Before Halloween Updates

Hi There! A few things to keep you updated on:

I apologize for the change in the pumpkin carving dates. We will still carve pumpkins and will do so as a center at our Halloween party. It will be great! If you'd like to be a parent helper at the party please let me know. Day times will be as usual. Siblings are welcome at your discretion. If you think they will participate in the activities of the day and not distract from learning and activities please bring them along! ...and yes grownups... please dress up!!

The plan for the day will be:

Circle Time: Children will arrive in their costumes. We will talk about and sort ourselves according to our costumes!

Parade: We will parade around the school showing off our costumes to our friends! (In the afternoon there will be a school wide parade. Kindergarten will be spectators, sitting in chairs watching.) So fun!

Snack: We will enjoy a great party snack!

Centers: I will need adult helpers at this time please! There will be game centers, carving, crafts etc.

If your child has a very warm costume PLEASE be sure they can change if they need to. Thanks!

Absence

I will be away Thursday morning at a district training session. Sherese Speelman will be in for me. My apologies. Thursday will be our last skating day. Thanks so much for the overwhelming parent participation during this event!

Feed the Bug

We are participating in the Feed the Bug campaign. We are collecting items for the Lethbridge Food Bank. We have bins in our classroom to store the items and will periodically take them down to the big pile at the front of the school. This campaign helps us to learn things like compassion and empathy. Thank you for participating!

Class photos will be coming home soon. These are free of charge. Enjoy!

Scholastic Books

The November Scholastic book order will be coming home soon. Books make GREAT stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts!! If you'd like your order to be a secret from your child, please write a note on the order or envelope and we will be sure to "sneak" it to you!!

Report Cards and Interviews

Kindergarten report cards will go home November 17. Interviews will be held November 23 and 24. In a few weeks you will be able to sign up for a time slot on-line. These slots are 15min. each. If you think you might require more than 15minutes to speak with me, please let me know ahead of time and we can arrange an alternate date. Due to the large class sizes we are dealing with this year scheduling will be tight so please book a time as soon as you are able. I will keep you posted!

Dress for the Weather

As the weather gets colder, clothing becomes more important! Once the ground is wet from rain or snow (which is bound to happen sooner or later) please have your child change in to their inside shoes BEFORE coming into class. Inside shoes are stored on the shelves in our bootroom. Thanks so much!

We go outside for recess EVERY DAY. Please send your child with clothing for the weather. It's a great idea to leave a hat and mitts in the backpack at all times. Please be sure these are labelled with your child's name.