Valentine Day

Hello Parents,

Here is some information with regards to Valentine's Day

Valentine Card Exchange

This exercise is excellent to practise name writing.  We encourage you to use the class lsit to make a small card for every student.  It can be a drawing, a piece of paper with the shape of a heart, etc.  I strongly encourage homemade cards.  Send them to school on Friday February 14th and they will be distributed that day.

Valentine Buffet

On Friday February 14th, we will make a buffet table with nut free snacks.  Our Valentine's gorup fro Celebrations are welcome to send homemade goodies with a list of ingredients.  Fruits and vegetables will be more than welcomed.

Here is the list of what each child should bring:

Plates, Cups, and Napkins - Luke

Drinks - Madelene

Treats - Makayla, Megan, Olive

Our Winter holiday buffet was a huge success!

Thank you
Mme Melissa et Marie Claude

Class Meetings

Hello Parents,

We wanted to inform all parents who have requested a Portfolio Meeting for the Week of the 12th, that they are confirmed for their first choice of time.

Any parents who did not return the Portfolio Meeting form but would like to meet to review their child's second term work should connect with Marie-Claude to make arrangements.

Thank you
Mme Melissa et Marie Claude

Fruit and Vegetable Shapes

Hello Parents,

In our classroom we are learning about food and geometric shapes.  We decided to do a construction activity made from fruits adn vegetables instead of lego pieces.

We are asking each child to bring in four shapes, i.e square, circle, rectangle, triangle, carved from a fruit and a vegetable.  The activity will include sharing their fruits and vegetable shapes within a small group.

Monday Febraury 3rd - Vivian, Samantha, Anisija, Megan, Makayla, Scott
Tuesday February 4th - Siena, Valeria, Gabrielle, Madelene, Luke, Ryan L.
Wednesday February 5th - Laura, Ainsley, Danielle, Talia, Ryan P., Edwin
Thursday February 6th - Olive, Charlotte, Riley, Leah, Breanna, Dexter, Ryan G.

Parents are more than wlecome to join us, during the mornings for this activity.

Please let us know if you plan on coming into our classroom.

We are looking forward to working with the children to see where their imagination takes them.

Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie Claude

Happy New Year - January Learning

Happy New Year parents,
We just wanted to let you know what we are learning in the classroom.

We have asked the children "Comment la nature nous aide?"  Which translates to "How does nature help us?"
We also have 2 subsections, which we are working on which are:  Food and Well-being.

We are learning about food, items which they may already know how to cook, as well as food items they would like to learn how to cook.

We are also learning about geometric shapes, items we see in the classroom and what shape they look like.
For an example a window looks like a square!  We are also distinguishing differences between 2D and 3D shapes.

Thank you
Mme Melissa et Marie Claude

Cold Weather Clothing

Hi Parents,
as the winter weather approaches we need to ensure that your children are wearing the proper attire.

I ask that you please ensure that your children have a pair of indoor shoes which will remain at school.  Please be sure to label your childs shoes just in case they go missing.  All children should be prepared to go outside, so that means a scarf, mitts ( that won't get wet) as well as a hat.


Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Hygeine Kits

 I am sending an email reminder about participating in the Hygiene Kits for the Yonge Street Mission that Mrs. Ferch is organizing. 
  
The Young Street Mission in Toronto has been providing the hungry and homeless in Toronto with shelter, relief, food, health and employment since 1896. 
  
This is wonderful activity that you can do with your children in the spirit of giving 
  
Below are a list of items that will help Yonge Street Mission provide Hygiene Kits to disadvantaged adults and youths. 
  
If you could spend some time with your child to go out and obtain the items that would be wonderful. It is a great opportunity for your child to learn how they are helping another person in need.  
  
Please bring these "kits" in by Monday, November 19th.  Mrs. Ferch will be taking the items downtown later that week. 
  
In a ziploc bag please include travel size items such as: 
  
·         toothpaste 
·         toothbrush 
·         soap 
·         shampoo 
·         conditioner 
·         deodorant 
·         hand sanitizer 
·         disposable razors 
  
Here is the link to the Young Street Mission to learn more about the organization www.ysm.ca <http://www.ysm.ca/> http://www.ysm.ca <http://www.ysm.ca/> . 
  
Thank you for your support.    

Halloween Parade

Hi Parents,

The kids will be doing a Halloween Parade on October 31!
The students will be parading outside to show off their Halloween costumes!  The parade will start at approximately 2:30pm.  Please send your child dressed in his/her cotume in the morning.  Remember that the costume should be comfortable, not include any weapons or masks, and your child must be able to use the washroom independently with his/her costume on.


Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Celebrations!

Our Yearly Celebrations!!!!

Hi Parents,

As a class we love to celebrate yearly holidays and events! The Kindergarten Team has made a choice to hold a variety of celebrations for the 2013/2014 school year. The first celebration will be our upcoming Halloween Party on Thursday, October 31^st, 2013.

In order to ensure that all children have an opportunity to supply a treat, we have decided to divide our students into 5 groups. We will assign a group to every celebration. Please be mindful of allergies and portions regarding the number of students in our class!!

We have 25 students and food allergies related to Peanut.

Taking part in the planning of classroom celebrations is optional and therefore not at all mandatory. Please do not hesitate to contact us directly regarding any concerns or questions.

We greatly appreciate your support in advance!!!

Celebration Groups

Group One: Halloween Party (October)

Ainsley, Anisija, Breanna, Charlotte, Danielle

Plates, cups & Napkins: Ainsley

Drinks: Anisija

Treats: Breanna, Charlotte, Danielle

Group Two: Holiday Party (December)

Dexter, Edwin, Gabrielle, Laura, Leah

Plates, cups & Napkins: Dexter

Drinks: Edwin

Treats: Gabrielle, Laura, Leah

Group Three: Valentines (February)

Luke, Madelene, Makayla, Megan, Olive

Plates, cups & N apkins: Luke

Drinks: Madelene

Treats: Makayla, Megan, Olive

Group Four: Spring Party (April)

Riley, Ryan G., Ryan L., Ryan P., Samantha

Plates, cups & Napkins: Riley

Drinks: Ryan G.,

Treats: Ryan L., Ryan P., Samantha

Group Five: End of the Year (June)

Scott, Siena, Talia, Valeria, Vivian

Plates, cups & Napkins: Scott

Drinks: Siena

Treats: Talia, Valeria, Vivian

Thanks so much,

Marie-Claude Douville and Mme Melissa

Pumpkin Carving in Class

Hi Parents,

We had our pumpkin carving in class on Thursday October 24th, and I would like to thank all the parents, caregivers and grandparents that came in to help carve pumpkins!  The students had a wonderful time!

Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Recycling

Hi Parents,
I would like to thank Kevin, Breanna's father, for the presentation about composting.

To take care of our community, we are learning to compost, recycle and use garbage appropriately.


Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

September Update

Hi Parents,

September has already rolled by quickly and we have been making some good progress in getting used to routines and the French language. We have been working on several inquiry based learning that, not only, complement each other but can also be incorporated in the daily lives of the students. Here they are:

1 – How do I take care of my community (home, school and their neighbourhood)

a-     How do I take care of myself

b-     How do I take care of my things

c-     How do I take care of my body (wash hand, eat healthy, exercise, blow my nose in a tissue, sneeze in my sleeve and not in my hands, etc.)

2- We are also talking about the characteristics of a good listener, good reader and good writer.

3- In mathematics, we are working on patterns and the big question is as follow:

How do patterns affect my life?

                  Patterns affect our lives in our routines, through the seasons (clothes, food, and activities), the time (hours that repeats) and more.

                  The students are also working on finding patterns in their environment and all around them (clothes and cloths, trees, flowers and so on)

Since students benefit highly from reinforcement at home, we encourage open conversations about these topics and what they are working on in class. Your little ones will be proud to share their learning with you and, in return, share what they have learned at home with the class.

Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Special Presentation - Morrison Meadows Farm

Hi Parents,
We had a very special presentation in the classroom on October 7, 2013.  Olive did a presentation in the SK class today with her grandparents about a farm called Morrison Meadows in Bracebridge.  The farm was purchased and developed to support adults with developmental disabilities, including Olive's Uncle Mike, who has Down's Syndrome.

Here is a link to the farm's web-site.

Morrison Meadows Farm

Thank you very much!  The farm is really important to the family, and Olive was very proud to be able to share her presentation with the class.


Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Pumpkin Carving Hour

Hi Parents,

We will be doing Pumpkin Carving in the classroom on Thursday October 24th from 1:45 to 2:45pm.  Parents are invited to bring in a pumpkin and carve it with your child in the class.  Please be sure to bring a knife, newspaper and anything you want to enjoy decorating your pumpkin.

If you are not available, think about a significant adult in your child's life who could join us for that special Pumpkin Carving Hour.

Please contact Stacia at stacia.c.morris@gmail.com to RSVP for this wonderful event.

Also all regular volunteers need to fill in a police check form.  Please get one from the office ASAP so that you can join us on a regular basis.

Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude

Blogger and Class Rep

Bonjour,

I would like to thank you very much Mrs. Lisa O'Connor for accepting to do our blog and Mrs. Stacia Morris for accepting to be our parent rep.

To make our communication easier, I will communicate with Mrs .Morris all information for parents. Some of it can be forward to Mrs. O'Connor for the blog and some other information can be to sent to all parents via their emails.

I really appreciate your time and effort to efficiently communicate electronically with parents.

See you at 3pm.

Marie-Claude

Welcome!

Bienvenue dans la classe de Marie-Claude et bienvenue sur le site de notre classe.

Welcome to Marie-Claude's classroom and welcome to the blog site of our class.
This is where all the pertinent information related to the class will be posted as well as some of the infomration relating to the school.

I hope the kids have a fun filled year.


Thank you,
Mme Melissa et Marie-Claude