Last Week of November

Thank you to all of our Year 1 Families for visiting our classroom for observations. We hope you had a great time and learned lots about our program. 

In math, we have started learning about 3D solids and 2D shapes. When outside for a walk or around the house, ask your child which 3D solids he/she can find/knows. 

Baby Inquiry: 
We sent home a note regarding our interest in babies. If you have any items that you are willing to donate for our drama centre, please send them with your child. 

Also, please send in a baby picture of your child by Monday if possible. 

360 Kids Needs Drive: 
Our school are partnered with 360 Kids, a charitable organization that helps homeless youth transition back into the community. This year we will be donating to the 360 hub in Richmond Hill. They offer counselling, essential food and other health care aids and provide avenues for students to continue their education.

This year, the Kindergarten classes are kindly asked to donate single-serve food items. This is different from canned items.
Examples include: Kraft Dinner in a cup 
Mr. Noodle 
Cereal in a cup 
Uncle Ben's Single Serve

We will continue the drive until December 20- we greatly appreciate your support. 

Makers Space: 
We are in need of recycled materials (i.e., show/cereal/Kleenex boxes, towel paper rolls etc...). If you have any of these items, please send them in with your child on Monday.

Vacation: 
If your child will be away during the month of December, please inform the office.

Have a great weekend! See you on Monday :)  

Crazy Hair Day

This Friday, we will be having CRAZY HAIR DAY! 

You can earn a colour team point for this spirit day. 

Artists at work

Students have continued to explore Piet Mondrain. This week, we provided students with oil pastels, plates and black construction paper. 

In Math, we are continuing to learn about patterns and numbers. Some students explored growing patterns this week. 

 

Friendly Reminders: 

Please ensure you are sending your child dressed in warm clothes to go outside for recess. We will only stay indoors if there is an extreme cold weather alert. 

Morning supervision in the Kindergarten area begins at 7:45, students should not be coming through the front doors of the school as there is no supervision in the class during this time. Please note that the Kindergarten doors are locked at 8:00 a.m. We kindly ask you to drop off your child at the office after the second bell. 

 

Year 2 Student-Led Conferences were a success! Students did a great job showcasing their work to their families. 

Year 1 Observation Visits begin on Monday. Please refer to the confirmation letter sent home for your date/time. When arriving, please sign in at the office first. 

Please return your child's report card envelope as soon as possible :) 

Have a great weekend! 

Report Card & Book Fair

Report Cards: 

Your child will be bringing home his/her report card today. Please return the envelope with your signature after every term. 

Year 2 Student Led Conferences: 

It is required that you bring your child with you for student-led conferences on Thursday.  

Book Fair: 

The book fair will be open tomorrow (Thursday) evening from 3:00 to 7:00 (not open from 5:30-6:00) for you to purchase books. 

It will also be open on Friday morning until 10:00 a.m.  

"Snow" much fun!

We woke up to our first snowfall Friday morning! It was beautiful! Continue to practice the Winter Dressing Song over the weekend.
Please send your child in waterproof boots and practice putting snow pants over the boots to avoid wet socks. 

We started to learn about various artists. We started with Piet Mondrain. We learned how he uses very few colours and learned the word abstract. 

 

Students had so much fun wearing patterns on Monday. 

 

 

Friendly Reminders: 
Year 1 Parents: Please send in your Observation sign up form by Monday. We will send home confirmations on Monday.

Year 2 Parents: We're looking forward to our student led conferences on Thursday. A reminder note will be going home early next week.

Winter Concert: The Kindergarten students will be having their winter concert, "Canada, Eh" on Wednesday December 19.
The concert is FREE! However, we appreciate a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Vaughan Food Bank. 

Monday: Book fair begins on Monday
  
Wednesday: Report Cards go home

Friday: No School! P.A. Day 

Brrr it's cold!

We are expecting 5-10 cm of snow tonight. 

Today, we started practising how to get ready for outside by singing our Winter Dressing Song: 
Please practise at home with your child: (tune: Head and Shoulders). Please have your child do this as independently as possible. 

Snowpants, 
Boots, 
Then coat and hat.
Coat and hat. Coat and hat. 
Snowpants, 
Boots, 
Then coat and hat. 
Scarf and mittens last.

Personal Belongings

Families, 

We are kindly asking that students refrain (do not) from bringing toys, jewellery etc... to school. We are having incidents where items are being broken or are getting lost. 

Please have a conversation with your child.

Thank you for your support.

Mrs Sierra and Mrs Partab

We Remember

This week, we have been discussing Remembrance Day and what the word peace means. Please continue to talk to your child about peace and happiness as we will continue talking about these topics. 

Enjoy the pictures below: 

  

We've been having lots of fun at Tim Hortons, practising how to order items and filling out order forms. 

Students were challenged at the STEAM table to build a straw house based on the story, The Three Little Pigs 

Ms.D (DECE student teacher) sent home an activity today for you to complete together about your culture/country of origin. 

Important Reminders/Information: 
We have been learning lots about patterns! On Monday, we are asking students in our classroom to wear something (sweater, pants, socks etc...) with a pattern on it. 

Year 1 parents: Please read and return the Year 1 observation visit sign up (sent home today) as soon as possible. Observation visits are only for Year 1 families. 

Year 2 parents: Students in Year 2 to Grade 8 will be participating in student-led conferences. Please log-in to Edsby to book a time/date. More information will be sent home closer to the evening. 

Please send warm clothes (hat, scarf, gloves, boots) as the weather gets cooler. Also, please practice zipping up jackets at home.

We had so much fun looking out the window today and watching the snow fall! 

Year 1 Observations & Year 2 Interviews

Year 1 Students: 
More information about Year 1 observations will be sent home towards the end of the week

Year 2 Students: 
Parents will have the opportunity to sign up for Year 2 student led interviews on Edsby starting on Wednesday. If you have not logged on and created your account, please contact the office as soon as possible.  

Busy week in Room 109

We started the week by using the vegetables we received from the farm to make our own vegetable soup. Perfect for a cold day!

We discussed how to make a recipe and the importance of food safety and hygiene. It was delicious and lots of students asked for more!!! 

 

 

  

 

Students had the opportunity to dress up for Halloween! We went on a parade to see all of the different costumes and got to open our pumpkin. We estimated how many seeds would be in the pumpkin and then had the opportunity to count them using a 100s chart.

 

In math, we have been learning about patterns.We made lots of patterns using various materials.  

We have also started transforming our drama centre to Tim Hortons. We started making menus, signs, and various food items (donuts, muffins etc...) 

Have a great weekend, see you on Monday!