Kindergarten News
K News
March 19, 2010
This week we learned about Gilda Goose who is
gliding free looking for good guys and gals to share her golden eggs. When you see Gg, think of gliding and
say the hard g sound.
We also had an exciting visit from a little leprechaun
dressed in green. He left tiny green
footprints leading to the class cubbies and gave a gold coin to each guy and
gal.
Thank
you for returning the home reading books.
Yellow duo-tangs have been sent home with ring words for the
holiday. The reading program will
begin again after the break.
When
we return to school we will be learning about the letters Qq and Zz. The students may bring a show and tell
that starts with either letter sound.
Mrs.
Puttick will be the T.O.C. for the week as I will be away.
Upcoming
Dates
Friday, March 19th - Last
day of classes before Spring/Easter Break. Second Term Report Cards sent home. Please contact me after the break if
you wish to meet to discuss your child’s progress.
Tuesday, April 6th - Classes resume
Tuesday, April 13th, April 27th,
May 11th – Ready,
Set, Learn
A series of three one hour sessions for three and
four year olds and parents to help get ready for school. Each session is held from 10:00 -11:00
am at our school. Please inform
your neighbours and let me know so we can extend invitations to others in our
community. RSVP to
250-785-2321.
Happy Easter,
everyone!
K News
March 12, 2010
This week we studied the letter I, i and its short vowel sound as in ‘is’. We learned about Ichabod Ichthyosaurus (pronounced IK-thee-oh-SAWR-us) who became itchy when inchworms inched inside him. We also reviewed the long sound of i as in the word ‘I’.
We also were introduced to the new sight words ‘here (Here) and is (Is)’. We have used these words to write simple sentences and therefore have looked at how these words need uppercase letters when they come at the beginning of a sentence. You can help at home by encouraging the children to notice these common sight words in their home reading books and by encouraging the children to create sentences with their ring words.
We have continued to observe the weather and have compared morning and afternoon conditions. As well, we have been noting changes as we approach spring.
Next week we will be learning about the letter Gg with a focus on the hard sound as in ‘gold’.
The home reading program will take a break over the Spring Holiday to ensure that the little books are not misplaced. Please return all little books and library books by Thursday, March 18th. The yellow duo-tangs, ring words and book bags will go home over the holidays for those who wish to review words and letter sounds.
If anyone has old business cards they would like to donate, we could use them for our ring words. Thank you to parent helpers for your support with home reading and our class activities.
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, March 17th & Thursday, March 18th - Early Dismissal Days for afternoon class only. Class runs from 12:15 to 1:43. Morning class attends for the regular scheduled time.
Friday, March 19th - Last day of classes before Spring/Easter Break. Second Term Report Cards sent home.
Tuesday, April 6th - Classes resume
Tuesday, April 13th – Ready, Set, Learn A series of three one hour
Tuesday, April 27th - sessions for three and four year olds to help them get
Tuesday, May 11th – ready for school. Each session is held from 10:00 -11:00 am at our school. Please inform your neighbours and let me know so we can extend invitations to others in our community. RSVP to 250-785-2321.
K News
March 4, 2010
This week we have learned about the letter L, l and Lizzy Lamb and Lonnie Lion. Ask your child to tell you the story of these characters and if Lonnie wanted to be friends with Lizzy. Please help to reinforce that the letter sound doesn’t have the “el” sound in it (lamb as compared to elephant). Reviewing the action and saying the sound will help.
In science, we have been observing weather conditions. We used the poem about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb. So far March has come in like a lamb, so that means it should really be going out like a lion! We will continue to graph the weather conditions each day. You can help by talking about weather conditions and noting changes that occur.
We enjoyed creating lions and lambs during our craft time this week in the morning class. The afternoon class will continue to work on this project next week. The afternoon class took time to create cards and say ‘Good-bye’ to our friend Spencer who will soon be moving to Africa.
Both classes have been working on jump rope activities in gym and discussing ways to keep our hearts healthy. Thank you to those who supported the Heart and Stroke Foundation by raising funds.
We have continued to note rhyme in our songs, poems and chants. One of the songs we’ve been singing is to the tune of “If you’re happy and you know it” and goes like this.
Have you ever seen a fish in a dish?
Have you ever seen a fish in a dish?
No I never, no I never, no I never,
no I never, no I never saw a fish in a dish!
Change underlined words to create other silly rhymes!
hare riding a mare
goat wearing a coat
Despite it being a short week, the children have also been part of the school wide project to send teddy bears and notes of thanks to children from CFB Edmonton whose parents are serving in the Canadian Forces. The afternoon class had their picture taken with the Bears for the local newspaper.
Next week, our letter will be I, i and we will focus on the short vowel sound as in ‘itchy’. The Green Groups Show and Tell will change to Wednesday for the remainder of the year. Any group who misses their turn due to a holiday will move to Friday for that week only.
In order to help support the home reading program, it would be helpful to have a parent volunteer each day. Even if you were unable to stay for the whole time, if you notice there is no parent helper and you can spare the first or last 20 minutes of the day, your time would be most appreciated.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, March 5th - Non-Instructional Day (classes not in session)
Monday, March 8th – Mr. Ouellette away
Friday, March 12th – 1:00 pm Dancing in the Halls
Wednesday, March 17th & Thursday, March 18th - Early Dismissal Days at 1:43 for afternoon class only.
Friday, March 19th - Last day of classes before Spring/Easter Break. Second Term Report Cards sent home.
Tuesday, April 6th - Classes resume
K News
February 19, 2010
Our character for the week was Hippy Hippo. Hippy gathers a horde of his hairy friends for a hootenanny. We enjoyed having our own hootenanny at school. Maybe you would like to have a hootenanny at your own happy home!
This weeks’ Hundred Day was a lot of fun. The children really enjoyed moving through all the rooms and completing 100 Day activities. They were able to become more familiar with the rest of the school, students and staff as they met some new people. Thank you to the parents who helped bake cupcakes and those who led groups. Of course we worked on counting this week as we counted collections. We also reviewed ‘conservation of number’ (knowing that the number of items stays the same no matter how items are arranged unless you add or take some away). We explored the concept of how the same number of items might look different depending on what the items are. (i.e. 8 ants, 8 blocks, and 8 people or 100 ants and 100 straws).
We have also been working on Jump Rope for Heart as we attempt to improve our jump rope (skipping) skills. A school fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be coming up soon. Watch for further information in the future.
Thanks again for your support of home reading. To clarify, home reading is a time to get the boys and girls exposed to books and pre-reading skills. Please do not feel it is your job to teach reading. Most students will be reading the books strictly by memory. You can talk about first letter cues (get your mouth ready to make the sound for __). Some of you may find that your child is picking up sight words.
Our letter next week is Xx and its sound as in ox or x-ray. We will focus on this sound rather than the sound as in xylophone. Show and tell items for next week may begin or end with the sound of x.
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, February 24th – Anti- bullying Day. Wear pink to school to promote anti-bullying. This coincides with the second term Virtue Assembly.
Friday, March 19th - Last day of classes before Spring/Easter Break. Second Term Report Cards sent home.
Tuesday, April 6th - Classes resume
K News
February 12, 2010
To coincide with Valentine’s Day, we were introduced to Victor Vampire and the letter Vv. Victor plays the violin and vanishes from his violet van. We also made valentines and learned how to fold, draw and cut them. We used this time to talk about our families and how much we like and of course love the people in our family. We drew our families and talked about how families are different. We will continue to focus on this theme next week.
In the Home Reading program, it is not necessary to return the yellow duo-tang, unless you are ready to return the whole book bag for exchange. Sometime during the week we will be able to include the new character page for home review or if not we will send it in your child’s Back and Forth Book for you to add to the yellow duo-tang.
Next week we will be introduced to the letter Hh as we approach the hundredth day of school!
Upcoming Dates
Sunday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year!!!
Tuesday, February 16th – 100 Day! To celebrate the 100th day of school, both classes attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43 for this celebration with the other primary classes. No snacks or backpacks will be needed on this day. The blue groups Show and Tell we be moved to Wednesday for next week only.
Also, we still are looking for a couple more parents to travel with our groups of children as they visit each primary class.
Wednesday, February 24th – Anti- bullying Day. Wear pink to school to promote anti-bullying. This coincides with the second term Virtue Assembly.
K News
February 5, 2010
This week the classes enjoyed meeting our new character Daisy Dragon, who likes to dance. Remember when you see D or d, think of dancing and raise your hands over your head in our ‘dancing’ action and say the ‘d’ sound. Of course the most important ‘d’ word is ‘dad’ and we did directed draws of our dads. Your formal portraits will be up soon dads.
Please encourage your child to review the printing of lowercase d. If we encourage them to start like making the c shape first then into an a, but go up, up, up, up and down, down, down, down, children more often end up with a d and not a b. This can also be a confusing letter because it is the same as an upside down p.
We also learned this week about Groundhog Day and hopefully the children shared their groundhogs and books with you on Tuesday. I am not sure about the groundhogs, but I look forward to spring coming as early as possible!
This week we have also talked and role played how to use an “I” statement if someone is doing something you don’t like. You can help the children by reinforcing this as a way to solve conflicts.
“I do not like it when you _______________. Please stop”
An appropriate response is “I am sorry, I won’t do ______ anymore.”
Please then encourage your child to say “I accept your apology” (rather than saying “That’s okay”).
Asking an adult for help may also be necessary if the behaviour doesn’t stop.
Our upcoming letter and sound of the week is V, v for Valentine’s Day! Also, next week, we will be beginning a home reading program. We will be using our yellow Animated Alphabet duo-tangs for this. Therefore, please return all duo-tangs this Monday.
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, February 9th – Home Reading bags go home. Please return all yellow books on Monday, as they will be needed for this new program.
Friday, February 12th – Valentine’s exchange and class party. The children may exchange Valentines. A list is provided to ensure no children are accidentally excluded. As with our last parties, could parents of children whose last name starts with the letters Q to Z, please provide a small snack or drink. It would be nice if you could consider a heart healthy snack or drink.
Sunday, February 14th – Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year!!!
Tuesday, February 16th – 100 Day! To celebrate the 100th day of school, both classes attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43 for this celebration with the other primary classes. No snacks or backpacks will be needed on this day.
I will be looking for parent volunteers to help make cupcakes on Monday the 15th. Please let me know early next week if you are able to come to the school to make cupcakes.
Also, we would like 7 parents to travel with small groups of children as they visit each primary class for 100 day activities.
K-News
January 15, 2010
It was another busy week as we focused on the letter M, m and the character Mimi Mermaid. Mimi moves her magic mop and makes the m sound. Ask your child to sing this song to you and show the motions that accompany the words. Please also continue to review the previous characters, the letter names and the sound of each letter.
We enjoyed creating a list of things that begin with M, m. Two of the most important things the children learned to spell are me and of course, mom (or mum). The children learned to do a directed draw of mom and to use the letters they know to sound and spell this word. Check out your portraits in the hall. You’ll find it’s like looking in a mirror! We practiced printing both letter Mm’s, by starting at the top and we are being careful not to make ‘m’ look like a rollercoaster! We also created Marvelous Marble Masterpieces. Ask your child to tell you how he/she created his/her artwork. They definitely are masterpieces!
In math (another m word), the children were introduced to five frames and played a game called “Monkeys jumping on the bed”. This is a game that helps children sight recognize die combinations and dot combinations on a five frame (a chunking strategy). We will continue to work with five frames as we work on anchoring numbers to five. For example, 4 is 1 less than five, 7 is 2 more than five.
Thank you for your support with recording the reading you do at home to your child. At home reading is such an important step in literacy development. You can check out the competition results on the display across from the office. At this time both our classes have 3 mattresses on our beds. Well done! Please make sure that you include your child’s name on the top of the pink sheet. It would also be appreciated if you could include Mr. O (Red) or Mr. O (Blue) for the teacher.
By the middle of next week, we will be adding a new daily job, before beginning Noisy Reading. To help the children focus on printing their names “the kindergarten way” with an uppercase followed by lowercase letters, they will have a laminated practice sheet to trace. Please ensure they start at the green dot and form letters from top to bottom as shown. If your child is not yet able to identify the letters in his/her first name consistently, you can review this at the same time.
Next week our focus will be on the letter F, f as we continue to discuss ocean creatures.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 18th – week #2 (pink) reading contest sheets due.
Wednesday, January 27th - Mr. Ouellette away for a Kindergarten workshop.
Thursday, January 28th – Skating at the North Peace Arena. Both classes attend for the morning only. Parents and siblings welcome to join us. Skates are required for anyone going on the ice and helmets are required for all children. Please complete and return enclosed permission slips. Please feel free to make use of the community outdoor rink beside the school. We have some skates at the school to borrow if needed. Please let me know.
Monday, February 1st – Pro –D Day- classes not in session
Tuesday, February 2nd – Classes switch to alternate attendance time.
The morning class begins at 8:54 a.m. and ends at 11:20 a.m. each day. The afternoon class begins at 12:15 p.m. and ends at 2:43 p.m. each day. Children are expected to be in class and ready by 8:54 or 12:15.
For morning classes, the warning bell rings at 8:45. Children can play on the playground with friends and family until the warning bell at 8:45, unless weather makes it necessary to be an inside day. For afternoon classes, I will be in the class from my lunch break by 12:10. You may come in and begin Noisy Reading if you arrive early, but I ask that you remain in class or arrange supervision if you must leave before 12:10 or before 8:45.
K-News
January 8, 2010
Welcome back and Happy New Year!
During this first week back to school, we have focused on the letter O, o, its short vowel sound and the character Dr. Ollie Ostrich. Just remember to do what the doctor says, open your mouth and say”ah”! Please take some time to review the proper letter formation starting like a C and continuing on to make an O. This can be done in the air, on the floor, on backs, in a salt tray or using rainbow writing. We also learned about the octopus and worked on cutting skills as each child created an octopus.
Please continue to review the letter names and sounds of Pp, Cc, Uu, and Oo. Sing the songs and show the action learned to cue the letter sound (Shown in the box on the back of each character page). Playing games of I spy something that starts with the sound of ___, is also a fun way to review letter sounds.
In math we have been talking about numbers that make sense, like 8 legs (tentacles) on an octopus, 2 arms on a boy, 10 toes on a girl, 3 sides on a triangle, 4 legs on a table, etc. We also read the story “The Right Number of Elephants” and created class books called “The Right Number”. What is the right number of friends or the right number of pancakes for breakfast? The children worked to choose reasonable numbers to complete a sentence frame.
Read for the Gold Read-a-thon sheets went home on Tuesday. Please note that any at home reading to your kindergarten child can be counted as minutes for their reading sheets. Hopefully we can get at least 90% of the classes participating to get the extra 100 class points!
The Health Unit has also sent home notices for screening (dental, hearing, sight, etc.) and immunization boosters. As you call to book your appointment, please keep in mind that by February 8-12, your child will be attending Kindergarten at the alternate time.
Next week our focus will be on the letter M, m as we learn about Mimi Mermaid.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 11th – week #1 (yellow) reading contest sheets due.
Wednesday, January 27th - Mr. Ouellette away for a Kindergarten workshop.
Thursday, January 28th – Skating at the North Peace Arena. Both classes attend for the morning only. Parents and younger siblings are welcome to join us. Helmets and skates required for anyone going on the ice. Permission slips will come home later in January.
Monday, February 1st – Pro –D Day - classes not in session.
Tuesday, February 2nd – Classes switch to alternate attendance time.
The morning class begins at 8:54 a.m. and ends at 11:20 a.m. each day. The afternoon class begins at 12:15 p.m. and ends at 2:43 p.m. each day. Children are expected to be in class and ready by 8:54 or 12:15.
For morning classes, the warning bell rings at 8:45. Children can play on the playground with friends and family until the warning bell at 8:45, unless weather makes it necessary to be an inside day. For afternoon classes, I will be in the class from my lunch break by 12:10. You may come in and begin Noisy Reading if you arrive early, but I ask that you remain in class or arrange supervision if you must leave before 12:10 or before 8:45.
Kindergarten News
December 11, 2009
This week we worked on the letter U, u and its short u sound as in under, umpire and umbrella, and of course our new character Uncle Upton. We also reviewed the past letter and sounds and found out that we can already spell and read the word up. We did directed draws of Santa who we know will soon be up in the sky in his sleigh and “Up on the rooftop”. Please take a look at the great drawings by the children and note the unique qualities of each child’s work!
We have also been practicing our song for the Christmas concert with the help of our Grade 5 buddy and piano player Wesley. There are two performance times on Tuesday, December 15. The afternoon show starts at 1:00pm and the evening show at 7:00pm. There is much more seating available at 1:00 and I encourage those parents or grandparents who are able to attend the afternoon show, rather than the evening, to do so.
All kindergarten children attend in the afternoon only on Monday and Tuesday starting at 12:15pm. On Monday, we will stay in the gym to watch the dress rehearsal with the rest of the school. On Tuesday, we will go only to perform our part in the concert and then return to class. On Tuesday evening, please drop off your child in our class between 6:30 and 6:45. The kindergarten performance is first and separate from the remainder of the show. Parents are welcome to take their child after we return to our classroom. The children may also remain in the classroom with me if parents are watching the rest of the performance.
We do not require any special costume for our performance, but if your child is bringing a Frosty Hat, please have them bring it for our school dress rehearsal on Monday and again for the concert on Tuesday. It is not necessary for all children to have a hat, but if you would like to get one there were some available at the dollar store.
Next week we will continue to focus on Christmas activities and review the letters Pp, Cc and Uu. Also there will be no Show and Tell next week. We will continue with our regular schedule in January when we will be learning about the letter Oo and its short o sound as in octopus. This will be our last Back and Forth note before the holiday.
I am looking for a number of Report Card cover pages that need to be signed (on the back) and returned please. Reports may be kept at home.
Please take time to read the school district letters about the provincial EDI study.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, December 14th – No students attend in the morning.
All Kindergarten students attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43.
Tuesday, December 15th – No students attend in the morning.
All Kindergarten students attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43.
- Christmas concert 1:00pm
- Evening performance 7:00pm. Drop off in class 6:30 to 6:45 pm.
Wednesday, December 16th – Please Return all library materials by this date for the holiday.
Friday, December 18th - Last day of classes. Class Christmas Party. As with our last party, to avoid over abundance of snacks, could parents of children whose last name starts with the letters I to P, please provide a small snack.
Monday, January 4th, 2010 – Classes resume for the New Year!
Thursday, January 28th – Skating at the North Peace Arena. Both classes attend for the morning only. Parents and siblings welcome to join us. Helmets and skates required on the ice. Permission slips will come home in January.
Monday, February 1st – Classes switch to alternate times.
It has been a great first term! I wish you and your family a holiday filled with love and happy memories. Merry Christmas everyone!
Kindergarten News
December 3, 2009
This has been a short, but busy week.
I have enjoyed meeting with parents and look forward to the remaining
meetings.
Our letter this week has been Cc
and we created Christmas Countdown Chains that the children have brought
home today. Each morning they can remove a link and countdown
the days until Christmas. As the chains become shorter, the children
can practice counting forward and backward. We were also introduced
to the character Crazy Camel who likes to crunch cookies, cakes,
cotton candy and even cashews. Mrs. Wittmack brought in some cashews
for all to try (and to see that they are curved like c’s). We
had many interesting show and tells (even some double and triple c’s).
Well done boys and girls! (And parents too!)
The new character has been added
to the yellow duo-tang. The printing of the letter c is important
because it forms the beginning of the letters o, a, d, g, and q. Please
take time to practice the letter sound and action (in the box on the
back of the character paper). When you see the letter Cc,
think of crunching and curve hand in a c and say the sound. Please
review the song as well.
We have begun practicing ‘Frosty
the Snowman’ for the Christmas Concert. So far, I have
heard of one Frosty hat that a student has. Does anyone else have
a Frosty the Snowman hat?
Next week our letter will be Uu
and its short sound like in up, umbrella and uncle. We
will continue to get ready for the concert and will be making some Christmas
decorations to hang ‘up’.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, December 4th
– Classes not in session. Conference day
Monday, December 14th
_ All Kindergarten students (morning and afternoon
classes) attend class from 12:15
– 2:43 for Christmas Concert Dress rehearsal. No students
attend in the morning.
Tuesday, December 15th
– Christmas Concert
-
- Afternoon
performance -1:00 pm
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- Evening
performance –7 pm
All Kindergarten
students attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43 and again in the
evening. No students attend in the morning.
The Kindergarten performance is always
the opening act and the students are free to go in the evening after
they have performed.
Friday, December 18th
- Last day of classes before Christmas Holidays.
Monday, January 4th
– Return to classes
Kindergarten News
November 27, 2009
This week we have started our letter and sound of the week program. Over the coming months we will be learning the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. Each week we will be focusing on a different letter and a corresponding character. The students will also learn a short song and actions to help them internalize the letter and its sound. Today they also have a new yellow duo-tang. Please keep the alphabet pages in this yellow book. This allows you to review the song, action and letter sound with your child. It will also show proper formation of the upper and lowercase letter. Please return this duo-tang just before the end of the week so that your child is ready to collect the new letter of the week paper.
We have also completed the last of our colour books. We have finished up with the colour purple as it fits in nicely with the letter P, p and the character Polly Panda who likes to paint purple p’s. This book we will keep at school for their scrap books. We have talked about many things that start with P, p. Thanks for all your help with the super Show and Tell items. They really help the children make a personal connection to the letter and sound. We finished off the week by making our own individual pineapple and/or pepperoni pizza. Yummy!
Next week our focus will be the letter C, c and the hard sound as in cat as the children begin thinking of the countdown to Christmas! We will also begin practicing for our part as the opening act to the school Christmas Concert. For the concert, we are looking for any ‘Frosty the Snowman’ hats. If your child has a Frosty hat or could borrow one for the concert, please let me know.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, November 27th – Individual Conference time sent home today.
Tuesday, December 1st – First term Report Cards sent home.
Wednesday, December 2nd/Thursday, December 3rd
Early Dismissal days – Afternoon classes only leave one hour early at 1:43. Morning class attends regular time.
Schedule will be posted outside in the hallway.
Friday, December 4th – Classes not in session. Parent teacher conference day
Monday, December 14th _ All Kindergarten students (morning and afternoon classes) attend class from 12:15 – 2:43 for Christmas Concert Dress rehearsal. No students attend in the morning.
Tuesday, December 15th – Christmas Concert
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- Afternoon performance -1:00 pm
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- Evening performance –7 pm
All Kindergarten students attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43 and again in the evening. It is a very full house in the evening, so we encourage as many parents and grandparents as possible to come to the afternoon performance. The Kindergarten performance is always the opening act and they are free to go in the evening after they have performed.
Friday, December 18th - Last day of classes before Christmas Holidays.
Kindergarten News
November 20, 2009
On Monday we had a visit from Samantha at the Health Unit. She reviewed germs and how to be a germ buster. We learned that not all germs will make you feel sick, but that we can help by coughing and sneezing into our elbow, staying home and resting if we are sick, and of course washing our hands well with soap and water. Making bubbles and washing vigorously (for the length of the ABC song) helps collect the germs so we can wash them down the drain. We then darkened the room and Samantha then used her “special light” to see how well we washed our hands. The “pretend germs” (a powder on a ball passed around) glowed if we did not get them all off!
Brown was our colour of the week with an emphasis on the fairytale, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. This week we made our own stick puppets of the main characters to act out the story. We illustrated our favourite part of the story in our journal. In math we practiced extending a pattern using paper cutouts from the story (bear, bear, Goldilocks, bear, bear, Goldilocks). Please continue to make simple patterns at home.
We also learned the chants, “When Goldilocks went to the house of the bears, oh what did her blue eyes see?” and “Going on a Bear Hunt”. We have been listening for rhymes in our poems and chants and creating rhymes by changing the onset (beginning sound). You can support this by creating your own rhymes at home. They can be real words or silly words.
Next week we will complete the last of our colour books when we learn about purple. At the same time we will begin our letter/sound of the week program. We will begin with the letter Pp. As well beginning next week our Show and Tell will change slightly. From now on your child is expected to bring an item that starts with the letter sound of the week. This can be somewhat tricky, especially when starting with a short vowel. Also please help by ensuring that the focus is on that sound. For Aa, choose an apple or an ant rather than an automobile. You can help your child be creative in their thinking. For example bringing a Lego tower for the letter Hh and explaining that the Lego tower is high.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, November 20th - Conference choice form needs to be returned.
Friday, November 27th – Individual Conference time will be sent home.
The Big Green WOW (Words on Wheels) Bus visits Bert Ambrose School from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm. Plan to come early or stay a bit late so that you can check out the bus with the children. The morning class will all go visit the bus before going home. The afternoon class is asked to go visit the bus as you bring them for class.
For more information regarding this and other programs like Strong Start see the poster outside our classroom or visit the School District Early Learning website www.earlylearning.prn.bc.ca. All services are open to children from 0-5 and their parents/caregivers.
Tuesday, December 1st – First term Report Cards sent home.
Wednesday, December 2nd/Thursday, December 3rd
Early Dismissal days – Afternoon classes only leave one hour early at 1:43. Morning class attends regular times. Parent conferences begin.
Friday, December 4th – Classes not in session. Conference Day.
Monday, December 14th _ All Kindergarten students (morning and afternoon classes) attend class from 12:15 – 2:43 for Christmas Concert Dress rehearsal. No students attend in the morning.
Tuesday, December 15th – Christmas Concert
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- Afternoon performance -1:00 pm
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- Evening performance –7:00 pm
All Kindergarten students attend in the afternoon from 12:15 – 2:43 and again in the evening. It is a very full house in the evening, so we encourage as many parents and grandparents as possible to come to the afternoon performance. The Kindergarten performance is always the opening act and they are free to go in the evening after they have performed.
Friday, December 18th - Last day of classes before Christmas Holidays.
Kindergarten News
November 13, 2009
This week we worked on the colour gray (grey) and created gray paint by mixing white and black. We used this colour to paint paper plates for our gray elephants and continued to work on cutting skills. (We enjoyed seeing the collage that one student made at home!) We learned a new poem and actions to go along with our craft.
Gray Elephants
Gray elephants walk
like this and that,
They’re terribly big
and terribly fat.
They have no fingers.
They have no toes.
But goodness, gracious
what a nose!
Please keep reviewing and rereading the colour books. This will encourage your children to see themselves as beginning readers. The children continue to look for the colour word and identify the letters in the colour word.
In math we have worked on writing the numbers from 1-4. We have also been working on one to one correspondence when counting collections up to 10. This is a fun counting activity to do at home with household items (Halloween Smarties, Cheerios, small toys). In our calendar work, we continue to count by ones starting at random numbers and to count backwards from 10. We are also learning to count by 5’s and 10’s.
Next week we will work on the colour brown and will continue to talk about some common fairy tales. Beginning today we will now be visiting the library two times per week to exchange books. Please have books back for exchange on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 16th – Photo retakes. Parents, who require retakes, please check with the office regarding times.
Any Purdy fundraiser forms are due by 12:00 noon.
Thursday, November 19th – Scholastic book orders due for anyone wishing to order from the November and December forms.
November 16th to 20th – Return any Operation Christmas Child Boxes to Mr. Eastwood’s Grade 1 class.
Friday, November 27th – The Big Green WOW (Words on Wheels) Bus visits Bert Ambrose School from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm. See the poster outside our classroom or visit the School District Early Learning website www.earlylearning.prn.bc.ca for more information regarding this and other programs like Strong Start. All services are open to children from 0-5 and their parents/caregivers.
Reporting and Conferencing Information
First term report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, December 1st. Early dismissal days are set for December 2nd and 3rd and afternoon classes will end at 1:43. (Morning classes end at the usual time.) No classes are scheduled on December 4th to allow for parent teacher conferences. Please choose 3 or more choices of when you and your child are able to attend a conference. I will send home a confirmation once times have been set. If you have more than one child who will be having a conference on the dates listed, teachers will try to coordinate the conferences unless the teacher has scheduled a three way conference report or you indicate that you do not wish the conferences to be on the same day.
PLEASE RETURN THE FORM SENT HOME BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th.
Kindergarten News
November 6, 2009
During the past week, we worked on the colour pink and have been discussing Fairy Tales. This week we focused on “The Three Little Pigs” and discussed some common elements of a fairy tale. Ask your child to share why this story is a fairy tale. We also learned the chant “I’m a Little Piggy” to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”. Ask your child to sing it for you and to show you the actions. Make sure they wiggle their tails!
We completed our first directed draw of a pink pig and created a pink pig cutting craft. Please ask your child to identify the shapes cut out to make the pig and then look for these shapes in the world. Cutting these shapes has again worked on the fine motor skill of cutting. If you notice your child had difficulty cutting on the lines, please take some time to work on cutting skills in old magazines. Creating a colour collage would be a fun way to practice this skill.
We have continued to work on numbers and patterns in math. We have been practicing writing the numbers 1, 2, and 3 using ‘rainbow writing’ and using the number rhyme to ensure we start at the top. Please continue to discuss patterns at home. You can start a pattern and ask your child to continue it. (i.e. fork, spoon, spoon, fork, spoon, spoon or clap, tap, snap, clap, tap, snap). It is important to identify the repeating core.
For those parents who are not aware the K News is also posted weekly on the Bert Ambrose website (www.ambrose.prn.bc.ca). Other school information is also posted, as well as current newsletters.
Next week we will work on the colour gray (grey) and will be working on counting and creating collections up to ten. Also look for our letter/sound of the week program beginning the last week of November.
Upcoming Dates
November 9th and 10th – Mr. Ouellette away.
Wednesday, November 11th – Schools closed in observance of Remembrance Day holiday.
Tuesday, November 16th – Photo retakes Parents who require retakes, please check with the office regarding times.
Tuesday, December 1st – First term Report Cards sent home.
Wednesday, December 2nd/Thursday, December 3rd
Early Dismissal days – Afternoon classes only leave one hour early at 1:43. Morning class attends regular times.
Parent conferences begin. Schedule will come out in late November.
Friday, December 4th – Classes not in session. Parent teacher conference day
Kindergarten News
October 30, 2009
This week was certainly busy with all the activities of Hallowe’en! Thank you to all those parents who helped with the pumpkin carving, the party, and those who sent snacks. The boys and girls really enjoyed themselves in all the activities.
We also talked about pumpkin life cycles. We read a book called Pumpkin, Pumpkin and decided to collect the seeds so that we could plant them again in the spring. We compared the amount of seeds in each pumpkin and used terms like more, most, less and least. Please encourage using this language and making size and amount comparisons at home.
We also have continued to work on patterns. The children noticed the change in our calendar pattern from an ABAB (two alternating items) pattern of scarecrow, owl, scarecrow, owl to an AABAAB pattern of scarecrow, scarecrow, owl, scarecrow, scarecrow, owl. As you look for patterns at home and out in the “real world”. Please remember a pattern must have a core that repeats itself over again.
This week we changed the pattern of our new colour book. It is based on the original “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” book and is a Halloween book all about the colours black and white.
We learned a song called “Bartholomew the Bat” by Paul Hann and created our own flying black bats. We also learned “Dem Bones” in recognition of the colour white and cut out paper ghosts.
The November calendar is posted for the sign-up of parent volunteers. Please sign-up for the day or days you wish to help in the class. If we can have a helper each day, I can introduce the children to doing the work jobs in centres.
Upcoming Dates
November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th - Book fair located in the school library. Parents are welcome to shop or bring children in to shop for books.
November 9th and 10th – Mr. Ouellette away.
Wednesday, November 11th – Schools closed in observance of Remembrance Day holiday.
Kindergarten News
October 22, 2009
This week we worked on the colour green and learned about the “Big Green Monster”. This is a lovely story that encourages the development of oral language and use of descriptive words. It was great fun to create our own Big Green Monster for our craft activity this week! We talked about how monsters are not real and we can remember that monsters don’t scare us. So… go away big green monster and DON’T COME BACK! (until we say so). Ask your child to tell you this fun story or use Google to listen to a version of the story on line. We have also been listening to the “Monster Mash” and have created some imaginative monster movements to accompany this song.
We have now completed the fifth of our colour books based on the same story pattern. Please continue to ‘read’ and reread these stories at home as we develop early pre-reading skills!
Next week our colours of the week will be black and white to correspond with Halloween. We will also be studying the growth of a pumpkin and will come back to this discussion in the spring.
Our big buddies in Mr. Filmer’s grade 5 class visited us this week to teach us the school song. Mr. Paul Hann and some of our students composed the G.A.T.O.R. song several years ago. It represents our green school mascot, Gator for the Ambrose Alligators and stands for Growing, Achieving, Together, Opportunities for all, Responsible, Respectful, and Resourceful; at Ambrose we can do it all!
Interim reports were sent home recently. These are short informal reports. First term reports will be issued in early December. Please feel free to make an appointment if you have any concerns.
Parents who wish to volunteer are encouraged to sign up on the calendar in the hall. If you have a younger child who can be easily amused while at school, please let me know if you want to bring him or her while you help out.
Upcoming Dates
Thursday, October 22nd – “Let the Games Begin!”
Ambrose School Carnival 6:30 – 8:30 pm. A family night of fun activities and games held in the Bert Ambrose gym. Check out our classes’ decorations at the “Candy Table”.
Friday, October 23rd – Professional Development Day – no school
Tuesday, October 27th – class pumpkin carving.
I am still looking for a couple more volunteers.
Friday, October 30th – Halloween Dress-up and party. All parents and younger siblings are welcome to join us. To avoid over abundance of snacks, could parents of children whose last name starts with the letters A to H, please provide a snack or drink for the party. Other parents will be asked for future class parties.
Please let me know what you are able to send. We do not have any specific food allergies besides shellfish.
Kindergarten News
September 24, 2009
Today the children have begun bringing home a back and forth duo-tang. At the end of each week your child will bring home an update about what we are doing and a list of upcoming important dates or activities. Please take time to remove this paper and return the duo-tang early next week. The morning class will return their red books to the red basket and the afternoon class will return their blue books to the blue basket. Please encourage your children to remove this book from their book bag themselves and place it in the basket on the table by the door. You can also access this news on the Bert Ambrose website by clicking the link to Kindergarten News.
It has been a wonderful school start up and I am really enjoying working with such an enthusiastic group of students. I know it is going to be an exciting year as we work together to help your child grow and develop.
We have been focusing on classroom routines and school expectations, making new friends, and safety in the classroom and the school. We have also been learning to make choices, cooperate, and to play and interact safely and respectfully. We have been practicing for fire drills in both classes and will have school wide practices as well.
We have also been learning about the colour yellow. The children have brought home “My Yellow Book” and may keep it at home. They have been practicing colouring within the lines and doing their best work. Please take time to read and reread this book with your child. It is the first in a set of books we will be making. In conjunction with the colour yellow we have been learning about school bus safety and had a tour and video about riding and being safe on the school bus.
Next week we will be focusing on the colour red and the season fall.
Library – Each Wednesday will be library day. The children will visit Mrs. Holland in the library for 30 minutes. She will help enhance their love of literature by reading stories, singing songs and exploring books. Each child may sign out one book for home and keep the book for one week. Please ensure the “library card” with their name on it is returned in the pocket of the book.
Scholastic book orders - Order forms will be coming home next week. Please do not feel that you are expected to purchase from these orders, but many parents do like to order occasionally. If you wish to order, please complete the order form and return it with cash or a cheque made out to Scholastic Canada Ltd. in a small bag or envelope on or before the date indicated. Please note the BC price as listed. It usually takes approximately 3 weeks for books to arrive. If you are ordering a gift and do not want it to go home with your child, please write gift on the order form and I will contact you when it comes in. If you do not wish me to send home the order forms, please let me know.
Dates to Remember
Friday, September 25th – Pro-D Day (Non-Instructional Day). School Closed for students as teachers participate in professional development activities.
Friday, October 2nd – Mr. Ouellette away at a conference. Mrs. MacDonald will be the T.O.C. (Teacher on call) for the day.
Kindergarten News
June 15, 2009
This will be our last edition of the K News for this year. Back and Forth books may now be kept at home for your reference. I hope you have found it useful in helping inform you of our learning activities and in keeping you up to date.
Last week we learned about the letter C, c and our character Crazy Camel who likes to crunch candy, cakes and cookies. Thanks to Mrs. MacDonald, the TOC, who made yummy cookies for our class to decorate and eat. We also discussed our community and we had an exciting trip around Fort St. John on the city transit looking for landmarks in the community. At the public library we found out all 6 year olds can have their own library card and 5 year olds can share with parents. This week we will continue to talk about our community and groups that we belong to besides our K class and Bert Ambrose School.
All library books are now due at the library in preparation for year-end. If you have not already done so please return books ASAP. Also home reading will wrap up on Wednesday. Please make sure all books are returned on June 17th.
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, June 16th – Public Library visit to share information about their free Summer Reading Program. Watch for information about how to register for summer fun, prizes, parties and of course READING!
Thursday, June 18th – ‘Welcome to Kindergarten’ for next year’s K students. 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. in the gym (TOC with the morning class) Current students attend class as usual.
Community walk to Fort St. John Estates Park (1 block north of the school) where Mrs. Sliworsky will involve us in ‘Eye Spy with my eagle eye’ bird watching activities. Please complete the enclosed permission slip and return to school.
Monday, June 22nd – All students attend for the afternoon
from 12:15 – 2:43 so that we can prepare for our graduation performance.
Kindergarten Grad 6:30-7:30 p.m. in our school gym. Please have students at the class at 6:25 and then find a seat in the gym. We will have a short presentation followed by a snack and social time. Students will have grad hats to wear, but will not be in gowns.
Tuesday, June 23rd – Year-end celebration. All students attend in the morning only from 8:54 until noon. Please see enclosed note and permission slip.
Thursday, June 25th – Last day of classes. All students attend in the morning only. Dismissal will be at 12:00 after the year-end assembly and report cards.
Tuesday, September 8th – School begins for 2009-2010. Students will return to last year’s teacher (our current room) for this first half-day of the year.
Week Ahead
Good Morning Everyone!
Last week was a very busy week. I would like to take a moment to reflect!
Last Tuesday we had the Senior Band at our school for the annual concert to encourage Gr. 5 students to think about band as an option for next year. Also last Tuesday we had the gym full of Science Projects and many parents came to see the fantastic work. On Wednesday morning, Mrs. Ollenberger had assembled 24 judges, and they proceeded to judge the 120 projects. Everyone really enjoyed this experience. We are now in the process of selecting our student projects that will represent Ambrose at the Regional Science Fair. The Regional Fair will be Tuesday April 13th 2010 at North Peace Secondary School
Last Thursday morning we had a visit by RCMP Constable Smook who talked to Mrs. Olsen’s Class about Drugs and Alcohol.
On Friday and Saturday the Elementary Basketball Tourneys were held at NPSS. Congratulations to all our participants, especially the volunteer coaches for making this possible. (Mrs. Coulter, Mrs. Olsen, Mrs. Ollenberger, Mrs. Kui, and Mrs. Braun) Well Done!!
Also a special thank you to Brent Ranger the Principal of Upper Pine for organizing the tournaments.
Monday March 15th: 3:00 pm IEP Mtg. for Mrs. McKinnon, Miss Boda and Mr. McCracken
Tuesday March 16th:
The Elementary Spelling Bee at the Lido from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Wednesday March 17th:
1:45 pm Early Dismissal Day
3:00 pm IEP Mtg. for Mrs. Blazkow, Mrs. Holland, Miss McNamara
Thursday March 18th:
9:00 am RCMP here for our Gr. 6/7 Classes ( Cyberbullying )
1:45 Early Dismissal Day
3:00 IEP Mtg. for Mr. Frankham, Mr. McCracken, Miss Boulet
3:00 IEP Mtg. for Mr. Ouellette, Mrs. Holland, Miss McNamara
Friday March 19th:
Fine Arts Day: Students have signed up for various fine Art Activities from Dancing to Origami to Water Color Painting.
2:45 Report Cards go home. ( Last school Day until April 6th) Have a great spring Break!
Have a great week! “ Together we can achieve more. ”
D. McCracken
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Jump Rope For Heart was lots of fun and very successful! We will share the totals as soon we can. A special thanks to Mrs. Braun and her students for their leadership.
Thanks to all our students and teachers for getting the Bear Project completed. Mrs. Harcombe delivered all the bears to Guthrie Elementary last Friday! I talked to the principal of Guthrie Elementary and he was again very pleased with this undertaking.
This is the final week for Elementary Basketball this school year. The 6/7 tournament is scheduled at NPSS for the boys on Friday and on Saturday for the girls. Thanks again to our coaches for providing the opportunity for six teams involving close to 100 students.
Monday March 8th:
Tuesday March 9th:
8:00 am Leadership Mtg. at the Board Office
Set up Science Projects at 1:00 pm. (All gym classes outside)
Viewing: Open for students when accompanied by a parents from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
SPC Mtg. 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm (School Planning Council)
PAC Mtg. 6:30 to 7:30 pm Babysitting provided.
Wednesday March 10th
Science Fair judging in the morning.
See class schedule for visiting in the afternoon. All projects taken down at 2:00 pm.
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Internet Safety Presentation at the Board Office. (Facebook, Twitter etc.)
Thursday March 11th:
11:00 am RCMP presentation in Mrs. Olsen’s Room.
Friday March 12th:
DPA activity at 1:00 pm.
Boy’s 6/7 Basketball Tourney at NPSS 3:30 ish.
Saturday March 13th:
Girl’s 6/7 Elementary Basketball Tourney at NPSS. ( Schedule to follow.)
Have a great week! “Harmony is the art of caring about life.”
D. McCracken
Principal
Bert Ambrose
Hello Everyone! March is here!
Wow! The ski trip to Worsley was a success! A special thank you to our staff and especially Mrs. Fraser for the many hours of organization. Also to the parents and students thank you for all your cooperation!
Thanks to everyone for a responsible Virtue presentation last Wednesday!
Mrs. Braun, Mrs. Blazkow, Mr. Burkinshaw and Mrs. McKinnon. (Well Done)
Also a big thank you to our Gr. 6/7 teachers for meeting with the Dr. Kearney Counselors last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Preparing for the transitions.
The Bears!
Again we have a great opportunity to do a nice thing.
The L.C.B. has graciously donated 355 teddy bears to the students of the K to 9 school in Edmonton at the Canadian Armed Forces Base.
Our students at Bert Ambrose have written little notes and attached them to the bears to give an added touch for the children at the military base. They will be delivered to Edmonton on the 4th of March by Mrs. Harcombe a former teacher of Bert Ambrose.
Monday Staff Mtg. 3:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am IEP Meeting Mrs. Braun
Gr. 4/5 Girl’s Mrs. Merwin goes to Finch at 2:30 pm
Wednesday Popard 3:30 pm
Thursday Jump Rope for Heart in the afternoon.
Gr. 4/5 Boy’s Mrs. Holland’s Team here vs. Finch
Friday Pro D Day. Students not in session.
Have a great week! ” Being thankful is a memory of the heart.”
D. McCracken
Hello Everyone on a sunny Sunday afternoon!
Yes the last week of February is upon us and the week ahead is very exciting!
First though I would like to thank Mrs. McKinnon and everyone for a great 100’s Day last Tuesday.
The students thoroughly enjoyed all the activities.
Reminder: On Wednesday we will have our second Virtue’s Assembly on Responsibility 1:00 pm.
(Mrs. Braun, Mr. Burkinshaw, Mrs. Bllazkow and Mrs. McKinnon’s Classes will present.)
Monday February 22nd
Tuesday February 23rd
8:00 am Leadership Meeting at the Board Office.
Girl’s Basketball: The 4/5 girls play next week.
Mrs. Olsen’s Team home vs. Finch
Mrs. Ollenberger’s Team away at Charlie Lake depart at 2:30 pm
3:00 pm Dr. Kearney Counselors here: Transition meeting with our Gr. 6 teachers.
Wednesday February 24th
1:00 pm Virtues presentation: Mrs. Braun, Mr. Burkinshaw, Mrs. Bllazkow and Mrs. McKinnon’s Classes
3:00 pm Dr. Kearney Counselors here: Transition meeting with our Gr. 7 teachers.
Thursday February 25th
Gr. 3 to Gr. 7 Classes go skiing at Worsley for the day!
Students board bus at 7:15 am 7:30 am bus departs from Bert Ambrose.
Leave Worsley Ski Hill at 4:00 pm 5:30 pm arrive back at Bert Ambrose
All Boys Basketball rescheduled.
Friday February 26th
Have a great week!
” Be the best you can be, aim for the stars and if you hit the moon that’s okay.”
D. McCracken
Good Afternoon Everyone: I trust everyone had a great Valentine’s Day!
The Week Ahead: Looks like a fantastic week!
Monday Feb 15th:
8:30 am IEP Mtg. Mr. McCracken, Mrs. Holland
Tuesday Feb 16th:
11:00 am Assembly for Gr. 3 and up re: Worsely Ski Trip
Basketball Feb 16th:
Mrs. Olsen home vs Taylor
Mrs Ollenberger away vs Finch bus departs at 2:30 pm
Mrs. Merwin away vs Christian Life School
Wed. Feb 17th:
IEP Mtg. 3:00 pm Mrs. Fraser, Miss McNamara, Mr. McCracken, & Mrs. Holland
Thurs. Feb 18th:
Basketball Feb 18th: Mrs. Braun away vs. Taylor bus departs at 2:30 pm
Mrs. Sandberg home vs Finch
Mrs. Holland gets a bye.
Friday Feb 19th:
Have a great week everyone! ” Be yourself, but be the best you can be!”
D. McCracken
Principal
Bert Ambrose Elementary
Good Afternoon:
I would like to take a moment and thank our Professional Development
Committee at Ambrose, for organizing last Monday’s Pro - D.
It was very worthwhile and a special thanks to Mr. Frankham for
sharing is expertise in geometry!
The Week Ahead: Feb 8th to Feb 11th (This is BC Firefighters Burn
Awareness Week: check out (www.burnfund.org)
Monday Feb 8th:
3:00 pm Staff Meeting
3:00 pm Gr 4/5 Girls Basketball here vs. Clearview.
Tuesday Feb 9th:
8:00 am Leadership Meeting at the Board Office
2:30 pm Mrs. Olsen’s 6/7 Girl’s Basketball goes to Charlie Lake
3:00 pm Mrs. Ollenberger’s 6/7 Girl’s Basketball home vs. Alwin Holland
Parent Advisory Meeting at 6:30 in our Library: (Babysitting provided)
Wednesday Feb 10th:
BCESIS Training all day: Check schedule for teacher in service.
Thursday Feb 11th:
2:30 Mrs. Braun’s 6/7 Boys Basketball go to Charlie Lake
2:30 Boy’s 4/5 Basketball Team #1 goes to Alwin Holland
3:00 Boy’s 4/5 Basketball Team #2 home vs. Upper Pine
Friday Feb 12th:
Have a great week! ” Children will live up to what you believe of them.”
D. McCracken
Wow! February is here and the long awaited 2010 Winter Olympics.
To begin: Again a tremendous Thank You to everyone who supported the
coin drive for Haiti at our school. At our Gator Assembly on
Wednesday Mrs. Tacey’s Class on behalf of the entire school presented
a cheque to the Canadian Red Cross for $4721.41 (Well Done)
Also a huge Thank You to Mrs. Fraser and Staff for all your
organization to plan a Ski Trip for our Gr. 3 to Gr. 7 students on the
25th of February. Many thanks also to our parents for coming to the
two meetings last week to ensure we follow District Policy.
Everyone is really excited, lets hope the weather cooperates.
Basketball got underway last week and it is great to see so many
players participating. Again thank you to our volunteer coaches for
taking the time to make this possible.
The Week Ahead:
Monday Feb. 1st
Professional Development Day: School not in session for students.
Tuesday Feb 02nd: The day our Kindergarten Classes switch time frames.
Basketball: Mrs. Ollenberger’s Team home vs. Taylor.
Mrs. Olsen’s Team away to Alwin Holland.
Mrs. Merwin’s Gr. 4/5 ’s away to Taylor, bus leaves at 2:30 pm
Wed. February 3rd.
CPI Training in our gym from 4 to 7 pm for all registrants.
IEP Mtg. 4:00 pm Mrs. Barr, Mrs. T. Braun, Mr. McCracken
Thurs. February 4th.
CPI Training in our gym from 4 to 7 pm for all registrants
Basketball: Mrs. Braun’s Team home vs. Finch. Team #1 Gr. 4/5 go to Upper Pine
Team #2 of the 4/5’s gets a bye
Friday Feb 5th:
Have a great week: ” There is no such a thing as giving Kindness too soon.”
D. McCracken
Good Morning Everyone: Yes the last week for January 2010 is already here!
I would like to take a moment and congratulate Mrs. Tacey’s Class for
organizing the coin drive to support Haiti!
I believe we are very close to $5,000.00 when we add up all the
donations. Also a huge thank you to all our students and parents for
supporting this cause and a special thank you to North Peace Savings &
Credit Union for all their help. ( $5,000.00 dollars is a lot of
coin!)
This money will be forwarded to the Canadian Red Cross to support the
needs in Haiti.
The Week Ahead: ( Elementary Basketball starts this week!)
To our parents of students in Gr. 3 to Gr. 7. ( We have booked the
Worsley Ski Hill for Thursday Feb. 25th. for our Gr. 3 to Gr. 7
students.) Our School District requires one parent be in attendance
at one of our two informational meetings in order for your child to
participate in this field trip. (This is our School District’s Policy
as this activity is deemed high risk!) We are looking forward to
seeing you on either Tuesday Jan. 26th at 6:30 pm or Wednesday Jan.
27th at 3:00 pm in our gymnasium. At this meeting you are welcome to
bring your child to review the School District Waiver and Consent
Forms and ask any questions you may have!!
Monday January 25th:
Tuesday January 26th:
3:00 pm Gr. 4/5 Girl’s Basketball home vs. Duncan Cran.
6:30 pm Parent Information Meeting for the Gr. 3 to Gr. 7 Ski Trip on
Feb 25th. in our gym
Wed. January 27th:
9:00 am Gator Assmbly:
3:00 pm Parent Information Meeting for the Gr. 3 to Gr. 7 Ski Trip on
Feb 25th. in our gym.
7:00 pm at the School District Development Centre: Internet Safety for Parents
Join our School District Staff: Norbert Kaspar and Jarrod Bell for a
session about Internet Safety for Parents from 7:00pm - 8:30pm on
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010.
We will look at: * Social Networking * Cyberbullying * Cybersafety
* Web Filtering
* Becoming aware and getting involved in your child’s digital life * Q&A
Please register by the 25th of January email jbell@prn.bc.ca or call
Sharon Irving at 250-262-6013
Thurs. January 28th:
3:00 pm Gr. 6/7 Boy’s Basketball home vs.Alwin Holland
3:30 pm IEP Meeting Miss Turner/Mrs. Arnott/Mrs. Fletcher/Mr. McCracken
Friday January 29th:
3:00 pm IEP Mtg. Mrs. McKinnon/Mr. McCracken/Miss McNamara/Mrs. Fletcher
Have a great week! “There is lots of room for learning before it
becomes Wisdom.”
D. McCracken
The Week Ahead: Jan 18th to Jan 22nd
Good Morning Everyone: I hope everyone enjoyed the Ice Carnival
Activities this weekend.
The Week Ahead: Elementary Basketball will begin next week the 26th!
A relatively quiet week!
Monday: Intramurals will begin for Intermediates at 12:00 pm.
(Monday and Wednesday)
Tuesday: Leadership Mtg 8:00 am
Wednesday: Intramurals at lunch for Intermediates.
Thursday:
Friday:
Have a great week!
” Kindness is the universal language which everyone can understand.”
D.McCracken
Principal
Bert Ambrose
Good Morning Everyone: The Week Ahead: Jan 11th to Jan 15th.
It is great to be able to go outside with the warmer weather!
Monday January 11th:
9:00 am Assembly with a visit to kick off Ice Carnival Week in Fort St. John.
.4 Smart Reading Collaboration Time
3:00 pm Staff Meeting
Tuesday January 12th:
Library Inventory Time: Sorry, but it will be closed this day.
6:30 pm Parent Advisory committee Mtg. ( Babysitting available)
Wednesday January 13th:
Thursday January 14th:
Friday January 15th:
.6 Smart Reading Collaboration Time
Our Olympic Read a Thon Info:
Read for the Gold Read-a-Thon January 2010
ALL students at Bert Ambrose are challenged to read at home
during the month of January to earn points for their classes. The
reading challenge will begin on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 and will end
Sunday, January 31, 2010.
Each day that a student reads at home, he/she needs to fill in
the amount of time spent reading that day. A parent/ guardian must
initial each entry to verify that the reading record is accurate. At
the beginning of the next week, reading sheets will be collected and
points will be credited to students based on the amount of time spent
reading.
Each class will color their own podiums. The points earned by
each student in a class will help add medals to their class podium.
For every 100 points the class earns, a medal is added to the podium.
Each class will have their own podium located on the wall or window
near the gym. At the end of the month, the primary and intermediate
classes who have the most medals will be awarded a prize.
All students who participate in the reading challenge will
receive a certificate recognizing their efforts and achievements.
Students may count the time they are read to at home.
Kindergarten to Grade 3
(minutes per week)
Grades 4 through 7
(minutes per week)
Gold 40 points 150 minutes and up
Silver 20 points 90 – 149 minutes
Bronze 10 points 30 – 89 minutes
Copper 5 points 10 – 29 minutes
Gold 40 points 210 minutes and up
Silver 20 points 150 – 209 minutes
Bronze 10 points 30 – 149 minutes
Copper 5 points 10 – 29 minutes
An Extra 100 points will be added for each week that 90% of the class
participates.
*Please note that the January calendar should be kept home for the
whole month. The weekly calendars will be handed in on the Monday
after its completion.
If you have any questions about Read for the Gold, please, feel
free to contact Mrs. Ollenberger in the library.
Please strive to OWN the PODIUM in Reading!
January 4, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I trust you had a great Christmas Holiday and I would like to wish everyone the best in 2010.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for making our Christmas concert totally worthwhile. Mr. Filmer, Melissa Zabinsky, Mrs. Kui, Mrs. Eklund and Ms. Richardson thank you for making this possible.
Our lunch time intramural program will start soon. Our Student Leadership Team will help organize this for grades four to seven for now
Also, extramural basketball is just getting started. More information about practices and games will be forthcoming.
Parking and Safety: Please help us with the safety of our students as you are picking up or dropping off your child or children. The icy conditions make it very dangerous for vehicles to stop. We have had some very close calls with students running out in front of moving vehicles. Please try to use our parking lot and to not park on the road or stop on the road to pick up your child.
Doug McCracken Donna Holland
Principal Vice-Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, January 4, 2010 Schools back in session
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Quiznos subs
Monday, January 11, 2010 Staff Meeting 3:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Parent Advisory Council 6:30 pm
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Booster Juice
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Pizza Day
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Quiznos subs
Monday, February 1, 2010 Pro D
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Kindergarten class switch AM and PM
Wednesday, March 10 Bert Ambrose Science Fair
Good Afternoon! Just five more days before our Christmas Break.
Lots of work has been going into this year’s Christmas Performance! I would like to take a moment and thank some special people: Melissa Zabinsky, Mrs. Ecklund, Mrs. Richardson and Mr. Filmer thank you for all your time. Everyone in our school community thanks you! Also a special thank you to all our students and parents for supporting our Christmas Concert.
The Week Ahead:
Monday: Christmas Concert Rehearsal in the morning
1:00 pm. Performance for our students.
Tuesday: 1:00 pm Christmas Concert in our gym for as many parents who can make the afternoon performance.
7:00 pm Christmas Concert in our gym.
Wednesday: 10:00 am Christmas Caroling in the gym.
Thursday : 1:00 pm Christmas Caroling in the gym.
Friday: Last day of school before Christmas Break. School back in session Monday January 4th.
This is a great opportunity for me to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Have a safe, wonderful holiday!
” The most important things in life are not things.”
D. McCracken
Good Morning Everyone!
It really is amazing how times goes by so quickly! December is here already.
I would like to take a moment for a special thank you to our student teacher Mr. Wahlen in Mrs. Braun’s classroom for giving so much to the students at Bert Ambrose Elementary. We thank you for being a part of our school and wish you lots of success in your future teaching career.
Our Parent Advisory Council will not have a meeting this month. On Tuesday January 12th we will plan to meet again from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Babysitting will be provided.
Monday November 30th:
Tuesday December the 1st:
8:00 am Leadership Meeting at the District Development Centre.
2:45 pm Report Cards for Term #1 go home.
Wednesday Dec 2nd 1:45 pm Early Dismissal Day.
Thursday Dec 3rd 1:45 pm Early Dismissal Day
Friday Dec 4th:
Professional Development Day, school is not in session for students.
3:00 pm Grade 6/7 Volleyball Final Tournament at NPSS for the Boys.
Saturday Dec 5th:8:30 am Grade 6/7 Volleyball Tournament at NPSS for the Girls
Thank you Volleyball Coaches:Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Sandberg, Mr.Wahlen, Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Braun, and Mrs Coulter.
Have a great week! ” Practice happiness this week! D. McCracken
Reminders:
* Ambrose Christmas Concert: December 15th 2 performances 1:00 and 7:00 p.m.
* December 18th last school day before Christmas Holidays
* School reopens: Jan 04 2010.
Good Morning on a Saturday!
With all the snow in the last few days it certainly was exciting to get our new snowshoes last Wednesday. Classes are already putting them to the test . They are for all ages and they are easy to put on and take off. A special thank you to our PAC for making this possible. Also our new cross country skis are here, and we are patiently waiting for a new ski rack. I see Mr. Frankham’s Class went skiing yesterday taking advantage of the new snow. Again thank you PAC for making sure we have skis for all our students.
Looking at our calendar December arrives next week and our Christmas concert will be here before we know it, on Tuesday Dec 15th.
The Week Ahead: Looks relatively quiet as teachers are working very hard preparing report cards, which go home Tuesday Dec 1st.
Monday November 23rd:
4:00 pm IEP Mtg. Mrs. Barr, Mr. McCracken, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Ollenberger.
Tuesday November 24th:
Wednesday November 25th:
Thursday November 26th:
Boy’s 4/5 Volleyball have a Tournament at Robert Ogilvie starting at 3:00 pm. We have 2 teams entered.
Friday November 27th:
Teneille Johnson a grade 12 student from NPSS is here for our Gr. 3 to Gr. 7’s to talk about Science and Pathways. Teneille is a wonderful role model for our students and has been exceptionally successful at Science Fairs on a National and International basis.
Have a great week. ” We all need role models, especially our children.”
D. McCracken.
Hello Everyone!
Before looking ahead I would like to thank Mrs.
Braun, Mr. Wahlen, and Mrs. Mann for organizing our Remembrance Day
Assembly. This day will always be important to every Canadian and we
must continue to Remember its importance!
Picture retakes are Monday at 1:00 pm. in our Library! (Tomorrow)
The Week Ahead:
Monday:
9:00 am : IEP Mtg. for Mrs. Tacey, Mrs. Faminow and Mrs. Holland.
1:00 pm Mountain West Picture Retakes. in our library.
Tuesday:
12:45 pm Smartreading Collaboration (Group #1)
2:00 pm IEP Mtg. Miss Turner, Mrs. Arnott and Mr. McCracken
3:15 pm IEP Mtg. Mr. Ouellette, Mrs. Wittmack, Mrs. Holland
2:45 pm Girl’s 4/5 Volleyball Mr. Wahlen & Mrs. Barr go to Christian Life.
3:00 pm Gilr’s 6/7 Volleyball both team here to play Central ??
Wednesday: Quiet.
Thursday:
2:45 pm Boy’s 6/7 Volleyball Mrs. Braun’s Team goes to Robert Ogilvie. ?
3:00 pm Boy’s 4/5 Volleyball Mrs. Holland’s Team home vs. Taylor.
Friday: Quiet.
Have a great week!
” Say thank you to someone who understands you maybe don’t need to say it to, but hopefully it will make you both feel good.”
D. McCracken
Hello Everyone:
I would like to thank all our parents who came to our first Virtues Performance of the Year.
The theme around being respectful was loud and clear. Thank you also to our four classrooms for your excellent presentations.
(Mrs. Mann,Mrs. Barr, Mr. Eastwood and Mr. Frankham) Also to Mr. Filmer thank you for leadership.
( We still have two more Virtue Assemblies this school year.)
A special thank you to Mrs. Ollenberger for organizing our Book Fair. It was lots of work, thank you also to our parents who helped
out, Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Greer and Mrs. Close. We raised over $2,800.00 for our Library. Wow!
To our School Planning Council thank you for taking the time last Tuesday to walk through our School Improvement Plan and share your thoughts. We will be sending our SIP to the Ministry of Education this week!
PJ Day on Friday was fun, thank you to our Leadership Team for organizing this event!
The Week Ahead: Remembrance Day this Wednesday.
Monday November 09th : 3:00 pm Volleyball Mrs. Braun’s 6/7 Boys here vs. Clearview.
Tuesday November 10th: 10:45 am Remembrance Day Assembly
Girl’s 4/5 Volleyball Team to Taylor at 2:30 pm. Girl’s 6/7 Volleyball Schedule to be announced Monday.
Wednesday November 11th: Remembrance Day School not in session.
Thursday November 12th: Both Boy’s Volleyball Teams have a bye for now.
Friday November 13th:
Thank you also to our PAC for all their work with Fundraising. We truly appreciate all the support we receive.
The new Cross Country Skis are here and we will soon have a class set of Snowshoes for everyone to use!
Have a great week! ” The best security blanket a child can have is an environment of respect.”
D. McCracken
Good Morning Everyone! November is here along with snow and colder temperatures!
Thanks everyone for being so patient during the Snow Storm on Friday!
All the school district buses started their routes at 1:00 pm. Schools did not close.
I would like to take a moment and thank Mr. Filmer for organizing our Halloween Parade last Friday, it was great to see so many awesome costumes! Also thank you to Melissa Zabinsky for leading our parade in that very warm Gator costume!
The Week Ahead! (Gator Virtue Assembly Wednesday at 1:00 pm)
Monday November 2nd: 2:30 pm Mrs. Braun’s 67/ Boy’s Volleyball Team goes to Upper Pine
Tuesday November 3rd: 3:00 pm Mrs. Coulter’s 6/7 Girl’s Volleyball Team here vs. Robert Ogilvie
Wednesday Nov. 4th : 1:00 pm Our 1st Virtues Assembly in our Gym.
Thursday Nov. 5th: : 3:00 pm Mrs. Holland’s 4/5 Boy’s Volleyball here vs. Robert Ogilvie
3:40 pm Mrs. Braun’s 6/7 By’s Volleyball here vs. Duncan Cran
Friday November 6th :
Reminder: Wednesday November 11th, is Remembrance Day and school will not be in session!
Have a great week! ” Character is about continuing to try, over and over again, until you meet with success. ”
D. McCracken
Principal
Bert Ambrose Elementary
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Wow! “What an amazing Carnival.” Thank You!
The support demonstrated from many, many, parents and staff certainly made our Carnival a huge success!
Thanks so much everyone!
Also, a special thanks to our Professional Development Committee for making Friday an awesome success. The practical experiences can be used in our classrooms and that is what we want!!!!!!!!
The Week Ahead!
Monday: 1:00 pm : Trustees will be visiting our classrooms in the afternoon.
Tuesday: 2:30 pm Volleyball Mr. McCracken’s Team goes to Upper Pine!
3:00 pm Volleyball Mr. Wahlen’s Gr.4/5 Team here vs. Duncan Cran
Wed. : 1:00 pm Assembly: Fire Safety.
Thurs. : 2:30 pm Mrs. Braun’s Volleyball Team goes to Upper Pine.
3:00 pm Mrs Holland’s Volleyball Team here vs. Christian Life
Friday: 1:00 pm Costume Parade in the Gym. ( please put costumes on at lunch.)
Success is like a ladder, one must climb one rung at a time.”
Have a great week!
D. McCracken
Hello Everyone!
I hope the weather stays nice for awhile. I am not quite ready for winter just yet!
I have been researching information about the Flu Virus H1N1, trying to make sure we are being diligent with precautionary measures! I have shared information from The Public Health Agency of Canada with all our teachers and support staff. The information is consistent with frequent hand washing and staying at home if sick. I will inform you with more information as our School District works together for the safety of everyone!
The Power of One ( Bullying Presentation) was very good! Our students have been sharing the information from the presentation:
I will not be a bully. I will not stand by while others are being bullied.
I will report bullying whenever I see it because I have the power of One.
Volleyball gets underway this week: We are still trying to put all the teams together:
On Tues. Mrs. Coulter’s Gr. 6/7 Girl’s Team will walk to Alwin Holland, weather permitting.
Mr. McCracken’s Gr. 6/7 Girl’s Team goes to Charlie Lake leaving at 2:30 pm.
Mr. Wahlen’s Gr. 4/5 Girl’s Team plays here vs.Robert Ogivie.
On Thurs. Mrs. Holland’s Gr. 4/5 Boy’s Team goes to Charlie Lake
Mrs. Braun’s Gr. 6/7 Boy’s Team will reschedule because of our Carnival.
The Week Ahead: Our Carnival is Thursday Night 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Pro - D on Friday School not in session for students.
Monday October 19th:
Tuesday October 20th: 8:00 to 11:00 am District Leadership Mrs. Braun in charge!
Volleyball: Mrs. Coulter’s Gr. 6/7 Girl’s Team will walk to Alwin Holland, weather permitting.
Mr. McCracken’s Gr. 6/7 Girl’s Team goes to Charlie Lake leaving at 2:30 pm.
Mr. Wahlen’s Gr. 4/5 Girl’s Team here vs. Robert Ogilvie.
Wed. October 21st: 3:00 pm IEP: Mrs. Braun/Mr. Wahlen/Mr. McCracken
Thurs. October 22nd: Mrs. Holland’s Gr. 4/5 Boy’s Team goes to Charlie Lake
Mrs. Braun’s Gr. 6/7 Boy’s Team will reschedule because of our Carnival.
6:30 to 8:30 pm Our Fall/Winter Carnival.
Friday October 23: Professional Development Day: School not in session for our students.
Have a great week! “You never outgrow the need to learn.”
D. McCracken.
The Volleyball practice shedule for now is below:
Volleyball Practice Schedule 2010
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:00 am
6/7 6/7 6/7 6/7 4/5
Girls Boys Girls Boys Boys
Noon
4/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 open
Girls Girls Boys Boys
3:00
6/7 Girls 6/7 Boys open
Boys Games Girls Games
October 13th to October 16th
Good Afternoon Everyone: I trust you are relaxed and and rested after the Thanksgiving Weekend.
The Week Ahead:
Tuesday:
Primary Assembly 12:45 to 1:30 “The Power of One” “Dealing with Bullying”
Intermediate Assembly 1:40 to 2:30
6:30 pm Parent Advisory Council Mtg. All parents welcome! Babysitting provided!
Wednesday:
3:00 pm IEP. mtg. Mrs Tacey, Mrs. Braun, and Mrs. Holland.
Thursday:
Mrs. Thompson here for WWP.
Welcome: Mrs. Simpson our new Aboriginal Student Support Worker!
Friday:
Volleyball is just getting started: We have 5 teams! Scheduled for practicing and games will be out soon!
Have a fantastic week! ” Listening is different than hearing.”
D. McCracken
October 5th to October 9th
Wow! The month of September has gone by quickly, and as we look ahead we are very excited about what’s happening at Ambrose!
Last week was a touch busy. Thank you to everyone who participated with the Wireless Writing Program Meeting last Monday, especially Mrs. Mann and Miss Turner. Also a special thanks to Mr. Bell for being part of this informative evening.
Smart Reading Night last Tuesday.
Thank you Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Olsen and Mrs. Braun for all your work and to the parents who participated in this presentation. The feedback from the evening was ” very worthwhile” .
Last Friday we had the pleasure of an Olympian at our school! Brent Hayden from the Canadian Swim Team was here to share his life story which is still unfolding. He talked about never giving up and always try to do your best no matter what the outcome. He has two world records and presently has the Canadian record in the 50 / 100 and 200 freestyle. Also on June 14th Brent beat Michael Phelps at a swim meet. Thanks Mr. Wahlen our Achote /Student Teacher in Mrs. Braun’s Class for making this possible.
Elementary Soccer is just about complete, as mother nature has informed us! Again thank you to all our coaches and to our parents for your patience this year. The difficulty in trying to have five soccer teams is certainly a challenge. Also a special thanks to Wally Miedema at transportation for his support and understanding as he organized the buses and drivers for all our trips. (Volleyball sign ups next week.)
The Week Ahead: This is Fire Safety Week!
Monday October 5th: Mountain West: School Picture Day starting at 9:00 am. Staff Mtg at 3:00
Tuesday October 6th: 1:00 pm in our Library: Cadet Information session for our Gr. 6/7’s
Wednesday Oct. 7th:
Elementary Cross Country Running at Northern Lights College. (more info to follow.)
Thursday October 8th: Axis Theatre in our gym at 9:00 am “King Arthur’s Kitchen”
Friday October 9th: School Fundraiser Catalogues go home!
Have a great week! ” Always try to do your best and you will be successful”
D. McCracken
Good Morning Everyone:
Thanks everyone for attending Open House last Tuesday, it was great to see the excitement for the new year! Close to 200 parents came for the evening.
The Week Ahead looks very busy! I have tried to make a new email list for this weekly bulletin.
If I have made an error, please let me know. If you would like to be removed from the mailing list also let me know!
Monday September 28th:
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Wireless Writing Program meeting in our Library.
This is the first step in the process of rolling out the Computers for all our Gr. 6/7 students.
The meeting will provide you with basic information.
Tuesday September 29th:
8:00 am Leadership meeting at the D.D.C. (District Development Centre)
* All five of the school’s soccer teams are in action on this day:
Mrs. Kui’s 6/7 Girls at Dr. Kearney vs. Upper Pine
Ms. Blazkow’s 4/5’s travel to Upper Pine 2:30 departure
Mrs. Sandberg’s 4/5’s travel to Finch 2:30 departure
Mr. Frankham’s 6/7’s home vs. Duncan Cran
Mr. McCracken’s 6/7’s home vs. Charlie Lake
* 6:30 to 8:30 pm “Exciting” S.M.A.R.T. ” Reading Night”
An opportunity for all parents to learn about SMART Reading. A step by step approach providing excellent strategies for reading comprehension. We welcome all parent to attend!
Wednesday September 30th:
Soccer:
2:30 Mrs. Kui’s soccer team goes to Charlie Lake,
2:30 Mrs. Tacey and the Cross Country Running Team goes to Upper Pine.
3:15 pm IEP Mtg. Ms. Blazkow, Mrs. Holland and Miss McNamara
Thursday October 1st:
Soccer:
Mrs. Sandberg’s 4/5’s home vs. Clearview
Mr. McCracken’s 6/7’s home vs. Robert Ogilvie
Friday October 2nd:
1:00 pm Cadet Leader in Library to meet with 6/7’s
1:30 pm Assembly with an Olympian:
Have a great week! ” The more we share, the more we have.”
D. McCracken
Principal
Bert Ambrose Elementary
Newsletter DEC 2009
January 4, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I trust you had a great Christmas Holiday and I would like to wish everyone the best in 2010.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for making our Christmas concert totally worthwhile. Mr. Filmer, Melissa Zabinsky, Mrs. Kui, Mrs. Eklund and Ms. Richardson thank you for making this possible.
Our lunch time intramural program will start soon. Our Student Leadership Team will help organize this for grades four to seven for now
Also, extramural basketball is just getting started. More information about practices and games will be forthcoming.
Parking and Safety: Please help us with the safety of our students as you are picking up or dropping off your child or children. The icy conditions make it very dangerous for vehicles to stop. We have had some very close calls with students running out in front of moving vehicles. Please try to use our parking lot and to not park on the road or stop on the road to pick up your child.
Doug McCracken Donna Holland
Principal Vice-Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, January 4, 2010 Schools back in session
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Quiznos subs
Monday, January 11, 2010 Staff Meeting 3:00 pm
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Parent Advisory Council 6:30 pm
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Booster Juice
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Pizza Day
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Quiznos subs
Monday, February 1, 2010 Pro D
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Kindergarten class switch AM and PM
Wednesday, March 10 Bert Ambrose Science Fair
Dear Parents & Guardians:I would like to take a moment and thank Mrs. Braun, Mr. Wahlen, and Mrs. Mann for organizing our Remembrance Day Assembly. This day will always be important to every Canadian and we must continue to remember its importance.A special thank you to our student teacher Mr. Wahlen in Mrs. Braun’s classroom, for giving so much to the students at Bert Ambrose Elementary. We thank you for being a part of our school and wish you lots of success in your future teaching career.
Our Parent Advisory Council will not have a meeting this month. On Tuesday January 12th we will plan to meet again from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Babysitting will be provided.
Report Cards will be sent home Tuesday December 1st.
On Wednesday Dec 2nd and Thursday Dec 3rd we have two early dismissal days at 1:45 p.m.
On Friday Dec 4th school is not in session for students as some teachers have interviews scheduled for the entire day.
Grade 4/5 Volleyball is just about complete, our Gr. 4/5 Boy’s ended their season last Thursday tieing for 1st at the Robert Ogilvie Tourney. Thank you Mrs. Holland and Mrs. Sandberg for coaching the boys and to Mr.Wahlen and Mrs. Barr for coaching the girls.
Grade 6/7 Volleyball Final Tournament at NPSS after school for the Boys Friday Dec 04th
and on Saturday for the Girl’s Dec 05th.
Thank you to everyone who supported Operation Christmas Child. Your donations represent the true spirit of giving and helped us to send out 79 shoeboxes. These gifts will be going to needy children in South and Central America as well as West Africa.
Ambrose Christmas Concert: December 15th two performances 1:00 and 7:00 p.m.
December 18th last school day before Christmas Holidays.
Important Dates:
Report Cards Dec 01 2:45 p.m.
Early Dismissal Dec 02 1:45 p.m.
Quizno subs Dec 02
Early Dismissal Dec 03 1:45 p.m.
Interviews Dec 04 all day
Gr. 6/7 Volleyball Tourney (Boys) at NPSS Dec 04 3:00 p.m.
Gr. 6/7 Volleyball Tourney (Girls) at NPSS Dec 05 8:30 a.m.
Booster Juice Dec 09
Our Christmas Concert Dec 15 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Pizza Day Dec 16
Last School Day in 2009 Dec 18
School reopens Jan 04 2010.
Sincerely yours,
Doug McCracken Donna Holland
Principal Vice Principal
Dear Parents & Guardians:As we start November 2009, lots of great things are happening at Bert Ambrose Elementary. Our Book Fair is in the Library this week and goes Nov 2nd, Nov 3rd and Nov 4th.
Halloween: The Annual Halloween Parade in the gym last Friday was exciting with lots of fantastic Disney costumes. A big thank you to our leadership students and Mr. Filmer and our Gator, Melissa Zabinsky.
PAC Executive: Co Chairs: Mrs. Hammond Vice Chair Mrs. Rouble, Secretary: Mrs. Greer, Treasurer: Mrs. Becker DPAC: Mrs. Forrest
Our next meeting is Tuesday November 03rd at 6:30 in our Library, babysitting will be provided.
Our new School Planning Council for this school year will soon be busy putting the finishing touches on our School Improvement Plan for this year and we will soon be presenting this to our School Board .
Our SPC consists of three parents: ( Mrs. Close, Mrs, Shuffler, and Mrs. Forrest along with Mrs. Holland and myself.
Thank you to our volunteer volleyball coaches, we have five teams this year:
Mrs. Holland for 4/5 Boys and Mrs. Braun 6/7 Boys, also Mr. Wahlen for 4/5 Girls and Mrs. Coulter and Mr. McCracken for Gr. 6/7 Girls.
(Dieleman Fundraising Sales) The fundraiser orders have been sent, and already the materials soon will return, thanks everyone for supporting this. These dollars will support our school in many ways, Missoula Theatre, Paul Hann as well as technology support and some equipment for our physical education program. A special thank you to Mrs. Rouble and Mrs. Hammond, for organizing this worthwhile project.
Also a note about Operation Christmas Child, or the Christmas Shoe Box Program. Mr. .Eastwood is collecting all the items again this year. The deadline for this is Friday November 20th Thanks everyone for supporting this, and a special thank you to Mr. Eastwood’s Class.
Parking: Again our concern for safety continues, we really appreciate the careful driving and consideration you as parents are providing at the front of the school when students are dropped off or when students are being picked up. Thanks for not parking in front of the school at the metal posts and on the South side of 114A Avenue. Also we need to be more careful around the buses and not run between them when crossing the road. Please continue to be very patient and safety conscious! (Thank You!!)
Again, a quick note about Campbell soup labels, yes please continue to bring them into the school if you can! (Thanks)
Important Dates:
Scholastic Book Fair in the Library Nov 2nd 3rd, 4th
Virtues Assembly Frankham/Eastwood/Barr/Mann Nov 4th at 1:00 pm
Staff Meeting Nov 2nd 3:00 p.m.
School Planning Council Nov 3rd 6:00 p.m.
Parent Advisory Council Mtg. Nov 3rd 6:30 p.m.
Quiznos subs Nov 4th
Remembrance Assembly Nov 10 11:00 am
Remembrance Day Nov 11 School not in session.
Mountain Pictures Retakes Nov 16 9:00 am
Chili Day Nov 18
Pizza Day Nov 25
Report Cards go home! Dec 01
Early Dismissal Day Dec 02 at 1:45 pm
Early Dismissal Day Dec 03 at 1:45 pm
Pro D (Interviews all Day) Dec 04
Safety Committee Pro D (Quality Inn) Dec 09 9:00 am
Christmas Concert Dec 15
Sincerely yours,
Doug McCracken Donna Holland
Principal Vice Principal
Dear Parents & Guardians:Open House: Our Open House on Tuesday September 22nd was very successful!
We had over 200 of our students represented.
New APPLE Executive: After the Open House we held our first Parent Advisory Council
Meeting and a new executive was selected: For 2009-2010
Co Chair: Mrs. Rouble & Mrs. Hammond, Secretary: Mrs. Greer,
Treasurer: Mrs. Becker and DPAC: Mrs. Forrest.
Our new School Planning Council for this school year consists of the following members:
Mrs. Shuffler, Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Close as chairperson! Together we will continue to work on our school improvement plan, to make our school the best it can be!
On September 25, during our professional development day our staff reviewed the assessment tools for reading, particularly the new Gr. 3 to Gr. 7 assessments. The conversations were totally worthwhile. Also we looked at our Science materials and compiled an inventory and needs list!
A huge THANK YOU to the Ambrose Soccer Coaches: Mr. Frankham/Mrs. Blazkow/Mrs. Sandberg, and Mrs. Kui for taking the time to coach our soccer teams. We have five teams this year!
Our Parent Advisory Council will be setting up our hot lunch program starting the week of October 13th.
Kid Check: Mrs. Trombley will be looking after Kid Check again this year, so please let her know if your child will be absent from school, for health or other reasons.
School Fees and Verification Sheets: Just a reminder for everyone to get these in as soon as possible.
Wireless Writing Project: Thank you to everyone for your input on Monday Sept. 28th, especially Mrs. Mann and Miss Turner. If you have any questions about the computers, please let us know!
A special thank you to Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Braun and Mrs. Olsen for hosting the SmartReading night on Tuesday September 29. Also thank you to all the parents who attended this excellent presentation and we look forward to hosting a Numeracy night in the new year.
Parking: Again we really appreciate the careful driving and consideration you as parents are providing at the front of the school when students are dropped off or when students are being picked up. Thanks for not parking on the south side of 114A Avenue as we are worried someone will run across the road into traffic. Also, we need to be more careful around the buses and not run between them when crossing the road. Please continue to be very patient and safety conscious and not in a hurry with your vehicle!
Just a quick note to parents about after school. Please make sure that your children go home
directly after school and check in with you before returning to the school to play.
Also a quick note about Campbell soup labels. Yes, please continue to bring them into the school if you can! (Thanks)
DATES FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Special Assembly Olympian here! 1:00 pm Friday October 02 2009
Elementary Soccer Tournament Saturday October 03 2009
Mountain West Pictures (9:00am) Monday
Staff Meeting Monday October
Cultural Presentation King Arthur. 9:00 am Thursday October 08 2009
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 12 2009
Cultural Event “ Power of One” Tuesday October 13
Parent Advisory Council Tuesday October 13 6:30 pm
Fire Safety Assembly Wednesday October 14 2009
Ambrose Carnival 6:30 to 8:30 Thursday October 22 2009
Non-Instructional Day Friday October 23 2009
Remembrance Day Wednesday, November 11 2009
Report Cards To Parents Tuesday December 01 2009
Early Dismissal Day Wednesday December 02
Early Dismissal Day Thursday December 03 2009
Non-instructional Day Friday December 04 2009
Christmas Concert Tuesday December
Last School Day in Dec Friday December 18 2009
School Reopens in Jan Monday January 04 2010
FSA new schedule Monday February 02 2010
Kindergarten Switch Monday February 01 2010
Non-Instructional Day Friday March 05 2010
Report Cards to Parents Tuesday March 16
Early Dismissal Day Wednesday March 17 2010
Early Dismissal Day Thursday March 18 2010
Spring Vacation Period March 22 to April 5 2010
Good Friday Friday April 02
Easter Monday Monday April 05
School Reopens Tuesday April 06
Paul Hann Monday April 19 2010
Non Instructional Day Friday May 07 2010
Missoula Theatre “Rumpelstiltskin Friday May
Victoria Day Monday May 24 2010
District Speech Thursday May 20
Report Cards to Parents Tuesday June 29 2010
Last Day for Students Tuesday June 29 2010
Sincerely yours,
Doug McCracken Donna Holland
Principal Vice Principal
PARENT NEWSLETTER
September 08, 2009
Dear Parents & Guardians:
Welcome to the 2009/2010 school year!
Together we will do everything we can to make Bert Ambrose Elementary the best it can be. The Bert Ambrose staff is very excited to work with you and your children this year!
We would like to welcome Mr. Wahlen an ACHOTE student teacher starting in September with Mrs. Braun.
At this time our enrolment shows 347 students. If this number stays in place we hopefully will have 14 divisions this year. On Tuesday morning all returning students will go to last year’s classroom and new students will be assigned to a classroom. This is a short day. At 10:00 a recess break of 15 minutes will take place, at 10:15 students will return to their classroom and we will dismiss at 11:00 am. On Wednesday students will also return to last year’s classroom for the entire day!
We will try our best to organize classes Wednesday afternoon. We will post the class lists first thing Thursday morning on bulletin boards inside our school as required by the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act!
The classes will be put together with the intent that they are set for the school year! Changes will only be considered lists are posted there still may be the possibility of some changes depending on registrations. If this is necessary we will do this as soon as possible. For this reason we would like parents to appreciate that the initial placement of their son or daughter with a particular class may change.
VISION : Our vision for Bert Ambrose Elementary will focus on success, self-respect, and the appreciation of others in a safe, secure environment, providing opportunities for everyone.
MISSION: Children, Teachers, Students and Parents, Creating a Learning Partnership!
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN:
Goal# 1: To improve Social Responsibility by having children solve problems in peaceful ways.
Goal# 2: Literacy: to continue to improve student reading ability and comprehension,
school-wide.
Goal# 3: To improve the Critical Thinking Skills of all our students.
School Motto: G.A.T.O.R. Growing - Achieving - Together - Opportunities for all being
Respectful, Responsible and Resourceful
Our bell schedule for this school year: 12:00 Lunch Hour begins
8:30 Playground Supervision begins 12:20 Students go outside
8:45 Warning Bell/Students to classrooms 12:40 Warning Bell
8:54 Classes begin 12:45 Classes begin
10:30 Recess begins 2:45 Classes end
10:40 Warning bell to end recess 3:05 Playground Supervision ends
10:45 Classes begin.
At this time our morning kindergarten class will run everyday from 8:54 am to 11:20 am and the afternoon kindergarten will run from 12:15 pm to 2:43 p.m. The first day for Kindergarten will be on Wednesday, September 16th.
Routines in the morning are very important for the start of every new day. Classroom instruction begins at 8:54 am and students who arrive after this time need to report to the office to check in. Also a reminder to parents and visitors that it is important to check in at the office for safety reasons because we need to know who is in the school at all times. We would like to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum, and avoid interruptions to teachers and students.
Kid Check: If your child will be absent or late please phone the school. Each morning we will do a phone check for students who are absent.
School Fees: Kindergarten: $15.00 Primary: $32.00 Intermediate: $27.00
Fees: Student supplies are available, the first day of school. Please make cheques payable to “Ambrose School”. Please try to take care of these fees by September 30th.
Tuesday September 22rd is our OPEN HOUSE from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a short Parent Advisory Council Meeting to follow from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Please take the time to visit the school and meet the teachers. Babysitting will be provided during the PAC meeting.
Our school’s Healthy Food’s Committee will be making recommendations for our canteen in the near future. Our plan is not to start the hot lunch program until the beginning of October!
Daily Physical Education: Our staff will be putting together a plan to ensure we are providing daily physical education! (more information to follow)
Missoula Theatre: “Rumplestiltskin” This year the Missoula Team is here the week of May 10th. Auditions will be in our gymnasium on Monday May the 10th at 3:00 pm. On Friday May 14th there will be two presentations at the North Peace Cultural Centre, 1:00 pm for our students and 7:00 pm for our parents.
DATES FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Schools Open Tuesday, September 08 2009
Kindergarten Start Wednesday September 16 2009
Open House 6 to 7 pm Tuesday September 22 2009
APPLE / PAC Mtg. 7 to 8 pm Tuesday September 22 2009
Professional Development Friday September 25 2009
Mountain West Pictures Tuesday October 05 2009
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 12 2009
Cultural Presentation Tuesday October 13 2009
Non-Instructional Day Friday October 23 2009
Remembrance Day Wednesday November 11 2009
Report Cards to the office Tuesday November 25 2009
Report Cards To Parents Tuesday December 01 2009
Early Dismissal Day Wednesday December 02 2009
Early Dismissal Day Thursday December 03 2009
Non-instructional Day Friday December 04 2009
Christmas Concert Tuesday December 15 2009
Last School Day in Dec Friday December 18 2009
School Reopens in Jan Monday January 04 2010
FSA new schedule Monday February 01 2010
Non-Instructional Day Friday February 01 2010
Kindergarten Switch Wednesday February 03 2010
Non-instructional Day Friday March 05 2010
Report Cards to the Office Tuesday March 11 2010
Report Cards to Parents Tuesday March 16 2010
Early Dismissal Day Wednesday March 17 2010
Early Dismissal Day Thursday March 18 2010
Spring Vacation Period March 22 to April 1st 2010
Good Friday Friday April 02 2010
Easter Monday Monday April 05 2010
School Reopens Tuesday April 06 2010
Non Instructional Day Friday May 07 2010
Missoula Theatre Friday May 14 2010
Paul Hann Monday May 2010
Victoria Day Monday May 24 2010
District Speech Thursday May 20 2010
Report Cards to office Tuesday June 16 2010
Report Cards to Parents Thursday June 29 2010
Last Day for Students Thursday June 29 2010
Arrivals and Departures: You are aware of the need for safety at all times with the dropping off and picking up of children. It is our hope that through the usage of our new sidewalks that we will reduce the congestion in front of the school. It is our wish for parents to use the parking lot to drop off and pick up children and to not do this on the road in front of the school or on the South side of 114th Avenue! Staff Parking now will be in front of the Primary Classrooms. The parking lot should provide lots of room for all parents to drop off or pick up children. Please do not park directly in front of the school entrance. Let’s make it as safe as possible for the children at Bert Ambrose Elementary.
Sincerely yours,
Doug McCracken, Donna Holland
Principal Vice Principal
PARENT NEWSLETTER
MAY 01, 2009
Dear Parents & Guardians:
The Ambrose Badminton Team is participating in the elementary tournament yesterday and today. They completed the mixed doubles at NPSS. Today the boys are all at North Peace with half of our girls at Robert Ogilvie and the other half at Duncan Cran.
Slow Pitch will start soon: More information upcoming.
Parent Advisory Council: our next meeting is this Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Information about our new lunch program: Bert Ambrose Elementary’s New Menu
It is very exciting to begin a new lunch program at our school. Mrs. Brown will be working in our new kitchen preparing the proposed items on our new menu! Our students who have completed their Food Safe training and the NPSS Chef Program will also be assisting in our kitchen.
The menu is designed to offer fresh nutritional meals every Tues, Wed, and Thurs.
We will continue to use the same lunch order system as in the past with a bit of a twist.
We have a lunch order for Tuesdays and Thursdays and a separate lunch order for Wednesdays.
As a heads up, the Wednesday order is different for our Primary and Intermediate students. This is to ensure we can successfully get everyone their order in the 45 minute lunch hour.
Kindergarten Registration: You are welcome to come in during any school day to register your child for next year’s kindergarten.
Parking: Please keep thinking about the safety at the front of our school. Continue to be patient and as careful as possible driving, when dropping off or picking up your children.
Attendance for next year: If you know that you won’t be attending our school next year or if you are planning on moving please let the school know so that we can start planning for September. Thank you.
Important Dates:
May 05 PAC Meeting 6:30 pm
May 05/06/07 Mrs. Olsen at Camp Cameron
May 07 Move for Health Day (Everyone outside 1:00 pm)
May 08 Pro D School Planning Day (School not in session)
May 12 Our Intermediate Speech Competition 1:00 pm start
4/5’s audience for 4/5’speeches / 6/7’s audience for 6/7’speeches
May 13 Kindergarten Grad photos am class at 9:30 am / pm class 12:20
May 13/14/15 Miss Turner at Blueberry Camp
May 18 Victoria Day
May 20 Open House for Grade 8 students at Dr. Kearney at 7:00 pm
May 21 District Speech Competition
May 21 Ambrose Track Meet
May 22 Back up day for our Track Meet.
May 24 to 29 Paul Hann: 6 Intermediate classes, he is here for the week.
May 28 Doig Days (Grade 4’s)
May 29th Paul Hann Virtues Assembly 1:00 pm
June 05 Pitch In 1:00 to 2:00 pm.
June 04 District Track Meet
June 04 Alberta Opera 9:00 am
June 6/7 Slow Pitch Tourney at Kin Park.
June 12 Primary Fun Day
June 22 Kindergarten Grad 6:00 to 7:00 pm
June 23 Grad 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
June 24 Talent Show (Tentative)
June 25 Awards Day 11:00 a.m.
Sincerely yours,
Doug McCracken Donna Hollnad
Principal Vice Principal
Conduct Code Ambrose 09/10
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Bert Ambrose Elementary Code of Conduct (2009/2010)
Our School Motto: G.A.T.O.R.
G rowing
A chieving
T ogether
O pportunities for all, focusing on being,
R espectful Responsible and Resourceful
Bert Ambrose Elementary School, which includes staff, parents and students, has the responsibility to provide and ensure a safe and positive climate for learning. We view our Code of Conduct as a living document that is constantly being reviewed and revised, with students, parents and staff. It is expected that all members of the school community will uphold the underlying principles of our Code of Conduct that includes respect for self, others, property, and the environment. A copy of our Code of Conduct and behavior matrix, is found on our Web Site www.ambrose.prn.bc.ca and in our school handbook. It is also posted throughout our school.
Our Code of Conduct shall apply to all students during any school activity and may hold
students responsible for their conduct on the way to and from school or at a school
activity. In addition, our school has an Athletic Code of Conduct that is signed by students and parents governing student behavior during extra-curricular activities. Conduct by any student that adversely affects a school climate or operation, including disruption of the learning environment, shall be considered, not in compliance with the Code of Conduct, warranting appropriate forms of intervention.
The Code of Conduct recognizes that as children grow and mature, they are able to
make more appropriate decisions, being responsible for their actions. Bert Ambrose Elementary teaches the Code of Conduct in conjunction with the School’s Virtue Program. Our school-wide Virtues’ Program, based on the three R’s (Respect, Responsibility, and Resourcefulness), includes three performances each year.
Statement of Purpose:
The Bert Ambrose Elementary Code of Conduct was developed to provide guiding principles of conduct for our students enrolled in the School District #60. The School Act states: 6 (1) A student must comply (a) with the school rules authorized by the principal of the school or Provincial school attended by the student, and (b) with the code of conduct and other rules and policies of the board or the Provincial school.
The Purpose of the Code of Conduct is to:
• Provide and maintain a safe, caring, and orderly environment for students to develop
to their full potential
• Ensure that the rights and responsibilities of individuals are appropriately balanced to
uphold the collective well-being of all
• Communicate the expectations of student behavior to the school community.
Conduct Expectations: Acceptable conduct supports a positive learning environment.
It is expected that students will:
• Conduct themselves in an appropriate manner when going to and from school,
within school, on school grounds, during all school activities, including on school buses
• Apply themselves to the best of their ability in all aspects of their education
• Attend school and classes regularly and punctually
• Be respectful of the thoughts, feelings, including the heritage of all students
• Respect the rights and property of others
• Dress in a manner which is respectful of a learning environment
• Contribute positively to a safe, caring and orderly school
• Behave in an ethical and lawful manner
• Report to a responsible adult, incidents of threats, bullying, harassment, violence or any
form of intimidation
Unacceptable Conduct interferes with a positive learning environment.
Examples of unacceptable behaviors may include:
• Interference with the learning of others
• Use of inappropriate or abusive language
• Threatening, harassing, intimidating, assaulting or bullying, in any way, including
“cyber-bullying,” any person within the school community
• Possessing weapons or dangerous articles
• Possession, use, or distribution of illegal or restricted substances
• Theft of or damage to property
• Any efforts to cause harm to another person based on, but not limited to race,
religion, gender, physical or intellectual disability, sexual orientation or age. (As outlined
in the BC Human Rights Code)
• Acts of retribution toward a person who has reported incidents
Rising Expectations
The Code of Conduct recognizes that as children grow and mature, they are more able to
make appropriate decisions and to be responsible for their actions. As students progress
through school, they are expected to:
• Acquire greater knowledge and understanding about their personal behavior and its impact
on others
• Learn and utilize appropriate decision-making strategies
• Demonstrate increasing self-discipline
• Take increasing personal responsibility for their actions and learning
• Be subject to increasing consequences for inappropriate behavior
Consequences
When determining consequences, they must be in compliance with the policies of School District #60. Consideration is given to the maturity as well as the intellectual, social and emotional capacity of the student along with the severity and frequency of the behaviors.
Consequences should where appropriate, follow District procedures and will:
• Be thoughtful, consistent and fair
• Seek to prevent a recurrence of the offense
• Teach acceptable social behavior rather than be merely punitive and where appropriate
provide means for restitution and restorative actions
• Involve the offender in determining a corrective plan of action.
Notification
It is understood that communication is essential to the home and school partnership.
Our school community will be informed about the Bert Ambrose Elementary Code of Conduct. When there is noncompliance of the Code of Conduct, the following parties may be notified:
• Parents of student in breach of the Code of Conduct
• Parents of student victim(s)
• School and District personnel – where appropriate
• Police and/or other agencies – where deemed appropriate or where required by law
• All parents of the school community – when deemed important to reassure
members of the school community that school and district officials are aware of a
serious situation or incident and are taking appropriate action to address it
• When the breach of the Code of Conduct is criminal in nature, police will be
consulted prior to public notification
SIP
SIP 2010
Kindergarten 09/10
Kindergarten News
October 30, 2009
This week was certainly busy with all the activities of Hallowe’en! Thank you to all those parents who helped with the pumpkin carving, the party, and those who sent snacks. The boys and girls really enjoyed themselves in all the activities.
We also talked about pumpkin life cycles. We read a book called Pumpkin, Pumpkin and decided to collect the seeds so that we could plant them again in the spring. We compared the amount of seeds in each pumpkin and used terms like more, most, less and least. Please encourage using this language and making size and amount comparisons at home.
We also have continued to work on patterns. The children noticed the change in our calendar pattern from an ABAB (two alternating items) pattern of scarecrow, owl, scarecrow, owl to an AABAAB pattern of scarecrow, scarecrow, owl, scarecrow, scarecrow, owl. As you look for patterns at home and out in the “real world”. Please remember a pattern must have a core that repeats itself over again.
This week we changed the pattern of our new colour book. It is based on the original “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” book and is a Halloween book all about the colours black and white.
We learned a song called “Bartholomew the Bat” by Paul Hann and created our own flying black bats. We also learned “Dem Bones” in recognition of the colour white and cut out paper ghosts.
The November calendar is posted for the sign-up of parent volunteers. Please sign-up for the day or days you wish to help in the class. If we can have a helper each day, I can introduce the children to doing the work jobs in centres.
Upcoming Dates
November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th - Book fair located in the school library. Parents are welcome to shop or bring children in to shop for books.
November 9th and 10th – Mr. Ouellette away.
Wednesday, November 11th – Schools closed in observance of Remembrance Day holiday.
Kindergarten News
September 24, 2009
Today the children have begun bringing home a back and forth duo-tang. At the end of each week your child will bring home an update about what we are doing and a list of upcoming important dates or activities. Please take time to remove this paper and return the duo-tang early next week. The morning class will return their red books to the red basket and the afternoon class will return their blue books to the blue basket. Please encourage your children to remove this book from their book bag themselves and place it in the basket on the table by the door. You can also access this news on the Bert Ambrose website by clicking the link to Kindergarten News.
It has been a wonderful school start up and I am really enjoying working with such an enthusiastic group of students. I know it is going to be an exciting year as we work together to help your child grow and develop.
We have been focusing on classroom routines and school expectations, making new friends, and safety in the classroom and the school. We have also been learning to make choices, cooperate, and to play and interact safely and respectfully. We have been practicing for fire drills in both classes and will have school wide practices as well.
We have also been learning about the colour yellow. The children have brought home “My Yellow Book” and may keep it at home. They have been practicing colouring within the lines and doing their best work. Please take time to read and reread this book with your child. It is the first in a set of books we will be making. In conjunction with the colour yellow we have been learning about school bus safety and had a tour and video about riding and being safe on the school bus.
Next week we will be focusing on the colour red and the season fall.
Library – Each Wednesday will be library day. The children will visit Mrs. Holland in the library for 30 minutes. She will help enhance their love of literature by reading stories, singing songs and exploring books. Each child may sign out one book for home and keep the book for one week. Please ensure the “library card” with their name on it is returned in the pocket of the book.
Scholastic book orders - Order forms will be coming home next week. Please do not feel that you are expected to purchase from these orders, but many parents do like to order occasionally. If you wish to order, please complete the order form and return it with cash or a cheque made out to Scholastic Canada Ltd. in a small bag or envelope on or before the date indicated. Please note the BC price as listed. It usually takes approximately 3 weeks for books to arrive. If you are ordering a gift and do not want it to go home with your child, please write gift on the order form and I will contact you when it comes in. If you do not wish me to send home the order forms, please let me know.
Dates to Remember
Friday, September 25th – Pro-D Day (Non-Instructional Day). School Closed for students as teachers participate in professional development activities.
Friday, October 2nd – Mr. Ouellette away at a conference. Mrs. MacDonald will be the T.O.C. (Teacher on call) for the day.
The Week Ahead June 22 nd to June 25th
Good Evening Everyone! The last week for the 08/09 school year is here!
It really has come upon us very quickly, but this truly has been an amazing year at Bert Ambrose Elementary!
I believe our Mission Statement is right on! “Children, Teachers, and Parents creating a Learning Partnership.”
I would like to thank all our parent volunteers for being so involved and supportive this year! It truly is an awesome sight to see so many willing parents ready to help out, in everything from Track & Field to Camp Cameron to Primary Fun Day to coaching and the list goes on and on! Bert Ambrose is very fortunate to have such tremendous support!
THE LAST WEEK FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR!
Monday June 22nd: Mrs. Court is away all week!
Kindergarten Grad in our Gymnasium: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday June 23rd: Grade 7 Grad at the Lido Theatre 6:30 to 9:00 pm.
Wed. June 24th: Bert Ambrose Talent Show at 1:00 pm
Thurs. June 25th: 9:00 to 10:00 am in class activities.
Friday June 26th: Administration Day for Staff
All report cards must be issued on Thursday at 12:00 pm.
Have an awesome week: “ I see it and I believe it! ”
D. McCracken
( Congratutions to all our grade 7 students and parents. )
I wish everyone a great summer and I will create a new parent list for emails in September.
The Week Ahead
Good Evening Everyone! The last week for the 08/09 school year is here!
It really has come upon us very quickly, but this truly has been an amazing year at Bert Ambrose Elementary!
I believe our Mission Statement is right on! “Children, Teachers, and Parents creating a Learning Partnership.”
I would like to thank all our parent volunteers for being so involved and supportive this year! It truly is an awesome sight to see so many willing parents ready to help out, in everything from Track & Field to Camp Cameron to Primary Fun Day to coaching and the list goes on and on! Bert Ambrose is very fortunate to have such tremendous support!
THE LAST WEEK FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR!
Monday June 22nd: Mrs. Court is away all week!
Kindergarten Grad in our Gymnasium: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday June 23rd: Grade 7 Grad at the Lido Theatre 6:30 to 9:00 pm.
Wed. June 24th: Bert Ambrose Talent Show at 1:00 pm
Thurs. June 25th: 9:00 to 10:00 am in class activities.
Friday June 26th: Administration Day for Staff
All report cards must be issued on Thursday at 12:00 pm.
Have an awesome week: “ I see it and I believe it! ”
D. McCracken
( Congratutions to all our grade 7 students and parents. )
I wish everyone a great summer and I will create a new parent list for emails in September.
The Week Ahead June 22 nd to June 25th
Good Evening Everyone! The last week for the 08/09 school year is here!
It really has come upon us very quickly, but this truly has been an amazing year at Bert Ambrose Elementary!
I believe our Mission Statement is right on! “Children, Teachers, and Parents creating a Learning Partnership.”
I would like to thank all our parent volunteers for being so involved and supportive this year! It truly is an awesome sight to see so many willing parents ready to help out, in everything from Track & Field to Camp Cameron to Primary Fun Day to coaching and the list goes on and on! Bert Ambrose is very fortunate to have such tremendous support!
THE LAST WEEK FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR!
Monday June 22nd: Mrs. Court is away all week!
Kindergarten Grad in our Gymnasium: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday June 23rd: Grade 7 Grad at the Lido Theatre 6:30 to 9:00 pm.
Wed. June 24th: Bert Ambrose Talent Show at 1:00 pm
Thurs. June 25th: 9:00 to 10:00 am in class activities.
Friday June 26th: Administration Day for Staff
All report cards must be issued on Thursday at 12:00 pm.
Have an awesome week: “ I see it and I believe it! ”
D. McCracken
( Congratutions to all our grade 7 students and parents. )
I wish everyone a great summer and I will create a new parent list for emails in September.
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