The

Kindergarten
Times
February: Family, Friends and
Helping Others

February 2015
Ms. Berend
and Ms.
Galbraiths
Classroom

Portfolios!

Between Tuesday, February 17th and Friday,

February 27th, we will be holding the first of our
January was quite the cold month that flew by Portfolio Conferences. While there is a note
and we are back into full swing! February is
detailing how the conferences work, for those of
shaping up to be an exceptionally busy month, you who have not previously had the pleasure of a
and we are so excited for everything this monthPortfolio Conference, we would like to let you know
that this is a student-led conference. One of the
has in store!
teachers will be there to answer any questions you
This month, we will be delving into the world of might have, but it is your child that will be leading
hockey, discussing families, exploring space,
this conference, showing you all their wonderful
and studying Bob Marley, as well as celebrating work and telling you about it!

Valentines Day, working to help a community in

Kenya and celebrating the 100th Day of School! Change for Change
With so much going on this month, please makeThis year, SCELS is continuing to help support Free the
Children. On Thursday, February 12, children are
sure you take a good look at the Save the
invited to donate $2.00 to wear pink, red, purple
Date section on the next page, as there are
and/or white to celebrate Valentines Day. Your $2.00
many dates that need to be saved!
goes toward continuing to support the school we
Between the wonderful themes, our upcoming helped build in Ghana last year.

campaign, and all of our exciting events, we are

looking forward to a fast-paced and fabulous
February!

Volunteers!
On Wednesday, February 4th from 10:15-11:15am, we have an opportunity
available for some Magical Math activities with our class, and Friday, February 28th at
3:15pm, we welcome anyone who would like to come in and read a story to the class.
February is a very busy month, so please keep your eyes on upcoming newsletters for
more volunteer opportunities. As always, spaces will be filled on a first come, first
served basis. Thank you!

100 Days, 100 Things

Every morning during circle, we count the number
of days we have been at school. As it turns out, the
100th day of school is rapidly approaching! On
Wednesday, February 11, we will be celebrating
the 100th day! In celebration, everything we do that
day will revolve around the number 100. Keeping
with the theme, we would appreciate it if you could
please send your child to school with 100
small things they can carry with them safely,
or can fit in their knapsack. These items need
to be non-edible and something that can be shared
with friends for a very special show and tell. We are
very excited for the 100th day and thank you in
advance for your help and cooperation!

Pink Shirts to Take a Stand

On Wednesday, February 25th, we will be
having a Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day. Please
send your child to school in a pink shirt to
help spread awareness about anti-bullying. This is
something we will be discussing in our classroom,
and might be something you want to discuss with
your child at home as well.

Be Mine, Valentine?
Valentines Day is a very exciting time in our
classroom, and we will be celebrating it on
Thursday, February 12. We will be having a
dance to celebrate this day of love, so please
send your child to school with $2.00 in order to
wear something red or pink.
As well, please remember that if you are planning
on sending in treats for the class, we have a nonedible policy at school. Pencils, erasers,
temporary tattoos and stickers are great options
as alternatives. Should you wish to send in
cupcakes or cookies for the class, please speak to
one of the teachers first, and remember they
need to be ordered through Roo Foods (Chef
Scott), as he is the school-approved caterer.
If your child would like to bring in Valentines for
the class, it might be helpful to send them in
unnamed so there isnt any confusion as to which
card goes to which child. We have 18 children in
our class, and if youd like to name each card and
have misplaced your class list, please let us know
and we can send home another one. Thank you

Save the Date!

Feb. 11- 100th Day of
School celebration
Feb. 12 Valentines Day
Celebration
Feb. 13 PD Day
(NO SCHOOL)
Feb. 16 Family Day and
Marlies Game
(NO SCHOOL)
Feb. 17-27 - Portfolio
Conferences
Feb 25 Pink Shirt Day