Day one at Fish Creek was fantastic! It is to be even warmer tomorrow so please remember to send lots of water along with bug spray and sun screen. We are also recommending a hat!
Today our activity was a scavenge hunt that used our five senses. We looked for different textures in nature. We saw lots of insects, birds (even a Blue Heron in the pm) and were lucky enough to see some deer. It will be a new adventure tomorrow! Have a good night The K team A note about our ALS walk on Thursday: - We will meet on the compound (not the gym) at 12:45 on Thursday. A member from the ALS Society will be coming to say a few words before we walk and then the students will all perform the `Fight Song' dance they have been learning in gym. You could play it in your class and get them to teach you too! Once the walk begins, the Calgary Police will have a few officers managing our crosswalk to get us safely across Fish Creek Blvd. -Please stress safety with your students. THIS IS NOT A RACE! It is a time to walk with friends and enjoy nature while we all support a worthwhile cause. We will send grades out (4's first to set a pace, then 3, 2 and 1) -Remind students to be respectful of property and stay on sidewalks and pathways. It might be a good idea to have a `no passing the teacher' rule for each class, so groups stay mostly together. - Ask your students to wear PURPLE, GREEN or WHITE shirts. (Purple is the ALS colour) - there is no formal gathering at the end of the walk, you can stay outside and play with your class or head bak to your classrooms -the walk is about 3 km and has a hill down into Fish Creek and a hill pathway back out. I can show you a modified version that is shorter and stays above the park. Please let us know if you or your students have concerns (Preggers!) It takes between 35 minutes (adult pace) to an estimated 45-60 minutes (kid pace). Please set a pace that works for you and your students. -see the attached map for the route - several parent volunteer will be on the route to keep us on track and show where to turn. If you have a specific concern about a student who could use extra volunteer help, please let Tamra know so she can assign one - The ALS Society will be bringing Stickers `I am here for _______' that students can take home if they know someone or you can fill them out in class with `Mrs. Y' in the blank. We will also be getting purple wristbands for all students to wear at the walk - ALS Society is bringing some copies of picture books about ALS today and here are a few websites that might be helpful: May-26-17 1:11 PM This is the website for ALS resources: http://www.alsab.ca/resources/ This site is like the wikipedia of ALS, in child friendly language: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/als.html This is a children’s Q & A about ALS: https://mnd.asn.au/about_mnd/33-just-for-kids.html
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Thank you SO much to all the volunteers to helping us with our field trip downtown! We could not have done it without you - we are so grateful for the help and support!
Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. Today we spent some time predicting what we might see when we are at Explorer School - we wonder if we went for a walk around Evergreen what we could see, smell, hear? We can not wait to explore down at Marshall Springs! Just as a reminder as per the email that was sent... Dates: Monday May 29th, Tuesday May 30th, Wednesday May 31st, Thursday June 1st. Times: Morning Class: 8:00 - 10:50 /// Afternoon Class: 11:50 - 2:40 Classes will meet in their rooms for the first 15 minutes to review expectations and get organized into their groups. During the first 15 minutes volunteers will be meeting in the library to review volunteer expectations, the daily plan and to receive their assigned groups. ** It is imperative that your child is not late for school these days as we we will leaving the school promptly at 8:15am and 12:05pm each day. Daily Itinerary: 8:00 - 8:15 / 11:50 - 12:05 > Arrive at school / Organize Students / Volunteer Orientation 8:15 - 8:45 / 12:10 -12:40 > Walk to Marshall Springs 8:45 - 9:00 / 12:40 - 12:55 > Story and Snack 9:00 - 10:00 / 12:55 - 1:55 > Inquiry/Exploration Time 10:00 - 10:10 / 2:00 - 2:10 > Meet back together as Large Group 10:10 - 10:45 / 2:10 - 2:40 > Walk back to Evergreen School 10:50 / 2:40 > Regular Dismissal For a successful Explorer School please ensure that your child has/is:
Each student will be carrying their backpack to and from Explorer School. For this reason it is important that they do not have toys, library books, etc. weighing down their bags. Only the essential items please! In the event that there is heavy rain with thunder and lightening we will be cancelling Explorer School for that day and will run a regular school day. ** Reminder, there are no bathrooms on site, if you feel this is a problem please contact your child’s teacher directly. Thank you kindly for all of your continued support. We are very excited for our week at Explorer School! The Kindergarten Team :) __________________________________________________________________________________ Have a good evening The K team Our field trip is this Thursday, May 19th. It is a full day! Both the morning and afternoon classes come to school at 8:00. Please make sure you child is wearing weather appropriate clothing and have a couple of snacks as well as a lunch.
There is no school for Kindergarten on Tuesday May 23rd. FINAL REMINDER REQUIRED: Yearbook Consent Forms! Last week you received an email from Evergreen School regarding a Third Party Consent form that we require all parents/guardians sign before a child’s image or work and be used in our Yearbook this year. As the Yearbook is created by our Evergreen Parent Council, they are a ‘third party’, and we must have this separate form signed before we can release any photos to them. If you did not return the form after the initial email, your child is bringing home a photocopy of the form tonight, or tomorrow. Please sign and return the form ASAP if you want your child’s image to be included in the Yearbook. YOUR CHILD’S IMAGE WILL NOT BE IN THE YEARBOOK IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE FORM BY MAY 18, 2017. Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. We will need 5 volunteers per classroom again for this trip. If you are able to help out please let your child’s teacher know. We are VERY short of afternoon helpers. If you have time that week and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Have a good evening The K team PM KINDERGARTEN TOMRROW
In many of your children’s backpacks (some will be coming home tomorrow) is a special surprise. They were reminded to hide them when they got home. So just in case you happen to find it don’t look at it! A message from the office: REQUIRED: Yearbook Consent Forms! Last week you received an email from Evergreen School regarding a Third Party Consent form that we require all parents/guardians sign before a child’s image or work and be used in our Yearbook this year. As the Yearbook is created by our Evergreen Parent Council, they are a ‘third party’, and we must have this separate form signed before we can release any photos to them. If you did not return the form after the initial email, your child is bringing home a photocopy of the form tonight, or tomorrow. Please sign and return the form ASAP if you want your child’s image to be included in the Yearbook. YOUR CHILD’S IMAGE WILL NOT BE IN THE YEARBOOK IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE FORM BY MAY 18, 2017. Field trip forms for Downtown went home last week, please return them as soon as possible. Your child’s teacher will be contacting the parents that will be joining us on the trip with more details. Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. We will need 5 volunteers per classroom again for this trip. If you are able to help out please let your child’s teacher know. If you have time that week and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Enjoy your night Kinder Team We have been working on a big project this week! It is very exciting. You will be seeing it this weekend.
A message from the office: REQUIRED: Yearbook Consent Forms! Last week you received an email from Evergreen School regarding a Third Party Consent form that we require all parents/guardians sign before a child’s image or work and be used in our Yearbook this year. As the Yearbook is created by our Evergreen Parent Council, they are a ‘third party’, and we must have this separate form signed before we can release any photos to them. If you did not return the form after the initial email, your child is bringing home a photocopy of the form tonight, or tomorrow. Please sign and return the form ASAP if you want your child’s image to be included in the Yearbook. YOUR CHILD’S IMAGE WILL NOT BE IN THE YEARBOOK IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE FORM BY MAY 18, 2017. Field trip forms for Downtown went home last week, please return them as soon as possible. Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. We will need 5 volunteers per classroom again for this trip. If you are able to help out please let your child’s teacher know. If you have time that week and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Have a good evening K Team A message from the office:
REQUIRED: Yearbook Consent Forms! Last week you received an email from Evergreen School regarding a Third Party Consent form that we require all parents/guardians sign before a child’s image or work and be used in our Yearbook this year. As the Yearbook is created by our Evergreen Parent Council, they are a ‘third party’, and we must have this separate form signed before we can release any photos to them. If you did not return the form after the initial email, your child is bringing home a photocopy of the form tonight, or tomorrow. Please sign and return the form ASAP if you want your child’s image to be included in the Yearbook. YOUR CHILD’S IMAGE WILL NOT BE IN THE YEARBOOK IF YOU DO NOT RETURN THE FORM BY MAY 18, 2017. Thank you. Field trip forms for Downtown went home last week, please return them as soon as possible. If you have time on May 18th and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. We will need 5 volunteers per classroom again for this trip. If you are able to help out please let your child’s teacher know. Have a good evening K Team Field trip forms for Downtown went home last week, please return them as soon as possible.
If you have time on May 18th and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Explorer school is May Monday 29th – Thursday June 1st and we will be walking to Fish Creek each day. We will need 5 volunteers per classroom again for this trip. If you are able to help out please let your child’s teacher know. On Friday a note was e-mailed from the school requesting a new Consent to Publish form. These forms are needed so that your child can be included in the school yearbook. Please return a signed copy with your child. Have a good evening K Team Here are some of the items that were left over after swimming. If you see something that is belongs to your child please let us know. We continued talking about sorting and patterning today. We are asking the students to watch and see where they see it in the real world. How are items sorted at you’re your house? In your room? Field trip forms went home today so please check backpacks for them. If you have time on May 18th and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Enjoy your evening Kindergarten Team Here are some of the items that were left over after swimming. If you see something that is belongs to your child please let us know. Today many of the classes talked about sorting and patterning. Each class sorted or patterned differently and then we switch classrooms and had to guess the different ways our peers sorted or patterned. It is a new game or activity we will be doing more often at school. We are asking the students to watch and see where they see it in the real world. How are items sorted at you’re your house? In your room? Tomorrow is “Hats on for Mental Health”. We are encouraging everyone to wear their favorite hat to school. Field trip forms will be coming home in the next couple of days so watch backpacks for them. If you have time on May 18th and your police clearance you are welcome to come along and help us out! Email your child’s teacher ASAP if you can! Enjoy your evening Kindergarten Team |
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