Found in Room 110

We found the pictured travel mug in our room this week, and we don't know who it belongs to.  We think a parent may have left it while visiting.

If this 'Contigo' travel mug belongs to you, please let us know, and we will make sure to send it home with your child.

Report Card Envelopes

Thank you to all the families who have already returned their report card envelopes to school.  We reuse the envelopes throughout the year.  If you have not returned the envelope yet, please send it to school as soon as you can. 

Photo Retake Day

As you may already know, Friday, November 22nd is photo retake day at Nellie McClung P.S.  If you would like to have your child retake his/her photo, please let us know by sending a note to school with your child.

                If you have any questions, please let us know.

Kindergarten Bakers

We had a yummy day yesterday in Room 110.  We made pumpkin spice cakes in the morning, and we enjoyed tasting them in the afternoon.  We all worked together to make the cakes, and it was very clear that we have some excellent bakers in our class.  The cakes were very tasty, and everyone enjoyed them.  Well done everyone!

Many children worked on writing their own copy of the recipe, and we promised that we would post the recipe here as well.

Here is the recipe:

Pumpkin  Spice  Cake

  Ingredients:

•     1  cup  pumpkin  puree
•     1  cup  sugar
•     1/3  cup  vegetable  oil
•     2  eggs
•    1  teaspoon  cinnamon
•     ½  teaspoon  ground  nutmeg
•     ¼  teaspoon  ground  cloves
•     ¼  teaspoon  allspice
•     ¼  teaspoon  kosher  salt
•      1 ½  cups  all  purpose  flour
•      1  teaspoon  baking  powder
•      1  teaspoon  baking  soda

 Instructions:

      1.  In  a  large  mixing  bowl,  combine  pumpkin  puree,  sugar,  oil,   eggs,  cinnamon,  nutmeg,  cloves,  allspice  and  salt.  Stir  to   combine.

      2,   In  another  bowl,  mix  flour,  baking  powder  and  baking  soda.

      3,  Add  the  flour  mixture  to  the  first  bowl  and  stir  just  until         incorporated.

  4.  Pour  mixture  into  oiled  pans, and  bake  for  about  45  minutes  or until  a  knife  inserted  into  centre  comes  out  clean.  Bake  at  350   degrees.

     5.  Let  cake  cool.  Then  enjoy!

Thank you to Ms. Sadoff for sharing the recipe with us.

Snowy Weather

The snowy weather has arrived early this year, but luckily, we like to play in the snow. Please help us keep your child as warm and dry as possible. It would be helpful to have your child wear waterproof mittens. If his/her mittens are not waterproof, please send a second pair of mittens in case the first pair gets wet. It would also be helpful to send extra socks for your child. Please let your child know that he/she has extra mittens and/or socks in his/her backpack.

Please remember to label all removable clothing with your child's name. Young children often don't recognize their clothing.

Lastly, for parents of children who attend 'Fun on the Run' aftercare, it would be helpful if you would put a reusable shopping-type bag in his/her backpack in order to carry their belongings (e.g., jacket, snowpants, etc.) at the end of the day.

Here is a photo showing one of our student's belongings in her bag.

SK/Year 2 Student-Led Conferences and JK/Year 1 Observation Visits

As you may already know, progress reports for JK/Year 1 and SK/Year 2 Kindergarten students will be sent home on November 12th.

We will be having student-led conferences for the Senior Kindergarten/Year 2 students on Thursday, Nov. 14th and Friday, Nov.15th.  You can sign up for your preferred timeslot on Edsby. Our schedule on Thursday is from 3:45 to 7:00 pm and on Friday from 9:15 to 11:45 am.

For help signing up for Student-Led Conferences, please visit http://www.yrdsb.ca/boarddocs/Pages/Parent-Teacher-Interviews-Edsby.aspx. 

(You can also contact us, and we can book a time for your conference.)

A student-led conference information page for parents will be sent home along with your child's report card.  Please look for it.

Parents of Junior Kindergarten/Year 1 students are invited into the classroom for an observation visit between November 18th and December 6th.  An invitation letter was sent home today with your child.  Please check his/her communication bag, and return your response by Friday, November 8th.  We will send you a confirmation note once our schedule has been finalized.