Les aventures des jeunes

Class Allergies I thought I would send an update about allergies as I now know more about the people in our class.  There is a tree nut allergy in the class. This does not include peanuts so we are a class that welcomes peanuts, and peanut butter. Please no hazelnuts (Nutella), walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans etc. While coconut has "nut" in the name, I have recently learned that it is a fruit! School! In class this week we have been sharing fiction and non-fiction books about school to build vocabulary and also to share ideas about different schools. Out of one class discussion about classes we decided to try a new seating arrangement that gives the children more space. This came from the kids themselves and I am happy to work with them to make our space more comfortable.  During the week we read a book called "The Way to School". Each child used objects in the class to make the route they would walk to school if we did not have cars or busses...

We are having a great school start! Thank you for your patience as we started a new routine of buying school supplies from other vendors and not through our office. I know there were bumps and catches. I am hoping that as a staff and parents we can streamline the process for next year.  Thank you to all who were able to come to the picnic, it was a joy to meet each of you and have you see the class that your child is in. I hope to see you again soon! Friendship and Kindness During our first 8 days together, we have been focussing on building and reestablishing friendships in class. In order to get to know each other, we have been playing many games including "Poor Cat" which seems to be popular. One child is a cat and has to crawl to a classmate and "meow" 3 times. The classmate then responds saying "Poor (child's name)" 3 times without laughing. When a child laughs or smiles, they are the new cat! We have made a drawing of a new frien...