Good Morning Kinder Families,

It looks like we are in for some beautiful weather this week.  That said, our park, picnic and splash pad day will be this Wednesday June 22nd at the Lions Park.  Parents are more than welcome to join us for some fun from 11:20-1:20.  Please remember to apply sunscreen and wear  your bathing suite under your clothing.

Please Bring to the Park:

Underwear (to change after the Splash Pad)

Towel

Lunch

See you there!

Tomorrow we will be hosting our final Family Friday of this school year. We welcome all parents at 2:15 to our classroom. Tomorrow we have planned a “Snuggle Up and Read” afternoon for you and your child.  Each child can bring a favourite book and stuffed animal with them to school.

We look forward to seeing you!

Ms. Caietta and Mrs. LeBlanc

We cannot believe it is the last month of school already! We are planning some fun activities and outings for our students in the coming month.

Thursday June 9th, we will be hosting our families once again for a Final Family Friday! Our classroom doors will open at 2:15 p.m. Plan for the weather that day as we are planning for an outdoor story time for you and your child 🙂

The week of June 20th we are planning a day at the park, including a picnic lunch and time at the splash pad.  The exact date is still to be determined and is weather dependent.  Parents are welcome!

Weather permitting, we may take a leisurely walk(s), or walk to the park to play during the next month. Please be sure to dress your child according to the weather (including sunscreen).

**Please note** As per school policy,  staff/lunchroom monitors are not allowed to help your child apply sunscreen.  If your child has difficulty applying their own sunscreen please make sure you apply it in the morning.

Last Day To Order Yearbooks!! (TOMORROW)

Wednesday May 11th is the last day for yearbook orders for only $20.00

Wednesday May 18th: Welcome to Kindergarten Event for parents with children who will be entering JK in September 2016 from 9:15-10:15

Monday May 23rd: Victoria Day (school closed)

F.C.C. Battery Challenge: Please continue bringing in your old batteries to contribute to our class collection. The class who collects the most batteries will win a pizza party!

F.C.C. Food Drive: Please consider donating items to our “I Can” Food Drive

Field Trip Permission Forms: Please ensure all permission trip forms are returned by Friday May 20th.

Senior Kindergarten Graduation: Our SK Graduation date has been set for Tuesday June 28th. Grad will start promptly at 9:30 a.m. and will finish at 10:40 a.m. We are looking for parents (from any/all Kinder classes) to donate items for the reception after the graduation ceremony.

Chocolate Milk

White Milk

Cookies (nut free)

Cupcakes (nut free)

Fruit Tray

Good afternoon and happy Friday!

We’ve made it to the end of the week already!  We’ve been busy exploring our seed/planting inquiry even further!

Just a quick note from the library. Our library day is Day 1 which, until the next holiday will fall on a Friday.  There are many students in our class that are unable to take another book home at this time because they have not yet returned their other books.

If you could, please have a look at home and make sure all school library books are returned as soon as possible. The children really look forward to the opportunity to take a new book home.

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend!

Calling all Blue Jays fans! Tomorrow, Friday April 8th, FCC is encouraging all staff and students to show their support for the Toronto Blue Jays! Come dressed in your shirts/hats or paint your face- get creative and have fun while supporting our Jays!

Kernels popcorn is also being sold each Friday for $2.00 a bag. If your child would like to purchase popcorn, please send the money in a labeled zip-loc bag to avoid any confusion.

Thank you to our families for your patience while we experienced some technical difficulties with our classroom blog. We are glad to be back up and running!

We are excited to invite you into our classroom to see the learning that is taking place.  We will send  a letter home outlining our plans in more detail for our Family Friday in your child’s zippy.

Our first Family Friday will be Friday, March 11th.
We will be opening our classroom doors at 2:00 for families, and asking that

Please feel free to come any time after 2:00 but be mindful that we will need time to get ready for home.  This usually begins at approximately 2:50.

During this time our room is fully open, your child may want you to sit in our quiet living room area and read together, they may want to show you the art table where they create, they may want to build with you using a variety of materials, they may want to imagine and create in our dramatic centre, they may want to write with you or play a favourite game.

Some students may want to sit with you and your child as you read/play/create. This is a great opportunity for you to get to know your child’s friends at school.

Please remember we are still teaching/supporting/working with students too, as some families may not be able to attend this date, and therefore, we as educators will be engaged with all students during this Family time.

We are offering the option for older siblings who are available at school to attend with their younger sibling (should a parent/aunt/uncle or grandparent not be able to attend) ** This will be cleared with your child’s teacher prior to this date.

We are  taking part in the school Dance-A-Thon and having our class Valentine’s Day Party this coming Friday (February 12th)! We are hoping to make a Valentine’s parfait with them during our party and are looking for some donations.

We need:

4 boxes of chocolate instant pudding- accounted for

4 boxes of vanilla instant pudding- accounted for                          

4 L of milk- accounted for

2 boxes of strawberries

If you are willing to donate any of these items to our class treat, please send a note or email.

We have also included a class list for Valentine’s Day:

Keegan

Jaemison

Brooklynn H.

Haiden

Quinn

Connor

James S.

Peter

Ally

Ben T.

Brooklyn B.

Elizabeth

Mallory

Caitlin

Ben F.

Jayden

Kenden

Kira

Ethan

Jordan

James P.

Michael

Nicholas

Ms. Caietta

Mrs. LeBlanc

Ms. Moyer

Thank you so much, and Happy (early) Valentine’s Day!

Ms. Caietta & Mrs. LeBlanc

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

We’ve made it to 2016!  We hope all our families had a wonderful Winter Break and were able to spend it with family and friends.  We are excited to welcome all our students back to Fred C. Cook in 2016.  We have new adventures and learning to explore as we continue in JK/SK.

The New Year has also brought with it some snow! The children have been so excited to finally  get to play in the snow/build snowmen/snow forts. With that in mind, we would like to remind parents to please label all winter items (snow pants, jackets, boots, gloves, hats etc.).  It is also a good idea to ensure your child has at least 1 pair of waterproof gloves and a few pairs of extra socks.  

Wow! We can hardly believe that the first few months of school have gone by and we are now approaching the last week before Christmas holidays. This coming week, Fred C. Cook wants to encourage its staff and students to show their school spirit by participating this week in our school spirit days!

The days are as follows:

Monday December 14th: red green white day
Tuesday December  15th:festive hat day
Wednesday December 16th: dress like an elf
Thursday December 17th: ornaments and sparkle/glitter
Friday December 18th: PJ day for our class

We are looking forward to a fun and exciting week! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂

Ms. Caietta and Mrs. LeBlanc