September 16-20

What a great week!  Thank you to the families that were able to come check out our classroom and chat with me at "Meet the Teacher" night.  It was so wonderful to talk with you and I apologize if I was tied up and didn't have a chance to connect with you that night.  

Information Items
PICTURE DAY
On Monday, we will all have our school photo taken as well as a class photo.  If your child is unable to be at school on Monday, there will be individual retakes coming up in a couple of weeks. 

Check out my class photo from Grade One!  Have you ever seen so many shoulder pads on a group of 6 years olds?!!  It makes me giggle!  I'm the little one in the plaid dress right in front of the teacher.

PICK UP PROCEDURES
Thank you to our families that have chosen an outside meeting spot to pick up your child at the end of the day.  We have noticed that our bootroom wasn't quite as congested this week. Again, a great place to meet would be just right outside the doors beside my classroom between the school and the staff parking lot. We want to encourage independence in our students and we know that this was also an expectation in Kindergarten. Thank you so much for your assistance with this.  

TERRY FOX WALK
This week, we will be learning about and celebrating our Canadian hero, Terry Fox!  We will have a special Terry Fox assembly on Wednesday morning at 8:40. We will be collecting "toonies for Terry" all week long to donate to the Terry Fox foundation for cancer research. If you do send money with your child to donate, please place it in their agenda pocket and write a little note in the agenda so that I am aware of the donation.  Thank you!
On Thursday, we will take part in our annual "Westside Schools" Terry Fox Walk.  We leave the school between 8:45-9:00 and walk to Nicholas Sheran Lake.  We will walk counter-clockwise around the lake and then back to Probe. On Friday, your child brought home a little (red) note explaining our walk and asking for parent volunteers.  If you are able to walk with us for that morning, we will appreciate all the help we can get.  It is a long walk for our little ones, but each year I am so impressed with their stamina and endurance.  Please let me know if you are able to assist us with this walk. 

Upcoming events in September:
Sept. 16- School picture day!
Sept. 17- Running club after school.
Sept. 18- Terry Fox assembly at 8:40.
Sept. 19- Terry Fox Walk around Nicholas Sheran Lake at 9:00.
Sept. 24- Running club after school.
Sept. 26- Running club after school.  
Sept. 28- Run for the Pumpkin 2k at Nicholas Sheran Lake @ 11:00.
Sept. 30- Orange Shirt day.
Oct. 3- Apple Day in Grade One

Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these events.  
Have a great week!