Hooray - back to class!

So it's official.. the boardroom has been transformed and it's pretty amazing!  We have an absolutely huge space and the room looks fantastic.  It's big enough for a "loud" station area and quiet area.. with a more traditional classroom in between.

Madame Lucy and I are very excited to have our kids back in the classroom on Monday.  It's been a long two weeks and we've been working very hard to make our room feel like our home away from home.  It will just be so great to share my day with the students again.. they really do make my day.

Truth be told,  I really think the kids will love the new classroom.  They'll have a great time getting to know the other students and their new teacher, Madame Lucy.  It's great that they have this opportunity to really get to know the other students since they will be with some of these students in grade one.

Just a reminder that all students are to go to Elm Street as they normally would.   As stated on Elm Street website:

For parents who  normally drive their children  to school, please note that you must take your children to Elm Street and arrive by 8:30 a.m.  We will be departing as a student body  from  Elm Street daily.

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE

Do not drop off your children to their new school locations. Please take them to Elm Street  as there will be no one at their new school location to meet them from our staff. Your cooperation on this matter is much appreciated.

If your child is going to be late due to an appointment, and will not arrive until after 9:15 a.m.  please take your child to their new location's  main office, and an Elm Street Staff will escort them to their classroom.

Happy Monday EVERYONE!!  Hooray!

Fundraiser and Personal Items

Although some teachers are having parents pick up personal items on Friday to help with the move, I would prefer to move the items myself so that I may have their personal items waiting for them in their new classroom.  So there is no need to come in Friday unless you have fundraiser items which are available for pick up at Elm Street Friday from 3-6pm - Home and School will be there to distribute fundraiser packages.

Parent / Teacher interviews

Planning, moving and setting up our new classroom is consuming all my time..   Due to the circumstances, many teachers are opting to do parent / teacher interviews by phone.  Please expect a phone call from me in the next 24 hours to talk about your child's progress and answer any questions you may have.  

Things to do..

First off, thanks for checking out the new blog..

I am very anxious to get back in the classroom with my little group of students.  The children are sure to have lots of stories to share about their little "vacation". 

I am sure that the students would love to have some school work to do so I thought I could post a few ideas. 

• Encourage your child to speak French while playing with his/her toys. 
• Students should know colours and many simple words in French.  Ask them to translate simple words in French and praise them when they know the French words. 
• Practice letter recognition (this can be done in English because if they know them in English, it translates and it is easier for them to learn them in French)
• Play with numbers 1-10.  For numbers, students can count objects (1-10) and show you how many objects it takes to represent a number. 
• For fine motor skills, art activities - coloring, cutting, gluing. 
• Read to them.. let them tell you a story by looking at the pictures.. I can't say it enough - read, read, read! 

Enjoy your time together -
Madame Wendy