Outdoor Kindergarten

The week ahead: June 9-13

• Monday – at the park. Since the UV rating and temperatures are forecast to be very high, we’ll hike in the morning and then find shade for the afternoon’s activities.
• Tuesday – at the park. We will all enjoy a hot dog lunch provided by LEAP staff. Please send a snack, water and remind me of any dietary restrictions your child needs, either in an email or in person Mon/Tues at drop off. We will have gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian things as well as fruit and veggies.
• Wednesday – at FLE. Please return all school books. They will not be taking any more books home as it is time to take inventory. Remember to return the public library book that students got on our field trip to a public library, not the school!
• Thursday -at FLE.
• Friday – at FLE. Sports Day. Dress students in their house team colour if possible. If you want to watch, you are welcome. Games start around 9:00 and go until 11:30 with a break for recess. We will stay together as a class and rotate through the game stations. The afternoon field activities will be optional for K, I will judge if they need to just chill out in the classroom at that point in the day. If you want your child to buy lunch from the PAC concession, please arrange to be there to help them buy it or ask another parent (or older sibling) to help. I won’t let them go by themselves. If you are taking your child home early, be sure to let me and/or the office know.

As we enter the last month of kindergarten, we look forward to special days filled with sunshine, fresh air and fun learning outdoors.

 

 

• Monday – Field Trip! The bus will be leaving at 8:45AM. Bring a lunch, water and change of clothes in the backpack and dress for the outdoors with good walking shoes.
• Tuesday – At the new park. Entrance for drop-off/pick-up is on 8th Ave.
• Wednesday – At FLE. Book return and exchanges. I think I have many of the books already since I didn’t get to send new ones home last week.
• Thursday – At FLE.
• Friday – At FLE. Morning walk.

Our library visit was very informative and enjoyable. Please be sure to return the book to any FV public library within 3 weeks. Students were fascinated to hear about the careers of an orthopedic surgeon and social worker this week. Next up: Heavy Equipment Operator!

The week ahead: May 26-30

• Monday – at the Bowl entrance to the park. Bring extra water bottle and dress for the rainy weather. Mr. Kirk will be sharing about his career.
• Tuesday – at the regular park entrance
• Wednesday – Book exchange.
• Thursday – at FLE.
• Friday – Break SOME rules Spirit Day! Hopefully we’ll have some fun without going too crazy! Hawk Award and Virtue Assembly after recess and Fort Langley National Historic Site visit in the afternoon. We’ll be walking there and back to school for pickup.

Teddy bear day was ‘beary’ cute! Everyone had a great time even though our picnic was a bit drizzly. This week we’re grateful to the parents who are volunteering to share about their career helping others!

You might notice some new adults hanging around for the next few weeks – we are hosting some Teacher Candidates from UBC to observe us in action.

The week ahead: May 20-24

Tuesday – at the park. We’ll continue to learn about movement of objects.

Wednesday – Career sharing – Mr. Dumaine. Library book exchange. Welcome to K in the afternoon. Early dismissal at 11:35 AM for K students. We will not be eating lunch at school.

Thursday – At FLE. Fun lunch.

Friday – At FLE. Career sharing – Mr. Day. Walk to the Fort Langley Library at 12:10 PM.

We’re excited to see if our seeds start sprouting this week. The little bit of rain was right on time! I hope all the Mothers had a lovely Mother’s Day. This week, we’ll continue exploring measurement in hands-on ways. Students can bring a stuffed animal for measuring and a Teddy Bear’s picnic on Thursday!

The week ahead: May 12-16

• Monday – At FLE.
• Tuesday – At the park. We’ll spend a day exploring a new park
• Wednesday – At FLE. Book exchange day. Drumming group after school – all are welcome!
• Thursday – At FLE. Teddy Bear Picnic Day. Bring a stuffed animal – I have plenty of extras if you forget =)
• Friday – No school for students. Professional Development Day.
• Enjoy the long weekend! See you Tuesday, May 20 at the park.

 

May is here and so is the sunny weather. We’ll be learning about movement of objects and forces like pushes and pulls in science and we’ll be measuring and comparing length, volume and mass in math. Connecting science and math to the world around us is easy when learning outdoors where everything is growing and moving!  Students will also plant seeds in our school garden box so we can track the growth and learn to care for living things.

Thank you to the parents who drove and joined us at the hatchery last Friday. It was a joyful and educational experience in a beautiful setting. I was very pleased with student behaviour and attention to the volunteer leaders.

 

 

 

 

 

The week ahead: May 5-9

Monday – Tuesday – at the park.

Wednesday – at FLE. Book exchange day.

Thursday – at FLE. Fun lunch.

Friday – at FLE. Community Walk. Plant fundraiser pick-up.

* Parents: We are learning about Community Helpers in Social Studies. If anyone would like to come and share for 15 minutes about their career, please contact me! We can fit you in just before pick-up on indoor or outdoor days for your convenience.

 

 

 

 

We learned about Small Eyes, the spotted owl, and a cedar baby basket that is an 800 year old Kwantlen artifact at the Cultural Centre Earth Day program.

The week ahead: April 28 – May 2

Monday-Tuesday – at the park.

Wednesday – book return day.

Thursday – Professor Wow assembly

Friday – Field trip to the Hatchery. Leaving at 9:10, drivers please come to the outside classroom door at 9:05 AM

 

Why do we celebrate Earth Day on April 22? Is it the Earth’s 4,500,000,101st birthday? We have so many reasons to recognize all the ways that planet Earth is special and give her some extra love! We’ll be learning about some of the amazing animals and plants that live in our corner of the Earth with partners at the Kwantlen Cultural Centre. We’ll also get out the tongs and help clean up our school ground this week.

Last week, students enjoyed Easter activities like egg hunting, nest making and crafts.  I hope the Easter Bunny left everyone something yummy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our salmon fry are eating and swimming all around the tank now, gaining strength for their big release day next Friday!

The week ahead: April 22-25

• Monday – Holiday
• Tuesday – At Brae Island for Earth Day activities: please send your child with good walking shoes or hiking boots and a sun hat, a light backpack with only essentials: change of clothes, snack/lunch, and water. They will be carrying their pack for the walk to the Cultural Centre.
• Wednesday – At FLE. Library and Home Reading book exchange. Please return field trip forms so I can arrange carpools.  Assembly for Hawk Award recognition and Honesty Virtue presentation.
• Thursday – Green team house cup celebration, Fun lunch
• Friday – Career Dress Up Spirit Day. Ms. St Pierre is away today to attend an Environmental Educators’ leadership event. Body Science lesson (virtual presentation by Saleema Noon) with Ms. Bendo’s class. K students will remain on school grounds all day.  FLE FUN NIGHT!!

The week ahead: April 14-18

I am collecting clean yogurt or sour cream containers in 500-750 ml sizes for our nature collections. Please send in any you might have at home.

• Monday and Tuesday – we’re going to a new park! As always, we’ll learn new rules and boundaries as we explore our outdoor classroom. This week outdoors we’ll go on a storywalk, Easter egg hunt, and try making nests like a bird.
• Wednesday – Library and Home Reading book exchange. Field trip notices sent home.
• Thursday – Easter arts and crafts
• Friday – no school for Good Friday.

Have a wonderful long weekend! See you Tuesday, April 22 at Brae Island for our Earth Day activities at Kwantlen.

 

 

We had a very good week back at school. Students are eager to be learning and playing together again! Spring is bursting into action with snakes, cherry blossoms, daffodils and more to be discovered and appreciated.

 

 

We are creating cherry blossom art by blowing paint to create branches.

Ks used their muscles to help move sand to create a new sand play area in the primary playground.

April Fool’s Day was good fun.

The week ahead: April 7-11

• Monday – at the park. It looks like a rainy couple of days. Please send an extra jacket layer.
• Tuesday – at the park. Salmon dissection – we’ll have a close up look at the outside and inside features that help these amazing animals survive! (Teacher led – students can observe or take breaks as needed.)
• Wednesday – at FLE. Library and Home Reading book exchange. Drumming after school.
• Thursday – at FLE. Kona Ice truck and Kickball game after school.
• Friday – at FLE. We’ll work on our cherry blossom art with our big buddies and get outside for some gardening and playtime. Entrepreneur Fair before lunch. Please send $2-10 if you would like your child to be able to buy something made by older FLE students.