Friday, April 28

Thank-you ever so much for joining me for your child's interview. I am so proud of the learning that is happening in Kindergarten!
Thank you for sending in your Zoo trip planning form so promptly!
Field Trip permission forms will be sent out soon.
Please remember to check my earlier blog about the gift bags and more information will follow about our plant sale.
Letter of the week sharing:

o   May 1              Letter Y – Joel, Lawrence, Nicholas, Aiden

o   May 8              Letter X - Ayaansh, Gavin B., Jared, Levi

o   May 15             Letter Q - Leander, Lily, Colin, Senna

Sunday, April 23

Monday 

• Yellow Fish Presentations with Trout’s Unlimited for room 3 (9-9:45)
• April 24 Letter V – Liam, Anisha, Ava, Joachim

Upcoming Events: 

• SHHHHH It’s a secret!  By Friday, May 5, please send to school a small gift bag (i.e.: 20 cm. width x 25 cm. length) with tissue paper. Please label the bottom of the bag with your child’s name.
• Friday, May 12 Kindergarten L.G.T. Plant Sale - more details to follow
• Our Painted Lady Butterfly Larvae is due to arrive later in May. We are very excited about raising our butterflies and releasing them in our very own ‘Whispering Woods’!
• Kindergarten Field trip to the Calgary Zoo is booked for Wednesday, May 31. Please check your child's back pack for a preliminary planning form.
• A very special thank you to our parents volunteers and Parent Council  for their support of the 'Clay for Kids' visiting artist. 

Thursday, April 20

What a fantastic week! We can hardly wait to show your our Chirpy Chick art and writing. Next week is Student Conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with all of our Kindergarten families.
Tomorrow is F.A.F., and it may be a rainy day. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.

Monday, April 17

I hope you enjoyed your Easter Weekend with your family and friends.
No letter of the week.
On Tuesday, April 18, Kindergarten is having a guest speaker. Our school nurse Gail Starchuk,
will share her expertise for our 'Healthy Eating' and nutrition learning.

Tuesday, April 11 - Treat Day

Our Treat Day was excellent! Today, we practiced choosing and buying our own treats (before the rest of the school arrived). So many yummy and creative treats. Thank-you for sending in your Treat Day donations.  Also, we have so many wonderful volunteers!
Tomorrow, we are making a fused glass, project. Please do not send your child to school in their favorite dress or shirt.
Due to our 'Clay Lady' art activities and a Spring class project we are unable to have library. Next week, we will resume our book exchange time. Our classroom 'Spring' project is requiring our volunteer's, Mrs. Babcock's and my complete attention. We are not able to exchange all of the Home Reading books. Please be patient, while we work towards exchanging your child's Home Reading books. Alternatively, after home time, you are welcome to exchange your own books.
Wonderings:
Our Celery experiment worked! Please ask your child what they observed and why they think the celery has changed color?

Monday, April 10

Tomorrow is our Treat Day! Please send to school your treat donation and quarter for your child to purchase a treat. Your treats may be left on the table outside of the gym or outside of the office.
Thank-you, very much for your treat donations.
We have 'Clay for Kids'  on Wednesday, April 12. We are making fused glass projects, to decorate our school fence.

Sunday, April 9

Last Friday, we went on a Spring walk. We found some sap on some tree buds and sprouting green grass! In regards to trees we are learning about, 'How do roots work'? We began an experiment to help us discover the answer to our question. On Monday, we are looking forward to finding out what happens when a stalk of celery that sits in red, blue or green colored water.

My apologies for posting this so late. I will have options available for the Letter 'W' sharing.

·       On Mondays, please have your child bring in an object that begins with the letter of the week. In order to keep our ‘show and share’ of letter objects manageable please follow the following list:

o   April 10                     Letter W – Aksel, Yazmine, Josie, Taylor

o   April 17             Non Instruction Day – no letter of the week

o   April 24                     Letter V – Liam, Anisha, Ava, Joachim

o   May 1               Letter Y – Joel, Lawrence, Nicholas, Aiden

o   May 8               Letter X - Ayaansh, Gavin B., Jared, Levi

On April 24, we may have a scheduling conflict. I'll keep you posted.