Week One

Wow!  We had a very busy first week in kindergarten.  We slowly met new friends with our staggered entry.  The highlight for many of the children was playing on the playground and exploring the different centres in the room.  We began decorating our space by adding our handprints to the door.

We used paint and were able to pick our own spot.

We also started to learn new routines like morning message, calendar as well as changing our shoes and finding our hooks.  Please make sure that if you forgot to send indoor shoes this week that you send them in as soon as possible.  We also started using our special kindergarten door on Friday (down at the south end of the school).  We had some time to explore different materials as groups at the table.

Singing different songs and reading stories were enjoyed by the children throughout the day. We started to learn our five classroom carpet rules (which we also sing).

Rule # 1 Sit on your bum

Rule # 2 Use your listening ears.

Rule # 3 Eyes on the teacher.

Rule # 4 One person talks at a time.

Rule # 5 Hands off your friends.

Just a reminder that there were a lot of forms sent home please fill them out and return them as soon as possible.  I have also created a lost and found page.  If you could check it to see if any of the items belong to your child and then email me I will make sure they are returned.  I will also be looking for volunteers very soon.  If you would like to come in and have clearance from the office email me and I will you put you on a list.  If you did not fill out the clearance forms please go to the office as soon as you can as I would not like to have to turn any one away from the fun we will have this year.