Lent

The Lenten Season is upon us. The Kindergarten students participated in a beautiful liturgy on Ash Wednesday. The students learnt that Lent is the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter. We spoke about how Lent is a time we prepare for Easter by praying and by thinking, speaking and acting as Jesus would. Lent is a good time for all of us to work at being the best we can be. We all make mistakes. Sometimes we are unkind, sometimes we have trouble sharing, sometimes we don’t listen well to our parents or teachers. Lent is a time to focus on praying more often, and doing good deeds to be more like Jesus. During Lent the children will be creating a Kindness Quilt to display how they show kindness. Currently, the students have been making cards for a young boy in one of our schools who is staying at CHEO. Mateo's only wish is to have cards made for him. The students have been busy sending him prayers and wishing him well. Here is a video we watched to help explain The Easter Story.

Making cards

The Kindness Quilt

We will be reading The Kindness Quilt. It's a wonderful story about a teacher and an assignment she gave her students. Each child was asked to draw and write about how they can be kind. In the end, the students end up creating a beautiful quilt displaying all of their kindness.

We will be making one of our own! To get the conversation going, we were hoping that moms and dads could talk about kindness at the dinner table by asking the question, "I am kind when?" or "Kindness is?"

I am kind when I read to my little brother.

I am kind when I set the table.

I am kind when I put my food wrappers in the garbage.

Kindness is giving a hug to a friend.

Kindness is keeping our classroom clean.

We really look forward to our class quilt and (my hope) is for all the kindergarten classes add to make a whole kindergarten team quilt!!!

Art Portfolios

If your child brought home their Art Portfolio, please return it to school. We have more great things to put inside.  Thank you!

Report Cards Going Home Tonight

Dear Parents,
      Please find in your child's mailbag tonight your child's Communication of Learning. This is a new form of report card that has been recently issued by the Ministry of Education.  It has been tweeted out a link to explain the new format of the report card, and Mrs. Montgomery has provided you with a letter that accompanies your child's report card. Here is the link that has been tweeted if you prefer to read online : http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/kindergarten_report.html.

We like to re-use our report card envelopes for next term's report card in June. So please return the envelope signed as soon as possible, as well as the cut off on page three of the report card.

If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact one of us,

Mme. McCann, Mrs. Bean, Ms.Val

Soles4Souls - THANK YOU!!

Look at all the shoes the Kinders have gathered from the rest of their St. Gabriel Community!!!  Thank you for your generosity.  Haven't had a chance to donate yet??  No problem.  We will continue to collect for the month of February!

Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Love Day. A reminder that students are invited to wear red, white and pink and even bring red, white or pink snacks to enjoy themselves. 

Kindergarten Communication Of Learning

Kindergarten COL's will be going home on Wednesday February 15th.  This new way of reporting may be very different than what you have seen come home in the past.  Here is a link that may be helpful in understanding the new Communication of Learning and it's philosophies.

Communication of Learning