Happy Monday kindergarten families,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and were able to enjoy some time outside in the wonderful weather we had. 

Last Friday we ended our inquiry and learning around earthworms. We talked about what they do fir the soil and how they help plants grow. For the next 2 weeks we will start learning about an insect we see often in the spring and summer. We will begin to talk about the bumblebee and honeybee. We will be reading books about them as well as watching different information videos. Students will also get the chance to learn how to draw a bee and learn he different body parts they have. We will also be talking about why we need to take care of the bees and how they help us.

Today we will be going outside and tying orange ribbon onto our fence by the playground. We will de doing this to honour and remember the 215 indigenous children found buried at the Kamloops residential school. While we will not talk directly about the bodies that were found, we will discuss how indigenous children were forced to go to the schools. We have spoken about this many times before and the children are always very insightful in their thoughts and feelings about the subject. They understand that we continue to talk about residential schools so that we don't forget and to make sure it never happens again. I encourage you to speak with your child about their ribbon and why the ribbons are on the fence. 

We plan to be outside as much as possible over the next 2 weeks so please make sure your child comes dressed for the weather. If you wish for them to wear sunscreen, please out it on them before they come to school.

As always, please email me if you have any questions. I hope you have a fabulous week!

Seana Blake

smblake@cbe.ab.ca