Roll Call

It would be very helpful if I could check that everyone has the address for this blog. I have sent home the address twice, but I know that little pieces of paper can easily get lost. So, can you each please send me an email just to check in? Then I will get in touch with those who haven't emailed. Thanks for your help!   sarah.whitehead.jk@gmail.com

Volunteering Starts Monday!!

We are getting nicely settled in to our routines and are ready for you parents to come in and volunteer if you have some time and are interested. Please contact Meg Ogden ( meg.ogden@sympatico.ca) for morning times or Carrie Cuhaci (ccuhaci@mac.c) for afternoon times or me (sarah.whitehead.jk@gmail.com) to sign up. We are looking forward to your visits!

Jacket Weather

As the weather gets cooler the children are practising putting on our jackets by themselves. We use the popular Magic Flip method, or the Flip Flop Over the Top method as it is also known. Please help your child rehearse this at home if they need some extra time to master it. Here are the steps:
1) Make sure sleeves are right way out. If not, use the Shark Puppet to go down the tunnel, grab the end of the sleeve and pull it out.
2) Lie the coat on the floor with the front part open.
3) Stand at the hood end (this is key and confusing for everyone at the start)
4) Put your hands in the arm  holes.
5) Push your arms into the coat while flipping it over your head.
Sounds hard, but they learn quickly. Thank you!

Picture Day is Wednesday, October 3rd. The schedule is tight, so if we run out of time we may also have pictures taken on Thursday, October 4th. If you have a particular pose or background you would like, please send in the form from LifeTouch tomorrow or as soon as possible. Otherwise the photographer will choose something nice for you.

We are no longer Wheat Free!

Thank you so much to all the parents who were so helpful about avoiding wheat in snacks for school. There have been a few students move from my class to another class since then. Now we have no wheat allergies among our room 23 students, so the wheat ban is hereby lifted!

Calling all Morning Parent Volunteers

Meg Ogden, Andrei's mom, is coordinating the schedule for volunteering. Please e-mail her and she will start putting names on a calendar. We will update to an electronic calendar soon. Thank you, everyone!

Meg can be reached at meg.ogden@sympatico.ca

Indoor Shoes

                                                               

Please make sure your child has a pair of indoor shoes that can stay in the classroom. The easier they are to put on, the better. We have a red bin for the morning class's shoes and a blue bin for the afternoon class. When the weather gets messier it will be even more helpful to have these. A lot of sand is already getting tracked into the classroom. As the children often play on the floor, we really want to keep things clean. Thanks for your help!