Pajama Day!

Yay, Yay, its Pajama Day! We have been working hard to earn 50 marbles in our jar. We earn marbles by using nice words, sharing and helping others. Today we added our 50th marble and earned a pajama day for tomorrow (December 18th). If possible, please send your child wearing his/her warm pajamas. Congratulations to everyone who has demonstrated great friendships and caring!

"Jake" Frost

In the spirit of the winter season, Jake Frost has arrived in our classroom! Jake Frost is a mythical creature who arrived to us today (December 3, 2013) from an unknown location. Students will soon learn that Jake is the brother of Jack Frost and that Jake feels as though he is living in the shadows of his famous brother. Jake sometimes does silly things as a means of getting attention. Through a message left by our mystery guest today, we have learned that he has come to observe our classroom and the fantastic sharing, kind words and caring gestures that happen within it. Our classroom was chosen specifically for him. Word is spreading that everyone in our room is doing such a great job cooperating and sharing. Jake's purpose is to learn how to make others, and himself, feel great about who they are. 

If you have any questions or concerns about Jake's visit to our classroom, please feel free to contact Ms. Magill or Mrs. Morrow and we would be happy to discuss them with you. 

December Calendar/Newsletter

December is a busy month for our kindergarten class. It is our busiest yet! The December calendar and newsletter will be coming home tomorrow. Please note the PD day on Friday, December 20th.  Throughout the month we will be collecting items for the Food Drive. If you have non-perishable food items that you wish to donate we would be happy to receive them and add them to the school collection. Thank you in advance!

Winter Wonderland!

Winter is upon us and we couldn't be more excited to get out into the snow! Please be sure to send your child with extra socks and mitts as they are hard at work during recess building snow sculptures, sliding down the hill and playing games in the snow. 

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are now taking place! Please be sure to bring your kindergarten child with you to the interviews as they will be taking your for a tour of our classroom and showing you what they have been busy working on at school! We look forward to seeing you!

Colour Days!

During the month of November we will be discussing colours. Please check the newsletter to find out which day is which colour.  Each colour will last for 2 days. Students are encouraged to wear the colour of the day if possible. We will be doing activities, reading stories, reading poems and discussing the colours of the day.

Picture Order Forms Due October 30th, 2013!

Individual student photos must be ordered by October 30th, 2013. Please send the selected package(s) and payment in the envelope provided with the photo proofs. You may send the envelope in the front pocket of your son/daughters agenda. A class photo will be sent home once they arrive at no charge. 

Thank you!

Reading Buddies!

Our class has matched up with Ms. Debney's Grade 7/8 class to be our reading buddies and mentors. Each kindergarten student has been carefully matched to one of the Grade 7/8 students. Reading buddies meet once a week to read stories together.  Last week our reading buddies helped us walk around the school to look at all of the hard work our school had done to prepare for Maple Grove's 50th anniversary. Please ask your son/daughter about their reading buddies!

Maple Grove's 50th Picture

Tomorrow, October 18th,  Maple Grove will gather on the field to take a picture of the entire student population.  We will form the number 50 and have our picture taken from an ariel camera. Our school colours are green and gold.  Because the grass is already green, we are asking students to dress in yellow (or gold if possible) and black or white. This is a last minute post so please do not feel obligated to find these colours for tomorrow! Only if it is convenient!

Thank you very much! Hope to see you all out for our 50th celebration on Saturday from 12pm - 4pm. 

Harvest Soup

Harvest Soup!

"Bring what you've got. Put it in the pot. We are making harvest soup!"

Thank you to all of those who donated ingredients for our harvest soup. Today we talked about healthy ingredients and how we make soup. Each student contributed to our soup by adding some of the ingredients. After it had cooked, everyone had a chance to have a cup of our harvest soup! Please ask your son/daughter about all of the healthy vegetables that they tried today. Everyone did a great job trying the soup. Almost everyone finished their soup, and some even asked for more!

Welcome!

Welcome to Maple Grove Public School!

We couldn't be more excited to spend the upcoming year with your child! Maple Grove Public School is a great place to be. Please feel free to check out our website to find out why!