Kindergarten Open House

The Kindergarten Open House on Tuesday, September 6. A reminder that the Morning class is invited to drop in from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and the Afternoon class may visit from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. The Open House is an opportunity for the children to visit the classroom with their families, meet their classmates and myself. The students can also find their cubbies, explore the classroom and see old friends. All the Seniors will be attending school on Wednesday, September 7. The Juniors will begin on the date noted on their placement letter.

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Dear Parents,

I hope you have had a wonderful summer with your family and friends. My colleagues and I have been busy preparing our classrooms for an exciting year of Kindergarten and I am looking forward to working with your children this year. My goal as an educator is to create a happy and inviting classroom where children will learn, create friendships, improve skills and reach their individual potentials. Each child is unique and I am dedicated to working with your child to reach their full potential. We will work hard together to create an enjoyable and productive learning environment.

Drop Off and Pick Up

Children should be at school by 8:55 a.m. (morning class) and 12:30 p.m. (afternoon class) at the latest. It is important that they are in line and ready to come in for entry when the bell rings. “Oh Canada” and announcements start promptly at 9 a.m. If your children come in a little earlier they will have time to greet their friends and settle in class before the final bell rings. I appreciate your assistance in helping me establish daily routines with your children such as saying good bye to parents and getting ready for circle, lining up inside and outside the classroom, bringing notes and forms and other items to and from school, and other basic routines. Much of September is focusing on learning classroom routines. If your child if going to be absent please contact the office 4-394-7890.
Please be kind enough to keep strollers behind the fence and keep the exit door clear so that your children may exit with a clear view of their caretakers. Dismissal is at 11:20 a.m. for the morning class and 3:05 for the afternoon class.
If your child will be going home with someone other than parents or regular caregivers (grandparents, nannies, e.g.) please inform me in written form. If for any reason you are unable to pick your child up on time please contact the school office (416-394-7890).

Outdoor Play

Outdoor play is a vital component of the Kindergarten Program. Weather permitting we will play outside. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately. You can also make this a learning experience for your child by checking the weather report in the newspaper together. This routine will also help them when we discuss the calendar and weather at circle time.

Clothing and Personal Belongings

Please assist your child in learning how to manage their clothing and to dress themselves. Clothing that is easy to remove and put back on with larger style zippers and buttons will assist your child. The only item that students need to begin school is a back pack. Please ensure that the back pack is large enough to hold a library book, school work which will be sent home and perhaps a water bottle. Backpacks should be labelled with your child's
name. Provide opportunities for your child to practise opening, closing, putting materials in and taking materials out of his/her backpack. Independence is an importatn part of Kindergarten.

White TDSB Bags

Each Friday your child’s personal white TDSB bag will be sent home and must be returned on the following Monday. The bag will include some of the work your child has done (other work is ongoing and is retained for report card purposes, etc.), notes home, artwork, etc. Your child will also receive a green bag from the school library and this must be returned each week along with your child’s library book. We go to the library once a week and the computer lab once a week.

I welcome parent volunteers in the classroom for the following weekly activities:

Reading Club – assist children individually to learn to read
Mystery Reader – read a book (brought from home) to the class
Grade Parents (two) – do monthly volunteer schedule, assist with classroom events, compile parent contact list for distribution
White TDSB Bags and Snuggle Books – put schoolwork etc. in white bags

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns and be sure to look for weekly updates of my blog. I look forward to a wonderful school year!

Mrs. (Beverley) Tyndall
betyndall@rogers.com

Sunday, August 21

Dear parents,

I hope you are having a wonderful summer. I am looking forward to meeting you and your children in just a few short weeks! Letters were sent home in June regarding your child's specific start date and I will post a copy on my classroom window as well. Our Open House is Tuesday, September 6 and I am looking forward to meeting new families and seeing my Senior Kindergarten students again! Below is an informative TDB website regarding Kindergarten:

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/wwwdocuments/parents/kindergarten_information/docs/welcome_english_08_09.pdf

Enjoy the rest of your summer,

Mrs. Tyndall

Wednesday, June 29

Dear families,

It's hard to believe that another year has gone by so quickly, but here we are, on the last day of school!

I would like to thank all of you for volunteering in the classroom this year, and my Grade Parents Vicky Giancos, Anne Rankin, Kim DeLonghi and Melissa Busch for all their hard work scheduling our volunteers. They did a wonderful job!

Thank you as well for the generous gifts and kind notes. I had a wonderfgul year teaching your children. I will miss the SKs and I am looking forward to seeing the JKs in September!

I wish you a safe and happy summer!

Mrs. Tyndall

Thursday, June 16

Dear families,

It's hard to believe that there are only 10 more school days left until the beginning of summer holidays! We have been busy preparing for tomorrow's last Sharing Assembly, at which the children will sing a Father's Day song. They have also made special booklets for their dad's special day on Sunday.

We have also made a little art project called "In the Summer..." which is on display on our bulletin board, along with a booklet we made about the twenty-three summer words we have learned.

The children loved going to their Reading Buddies' classrooms this week to participate in their Pioneer Village displays. The Grade Threes role-played different people in a pioneer community and our JKs and SKs enjoyed seeing them in costume and learning about pioneer days in an Ontario town. We visited the displays in Mrs. Shklar's room, Mr. Ross's room and Ms. Sunde's room. We also had fun playing Pioneer Games in the gym with the Grade Three classes. Well done Grade Threes!

We have a new tent in the Home Centre, thanks to your Scholastic Book orders. It has a design of the Eric Carle book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and the children love playing in it. Thank you!

I have also set up a store with many items that are single coin prices. the children are having fun selling and buying items using Canadian coins.

In the Science Centre I have added some new items for the children to explore as well as some special Canadian coins. I am also going to be adding a "tornado tube vortex" (using two plastic pop bottles).

Many thanks to our parent volunteers over the last week: Mystery Readers were Spencer's mom, Sarah's sister, and Jamie's brother and mom; Reading Club was done by Spencer's mom, Alexandra's mom, Maya's mom, and Griffin's mom. Bags this week were done by Ava's mom and Scarlett's mom. Many thanks.

Please come by the library after school today to have some cake and cookies at our Volunteer Tea.

Have a wonderful Father's Day this Sunday.

Mrs. Tyndall