Happy Canada Day!

We wanted to wish you all a Happy Canada Day!  We hope you are enjoying the beginning of the summer holidays, and we hope you are enjoying the great weather!

Last Week of School...

It's hard to believe, but the end of the school year is near!  Just a few more days are left this week.  We are busy gathering up papers and sorting items to send home in the next couple of days.  It is fun for us to look back and think about how much the children have grown and changed over the past year.  We hope you have also seen the growth in your child's academic and social skills.  Term 2 Reports will be sent home on Wednesday.  Please look for the report in your child's plastic communication bag.  

It was great to see so many of our families at the Kindergarten Picnic last week.  Our annual picnic has become a nice way to celebrate the end of our school year.  We like to tell the children that they are sort of like the balloon we release at the end of the picnic. They are ready to fly away to Senior Kindergarten and Grade 1 now!

Hip, hip hurray!  We're on our way!

Just a few reminders for this week...

1.  Please remember that Tuesday Sub Lunches and Wednesday Pizza Lunches ended last week.  

2.  Please return all library books to school.  Your family will be asked to pay for any lost or damaged books.

3.  If your family will be moving over the summer break, please inform the school office as soon as possible.  You may also send us a note, and we will pass it on to the office.

4.  The last day of school is Thursday, June 26th, and it will end at 12:10 p.m. for students.  The remainder of the day will be a PA Day for staff.

A Few Important Dates...

This week we have a couple of fun events at our school:
  
  1.  Wednesday, June 18th, morning (9:10 - 10:30)         Kindergarten End of Year Celebration Picnic 
      (If it is raining, the picnic will be held on Monday, 
       June 23rd, same time)
       Bring a blanket/towel and a snack/breakfast and join us on the field.  Look for our class sign to know where to sit.  

   2.  Thursday, June 19th, after school
        Nellie McClung P.S. Fun Fair and BBQ
        

We hope to see you at the above events! 

You should have received information about both events already from the school.

  If you have any questions, please let us know.

The End of the School Year is Approaching...

Please return all library and Borrow-a-Book books to school this week.  

We have some great news re. summer reading for your child:  our school renewed the RAZ-Kids subscription for the summer break!  Your child will be able to access levelled books via the internet all summer long!  We will send home the username and password information again soon.  Please look for it in your child's plastic communication bag.

Happy Belated Father's Day!

To all the Dads,

We hope you had a great Father's Day yesterday with your families! 

Hopefully, your bean plants are also doing well!  They can grow in the cup until you are ready to transplant them to a garden or pot.  Just put them in a sunny window and spray the paper towel with water every day.

Chick News from Room 110

This past month, we have been taking care of 12 chicken eggs.  The eggs have been in an incubator for about 3 weeks.  Yesterday, we saw that 3 of the eggs were beginning to hatch.  When we got to school this morning, we heard some chirping, and we found 3 fluffy chicks in the incubator!  Later in the day, another egg began to hatch, and we were able to record it.  We hope you enjoy the video of the arrival of our 4th chick:

Springtime is Finally Here!

It has been a while since we last wrote, and as you can imagine, a lot has happened!

As you know, we went to the Kortright Centre in March to celebrate the beginning of spring and to learn how maple syrup is made.  Despite the non-spring-like weather that day, we enjoyed ourselves.

Learning how to identify maple trees when there are no leaves

That's a lot of sap!

Enjoying a tasty treat!

Back at school, we celebrated the end of our dinosaur study by having pancakes with maple syrup.  We have a number of students who enjoy cooking, and they did a great job making the pancakes!

Every celebration deserves a crown!

Ruth Ohi Visits Nellie McClung Public School!

Ruth Ohi

In April, we had a visit from the author and illustrator, Ruth Ohi.   Ms. Ohi spent an hour with the Kindergarten classes, and she told us how she writes and illustrates her books.  We left with a better understanding of the writing process, and many students were inspired to write their own books!

Here are some the books that Ms Ohi has written and illustrated.

Happy Easter

  If you and your family are celebrating Easter, please accept our wishes for a Happy Easter!