Important Dates!

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Monday, September 14th:  Music for the morning class.

Tuesday, September 15th:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.

Phys. Ed. for the afternoon class.

Wednesday, September 16th:  Library for the morning class (Library classes will begin in a few weeks)

Thursday, September 17:  Phys. Ed. for the morning class.

Friday, September 18th:  Music for the afternoon class.

JUST A REMINDER THAT ALL PHYS. ED. CLASSES ARE TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE AND THE MUSIC TEACHER IS FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS USING PROJECT 11 FOR THIS FIRST MONTH OF SCHOOL!

 

This Week in Kindergarten!

        This was a very different first week of kindergarten for Mme Godin and all of her classmates.  

                  We have been practicing social distancing and using our own personal supplies.
 

                                We explored many of the toys and games in the classroom.

 We started off the week bringing individual bins of toys to our tables.  Mme Godin would then sanitize the toys and we would choose a different bin.

                        Groups of 2 students were allowed to play at the wooden garage station.

                                           As well as at the dollhouse and the kitchen area.

                                                                 Individual lego bins.

                      All of the students were eager to explore the new materials in the classroom.

                         Don't forget to send a spoon if your child needs one for snack time.

                                                          Hard at work building cubes.

                                          Using foam blocks to make the letters in his name.

                                                      Getting to know our new classmates.

When we enter the classroom, the children put on their indoor shoes, place their Take-Home ziplock bag on the table and hang up their jackets and backpacks on their chairs.  Everyone has an envelope with their name on to store their masks if they are wearing one and need a mask break.

                                                        Learning the word walk "marche".

                                                  
                                        We also practiced the words "saute" jump and "cours" run.

Playing counting games on the SMARTboard.

                                                    Practicing to hold our pencils correctly.

                                              We also practiced tracing and printing small lines.

                                                     All of the students worked so hard.

                                                    Mme Godin read a book about bus rules.

We are practicing to say "Bonjour" and "Au revoir" and repeating "Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes s'il-vous-plait?"   (May, I please go to the washroom?)

    I had the students print their names on the first day of school to put in their learning portfolio.

                                                 They also drew a picture of themselves.

Learning all about circles "les cercles".  The children each have a tennis ball in their personal bin so that they can actively participate on the SMARTboard  without spreading germs.

As you can see it was a very busy week.  I asked the children what their favourite thing about school was this week.  Here are some of the answers...

- playing on the structure

- playing with the toys

- playing outside in the field

- learning new french words

- learning to count in french

- meeting new friends

- playing on the SMARTboard

Lena's Shoes are Nervous!

I hope that all of my new kindergarten friends enjoy this special book!  I can hardly wait to see everyone on Tuesday!  REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR BRAVE SHOES!

Some of the staff at our school!

 

Mme Godin (your child's kindergarten teacher)

Mme Melo (principal)

Mme Perry (vice principal)

M. Senecal (councillor)

Mme Matheos (Administrative assistant)

Mme Burdeniuk (Music teacher)

M. Wichenko (Phys. Ed. and Cohort teacher)

Mme Scarpino (Educational Assistant)

M. Guzman (Educational Assistant)

M. Charrette (Kindergarten teacher) The kindergarten students in M. Charrette's class will be part of our cohort.

Bonjour les amis! - Hello my friends!

Our Classroom Tour

Welcome to École Assiniboine.  These are the doors we will be using to enter and exit the school.  Remember to wait outdoors until a staff member from our cohort comes to open the doors.  The morning class will begin to enter from 8:15 a.m. until 8:25 a.m. and the afternoon class at 12:25 p.m.  I will walk the children who are meeting their parents to go home at the end of the morning 11:25 a.m. and at the end of the afternoon 3:15 p.m. at these same doors.

                           This is the structure where we will sometimes get to play at recess time.

All kindergarten students belong to the yellow cohort.  Monsieur Wichenko will be greeting the children at the door each day.

The children will be taught to social distance and to sanitize their hands each time they enter the school. I believe that a staff member will be using a spray bottle when the kindergarten students enter the school.

    This is our classroom door.  Room 12.  I will be waiting at this door to meet the children each day.

                                 Welcome to all of our friends from the afternoon kindergarten class.

                                   Welcome to our friends from the morning kindergarten class.

                             We will be lining up our shoes on the floor by the classroom door.

When you enter the room you will see many tables.  Mme Godin will help you find the table that has your name on a special bin.  This is where you will sit.  You will put your backpack and your jacket on the back of your chair.  Your name will also be on your table.  At the end of the day you will put your indoor shoes on your chair.

In your bin you will have a pencil box to store pencils, an eraser, glue stick and scissors.  I will add your markers to this box.

You will also have this special tray to use when we are making crafts, creating with play dough and playing math games.  In the little container there are die and bingo chips, 5 cubes (for now), a container of crayons and a tennis ball that we will use on the SMARTboard.  I will be adding other things soon.

                                                    Bonjour les amis!  Hello my friends!

                                                   There is a bathroom in our classroom. 

                                    We will practice how to flush the toilet and wash our hands.

    In order to flush the toilet, you just push on the silver circle.  Mme Godin will show you on Tuesday.

       This is where we will be washing our hands.  The paper towels are hanging on the wall behind me.

                         The water filling station.  The children will only be able to fill their water bottles.  They           may not drink from the water fountain as it is covered up for safety reasons.

                                                                         Kitchen area

   

                                                                        Grocery store

                                                                           Doll house

                                                                        Workbench

                         Mme Godin has prepared lots of small bins with toys to play with as well.

  

                                                                      Calendar Time

                                                                       SMARTboard

There will be a row of x’s at the front of the classroom in front of the SMARTboard.  Sometimes you will get to sit or stand on an x instead of at your table.

This is our classroom tree.  We will be learning all about trees this year and exploring the seasonal changes that occur to trees.  There are so many other things for you to discover in our beautiful kindergarten classroom.

Looking forward to meeting all of my new friends on Tuesday!

Mme Godin