Week of October 27-31

Dear families,

It's hard to believe that October is almost over and that Halloween is next Friday! I think the children will have fun decorating our classroom on Monday!

The children have been working very hard and learning a lot about changes in the Fall and pumpkins. We estimated the weight and number of seeds in our pumpkin, and then observed the actual weight and number of seeds (before and after weighing). We have also been learning about Living vs. Non-Living things.

We have also started learning about Primary colours, discovering what happens when we mix varying amounts of yellow and red (it makes light to dark orange). This tied in nicely with our art this week which is painting a fun pumpkin plate from yellow and red paint. This week we'll turn it into a jack-o-lantern.

Last week we continued learning about Fall weather and went outside with the weather reports the children made.

The homework for the Juniors this weekend is to cut and sort small, medium and large pumpkins. I have also sent home a science sheet for you to fill out together when you open up your own pumpkin at home.

We had our second Sharing Assembly on Thursday celebrating Responsibility. In class, we always say the title first before singing our song with matching gestures, but it seems that when 122 children try to sing together in front of their classmates and parents this is forgotten! Maybe it's best to just start right in without the title... :)

Our Science Table looks terrific with all the Signs of Fall items. Thank you to the kids for sending them in!

The LKS Halloween Parade is on Friday morning! The whole school first assembles class by class in the gym, then we walk around the school. Please remember that makeup works better than masks for small children. Our Halloween Party will take place after lunch.

This week we'll be learning lots of Halloween vocabulary and doing sequencing activities (steps to make a jack-o-lantern, steps to grow a pumpkin). In numeracy we'll also be focusing on the number 5 and learning the poem, "Five Little Pumpkins."

This is the last week of the Scare Hunger Food Drive to support Free the Children. If you would like to help out, please send in non-perishable food items as well as unused toiletries.

It is time to sign up for Parent-Teacher interviews. Senior Kindergarten Progress Reports are sent home on November 10. Juniors will receive their first Progress Report in February. All parents are welcome to schedule an interview to discuss their child's progress. Please read the LKS Bulletin for instructions on how to book an interview on schoolbookings.net from October 31-November 6. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress!

A friendly reminder to sign your child in at the Office if you are late arriving to school to ensure your child's safety. Entrance bells are 8:45 and 12:35. Attendance forms are sent to the office shortly thereafter.

Have a terrific week!