Kenneth D. Taylor - Grade 1D

Two things will be coming home in your child's backpack today. One is art that your child completed last Friday and an order form. This is put on by parent council and is a fundraiser for the playground. If you would like to order your child's art in the form of a card, please fill out the form and return to school. There is also a field trip form for Alien Inline skating. The inline teachers will be coming to our school to teach the students how to inline skate (rollerblade). All the equipment is provided except for helmets; please send your child to school with a helmet on March 7, 8 and 9th (Carstairs). Please sign and return the form prior to the start of inline skating! Tomorrow is also a Toonie popcorn day so if you missed popcorn day today you are still able to buy a bag of popcorn from Kernels for $2. In Math this past two weeks, we have been working on simple addition and subtraction word problems. Here are some pictures of us working! We also complete...

I still have a few students who have not returned their signed field trip forms. The Leighton Center is coming tomorrow to do an in-school field trip and teaching the children how to build a sculpture using a variety of materials. I have sent home some new notices in your child's bag today if I have not received their form yet. Unfortunately, if the form is not brought back tomorrow morning, that student will not be able to participate in this fun activity! Please call/email if you have any questions! Thanks, Ms. C

Next Wednesday is Valentine's Day. If your child would like to bring something for this day, I ask that you please include everyone in the classroom! Please note, it is optional to participate but if you choose to do so it's important that everyone feel included. I will send home a list of the names of the students in our class today. Toys at School: There has been some problems in our class lately with students who are bringing toys, stuffies and other items to school. It is a school rule that children do not bring toys to school in the case of them going missing or being damaged. These toys are being given away to friends and then asked for back and causing a lot of problems. Also, they are a distraction to the learning during class time. If you could please remind your child that it is NOT allowed to bring toys to school and check their bags in the morning that would be greatly appreciated:) Teacher's Convention: Just a friendly reminder that there is no sc...

This Wednesday and Thursday are POPCORN days! If you would like to purchase a bag of popcorn, please bring $2 to school on one or both of these days. This Friday is FUN LUNCH! Next Thursday and Friday are student-led conferences. Please watch the blog for more detailed information; coming soon!! Have a great week:) -Ms. C

Thank you for all the wonderful presents and for the well wishes. I wish my students and their families all the very best over the next two weeks and look forward to a New Year and new learning in January! -Ms. Carstairs

Please bring something small (to fit in a brown paper bag) that makes sound! We will be playing a mystery sound game to continue our talk on the senses and our sense of hearing. An example of something you might bring could be a small rattle or bell. Thank you!!

In lieu of doing an evening Christmas concert, the students at Ken Taylor will participate in winter celebration week. This will consist of assemblies each day on the last week of school that showcase different class performances so all parents may have the opportunity to come and watch their child. The schedule is as follows: Ms. Carstairs' class will be performing on Tuesday the 19th. The assembly will begin at 8:30. Also please join in for our spirit days and dress up! Monday is festive day where you can wear anything that celebrates a particular custom or festival you may have. Tuesday is holiday hat day, Wednesday is PJ day and Thursday is 'Candy cane day' where you can dress in red and white. Thanks!