Apples, Apples, Apples!

Last week we dove into our Apple theme.  

We enjoyed painting with apples, singing about apples, as well as reading "Ten Apples Up on Top" by Theo. LeSieg.  

In our sensory bin the students enjoyed making apple pie.  Exploring in the sensory bin promotes the development of fine motor skills.  It also allows students to have a sensory experience while exploring scientific and natural concepts.    

On Monday we made apple pie play dough that almost smelled good enough to eat.  Thank you to our special play dough making helpers!

Goodbye Miss Knull

We said a sad goodbye to Miss Knull on Thursday.  Miss Knull is moving to Cold Lake and will be teaching grade two.  You will be missed Miss Knull, thank you for all of the fun PK memories!  

Terry Fox Walk

We enjoyed running/walking around the school yard on Wednesday and Thursday to honor Terry Fox.  The students were excited to end the walk with some free time to play at the park!

Coming Up

Next week will be all about Thanksgiving and Apples!  Important upcoming dates:

• October 1st and 2nd
• Orange Shirt day 
• October 3rd and 4th - Early Dismissal Days
• The morning class will be dismissing at 10:36 am
• The afternoon class will be dismissing at 2:16 pm
• October 8th - No School - Thanksgiving Day
• November 1st - No School -PD Day

Strawberries, Blueberries, and MUD!

We had a fun week full of Pete the Cat activities!  We spent time reading "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin.  In this book Pete steps in strawberries, blueberries, and mud!  Some of our students enjoyed trying out Pete's walk at school as well.  Sorry about the dirty clothes and feet - I promise you the sensory experience was worth it!

Pete's Pizza

We also enjoyed a special Pete the Cat snack this week.  The students were excited to be involved in making their very own Pete the Cat Pizzas!  The pizzas were simple: a rice cake crust, followed by Nutella or Wow Butter for the mud, strawberries, blueberries, and Cool Whip.  Delicious!

Routine, Routine, Routine

Routine is SO important for little people.  We have spent the majority of our time these past few weeks working on our classroom routines.  From lining up in the boot room to cleaning up after playtime.  Routine and consistency help children to feel safe and secure in their surroundings.  

In the Gym

This week in the gym we began learning about the gym routine.  We also enjoyed time to explore different stations including scooters, hula hoops, and jumping stations. 

Library

Pre-Kindergarten will begin going to the library this week!  Students will have a chance to borrow books from the library.  Our scheduled library days are Monday's and Thursday's.  If you send your child's book back on one of the scheduled library days they will be able to pick a new book to borrow the following week.

Terry Fox Walk

Being that there is no PK on Friday, our classes will have their own little Terry Fox Walk around the school yard on Wednesday and Thursday.  You are welcome to send in a loonie or a toonie sometime this week if you want to support this cause.  

Stay Tuned for Pictures

We are still waiting for the final green light to be able to share all of the cute pictures we have taken at school.  We promise we will share them on the blog as soon as we are allowed.  They will be worth the wait!

Coming Up

This week we will begin our theme of Apples.  Important upcoming dates:

• September 26th and 27th - Picture Day
• September 26th and 27th - PK Terry Fox Walk
• Be sure to dress your child for the weather!
• October 3rd and 4th - Early Dismissal Days
• the morning class will dismiss at 10:36 am
• the afternoon class will dismiss at 2:16 pm
• October 8th - no school, Thanksgiving Day

Welcome to Pre-Kindergarten!

What a busy couple of weeks it's been!  We would like to welcome all of our new families to Robina Baker PK, as well as welcome our returning students back to our program!

It has been wonderful getting to know all of our PK families and meeting all of our new students over these past few weeks.  Thank you to all of our families for making the effort to come out to PK Orientations.

Our funded students had a great first week.  We spent our week getting settled into the routines of school.  We can't wait for the rest of the students to join the fun this upcoming week!

A Special Snack...

This week we will be having a special snack on Wednesday and Thursday!  The snack includes Nutella, strawberries, blueberries, rice cakes, and cool whip.  Please let us know if your child cannot eat any of these ingredients!  

Pictures, pictures, pictures!

Stay tuned for pictures, we already have a stock pile to share!  We need to ensure we have collected FOIP consent for pictures to be posted online.  This all takes time and we will get the pictures up as soon as we have the green light!

Coming Up

This is a big week for us in PK!  The rest of our students will officially start this week.  We are so excited to have all the students here and to begin our regular programming.  Our theme for the week will be Pete the Cat.  Important upcoming dates:

• September 17th - first day for Monday/ Wednesday students
• September 18th - first day for Tuesday/ Thursday students 
• September 26-27 - fall photos
• October 1 - Orange shirt day 
• October 8 - Thanksgiving Day - no school 

One Last Note...

We hope you have a great summer and we look forward to seeing everyone again in September!  You will receive an email from your child’s new teacher in August. 

School supply information can be found on our website at http://rbes.blackgold.ca/parents/school-supplies/   You can order packages throughout the summer, however, there is an additional charge of $5 after August 1, 2018.

Additional Summer and September Information can be found on our website on our home page.

During the summer, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Principal, Mrs. Kloschinsky, by email: kathy.kloschinsky@blackgold.ca

Final Week of PK!

WOW! How fast this year flew by! Well we had a busy last week in PK. We finished up our ocean theme and had such an amazing last day at Centennial Park! What a fun time with family, friends and beautiful weather! 

 

Testing out our Pool Noodle Boats!

 

How Else Can We Make Boats? 

 Enjoying the Weather!

Picnic snack!

Bubbles in the sun!

 Visits to the Kindergarten Rooms!

 

Dancing with the kinders!

Click here to see more pictures from our week! 

Field Trip to Centennial Park!

Parachute in the park!

 

Devon Rocks!

Hiding rocks we painted earlier this year for Devon Rocks!

This looks like a good place!

Check out Devon Rocks and Stones on Facebook to learn more!

The Creation of Pipe Horns!

Guaranteed for a good time . . .

And a headache :)

Paw Patrol, Patrolling through our City!

Our afternoon class was lucky enough to have the Paw Patrol car cruise on over to our party!

 

The Splish and the Splash 

  

  

Click here to see more pictures from our last day of school!

Holy cow! Prekindergarten is all done for this year! Thank you parents for helping make this year truly amazing! Good luck to the kiddos heading off to kindergarten next year and we look forward to another year with the returning prekinders! Have a great summer PK families, it was a pleasure teaching your littles! :) 


This water bottle was left at Centennial Park. 
If it is your child's, please let us know!  

Coming up 

• That's it, that's all folks! Have a great summer!  

All Aboard!

This week we continued on with our ocean theme. Here we are painting bubble wrap to create the effects of a real looking starfish! Of course we had to add glitter! 

Getting Active! 

Students participated in risky play by engaging in sock wrestling.
The goal is the pull the other competitors socks off while staying on the mat. 

Here we set up an obstacle course for children to practice their gross motor movements! Jumping, running, scooting and crawling are all beneficial for helping your child develop these big movements. 

Click here for more pictures from our week!

We are so Grateful for the Opportunity to have a Field Trip to the Edmonton International Airport Hangar!  

All smiles for the Hangar Experience! 

Checking out the airplane!

Now Boarding: Olivia!

Checking out the Cockpit with pilot Trevor! 

Click here to see more pictures from our field trip!

Huge shout out and thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Nagy for organizing the field trip to the Edmonton International Airport Hangar. What a huge success and fun experience for our kiddos! Along with the thoughtful gift bags and books. We appreciate all the parents and grandparents who were able to join us on the field trip to help make our day extra special.

Lastly, Happy Father's Day to all you amazing parents out there! 

Coming Up

It's hard to believe we only have one week of PK left!  We will carry on with our Ocean theme for the next week.  Important upcoming dates:

• June 19th - Robina Baker Volunteer Appreciation Tea 8:10 am 
• we have had so many parent volunteers this year.  If you helped out with a field trip, carved pumpkins, built gingerbread houses, helped with the Bread Lady, or volunteered at our school in any other way please join us for the Volunteer Muffin Morning.  We want to say thank you!!
• June 21st - Last Day of PK : Please sign the online permission form on Powerschool for your child. We will be headed to the Centennial Spray park for some fun in the sun!

Under the Sea!

Last week we dove under the sea with our Ocean theme!

We strengthened our oral motor skills while we enjoyed bubble painting new place mats!

Making jellyfish!

Puppet Fun 

We had fun acting and singing with puppets this week.  The students enjoyed both the "Slippery Fish" song as well as the "5 Little Fish" finger play.

On Thursday we painted ocean waves on tinfoil sheets.

Shaving cream and sand... it is an amazing sensory experience.  

You should try it at home!

Music fun with Mrs. Stanski

12 Types of Play FOPS

Thank you to all of our families that attended the 12 Types of Play FOPS today.  We had fun getting playful with you.  We hope you went home with some practical suggestions of activities you can do together with your child over the summer.

Click here to see more pictures from our Ocean week.

In The Gym

Frog tag is always a hit in prekindergarten.  This fun game develops locomotor skills, turn taking, as well as start/stop skills.  

Airport Field Trip

This Thursday is our field trip to the Edmonton International Airport Hangar!  Please ensure you have signed BOTH your Power School consent as well as the Canadian North Waiver.  

• We will be meeting all of our PK classes at the Airport Hangar at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 14th.  

Coming Up

It's hard to believe we only have two weeks of PK left!  We will carry on with our Ocean theme for the next couple of weeks.  Important upcoming dates:

• June 14th - Airport Hangar Field Trip
• June 19th - Robina Baker Volunteer Appreciation Tea 8:10 am 
• we have had so many parent volunteers this year.  If you helped out with a field trip, carved pumpkins, built gingerbread houses, helped with the Bread Lady, or volunteered at our school in any other way please join us for the Volunteer Muffin Morning.  We want to say thank you!!
• June 21st - Last Day of PK