Back to School BBQ yesterday

It was a pleasure to see many of you yesterday at the BBQ-what a great way to begin the school year! If you weren't able to attend, I've sent the Kindergarten package home today in your child's blue folder.

*Some parents have been asking about changing after gym and yes, students need to change back into their school uniform afterwards, however, if it is very hot (like today) I will ask them to remove their gym shirt underneath.

*We have been practicing the procedures for fire drill and earthquake drill this week-we want them to remember how important it is to remain quiet and listen to the teacher for instructions.

*Yesterday the students had a lice check from our 'lice checkers' and some students were confused about what they were doing. They used popsicle sticks to inspect the hair.

* Photo Day on Friday, Sept 20th. Send in your forms and I will hold onto them. 

*Tomorrow morning, students will be chopping up their apples, grinding it in the mill and tasting their apple sauce in the afternoon

*Terry Fox Walk is Wed, Sept 18th

*Scholastic and Chirp Book Orders were sent home-please consider purchasing your books through these companies as our classroom benefits from free books rewards.

*Items for our classroom: I'm in need of the following
-empty yogurt containers
-paper egg cartons
-empty sour cream containers
-newspapers
-t-shirts that can be used for paint shirts
-paint brushes

Thanks!

Safety at the Crosswalk

There were many notices sent home today and one very important one is regarding safety for our students by using the crosswalk. This notice highlights the traffic flow and available parking spots. There will always be a staff member who will be at the crosswalk before and after school so please use it!

Photo day is Friday, September 20th and the ordering sheet was sent home today. Once you fill it out, please send it back in and I will hold onto it until the date.

Our theme this week is apples and we are asking students to bring an apple in tomorrow. We will be studying the different types of apples and will be making our own apple sauce on Thursday that they can sample. Please send an apple by Tues or latest Wed.

I hope to see all of you at tomorrow's Back to School BBQ 5:30-7:30pm...it will be a great opportunity to meet other families in our class. Did you know that there are 12 new families in our class of 20 students? There will be a package to pick up that outlines information about your student's year in Kindergarten so come by our classroom to pick them up (they will be labelled with your family name).

Tomorrow we will be going to Library with Mrs. Mahussier and we will be choosing 2 books to bring home and read for the week. Check your child's backpack tomorrow for their library book bags!

See you tomorrow!

Will you join us for the Food Bank Mass tomorrow?

There will be a Food bank Mass every first Friday of the month. Students are welcome to bring in $1 instead of a non-perishable food item which will be donated to the food bank. We will be sitting with our Grade 5/6 buddies (on the left side beside the choir) whom we met today and visited the Church for a short prayer. Just a reminder that students need to be in full uniform tomorrow for Mass-please make sure they have their red sweater/vest.

Just a reminder to bring in a family photo, water bottle, Kleenex box, extra shorts, socks & underwear, blanket/towel and stuffie- next week, we will be having quiet time so it would be great if all students had a blanket/towel to lie on.

Today we had a short visit from Father Anthony who showed the students a relic of St. Dina, a Saint from Quebec.

Luke brought in chocolate chip cookies to celebrate his birthday (Sept 3rd)  and Evan brought (peanut free) chocolate cupcakes to celebrate all the new friends he had made in our class! Yummy!

Please check your child's backpack for the Meet the Staff BBQ and the Hot Lunch order forms.

See you tomorrow!

Back to School BBQ & Hot Lunch

Sorry everyone, I was not able to give out the Meet the Staff BBQ forms nor the Hot Lunch forms for October/Walkathon forms today-they will be coming home tomorrow (in the notice folder.) The office have asked the both forms to be returned by Friday, Sept 6th but Monday will still be okay.

Next Tuesday, September 10th from 530-730pm is the Meet the Staff BBQ and is a wonderful opportunity to meet with staff and to introduce yourselves to others you have not yet met. Also, it is a great family event that will introduce new families to our amazing CCS community! There will be a package of (further) Kindergarten information that you may pick up in our classroom (labelled with your child's name) during that night.

The students really enjoyed going to PE with Mr. Klaponski (aka Mr. K) and enjoyed playing relay games!Tomorrow, we will be meeting our Grade 5/6 buddies from Sister Mary Bethany's class for the first time!

See you all Thursday!

First day of Kindergarten

Mrs. Palha-S.E.A

Mrs. Olaybal

Welcome to Kindergarten. It was a pleasure to meet you and your children today- they are so full of energy and enthusiasm! There were a few questions that came up today-I will try to answer them below.

*For tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, dismissal is at 12 noon.

*On Friday, the Kindergartens will be attending the school Mass @ 9am and will be sitting with their Grade 5/6 buddies. We will be introducing them to their buddies on Thursday.  The first Friday of each month is a Food Bank Mass and food donations will be collected by the St. Vincent de Paul group. Please send in one non-perishable item that will be brought up during that Mass.

*Reminder to label all clothing items that your child will be using. We do have a Mabel's Labels fundraising page at http://www.cce.mabelslabels.com/

*In order sign up to 'Follow By Email', please scroll all the way to the bottom of my blog page and enter your email. Whenever I update my blog, you will receive an email notification.

*Shoes: In our parent handbook (www.ccsunited.ca), there are the specific details for shoes and it does say student need to have‘solid black shoes includes black running shoes.’ For gym, it states to have ‘plain non-marking soles’ for running shoes.

*If it is raining heavily in the mornings, students are allowed to enter the school (through the main doors) and come in and wait quietly in our classroom. Staff is at morning prayer from 830-845am.

*We will be having our first P.E. class with Mr. Klaponski tomorrow.

*Hot lunch forms are due this Friday, Sept 6th. They can be found here

 http://ccsunited.ca/announcements.html 

*Upcoming school event: Meet the Staff BBQ on Tues, Sept 10th evening

Please do not hesitate to email me at golaybal@ccsunited.ca if you have any other questions...see you tomorrow!

Mrs. Olaybal

Welcome to Kindergarten

Hello! You should have received a letter in the mail about the first day, first week of school and other details. If not, the office might have the wrong mailing address so please check with them. 

*First day of school is an Open House for Kindergartens only. You may come into the classroom with your child, in full uniform, anytime between 8:50am - 11:00am and plan to stay for about 30 minutes. It will be a great time for your child to get familiar with the classroom as well as ask any questions of me or Mrs. Palha, the assistant in our class. 

If you are waiting for an item from the uniform company, please send your child in something that is close to the uniform colours. Their red sweaters need to come to school each day (can be kept in their backpack) to wear for assemblies, Mass and other special events. 

*Our Kindergarten line up will be marked on the cement outside the primary doors. We ask that parents and families say good-bye to their child outside while in the line up - this will ease the transition of coming into school for the first time. Mrs. Palha and I will be there to help the students with hanging up their jackets, backpacks and anything else they need and we do not begin until all of the students are seated on the carpet together. If you do need to come into the school, please sign in at the office and pick up a visitor's tag. 

*If you would like to volunteer in our classroom, there is a sign up sheet in the hallway outside our classroom for September through December.  Volunteers can sign up Monday through Friday for the afternoons only (1-3pm) as this allows us to develop our morning routines well. 

*I also have items that can be done at home, such as making playdough or cutting out shapes, that can still count towards your volunteer hours.  

*Allergy Alert: We have a couple students who have severe allergies to nuts and fish so please refrain from bringing any food, for snack or lunch, that contain these ingredients. I will be explaining to the children that in order to keep everyone safe, we should not share/trade food items.

*Wednesday to Friday this week is from 8:50 until noon. For pick up, please identify yourself to me and let me know who you are picking up-it will take me some time to remember everyone's faces. If there is someone else picking your child up for a day, please send a note in the blue folder about this change. 
  
*Things to bring in by Friday, September 6th
-gym shoes
-water bottle 
-family photo
-favourite stuffie
-blanket/towel for quiet time
-extra pair of socks, red shorts, underwear in a ziplock bag
 
If you have any questions, please email me at golaybal@ccsusnited.ca

See you on Tuesday!


 

Mabel's Labels School Fundraiser

Dear Parents,

Just in time for next school year we will be restarting our Mabel's Labels fundraiser. Mabel's Labels are durable labels that stay on even when put in the dishwasher, washer and dryer. Please order from this special website dedicated to our school fundraising efforts, www.cce.mabelslabels.com

Thank you!