Update and Pictures May 28 to June 1

PAJAMA DAY!!!  NEXT WEDNESDAY, June 6^th

The students have been asking so here it is! The class is invited to wear their pajamas to school on Wednesday. They are welcome to bring pillows and slippers as well.  If your child does not want to wear pajamas, it is no problem at all—uniform or alternate dress is fine. You can also put a change of clothes in your child’s bag (for if they get hot or just want to change out of their PJ’s.) We will read together, eat popcorn and have a little pajama day fun! We are also thinking to make oven smores, so if you would like to send in graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate, please just let me know. There was a lot of cheering from the students when we put this on the calendar!!! Stuffed animals are welcome and invited. J

Is anyone else wondering how this year has gone by so fast!?!?!  I can’t believe we only have one week left to go!!!!! We talked about all of the things we are excited about for next year, whether we will be at SAS or another place. We will be visiting the Elementary library one more time next week, as well as the students’ favorite…the rooftop playground!

The students were amazingly creative this week, and pulled out a variety of materials from the cupboards that they wanted to work with.

We celebrated one more birthday this week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JEHA!!!

Look out for the yearbook coming home today (some students wanted other students to sign, some did not,) and next week out look for the two FATHER’S DAY gifts amongst the end of the year things!

REMINDERS

*June 6^th: Pajama Day

*June 7^th: Last Day for Students—11:30 Dismissal

Week 37 May 28 to June 1

51 new photos · Album by Lynsey Howitt

Update and Pictures May 21 to 25

We celebrated THREE more birthdays this week!  (It’s been quiet on the birthday front for awhile…now we are rolling!  Our class has a lot of May, June, July birthdays! ) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ISABEL, HARRISON and RHEA!!!

Just a reminder that we have no school on Tuesday because of Vesak Day.

We went on another trip down to the Elementary School this week. We visited Ms. Ganske and Ms. Pepple (the two kindergarten music teachers.) We danced, looked at the instruments and were very excited! We stopped by the art rooms and a couple of the PE gyms (and swimming pool,) saw the ES cafeteria where our kiddos will be eating lunch, and visited the Elementary Office (with HUGE fish!) and the nurses office.  Our students are jazzed about this transition! We will do one more visit to the ES library and the rooftop playground.

Mango and Oreo Cookie needed baths and haircuts and our students were amazing at helping to take care of them while one or the other were getting pampered, as well as helping out. They then became part of their dramatic play! A whole story involving the guinea pigs evolved, and we had many other “class pets” out with Mango and Oreo.

The mark making materials disappeared! A lot of wondering where the markers, pencil crayons, pastels went, until a note was received about how the mark making materials were sad and scared that they were not being taken care of. They were scared to be tossed on the floor, broken and without caps. It was interesting to witness what the students decided to do about it. Ask your child what happened, and if the mark making materials decided to return…

REMINDERS

*Please return the BLUE BAG and RED LIBRARY BAG on Monday.

*We would love you to send in more fruit for our classroom. Thank you so much!

*May 29^th: Vesak Day-No School

*June 7^th: Last Day for Students—11:30 Dismissal

Week 36 May 21 to 25

88 new photos · Album by Lynsey Howitt

Update and Pictures May 14 to 18

We celebrated two birthdays this week!  (We are starting to celebrate our summer birthdays now as well!)  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALISA and ARIAN!!

We had a wonderful visit to one of the kindergarten hubs. Ms. Wan and Ms. Clow’s classes welcomed us with open arms, and we read a story together, had a chance to explore as well as eat a special snack with each other.  Next week we will be visiting the music classrooms, take a tour of PE, art, and the nurse and ES office, and eat our snack in the primary cafeteria.

We also had the fun privilege of learning to breakdance with Mr. Kyle (Amelia’s dad!) After impressing us all with his very awesome and fancy moves, the kiddos had a chance to learn. SO MUCH FUN!

Today we are saying farewell to Alisa and her family who will be moving away. We are sad but know your new adventures will be amazing! We have loved having you as part of our classroom family, Alisa! Big hugs from all of us!

REMINDERS

*Please return the BLUE BAG and RED LIBRARY BAG on Monday.

*We would love you to send in more fruit for our classroom. Thank you so much!

*May 29^th: Vesak Day-No School

*June 7^th: Last Day for Students—11:30 Dismissal

Week 35 May 14 to 18

91 new photos · Album by Lynsey Howitt

Update May 7 to 11

Thank you so much for being a part of our learning celebration today! I became a little choked up and couldn’t quite express how much these amazing children mean to Ms. Aidah and I.  These beautiful, kind, empathetic, capable, inspiring young learners are what will make our world a better place to live. It has been such a joy to be a part of their learning this year, and with each exploration, project and discussion, it felt like our connections became stronger and the learning richer. If you can, please be sure to come back and visit us in Pre K!!

The learning doesn’t stop now though! We will be continuing our explorations in the classroom for the next few weeks, of course! The question “What does the universe look like?” was asked and we are investigating! The students are also becoming extremely creative and resourceful with our maker space recycled materials, so be sure to ask your child what they are constructing. Our book making process in also full steam ahead right now, writing, drawing, spelling, using materials (staplers, scissors, tape,) so our classroom library is growing by the day with amazing literature! 

We will be visiting Ms. Wan and Ms. Clow’s kindergarten classroom next Tuesday morning, and will eat snack with them. Be sure your child is here by 8:10 so we can start walking. The week after we will visit the music, PE and art classes, and probably try to get another play on the rooftop playground!

REMINDERS

*Please return the BLUE BAG and RED LIBRARY BAG on Monday.

*We would love you to send in more fruit for our classroom. Thank you so much!

*May 29^th: Vesak Day-No School

*June 7^th: Last Day for Students—11:30 Dismissal

Week 34 May 7 to 11

78 new photos · Album by Lynsey Howitt