Mrs. Harper | Kindergarten

Hello Families,

If during your Spring cleaning you come across any fake flowers or plastic vases that you no longer want, we will take them in Kindergarten! We will be starting a flower shop center in May so I am trying to collect items early for this.

I have sent home a line from our assembly script for your child to practice (and hopefully memorize) for our assembly. We will be video recording their lines the first week back from break. If you are able to practice with your child I would very much appreciate it.

Thank you to all the parents/grandparents that have signed up to help with our swimming lessons in May. There are still a large number of spots to be filled. If you have a valid police clearance and have the time, please sign up. Here is the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4DADAF23A6F58-swimming

I have also sent home the permission forms for swimming, if you could please fill them out and return them after the break that would be lovely (green forms for AM, blue forms for PM). If you have already signed up to volunteer I have sent home forms for you to fill out and return as soon as possible as well.

We will be taking a walking field trip to Fish Creek Park to participate in an Outdoor Play Residency with TimberNook of Greater Calgary. I have made a sign up for volunteers for this walking trip, if you are able to attend, that would be lovely. Just so you are aware, with it being so late in my pregnancy, our Vice Principal Mr.Webber will be the teacher for this field trip. I have also attached a letter about Nature Play from TimberNook. Here is the volunteering link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-fish

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe break! We will see you April 3^rd back at school.

Important Dates to remember:

· March 27-31 = NO SCHOOL Spring Break!

· Monday April 3, 2023 = classes resume

· Wednesday April 5, 2023 = Library Day

· Friday April 7, 2023 = No School!!!

· Tuesday April 18, 2023 = PM Class Fish Creek Field Trip

· Thursday April 27, 2023 = AM Class Fish Creek Field Trip

· May 1-4, 2023 = AM Swimming Lessons

· May 8-11, 2023 = PM Swimming Lessons

· Star Students

Monday April 3, 2023	Nellia
Tuesday April 4, 2023	Riley
Wednesday April 5, 2023	Hailey M.
Thursday April 6, 2023	Henry

Monday April 3, 2023	Myra
Tuesday April 4, 2023	Kenna
Wednesday April 5, 2023	Aaron
Thursday April 6, 2023	Jessica

Hello Families,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday March 22, 2023 = Library Day

· Friday March 24, 2023 = AM students attend

· March 27-31 = NO SCHOOL Spring Break!

· Monday April 3, 2023 = classes resume

· Star Students

Monday March 20, 2023	Kaled
Tuesday March 21, 2023	Haley J
Wednesday March 22, 2023	Niya
Thursday March 23, 2023	Maeve
Friday March 24, 2023	Maggie

Monday March 20, 2023	Lucas
Tuesday March 21, 2023	Kingston
Wednesday March 22, 2023	Evie
Thursday March 23, 2023	Chip

Hello Families

It was lovely meeting with most of you this week. If you weren’t able to sign up for a time to meet and would like to do so please email me to set up a time

There are a couple days still available for volunteering if you are interested, here is the sign up link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-march please remember you will need a police clearance with Woodbine School in order to volunteer in the classroom.

The classroom Scholastic order will be placed on March 16, 2022. You are always welcome to order on your own online using our class code RC136497. https://classroomessentials.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/search?collid=Reading%20Club&prefv1=Reading%20Club&prefn1=supplies-cec-ca

Here are some highlights from last week:

· We learned about capacity, we compared the amount of water that fits into a variety of containers.

· We learned the phonemes /sh/ and /ch/

· ELEV8 came to teach us all about Lacrosse and how to play

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What does the word capacity mean? (The amount something can hold.)

· What are the actions for /sh/ and /ch/? (/sh/= finger up to mouth like your shushing someone, /ch/= moving your arms in a train motion)

· What lacrosse trick did you learn this week? (pancake flip)

A few things we plan on doing this week:

· We will be learning the phonemes /th/ and /qu/

· We will be learning the sight words I, the, he and she

· In Math will be learning about height and length

· We will be discussing the groups we belong to for example a family, our class, a soccer team

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday March 15, 2023 = Library Day

· Thursday March 16, 2023 = AM students wear green.

· Thursday March 16, 2023 = Scholastic Class Book order due (you can still order online)

· Friday March 17, 2023 = PM students attend and wear green (St.Patricks Day)

· March 27-31 = NO SCHOOL Spring Break!

· Monday April 3, 2023 = classes resume

· Star Students

Monday March 13, 2023	Cadence
Tuesday March 14, 2023	Eman
Wednesday March 15, 2023	Abby
Thursday March 16, 2023	Benoit

Monday March 13, 2023	Theo
Tuesday March 14, 2023	Isaiah
Wednesday March 15, 2023	Hailey
Thursday March 16, 2023	Lian
Friday March 17, 2023	Riley

Hello Families,

We will be celebrating 100 days of school today (Monday March 6^th) with rotating Fridays, our 100^th day is a bit behind the rest of the school. The AM and PM classes are off by one day of their actual 100^th day of school so we will be celebrating BOTH AM and PM on Monday day as our 100^th day of school!

We will be starting the filming of our Kindergarten Assembly. This year because we will be doing a Spring Concert May 4^th, and Kindergarten is scheduled to do their Assembly the first week of May, I felt it would be too much for them to learn/memorize 2 live events. Because of this we will be doing a video for our Kindergarten Assembly. As such, if you have not filled out the release form in the My CBE account for me to be able to film your child, can you please do that this week so that they can be included in the video. If you completed this form and did not give consent please know that although your child will not be recorded in the video they will be participating in other ways (such as art work) and can perform the songs learned and such to you at home.

I have made a sign up for volunteering in March, please use this link to sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-march

If there is a date that is not listed that you would like to come please just email me and we will be happy to have you. I just didn’t want to overwhelm you all with dates. Also, I put the whole time your child is here but please don’t feel you need to come for the whole time. If you could please just let me know what time you do plan on coming so I can plan accordingly. I have also added some play dough making slots, as our play dough is starting to dry out, if you are able to make some that would be lovely. Thank you so much J

I have sent home March’s Scholastic flyers wit AM and will send with PM on today. If anyone would like to be part of my class order I will be placing the order on March 16, 2022. You are always welcome to order on your own online using our class code RC136497. https://classroomessentials.scholastic.ca/s/cec-ca/en/search?collid=Reading%20Club&prefv1=Reading%20Club&prefn1=supplies-cec-ca

Here are some highlights from last week:

· We focused on sounding out our words to spell them on our own.

o At this point “inventive spelling” is what we are looking for. This is when they try to sound out the word and write the letters they hear. Often it will be missing vowels or other letters but as long as they are getting some of the sounds correct, that is what we are looking to see. For example, they may spell car like “cr” or spell pencil “pnsl / pensl”. As we continue to learn the “rules” of the English language they will become better at spelling words correctly.

· We continued comparing numbers and worked on one more to get us ready for addition.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What is one more than (give a number between 1 and 10)?

· How do you spell ___? (try to use words that use proper phoneme sounds not exceptions for example bike uses the magic e exception so that would not be a good word, but cat uses no exceptions and follows the normal phoneme rules and can easily be sounded out.

A few things we plan on doing this week:

· We will be celebrating our 100^th day of school and being 100 days smarter!

· We will be learning about the sounds /ch/ and /sh/

· We will continue to compare numbers within 10 to get us ready for addition and subtraction.

Important Dates to remember:

· Monday March 6, 2023 = 100 Day

· Thursday March 9, 2023 = Parent teacher conferences (THERE IS SCHOOL THIS DAY)

· Friday March 10, 2023 = NO SCHOOL / Parent Teacher conferences

· Thursday March 16, 2023 = AM students wear green.

· Thursday March 16, 2023 = Scholastic Class Book order due (you can still order online)

· Friday March 17, 2023 = PM students attend and wear green (St.Patricks Day)

· March 27-31 = NO SCHOOL Spring Break!

· Monday April 3, 2023 = classes resume

· Star Students

Monday March 6, 2023	Hallie
Tuesday March 7, 2023	Elden
Wednesday March 8, 2023	Alice
Thursday March 9, 2023	Amelia

Monday March 6, 2023	Ena
Tuesday March 7, 2023	Evie
Wednesday March 8, 2023	Eric
Thursday March 9, 2023	Nikki

Hello Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. We had a short but fun week last week as we celebrated our love for our friends!

Here are some highlights from last week:

· We started learning about sentences and what makes up a sentence (capital at the beginning, words with spaces in between, a period at the end to say we are done).

· We learned the phonemes /oo/

· We finished up our focus on numbers 6-10

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What are the two different sounds for /oo/ (“uh” as in book and “ew” as in boo)

· What do we put at the end of our sentence to say we are finished

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· In the spirit of Family Day we will be talking about families

· We will learn the phonemes /y/ and /x/

· We will be concentrating on what it means to be equal.

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday February 22, 2023 = Library Day

· Star Students

Tuesday February 21, 2023	Henry
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Bode
Thursday February 23, 2023	Olivia
Monday February 27, 2023	Levi
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Esmae
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Harper
Thursday March 2, 2023	Jafar
Friday March 3, 2023	Qamar

Tuesday February 21, 2023	Sophia
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Vincent
Thursday February 23, 2023	Lunetta
Friday February 24, 2023	Sawyer
Monday February 27, 2023	MaryAnn
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Marcus
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Amyrah
Thursday March 2, 2023	William
Monday March 6, 2023	Ena

Hello Families,

This is a short week as Thursday and Friday there is no school. We will be having a Valentine’s Day party on Tuesday, please feel free to bring valentines to share with everyone. I will include a list of each class for you. If your child has a special bag or box that they would like to bring to collect the Valentines they receive, they are welcome to bring that. If not, I will have a paper bag that they can decorate to use for their valentines as well.

AM Kindergarten

Hallie

Elden

Alice

Amelia

Cadence

Eman

Abby

Benoit

Kaled

Hailey J.

Niya

Maeve

Maggie

Nellia

Riley

Hailey M.

Henry

Bode

Olivia

Levi

Esmae

Harper

Jafar

Qamar

PM Kindergarten

Eric

Nikki

Theo

Isaiah

Hailey

Lian

Riley

Lucas

Kingston

Evie

Chip

Henry

Myra

Kenna

Aaron

Jessica

Sophia

Vincent

Lunetta

Sawyer

MaryAnn

Marcus

Amyrah

William

Ena

Here are some highlights from this week:

We started learning about sentences and what makes up a sentence (capital at the beginning, words with spaces in between, a period at the end to say we are done).
We learned the phonemes /v/ and /ng/
We finished up our focus on numbers 6-10
We have started learning songs for our Kindergarten Assembly as well as for our Spring Concert (May 4^th)

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

What are the actions for the phonemes you learned this week? (driving a van, being strong lighting weights)
Can you show me how you can write the numbers 1-10 in order?
How do you sing our National Anthem “Oh Canada”? (We stand tall with our hands by our side)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

We will begin comparing numbers within 10
We will learn the phonemes /oo/ and /y/
We will start a journal to practice our sentence writing.

Important Dates to remember:

Tuesday February 14, 2023 = Valentine’s Day Party
Wednesday February 15, 2023 = Library Day
Thursday February 16 – Monday February 20 = NO SCHOOL
Star Students

Monday February 13, 2023	Nellia
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Hailey M.
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Henry
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Bode
Thursday February 23, 2023	Olivia
Monday February 27, 2023	Levi
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Esmae
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Harper
Thursday March 2, 2023	Jafar
Friday March 3, 2023	Qamar

Monday February 13, 2023	Kenna
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Aaron
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Jessica
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Sophia
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Vincent
Thursday February 23, 2023	Lunetta
Friday February 24, 2023	Sawyer
Monday February 27, 2023	MaryAnn
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Marcus
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Amyrah
Thursday March 2, 2023	William
Monday March 6, 2023	Ena

Hello Families,

Thank you so much to those parents that sent back the blue form to help us plan for next year. If you haven’t yet, can you please send that this coming week. I have included a link below if you would like to come volunteer in the next couple weeks. I have made the times for the whole morning or whole afternoon, I don’t expect you to come the whole time, but I wanted you to be able to choose which is more convenient for you, if it be to stay after drop off or come early to pick up. Please just email me the time you would like to come so I can make sure I’m ready for you. Also, if you have a preference of what you would like to do, if you’d rather work with the kids or rather do more prepping items, just let me know. Thank you in advance for your help! Please Note: You need to have your police clearance with Woodbine School in order to be able to volunteer in the classroom.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-february

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We learned about Groundhog day and learned a cute poem as well as did an art craft to show the groundhogs shadow.

· We learned how to print and the phonemes /z/ and /w/

· We focused of 8 and 9

· We learned how to write a letter to a friend to send in the “mail” (our post office center).

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Can you sing me your groundhog poem?

(To the tune of I’m a little teapot)

I’m a little groundhog,

sleeping in my hole.

Will I see my shadow?

Only I will know.

If I see my shadow,

more winter it will be.

More cold and showy days, for you and for me!

· What is the action for /z/? (buzzing like a bee)

· Can you get me 9 _____?

· Why do we use stamps? (that’s how you pay to send a letter)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will be reading Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and doing activities about the book.

· We will be learning the new phonic sounds /v/ and /y/

· We will continue our work with numbers focusing on 8, 9 and 10

· We will work on adding numbers within 10

· We will work on beginning blends for example “sn” in “snail” for make sure we are hearing all the sounds.

Important Dates to remember:

· Friday February 3, 2023 = NO SCHOOL

· Wednesday February 8, 2023 = Library Day

· Tuesday February 14, 2023 = Valentine’s Day Party

· Thursday February 16 – Monday February 20 = NO SCHOOL

· Star Students

Monday February 6, 2023	Kaled
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Hailey J.
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Niya
Thursday February 9, 2023	Maeve
Friday February 10, 2023	Maggie
Monday February 13, 2023	Nellia
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Hailey M.
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Henry
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Bode
Thursday February 23, 2023	Olivia
Monday February 27, 2023	Levi
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Esmae
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Harper
Thursday March 2, 2023	Jafar
Friday March 3, 2023	Qamar

Monday February 6, 2023	Evie
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Chip
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Henry
Thursday February 9, 2023	Myra
Monday February 13, 2023	Kenna
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Aaron
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Jessica
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Sophia
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Vincent
Thursday February 23, 2023	Lunetta
Friday February 24, 2023	Sawyer
Monday February 27, 2023	MaryAnn
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Marcus
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Amyrah
Thursday March 2, 2023	William
Monday March 6, 2023	Ena

Hello Families,

On Monday I will be sending home your child’s envelope with free ticket voucher for 2 tickets to the Calgary Lacrosse game. It is able to be used for either the February 10^th or 11^th game. If you would not like the tickets please send them back with a note saying not needed and I will forward them on to another family that would like to use them. I am also sending home a blue form that will ask if you plan on staying at Woodbine School or not. This will help us with our planning for next school year so please returning as soon as possible. Thank you

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We read the book The Mitten and did a variety of activities about the story.

· We learned about the phonemes /ie/, /ee/ and /or/

· We focused on numbers 6 and 7

· We had a special guest in gym teach us about how people with special needs play sports. We learned how to play soccer if you are blind, sitting volleyball if you don’t have the use of your legs, and wheelchair basketball. The kids really enjoyed themselves.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Can you tell me what happened in the story The Mitten?

· What are the actions for /ee/ and /or/? (donkey ears flapping)

· Show me 7 fingers.

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will be learning the new phonic sounds /z/ and /w/

· We will continue our work with numbers

· We will work of size (smallest to biggest)

· We will be practicing putting the letters into alphabetical order

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday February 1, 2023 = Library Day (Many students have books that have not been returned since before the break, please look for and return any library books you have.)

· Friday February 3, 2023 = NO SCHOOL

· Thursday February 16 – Monday February 20 = NO SCHOOL

· Star Students

Monday January 30, 2023	Cadence
Tuesday January 31, 2023	Eman
Wednesday February 1, 2023	Abby
Thursday February 2, 2023	Benoit
Monday February 6, 2023	Kaled
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Hailey J.
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Niya
Thursday February 9, 2023	Maeve
Friday February 10, 2023	Maggie
Monday February 13, 2023	Nellia
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Hailey M.
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Henry
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Bode
Thursday February 23, 2023	Olivia
Monday February 27, 2023	Levi
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Esmae
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Harper
Thursday March 2, 2023	Jafar
Friday March 3, 2023	Qamar

Monday January 30, 2023	Lian
Tuesday January 31, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 1, 2023	Lucas
Thursday February 2, 2023	Kingston
Monday February 6, 2023	Evie
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Chip
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Henry
Thursday February 9, 2023	Myra
Monday February 13, 2023	Kenna
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Aaron
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Jessica
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Sophia
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Vincent
Thursday February 23, 2023	Lunetta
Friday February 24, 2023	Sawyer
Monday February 27, 2023	MaryAnn
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Marcus
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Amyrah
Thursday March 2, 2023	William
Monday March 6, 2023	Ena

Hello Families,

We are starting a new Star Student Rotation so I have included the list of who is assigned for each day at the end of this message. This will also foster as a list for Valentines if you wish to hand out Valentines cards this year (no obligation) I only ask that if you do please make sure you make enough for the whole class so no one is left out J. We will be starting our new Post Office center next week. If you have any extra envelopes around your house, you’re willing to part with, we would be happy to have them.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We are busy with the RRST (reading readiness screening tool) I spoke with you all about this screening assessment at the last parent teacher conference. I will be doing this with your kiddos over the next few weeks and will have the results of the assessment to share with you at our next parent teacher conferences.

· We learned about the phonemes /J/ and /OA/

· We made our own patters.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Finish the sentence “When two vowels go walking…” (the first one does the talking and says its name. Example: phoneme /OA/ makes the long O sound)

· What is the action for /J/?

· If you have 2 objects in your core how many colours should you use to make your pattern? (2)

· If there are 3 objects in your core how many objects do you have to underline to show the repeating core of your pattern? (3)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will be learning the new phonic sounds /ie/, /ee/ and /or/

· We will start working with numbers 6-10 (we had a bit of difficulty making our own patterns so we worked on it a bit longer this we so that we could master it, so we had to wait to start our work with numbers 6-10)

· We will be learning to write letters for our new Post Office center.

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday January 25, 2023 = Library Day

· Thursday January 26, 2023 = Scholastic Book orders due if joining the class order.

· Friday January 27, 2023 = AFTERNOON kindergarten will be coming to school

· Friday February 3, 2023 = NO SCHOOL

· Thursday February 16 – Monday February 20 = NO SCHOOL

· Star Students

Monday January 23, 2023	Hallie
Tuesday January 24, 2023	Elden
Wednesday January 25, 2023	Alice
Thursday January 26, 2023	Amelia
Monday January 30, 2023	Cadence
Tuesday January 31, 2023	Eman
Wednesday February 1, 2023	Abby
Thursday February 2, 2023	Benoit
Monday February 6, 2023	Kaled
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Hailey J.
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Niya
Thursday February 9, 2023	Maeve
Friday February 10, 2023	Maggie
Monday February 13, 2023	Nellia
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Hailey M.
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Henry
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Bode
Thursday February 23, 2023	Olivia
Monday February 27, 2023	Levi
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Esmae
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Harper
Thursday March 2, 2023	Jafar
Friday March 3, 2023	Qamar

Monday january 23, 2023	Eric
Tuesday January 24, 2023	Nikki
Wednesday January 25, 2023	Theo
Thursday January 26, 2023	Isaiah
Friday January 27, 2023	Hailey
Monday January 30, 2023	Lian
Tuesday January 31, 2023	Riley
Wednesday February 1, 2023	Lucas
Thursday February 2, 2023	Kingston
Monday February 6, 2023	Evie
Tuesday February 7, 2023	Chip
Wednesday February 8, 2023	Henry
Thursday February 9, 2023	Myra
Monday February 13, 2023	Kenna
Tuesday February 14, 2023	Aaron
Wednesday February 15, 2023	Jessica
Tuesday February 21, 2023	Sophia
Wednesday February 22, 2023	Vincent
Thursday February 23, 2023	Lunetta
Friday February 24, 2023	Sawyer
Monday February 27, 2023	MaryAnn
Tuesday February 28, 2023	Marcus
Wednesday March 1, 2023	Amyrah
Thursday March 2, 2023	William
Monday March 6, 2023	Ena

Hello Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break. It was so nice to see all your kiddos again and get back into a normal routine last week.

Here are some highlights from last week:

· We made predictions about what Mrs. Harper is having. (I’m having a girl!)

· We worked on patterns using objects and introduced an ABB and ABBC pattern.

· We learned about the phoneme sound /ai/ and that when two vowels go walking the first one always does the talking and says their name.

· We had gym outside this week and learned about some new loose parts equipment we can use outside at our school.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Which letters name do you say when you see ai together? (a)

· What are the loose part items you played with outside?

· Why is it important to know the core of a pattern? (because that is what repeats)

A few things we plan on doing this week:

· We will be learning the new phonic sounds /j/ and /oa/

· We will start working with numbers 6-10

· We will work on sound

· We will talk about the community helper Postman/Postwoman

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday January 18, 2023 = Library Day

· Friday January 20, 2023 = MORNING kindergarten will be coming to school

· Star Students for next week:

o Monday 16 = Amryrah (pm)

o Tuesday 17 = Harper & William

o Wednesday 18 = Jafar &Ena

o Thursday 19 = Qamar (am)

o Friday 20 = Elden (am)

Hello Families,

It was lovely to see many of you at our Winter Wonderland of Giving! Only one week left until break J

Here are some highlights from this week:

We learned how to spell some new words using B & F
We worked with patterns
We learned the elements to writing a letter
We learned about winter and what we see in winter time

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

What are the actions for B and F?
Can you show me an AB or ABC pattern?
How do you spell bat/fin/fun/rub?

A few things we plan on doing next week:

We will have our class party on Thursday, if you want to send a special treat for your kiddo to have while we watch The Grinch (The original one from when we were kids J ) you are welcome to do so.
During our class party we will also be decorating cookies, if there are special candies or sprinkles your child wanted, they can bring some as well.
We will be reviewing all the letters we have learned so far this year.
We will be continuing our work with pattern.

Important Dates to remember:

Wednesday December 21, 2022 = Library Day (Please bring any books you have at home back to school)
Thursday December 22, 2022 = Class Christmas Party / Pyjama day
Friday December 23, 2022 = NO SCHOOL
January 9, 2023 = First day back to school after break
Star Students
- Monday 19 = Nellia & Kenna
- Tuesday 20 = Riley & Aaron
- Wednesday 21 = Hailey M. & Jessica
- Thursday 22 = Henry & Sophia

Hello Families,

Thank you so much for those that were able to volunteer this week. I have made a new volunteer sign up for next week (December 19-22) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949ADAD2BA0FEC43-december1

On December 22nd we will be having a class holiday party and students will be able to come to school in their favourite holiday jammies. During our party we will be decorating cookies. I will be providing the cookies and some sprinkles, if you child would like to bring sprinkles or small candies to decorate their cookies they are welcome to do so. I have asked in the sign up for volunteers to prepare icing for that day if possible. Thanks so much, Caroline

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We drew Bakers in our visual journal

· We worked on the sense of touch and explored a variety of textures

· We learned the letter L

· We finished up our shapes unit

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What do we sell at our bakery?

· Can you show me something that is bumpy/smooth/rough/sticky/soft?

· How do you draw a triangle/rectangle/square/circle?

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Start working on ordinal numbers

· Continue to work on patterns we see in the world around us

· Watercolour painting

· The letter F and B

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday December 14, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday December 15, 2022 = Winter Wonderland Family Night

· Friday December 16, 2022 = AM Kindergarten Attends

· Thursday December 22, 2022 = Class Christmas Party / Pyjama day

· Friday December 23, 2022 = NO SCHOOL

· Star Students

o Monday 12 = Kaled & Evie

o Tuesday 13 = Hailey J. & Chip

o Wednesday 14 = Niya &Henry L.

o Thursday 15 = Maeve & Myra

o Friday 16 = Maggie

Hello Families,

Thank you so much for those that were able to volunteer this week.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We created patters with ornaments

· We decorated our own Christmas trees that collectively made a large tree

· We learned a new letter and practiced sounding out to spell words

· We learned what makes a rectangle different from a square

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What is special about the side of a square? (all 4 are the same length)

· How many corners does a rectangle have?

· What is the action for O? (putting your finger up and down like you are turning on and off the light switch)

Some stories we read this week:

· Zoe’s Christmas List

· One Christmas Adventure

· Christmas is Coming

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will be making gingerbread men

· Working on our sense of touch

· We will work on the letters U and L

· We will finish up our work with shapes

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday December 7, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday December 8, 2022 = School Council

· Friday December 9, 2022 = PM Kindergarten attends

· Thursday December 15, 2022 = Winter Wonderland Family Night

· Star Students

o Monday = Cadence & Hailey C.

o Tuesday = Eman & Lian

o Wednesday = Abby & Riley

o Thursday = Benoit & Lucas

o Friday = Kingston

Hello Families,

It was lovely meeting this many of you over the past couple days for conferences. If you were not able to sign up for conferences, I will be reaching out to you over the next week to make sure you are up to date with your child’s learning.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We learned how to make a paper snowflake

· We learned about the letter G

· We completed our exploration of less and more

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What is the action for letter G?

· Ask more or less questions. Example: Do you have more toys or more books? Do you have less socks or less underwear?

· Can you give me an example of an AB pattern? (green, blue, green, blue, green, blue…)

Some stories we read this week:

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will be working on the letters O and U

· We will start exploring shapes (circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles)

· We will start exploring our sense of touch

· We will be learning about the community helper “baker”

Important Dates to remember:

· November 21 – 28, 2022= Scholastic is having a Black Friday sale online here, there are some great deals. Our class code is RC136497 if you wanted to order anything online.

· Wednesday November 30, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday December 15, 2022 = Winter Wonderland of Giving (6:00 – 7:30pm)

Kindergarten will be making and writing cards for the troops and veterans. If you have any blank cards, Christmas stickers, craft paper, or fun pens you are able to donate to this project we would greatly appreciate it. You can use this link to sign up, or just bring it in. Thank you so much! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a45a9aa29a3f58-woodbine

· Friday December 23, 2022 = NO CLASSES Winter Break beings!!!

· Monday January 9, 2022 = Classes resume

· Star Students

Monday = Kaled & Eric
Tuesday = Hallie & Nikki
Wednesday = Elden & Theo
Thursday = Alice & Isaiah
Friday = Amelia

MORNING KINDERGARTEN
Monday November 28, 2022	Kaled
Tuesday November 29, 2022	Hallie
Wednesday November 30, 2022	Elden
Thursday December 1, 2022	Alice
Friday December 2, 2022	Amelia
Monday December 5, 2022	Cadence
Tuesday December 6, 2022	Eman
Wednesday December 7, 2022	Abby
Thursday December 8, 2022	Benoit
Monday December 12, 2022	Kaled
Tuesday December 13, 2022	Hailey J.
Wednesday December 14, 2022	Niya
Thursday December 15, 2022	Maeve
Friday December 16, 2022	Maggie
Monday December 19, 2022	Nellia
Tuesday December 20, 2022	Riley
Wednesday December 21, 2022	Hailey M.
Thursday December 22, 2022	Henry
Monday January 9, 2022	Body
Tuesday January 10, 2022	Olivia
Wednesday January 11, 2022	Levi
Thursday January 12, 2022	Esmae
Monday January 16, 2022	Harper
Tuesday January 17, 2022	Jafar
Wednesday January 18, 2022	Qamar

AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN
Monday November 28, 2022	Eric
Tuesday November 29, 2022	Nikki
Wednesday November 30, 2022	Theo
Thursday December 1, 2022	Isaiah
Monday December 5, 2022	Hailey
Tuesday December 6, 2022	Lian
Wednesday December 7, 2022	Riley
Thursday December 8, 2022	Lucas
Friday December 9, 2022	Kingston
Monday December 12, 2022	Evie
Tuesday December 13, 2022	Chip
Wednesday December 14, 2022	Henry
Thursday December 15, 2022	Myra
Monday December 19, 2022	Kenna
Tuesday December 20, 2022	Aaron
Wednesday December 21, 2022	Jessica
Thursday December 22, 2022	Sophia
Monday January 9, 2022	Vincent
Tuesday January 10, 2022	Lunetta
Wednesday January 11, 2022	Sawyer
Thursday January 12, 2022	MaryAnn
Friday Januray 13, 2022	Marcus
Monday January 16, 2022	Amyrah
Tuesday January 17, 2022	William
Wednesday January 18, 2022	Ena

Hello Families,

If you haven't do so yet, please make sure to sign up for a time to meet for Parent Teacher Conferences. Thursday Conferences will be done in person, and Friday conferences will be done online. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates to remember:

Wednesday November 23, 2022 = Library Day
Thursday November 24, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (STUDENTS STILL COME TO SCHOOL)
Friday November 25, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (No School)
December 15, 2022 = Woodbines Winter Wonderland of Giving 6:00 - 7:30pm
Star Students
- We will continue star student next week!

Hello Families,

Here are some highlights from this week:

We had a Remembrance Day Assembly (AM) and
We learned a poem about the poppy.
We learned about balance while playing a new balancing game.
We learned about M and D and the sounds they make.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

Why do we wear a poppy?
How do we show courage?
What is the action for the sound “D”? (pretending to beat a drum)
Provide 2 amounts and ask “Which one has more?”

Some stories we read this week:

There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
Bear’s New Friend
Snow

A few things we plan on doing next week:

We will be reviewing the letters that we have learned so far
We will continue our work comparing greater than and less than
We will work on the

Important Dates to remember:

Monday November 14, 2022 = Picture Retake Day
Wednesday November 16, 2022 = Library Day
Thursday November 17, 2022 = Parent Council Meeting
Friday November 18, 2022 = PM Kindergarten attends
Friday November 18, 2022 = We will be having a lockdown practice
Thursday November 24, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (STUDENTS STILL COME TO SCHOOL)
Friday November 25, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (No School)
December 15, 2022 = Woodbines Winter Wonderland of Giving 6:00 - 7:30pm
Star Students
- Monday = Olivia & Ena
- Tuesday = Hallie & Aaron
- Wednesday = Elden & Eric
- Thursday = Alice & Nikki
- Friday = Theo (PM)

Friday November 4, 2022

Hello Families,

Now that the snow has started so do all the hats and mitts and scarves!!! Please make sure your child come with a hat and mittens/gloves every day that are labeled with their name. When there are 5 black mittens left in the coat room it is hard to know who they belong to. Although we do not have a scheduled recess as part of the kindergarten curriculum there are some days every so often when we will go outside to do learning so please make sure your kiddo is always prepared for the weather.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· Our Halloween party was a success! The students loved making both the skeleton and the ghost activities as well as our dance party and Room on the Broom movie. It was a great day and so nice to see all the pretty costumes!

· We learned about the letter R and some words that start with R.

· We played Alphabet Bingo

· We reviewed numbers 1-5, how to write them, represent them, and count them.

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What is the Jolly Phonics action for the letter R? (shake your head like a dog pulling on a rag)

· When playing Alphabet Bingo what do you do when all your letters have been called? (Yell BINGO!!!)

· What will come next is the AB pattern blue, green, _____? (blue)

· What day comes after Monday? (Use our days of the week song if you can’t remember.)

Some stories we read this week:

· Bear Feels Sick

· The Snowy Day

· Sheep in a Jeep

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Remembrance Day activity

· Phonemic Awareness of letters M & D

· We will continue our work with Grandfather Teaching of Courage

· We will explore “less than” and “greater than”

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday November 9, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday November 10, 2022 = Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:30am

· Friday November 11, 2022 = Remembrance Day (No School)

· Monday November 14, 2022 = Picture Retake Day

· Thursday November 24, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (STUDENTS STILL COME TO SCHOOL)

· Friday November 25, 2022 = Parent Teacher Conferences (No School)

· Star Students

o Monday = Harper & MaryAnn

o Tuesday = Jafar & Marcus

o Wednesday = Qamar & Amyrah

o Thursday = Hailey J & William

Friday October 28, 2022

Hello Families,

Monday October 31^st we will be having a class Halloween party where we will do some fun Halloween activities and crafts. Students are welcome to wear Halloween costumes on Monday. Please come already dressed in your Halloween costume as we have a lot of fun things planned and will not have time to go get dressed into costumes. We do ask that students keep all weapons, masks or large accessories at home and that costumes are school appropriate.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We recalled / retold the story of Room on the Broom and made a visual to help us remember it, in our visual journal

· We practiced reading words with the sounds we know

· We reviewed numbers 1-5

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What happened in the story Room on the Broom? (use the picture on the blog to help your child remember the order of events)

1. Witch and cat start on the broom and then the witch drops her hat

2. Dog find it and joins them on the broom, but the witch drops her bow

3. Bird find the bow and joins them on the broom, but the witch drops her wand

4. Frog find the wand and joins them on the broom

· How do you sound out the word before reading it? (we put our arm out straight, we use our hand the “chop” our arm. The first sound goes on the elbow pit, the second sound mid forearm and last sound at the wrist. Then we blend it and say the word as we draw our hand across our arm)

Some stories we read this week:

· Room on the Broom

· The Night Before Halloween

· The Littlest Ghost

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Monday will be our Halloween party, during the party we will be watching the movie of the story we’ve been working on “Room on the Broom” Feel free to send a special treat for your kiddo to eat during the movie (popcorn or chips type thing) if you would like.

· We will be learning the phonemes and grapheme of R and M

· We will start talking about “more” and what that means

· We will introduce our new Grandfather Teaching for the Month of November

Important Dates to remember:

· Monday October 31, 2022 = Halloween Party (Wear your costume!)

· Wednesday November 2, 2022 = Library Day

· Friday November 4, 2022 = AM Kindergarten Attending

· Friday November 11, 2022 = Remembrance Day (No School)

· Star Students

o Monday = Henry & Sophia

o Tuesday = Body & Vincent

o Wednesday = Olivia & Lunetta

o Thursday = Levi & Sawyer

o Friday = Esmae (AM)

Friday October 21, 2022

Hello Families,

Monday October 31^st we will be having a class Halloween party where we will do some fun Halloween activities and crafts. In preparation for this, if you are able to donate some cotton balls, q-tips or a pumpkin it would be much appreciated. If you would like to send a treat that day (completely not necessary but some people had asked about it so I wanted to address it for everyone) We have 24 students in AM and 25 students in PM and items must be individually wrapped. Please keep in mind no nuts allowed. Students are welcome to wear their Halloween costume, We do ask that students keep all weapons or large accessories at home and that costumes are school appropriate.

Here is a message from School Council:

Halloween Dance: The Halloween Dance is returning Thursday Oct. 27th from 6 to 8pm. Buy tickets online for $4 each until Tuesday Oct. 25th. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $5 (cash only)

Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/woodbine-elementary-halloween-dance-tickets-443851691357

We also still need a number of volunteers to help make this fun event run smoothly. Please consider signing up for a half hour volunteer role if you are attending. We could not have these amazing events without help from parents!

Gift Card Donations: The Woodbine School Council is asking for donations of grocery gift cards to help support families in our school community. Any denomination is appreciated and can make a big difference.

It is requested that, if possible, the gift cards be purchased for Superstore or Loblaws as these stores have other items such as clothing and can be used to meet more basic needs than simply food.

There will be a drop off box for these gift cards at the Halloween dance, or they can be dropped off at the school office at any point. Please indicate the value on the gift card.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We reviewed our phonemes we have learned so far

· We learned print numbers up to 5

· We taste tested olives and pretzels to see what salty tastes like

· We tasted honey to see what sweet tastes like

· We made some fall art in our visual journals by ripping paper and using paint

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· How did you create your fall tree? (We ripped the paper for the tree trunk and branches, then used the tip of the brushes to dab on the paper to make the leaves)

· What is this word? (write out the word(s) sip, pan, tip, pat)

· Can you draw me a picture of 1/2/3/4/5 apples? (any object works, hearts, circles, etc.)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Review numbers 1-5

· Work on story structure (beginning, middle, end)

· I am unique

· Grandfather 7 Teaching: Respect

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday October 26, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday October 27, 2022 = School Council’s Halloween Dance 6:00-8:00pm

· Friday October 28, 2022 = No School (Professional Development Day)

· Monday October 31, 2022 = Halloween Party

· Friday November 11, 2022 = Remembrance Day (No School)

· Star Students

o Monday = Maggie & Myra

o Tuesday = Nellia & Kenna

o Wednesday = Riley (AM)

o Thursday = Hailey M. & Jessica

Friday October 14, 2022

Hello Families,

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We learned how to identify the digraph and say the phoneme for the letters N and C/K

· We learned how to read a few words with the phonemes we now know

· We learned to count out a certain number from a greater number. (Example count out 2 of the 10 bears)

· We taste tested Seaweed to see what umami tastes like.

· We started our Vet Clinic center and talked about the community helpers doctor, dentist and veterinarians

Here are a couple books we read this week:

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· How do doctors/dentists/veterinarians help us?

· What is this word? (write out the word(s) nap, cap, tap, tick, pack)

· Can you write the numbers 1,2 and 3?

· Can you sing your 5 Little Pumpkins song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm1qvX1ygOo

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Pumpkin Art

· Digraph and Phoneme for E and H

· The number 4 & 5

· Grandfather 7 Teaching: Respect

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday October 19, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday October 20, 2022 = Last Day for Scholastic orders if joining the group class order. (Online orders can be made anytime using code RC136497)

· Friday October 21, 2022 = PM Class attending

· Friday October 28, 2022 = No School (Professional Development Day)

· Monday October 31, 2022 = Halloween Party (details coming next week)

· Friday November 11, 2022 = Remembrance Day (No School)

· Star Students

o Monday = Kaled & Lucas

o Tuesday = Kingston

o Wednesday = Niya & Evie

o Thursday = Maeve & Chip

o Friday = Henry (PM)

Hello Families,

I hope you have all had a great start to your long weekend. I have sent home the October Scholastic Book Club flyers in the kids blue and green folders. Just a reminder that picture day is on Tuesday October 11^th which is our first day back to school next week. I wanted to also let you know that due to some changes in our learning commons we will not be able to have library exchange for the rest of the month of October. Please send your books back on Wednesday as usual and we will return to checking out books the first week of November. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am very grateful to get to be your child’s teacher and have the opportunity to learn from them and grow together.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We learned how to identify the digraph and say the phoneme for the letters I and P

· We learned how to read a few words with the phonemes we now know

· We practiced counting and identifying objects of the amount 1, 2, and 3

· We taste tested lemons and vinegar to see what sour tastes like.

· We talked about thanksgiving and what we are thankful for

Here are a couple books we read this week:

· Leaf Trouble by Jonathan Emmett

· Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Can you show me your thankful turkey and tell me what you’re thankful for?

· What is something that tastes sour? (lemons, vinegar, pickles, sour patch kids)

· What is this word? (write out the word(s) sip, tip, pit, sat, tap)

· How many are there? (show 1,2 or 3 items)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Fall art activity

· Community Helpers (Doctors, Dentists and Veterinarians)

· Digraph and Phoneme for N and C/K

· The number 4

Important Dates to remember:

· Monday October 10, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

· Tuesday October 11, 2022 = Picture Day

· Wednesday October 12, 2022 = Library books due

· Star Students

o Tuesday = Cadence & Hailey

o Wednesday = Eman & Lian

o Thursday = Abby & Riley

o Friday = Benoit (AM)

Week of September 26-30, 2022

Hello Families,

We had so much fun this week doing our Terry Fox Run and having a sharing circle on Orange Shirt Day. We will be starting to learn about the sense of taste. Over the next few weeks we will be doing taste tests of different type of tastes we have. If you would not like your child to participate in any of these tastes please let me know and we can come up with a different option. I have tried to ensure that all items are suitable for all children in our class, please let me know if I have something on my list that is not suitable so I can ensure to change it.

Here is the plan:

Sweet
- Red grapes
- honey
Bitter
- Broccoli
- arugula
Salty
- Gluten free pretzels
- Green olives
Sour
- Lemon
- vinegar
Umami
- Dried seaweed
- Tomato

On Monday we will also be starting “Star Student of the Day” please see below for when your child is the Start Student. On their day they will get to be the line leader, the teacher’s special helper and they can bring an item to share with the class during our class meeting. This can be a favourite toy, a picture, a story, whatever they would like. Please be aware that sometimes things get damaged in backpacks and such so nothing valuable or extremely sentimental would probably be best. I am happy to put a picture on the smart board for the students to look at if they would like to share something that you are not comfortable actually bringing to school. If your child is absent on their assigned day due to illness or other reasons, don’t worry, we can just add them to the bottom of the list. I will not start a new rotation until everyone has had a chance to be a Star Student.

Here are some highlights from this week:

We had our Terry Fox Run and documented in our Visual Journal by colouring a running shoe and saying who we were running for (someone we love and want to help in our life).
We learned about how every child matters and is important and we drew 3 things that matter and are important to us on an orange shirt and put into our visual journals.
We had our first sharing circle and despite getting rained on in the morning a little bit, they seemed to really enjoy it.
We did a wonderful job of matching numerals with the pictures of the same amount.

Here are a few books we read this week:

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

Why do we run on Terry Fox Day? (To finish the run across Canada that Terry Fox was unable to finish.)
What do we need to be holding in order to speak in the sharing circle? (The talking stick)
What word can we now read with the phonemes we have learned so far? (sat)
What is the action for “t” (moving your head from side to side as if you’re watching a tennis match)
How do we show 3 with our fingers? (thumb, index finger and middle finger, NOT the index finger, middle finger and ring finger because in sign language that means “W”)
Why do we wear an orange shirt? (to remind us that every child matters)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

Learning about our sense of taste.
Learning about how to answer the question “How many?”
Letters of the Day “I” and “P”
7 Grandfather Teaching of Respect

Important Dates to remember:

Friday September 30, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)
Friday October 7, 2022 = NO SCHOOL
Monday October 10, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)
Tuesday October 11, 2022 = Picture Day

Here are some pictures from this week:

Star Student of the Day:

MORNING KINDERGARTEN
Monday October 3, 2022	Hallie
Tuesday October 4, 2022	Elden
Wednesday October 5, 2022	Alice
Thursday October 6, 2022	Amelia
Tuesday October 11, 2022	Cadence
Wednesday October 12, 2022	Eman
Thursday October 13, 2022	Abby
Friday October 14, 2022	Benoit
Monday October 17, 2022	Kaled
Wednesday October 19, 2022	Niya
Thursday October 20, 2022	Maeve
Monday October 24, 2022	Maggie
Tuesday October 25, 2022	Nellia
Wednesday October 26, 2022	Riley
Thursday October 27, 2022	Hailey M.
Monday October 31, 2022	Henry
Tuesday November 1, 2022	Body
Wednesday November 2, 2022	Olivia
Thursday November 3, 2022	Levi
Friday November 4, 2022	Esmae
Monday November 7, 2022	Harper
Tuesday November 8, 2022	Jafar
Wednesday November 9, 2022	Qamar
Thursday November 10, 2022	Hailey J.

AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN
Monday October 3, 2022	Eric
Tuesday October 4, 2022	Nikki
Wednesday October 5, 2022	Theo
Thursday October 6, 2022	Isaiah
Tuesday October 11, 2022	Hailey
Wednesday October 12, 2022	Lian
Thursday October 13, 2022	Riley
Monday October 17, 2022	Lucas
Tuesday October 18, 2022	Kingston
Wednesday October 19, 2022	Evie
Thursday October 20, 2022	Chip
Friday October 21, 2022	Henry
Monday October 24, 2022	Myra
Tuesday October 25, 2022	Kenna
Thursday October 27, 2022	Jessica
Monday October 31, 2022	Sophia
Tuesday November 1, 2022	Vincent
Wednesday November 2, 2022	Lunetta
Thursday November 3, 2022	Sawyer
Monday November 7, 2022	MaryAnn
Tuesday November 8, 2022	Marcus
Wednesday November 9, 2022	Amyrah
Thursday November 10, 2022	William
Monday November 14, 2022	Ena
Tuesday November 15, 2022	Aaron

Hello Families,

It was so lovely meeting with you all this week. I truly enjoy teaching your children and look forward to continuing to work together throughout the year to help your children have the most successful kindergarten year.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We started our letters of the week focusing on S and A. We learned their sound as well as how to print them.

· We learned the difference between counting and just randomly saying numbers.

· We learned the number 1 and 2 how they can be represented through numerals, objects and pictures.

· We learned a new game in gym called “don’t throw your junk in my backyard”.

Here are a few books we read this week:

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· What is something that starts with the /s/ sound?

· How do we get up to the playground? (We walk up the stairs, not the hill)

· How do you play “Don’t throw your junk in my backyard”? (You try to throw all the balls into the other team’s “backyard”)

· Where do you hear the /a/ sound in the word “bat”? (in the middle)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· We will start our letters of the week

Letter T says /t/

Letter I says /i/ (short i)

· We will also work on identifying the number 3 in picture, object and numeral form as well as counting to 3 in order.

Important Dates to remember:

· Wednesday September 28, 2022 = Terry Fox Run and assembly (This will be in the afternoon; however, I will be doing a mini Terry Fox Run in the morning with the AM class) If you would like to donate, you can do so here: https://schools.terryfox.ca/6347/donate

· Wednesday September 28, 2022 = Library Day

· Thursday September 29, 2022 = Orange Shirt Day

· Thursday September 29, 2022 = Last day to bring Scholastic order if you’d like to be part of the group order. (There is no deadline if you wanted to order on your own online using our class code RC136497)

· Friday September 30, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

· Friday October 7, 2022 = NO SCHOOL

· Monday October 10, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

· Tuesday October 11, 2022 = Picture Day

Week of September 12 - 16, 2022

Hello Families,

Today’s message is jam packed with information. I apologize in advanced for the length of it. I sent home Scholastic Book Club flyers. Our class code is RC136497 if you would like to order books online that will be shipped directly to your home.

Here are some highlights from this week:

We opened another few centres this week (painting, blocks, I spy, magnets and stamping)
We learned how to wait without making messes
We learned how to use a whiteboard correctly
We learned about our 5 senses and focused on sight.
We had our first library day. We will have library every Wednesday. Please send books back on Tuesday or Wednesday so that your child may switch it for another book.

Here are a few books we read this week:

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

What markers are you allowed to use on a whiteboard? (a special dry erase marker or EXPO marker)
What are our 5 senses? (sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing)
- You could also ask if they remember our 5 senses song.
Where do we put our painting when we are all done? (On the drying rack)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

We will start our letters of the week
- Letter S says /s/
- Letter A says /a/ (short a)
We will also work on identifying the number 1 and 2 in picture, object and numeral form

Important Dates to remember:

Wednesday September 21, 2022 = Library Day (Please return your book to choose a new one!)
Thursday September 22, 2022 = Teacher Conferences (Students come to school today)
Friday September 23, 2022 =Teacher Conferences (NO SCHOOL)
Wednesday September 28, 2022 = Terry Fox Run and assembly (This will be in the afternoon; however, I will be doing a mini Terry Fox Run in the morning with the AM class)
Thursday September 29, 2022 = Orange Shirt Day
Friday September 30, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)
Friday September 30, 2022 = Group Scholastic order will be placed.

Reminders:

Please remember our school is a nut free school. We have 5 students in Kindergarten with nut allergies. Please leave any nut snacks at home.
Please do not park in the bus zone, even during mid-day pick up as we have busses that come at different times of day.
Thank you to everyone that returned your Student Information Form, I am really enjoying reading them and getting to know your children a bit better. If you haven’t returned it yet, please do so as soon as you are able.
Parent Conferences will be held next week Thursday September 22^nd from 9:00am- 8:00pm and Friday September 23^rd from 8:00am – 12:00pm. Students will still be coming to school on Thursday. I will have a guest teacher in my classroom. Due to having two classes I require more time slots then the rest of the school to ensure I have enough time to visit all families. You can sign up from conferences through the MyCBE portal. Here are instructions on how to book a session:
- Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal at MyCBE > myCBE Apps > my School Conferences
- Click on “Book a new Conference now”
- Select your student
- Select the correct conference
- The default teacher will auto-populate – select a different one from the drop-down if needed
- Choose how you will attend the conference – ONLINE or IN-PERSON
- Select the date and time
- Select the option to receive a reminder the day before the meeting. Type in the cell phone number and cell phone provider
- Select BOOK CONFERENCE – Important – As this is a live environment, another user may have booked the same selected time already. If this is the case, a message will display. Refresh and book another time
- Once the booking is successful the booking dashboard will display a summary of your conference booking
- You can log into the system at any time to view your bookings, re-schedule or cancel appointments etc.
  - If you booked an online conference an email confirmation will be sent to the legal guardian. Save the e-mail and read the full instructions. Note – the link to connect to your conference is “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting”.
  - We ask that you arrive 5 minutes before your scheduled Teams Meeting and take the time to test your audio and video setting.
  - This link will take you to the Help Pages should you require more detailed information on how to book your conference and how to join online. https://www.cbe.ab.ca/support/Pages/MyCBE-PowerSchool-School-Conferences.aspx
  - If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school at 403-777-8630.

Hello Families,
I have sent home an information sheet to get to know your kiddos a bit better. Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill it out so I can better support your children in their learning journey.

Here are some highlights from this week:

· We learned how to hold scissors correctly and cut safely.

· We learned how to use and take care of glue sticks

· We learned how to hold a crayon using a correct pencil grip and strategies for staying inside in lines while colouring.

· We had our first fire drill of the school year. Both classes rocked it!

· We had our first Assembly (AM class).

Here are a few books we read this week:

Questions you could ask at home for reinforcement:

· Where does your elbow go when you’re cutting? (Stuck to your side)

· What happens if we forget to put the lid back onto the glue stick? (It will dry out)

· Where do we walk to if there is a fire drill? (The hill beside our school)

A few things we plan on doing next week:

· Practicing painting

· Practicing using a white board

· Learning about the five senses

· Practicing to write your name

Important Dates to remember:

· Friday September 16, 2022 = Afternoon Kindergarten is attending

· Friday September 23, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (PD Day)

· Friday September 30, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

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Hello Families, We had a wonderful start to our kindergarten year this week. It was so nice to meet you all and get to know your children a bit better.

Here are some of the things we learned this week:

- How to enter the class room and where to but our back pack and shoes.

- Where we sit for story time (we read “The Night Before Kindergarten” by Natasha Wing and “On the First Day of Kindergarten” by Tish Rabe.

- How we use our snack table, and what to do if the table is full.

- Where centers are and a few special rules at some centers.

- Where we go to gym and music.

- Where the washrooms and water fountains are in the school.

Questions you could ask at home to reinforce what we learned:

- How many children are allowed at each center? (6)

- What do you do if there is no room at the snack table? (Put your lunch pail in the basket and return to your activity until there is a spot.)

- What is our principals name? (Mrs. Fraser)

Next week we will learn about more centers we can play at. We will work on some fine motor skills such as pencil grip and using scissors. We will practice identifying our names. We will have our first full gym class and music class.

Important Dates to Remember:

- Monday September 5, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (Labour Day)

- Friday September 9, 2022 = Morning Kindergarten is attending

- Friday September 16, 2022 = Afternoon Kindergarten is attending

- Friday September 23, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (PD Day)

- Friday September 30, 2022 = NO SCHOOL (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend, and we will see you on Tuesday!

Thanks so much, Mrs. Caroline Harper

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome back to Kindergarten! I hope you have enjoyed your summer, and are ready for an amazing year of learning together. As we begin Kindergarten at Woodbine School, I look forward to getting to know all new students and families. I look forward to working with you in continuing to create a supportive, positive, high-yield learning community.

My name is Mrs. Caroline Harper and I will be your child’s teacher this year. Our classroom is located in room 1 and 2. Our designated door for dropping off and picking up your child will be at the front doors, please refer to the map.

In order to communicate with you on a daily basis, I have a blog that can be accessed from the Woodbine School website. Each week I will post our weeks activities as well as important reminders, such as dates to remember and pictures of all the fun we are having. Our school website is: https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Woodbine/Pages/default.aspx . If you wish to contact me about your child directly or if you have any questions or concerns my email is cmharper@cbe.ab.ca.

Our first day of school is Thursday, September 1^st, 2022. We will be doing a staggered entry for Kindergarten on Thursday and Friday, please refer to the chart below to see when your child has been assigned to attend.

Starting Tuesday September 6^th we will begin the regular schedule of Monday - Thursday AM Class: 8:58-11:46, and the PM Class: 12:54-3:40. On Friday classes will alternate (see attached calendar) and attend 8:58 – 12:50. Please notify me as to how/who your child goes home with. Your child will be dismissed outside the front doors once they have identified that they see their adult who is picking them up. 2022-2023-Woodbine-Traditional-Calendar.pdf

You are welcome to walk your child to class on the first day, but keep in mind we would like the students to be in their classrooms with their teacher as soon as possible to make the first day of classes smooth as possible.

When picking up students during the day, you are required to check them out through the office where they will call them from class, or have them ready if pre-arranged. Our school calendar for the year will also be attached to this letter.

Please bring a pair of “indoor shoes” that will be left at school. Please keep an extra change of clothes in a zip-lock bag in your child’s back pack in case of accidents. We will not have a designated “snack time” during our day, however will have a snack table for children to go to when they require a snack. Please pack enough snacks for your child’s typical appetite. Learning takes a lot of energy and requires healthy fuel to make that energy. Please try to pack healthy snakes as well as a water bottle, ensuring to avoid peanuts as it is an allergy issue.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Caroline Harper

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