And it's another closure...

NLESD just announced that schools are closed for the morning. Updates will be made at 10:30. Stay tuned...

Schedule Changes :: Please Note

• Outside Olympics Day has been rescheduled for Monday, February 24^th. If the weather cooperates this time and it goes ahead as plannedthe kinderkids will need to come dressed for outside play. As a result of the rescheduling, the kinderkids will come in their regular session rather than all attend in the afternoon. Please make the adjustment on our class calendars to avoid confusion.
• The extra school closures this month means that our 100^th day of school has been delayed.  It will now be Tuesday February 25^th.  Again, please make adjustments on your February calendar to avoid confusion. 
• Thank you to those who sent in family photos.  If you have not yet sent in photos of family members, please do so by Friday, February 21^st as we will be beginning our activities then.  If you do not have photos, a drawing of family members will be fine.   

 

School Closure & MDE's Olympic Fun Day

Due to the lunchtime weather forecast, there will be no kindergarten classes today....on Love Day of all days...can you believe it?  We will have to hold our Love Day activities for Tuesday. And to add to Tuesday excitement...

It's Coming!  On Tuesday, February 18th we will also be holding our very own MDE Olympics. All kinderkids will need to come dressed for outside activities as we will be spending most of the session outside!  Be ready for lots of fun!

See you all on Tuesday!

Janeway Day and Love Day - A Perfect Combination!

Any donations for the Janeway Children's Hospital can be sent along on Friday. :)

Winter Olympics at MDE

It sure was a very busy afternoon in Kindergarten.  Both groups came together for MDE's Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games. Loud, exciting times....some days just have to be like that!

Before heading to the gymnasium for the celebrations, we talked a little about the Olympics and shared some of the things we already knew.  Kindergarten has been assigned Luge as a sport of focus and we quickly learned that this was a sport that we knew only a little about!  While we will be exploring all aspects of the Olympics we will especially be focusing on this sport! The Sochi Olympics has a brand new Luge event - Relay.  We watched a video clip about it.
We look forward to learning a lot about the Olympics over the next few weeks...we'll try to share as much of it as we can with you...both in pictures and in words!

Keeping Safe From Fire

Today we saw a fireman. His name was Inspector Power. He showed us a house that showed all the dangers and bad things that could happen and how things could catch on fire.  We learned how to make our house safe from fire.

Here is some of what we learned:



When there is a fire, get out as quick as you can. - Lily
We hear a fire alarm if there is a fire - Anya
A window can help you get out if there is a fire - Brianna
If there is a fire you should have a fire plan to get out of the house - Logan
You have to feel a door to see if it's hot before you open it.  If it's hot, don't open it, go the other way! - Samantha
You have to stop, drop, and roll if your clothes catch on fire. - Elsa W.
If there is a fire you have to get out quick. - Kaelie
If there is smoke in a room up high, duck and crawl out of the room. - Aiden
No hiding under a bed if there is a fire.  Get out of the room quickly. - Michael
Stay away from fire. - Sophia
Don't touch matches and light them on fire.  If you find them, tell a grownup to put them away. - Nathan
Don't hide under your bed if there is a fire. - Corinne
No running if there is a fire.  You could fall and then catch on fire. You should walk quickly. - Angelina
Don't touch gas.  It is dangerous.  - Jasmine
A stove is hot.  Do not touch it. - Sulafah
If there is a pot that catches on fire, mom or dad or a big sister can put the cover on and the fire will stop. - Julianna
We should check to see if fire alarms are working. - Olivia
If there is an emergency call 911 for firemen, ambulance and police - Maria
If your clothes catch on fire you Stop, Drop, and Roll! - Matthew


We have a mission for you!  Do you have a fire plan at your house?  You should.  Be sure to make a plan and check to see that your house is safe and okay.

Calling All Groundhogs!

The past few days we have been talking about Weather Lore and the significance of the groundhog.  We investigated shadows, discovered that there are no groundhogs in Newfoundland, and read a wonderful new story from our library - Wake Up, Groundhog! Thank you Ms. Warren for bringing it to us!

February 2nd is Groundhog Day!   I have a mission for all kinderkids.  Since we have no groundhogs in our province to watch, we will be the groundhogs!  When you wake up on Sunday, check outside to see if you can find your shadow...just like a groundhog would.  We'll be tracking our February weather to see if the tale of the groundhog is true!

We wonder about groundhogs all over the world...will they see their shadow?  Leave us a comment to let us know!

Happy Shadow hunting!  See you on Monday!