Hi Folks, 

Happy Diwali to those in our class and community who will be celebrating this week! 

As stated in an earlier email, I am out this week to stabilize my asthma. I am missing spending time with your littles but they are in the capable care of Mrs. Mary Younker (Friday sub TBD)

In class we are:

Literacy: We are now into week five of Fundations. Students have been introdcued to the letters a and g. Friday we will start week 6 with the introduction to letters s and d. We have been learning two poems "Autumn Leaves" and "5 Little pumpkins". Autumn Leaves has been in your child's yellow duo-tang and 5 Little pumpkins will be added upon my return to class. Students are welcome to colour the pictures and circle any words (the, to) that they recognize or any of the letters we have been studying. You can also ask your child to "read" you the poems but please encourage them to point to the words as they same them!

Letters: t,b,f,n,m,i,u, c, a, g

Words: the, to

Math:  This week we will be reviewing numbers 1-5 and will continue to practice counting to ten! At home students can solidify their counting to ten by helping set the table (counting the number of forks needed), counting how many steps it takes to get to one room to another, or counting while doing laundry (counting out 5 shirts to fold or finding 6 socks etc). With our review, students will be practicing different ways to recognize numbers 1-5 (tally marks, dice patterns, fingers, dominoes, pictures)

Humanities: We will talk about or families and the fall season. 

Book Buddies. 

We will have book buddies next Tuesday. 

Picture retakes

Retakes will take place Wednesday October 23rd. Please reach out if you would like your child to participate in retakes. 

Halloween Party-  Students will be welcome to wear their costumes to school however, masks and toy weapons (swords, knives, guns etc.) are not permitted. I will have some popcorn, a mini cupcake and some fruit that we will have before we go home. We will also play some Halloween games in the classroom and I believe there we will be able to go on a little parade around the school in our costumes. 

Assessments

I will be starting assessments next week. These will run over the next couple of weeks. These will be for both literacy and math. Results will be shared during parent teacher interviews. 

Parent Teacher Interviews

If you can not attend parent teacher interviews on the allotted days, please let me know ASAP and we schedule a different time that week. 

Please note the important upcoming dates

October 31- Halloween (we will be having a little Halloween party in class)

November 3rd- I will be out for the morning for an appointment with my son

November 6-7- PEITF convention (no Classes)

November 10- Report card day for teachers (No classes)

November 11- Remembrance Day (No classes)

November 20- Parent teacher Interviews (Evening only)

November 21- Parent teacher Interviews (Day time, No Classes)

 Sarah

Hi Folks, 

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Kindergarten teachers across PEI got to meet Friday in Summerside. We had the oppourtinity to talk about practices happening in our classrooms and discussed lots of ways to help deliver the kindergarten curriculum through play!

This week, I would like to welcome a new student Inara to our classroom. We look forward to getting to know her and students are excited to build a new friendship. 

Please note that I will be out on Tuesday Octoboer 14th for appointments but Ms. Murray will be in. 

In class we are:

Literacy: We are now into week four of Fundations. Students will be introduced to the letters c and o. We will be reading lots of books with rhymes and students will continue to work on identifiying the words "the" and "to" in print. We will do some writing (currently our writing is pictures and telling others what our pictures are about). 

Students have been excited about learning to read. One student approached me at 8:20 am last week. "Ms. Sarah, when are we going to read?" I let the student know that there was time to read right now but we will also have time later in the day. (Currently our reading is viewing books, noticing letters and telling a story based on the pictures). This student then replied, while shaking the book. "NO! When will I be able to read the words in this book?!" I found this very adorable and explained I was happy to hear how eager students are to learn to read but we need to know our letters and the sounds they make first!

Letters: t,b,f,n,m,i,u, c, a

Words: the, to

Math:  This week we will focus on representing the number 5, printing the number and we will practice counting to ten. 

Humanities: We will work on zones of regulation and strategies to get back to the green zone (ready to learn, calmer body, content state). We will also talk about our families. 

Book Buddies. 

We will have book buddies next Monday. 

Cool Kids Care Club

Many grade two students participate in the Cool Kids Care Club. Part of what they do is fundraise. This month they are doing a jelly bean guessing jar. Each ballot is 0.50 cents. Students are welcome to take in money, this week, and make a guess!

Please note the important upcoming dates

October 13- No class (Thanksgiving)

October 14- I will be out this day for appointments but Ms. Melanie Murray will return as                          our guest teacher.

 Sarah

Hi Folks, 

This is a very busy week. Monday we will be walking around the school grounds as we go on a leaf hunt. The leaf hunt goes with a poem, story and craft that we will be doing this week. We have book fair  Tuesday and picture day  will be on Wednesday. Please note that we will not be in class on Friday as teachers are completing a day for professional development. There will also be no class next Monday to celebrate Thanksgiving!

In class we are:

Literacy: We are now into week three of Fundations. Student have been introduced to the letters i and u along with the previous weeks letters. We will continue to learn these letters, how to form them and the sounds they make.This week our classroom readings will focus on thanksgiving and leaves! Students will be introduced to the words "the" and "to". In the coming week, they will start to recognize these words in print (books, signs, etc.)

Letters: t,b,f,n,m,i,u

Words: the, to

Math:  This week we will focus on representing the number 4, printing the number and we will practice counting to ten. 

Humanities: This week we will focus on things that bring us joy/we are thankful for. We will also incorporate emotions and how to regulate them in everyday scenarios. 

Book Buddies. 

We will have our first book buddies on Wednesday of this week.

Book Fair

We will be going to the book fair on Tuesday at 11am. Students are welcome to bring money to buy an book from the fair. If you are sending money, please put it in a zip block bag with their name on it and place it in their grey homework bag. I will hold onto the money until we go to the book fair and will put any change back in their homework bag. 

Please note the important upcoming dates

October 7- Book Fair

October 8- Picture day

October 9- Walk to School day

October 10- Professional Development (No Classes)

October 13- No class (Thanksgiving)

October 14- I will be out this day for appointments but Ms. Melanie Murray will return as                          our guest teacher.

 Sarah

Hi Folks, 

This will be a very busy week! 

In class we are:

Literacy: We are now into week one of Fundations. Student have been introduced to the letters m and n along with the previous weeks letters. We will continue to learn these letters, how to form them and the sounds they make. We have also been working hard on learning the letters in our names and how to spell our names. We will continue activities this.  We will continue to read stories on the Indigenous people of Canada and the impacts that residential schools have had on them. This is in reflection and support of Truth and Reconciliation. 

Math:  This week we will focus on representing the number 3, printing the number and we will practice counting to ten. 

Humanities: This week we will continue on with Truth and Reconciliation. We will also continue or learning more about each other and our families and will start to touch on emotions and self regulation! 

Book Buddies. 

This has been post-poned until next week.

Orange Shirt Day

Monday September 29, 2025 we will observe orange shirt day at school. Students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt. Some students may not have an orange shirt, a paper orange shirt will be offered to students to wear on their shirts as well. 

Teddy Bear Clinic

The UPEI nursing students will be holding their teddy bear clinic on Wednesday October 1st. Students will be allowed to bring a teddy to school in order to participate in this activitiy. Please note that I do have additional stuffed animals for anyone who does not have or forgets theirs! 

Please note the important upcoming dates

September 29-    Orange Shirt Day

Bus Evacuation Practice.

Sept. 30- National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)

October 1- Teddy Bear Clinic

October 7- Picture day

October 9- Walk to School day

October 10- Professional Development (No Classes)

 Sarah

September 22 welcomes the first day of fall! This means we will start doing fall art, fall inspired sensory pins and we will welcome cooler and wetter days. With that said, please ensure your child has appropriate clothing for the weather. This is a time of year when we need to bring the splash pants and rain coats back out. Keep those light mittens handy and know where the warmer hats are (cool days will sneak up fast). 

This week will be a busy week. We will start to read stories around the indigenous culture and stories that help students gain an understanding as to why we honour  "Orange Shirt day"

In class we are:

Literacy: We are now into week one of Fundations. Student have been introduced to the letters t, b and f. 

We will continue to develop our fine motor skills and will read stories that support Orange Shirt Day/Every Child Matters. 

Math:  We have covered the numbers zero and one. This week we will study the number two and will increase our accuracy when counting to ten. 

Humanities: The next few weeks we will be focusing on the social studies unit that covers the unique qualities of each child/family. This is very much an inclusion piece. With that, if your family has any special tranditions or holidays they celebrate, we would love to celebrate with you! Please let me know of the holidays you participate in and we will honor those in class (ie. Eid, Holi, Lunar New Year etc.). If your child does not participate in certain holidays/activities (ie. Christmas, Easter, birthday) please let me know and we can discuss appropriate adjustments! 

Additional topics:  We will start discussing National Truth and Reconciliation Day next this week and finish up with our Study on Terry Fox

Book Orders. 

I will be placing the scholastic book order on September 26 @ 3pm. If you are placing an order, please use the classroom code RC145659 

Book Buddies. 

We will be starting with our book buddies next Monday. 

Shoe Laces

It is expected that all students independently change their own footwear. If your child can not tie their shoes, please provide them with shoe laces that do not require tying or velcro. This is for two reasons. Frist and foremost, the child's safety (not tripping over their shoe laces, especially on the stairs) and to ensure my time is spent on the kindergarten curriculum and not tying/retying shoes.

Please note the important upcoming dates

Sept. 25- Terry Fox Run

September 29-    Orange Shirt Day

Bus Evacuation Practice.

Sept. 30- National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)

October 1- Teddy Bear Clinic

October 7- Picture day

October 9- Walk to School day

October 10- Professional Development (No Classes)

 Sarah

Hi KE welcome back

I hope all your littles have recovered from their first full week of school! It was a busy one and they are starting to adjust well to the school routines.

Please feel free to follow the class on instagram @msriehl. last week was busy but I will try to start posting more pictures soon (no faces or names). 

Please ensure your child comes comes with their water bottles full, this would be greatly appreciated. Students will also need a snack and a lunch each day. Students are working hard to learn how to put away their own lunch bags. This includes putting containers back in, zipping up and returning it to their school bag at the end of the day. I help with corners and will guide them through the process. Please note, some steps the children miss and could result in some interesting ways to repack! They will figure it out soon! 

In class we are:

Literacy: We have started our fundations program. This is the foundation to the literacy program. So far the lower case t was introduced. 

We are also working to strengthen fine motor skills and develop proper pencil holding techniques. When your child is doing pencil/colouring work at home, please remind them to "pinch the pencil and rest it on the table". I will explain this at Meet the Teacher. 

Math:  We have started to our unit on number sense. Over the next few weeks we will cover the numbers 1-5 (0 has already been covered and we will revisit this number). 

Humanities: The next few weeks we will be focusing on the social studies unit that covers the unique qualities of each child/family. This is very much an inclusion piece. With that, if your family has any special tranditions or holidays they celebrate, we would love to celebrate with you! Please let me know of the holidays you participate in and we will honor those in class (ie. Eid, Holi, Lunar New Year etc.). If your child does not participate in celebrate certain holidays/activities around these holidays (ie. Christmas, Easter, birthday) please let me know and we can discuss appropriate adjustments! 

Additional topics:  We will start discussing Terry fox this week and National Truth and Reconciliation Day next week!

Please note the important upcoming dates

Sept. 17- Meet the teacher Night

-Nursing Students start

Sept. 25- Terry Fox Run

September 29- Orange Shirt Day

Sept. 30- National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)

I look forward to meeting you all at Meet the Teacher!

Sarah

Hi KE families!!!

We had a good first few days in KE! Children were excited to see some familiar faces in close by classes and are becoming familiar with the class and school! The next couple of weeks our in class focus will be on building relationships and learning routines.

It is important to know that we currently have 2 staff working in the class. Myself (Ms. Sarah) and an EA (Ms. Cass). If there are any more changes regarding staff in our class, I will let you know!

If students could come with their water bottles full, this would be greatly appreciated. Students will also need a snack and a lunch each day. 

I will try to notify and inform students and families of any of dates when I will be out of class. Usually these are PD days and I know in advance. However, there are times I am out unexpectedly. If there is any changes in your child’s afterschool routines, please ensure you call the school so the message gets properly delivered.

We will be welcoming a two second year nursing students into our class next week. They are here to watch child development and will do a few lessons with your children (usually around handwashing, garbage sorting, nutrition). I will update you with names as soon as possible.

Please feel free to follow our class on Instagram. You can find me at msriehl. Please note I only allow current year parents to follow and no faces or names are shown on this account

Please note the important upcoming dates

September 11- I will be out for the morning only. Ms. Melanie Murray will be filling in for me.

Sept. 17- Meet the teacher Night

-Nursing Students start

Sept. 27- Terry Fox Run

Sept. 30- National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)

I look forward to meeting you all at Meet the Teacher!

Sarah