Oct. 11-14

Hello Kindergarten Families,

Time is flying in K!  Our students are settling into our routine. Our daily visual schedule helps keep everyone on track. Students are starting to take responsibility for moving the magnet to the next activity because Mrs. Hrycan is very forgetful! 


Our days fly by so quickly, but we always make time for Centres because, as Mr. Rogers said, "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning."  We start our day with Learning Centres that are literacy and numeracy based and end our day with the power of imaginative play! Can you spot your child doing some serious learning? 


Wednesdays are Library days! Please remind your child to put his or her book in their backpack Tuesday night or Wednesday morning!  On Fridays, we plan to start taking our learning outdoors, beginning with our community walk next week! Please dress your child for the weather and make sure all outdoor gear is labeled. It's much easier to find the owner of a lost mitten if the name is on it.

Finally, if you have not already done so, please log in to our Google Classroom. Your child's login information can be found on a label inside of their red folder if needed.  Red folders have been living at school because there haven't been any newsletters, but I will send them home on Monday with any students who have not logged in yet so you have access to Google Classroom information!

-Friday, Oct. 21- Community Walk (We have enough volunteers. Thank you!)
-Friday, Oct. 28- Non-Instruction Day (No school)

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