November 22, 2019

Dear Family and Friends,

This week we focused on the letters E and F and the number 3. Our morning class made beautiful Elmer the Elephant paintings (our afternoon class did this last week!) and our afternoon class made a painting using the pointillism art technique. We practiced patience and mindfulness by slowing down and taking our time as we did our art work. 

Important Dates and Information

November 26 - Please email or send in family photos by Tuesday. We will be sharing and using them to support our learning in the classroom. 

December 5/6 - Parent-teacher conferences. Please book a time slot to come and discuss your child's learning and successes so far in Kindergarten. I will be sharing the Early Years Evaluation results for your child at this meeting. These are 15 minute time slots, if you feel as though you will need more time please email me and we can arrange for a longer meeting. If you need support with booking please follow this link:

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/chiefjusticemilvain/teaching-learning/assessment-reporting/teacher-conference/pages/default.aspx

December 12 - Our first Engineering for Kids session. Please return the permission form and and $18 (in exact change) by Monday December 2 to ensure your child gets to participate. 

December 19 - The afternoon kindergarten students will be performing in our Celebration of Learning assembly. I will let you know the time closer to the date. (AM students will have their Celebration of Learning in May)

Snack

• Due to severe allergies, please don't send any snacks that have nuts. 
• Healthy Snack - Please ensure your child has some healthy snacks to choose from. Please don't send candy or chips. Our snack time provides nutrition to the children and helps them have energy to learn. Some ideas are vegetable, fruit, yogurt, cheese, sandwiches, boiled eggs, whole grain crackers and granola bars. Thanks for your support with this. 
• Extra Snack - If your child is in school on FRIDAY please send extra food for your child. They have a long day and get hungry with all our busy activities!

Raz-Kids - Remember that Raz-Kids is an awesome online reading tool that we are subscribed to at CJM. Each child has their own login and password. It is taped to your child's home reading bag. If you have misplaced the login information please let me know and I will print it for you again. :) 

Home Reading - Return books to be changed every Thursday. 

Please have your child read with an adult or sibling every day. You may read the book to them and let them read some of the words if they are able to. Rereading the same book supports success when children are able to remember familiar words and patterns. Throughout kindergarten we will be learning the sounds of the letters and how to blend them together. In your child's book bag is a list of reading strategies that we will also use as the children develop phonemic awareness.

Winter Clothes - As the weather gets colder, please ensure your child has warm, waterproof outdoor clothes. Also keep a change of clothes in their backpack for emergencies. We will continue playing outside as much as possible, as fresh air and exercise are an important part of our students' learning.