Reading, Friday, Nov 15th 8:45am-9:15am, I will post other dates next week.
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box will be starting next week, this Show and Tell is to bring something in that your family uses to celebrate. The celebration could be anything you use to celebrate; banners, balloons, cards, ornaments, figures etc. A paper will come home in the celebration box, please have a one-to-one conversation with your Kindergartener so they feel confident and put plenty of information on their paper to help me support them as they share. It is coming to school so please don't send something that your child would feel devastated if something happened to it.
'Show and Tell #3' -Celebration box Schedule
-Tuesday, Nov 12 #10 and #11
-Wednesday, Nov 13th #12 and #13
-Thursday, Nov 14th #14 and #15
-Tuesday, Nov 19th #16 and #17
-Wednesday, Nov 20th #18 and #19
-Thursday, Nov 21st #1 and #2
-Tuesday, Nov 26th #3 and #4
-Tuesday, Dec 3rd #5 and #6
Wednesday, Dec 4th #7 and #8 and #9
-Tuesday, Nov 5th, lockdown drill at 11:45am, Poppy practice 2:00pm
-Wednesday, Nov 6th re-takes for individual photos
-Thursday, Nov 7th Remembrance Day assembly at 10:35/45
-Friday, Oct 25th no school for students, Learning Update Day
Letter of the week: H h
Word of the week: poppy
Number of the week: 8
Sentence starter of the week: Peace is...
Shape of the week: Rhombus
Poem of the Week:
Happy plays with one hammer,
One hammer, one hammer.
Happy plays with one hammer,
Then he plays with two
Joke of the week:
Why do bird fly south?
punchline: Because it is too far to walk
Oct 28th General Housekeeping: for this week
-On Thursday we sent home the Informal Learning Updates, please contact me if you would like to talk with me about your child.
-If you need re-takes please email me so I know, sometimes students don't know.
-I have kept the class photos to go in the students scrapbooks, please touch base if you want it now.
-I hope the students enjoy the fine motor game we made with buddies on Thursday
-Student Inclusive Conferences will take place in November for each student (family) in place of a formal report card, more information will be coming in the school newsletter.
-I would like to start 'Adult Reading' in November, this is a time much like at home, students choose a book, then go sit with the adult they choose to read and enjoy the book together, 4-6 Adults each time is ideal. I have in the past done it on Friday mornings but the day that suits Adults to come into class from 8:45-9:10am is best. Please drop me a email if you would like to come in. We have many books to choose from here, we just need readers. To have Adults come into the class, they do need to have a criminal record check on file in the school (as per the district protocol). It is free, just ask myself or the office for a 'note' to have the cost waived. If you need more information please call the office.
-We continue on our fine motor journey but, we did not start on the fine tuning of our names last week, it will be a slow process over the next few weeks.
-Just a special note to let you know that on Nov 11th our class along withe other Kindergarten and Grade 1 class will be re-sighting a short Poem at the assembly on Nov 7th, you are welcome to join the assembly in the gym, just after recess.
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #2 is Guess the Item' continues this week, see schedule in Oct 7th post
-Tuesday, Oct 29th Show and Tell #2 continues
-Wednesday, Oct 30th Show and Tell #2 final day, Gordon Greenwood Fun Night 5:00-7:00pm
-Thursday, Oct 31st Halloween fun activities including a short Halloween costume parade, and a luncheon (only send snack)
-Friday, Oct 25th no school for students, Teacher Professional learning day
Letter of the week: G g
Word of the week: candy
Number of the week: 7
Sentence starter of the week: Pumpkins are...
Shape of the week: Pentagon
Poem of the Week:
These are Grandma's glasses,
This is grandma's hat,
This is the way she folds her hands,
And lays them in her lap.
Joke of the week:
Knock, knock,
Who's there?
Boo
Boo who?
Don't cry, it's just me.
Oct 21st General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was fun to see how excited the students were when the pumpkins just appeared on the grass at the school on Thursday. The presentation by Farmer Blake was fun and the students got really involved. I hope you enjoy your pumpkin at home. Farmer Blake sent a paper about making pumpkin seeds too. Our class brought home a paper pumpkin to decorate, please do send it back for display when you are ready too.
-The Earthquake drill on Thursday was a great success, we did not evacuate the building but we all understood the idea of keeping our bodies safe under the tables, and counting until it was safe to come out, very well done.
-I would like to start 'Adult Reading' in November, to so that we invite any family members to come into the class from 8:45-9:10am to enjoy the love of reading in the class. We have many books to choose from here, we just need readers. To have Adults come into the class, they do need to have a criminal record check on file in the school (as per the district protocol). It is free, just ask myself or the office for a 'note' to have the cost waived. If you need more information please call the office.
-These kindergarteners are really working hard with fine motor, we practiced the small letter 'e' many times this week, starting in the middle corner, pulling out to the right, making the loop up and round to the bottom. using the motion and movement for a 'c' is a great way for new writers to practice letters. We have been practicing starting all our letters at the top, this week we will be looking at our names, making sure we are using the correct case for all the letters in our name, and that we can make our own line and write our name on it for others to read.
-Just a special note to let you know that on Nov 11th our class along withe other Kindergarten and Grade 1 class will be re-sighting a short Poem at the assembly on Nov 7th, you are welcome to join the assembly in the gym.
-Thank you to those families that have already, please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and like this week, they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #2 is Guess the Item' continues this week, see schedule in Oct 7th post
-Monday, Oct 21st- pumpkin vote in the foyer by each class
-Tuesday, Oct 22nd- Show and Tell #2 continues, tentative class cooking in the afternoon
-Wednesday, Oct 23rd Show and Tell #2 continues
-Thursday, Oct 24th Informal Learning updates will come home, and Show and Tell #2 continues
-Friday, Oct 25th no school for students, Teacher Professional learning day
Letter of the week: F f
Word of the week: Pumpkin
Number of the week: 6
Sentence starter of the week: Apples are...
Shape of the week: Hexagon
Poem of the Week:
Fishy fins, fish fins,
Flippy floppy, fishy fins.
Fishy fins, fishy fins,
Flippy floppy, fishy fins
Joke of the week:
Knock, knock,
Who's there?
Boo
Boo who?
Don't cry, it's just me.
Gordon Greenwood is hoping to specifically honour those who have served or are serving in the Canadian military who have connections to our school community. We are asking for photos of those family members or family friends of students and staff who have served. We ask that you send an email with the photo, soldiers name, when they served, and how they are connected to our school (ex. grandpa of student name, aunt of student name, friend of student name). These will be used in our assembly presentation to showcase the connections Remembrance Day has to our school community. If you do not have a digital copy, feel free to drop off a picture at the office to be scanned and returned to you. If you have a digital copy, please send them to Mrs. Morrison at [email protected] Photos and information are due by October 25th
Oct 15th General Housekeeping: for this week
-Last week we had our first whole school assembly in the gym and the Kindergarteners did a great job. The Terry Fox Run was a really fun and positive experience for everyone, we had a fantastic end to the week. Lots of Thanksgiving crafts went home this week! We will have a seating plan change this week. Please send a box of kleenex to share with the class.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and, they need to come back on Thursday.
-'Show and Tell #2 is Guess the Item' continues this week, see schedule in Oct 7th post
-Tuesday, Oct 15th Show and Tell continues
-Wednesday, Oct 16th Show and Tell continues
-Thursday, Oct 17th Earthquake drill 9:55am- the Great Shakeout, Pumpkin Fun Day * please send a bag to carry the pumpkin home
Letter of the week: E. e
Word of the week: Apple
Number of the week: 5
Shape of the week: oval
Poem of the Week:
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles, wrinkles.
Elephants have wrinkles,
Wrinkles everywhere.
Joke of the week:
Knock, knock,
Who's there?
Pumpkin.
Pumpkin who?
Knock, knock,
Who's there?
Pumpkin.
Pumpkin who?
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say pumpkin again?
Oct 7th General Housekeeping: for this week
-It was a short week last week but busy. In Kindergarten we are trying something new often daily. We are curious and love to explore so we are often learning new games, or tools, or routines. I sent home a weekly schedule but, our schedule is often changing. We have not started all the routines of the class and our class is shaped by the students each day, and sometimes activities are added and sometimes others are left aside.
-Please do complete the online SD35 paperwork, the paperwork includes a sign off for our class to go outside for nature walks to explore Fall.
-The 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) will continue to go home with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and like this week, they need to come back on Thursday.
-Exciting news, Thursday Oct 17th the Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes will be taking part in a Pumpkin Patch in partnership with Venechuk Farms. It will take place at the school with a cost is $6 per student. We will send home a paper Monday with all the information. We will be collecting the fee through schoolcashonline due for Friday, Oct 11th. If you have questions, please do ask!
-'Show and Tell #2 is Guess the Item.' I have briefly talked about the show and tell with students and this coming week, I will share examples with them. On Thursday Oct 10th our first 2 students will share. Each student will get a paper bag with a card attached. The show and tell item should match the first letter of their first name. An example would be Alan has something that starts with an 'A' in his bag, and the clue: this animal can only be seen in a zoo here in Canada. Students in the class will offer guesses as to what is in the bag. If not guessed we will share the item at the end. Alan brought an 'ape.'
'Show and Tell #2'- Guess the Item schedule
Thursday, Oct 10th #19 and #18
Tuesday, Oct 15th #17 and #16
Wednesday, Oct 16th #15 and #14
Thursday, Oct 17th #13 and #12
Tuesday, Oct 22 #11 and #10
Wednesday, Oct 23 #9 and #8
Thursday, Oct 24 #7 and #6
Tuesday, Oct 29th #5 and #4
Wednesday, Oct 30th #3 and #2 and #1
-Thursday, Oct 10th 'Show and Tell #2 starts
Friday, Oct 11th 1:00 School Wide Terry Fox assembly and run
-Monday, Oct 14th No School for Students Thanksgiving
Letter of the week: D d
Word of the week: Fall
Number of the week: 4
Shape of the week: rectangle
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?
Joke of the week:
When asked how he was feeling, what did the pumpkin say?
punchline: I'm vine, thanks for asking!
Sept 30th General Housekeeping: for this week
-Continue to be gentle with yourself and the Kindergartener in your life this week, going to school full time is a huge change for everyone.
-The fire drill went over well this past week. There were a few unsure looks and feelings and that is to be expected. We will have many practice drills over the year to continue to be prepared for different situations.
-It was so nice to see so families at the Meet the Teacher on Thursday, if you did not pop in but want to, just drop me a line. At the Meet the Teacher I mentioned to as many parents as I could that, I would like to use volunteers for our special reading time (potentially on a Friday in the future), and for joining us on field trips. In order to join our class all adults need to have a RCMP criminal record check, you can grab a copy of the paper to do so from me, or the office, it waves the cost so is essential.
-Just a note, runners are best for inside shoes as we do gym in the inside shoes, crocks are really not ideal due to safety.
-A few kindergarteners are finishing almost all their food at recess 10:00am, please do check in with your child, do they need more food to come to school?
-This week, I will send home an 'Alphabet Jive,'(our fun get to know the sounds of letters action filled song) with a few students. It will generally go home on Monday, and return on Friday- sometimes the weeks are a little silly and like this week, they need to come back on Thursday.
-We started buddies this week, our buddy class is Ms. Miller's class, and the students all had a great time connecting with their buddies. I was honestly really excited to see how well the little activity went and the game to follow too. We will have buddies every second Thursday (with some flexibility)
-I plan this week to send home our schedule, it changes with the need of the students so, it will always be a draft and changing all the time.
-'Show and Tell #1' continues, see the schedule in the post Sept 16th post below
Monday, Sept 30th - No school in observance of Truth and Reconcilliation
-Tuesday, Oct 1st 'Show and Tell #1' continues and 11:45 fire drill
-Wednesday, 'Show and Tell #1' continues
-Thursday, Oct 3 'Show and Tell #1 wraps up', and individual and class photo is taken
Friday, Oct 4th -No School for students, school improvement day
Letter of the week: C c
Word of the week: Fall
Number of the week: 3
Shape of the week: circle
Poem of the Week:
Cold and cough,
Cold and cough,
Catch a cold,
Then cough and cough.
Joke of the week: Knock, knock
Who's there?
Mikey
Mikey Who?
My key won't unlock this door, so let me in!
Sept 23rd General Housekeeping: for this week
-One whole week, yipeee!!of Kindergarten! You may home noticed some real tiredness this week, or perhaps a need for more food, maybe some conversations about 'how Ms. Sanderson does things,'that it is different than at home, all totally normal. Touch base if you ever have concern.
-We have really enjoyed our time at gym, we are lucky to have Ms. Yoon to help us developmentally advance our skills.
-Students are welcome to borrow one book from the library each week, and then return by Wednesday (Library Day) so we can borrow another. It is not a big deal but, the library will only allow one book out per child. If a book does get lost, please just contact myself or the office so we can replace it and continue with borrowing.
-I was away for Wednesday morning and the students had their first TOC, it was all well received by the students.
-We are using 'Power Talk.' Power talk is used when we have a problem, 'Please stop, I don't like it when....' If the problem does not stop, or an apology is not given, students will come to me to help solve the problem. We hope that students will continue to try and solve their problem with kind words. It really is empowering to solve our own problems. As the year goes on we will add more to our problem solving strategies.
-We will continue with something novel almost every week, it keeps everyone curious and engaged!
-I will be placing the scholastic books delivery tomorrow morning, please be sure if you want to order to do it tonight or it will not be sent until next month.
-I hope the 'Back and Forth' bag (ziploc) will help things get home and back again. Any students work that comes home in the 'Back and Forth' bag is to stay at home. I hope students are bringing them daily as I put a sticker in the bag everyday that it comes back! There is no need to do missed work and return it, I simply want them to feel included, there is too much going on each day to bog students down with missed work.
-Today was our first day without pinnies at outside time, we will continue to talk about expectations at outside time.
-This is a call out to any parent that would like to be a 'Class Parent.' A 'Class Parent' helps plan and coordinate special days in the classroom. It can be a position for 1 parent or a combination of parents, please let me know if you would like to be a 'Class Parent.'
-Tuesday, Sept 24th, we will have our first Fire drill as a school, I will be talking about this at school. Also, 'Show and Tell #1' (See schedule in the post Sept 16th)
-Wednesday, Sept 25th 'Show and Tell #1'
-Thursday, Sept 26th Show and Tell, and Meet the Teacher at 5:00
Letter of the Week: B b
Number of the week: 2
Shape of the week: square
Poem of the Week:
Busy bee, busy bee,
buzzing around from tree to tree.
Busy bee, busy bee,
Don't you dare to buzz near me.
Joke of the week: Why did the chicken cross the playground?
Punchline: to get to the other slide.
Sept 16th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We did it, our first full day of Kindergarten- congratulations!
-I have sent a couple of emails over the past 2 weeks, please check your junk mail if they have not arrived. I do make mistakes so, please do follow-up with me if something didn't get to your email you listed on the form with me on our meeting day.
-We have had so many new tools to put into our coloured bins and many new routines too!
-We created our classroom rules and put our painted hands on the poster to create our connection to our class.
-I hope the 'Back and Forth' bag (ziploc) will help things get home and back again. Any students work that comes home in the 'Back and Forth' bag is to stay at home. I hope students are bringing them daily as I put a sticker in the bag everyday that it comes back!
-Today we went out at recess and lunch with just a walk with Ms. Sanderson to the blacktop. There are many supervisors out each breaktime! We have the Kindergarteners wear pinnies for the first week or so, so that supervisors can quickly identify students new to the school. We also had our first gym class with Ms. Yoon.
-This is a call out to any parent that would like to be a 'Class Parent.' A 'Class Parent' helps plan and coordinate special days in the classroom. It can be a position for 1 parent or a combination of parents, please let me know if you would like to be a 'Class Parent.'
-Tuesday, Sept 17th we will start our 'Show and Tell #1- Summer Memories,'
Show and Tell #1-Summer Memories Schedule
Tuesday, Sept 17th #1 and #2
Wednesday, Sept 18th #3 and #4
Thursday, Sept 19th #5 and #6
Tuesday, Sept 24th #7 and #8
Wednesday, Sept 25th #9 and #10
Thursday, Sept 26th #11 and #12
Tuesday, Oct 1st #13 and #14
Wednesday, Oct 2nd #15 and #16
Thursday, Oct 3rd #17 and #18 and #19
-Wednesday, Sept 18th we will have our first school library visit and we will have gym with Ms. Yoon again (Library and gym will happen weekly) .
Thursday, Sept 19th the students will stay outside for an extra 15 minutes at lunch time and then come into the school with Grade6/7 monitors. This happens weekly on Thursdays.
Friday, Sept 20th we will have a school wide spirit day, spirit days are to create fun and connection, this Friday it is our school colour Green Gecko Spirit Day, wear any and all green that you have.
-There are a couple dates in the 'Calendar' tab above, click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Letter of the Week: A a
Number of the week: 1
Shape of the week: triangle
Poem of the Week:
I climbed up and apple tree,
All the apples fell on me
Apple pudding, apple pie,
Did you ever tell a lie?
Joke of the week: Why did the apple stop in the middle of the street?
Punchline: Because it ran out of juice
Sept 9th General Housekeeping: for this week
-We had all 19 students in the class today, and it was another great day. We did some work with crayons, we did get to check out the play ground and we read 'First Day Jitters' during snack today.
-We have a table spot and have learned how to get and put back a chair for ourselves.
-There will be many new things and supplies to come this week!
-I will be sending a 'Back and Forth' bag (ziploc) home tomorrow (Tuesday) for all papers to come and go from school. The students will put it in and out of their backpack daily.
-Please do send in the 'Summer Memories,' and the 2 Stars and a Wish paper this week. If you have not managed to yet, please do pay the $50 school supply fee on School Cash online.
-Please do send in a pair of inside shoes this week that are great for inside and gym (rubber soles), and a full change of clothes in a labelled ziplock. Today a couple students used their change of clothes, I'm sorry I don't have extra plastic bags so if you want to put one in their change of clothes, I do send the wet clothes home in backpacks generally the day they get wet.
-Please note we have a different 'recess schedule' than the other students due to our gradual entry, we will work our way this week to being outside with the whole school.
-There are a couple dates in the 'Calendar' tab above, click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Sept 3rd General Housekeeping: for this week
-Hello and Welcome!
-I'm thrilled to have your child in my class for this gradual entry 2 weeks, Happy New School Year!!!
-There will be so much information coming to you in the next short bit of time, thank you for taking time to read and fill in paperwork.
-This site is where I put information so you can refer to it, I intend to update it weekly on 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 Kindergarteners at Gordon Greenwood pay online for school supplies $50
-At the family meetings on Wednesday, Set 4th, I will pass along information for return; '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, a water bottle, please complete and bring in the 'Summer Memories' (a large paper that was sent in the summer mail out).
-There are a couple dates in the 'Calendar' tab above, click on the 'Kindergarten' tab to get back to this page.
-I make mistakes if you notice something please let me know!
Bell times for 2024-2025
8:42 – Start of the day
8:47 – 10:20 – Classes in session
(10:00-10:20 snack in our class)
10:20 – 10:35 – Recess
10:35 – 11:57 – classes in session
11:57 – 12:30 – Lunch play period
12:30 – 12:40 – Eating period (Kindergarten often extend this to 12:50 or 1:00)
12:40 – 2:30 – Classes in session
2:30 - Dismissal
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!
