Month: October 2020

Just as everything else, Halloween will also look different this year.  However, as long as we are all healthy and safe, we will make the most of it as we have been doing thus far.  Let’s hope for decent weather for our Halloween Parade on Friday.  Whatever you do decide to do this year, I wish you all a safe and Happy Halloween!!

Hello Division 19!

Welcome to school!  You are officially a “Kindergartener!”

If you were scared to come to school, I want you to know that you weren’t the only one. I will try to comfort you by helping you meet new friends and I will reassure you that I will be here for you should you need me.

If you are excited, I will celebrate with you! I am happy to see your excitement and I will love to see when that excitement is contagious to your peers!

This is a different year but we will make it special and fun.  Thank you for being so responsible and making sure that you and your peers are in a safe and respectful environment.

Kindergarten is a special time in your life and you will learn so much. I am sure you have heard all about how you will learn your ABC’s, learn to read and do math problems.

But I want you to know something – those aren’t the most important things you will learn in Kindergarten.

You may hear grown ups talk about those things a lot – and they are important and we will work hard – but reading and math are not the most important things about Kindergarten.

What are the most important things?

Friendship, kindness, compassion, sharing, empathy, independence, teamwork, honesty, courage, creativity, adventure, problem solving and much more. Yes, my dear kindergartners, you will learn to read and do so much this year and I will be so proud of you.

But when you look back at Kindergarten, I want you to remember the other things too.

If you think of me when you are older, it’s ok if you don’t remember that I helped you learn to read, and it’s ok if your strongest memory of Kindergarten is how we laughed so hard together because something was silly.

In fact, I hope you remember that the most.

Here’s to a wonderful year filled with learning and laughter,

Love always,

Mrs. Minhas