December 7
Hi Parents,
It's concert week! And bowling week! Wow! It's going to be AMAZING! 🎶🎄 🎳 😀
Storms
So with the calendar turning to December, it may be time to chat about storms. Glen Stewart is part of the Charlottetown Family of schools. So if there is some inclement weather predicted, you may hear that the Charlottetown family of schools is on a delay or that they are closed for the day.
In the case of school ever being closed during the day, I will follow along with your child's early closure plan from September. If you're wondering what you may have put down for that... I totally get it. It was a while ago! Hahaha
Just send me an email and I'll tell you what the plan says. ❄️😀
**Christmas
Our concert is Tuesday! Hahaha
We will be working hard on Monday to get everything done! ❄️
So Tuesday-
** Our 1st concert is at 11am
** Our 2nd concert is at 4:30pm
We have special headbands to wear to match our songs so please feel free to have your child wear whatever they want. 😀
Doors open around 4pm and I'll be in our classroom- so you can bring your child down. May I bother you and ask that your child be here by 4:15pm? Amazing!
I believe the idea is that after our class performs, we head back to the classroom. When the late afternoon concert is over, you can come on down! I have a little candy cane treat for all my friends! 🍭
Bowling
So we're off bowling on Thursday. I have never gone bowling with 18 little friends before. Hahaha
It's going to be great!
If you haven't already, could you please send along $9 and your child's permission form? Thanks so much 😀
This week....
LA
We finished 2 letters last week- n and r.
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l,v, n, and r".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also chatting about families this week and learning some words that go with our families.
We're learning some holiday/winter vocabulary
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
Sight words - we're looking at the first sound in a word and understanding the meaning of the word
** bonjour (hello)-
** voici (here- as in Here's your book.)
** un (# 1 or a... as in here is 1 candy or here is a candy)
MATH--
It probably looks like we're not moving along in math- but we are! Hahaha It's just a little slow going but all is rolling right along.
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're practicing printing numbers to 5.
We're also working on the idea of the last number counted represents the total number of items in the group- even if we move the items around or change their order.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
With the change in weather, mittens can get wet at 1st recess and be cold to put on for 2nd recess. Could you possibly send along an extra pair? Cold fingers thank you! ❄️❄️❄️
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
***December 9 - Kindergarten Christmas Concert performances -11:00am & 4:30pm
December 9 - Grade 1 Christmas Concert performances -1:00pm & 6:00pm
December 10 - Grade 2 Christmas Concert performances-1:00pm & 4:30pm
***December 11- K FI classes are all going bowling! (permission form and $9)- thanks 😀
December 19 - Last Instructional Day of 2025
December 22 - Professional Learning Day - no classes for students
January 5 - First instructional day of 2026
** stay tuned-- for next week's newsletter Dec. 15th-
We have some fun activities planned for our last week together before the Holidays
SCHEDULE-- Monday is Day 4
Monday- Phys Ed/ Library
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed/ Library
Thursday- Music-- and bowling
Friday- Phys Ed
Wow! What a week we're going to have!
See you all Tuesday!
Paula 🙂
November 30
Hi Parents,
Happy Sunday! I hope you're all having a lovely weekend.
I seriously cannot believe Monday is December 1st! Fall is going by way too fast for me!
We have lots of fun activities on tap for this week-
Storms
So with the calendar turning to December, it may be time to chat about storms. Glen Stewart is part of the Charlottetown Family of schools. So if there is some inclement weather predicted, you may hear that the Charlottetown family of schools is on a delay or that they are closed for the day.
In the case of school ever being closed during the day, I will follow along with your child's early closure plan from September. If you're wondering what you may have put down for that... I totally get it. It was a while ago! Hahaha
Just send me an email and I'll tell you what the plan says. ❄️😀
**Christmas
December 1st and thoughts turn to Christmas for a lot of my little friends! Before we get too far along into December, I just wanted to ask if there are any families in our class who don't celebrate Christmas? If yes, please send me a little email.
Thanks! 😀
OT videos
I'm not sure there is a video this week but as soon as I receive the newest one, I'll send it along.
Now.... back to KF 😀
This week....
LA
We finished 2 letters last week- n and r.
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l,v, n, and r".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also chatting about families this week and learning some words that go with our families.
We're learning some holiday/winter vocabulary
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
Sight words - we're looking at the first sound in a word and understanding the meaning of the word
** bonjour (hello)-
** voici (here- as in Here's your book.)
MATH--
It probably looks like we're not moving along in math- but we are! Hahaha It's just a little slow going but all is rolling right along.
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're practicing printing numbers to 5.
We're also working on the idea of the last number counted represents the total number of items in the group- even if we move the items around or change their order.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
With the change in weather, mittens can get wet at 1st recess and be cold to put on for 2nd recess. Could you possibly send along an extra pair? Cold fingers thank you! ❄️❄️❄️
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
December 6- Breakfast with Santa
December 9 - Kindergarten Christmas Concert performances -11:00am & 4:30pm
December 9 - Grade 1 Christmas Concert performances -1:00pm & 6:00pm
December 10 - Grade 2 Christmas Concert performances-1:00pm & 4:30pm
December 19 - Last Instructional Day of 2025
December 22 - Professional Learning Day - no classes for students
January 5 - First instructional day of 2026
SCHEDULE-- Monday is Day 1
Monday- Music
Tuesay- Phys Ed
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed
Friday- Music
What a great week! Hope yours is great too!
Paula 🙂
November 23
Hi Parents,
It was so lovely seeing you all at interview time! Your children are all very special and beautiful and I am so lucky to work alongside them and learn with them. 🤩
OT videos
I'm not sure there is a video this week but as soon as I receive the newest one, I'll send it along.
Now.... back to KF 😀
Let's see what's going on this week!
This week....
LA
We didn't have a letter last week so we're busy reviewing all the letters studied so far.
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l,v, and n".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also chatting about families this week and learning some words that go with our families. We'll also learn a new song about apples.
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
Sight words - we're looking at the first sound in a word and understanding the meaning of the word
** bonjour (hello)-
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're practicing printing numbers to 5.
We're also working on the idea of the last number counted represents the total number of items in the group- even if we move the items around or change their order.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
With the change in weather, mittens can get wet at 1st recess and be cold to put on for 2nd recess. Could you possibly send along an extra pair? Cold fingers thank you! ❄️❄️❄️
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
November 26 - Report Cards Go Home
December 6- Breakfast with Santa
December 9 - Kindergarten Christmas Concert performances -11:00am & 4:30pm
December 9 - Grade 1 Christmas Concert performances -1:00pm & 6:00pm
December 10 - Grade 2 Christmas Concert performances-1:00pm & 4:30pm
SCHEDULE-- Monday is Day 2
Monday- Phys Ed
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed
Thursday- Music
Friday- Phys Ed
It's going to be an amazing week!
Hope yours is too!
Paula 🙂
November 15
Hi Parents,
Were my little friends excited to see the snow? The first snow is so magical!
I hope you are having a lovely weekend!
OT videos
I'm not sure there is a video this week but as soon as I receive the newest one, I'll send it along.
Now.... back to KF 😀
Let's see what's going on this week!
This week....
LA
We didn't have a letter last week so we're busy reviewing all the letters studied so far.
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l and v".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also chatting about apples this week, colours and singing songs.
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're practicing printing numbers to 5.
We're working on 2 and 3 colour patterns along with the idea that patterns don't have to be with colours. We can use movements to show patterns as well as sounds. It's so fun!
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
November 19 - School Jersey Day
November 17-28 - Kindergarten Registration
November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)
November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (8-12)
November 26- Report Cards Go Home
Save the dates: Our Christmas Concerts are just around the corner, we wanted everyone to be aware of the schedule so these dates can be saved. More information about tickets will be shared at a later date.
Tuesday December 9th - Kindergarten performances - 11:00 am. and 4:30 pm
Tuesday December 9th - Grade 1 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday December 10th - Grade 2 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Parent Teacher Interviews
November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)
November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (8-12)
SCHEDULE-- Monday is Day 4
Monday- Phys Ed
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed
Thursday- Music (interviews from 4-7pm)
**Friday- No school- Parent/teacher interviews (8:30-12:00)
Have a fabulous week everyone! See you this week!
Paula 🙂
November 9
Hi Parents,
Wow! What a long weekend! I miss all my little friends! I hope you are all having a good one!
OT videos
Our school's occupational therapist is sending along video #6 for Kindergarten readiness.
I'm posting it here-- it's like "one stop shopping" Hahaha
Week 6
Dear Kindergarten parents!
This week I have included 3 videos that all work on fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the ability to move your fingers using the small muscles in your hands and wrists. We rely on these skills to do important tasks in school, at home and in everyday life. These small movements come so naturally to most people that we usually don't think about them. But fine motor skills are complex. These 3 videos work on different fine motor skills, but all are equally important. There are Fun activities in each video to do with your children!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKa6o_DDEaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zva1Hvskanc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4QuTu7vz6E
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Katie McKee-Blanche
Occupational Therapist
kmckeeblanche@ihis.org
Have a great rest of your week!!
Now.... back to KF 😀
Let's see what's going on this week!
This week....
LA
We didn't have a letter last week so we're busy reviewing all the letters studied so far.
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l and v".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're working on 2 and 3 colour patterns along with the idea that patterns don't have to be with colours. We can use movements to show patterns as well as sounds. It's so fun!
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
November 19 - School Jersey Day
November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)
November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (8-12)
November 26- Report Cards Go Home
Save the dates: Our Christmas Concerts are just around the corner, we wanted everyone to be aware of the schedule so these dates can be saved. More information about tickets will be shared at a later date.
Tuesday December 9th - Kindergarten performances - 11:00 am. and 4:30 pm
Tuesday December 9th - Grade 1 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday December 10th - Grade 2 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Parent Teacher Interviews
An email was sent out yesterday regarding booking times for interviews. Reminder that the online portal will be open for booking starting Monday at 8:00 am.
SCHEDULE
Monday- Teacher Administrative Day (No classes)
Tuesday- Remembrance Day (No classes)
Wednesday is Day 1.
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed
Friday- Music
Another short week but it will be so fun!
Have a great week!
Paula 🙂
November 2
Hi Parents,
Happy weekend! I hope you all had so much fun on Halloween!
We had a wonderful time here on Friday! I even heard "this is the best day of my life" a few times! High praise for sure! Hahaha
A huge thank you to everyone for all the fabulous treats! We were so spoiled! I hope you don't mind, we ate a few things and then I sent home a bunch too- only because I didn't want anyone to go home with an upset tummy!
Thanks again for helping us have a great day!
OT videos
Our school's occupational therapist is sending along video #5 for Kindergarten readiness.
Thanks- 😀
Here's a look at some of the activities we're jumping into this week:
This week....
LA
This past week's letter was "v".
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m, l and v".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're working on 2 and 3 colour patterns along with the idea that patterns don't have to be with colours. We can use movements to show patterns as well as sounds. It's so fun!
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
November 3 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
November 5 - Remembrance Day ceremony
November 6-7 - Annual Convention (No Classes)
November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
November 19 - School Jersey Day
November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews - afternoon/evening
November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews - morning
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 4.
Monday- Phys Ed
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed
**Thursday- PEITF Annual convention (no classes)
**Friday- PEITF Annual convention (no classes)
A short week but we'll make it a great one!
Hope you all have a lovely week too!
Paula 🙂
October 26
Hi Parents,
Wow! Here we are- our last week of October! And it's Halloween week! It's going to be very exciting!
OT videos
Our school's occupational therapist has been sending along some videos for Kindergarten readiness.
I will be sending along 2 videos this week- one slipped by me last week! 🙃
Thanks- 😀
Let's talk Hallowe'en!
Halloween is so exciting at school. I think it's because we celebrate with our friends! We have some ideas to help us prepare for a fabulous day:
** your child can wear/bring their costume and maybe have a costume that just goes over clothes (if possible but no worries)
**we ask that makeup be put on at home- we just don't have the space in the washrooms to put it on
**we also ask that masks as well as weapons (like lasers, swords) please stay home
Hallowe'en party
I will be getting a treat and a drink for the class-- however, we never say no to extra treats coming in! 😀
We don't have any allergies in class but just a little reminder that overall, we are a nut/peanut free school
There are 18 little friends in class (and one Madame) hahaha
👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻
Here's a look at some of the activities we're jumping into this week:
This week....
LA
This past week's letter was "l".
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, m and l".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs. We're talking Fall 🍂 and Hallowe'en vocabulary too! 👻
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We're working on 2 and 3 colour patterns along with the idea that patterns don't have to be with colours. We can use movements to show patterns as well as sounds. It's so fun!
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
October 31 - Halloween
November 3 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
November 5 - Remembrance Day ceremony
November 6-7 - Annual Convention (No Classes)
November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 5.
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Phys Ed
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed (Halloween activities will happen in the gym)
Friday- Hallowe'en and Music - woohoo 👻🐈⬛🎃
It's going to be a spookily (but not really hahaha) wonderful Halloween week here in KF!
Have a great week- and Happy Halloween!
Paula 🙂
October 19
Hi Parents,
Happy weekend! I hope you are all having a lovely one.
OT videos
Our school's occupational therapist has been sending along some videos for Kindergarten readiness. I love the idea of practicing proper pencil grip. We do it in school too- if you ever had a free moment (hahaha), would you mind practicing how to hold a pencil with your child? We have some little friends who are finding it a bit challenging. And not just the holding the pencil part, but actually printing something on a page- a letter, a number, their name, draw a circle. It doesn't matter- it's the follow through that's also important.
Thanks- 😀
Picture Retake Day: Our picture retake day is happening on Thursday, October 23. If you would like your child to have their photo taken on this day, please send an email to your child’s homeroom teacher so they are aware. A reminder that the deadline for free shipping to the school for picture orders is 14 days after picture day - October 22.
Let's talk Hallowe'en!
Halloween is so exciting at school. I think it's because we celebrate with our friends! We have some ideas to help us prepare for a fabulous day:
** your child can wear/bring their costume and maybe have a costume that just goes over clothes (if possible but no worries)
**we ask that makeup be put on at home- we just don't have the space in the washrooms to put it on
**we also ask that masks as well as weapons (like lasers, swords) please stay home
Hallowe'en party
I will be getting a treat and a drink for the class-- however, we never say no to extra treats coming in! 😀
We don't have any allergies in class but just a little reminder that overall, we are a nut/peanut free school
There are 18 little friends in class (and one Madame) hahaha
👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻 👻
Here's a look at some of the activities we're jumping into this week:
This week....
LA
This past week's letter was "m".
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u, a, and m".
We say the letter name, then the word (it matches the picture on our letter card), then we make the sound of the letter while doing the action. These steps are part of a process to train our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs. We're adding in some Fall vocabulary 🍂 and now we'll add in some Hallowe'en vocabulary too! 👻
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We've also started working with patterns.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
October 23 - Picture Retake Day
October 31 - Halloween
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 6.
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Phys Ed
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed
Friday-Music
That looks just about right for us! Have a wonderful week, everyone!
Paula 🙂
October 13
Hi Parents,
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all enjoying some fun time with family and friends- and great food!
** On Thursday, I sent home a little card with a QR code for you to scan- once you scan the card, you'll be able to view and order your child's school photos. They were all so adorable getting their FIRST school pictures taken! ♥️
Here's a look at some of the activities we're jumping into this week:
This week....
LA
This week's letter was "a".
So far, we have looked at the letters " i, o, u and a".
We are training our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs. We're also adding some Fall vocabulary. 🍂
And we're continuing to practice printing our names ☺️
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means and we are practicing making each number- while holding our pencil the proper way. Not always so easy 😄
We've also started working with patterns.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
October 14-- Walk to school day (rescheduled)
October 23 - Picture Retake Day
October 31 - Halloween
--Cool Kids Care Club News The “Cool Kids Care Club” are a group of Grade 2 students who are working together to raise money to help our community! We are planning to have a Jellybean guess Fundraiser with all our proceeds going to the charity of our choice; this month’s charity is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Light the Night Event which Mrs. Robyn will be attending. Here’s how you can help!
You can purchase a ballot(s) for guessing, $0.50/each on the week of October 14-17th from your classroom teacher. The Cool Kids Care Club will be collecting money and guesses Friday of that week and the draw will be held that afternoon.
*If there is more than one person who guesses correctly, we will hold a random name draw to choose the winner!
Thank you for your help,
Mrs. Robyn, Ms. Erin & the Gr. 2 Cool Kids
SCHEDULE
Tuesday is Day 2.
Tuesday- Phys Ed
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed
Friday-Music
That's our week-- it's going to be great! Hope yours is too!
Paula 🙂
October 5
Hi Parents,
Happy weekend! I hope you are all having a lovely day!
Here's a look at some of the activities we're jumping into this week:
This week....
LA
This week's letter was "u". This letter was another favourite! hahaha
So we have looked at the letters " i, o, and u".
We are training our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means.
We've also started working with patterns. We're having lots of fun.
ODDS and ENDS
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
Upcoming Dates:
October 6 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
October 7 - Picture Day (All English Classes and Grade 2 French Classes)
October 8 - Picture Day (All Kindergarten and Grade 1 French Classes)
October 9 - Walk to School Day
October 10 - Provincial Professional Development Day (no classes)
--Book Fair. Book Fair for our class is this Monday. Family Night will be Thursday from 6:15-7:15. Volunteers are welcome. If you are sending money along with your child, please put the money in a baggie with your child's name on it and the amount of money. You would not believe (or maybe you would- hahaha) the number of times money gets set down somewhere and then goes missing in Kindergarten!
--Home and School We will have our first Home and School meeting at school on Monday Oct. 7th at 6:00 p.m. at the school. Home and School is a voluntary group of parents/guardians that meet about once a month to share information and ideas to help support the connection between ‘Home’ and ‘School’.
--International Walk to School Day International Walk to School Day is an annual event supported by the Town of Stratford and Glen Stewart Primary School. To celebrate this day, Glen Stewart Primary School will be hosting a walk to school day on Thursday, October 9th. A rain date will be planned for Tuesday Oct 12th. Students and families who would like to participate in this event are to meet at the Stratford Town Hall by 7:35 a.m. with a departure at 7:45 a.m.
--Cool Kids Care Club News The “Cool Kids Care Club” are a group of Grade 2 students who are working together to raise money to help our community! We are planning to have a Jellybean guess Fundraiser with all our proceeds going to the charity of our choice; this month’s charity is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Light the Night Event which Mrs. Robyn will be attending. Here’s how you can help!
You can purchase a ballot(s) for guessing, $0.50/each on the week of October 14-17th from your classroom teacher. The Cool Kids Care Club will be collecting money and guesses Friday of that week and the draw will be held that afternoon.
*If there is more than one person who guesses correctly, we will hold a random name draw to choose the winner!
Thank you for your help,
Mrs. Robyn, Ms. Erin & the Gr. 2 Cool Kids
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 4.
Monday- Phys Ed and Book Fair
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed and Picture Day
Thursday- Music
Friday-PD Day (no classes)
**Next Monday, Oct. 13- Thanksgiving Day (no classes)
That's our week!
Have a wonderful week!
Paula 🙂
September 28
Hi Parents,
How are you all?
We just finished another full week together. I'm so delighted with all your children. The routines are starting, they're saying a few words in French, and I think we're all having so much fun!
Terry Fox Walk
This week students and staff participated in the Terry Fox Walk/Run around our playground in memory of Terry Fox. Thank you to those who have sent in donations for this great cause! We are still tallying the total, but we are confident we have reached our goal of raising $1000 for cancer research!
This week....
LA
This week's letter was "o". This one was a favourite for sure! hahaha It has a Taylor Swift feel to it-
We are training our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means.
We've also started working with patterns. We're having lots of fun.
ODDS and ENDS
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out what's happening here at GSP!
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We'll keep all extra clothes in our baskets.
Upcoming Dates:
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
October 1 - Teddy Bear Clinic (Kindergarten)
October 6 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
October 7 - Picture Day (All English Classes and Grade 2 French Classes)
October 8 - Picture Day (All Kindergarten and Grade 1 French Classes)
October 9 - Walk to School Day
October 10 - Provincial Professional Development Day (no classes)
-- Orange Shirt Day
A reminder there is no school on Tuesday, September 30 in acknowledgement of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. On Monday, September 29, students and staff at Glen Stewart will acknowledge Orange Shirt Day and all are encouraged to wear an orange shirt or accessorize by adding orange to their outfit.
--Teddy Bear clinic- the UPEI nursing students are back on Wednesday and they are looking after our stuffed friends! Please have your child bring a stuffed animal to school and with the help of a nursing student, they will go over their teddy's general health. It's so adorable 😀
--Home and School We will have our first Home and School meeting at school on Monday Oct. 7th at 6:00 p.m. at the school. Home and School is a voluntary group of parents/guardians that meet about once a month to share information and ideas to help support the connection between ‘Home’ and ‘School’.
--International Walk to School Day International Walk to School Day is an annual event supported by the Town of Stratford and Glen Stewart Primary School. To celebrate this day, Glen Stewart Primary School will be hosting a walk to school day on Thursday, October 9th. A rain date will be planned for Tuesday Oct 12th. Students and families who would like to participate in this event are to meet at the Stratford Town Hall by 7:35 a.m. with a departure at 7:45 a.m.
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 6.
Monday- Phys Ed and Orange shirt day
Tuesday- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed
Friday-Music
Thanks everyone for all your support!
Have a wonderful week!
Paula 🙂
September 21
Hi Parents,
Happy weekend! I hope you are all having a lovely day!
We had another great week last week. We're working on listening, walking quietly in the halls, and cleaning up when it's clean up time. Hahaha All the good kindergarten stuff! 😀
It was lovely meeting a lot of you at our Meet the Teacher night. I am so looking forward to working with you- we're on a fabulous journey together!
This week....
LA
we took some time to look at the letter "i". We chatted about the letter name, a word associated with "i"- "souris" and then we learned the action that goes with "i". We are training our brains to make deeper connections. I love this so much! ♥️
We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means.
We've also started working with patterns. We're having lots of fun.
EXTRAS
Still working on our class routines. They're all doing a great job!
ODDS and ENDS
**Check out the upcoming dates to find out when we have our picture day here at GSP!
**Our Terry Fox Run day is Thursday. If possible, we're asking for a small donation ($1 or $2 ) with all donations going to cancer research. Or, our Phys Ed teacher, Chris Meuse, has a donation link for the Terry Fox Run (if you're interested) https://schools.terryfox.ca/108218
** Thanks for sending along a change of clothes for your child. We've needed them this week! Hahaha
I'm thinking pants or shorts, a tshirt, underwear, and socks. I have basket here for every child and all their clothes can go in their baskets.
Upcoming Dates:
September 25 - Terry Fox Run
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
October 7 - English Picture Day
October 8 - French Picture Day
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 1.
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Phys Ed
Wednesday- Music
Thursday- Phys Ed and Library
Friday-Music
Thanks everyone for all your support!
Have a wonderful week!
Paula 🙂
September 14
Dear Parents,
How are you? I hope you are all having a lovely Sunday!
We made it through our first full week! Yay! The children all did a great job- and I can already see that some of our routines are starting to happen 😀 But I'm sure they're were some tired little friends who went home on the bus on Friday.
This week....
LA
We are starting to look at letters of the alphabet. We're also working on some school vocabulary, colours and songs.
MATH
We are counting to 5 and showing that we understand what each number means.
EXTRAS
We are also working on our class routines. They're all doing a great job!
ODDS and ENDS
** I don't have the date yet for our school photos but I'm thinking they are in early October. As soon as I know, I'll send along the date😀
** Please send along a change of clothes for your child. I'm thinking pants or shorts, a tshirt, underwear, and socks. I have basket here for every child and all their clothes can go in their baskets.
Upcoming Dates:
September 17 - Meet the Staff
September 25 - Terry Fox Run
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
**So our Meet the Teacher night is coming up! Our session starts at 6:00pm and it’s happening in my classroom!
I so hope to see you there!
SCHEDULE
Monday is Day 2.
Monday- Phys Ed
Tuesday-Music
Wednesday- Phys Ed and Library
Thursday- Music
Friday-Phys Ed
We’re off to a great start!
Have a wonderul week!
Hope to see you on the 17th!
Paula 🙂
September 8
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Kindergarten! This is so exciting! I am very much looking forward to getting to know your children and to jumping into all the learning we’re going to do together!
I would love to have you follow along on our learning journey this year! I have a weekly newsletter where we chat about learning happening in the classroom and fun and special upcoming events.
I will do my very best to update my Google site newsletter at least once a week so that you are able to follow along with us on our journey this year.
Meet the Teacher night is coming up! The date is September 17 and our session starts at 6:00pm and it’s happening in my classroom! I so hope to see you there!
We’re off to a great start! We’ve had 2 fun days with many more to come! It’s going to be great!
Have a fabulous week! Hope to see you on the 17th!
Chat soon-
Paula 🙂