Love, Laughter, and Loose Parts

Month: September 2020

Div. 27: Off to a great start!

Today is our second day with our (mostly) full class, and things are going well! Students are making new friends, adjusting to having more bodies in the room, and learning routines. We will continue to have additional students trickle in over the next coming weeks and months, with all transition students in no later than mid-December. So our Div. 27 family will continue to grow!

The focus of these first few weeks is building classroom community and learning what is expected in Kindergarten. We will be discussing our behaviour in terms of finding our inner super hero – what makes you a star at school? To reinforce at home, families can use the language of “star behaviour” or “kindergarten super powers” when their child is helpful, brave, or kind.

With the recent wet weather, we are finding that some students are coming to school not prepared to play outside in the rain. Please ensure that your child has waterproof boots and a rain jacket each day. Waterproof pants or a muddy buddy are highly recommended and can be left at school with their extra change of clothes.

Another couple of housekeeping reminders:

  • Please make a School Cash Online account and log on. There you will find some digital forms that we need you to complete as soon as possible.
  • Please pay $25 on School Cash Online for Kindergarten Supplies. It will be open for payment until September 30.
  • There is no school tomorrow (Friday, September 25) due to a Professional Development Day.
  • Monday, September 28 is our first full day together! Please take note of your arrival and dismissal time, which is staggered based on your child’s last name. Last names beginning with A-L arrive at 8:55 and dismiss by 2:50; last names beginning with M-Z arrive at 9:05 and dismiss by 3:02.

Today, students will be bringing home an information letter for families – please read over it, and let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for supporting your child!

Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year, Div. 27!

Hello new families!

Welcome to Div. 27 at Taylor Park! I am so happy to be your child’s teacher this year, and am excited to get to know them and your family. This will certainly be a memorable year, both as your child’s first experience in elementary school, and trying to navigate kindergarten during an unprecedented time in global history.

As a community of families, our guiding principles this year will need to be Patience and Understanding – as we work to figure out how to teach and learn in a new never-before experienced environment, we will take things slow. We recognize that situations will shift over time; some changes may happen gradually and sometimes quiet suddenly. I keep saying that I am practicing Teacher Yoga, because I need to be flexible in my thinking and my practice, ready to adapt as needed!

You will receive more information soon regarding schedules, routines, and how I run my practice, but for now I just wanted to welcome you to our school, to our classroom, and to our bubble!

Love,

Ms. Osiris