Kindie Korner Adventures

Tomorrow, Monday Feb 26 we are celebrating our 100 days of learning in Kindergarten.  Students are supposed to be bringing a collection of 100 items to show the class and are invited to dress as they think they will look when they are 100 years old.

March 1- no Kindergarten classes as Mrs Morris and I will be meeting Kindie students who have registered for Kindergarten next year.

March 5-  Math Mayhem- 6:30 pm- come for an evening of math games and activities to do with your child.

March 13- Storybook Character Dress Up Day

March 15- dismissal at 11:35 and the start of Spring Break!

Sorry about the lack of memory verses over the past couple of weeks!  Here’s this week’s verse:

“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.”

Psalm 8:1

I will be asking the students next Wednesday February 28th if they know it.  We started working on it class today.

Reminder that our K-6 students are participating in Pink Shirt Day tomorrow. Students are invited to wear a pink shirt and casual bottoms or their uniform if they would prefer.

I am still looking for 4 more ingredients for our 100 day trail mix.  If you haven’t already signed up to bring something, could you consider bringing one of the following:

gluten free pretzels

craisins (Nora)

rice chex (Dana)

chocolate or cinnamon chex (Rory)

I will be pouring from the bags/boxes into cups and having students take from the cups, meaning I can guarantee a return of your product that hasn’t been handled by the hands of 17 kindies!

Please let me know if you can help by sending one of the items above.  Thank you!

Dear Parents or Guardians,

We sincerely apologize for the late notice. As enrollment for the 2024/2025 school year is currently underway, we find it necessary to allocate time for assessing next year’s kindergarten students. Although this has not been included in our school calendar, it is essential for our teachers, Mrs. Larsson and Mrs. Morris, to spend a day with the new kindergarten applicants.

On Friday, March 1st, there will be no school for our current kindergarten students. If possible, we kindly request that you keep your child at home on that day. We understand that this may pose challenges for some families, and we are prepared to provide care for your child if needed.

Please contact the office by Friday, February 23rd if you plan on sending your child on March 1st.

We genuinely appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,

Pamela Goosen

Elementary Department Coordinator

We are going to be celebrating 100 days of school on Monday, Feb 26.  This post has a lot of information in it so please read it carefully and make note of everything.

100 Day Project

Students should compile a collection of 100 things (100 popsicle sticks, 100 pom poms, 100 buttons…).  Please encourage your child to count out their 100 items by making 10 piles of 10.  If they would like to then take those 100 items and create something with them (a popsicle stick house, pom pom flower etc) they can do that, or if they just want to bring their collection in a ziploc, that’s fine too.  Please have collections to school on or before Feb 26.

100 Day Dress Up

What do you think you will look like when you are 100?  Students are invited to come to school on Feb 26 dressed as themselves at the age of 100!

100 Day Trail Mix

One of our special activities on 100 day will be to make a special trail mix,  Students will count out 10 of each of the following 10 items. I am looking for parents to sign up to send in the following:

1.gluten free pretzels

2.gluten free rice chex (Dana)

3.gluten free chocolate or cinnamon chex (Rory)

4.gummy bears (Kyler)

5.popped popcorn (Mercy)

6.mini marshmallows (Fraser)

7.chocolate chips (Kaeden)

8.m and m’s (Oskar)

9.raisins (Maya)

10.craisins (Nora)

Please ensure you send enough so that each child can have ten pieces of the item you sign up for.

Hi parents,

I have been informed there has been a scheduling mix up and the children will be recording for Music Machine TOMORROW.  Please have your child wear a solid colored t-shirt with their uniform pants tomorrow (no pictures or logos- we can always turn it backwards for the recording if need be).

Sorry about the last minute switch- I only just found out myself.

Feb 7- wear a solid colored t shirt for our filming (see previous post from Mrs Shinness)

Feb 14- Valentine’s Day!  We will be celebrating with a valentine card exchange and some special activities.  I will be sending home a list of classmates’ names.  It is not mandatory to send valentine cards, but if your child wants to participate, please ensure they bring a card for each member of our classroom.  Students can also wear valentine colors on this day!

Feb 16- Professional Day, no school

Feb 19- Family Day, no school

Feb 22- Pink Shirt Day

Feb 23- Forest Friday Field Trip

Feb 26- 100 Day Celebration! (It’s actually our 101st day of school but we will be celebrating on this day)  Look for more information to come about this exciting day!

“Now faith is being sure… of what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11:1

Hello Parents!

We are looking forward to our spring concert and this year instead of our usual “Spring Showcase” the Kindergarten – Grade 3 classes will be performing “The Music Machine” on Monday, May 13 at 6:30pm.

We are asking that students wear jeans or uniform pants, sneakers, and a short sleeved t-shirt in a solid colour of your choosing, with no printing on the front (shirts may be turned inside out to hide printing if needed).

On February 5^th and 7^th, the children will be video recording some dialogue with the Conductor, played by Mrs. Shinness in our studio.  We are asking that all students please bring a solid-colour t-shirt with no printing on the front.  They can change into the t-shirt before heading to the studio.

The following classes will be recorded on the following days:

Feb 5^th: Kindergarten (Mrs. Morris), Grade 2 (Mrs. Ellis), Grade 3 (Miss Rast) and Grade 3 (Mrs. VanLeeuwen)

Feb 7^th:  Kindergarten (Mrs. Larsson), Grade 1 (Mrs. Folkerts), Grade ½ (Miss Evans)

Please make sure your child brings their shirt on the day they will be recorded.

At the bottom of this message is a link to a copy of the entire musical.  We have adapted the dialogue portion for groups of children instead of the Stevie and Nancy characters. Your children will enjoy hearing their music at home, and it will help them prepare for the performance.

We are also in need of assistance from any willing parents who would love to create some props.  We need 2 large snail costumes.  If you would like to help, please contact Alynne Shinness (ashinness@highroadacademy.com) or Angela Kennedy (akennedy@highroadacademy.com)

The Music Machine