Kindie Korner Adventures

Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life.”

John 14:6

Today we made Advent Bells with our buddies.  Students are bringing them home today BUT they don’t start until Dec 1!  There are 24 links on the paper chain.  Hang it somewhere where your child will be able to cut one link off each night before going to bed.  When all the links are gone- it will be Christmas morning!

There were quite a few students who were absent today. Don’t worry!  Your big buddies made your advent bell for you and they are in your lockers.  If you haven’t already sent a bag to school for your child to use to carry this home in, please send one!  They are hard to carry safely without one and too fragile to go in backpacks.

On December 6 we are going to be decorating gingerbread men cookies.  Mrs Dumont, our illustrious High School foods teacher, is making cookies and prepping icing for us.  Would any of you be willing to send in some small candies or sprinkles so we can decorate them?  You can email me or reply to this post if you are able to send something in for us all to use.

Thanks so much!

Hi everyone!

We sure enjoyed reading about your family traditions this week.  Thank you to everyone who sent those in.

With Christmas approaching I wanted to take the opportunity to invite you to share any Christmas traditions you may have in your family that originate from another country/ culture.  If you would be interested in coming in to the classroom to talk about something your family does at Christmas that has ties to a different country of origin, please let me know so we can schedule a time for you to come tell us about it.

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that Tuesday is phonogram ring day.  A number of them have trickled in since Tuesday morning and I just don’t have the time to commit to getting to them if they come in on a day other than Tuesday.  Sorry about that.

Please send a plastic, or reusable shopping bag to school for your child to use on Nov 28th.  The children will be making paper chain advent calendars for Christmas with their buddies and it is nice to have a bag for them to go in so they don’t get squished in backpacks.

“I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made”

Psalm 139:14

Here are some important dates for your calendar that will take us to Christmas break.  I can’t believe we are already talking about Christmas!

Nov 22- Western Dress Up Day

Dec 1- noon dismissal

Dec 8- report cards go home

Dec 15- grades 4-12 Christmas Concert @ 1:30

Dec 21- last day of school- Primary Christmas Concert @ 9:30 am (dismissal after the concert is done)

January 8- Return to School

It was so nice to be able to meet with you all yesterday and share with you a glimpse of the learning your child is doing in Kindergarten this year.

A number of you expressed interest in the Spell to Write and Read App so I am including a link to it here.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phonograms-by-sei/id934525008

Also, I gave each of you a key ring with some phonograms on it yesterday.  If your child brings that key ring back on Tuesdays, I will have Mrs Wilson, our Learning Support worker, review these with the students on Tuesdays and she can add to your child’s ring if they are demonstrating confidence in the sounds.