Update!

Thank you to the immediate response we received! We now have enough parents to get us through to March! Yippee!

Pinnies will be sent home the Friday (Thursday for Pro-d) and returned the Monday (Tuesdays if holiday Monday)

October 11th – Snezana (sending home tomorrow, thank you for offering to go first!)

November 1st – Mary Esu

December 6th- Saniya  Alam

January 31st- Lori Berndt

February 28th- Vicky Lei

March 13 – Mme. Marando

Thank you for helping keep the kids smelling clean and safe on the playgrounds 💕

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Salut,

We are now more than a month into Kindergarten and the students are adjusting to routines and expectations in the classroom! They have even begun learning some basic rFrench phrases!

The students wear yellow vests (pinnies) for recess and lunch. After a month of use, these pinnies are starting to smell! In the past, I would take them home over the weekend to wash however with the job share, that option doesn’t work as we would not be able to return them. Last year, we sent the pinnies home with each child at the end of the month but found they did not all return the Monday.

So, we are looking for a laundry helper! Ideally 5 parents that could sign up to take a load home each month so that you are only responsible for one load all year. We typically phase out pinnies by April.  Alternatively, if you have another solution, we’d love to hear it.

Please fill in the poll below,

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Merci!

Bonjour,

My name is Jenny Yuen. I was born and raised in Burnaby. I left Canada to enhance my French in Brittany, France. I stayed for 6 years and came back to finish my teaching degree. I am currently a UBC candidate. I started full-time school this September. I am very excited to have a placement at l’ecole Brantford! I will be observing Anna Maria Marando every Thursday until Christmas break. I will engaging in teaching activities on a gradual basis. I have my short practicum starting on October 28th and ending November 8th, 2019 where I will be designing and teaching short activities or lessons for about 1 hour a day.  I look forward to working with Mme Marando, Mme Mauro, and the students in their class!

Sincerely,

Jenny

Etoile de la semaine begins next week! The information can be found here: Star Student 

Every Friday, the new star will take home a poster and name sheet to be completed. The order will be as follows:

Elisa

Ivan

Kaleah

Petar

Ella

Damian

Teagan

Georgie

Alicia

Connor

Simra

Max

Elsa

Logan

Eva

James

Mythica

Caspian

Carina

Ryan

 

We will pause the etoile during Winter and Spring Break. If your child is away sick for most of the week or on vacation, they will be bumped to the end of the list 🙂

Bonjour !

Here is a glimpse into our OCTOBER EVENTS. Please note the fieldtrip on Oct 17th. We will be booking a bus but will need parent volunteers so please Save The Date!!

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Lettre de la semaine begins!

Chantons (singing books) were sent home Friday to review. Please return them on Monday in their dossiers.

Week of Sept 30-Oct4

Topics: Fall, Letter A

Monday: Dismissal 2pm; Orange Shirt Day

Tuesday: ELL support; Music at 2:00

Wednesday: Library 1pm, Music 1:30

Thursday: ELL support

Friday: FIELD TRIP PERMISSION DUE, send green duo-tang to school, Music 10:45pm

*A reminder: Mme. Mauro teaches every MONDAY, TUESDAY and alternate WEDNESDAYS . Mme. Marando teaches alternate WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

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Week of October 7-11

Etoile de la semaine begins!

Topics: FALL, star of the week

Monday:  PICTURE ORDERS DUE, Dismissal 2pm

Tuesday: ELL support; Music at 2:00; 

Wednesday:  Library 1pm, Music 1:30

Thursday: ELL support

Friday: Music 10:45pm

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Week of October 14-18

Topics: Thankful and Gratitude

Monday:  THANKSGIVING

Tuesday: Bring an object that begins with the letter C in French, ELL support; Music at 2:00

Wednesday: Library 1pm, Music 1:30

Thursday: PUMPKIN PATCH FIELDTRIP 

Friday: Music 10:45am

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Week of October 21-25

Topics: Pumpkins

Monday: Bring an object that begins with the letter D in French, Dismissal 2pm

Tuesday: ELL support; Music at 2:00, PHOTO RETAKES 9am

Wednesday: Library 1pm, Music 1:30

Thursday: ELL support

Friday: PROFESSIONAL DAY – NO SCHOOL

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Week of October 28- Nov 1

Topics: Halloween

Monday: Dismissal 2pm

Tuesday: ELL support; Music at 2:00, 

Wednesday: Library 1pm, Music 1:30

Thursday: ELL support; HALLOWEEN PARADE

Friday: Music 10:45

 

A friendly reminder that today is early dismissal at 1:50pm

Tomorrow (Friday) is a professional day which means there is no school. 

Our schedule will be back to normal next week starting Monday (dismissal at 2pm) and Tuesday to Friday (dismissal at 3pm)

A friendly reminder that today is early dismissal at 1:50pm

Tomorrow (Friday) is a professional day which means there is no school. 

Our schedule will be back to normal next week starting Monday (dismissal at 2pm) and Tuesday to Friday (dismissal at 3pm)

Cher parents,

Here is our schedule at a glance so that you are aware of the topics and schedule of our day in case you need to pick up your child from school during a P.E or music block.

Merci!

Weekly Timetable 2019-2020

Thank you to all the parents that volunteered for class jobs. Here are the following parents and duties for Term 1. We have decided to eliminate the art helper role for now. We will send out emails when we require helpers to come in for art, science or baking fun! Merci!!

 

The dates are tentative. Please contact Mme. Marando if any of these dates do not work!

Name	October	November	December
Class Liason	Michele Shum
Playdough Use own recipe or ask teachers for theirs 😊 Bring to school first Monday of the month	Nica	Hollie	Carol
Art Helper – TBA
Filing – 1st Friday of the month. Time to be determined by parent.	Saniya	Michele	May

Cher parents,

We have completed our gradual transition! Next week, the students will attend class with the rest of the school!

A few reminders and notes:

Inside/Outside Shoes – Inside shoes need to be appropriate for playing in the gym. Outside shoes need to be appropriate for playing outside. Open toed shoes or sandals don’t work as students get wood chips and dirt in their shoes

Backpacks: Need to be large enough to fit their dossiers and library books (starting next week)

Dossiers: Those plastic folders that came home on Tuesday are their “back and forth” communication folders. Essentially, you check them daily for any school communication and then they are sent back to school, every morning. If you need to communicate with us, email or notes in the dossier is best 🙂 Please ensure they come back to school everyday. Thank you to those of you that have done so. If any money is sent in, please put it in their DOSSIER, LABELLED with their name.

Popcorn Days: We typically do not participate in the first popcorn day. The students are still learning how to eat snack at school and introducing another element can be confusing which is why we did not communicate it 🙂 If you did send in money, your child did receive popcorn. For FUTURE popcorn days, please send money in DOSSIER, labelled with their name. We had several students hand in money on my desk with no name and two students who lost their dollar. It makes for an upsetting morning for the children. Popcorn days are organized by the PAC and they are a fundraiser. You can also choose to send your own popcorn on popcorn days or not participate as well.

Snacks and Lunch: over the weekend, please explain to your child the difference between a snack and lunch. We have done lots of practice these past two days as students wanted to eat their fried rice or mac and cheese at 10am 😉 We also encourage that any treats are eaten at the end of their lunch so if you can help us reinforce that, it is greatly appreciated. We get asked often for ideas for snack and lunch. Here are some ideas: Healthy_and_nut_free_snacks

Labels: Ensure to label with a sharpie or school labels (Oliver’s Labels, Mabel labels) shoes, water bottles, snack bags, umbrellas, jackets. These items get left behind so often it helps having a name or initials on it. 🙂