Junglesport

As you may already know from the school emails, our class will be participating in Junglesport activities next week.  In the past, our students have had lots of fun and really enjoyed themselves.  


Our class will be participating in the Junglesport activities on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of the coming week.  The cost is $10 per child.  Please pay on school cash online and complete the waiver for your child to participate.  The waiver must be completed in order for your child to participate. 

If you have any questions/concerns, please contact us.

100th Day of Kindergarten in Room 110

As you know, we celebrated the 100th day of school today!  We finally coloured the 100th circle on our ten frames chart, and the celebrations began!  

Here are some of the activities that we had fun with on the 100th Day of School:
We moved and counted to 100 by ones, fives and tens. We made '100th Day' crowns.  We cut out 100 hearts. We worked together to write 100 words.  We sang songs about 100, and we read books about 100. We measured how far 100 strips of paper would go down the hallway. We made a pattern chain with 100 strips of paper, and we built with collections of 100 objects like cups, blocks and straws.  

Here are some photos:

Starting the 100th day wearing our crowns

Many students also brought their own collections of 100 to school to share with us. It was great to see all the different collections, and we imagined all the counting that had gone on at home, too. Here are some of the collections:

100 jellybeans,  100 paper clips,  100 beads, 
100  pictures  &  100 jellybeans

100 beads

100 words

100 fuse beads  &  100 beans

100 pennies

100 paper clips used to write the message

a rainbow made of 100 beads

Thank you for helping us make the 100th Day of School a fun and good learning experience for us all! As a souvenir of our 100th day, each child received a 100th day necklace kit to make at home. We hope your child enjoys making his/her necklace.

samples of the 100th Day necklace

The 100th Day of School

We have been counting the days of school.  Each day, the special Helper colours one of the circles in our booklet, and we record the number. (We have noticed many patterns in the numbers as we count and record the numerals, too.)  

The 100th day of school is soon approaching, and we will be celebrating soon!  As part of our celebration, we are encouraging the students to bring their own collections of 100 to school.  Here is a sample of a 100 collection that Mrs. Mateo & Ms. Guerriero shared with the class:

 

As was stated in a letter that was sent home last week, here are some ideas for possible collections:

·         100 cards

·         100 coins/pennies (if you still have any)

·         100 shells

·         100 stickers

·         100 pencils/crayons

·         100 Lego-type blocks

·         100 post-it notes

·         100 letters/words/numbers cut out of magazines/newspapers

·         A list of 100 books that he/she has read

·         Be creative and surprise us with your collection

It would be great if the collections were organized in some way.  For example, if your child has a collection of 100 crayons, have him/her bring the crayons to school counted and separated in sandwich bags:  10 or 20 crayons in each bag.  If your child finds 100 words, have him/her glue the words onto paper in some organized way.

Your child may bring his/her collection to school starting from  Monday, February 10^th.  We will share the collections with the class and then with the rest of the school via a hallway display.

Happy Lunar New Year!

To all our families who celebrate the Lunar New Year, we send you and your family wishes for a happy and healthy New Year!

Re. Monday, January 20, 2020

As you may already know, ETFO has announced that elementary school teachers in York Region District School Board may be conducting a one day strike on Monday, January 20, 2020 if progress is not made in negotiations with the Ontario government.

If the strike proceeds on Monday, January 20, 2020, Nellie McClung P.S. will be closed to students for the day. Please do not send students to school on January 20. (Secondary schools will not be affected and will remain open.)  In addition, all elementary school transportation services (including buses, taxis, etc.) will not be running. School will resume on Tuesday, January 21, and students are expected to return to their regular schedule for the day. (If your child attends 'Fun on the Run', please check with them if they will be open on Monday.)


You may find the following link helpful:

Ontario.ca/supportforparents

Here is some information from the above site:

Financial support for parents during strikes

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to parents whose children are enrolled in a school or attending a school-based child care centre that is fully closed due to a strike.

Parents are eligible for support if their:

• children are in junior kindergarten up to and including Grade 7 in a publicly-funded school that has closed on account of a labour disruption
• children have special needs and are in junior kindergarten up to and including Grade 12 (or up to age 21) in a publicly-funded school that has closed on account of a labour disruption

Eligible parents of children up to age 12 (Grade 7), or up to age 21 for children and youth with special needs, in a publicly funded school, qualify for:

• $40 per day for students in junior (JK) or senior kindergarten (SK)
• $25 per day for students in grades 1 to 7
• $40 total per day for students in JK to Grade 12 (or aged 21 and under) with special needs

A student with special needs means any student reported to be receiving special education programs or services by their school board. This does not include students formally identified as being Gifted, who are receiving special education programs and services.

You can apply for funding at:

Ontario.ca/supportforparents

Let's all hope that progress can be made with the contract negotiations!

Welcome Back!

If we didn't get a chance to speak to you today, we send you wishes for a Happy New Year!  Here's hoping 2020 is a peaceful and healthy year for you and your family.

Some children took their indoor shoes home for the winterbreak.  Please send a pair of running shoes to keep at school if we send a reminder note home with your child. 

Happy Kwanzaa

To our families who will be celebrating Kwanzaa over the coming week, we send you wishes for a joyful time of celebration!