Nov. 21-24

 

Hello Kindergarten Families,

It was so lovely to have most of students back at school this week! Thank you for keeping your child at home if they are unwell.  Hopefully this means we all have strong immune systems in time for the holidays!

This week we have been learning all about the letter Pp. One of our favourite activities is making the letter with our bodies! We also like using our magic finger to print the letter on a friend's back. Check out our Google Classroom for some Pp resources if you are interested!  Our students are also starting to realize that we can sound out some words using the letter sounds we have learned so far. It's very exciting!


We have also continued stretching our brains to come up with new ways to sort objects, although sorting by colour is always a hit! We have wrapped up our sorting unit and will be moving on to patterns next week.






Finally, we have opened two new Centres this week! The morning class has been using the Smartboard for educational sorting games and both classes have been playing with sand at the Sand Table!  We are looking for a volunteer to make new Play Dough for us to use until Christmas, as well as a volunteer for January. Please email Mrs. Hrycan at elhrycan@cbe.ab.ca if this is something you would like to help us out with! 


Red Folders:

-Families who did not attend conferences in person, please check your child's red folder for two copies of the Early Years Evaluation (EYE) assessment report. One copy is returned to school with your initials, the other stays with you! If you have any questions about the report, please reach out via email to elhrycan@cbe.ab.ca. If you do not receive this report, your child may have enrolled later in the year. They will be assessed in the spring.

-Scholastic Book Orders are coming home next week! Books make an excellent Christmas gift.  Book purchases are optional and will ship directly to your door.

Upcoming Fun Days in December:

Dec. 20- Christmas Sweater Day

Dec. 21- Christmas Hat Day

Dec. 22- Last Day of Classes- PJ Day


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