Hallowe'en and Fall Dance

Hallowe'en  Costumes
As you may already know from the school's weekly updates, students are allowed to wear their Hallowe'en costumes to school on Thursday, Oct. 31st if they wish.    

If your child would like to wear his/her costume, please have your child wear it over his/her clothes.  We will have the students change out of their costumes before recess Thursday morning.  Please make sure to send a plastic bag for the storage of your child's costume.  

As per Board policy, masks and weapons that are part of costumes are not permitted at school.

Fall Dance 
On October 31^st we will be having our Fall School Dance. The Kindergarten classes will be going to the dance from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.  

We are encouraging each student to bring $2 for the dance to help pay for the DJ and to support Grade 8 fundraising. Those who wish, may wear their Halloween costumes to the dance. 

Snacks will also be on sale at the dance:  $2 for cookies and $2 for ring pops. (Snacks for the Kindergarten students will be delivered to our classrooms at 10:30 a.m.)  All monies raised will go to the Grade 8 fundraising.

Please place any money in a labelled envelope so we know what it is for.  E.g., Billy's money for the dance;  or  Billy's money for buying a treat.  
Please note, we will send home the ring pops for your child to eat at home (they take a while to finish).

Happy Diwali

To all of our families who celebrate Diwali, we wish you and your family a very happy Diwali!

X FUSION and School Photos

X FUSION

As you probably read in the weekly school email, our school will be participating in the X FUSION program.  As stated in the flyer:  "(It is) an interactive experience where students learn self-regulation tools and strategies in order to discover the power of their own self-realization!"

Our class will be participating in the X FUSION program on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning from 10:00 to 10:25 each day.

You and your family are also invited to come and enjoy the X Fusion experience as well as learn some important self-regulation tools and tactics.  Come and join the fun on Thursday, October 24th at 6:30 pm in the Nellie McClung gym.  Please remember to wear comfortable clothing and running shoes. 


School Photos

We will be having our class and individual photos taken on Friday, November 1st.  Please look for the flyer in your child's communication bag tomorrow.

Kindergarten Farm Trip

We had a great day at the Forsythe Family Farms today!  

We enjoyed seeing the farm animals in the barn, and we got to feed the goats and sheep.  

Cocoa the cow

The male turkeys were making lots of noise when we were in the barn.

Farmer Sue explained to us how to hold the vegetables to feed the sheep and the goats.

We went to the pumpkin patch, and Farmer Sue explained how pumpkins grow.  Then we each got to pick a pumpkin to take home.

We had fun going through the corn maze.  Sometimes we came to a dead end, but we didn't give up!

The weather was great so we ate our lunches outside on the picnic tables.  After lunch time, we went on a bumpy wagon ride.  We saw signs of fall:  apples, coloured leaves, pumpkins and giant drooping sunflowers.

After the wagon ride, we went in the market.  We saw lots of yummy fruits and vegetables.  There were also many treats like pies, tarts and honey for sale, too.

Before we got on the bus to go back to school, we met a few more farm animals.  Oreo the goat and Precious Pie the pony are buddies, and they like to spend their days together.

It was a great day at the farm.  A big thank you to our parent volunteers who helped us today.  Thank you Ms. D., Ms. H., and Ms. M. for helping us have a wonderful day!

Yom Kippur

To all our families who commemorate Yom Kippur, 

we would like to wish you all an easy fast.

Kindergarten Farm Trip: Tuesday, Oct. 8th

This is just a friendly reminder of our trip to Forsythe Family Farms, tomorrow, on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.  Please remember to have your child dress for the weather tomorrow (e.g., hat, mittens, scarf/neck warmer, raincoat, boots, etc.) since we will be outside for the entire time at the farm. 

We will be eating lunch at the farm. Please pack a litterless lunch with a reusable drink bottle with water for your child.

We will be leaving the school at 9:30 a.m. so please make sure your child has a good breakfast at home. We will be back at school by 2:30 p.m. Your child will be bringing home a small pumpkin from the farm.  If you are able, please send a plastic bag for carrying the pumpkin.