A Camping We Will Go!

This week we braved the great outdoors (or indoors) for some camping themed fun!  

Boating

Tent fun!

Roasting marshmallows

Fishing - how many lids can you catch?

Campfire show and tell

Swimming Fun

Our morning class had our swimming times this week.  The weather was hot and the pool was fun!  A huge thank you goes out to Erin Spurgeon, Chris Spurgeon, Maryann Friesen, Di Rushfeldt, and Tracy McArthur for helping out with our pool field trips.

Mr. Paul

We even managed to squish in a visit from Mr. Paul, the musical occupational therapist on Thursday.  This time Mr. Paul brought his autoharp. What a beautiful instrument!

Click here to see the rest of the pictures from our camping week.

Coming Up

Next week we will continue our camping theme.  

• May 29th and 31st - swimming for our afternoon class
• Please send your child to school wearing their swimsuit and with sunscreen already applied
• if you are interested in swimming with us please let us know.  We would love as many adults in the pool as possible!
• June 6th and 7th - early dismissal days
• the morning class will dismiss at 10:30 am
• the afternoon class will dismiss at 2:15 pm
• June 8th - The 12 Types of Play Family Orientated Programming Session (FOPS)
• 9:00 - 10:30 am
• all PK families are welcome to attend
• please RSVP if you plan on attending 
• June 21st - last day of PK

Yahoo for the ZOO!

We had a busy week getting ready for the Zoo! We made cages out of blocks and shaving cream, played giraffe limbo outside, learned about various animals that live in the Zoo, made binoculars for the field trip and did Zoo yoga. Busy busy! 

Paper Bag Challenge! 

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A Day at the Zoo! 

Searching for animals on the "Around the World" tour!

The Zebras came over for a visit!

Otters! Where are you!?

Everyone getting a chance to touch our spikey friend Dash 

We found you Lucy!

Click here to see more pictures from the Zoo field trip 

Show and Tell

On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having show and tell in the classroom. Please have your child  bring an item from home to share with their classmates (No electronics please). 

Swimming Field Trips

Our classes will be walking to the Devon Pool for a couple of free swims!  Please look below to see which days your child will be attending. We are asking for students to come to school wearing their swimwear on their assigned days. We would appreciate as many parent volunteers in the water as possible. Please let us know if you can help out!

You are required to sign the swimming consent form online through your PowerSchool account.

• Our Morning Class will be swimming on: 
• Wednesday, May 23
• Thursday, May 24

• Our Afternoon Class will be swimming on: 
• Tuesday, May 29
• Thursday, May 31

Coming Up

This week we will be starting our campfire unit! Important upcoming dates:

• May 21st - No School - Victoria Day 

• May 23rd - Morning class swimming trip
• May 24th - Morning class swimming trip

• May 29th - Afternoon class swimming trip
• May 31st - Afternoon class swimming trip

• June 6th and 7th - Early Dismissal Days
• The morning class will dismiss at 10:30 am
• The afternoon class will dismiss at 2:15 pm

• June 21st - last day of PK

It's a Zoo in Here!

Last week it was a zoo in prekindergarten!  We had fun Thursday going on a lion hunt.  It was all screams and giggles when we found the lions!

"We're going on a lion hunt... We're going to catch a big one!"

Games Day!

We enjoyed playing different games on Wednesday.  Games are such a fun way to develop sharing, turn taking, speech, language, and fine motor skills.

Safari Hunt

We kicked off our zoo week by going on a safari hunt around the school.  Our little zoo keepers did an amazing job finding all of the missing animals.  

London Bridge is falling down!
It is always the simple songs that are so much fun.

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Zoo Field Trip

Our zoo field trip is coming up this Thursday, May 17th.  Please ensure you have signed the permission slip through your PowerSchool account.

Since PK students are too young to ride the bus, each family is responsible for transporting their child to and from the field trip.  We will meet at the entrance gate to the zoo.  

Parents are welcome to join us for the tour, however they will be required to pay their own entrance fee. Parents are also welcome to drop off their children with us at the main entrance of the zoo, and then pick them up again when the field trip is completed. 

Our guided tour only allows for a specific amount of participants, therefore if siblings are coming to the Zoo, they will be unable to join the tour.  Parents must tour the Zoo on their own if they bring their other children.

The itineraries are as follows:

AM class

• Parents will be responsible for transporting their own children to and from the zoo
• 9:15 am - meet PreK staff at the zoo main entrance
• 9:30 - 11:00 am - guided tour “Animals Around the World”
• 11:00 - 11:20 am - picnic snack
• 11:30 am - meet PreK families at the zoo main entrance for pick up
• Students are taken home by their parents

PM class

• Parents will be responsible for transporting their own children to and from the zoo
• 12:15 pm - meet PreK staff at the zoo main entrance
• 12:30 - 2:00 pm - guided tour “Animals Around the World”
• 2:00 - 2:20 pm - picnic snack
• 2:30 pm - meet PreK families at the zoo main entrance for pick up
• Students are taken home by their parents

The costs of this field trip will be covered by the PK program.  

Your child will need to bring a snack and water bottle in a backpack that they can carry with them during the field trip.

Please ensure you dress your child for the weather including sunscreen, bug spray, and a hat, or raincoat if necessary.

Swimming Field Trips

Our classes will be walking to the Devon Pool for a couple of free swims!  Please look below to see which days your child will be attending. We are asking for students to come to school wearing their swimwear on their assigned days. We would appreciate as many parent volunteers in the water as possible. Please let us know if you can help out!

You are required to sign the swimming consent form online through your PowerSchool account.

• Our Morning Class will be swimming on: 
• Wednesday, May 23
• Thursday, May 24

• Our Afternoon Class will be swimming on: 
• Tuesday, May 29
• Thursday, May 31

Staffing Update 

Our afternoon class has been missing Mrs. Watt.  However, we have been very fortunate to have Mrs. Crystal Kelly filling in for her.  Mrs. Kelly will be with our afternoon class until further notice.

You will also be seeing Mrs. Becky Dupont in our classroom a couple of days per week.  Mrs. Dupont is joining our PK team part time for the remainder of the school year to free up some time for Miss Knull and Mrs. Porter to run year end meetings.  

Welcome Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Dupont!

Coming Up

Next week we will continue with our zoo theme.  Important upcoming dates:

• May 17th - Edmonton Valley Zoo Field Trip

• Please ensure you have signed the permission slip through your PowerSchool account 

• May 21st - No School - Victoria Day 

• May 23rd - Morning class swimming trip
• May 24th - Morning class swimming trip

• May 29th - Afternoon class swimming trip
• May 31st - Afternoon class swimming trip

• June 6th and 7th - Early Dismissal Days
• The morning class will dismiss at 10:30 am
• The afternoon class will dismiss at 2:15 pm

• June 21st - last day of PK

Education Week!

Robina Baker kicked off our week with a PJ and pancake breakfast  in celebration of Education Week! On Wednesday, staff and students supported Wellness day by wearing our finest hats. Hats on for mental wellness!  

Mm! Pancakes, sausage and fruit! 

Hats on for Mental Health!

This week we continued on with our spring theme. We learned about various spring critters and did other spring time activities! 

Painting Rocks!

That's a lot of rocks!

Spiral Snail Art!

Did you know snails cannot see very well? They just see light and dark! Students worked hard using their fine motor skills to add beads to their snail's shell! How beautiful! 

Lady Bugs! 

Ladybugs are also another spring time favourite. Students coloured ladybug finger puppets and then used them to help sing a ladybug song. 

Our little visitor. Hello Mr.Ladybug!

Our Grass is Growing! 

Our grass is doing quite well! We might need to bring a lawnmower in! 

Beans Beans Beans!

This week we also planted green beans! We soaked our beans in wet cotton balls and hung them in our window to catch some sun! 

Click here to see more pictures from this week!

Spring Time FOP!

Mm, Ants on a Log!

Sticky Spider Web!

Click here to see more pictures from our spring FOP. 

Puppet FOP!

So much fun at the puppet FOP. Cindy House from The Puppetry House entertained us with her puppetry skills and let us play with them as well! 

So many puppets! 

Coming Up:

We are so excited to head into our Zoo theme next week! Here are some important upcoming dates:

• May 8th and 9th class photo day 

• May 17th - Edmonton Valley Zoo Field Trip

• Permission slips are now available through your PowerSchool account until May 10th. 

• Parents are welcome to join, however they are required to pay their own entrance fee. Our guided tour only allows for a specific amount of participants, therefore if siblings are coming to the Zoo, parents must tour the Zoo on their own.  

• May 21st - No School - Victoria Day 

Swimming Dates: 

Our classes will be heading over to the Devon Pool over a few weeks. Please look below to see which days your child will be attending. We are asking for students to come to school wearing their swimwear on their assigned days. We would appreciate as many parent volunteers in the water as possible. Please sign up for swimming through your PowerSchool account.

Morning Class: 

• Wednesday, May 23
• Thursday, May 24

Afternoon Class: 

• Tuesday, May 29
• Thursday, May 31