Hello everyone,
Can you believe that it is our last week of school? Time sure flies when you are having fun!!
Only five more days of school and then it is time for the winter holidays!! Believe me even though it is our last day of school we will be very busy, working but having fun as well!!
This last week we talked about how the Mexican people celebrate their holidays. They start with having 9 days of posadas (parties) prior to the 25th where the children carry a figurine of Joseph and Mary into the different houses asking for a shelter. When someone finally agrees to let them in, the celebrating begins. The children enjoyed learning about Mexico and especially enjoyed eating the bunnelos (a traditional Mexican donuty treat made of masa harina) that the grade one children made. They were very delicious!!! This week we will end our study of Xmas's around the world with a look at how the Italians celebrate their holidays.
This week also had us looking at our customs and how we celebrate some of the things that we do. We talked about Christmas trees, Santa and our very popular reindeer, Rudolph. The children have been spending time writing, reading and creating artwork to go along with the various activities.
This next week:
1. Off to a Running Start has been replaced with Off to a Singing Start. We will be going down in to the gym on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to sing Christmas Carols. We will go down as soon as the second bell rings, so if you are arriving late, just go directly the gym and we will be there singing away!!! Fallalalalla!!
2. Tomorrow, Monday, December 16th, we will be making our Gingerbread Houses. If your child did not bring a milk carton or a piece of cardboard or candy....it is not a problem. We have been given some extras so don't worry at all. You can be the one to give extra next time. It will be a fun full afternoon activity. We will likely start around 130 and go right till 300. Often we like to let everything set up before taking it home, but if you are there to pick them up (and they are not going to JKC) then you are more than welcome to take their little masterpieces home with you. JKC kids can maybe get their parents to come up in the morning and get them the next day.
3.This Thursday, December 19th is our annual Pancake Breakfast. The children are invited to come in their pajamas and with empty bellies as we will take them downstairs first thing in the morning for a feast of pancakes. If your child does not like pancakes, then make sure they have eaten before hand. They can just sit there and socialize while they wait for that special someone in "red"!!
4. This Friday, December 20th, your child will be taking their report cards home. I am very proud of how hard they have worked this term and have been very delighted by their efforts and achievements. I am sure you will be too.
5. This Friday we will end our first term off with an afternoon of movies and popcorn (provided by me). We will pick a movie that all of us like... i will bring in a few to choose from...if you have any vhs that you would like to suggest, send them in too. And at 300 the children will be dismissed to their parents until January 6th.
If you have any questions that you need clarified please feel free to stop by and see me or email me.
Before i sign off, I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to our love boxes. The families who received the hampers were so pleased by the generosity of our families.Thank you again from them and from me.
And with that I would like to wish everyone a very merry Xmas and a happy New Year! Thank you for trusting me with your children and allowing me the pleasure of having them with me for the last four months. It has been a delight. I look forward to hearing all the exciting stories in the New Year!
Take care of yourselves, stay healthy,
Teri
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Good Morning everyone!
Another beautiful, sunny and crisp day. Brrrrrrrring it on! I am ready for the sun as long as i am bundled up (which I am)!!! The mountains are starting to become whiter and whiter...this is one sign of winter and the winter holiday break. The children are very excited as we have been really talking a lot about the holidays and how different people celebrate the holidays. It all started with Andrew coming in. Andrew is Annie's dad and he came in to talk about Hannukah. He read some stories, he lit the Mennorah and then handed out some delicious donuts called.......(starts with an s), but they were delicious. Then he helped out in the kitchen with the grade two children to make some latkes, which were all gobbled up, by the kids and the teachers as well. They were yummy. In the afternoon Annie played the dreidle game with all the children in small groups. The kids loved playing the game and thank you Annie, you were a great teacher!
This last week we have gone to the library and learned about how they celebrate Christmas in Germany, and the different traditions and celebrations there. We got to try a gingerbread cookie, the tradition of making and eating gingerbread cookies originated in Germany. The next day we learned about how the Swedish people celebrate Christmas. We learned about Saint Lucia and the Tomten. Then a group of grade ones along with Samara's and Matthew's mom made Rice Pudding, a traditional favourite holiday treat for the swedish people. The kids loved it, even though it was slightly overcooked, but it was still gobbled up with pleasure. Next week we will be travelling to Mexico to learn about their traditions and we will be making some delicious donuty cinnamony yummy treat called Buenelos (i think that is the spelling), but I understand they are very tasty too.
Meanwhile in the classroom we have been talking about our own traditions. And of course we all wanted to talk about Santa Claus. So we talked about him, wrote about him and made some amazing cute paintings of him (which you will soon see). The classroom is starting to transform into a holiday classroom...slowly!
We will be very busy in the classroom doing a lot of writing, reading and crafting to bring in the holidays. On Monday, December16th we will be making our own gingerbread houses. To facilitate one of my most favourite activities of the year I will be needing some supplies. Every child will need to bring in a 250 ml milk carton emptied and rinsed out ( no other size will work), also an 8 by 8 inch piece of cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil, with the child's name on the top written in sharpie. The children are also asked to bring in some candy to share with all the kids to help decorate their gingerbread houses. Great things to bring in are smarties, lifesavers, candy canes, fruit jellies, little candies, chocolate chips, marshmellows, pretzels, etc....anything you think they would like to put on their house. What I do is i take all the candies donated and i divide them up amongst all the children to share the variety. You do not need to send all of the above just a small little ziplock full. I am asking that everyone bring all the items for me by next Friday so that I can get the little milk cartons glued to the cardboard and be ready to go for Monday afternoon. If anyone would like to join us next Monday you are more than welcome.
Finally a big thank you to:
1. Scott for bringing in the Rocks and Minerals workshop a couple of weeks ago. I took some excellent pictures, but our camera had a little accident, so I cannot post them. The kids were fantastic and learned a lot of very interesting stuff about rocks. I think we may have some budding geologists!
2. That very same day we had a bat workshop. Thank you to Ronnie who came in from SFU to hold a little workshop about bats for us. The children played bat jeopardy, learned a lot about bats and then made some very cute bat puppets.
Something to write in your calendar and maybe start thinking ahead....
Feb 13th, 20th, 27th and March 6th (all Thursdays) are our skating days. We will need tons of drivers and tons of lacers for these four skating times. I am hoping that many of you may take some afternoons off from work to join us if you know in advance.
And with that...sorry that there are no pictures...awwwwww...
And i will see everyone tomorrow,
Enjoy your sunny day!!
Teri
Another beautiful, sunny and crisp day. Brrrrrrrring it on! I am ready for the sun as long as i am bundled up (which I am)!!! The mountains are starting to become whiter and whiter...this is one sign of winter and the winter holiday break. The children are very excited as we have been really talking a lot about the holidays and how different people celebrate the holidays. It all started with Andrew coming in. Andrew is Annie's dad and he came in to talk about Hannukah. He read some stories, he lit the Mennorah and then handed out some delicious donuts called.......(starts with an s), but they were delicious. Then he helped out in the kitchen with the grade two children to make some latkes, which were all gobbled up, by the kids and the teachers as well. They were yummy. In the afternoon Annie played the dreidle game with all the children in small groups. The kids loved playing the game and thank you Annie, you were a great teacher!
This last week we have gone to the library and learned about how they celebrate Christmas in Germany, and the different traditions and celebrations there. We got to try a gingerbread cookie, the tradition of making and eating gingerbread cookies originated in Germany. The next day we learned about how the Swedish people celebrate Christmas. We learned about Saint Lucia and the Tomten. Then a group of grade ones along with Samara's and Matthew's mom made Rice Pudding, a traditional favourite holiday treat for the swedish people. The kids loved it, even though it was slightly overcooked, but it was still gobbled up with pleasure. Next week we will be travelling to Mexico to learn about their traditions and we will be making some delicious donuty cinnamony yummy treat called Buenelos (i think that is the spelling), but I understand they are very tasty too.
Meanwhile in the classroom we have been talking about our own traditions. And of course we all wanted to talk about Santa Claus. So we talked about him, wrote about him and made some amazing cute paintings of him (which you will soon see). The classroom is starting to transform into a holiday classroom...slowly!
We will be very busy in the classroom doing a lot of writing, reading and crafting to bring in the holidays. On Monday, December16th we will be making our own gingerbread houses. To facilitate one of my most favourite activities of the year I will be needing some supplies. Every child will need to bring in a 250 ml milk carton emptied and rinsed out ( no other size will work), also an 8 by 8 inch piece of cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil, with the child's name on the top written in sharpie. The children are also asked to bring in some candy to share with all the kids to help decorate their gingerbread houses. Great things to bring in are smarties, lifesavers, candy canes, fruit jellies, little candies, chocolate chips, marshmellows, pretzels, etc....anything you think they would like to put on their house. What I do is i take all the candies donated and i divide them up amongst all the children to share the variety. You do not need to send all of the above just a small little ziplock full. I am asking that everyone bring all the items for me by next Friday so that I can get the little milk cartons glued to the cardboard and be ready to go for Monday afternoon. If anyone would like to join us next Monday you are more than welcome.
Finally a big thank you to:
1. Scott for bringing in the Rocks and Minerals workshop a couple of weeks ago. I took some excellent pictures, but our camera had a little accident, so I cannot post them. The kids were fantastic and learned a lot of very interesting stuff about rocks. I think we may have some budding geologists!
2. That very same day we had a bat workshop. Thank you to Ronnie who came in from SFU to hold a little workshop about bats for us. The children played bat jeopardy, learned a lot about bats and then made some very cute bat puppets.
Something to write in your calendar and maybe start thinking ahead....
Feb 13th, 20th, 27th and March 6th (all Thursdays) are our skating days. We will need tons of drivers and tons of lacers for these four skating times. I am hoping that many of you may take some afternoons off from work to join us if you know in advance.
And with that...sorry that there are no pictures...awwwwww...
And i will see everyone tomorrow,
Enjoy your sunny day!!
Teri
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