Welcome
to school!
You
will notice some things coming home in your child's backpack. The
plastic baggie or "Note Tote" with your child's name on it
is for communication between parents and teachers. Please remember
to send it back to school every day. If it becomes lost or torn,
please send in a replacement. Donations of extra-large ziploc
bags are always welcome!
Our
Borrow-a-Book program also starts this week. Junior Kindergarten
students are allowed to borrow as many classroom books as they want,
for as long as they need them. We are aware that when books are
being well-read by 3-and 4-year olds, they will sometimes sustain
damage/ go missing, and we try to maintain a quality classroom
collection through donations and thrift shops. If you know your
child has lost or damaged a book, please try to find a suitable
replacement for our classroom library. Scholastic book orders are
another great way to help us improve our book collection.
Photos
from the first days of school are available through the link below.
You
will need to send an e-mail to Samantha.Haines@ocdsb.ca to see photos
of the students. Please sign and return the photo permission
sheet so that we can continue to document your child's year through
photos and videos, to be made into a DVD of memories for you
to keep at the end of the year.
Information
about volunteering has also been posted below. Please let
us know right away if you would like more information about at home
volunteer jobs such as classroom laundry or playdough.
At
lunch and snack there are sometimes issues with children packing
opened juice boxes, pudding cups, etc. back into their lunch bags.
Re-usable juice and food containers are
highly recommended. If your child is having difficultly, practice at
home can be helpful. Try to serve items from breakfast, supper, or
weekend meals in your child's lunch kit, to give them a chance to
practise opening and closing everything successfully. Mr. Matthew is
with the students while they eat lunch and Miss Jannel as well is
always available to help the children while they are eating. Please
let us know immediately if you have any concerns about your child's
nutrition.
Please try to
send an extra container of water with your child, especially
on hot days.
While
we are always willing to help, the reality of a busy classroom means
that students are expected to be independent in the bathroom. A
child who discovers he or she needs help once already on the toilet
may be too shy to attract the attention of a teacher. Please
continue to encourage your child to practise wiping and washing hands at home.
Just a reminder that it is important to label everything your child owns with either a permanent marker or name on a sticky label.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES for JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN
Your child needs to bring:
(1) a pair of shoes to be worn INSIDE ONLY. Please be sure to choose footwear your child can take off and put on independently.
(2) a complete change of clothing (top, long pants, socks, underwear) and
(3) a small blanket for quiet book time.
All 3 of these items will be kept at school.
Every day your child will need to bring enough food for a healthy lunch and two snacks. A large backpack is encouraged, so that coats, etc. can easily be tucked inside if the weather changes during the day.
We
look forward to cooperating with you to make the most of your child's
first year of school!
Please
contact us immediately with any questions or concerns, through e-mail, a phone-call, or note in your child's "Note Tote".
Sincerely,
the Junior Kindergarten team
