Thursday, March 22 - Enjoy Your Spring Break!

Enjoy your Spring Break! Classes resume on Tuesday, April 3
Letter of the week sharing:

• March 26       March Break – No Letter of the Week
• Tues. April 3  Letter Z – Pierce, Joel, Abel, Karthik
• April   9          Letter W - Maeve, Kais, Christopher, Aadhya
• April   6          Letter V - Adeline, Ran, Max 
• April   23        Letter – Y - Anya, Graham, Hank,
• April  30         Letter  X - Ryley, Jeffrey, Kipling, Phil

This week, Kinders worked on their Bunny craft. I must say that they worked very hard on this project! I'm so proud of how everyone followed the steps, checked their own progress and assisted each other with the crafting process. Here are a few samples.

Tuesday, March 20 - First Day of Spring

Spring is Here!

This week's letter is 'Jj', which is a tricky letter for Kinders. What sound does the letter 'J' make?
Can you recognize this letter and it's sound in your home reading books?

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Thursday, March 15 - Despite Winter/Spring Planting!

Tomorrow, we are hoping to go outside. However, this is dependant on the weather and how much ice is on the ground. Today we watched a youtube video about snow. Our question was, 'Why is snow white?' First we shared some of our answers to our question. Then we watched the video and discussed what we had learned. Perhaps your Kinder can tell you what we learned🙋

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLnhwseR9Z8

Little Green Thumbs Garden (L.G.T.).
We transplanted our seedlings into our big planter containers and into larger pots. As I prepared the large container with soil, dolomite, and fertilizer, everyone watched and discussed what we were doing and why. Also, we talked about what the seedlings need to grow and their roots.

Tuesday, March 13

For our letter of the week booklets, we are learning to print a sentence.
I like (word from letter of the week).  To practice our new learning, please read your booklets with your child.
For our Zoo field trip, it would be helpful to have some dad's join us.  Please let me know via email if you are able to volunteer. We can take more than 6 volunteers, however the first 5 volunteers will be joining us for the Gossamers and Wings workshop. This would give some of our other volunteers time for a coffee break or to check out the zoo. After our workshop, you could meet us for lunch.
Save the Date: Tuesday, March 20 - Treat Day and Dr. Coffin Cares Assembly

Thursday, March 8 - Letter of the Week and Important Dates

Our field trip to the Bella concert hall was a great success! During snack time, we are listening to some Disney Movie Hits.
Tomorrow for F.A.F., immediately after attendance, I am planning on taking everyone outside. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.
Letter of the Week Sharing:

• March 12       Letter B - Graham, Hank, Ryley, Jeffrey
• March 19       Letter J- Kipling, Phil, Rory, Aliana
• March 26       March Break - No Letter of the Week
• Tues. April 3  Letter   Z – Shemuella, Pierce, Joel, Abel,
• April   9          Letter W – Karthik, Maeve, Kais, Christopher,
• April   16        Letter V – Aadhya, Adeline, Ran, Max 
• April   23        Letter Y – Anyone can share
• April   30        Letter X – Anyone can share
• May    7          Letter Review – Mrs. Wilkens

Save the Date:

Friday, April 13 - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary - Kindergarten On Site Field Trip

Guided Nature Walk of our very own Whispering Woods and a Seasonal Safari - "Take your class on an indoor safari!  Students will learn about animals, birds and other seasonal creatures by examining objects from nature. This hands-on program will have students exploring feathers, furs, skulls and bones."

May 14 to 18 - Painted Lady Butterfly Larvae Raising Kit arrives (15 larvae) which we will raise and learn about the Life Cycle of Butterflies.

Thursday, May 31 - Field Trip to Calgary Zoo - I'm very happy that I was able to book the 'Gossamers and Wings' program for the Kindergarten class and six adults.  This will be a longer day for Kindergarten. We will return to school at approximately 2:45 PM. We will be able to take more than six volunteers, however from 10 to 11 a.m., only six adults (including myself)  will be joining us for the presentation. If you would like to volunteer, please send me an email. More details to follow. This is a really fun and exciting day!

Monday, March 5- Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow, is our  Music Field Trip to the Bella Concert Hall, at Mt. Royal University. We are looking forward to The Canadian Armed Forces Band's concert.
Today, a piece of very important paperwork (that was missing from the original package) was either filled out at school and for some parents please check your child's backpack for it. This paperwork is vital for your child to have permission to attend the field trip!
On the field trip, backpacks will not be taken with us. Please ensure that you pack an item labelled with your child's name, for  snack that is easy to open and eat. We will place these snack items in my backpack for distribution at the university. I will bring extra snack items. Snow pants will also be left at school. Pick-up time at school will be at approximately 12:15 P.M.
Upon arrival at school, students will remove their snow pants, have a bathroom break and be placed in their volunteer groups. Attendance will also be taken and we will board the bus.
Thank-you volunteer parents for joining us on our field trip. To date, for seating at the concert we have decided to keep each class together. There is assigned seating that the concert staff, will direct us to.
For students that have ordered sweatshirts and/or tee shirts, I have them in the classroom. Tomorrow, you are welcome to pick them up.

Thursday, March 1

Hi there! For our field trip next week, we now have enough volunteers.
Tomorrow, we are going outside to look for evidence of voles and mice in Whispering Woods.
If we are quiet and lucky, we are hoping to spot some birds.
For our Whispering Woods (and general area) multimedia project, we are adding our animals, labels and some 3D snow. Hopefully, next week, we will have our projects ready for you to come in and see.
Letter F is on Monday - please check my previous blogs for who is sharing.
Thanks!!!!