Getting into the swing of things!

We are settling into school routines very well. Fortunately, the weather has allowed us to get outside for fresh air playtime every day. Thank you very much for sending the students prepared for the weather. Just a reminder that if your child comes home wearing their “extra clothing” please replace the extra clothing at school asap. Also, please tell your child to take their extra clothing bag out of their backpack to put into their cubby.

Library

Every Wednesday, we will visit Mrs. Dias in the school library. The students get to choose 2 books to take home for one week. Please return these book IN THE PLASTIC LIBRARY BAG to school every WEDNESDAY so they can check out 2 new books. These books are for you to read to your child and share together.

Names

We continue to explore alphabet and letter sounds through a variety of stories. Our favourite story this week was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. We had lots of fun sorting letters, counting letters in our names, and making coconut trees with our names like the story.

Orange Shirt Day

We participated in Orange Shirt Day on Thursday. I read a story to the class to introduce the origin of “orange shirt day”. I hope you can continue the discussions at home about the significance of orange shirt day.

The students created orange hands filled with drawings of reasons that they are special. Check out our group collage in the photo below.

Morning Choice and Exploration

You may hear your child use the terms “morning choice” or “exploration”. Morning choice is a time when students can choose an activity when they arrive at school every morning. There will often be literacy activities on tables for them to try. This gives them a time to reconnect with their peers and a chance for me to check in with them.

Exploration is a longer play time every afternoon when the kids can engage in a variety of activities like art, “making table”, kinetic sand, dramatic play, building tubs, puzzles, dollhouse, and many more.

I hope you are able to enjoy the extra time with your family this weekend. Please note that school will be closed on Monday to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.