Special Events: Play Day Fun!

Today was Play Day at Gatestone! We had so many different stations set up in and outside of the school. It was the perfect day for it and the kids had so much fun :) Because I was confined to one station, I was only able to get pictures of students playing plinko in the library! Not every student passed through my station, so here is what I was able to grab!

Special Events: Our Monthly Tribes Winners!

This month we presented the award for positive leadership to Rayanne and Lily. Great job, girls! Keep up that leadership in Grade One and SK :)

Announcements: Next Year, Report Cards, etc.

A couple of important things to mention!

• Frozen Yogurt Fridays have come to an end. It has sold out and was a successful fundraiser for the school :)
• We will be sending home a list of supplies for next year next week with our current JKs, along with each child's first day of school (since Kindergarten has staggered entry). The list is similar to this year, but with a few minor changes. We will also be supplying Important Bags to those who wish to buy them through us. They can be purchased for $1.50. Some are still in good condition, but some have definitely seen better days!
• Current JKs and SKs can find out who their teacher is for next year on the last day of school on the front door. On your child's report card is an OEN (Ontario Education Number) underneath your child's name. I believe that this is what is being used to identify your child on this list. Please be aware that class building is a very complicated process and a lot of time and thought is put into it. We don't simply 'plop' students into classes. We look at all 55 SKs and we consider behaviour, academic level, gender, birthdays, and siblings. We can absolutely not guarantee that students will be with their current friends from this year, but try to ensure at least some current classmates are with them.
• Report cards will also go home next week. As many of you know, we are on a current work-to-rule and were instructed by our union to provide each student with one sentence for each subject. If you have any major concerns, I hope that we have already discussed them, but if not,  I'm available to talk before or after school next week. Thank you for understanding the current situation we have been placed in.

Special Events: Mac and Cheese!

Today we made white cheddar mac and cheese :) We all helped to mix the ingredients together and it turned out great! It was super delicious! :)

Announcements: Tribes Thursday!

Thursday June 18th is our final Tribes Thursday. We will be having a school-wide play day outside :) Please ensure you send your child in appropriate clothes for the weather, sun screen already applied, a hat, sunglasses, and in running shoes. And of course, you can wear your new Tribes t-shirts! Don't forget to send water as well (labeled!). Miss Smith and I have our own groups within the school to supervise, so we won't be able to monitor all the students, so please ensure they are prepared. It will be a great day :)

Announcements: Year End Slideshow

It is my goal to have our year end slide show completed this weekend. We will all watch it together once we get back to the classroom from our picnic on Wednesday, June 24th :) I will upload it to YouTube so you can watch it online. Instead of burning a CD for everyone, we are asking that if anyone is interested in having their own copy of the slideshow to please bring in a USB with your child's initials on it (or on a piece of tape) or in a labelled ziploc on Monday, June 22nd, no earlier and no later. Please ensure it has plenty of storage on it. I will try to make the file size as small as possible without quality-loss. I can't guarantee anything, but I will certainly try my best :)

Special Events: Year End Bowling Trip!

Today was our year-end bowling trip! We had so much fun spending time with our friends. I was so impressed with how well-behaved our students were and what excellent manners that had. I tried my best to get as many pictures as I could! A huge thank you goes out to all of our volunteers. We could never do this without you!!