January 5-9

 This week in Kindergarten....

Happy New Year kindergarten families! I hope that everyone had a great winter break. It was so lovely to be back together once again this week. This week we learned about the letter "w." We practiced writing the capital and lower case w, we practiced making the sound, and brainstormed different words that start with the letter w. Ask me what some words are that begin with a W!

We also talked about WINTER (and winter starts with a w too). We read a story about winter and drew what we see in winter.

In math, we practiced making the number 6 and represented it in four different ways in our math journals.

We then read 6 Sticks and used 6 popsicle sticks to create our pictures. We made cats, dogs, clubhouses, rockets, fishes, monsters and flower gardens!

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAYS are our library day. Please remember to send back library books by Tuesday each week. Thank-you!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16:  AM Class ONLY 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29:  NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN ONLY

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30: PD Day - No School 

December 15-19

This week in Kindergarten...

We had so much fun this week! We had caroling in the gym, we wore our pjs to school, and we listened to soooooo many Christmas stories. We reviewed all the letters and numbers we have already learned so that we can be ready to add to our knowledge when we get back to school in January. Finally, we worked all week on a gift for our families! We hope you like it!

Thank-you so much to the families who brought me in a Christmas gift. It was unexpected and very much appreciated. I feel so lucky. 

Important Dates to Remember:

Please check for any remaining library books at home. We will continue our regular library day on Tuesdays in January.

DECEMBER 22- JANUARY 2: Winter Break (No School)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9:  PM Class ONLY 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29:  NO SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN ONLY

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30: PD Day - No School 

Week of December 8-12

 This week in Kindergarten....

What a busy week in Kindergarten! We started the week learning about the letter "C." Ask me what sound a C makes. We practiced printing the letter C in our fine motor journals and then drew a candy cane with a pattern to go with it. We also learned how to make a candy cane out of a paper square and smelly markers. 

We continued our learning about patterns by reading some pattern stories, going for a pattern hunt in the school, as well as making paper pattern chains we hung in the classroom.

Next we read two different versions of the story The Gingerbread Man. We did a sequencing activity in our visual journal, as well as a drawing activity about our favourite parts. Ask me what my favourite part of the story was. 

Important Dates to Remember:

Please return library books this week. We will continue our regular library day on Tuesdays in January.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16:  AM Class ONLY - Caroling at 9:00am 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18:  PM Class ONLY - PJ Day and Caroling at 1:00pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19: AM Kindergarten Day - PJ Day for AM Students

DECEMBER 22- JANUARY 2: Winter Break (No School)

Additional Updates from MTS:

The Magic of Christmas

Every Christmas Eve, The Magic of Christmas loads up Calgary Transit buses that are magically transformed into “reindeer buses”, with hundreds of gifts and volunteers dressed as Santa and his elves.  Then they deliver Christmas spirit into the homes and hearts of those who need it most. 

From now to December 18, students and staff can bring in a new, unwrapped donation items (not food) and place them in the boxes located in the front foyer.  

Please see the attached wish list for ideas of items to donate. 

For more information or to make a monetary donation, please visit:  www.themagicofchristmas.org/donate 

Thank you for your support!

Food Support

Did you know that the Breakfast Club of Canada has shared research demonstrating that 40% of Alberta’s children experience food insecurity?  This means that 4 out of 10 children do not have access to food when they are hungry. 

If your family is experiencing challenges with providing food for your children you can find help at Brown Bagging Calgary. 

Complete this form for support and they can deliver lunches to McKenzie Towne School for your children. https://go.bb4ck.org/l/858913/2024-01-15/38fdbw You can also find out more information on their website https://bb4ck.org/

Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids

 

Week of December 1-5

 This week in Kindergarten...

This week we said "See you later" to Miss V, our student teacher. She will be returning to us once again in March. We will all miss her dearly and will be so excited to have her back once again.

This week learned about the number 5. We practiced writing it on whiteboards and then represented the number 5 in different ways in our math journals. We also learned about the letters "S" and "I". We practiced writing them on whiteboards, as well as our fine motor journals. We wrote as many as we could and circled our very favourite one. 

We also talked about our favourite things to do in the snow and drew a picture in our visual journal. Ask me what my favourite thing to do in the snow is!

We also created beautiful snowflakes using painters tape to make the snowflake and then used water colour paint to paint over top. After the paint dried, we peeled off the tape to see our beautiful snowflakes!

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAY is our Library day. Please don't forget your book(s) at home! This will be our last Library day until January. 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8:  Picture Retake Day

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11:  Red and Green Day! Wear red and green to school. 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12: PM Kindergarten Day

 

Week of November 24-28

This week in Kindergarten....

Thank-you to all the families who were able to join us for Parent-Teacher Conferences. It was so wonderful to connect with so many of you. We hope you enjoyed seeing your child's work, as well as their drawings of their families we did this past week! 

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAY is our Library day. Please don't forget your book(s) at home! 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5: AM Kindergarten 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8: Picture Retakes Day

Week of November 17-21

We played in all sorts of weather this week. It is important, now that the weather is colder, that we come to school dressed to go outside. Please keep practicing with your child on getting winter ready independently. Please practice getting on jackets, zippers, snowpants, hats and mittens can be while at home. Thanks so much!

This week in Kindergarten...

I want to welcome Miss V to our classroom. She is a student teacher from St. Mary's University. Miss V will be with our class from now until December 4th. Miss V will return to our classroom once again in the spring. We are so excited to have her be a part of our classroom community. 

This was a busy full week in kindergarten. This we jumped right into learning about new letters and numbers. We have been working hard on practicing the letters "T" and "F." We can identify words that begin with those letters. We practiced writing them in the air, on whiteboards and our fine motor journals. In our visual journals we drew mystery animals hidden behind a flap. We had to make good guesses about its peeking out tail for the letter T!

 

We also learned about the number 3. We practiced printing the number 3 on whiteboards using our rhyme: "Around the tree, around the tree, that is how you make a 3!" In our math journals we showed the number 3 in many different ways - pictures, a number line and a ten frame.

We also enjoyed some new toys during centre time - building with Minecraft blocks, kinetic sand, robots, Lego and paint.

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAY is our Library day. Please don't forget your book(s) at home! 

NOVEMBER 27 & 28: No School for Kindergarten - Parent Teacher Conferences. 

Parents will book conference times through their CBE account. Conference bookings will open on Saturday, November 22 at 8:00am and closes on Thursday, November 27 at 2:00pm. 

If parents require support with bookings, they can call the office.  

Kindergarten Conferences will be held at on Thursday, November 27 from 8:00am-12:00pm and 3:30pm - 7:30pm, as well as Friday, November 28 from 8:00am to 12:00pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5: AM Kindergarten 

Week of November 13 & 14

 This week in Kindergarten...

It was a very short week for us! Mrs. Bitz's classes joined together with Mrs. Rupert's classes to engage in an apple taste test. We used our senses to 4 different types of apples and then graph our favourite one. Ask me which kind of apple I liked the best.

We also learned about the number 2 - different ways to make two, what is a matching pair and learned a sock memory matching game. Students brought their game home to play with family.

Important Dates to Remember:

TUESDAY is our Library day. Please don't forget your book(s) at home! 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21:  PM Class Day

NOVEMBER 27 & 28: No School for Kindergarten - Parent Teacher Conferences. 

Parents will book conference times through their CBE account. Conference bookings will open on Saturday, November 22 at 8:00am and closes on Thursday, November 27 at 2:00pm. 

If parents require support with bookings, they can call the office.  

Kindergarten Conferences will be held at on Thursday, November 27 from 8:00am-12:00pm and 3:30pm - 7:30pm, as well as Friday, November 28 from 8:00am to 12:00pm