Kindie Room 103 Stars

Welcome to the 2019-2020 Room 103 Kindergarten blog!

I am pleased to keep you up-to-date on our classroom happenings.
I look forward to sharing our news with you!

Mrs. Cuggy-Murphy

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LABOUR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE:
In the event of a full withdrawal of services by CUPE,
schools will be closed to students
on MONDAY, OCTOBER 7th,
and for the duration of the strike.

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📣Calling All Volunteers!

If you would like to help children as they begin their learning journey at school, you are most welcome! This includes moms, dads and grandparents.

Volunteers MUST have a Police Record Check (Vulnerable Sector) on file in the school office PRIOR to working within the classroom.

Here are some areas where little ones will benefit from your assistance:

• Literacy - identifying letters, reading printing names and sight words, letter and sight word Bingo and other games

• Numeracy - counting, representing numbers, printing numerals,number games such as Snakes and Ladders, Bingo and Dominoes

• Arts and Crafts

If you have time to spare, and are available for some time during Monday/Friday mornings and afternoons or Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday mornings, please send a note in your child's zippy.

Reading Tip

Ask your child questions about the things they see in the neighbourhood, an electronic device or on TV. Comprehension is a large part of reading and asking your child simple comprehension questions is a great way to see if they are understanding and interpreting their environment and media correctly!

Library

Every Thursday, our class visits the library. Your little one will have an opportunity to enjoy a book read-aloud by our librarian, Ms. Riddle. They will also be able to sign out a library book of their own choosing. Please enjoy reading this book with your child throughout the week. Good readers enjoy books multiple times! Please send books back to school on Wednesday to help ensure that they are returned in a timely fashion. Students are not permitted to take out books if they have overdue items.

Our Family Tree

You are invited to send in a family photo to be displayed on our classroom family tree. These pictures help students gain a sense of belonging within the classroom. They also visit the tree from time to time when they are feeling a bit lonely.

Remind Program 

St. Andrew is striving to minimize the use of paper notices. To that end, I will be sending classroom reminders via the Remind program. If you have not already done so, please join our Remind Class. If you would like more information, please send a note to school in your child's zippy.

Toys from Home

While children love to bring their favourite toys to school, you are asked to keep toys from home at home to avoid having treasures lost or broken. Our classroom is well-stocked with fun, educational toys.

Things to Continue Practicing

• Your child should practice printing their name every day. First name for JK and first and last name for SK. (First letter upper case, the rest lower case)
• Putting on shoes independently. Please send in shoes with velcro!
• Putting on coat independently 
• Zipping zippers on backpack, lunch bag and coat
• Packing backpack independently. (Hint: have your child put their own zippy bag and lunch bag inside backpack before coming to school.)
• Opening and closing snack and lunch containers/putting away snack and lunch containers in their lunch bag

Outdoor Weather and Clothing

Children must continue to come to school dressed for the weather as we go outdoors several times a day. Inevitably, the weather will become colder and children will arrive at school with more outdoor clothing. Please ensure that all articles of outdoor clothing are labelled with your child's name so that we can assist your child in bringing all their belongings home. In addition, we appreciate your assistance in reviewing dressing skills at home (zipping zippers. buttoning buttons, putting on coats and, eventually, snow pants). We will continue to support children in developing this independent skill.

☔ Indoor Shoes ☔ 

As our fall weather becomes inclement, please, if you have not already done so, send in indoor shoes for your child. This will help keep our classroom clean. It would be helpful to label the shoes "I" for indoor and "O" for outdoor.

Important Dates

October 11 - PA Day - No School for Students

October 14 -  Happy Thanksgiving! No School 🦃

October 15 - Scholastic Book Orders Due

October 18 - Pizza Treat Lunch 🍕

November 1 - Pizza Treat Lunch 🍕