People’s Pumpkin Choice Award for the Best Pumpkin

Our class did a fabulous job on our painted pumpkin.  Our class had a chance to vote on their favourite colours and the most popular four were used. 

Please vote for us! If you are signed up for the school blog you will have received the link from Dr. Richmon.

Happy Halloweeen!

From Dr. Richmon:

Our staff and students have been showing some amazing seasonal creativity with our Pumpkin Decorating Contest. But we now turn the job over to you! Review the photos of the pumpkins below (you can click for enlargements) and help by casting your vote for the People’s Pumpkin Choice Award for the Best Pumpkin. Voting will be open for the next two days and closes the morning of Friday, November 2 2018. The pumpkin with the most votes wins a special prize!

All pumpkins are on display in the school foyer (and if the weather permits, we’ll put them in our school’s front-side garden) if you’d like to take a closer look … before nature takes its course and they have to be composted!

Happy Halloween

As a reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday October 31, students (and staff!) are invited to dress up for Halloween. Students should come to school dressed in costume as there will not be time allotted to change into them. Depending on the costume, you may also want to send a change of clothes in case the costume becomes uncomfortable throughout the day. Costumes may not include any weapons (real or fake) and must be culturally appropriate. 
Regular learning will take place throughout the morning. We will celebrate Halloween in our class for a short time after lunch. Our kindergarten students will be going on a school parade in the afternoon. As per our school policy, we will not be sharing any food related treats on this day. 

Have a happy, safe, and spooky Halloween!

Bus safety

The kindergarteners has a chance to learn about bus safety today. We learned that we should always use the handle to go up and down the steps, we should always stay seated on a moving school bus, we can’t eat or drink on the bus. We also had a chance to practice what we should do in case of an emergency and exit the bus use the exit door at the back of the bus.

Library

We have library tomorrow. If your child wants to take out a new book, please remember to send them to school with their library book and library bag.

Scholastic Book Order

Just a reminder that Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow.

Order forms for October's Scholastic Book Club went home earlier this month. You can order online through Scholastic Book Clubs (see form for details) or by sending a cheque and the order form to school with your child. Please make sure you are looking at the column with the Ontario prices, as they include the proper taxes.

If interested, please order by Friday October 19, 2018

Guided Reading

We are excited to announce that our Guided Reading Program has started. Please return the guided reading folder, book and homework book every Monday (or Tuesday, if we are not at school on Monday). Remember to review the work your child has done over the week. It is also recommended that your child review the work they have previously completed.

Picture Day

Our School Photos will be taken TOMORROW -- Wednesday October 10^th 2018 by Pegasus School Services. Every student will have the opportunity to be photographed and each student will receive a complimentary class photo. Students’ proofs and order forms will be sent back to the school to be shared with you in the weeks following.

Bring your smiles! :)

We have had lots of fun working with numbers in kindergarten. Students have been learning how form numbers using hands-on materials, such as snap cubes and elastic bands. They also have had an opportunity to use one-to-one correspondence, for example, when they are adding buttons to Pete's shirt or bubbles for the fish.

Self-regulated snack

We have started self-regulated snack. Students have a chance to decide when they want to eat their snack in the mornings. Students are asked to sign in after eating, so we can make sure everyone has eaten snack in the morning.

Snack is open all day, and students can choose to go to snack when they're hungry throughout the day.