Merry Christmas

We read this story to our Kindergarten's to share with them what Christmas is all about, they were so excited that we shared with them this adorable re-enactment of the Christmas Story.

Christmas Kindness Days 12-15

Well our official last few days of "Kindness Elves" have come to an end. We are so proud of all of our Kindies and only hope that this is the beginning of many kind and thoughtful acts to come.


Day 15
Christmas Surprise

 Day 14
Goodbye Mrs. Pino

Day 13 

Merry Christmas Mrs. Preston

Day 12
 Grade 8 Class Duck Tape Surprise!!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 11

Our elves got right to it today, eager to spread love and kindness with cookies!!!!
Who doesn't love yummy cookies?
We visited 2 classrooms in hopes of passing "kindness" on.

I wonder who will be next on our list??????

a new look

Do you like the new look? We often need to change things up once in a while so why not now?!

Here's to a new year of fabulousness!!! (yes I know that's not a word)


 

Christmas Kindness Days 6-10

What a busy week our Christmas Kindness Elves have had!!!!! We love spreading kindness and love, but what is even better is that some other classes have jumped on board too!!!!

Its always better to give rather than receive!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 10
Spread the Love. We love the Hyde Park Daycare at our school so we wanted to show them some love too!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 9

Warming Hearts. We had library today and we wanted Mrs. P.A to feel special. So we sang her our
5 Little Reindeer Poem and Snowman Soup.

Christmas Kindness Day 8

Giving Food. As a class we though it would be a good idea to collect food for Christmas Cheer. We collected over 100 items!!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 7

Share the Love. We sent this mini Christmas tree to one class with a special note for them to pass it on to a new class when they are through.

Christmas Kindness Day 6


 SECRET MISSION: OPERATION DECORATE CUSTODIANS DOOR

Christmas Kindness Day 5

We always say treat your "neighbours" with respect. But what about our classroom "neighbours"? Today our Kindergarten Kindness Elves made crayon sculptures for our classes that live next door to us, we hope they are surprised when they see their gift tomorrow morning!!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 4

Our elves were hard again at work spreading Christmas Kindness. This time we sent a letter to our secretaries showing our appreciation for all of their hard work!!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 3

Little things go a long way. Today we elves focused on those little things. Holding the door open for people. Saying "good morning" or "good afternoon" and giving compliments to our peers.

And dressing up silly to make others laugh, is one of those little things too!!!!!

Christmas Kindness Day 2

Our Christmas Kindness Elves were hard to work again today making Christmas cards to brighten someone's day!

Christmas Kindness Day 1

So our Kindergarten Christmas Kindness Elves, were off to work today spreading kindness and Christmas cheer!


 We went Christmas carolling from classroom to classroom hoping to spread love and joy to our peers!

When asked what is Christmas Spirit, one of the Kindergarten students quoted the movie "ELF".
"Christmas Spirit is singing loud for all to hear!" hahahah   Gotta love Kindergarten!!!!

 

Black Friday? Is it really necessary?

As this weekend hits, everyone is thinking about material things. As everyone searches for "Deals" they end up buying more than they even intended to, or better yet, more than they need. Let us go back to the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of spending more time with your family.

As a teacher, I realize how important it is for kids to spend time with their family, not to make a HUGE list for all the gifts they want. Do Kindergartens really need their own IPAD's? I don't think so.

Check out this list for 24 things to do leading up to Christmas:

How to give TWICE

It is now coming to that time of year when we are thinking about Christmas gifts. What we often forget, is that there are many individuals who will never celebrate Christmas the way we do in the "Western World".

So why not make your gifts count? Why not make those gifts not only affect the person you are giving it to, but also the persons freedom that the gift represents.

There are so many causes that help those in need, so these are just a few.

Help me this Christmas by making a difference in others lives as well. Imagine receiving a gift knowing you gave a family food for a week? What better gift is there than that.

Let us teach our children about the importance of giving, because we CAN make a difference!

Great Gift Ideas

Compassion Gift Catalog

World Vision Gift Catalog

Samaritan's Purse Gift Catalog

Charity:Water     

Hunger Fighter

FEED the HUNGRY

puravidabracelets

We sing in Kindergarten

Our Alphabet Song from lklassen on Vimeo.

We wear a poppy to remember...

Thinking of all those brave men and women who fought and continue to fight for our freedom. What a blessed nation we are. Thinking of my grandpa and the amazing man of integrity he was, how little did I know then.....let us not forget.....

Writing in Kindergarten

As we are coming to that time of Student Led Conferences I thought this would be a perfect time for parents to check out this "Evolution of a Child's Writing" from SOS Therapy. Students need to build their hand strengthening skills in order to build their writing skills.