Happy Spring!

We love the sunshine ... an opportunity to play and explore and explore outdoors: ball, bikes and bugs!

With the return of warm weather and high UV ratings, please ensure your child is outfitted for sun protection. We recommend sunhats and sunscreen. Since teachers are not permitted to apply sunscreen to students, please teach your child to independently apply sunscreen to all exposed areas. Sunscreen sticks are available, and while a little more expensive, they allow your child to easily and confidently apply their own sunscreen.

With spring comes, new life. We have been talking about baby animals, green leaves and grass and flowers. We have been planting and will continue to plant in the classroom. We have started with grass seed and happily after three days our grass has sprouted from seed. In the coming weeks we will plant flowers and herbs. Stay tuned!

Introducing our Friendship Corner

This week we added a new feature to our classroom ... the Friendship Corner. This is a peaceful area of the classroom where children can think, read books and talk. Here we celebrate the gift of friendship with social stories and friendship apples. If little ones are having a dispute or a "kid problem", they are encouraged to quietly talk out their problem without teacher intervention. This fosters independence, social skills, conflict resolution and problem-solving.

Upcoming Dates

Week of May 7 - PAT Cancelled
Thursday, May 10 - Grandparents Tea 10:00 - 10:45 am (JK) 1:30 - 2:15 pm (SK)
Friday, May 11 - Marian Day Celebration - 9:15 - 10:00 am
Friday, May 18 - Pizza Lunch
Monday, May 21 - Victoria Day Holiday - No School
Friday, June 1 - PA Day - No School for Students
Thursday, June 21 - SK Graduation - Afternoon