Thank You!

I hope it’s been a good Christmas holiday for you and your families.  I wanted to take this time to thank you for all of the lovely cards and gifts that I received from you all.   I sure felt spoilt as I opened each one.  Thank you so much!  I’m looking forward to seeing all my Kindie friends next week!  Happy New Year to you all!

Grandparent’s Interview

The second and last family “homework” page will be coming home in your child’s folder today.  It is a grandparent’s interview, comparing family life in the “olden days” compared to now.

Please record the answers for your child but have them with you as you ask a grandparent the questions on the page.

I thought the holidays might be a good time to get this one done when extended family gets together.  It can be returned in the new year!

A Message from Mrs. Morris


Dear Parents,

I wanted to take a moment to update you about why I am away from the classroom and let you know what to expect in the coming days.

As some of you may know, I have been away due to a medical procedure. The surgery went well but my recovery is taking a little longer than I initially anticipated. In order to give myself a chance to heal, I will be taking a couple of extra days before returning to the classroom.

In the meantime, your children are in excellent hands with Mrs. Orrell. She has been doing a fantastic job maintaining our routines, encouraging their learning, and providing the care and support they need. I’m so grateful for her dedication and for the smooth transition she has provided during my time away.

Thank you for your understanding and support during this time. I miss each of my Kindies and can’t wait to return to the classroom for the final week before Christmas break.

Take care,

Mrs. Morris

Christmas Concert Information

Next Friday, December 20 is our K-12 Christmas Concert.  The concert will go from 10-11:30 and dismissal for Christmas break will immediately follow the end of the concert.  Part time Kindies, we are hopeful that you will be able to join us for the morning.

Dress Code for the concert is as follows:

Anything festive goes. No uniforms. (Dress up, Christmas sweater, Christmas colours, accessorize, etc.)

Mrs Pavel has made a couple of videos so the kindies can practice their songs at home.  You will need the following links to access them:

Make Him a Home In My Heart

Come On Ring Those Bells

We are so excited to perform on stage for you!

December Dates

Here we are almost in the month of December already!  Our classroom has been decorated and the Christmas crafting has begun.  We are learning about God’s great gift of Jesus, the very best thing about this Christmas season!   Here are some important dates for the month ahead:

December 3 – Gingerbread Cookie Decorating

December 4-12 – Mrs. Morris will be away.  Mrs. Orrell will be in charge in my absence.

December 6 – Full Time Kindies’ trip to Garrison forest

December 6 – Report Cards will be coming home

December 13 – Professional Development Day (no school)

December 16-20 – Christmas Sweater Week

December 20 – Christmas Concert & early dismissal 11:30

December 21 – January 5 – Christmas Break 🎄🎁

January 6 – School Back in session

Christmas Countdown

The children have been working on a Christmas countdown craft that will be coming home this week.  It is a star with 24 links.  Starting on the night of December 1st have your child remove one link and enjoy counting down the days until Christmas!  It’ll be here before we know it!

Family Homework

Our theme for the month of November and December is “Families”.  We have been talking about how our families are both similar and different and, next month, will talk about family traditions during the holidays.

To help us learn more about each family represented in our classroom I will be sending home some “homework”.  The first of these papers will come home in your child’s folder tomorrow.  There’s no big rush to complete this task.  Sometime in the next couple of weeks please sit with your child and reflect with them on your family’s Christmas traditions.  When complete, please send the paper back to school in your child’s folder.

I am looking forward to learning more about each of our families in the weeks to come!

Candies, Please!

Next Tuesday our class will be decorating gingerbread cookies.  We are asking that each child bring approximately 1/2 cup’s worth of candy to contribute to this fun project.  The candy will be divided up between all the children so that each will have a wide assortment to work with.  If you could send in your candy sometime this next week that would be wonderful!  Thanks and have a great weekend!

Service Opportunity

Our Christmas Campaign to help our community has arrived at Highroad.  This year there are 3 ways you can help:

  1. Money- you can donate money to the Salvation Army.  There will be a Salvation Army Kettle in the office for donations.
  2. Items- you can bring in new or gently used winter wear items (touques, mittens, scarves etc), new personal hygiene items and non-perishable food items.  These can be placed in the bin in the school lobby.
  3. Time- if you and your children spend time serving our community.  For every 30 minutes served, children can decorate a paper mitten and have it added to the bulletin board.  Please let me know if your child will need one.