BONJOUR LES PARENTS!!!

Thank you to those who have already returned their "album de famille" presentations.  I can tell that everyone worked very hard on drawing some beautiful pictures!  We have started the presentations and will continue through March.  Great work and thank you for your support at home.

I would like to share with you some of my term two goals in French that you can support your child with at home.  We will continue to work on listening and understanding French when Mme Natalie is speaking and we will continue to encourage speaking and expanding our French vocabulary.  More specific goals will be to count to 30, recognize numbers in French to 10, colours in French, family members and shapes.  Following are some resources to help you support your child with these specific goals at home.

Ma Famille

Numbers

Use the following links to view short videos from TFO teaching numbers 5-10:

www3.tfo.org/videos/00258013/fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-5-orange

www3.tfo.org/videos/00258014/fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-6-jaune

https://www3.tfo.org/videos/.../fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-7-vert

www3.tfo.org/videos/00258016/fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-8-bleu

https://www3.tfo.org/videos/.../fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-9-rouge

www3.tfo.org/videos/.../fleurette-et-les-chiffres-chiffre-10-orange

Colours

Shapes

Following are links to online games to help learn shapes in French:

www.lalunedeninou.com/jeux.../jeux.../jeux...formes/les_formes.html

www.takatamuser.com/maternelle.html  (also numbers and colours)

Shapes video

Thank you for your ongoing support!  HAVE FUN!! 

Winter Carnival update

Just a reminder that next week is our school's Winter Carnival Spirit Week. While kindergarten students are welcome to participate in all of the week's activities, the outdoor games that are being held for the whole school on Friday morning will not include kindergarten, however students are still welcome to wear their favourite sports jersey that day. We will have a special Winter Carnival Activity Day for them the following week. More details will follow closer to that date.

Sorry for any confusion!
Ms. Quinn

Scholastic Book Orders

Just a reminder that February book orders are due next Wednesday, February 25. Please remember to make the cheque payable to Scholastic Canada.

Thanks for your continued support!

Jungle Sport!

Today the Hummingbirds had a chance to check out Jungle Sport. The students had a great time climbing rock walls, traversing across bridges, and rolling across the floor. Our class will go again on Friday afternoon. Check out the pictures:

Also, next week (Feb. 23-27) will be Winter Carnival and Spirit Week at Georges Vanier. 

Monday: Pyjama Day

Tuesday: Cowboy/Cowgirl Day

Wednesday: Canadian Spirit Day (wear red and white)

Thursday: Rock Star Day (dress as your favourite rock star)

Friday: Winter Carnival and Sports Jersey Day

On Friday, students will participate in Winter Carnival outdoor activities in the morning (weather permitting), so please make sure students are dressed appropriately for outdoor play. Students can also wear the jersey of their favourite sports team. 

Raz Kids

Today your child has brought home a login for an online reading program called Raz-Kids. This is an excellent program that helps students develop an early love of reading. Please note that it is not mandatory for you to login to Raz-Kids on a regular basis - while it is encouraged, we wanted to give you the option of something different to explore when reading to your child. If you would rather not use Raz-Kids, that is absolutely your choice. We hope to set up a "technology station" in the class in the coming weeks to introduce the students to the program and get them working on it during class time. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Happy reading!

Ms. Quinn

Some Reminders

A reminder that this Wednesday (February 11) a companion dog from the Ottawa Humane Society will be visiting all three of the kindergarten classes at Georges Vanier. If you have not already returned the permission form, please do so ASAP.

The Hummingbirds will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 13. Students are also welcome to bring valentines to share with their classmates. We ask that students ONLY sign the card with their own name and not address them with individual student names. We have 30 students in the class, and 3 teachers - Ms. Quinn, Mrs. S, and Mme Natalie. Also, due to severe allergies, we ask that any treats NOT be sent into the class. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Also on Friday, the Georges Vanier Social Justice Club will be holding a bake sale to help raise money for Haiti. All items will be peanut and nut-free and students will have a chance to help support this cause. Everything will cost $1. Please send any money in a labelled ziplock baggie. Thanks!

Ms. Quinn

Happy 100 Day!

Yesterday was our 100th day of school! To help celebrate, we sang some songs about counting to 100:

The Big Numbers Song

I can count to 100!

We also talked about some of the things that we have done since the beginning of the year. The students remembered lots of things that had happened a while ago, which was really neat to see. We wrote down some of the things we remembered:

Evan and his family also sent in 100 stickers for us to use to help celebrate 100 Day. We made a hundreds chart, and the students decorated it with all of the stickers. 

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Quinn

HELP US BUILD A SNOWMAN CHALLENGE

Good work Hummingbirds!  Together, we have read over 250 books and our snowman is complete!!
Our challenge is over, therefore you can keep your reading sheets at home, however please continue reading with your child every night as this is an important role in preparing your child to read.  Thank you to all our wonderful parents for your support with this reading challenge!

REMINDERS

Bonjour les Parents!

Following are a few reminders for some of our upcoming events:

SWEATER DAY THURSDAY:  There will be different categories judged during sweater day this Thursday:
1. most creative
2. business attire
3. cutest sweater
4. fluffiest sweater
5. wackiest sweater
6. best eco friendly sweater
7. coziest sweater

Please note that the heat will be turned down in the school on Thursday to promote energy conservation.


HUMANE SOCIETY PRESENTATION:  Wednesday, February 11th  ***Please return permission forms this week.  Without permission, your child cannot participate.

BUCKET FILLER AND VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATION:  Friday, February 13th  ***Please return permission forms this week.  Without permission, your child cannot enjoy the special snack from their teachers.

Please note that we ask your child to write "to: my friend" OR "to: mon ami / amie" on the Valentine cards this year.  There will be many activities going on due to the bucket filler celebration therefore we would like for our Valentine card delivery to run easily and smoothly.  Thank you for your understanding!

JUNGLESPORT:  Wednesday, February 18th and Friday, February 20th.  Permission forms and information will be sent home shortly.

STUDENTS BEING DROPPED OFF:  Please note that students are to be dropped off outside at the gate beside the parking lot.  The students play outside in the side yard until the bell at 9:05. Students are not to be dropped off before 8:50 as there is no supervision before then.  Thank you for your understanding!

 So many fun things to look forward to!  It's going to be a great month!!