Important dates ahead:
September 24 - Paynter's Market trip
September 26 - School photo day
September 27 Terry Fox Assemby
September 28 - Terry Fox run for Kindies
October 3 – Early dismissal day for Open House 12:30
October 4- Early dismissal day for Open House 12:30
October 5 – Implementation Day for Teachers (no school for students)
October 8 – Thanksgiving (no school)
October 19 – Professional Development for Teachers (no school for students)
BRAVO! We have just about completed our first 3 full days of Kindergarten. The children are learning many new French words through songs, direct-instruction, conversation and stories. The children are also settling in nicely with the Kindergarten routines and expectations.
In our Kindergarten classroom "WE TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, WE TAKE CARE OF OTHERS AND WE TAKE CARE OF THINGS". Please review this as well as the following guidelines with your child:
*walk in the hallways and in the classroom
*use an “inside voice” when inside the school and classroom
*use kind words and manners
*raise your hand before speaking
*keeps hands and feet to yourself
REMINDER:
Please send:
-a change of clothing in a bag labeled with your child's name to be placed on their far hook
-headphones
I will have a clear Ziploc bag with your child's name on it in a blue bin by the front door. Please place headphones in your child's bag.
PARENT HELPERS
Parent helpers are always a welcomed and much appreciated addition to the Kindergarten class. Any help is gratefully accepted. We are in the ART ROOM every Wednesday morning at 10:00 (it is always a treat to have a parent volunteer on this day). If you wish to help or simply observe, please choose a date and sign-up on the calendar posted by the classroom door. According to district policy you must also fill out a voluntary criminal record check at the office in order to work with children in the school or on a fieldtrip. When you do come in to volunteer, you will need to sign-in and pick-up a volunteer nametag at the office.
FIELDTRIPS
It's harvest time! "C'est la recolte!" Our class will walk to Paynter's Market on Monday, September 24th to visit an orchard and a very large garden. We will leave at 12:40 and return at 2:20 . No fee is required for this trip. I will need 3 (or more) parent volunteers for this trip. Please let me know if you can join us!
GPE SPIRIT DAY
Wear our school colours "royal blue and yellow" with pride on Wednesday, September 19th.
TERRY FOX RUN
Our Kindies will participate, during gym time, in the “Terry Fox Run” on Friday, September 28th. The Kindergarten classes will run together, but at a separate time from the rest of the school. Each child is encouraged to bring in loose change to support cancer research on that day. There will be a school wide Terry Fox Assembly on Thursday, September 27th at 8:45 am.
EARLY DISMISSALS
On Wednesday, October 3rd and Thursday, October 4th, students will attend school from 8:30 – 12:34 pm. There will be Parent-Teacher conferences for children in Grades 1-6. Kindergarten children WILL NOT have conferences, as we have just completed them. These half days are great for the KINDIES to rest, relax and rejuvenate J The days are beginning to get long for some of the children.
Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions or need clarification about what is happening in our Kindergarten class. Children sometimes misunderstand information or expectations and a quick call or visit may clear these up. The school number is 250-870-5103. My email is ([email protected]).
Also, please contact the school if your child is going to be absent or late.
Merci Beaucoup!
Madame Hawtree
FYI….French Immersion Kindergarten teachers will be away at an in-service on September the 27th. There will be a teacher on call for the entire day.