Big Blue Blocks!

Although AM kindergarten students were unable to visit the bird sanctuary due to the poor air quality, they started their morning with Mr. Der and Mr. Kelly, where they had a great time in gym and drew porcupines. We had snack and centres and also headed to the gym to play with the school's new big blue blocks and other gym equipment. 

Reminders:

- -Friday, May 31 AM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No PM students)

-June 2 (Sunday) Glazed 8 run
-June 6 Volunteer tea- please RSVP by May 29 to kaden@cbe.ab.ca
- June 7 PM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No AM students)
- June 14 NO KINDERGARTEN
- June 21 BOTH AM and PM Kindergarten attends (details to follow at a later date)

Thursday!

AM and PM kindergarten students worked on a math problem today in their inquiry journals. Students were very creative with their responses. We also had gym with Mr. Der. The red group worked on their stories today and wrote and drew about the three questions: Who? What? and Where? We had centres and snack and ready lots of different books. 

Reminders: 

- There is no school for PM Kindergarten tomorrow. It is an AM Kindergarten tomorrow and we will be heading to the bird sanctuary for the morning. Please check your emails for more information. 

-Friday, May 31 AM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No PM students)
-June 2 (Sunday) Glazed 8 run
-June 6 Volunteer tea- please RSVP by May 29 to kaden@cbe.ab.ca (there may be an adorable performance by AM kindergarten students!)
- June 7 PM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No AM students)
- June 14 NO KINDERGARTEN
- June 21 BOTH AM and PM Kindergarten attends (details to follow at a later date)

- Parent volunteers are invited to join us on June 6 for a volunteer appreciation tea. AM students will present a song or two. Please see image below for more details. We appreciate all your help this year! 

Shapes and Running for Reading

Both AM and PM kindergarten students participated in the EHS 'Running For Reading' today! Two AM students won a prize through a draw for participating and 2 PM students will be chosen to win tomorrow. Morning students continued working with 3D shapes. We took pictures using our iPads around the school after finding 3D shapes. We found spheres, cubes, cones, rectangular prisms, and even pyramids! PM students were introduced to 3D shapes. We sorted various 3d shapes and then combined our findings in a chart. Ask your child to identify some common household shapes using each 3D shape mentioned above. You can also provide them a drawing of a few 3d shapes and challenge them to transform them into something familiar. For example, a sphere can be turned into a ball, the Earth, or a balloon.

We are looking for two more volunteers to join us at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Please sign up if you are available to volunteer on Friday, May 31 here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e4ca8a82ca2ff2-amkindergarten

Reminders:
-Friday, May 31 AM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No PM students)
-June 2 (Sunday) Glazed 8 run
-June 6 Volunteer tea- please RSVP by May 29 to kaden@cbe.ab.ca (there may be an adorable performance by AM kindergarten students!)
- June 7 PM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No AM students)
- June 14 NO KINDERGARTEN
- June 21 BOTH AM and PM Kindergarten attends (details to follow at a later date)

- Parent volunteers are invited to join us on June 6 for a volunteer appreciation tea. AM students will present a song or two. Please see image below for more details. We appreciate all your help this year! 

Grade 8 visit and 3D shapes!

AM Kindergarten and PM kindergarten had very different days today, which is rare!

AM Kindergarten began investigating 2D and 3D shapes. We did a scavenger hunt around the classroom and sorted different 3D shapes such as Cylinders, Cones, Cubes, and Spheres. We worked together to document our findings. Ask your child to identify some common household shapes using each 3D shape mentioned above. You can also provide them a drawing of a few 3d shapes and challenge them to transform them into something familiar. For example, a sphere can be turned into a ball, the Earth, or a balloon.

PM students drew day 13 of our caterpillar/almost butterfly friends. We learned more about butterflies and focussed on the life cycle. Grade 8 students from TMC visited us and helped us create our "self-puppets."

We are looking for two more volunteers to join us at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Please sign up if you are available to volunteer on Friday, May 31 here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0e4ca8a82ca2ff2-amkindergarten


Reminders:
-Friday, May 31 AM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No PM students)
-June 2 (Sunday) Glazed 8 run
-June 6 Volunteer tea- please RSVP by May 29 to kaden@cbe.ab.ca (there may be an adorable performance by AM kindergarten students!)
- June 7 PM Kindergarten - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Field Trip (No AM students)
- June 14 NO KINDERGARTEN
- June 21 BOTH AM and PM Kindergarten attends (details to follow at a later date)

Parent volunteers are invited to join us on June 6 for a volunteer appreciation tea. Please see image below for more details. We appreciate all your help this year! 

Ride to School on June 4th, 2019

Bike to School day is a growing campaign that was initiated in 2014 and with the coming of 2019's Bike to School day, has spread to plenty of schools and is expected to have thousands of kids riding their bikes to school on June 4th!

At Bike to School Day, getting kids active and engaged with the outdoors, their bikes, and each other is a huge goal of ours. With the digital world becoming more and more interlaced with our world, it is important to remember the small initiatives that can keep you healthy and grounded. Bike to school day is a project that encourages students and their parents to take part in and build a healthy lifestyle while also showing them that it is fun and beneficial to do so.

Thank you!