Hello Families of GCS Kindergarten, We have had another successful week of fun and learning. Last week the children enjoyed games that required team work to complete tasks that showed off their skills of numbers and phonics. I wish you could have seen their faces, and heard the conversations of your children encouraging each team [...]
Hello families, We had a very good first week back in 2021! Now that winter seems to finally and officially be here, we are also faced with the reality of school delays and cancellations. Thank you for your patience when these will inevitably happen from time to time over the next few months. What's new [...]
Welcome to a new year with a fresh dusting of snow... Thank you Kindergarten families for the lovely gifts and cards and kind words you expressed to Mrs. Squires and myself. We appreciate you all very much. We hope you were able enjoy the Christmas season in spite of the changes we continue to face [...]
Here we are! The last school week of 2020. We all need to take a long breath and congratulate ourselves for a job well done. Team effort has lead us to this point. Thank you parents for the effort and sacrifice you have made to lead us here. Safe and together at school. I understand [...]
... and before we know it...there are two weeks until Christmas Holidays! Last week our Kindergarten class contributed several bags of slippers and socks to the Sr's home for Christmas. Thank you families for the generosity shown towards our elders. What a blessing it was. Mrs. MacNeill will share the details in a letter later [...]
Hello Families, What a fun and busy week we had! Our new friend started school with us last week and he is delightful! We celebrated a classmate’s birthday, and we began reading 1 vowel words in Senior Kindergarten as well as learning about what a sentence looks like. Christmas Service Project Thanks’ to you [...]
Hello Kindergarten Families, I trust you have had a good weekend. Feels like snow is in the air... Thank you for your understanding and co-operation surrounding parent teacher conferences this year. They all went very well and Mrs. Squires appreciate you all very much. Usborne Literacy Fair Thank you for the orders that come [...]
Hello Families, This first quarter of school has gone by so quickly! Thank you parents for doing your part to take extra measures this year regarding your child's health. We have had very little spread of colds in our classroom at all. Learning We have learned the 5 short vowels, consonants Tt, Ll, Mm, [...]
What a beautiful week we had in kindergarten. Worm Study The children chose the topic of "worm study" for last weeks theme. We were able to have an outside scavenger hunt with clip boards and paper. The children excitedly drew what they observed. We brought in many samples where we continued to make observations using [...]
Hello Families of GCS Kindergarten, Our Science and Technology week was a great hit. The children enjoyed hearing different renditions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We talked about what the problem was: Goldilocks need a chair that would hold her. We decided to help Goldilocks solve her problem. We then brainstormed about different materials [...]
