Kindergarten Newsletters

Our Kindergarten Newsletters can now be accessed online in two different ways:

1. Visit our sidebar right above 'Important Reminders' to find a link to current and past newsletters. (I'm sorry to move it, but I realized it was a little difficult to find).

2. Visit our Raymond Elementary Website at www.raymondelementary.ca and click on the homerooms of either Mrs. Thomson, or Mrs. D'Agnone.  Under the homework section will be the link to each newsletter, and they will be archived by date.

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know!  Thanks.

Friday is a Special Day!

Friday is a special day for kindergarten - not only do we get to come for the full school day, but we have two special activities that only occur on this day:  The first is library.  We get to sit on the comfortable library bean bag chairs and listen to a story, then each Kindergarten student gets to pick one book to check out of the library and take back to class for one week.

The second is music, with our favorite teacher Mrs. Vereschagin.  We know that something exciting will always happen in the music room.

Just a reminder that our Friday hours run the same as the rest of the elementary school:  8:30am to 12:45pm.  Please be conscious of being on time at the end of the day.  As the weather gets colder and colder, waiting outside will become much more difficult for these young children (and their teachers!).  Thank you for your support!

Just a Bunch of Turkeys!

Why does a turkey say "gobble, gobble"?

Because they never learned good table manners!

Last week in kindergarten we made vegetable print turkeys to go along with our themes of Thanksgiving and Nutrition.  We used potatoes to make the turkey body...

And peppers to make the colorful tail feathers.  The result was finger licking good!

So, what vegetable should you eat at Thanksgiving dinner?

Beets me!

Hamster Fun

We had a special guest visit kindergarten this morning - meet Spider Mouse, a teddy bear hamster that belongs to one of Mrs. D'Agnone's students.  We had fun watching her run around in her hamster ball, petting her soft fur, and learning about why she is a nocturnal animal (one that sleeps during the day and is awake all night).

Thanks Spider Mouse for the special visit!

We Fit Together

Just like in a jigsaw puzzle, we all have an important role in our kindergarten room.  Each of us belongs and contributes something unique.  Take away a single piece, and the picture is no longer complete.

And yet, no two pieces of a puzzle are exactly alike.  In order to fit together we have to be different, but we have to work with each other and accept those differences.  

In Kindergarten, we are working hard to learn to respect each other.

Reading Boxes

One of the great things about kindergarten is working with early reading and writing skills.  Children at this age are so excited about words, sounds and stories.  Your child will be bringing home a variety of reading materials that they have been working on at school, and to which they have added their own personal artistic touch.  For this reason, we requested last week that you send in a shoebox with your child.

Here is the result:  The Reading Box.  As the year progresses, place any kindergarten sound and phonics books in this box, and encourage your child to return to it regularly to enjoy their work, and practice their reading skills.

Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful...

It's that time of year again - winter weather is upon us.  Please make sure that your child has appropriate outdoor clothing, as well as a pair of inside school shoes to keep at kindergarten on our shoe rack.  This will allow us to help our custodians keep the school clean, as children will not have to wear wet or muddy shoes inside the building.  It will also keep the students more comfortable, and gym time safer, if they are not having to clomp around in boots during kindergarten activities.  We appreciate all of your help and support!