Thursday 20 December 2018

December 20



A tremendous Thursday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had art with Ms. Doucette before having a snack and recess.



We then had fun playing on Toy day!




After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by French with Mme. Villenueve.

Our day ended with choosing.

Key information
-          Back to school Monday, January 7th.

Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Mrs. Orphanides

Wednesday 19 December 2018

December 19



A wonderful Wednesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had phonics where they discussed the phoneme and grapheme for the letter ‘ZZzz’ and students practiced their letter formation.



We then had snack and recess, followed by more phonics where students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘ZZzz’.

After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by Show and Tell.




Our day ended with recess followed by Christmas Crafts.




Key information
-          Christmas Spirit Day – students are invited to wear their festive clothes on Thursday.
-          Toy Day - Students are invited to bring one toy from home on Thursday to play with at school. Please see additional letter for more information.
-          Please bring a plastic bag to school on Wednesday so that work can be sent home.
-          Please kindly note that reading books will be collected this week. New books will be sent home after the Christmas break.
-          Back to school Monday, January 7th.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Tuesday 18 December 2018

December 18


A terrific Tuesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed P.E with Miss. Cranfield.

After that, the students completed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

We then had snack and recess followed by phonics where the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Zz’.




After lunch the students completed their Christmas crafts and had French with Mme. Villenueve.




Our day ended with recess followed by story time.

Key information
-          Show and Tell tomorrow.
-          Causal Day on Wednesday
-          Christmas Spirit Day – students are invited to wear their festive clothes on Thursday.
-          Toy Day - Students are invited to bring one toy from home on Thursday to play with at school. Please see additional letter for more information.
-          Please bring a plastic bag to school on Wednesday so that work can be sent home.
-          Please kindly note that reading books will be collected this week. New books will be sent home after the Christmas break.
-          Back to school Monday, January 7th.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!
Mrs. Orphanides

Monday 17 December 2018

December 17



A marvellous Monday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students shared their weekend news with Penguin.


We then had snack and recess, followed by a Christmas craft activity.

After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by phonics where the students discussed the phoneme and grapheme for the letter ‘Zz’ and students practiced their letter formation.



Our day ended with recess followed by choosing.

Key information
-          Causal Day on Wednesday
-          Christmas Spirit Day – students are invited to wear their festive clothes on Thursday.
-          Toy Day - Students are invited to bring one toy from home on Thursday to play with at school. Please see additional letter for more information.
-          Please bring a plastic bag to school on Wednesday so that work can be sent home.
-          Please kindly note that reading books will be collected this week. New books will be sent home after the Christmas break.
-          Back to school Monday, January 7th.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Friday 14 December 2018

December 14


A fantastic Friday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed by attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had library. As a year group, the kindergarten students went to the library where Penguin read them a story.


We then had snack and recess, followed by Show and Tell.



In Show and Tell the students brought in items to share relating to our phonemes of the week.

For lunch, the students enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner - Thank you to our wonderful PTA!











After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by French with Mme. Villenueve.

Our day ended with choosing.

Key information
-          Last day before Christmas – Thursday, December 20.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Thursday 13 December 2018

December 13

A tremendous Thursday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had art with Ms. Doucette before having a snack and recess.







We then had phonics and mathematics. In phonics, the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Yy’.

In mathematics the students recapped their learning on counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.

After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by choosing.


Our day ended with music with Ms. Bhogal and Mr. Deaken.

Key information
-          Show and Tell tomorrow.
-          House colours tomorrow.
-          Christmas lunch on tomorrow, signup sheets for volunteers outside the SK classroom.
-          Meet and Greet for Miss Giles tomorrow morning at 8am.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!


Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Wednesday 12 December 2018

December 12


                      
 A wonderful Wednesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had Christmas concert practice.

We then had snack and recess followed by phonics and mathematics. In phonics the students discussed the phoneme and grapheme for the letter ‘Yy’ and students practiced their letter formation.



In mathematics the students continued with counting in 5s.

After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by French with Mme. Villenueve.

Our day ended with a story.

Key information
-          Concert on Wednesday, please arrive at 6:35pm with your child dressed in their costume. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.
-          Christmas lunch on Friday, signup sheets for volunteers outside the SK classroom.
-          Meet and Greet for Miss Giles on Friday morning at 8am.

See you later everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Tuesday 11 December 2018

December 11



A terrific Tuesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed by attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that, the students has mathematics where they began learning how to count in 5s.


We then had snack and recess followed by phonics. In phonics, the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Xx’.


After lunch the students had Christmas concert practice.



Our day ended with recess followed by story time.

Key information
-          Concert on Wednesday, please arrive at 6:35pm with your child dressed in their costume. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.
-          Christmas lunch on Friday, signup sheets for volunteers outside the SK classroom.
-          Meet and Greet for Miss Giles on Friday morning at 8am.


Have a wonderful evening everyone!
Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Monday 10 December 2018

December 10



A marvellous Monday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.
After that the students shared their weekend news with Penguin.



We then had snack and recess, followed by phonics and journal writing. In phonics the students discussed the phoneme and grapheme for the letter ‘Xx’ and students practiced their letter formation.





In journal writing the students wrote about their weekend news.


After lunch the students had a whole school Christmas Concert practice.

Our day ended with recess followed by a story,

Key information
-          January Lunch forms send home, due tomorrow (December 11).
-          Scholastic flyers due today.
-          Concert on Wednesday, please arrive at 6:35pm with your child dressed in their costume. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides and Miss. Giles

Friday 7 December 2018

December 07


A fantastic Friday

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had library where Penguin read them a story.  



 We then had snack and recess, followed by Show and Tell and mathematics.

In Show and Tell the students brought in items to share relating to our phonemes of the week.



In mathematics the students continued their work on counting in 10s.



After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by choosing.

Our day ended with Christmas Concert practise.

Key information
-          January Lunch forms send home, due December 11.
-          Scholastic flyers sent home, due December 10.
-          Concert on Wednesday, December 12th. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides

Thursday 6 December 2018

December 06


A tremendous Thursday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had art with Ms. Doucette before having a snack and recess.

We then had snack and recess followed by phonics and mathematics. In phonics, the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Ww’.


In mathematics the students began learning how to count in 10s.


 After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by French with Mme. Villenueve.

Our day ended with music with Ms. Bhogal and Mr. Bhogal.

Key information
-          January Lunch forms send home, due December 11.
-          Scholastic flyers sent home, due December 10.
-          Please bring Christmas concert costume by Thursday, December 6 and continue to practise the song.
-          Concert on Wednesday, December 12th. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Orphanides

Wednesday 5 December 2018

December 05



A wonderful Wednesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed attendance, calendar and 100 days of school.

After that the students had mathematics where they began learning how to count in 2s.




We then had snack and recess followed by phonics where the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Ww’.



When we returned the students had gym with Ms. Cranfield followed by phonics UOI where students practiced for student-led conference.

Our day ended with recess followed by Christmas Concert practice.

Key information
-          January Lunch forms send home, due December 11.
-          Scholastic flyers sent home, due December 10.
-          Please bring Christmas concert costume by Thursday, December 6 and continue to practise the song.
-          Concert on Wednesday, December 12th. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides

Tuesday 4 December 2018

December 04



A terrific Tuesday!

Our morning began with assembly where the students sang O’ Canada followed our IB assembly where students were encouraged to be a ‘Communicator’, show ‘Respect’ and ‘Tolerance’ this month.




They also practised for the Christmas concert as a whole school.

We then had snack and recess followed by attendance, calendar and 100 days of school and phonics.
In phonics, the students continued to explore the phoneme and grapheme of the letter ‘Vv’.

After lunch the students had P.E with Miss. Cranfield followed by French with Mme. Villenueve.

Our day ended with recess followed by Christmas Concert practice.

Key information
-          January Lunch forms send home, due December 11.
-          Scholastic flyers sent home, due December 10.
-          Please bring Christmas concert costume by Thursday, December 6 and continue to practise the song.
-          Concert on Wednesday, December 12th. Please bring an item for donation to the food bank as entry into the concert. For more please see letter sent home.
Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Mrs. Orphanides