Many Thanks

I would like to thank you for your generosity. I received many presents this year and they were wonderful. My trunk is full. I can't wait to get them home and put them away, integrating them into my life.

I am lucky to have lovely students this year and I end the day with a smile still on my face most days.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate. I look forward to seeing you all in two weeks and hearing the children's stories about their time off.

:)
Miss Mynes

the next couple of days

Tonight is concert night. The kindergarten students are always the highlight of the show. The show starts at 6pm. Feel free to drop your kids off at the classroom anytime after 5:30.

Tomorrow, we will have a class party to celebrate the coming school holiday. Feel free to send in a seafood and nut free treat for the students to share with their peers. We will be playing games and listening to music.

I hope to see all of you at the concert tonight.
:)
Miss Mynes

For your information

TDSB Proposes 75 Full-day Learning Sites

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has released its list of suggested school sites for consideration and approval of the Early Learning Program for young learners 4 and 5 years-of-age by the Ministry of Education. The list contains 75 schools hosting 209 programs.
It is important to note that the Ministry still has to review, select and approve the final list which will only include 190 programs. As a result, the number of school sites will change. Ministry approval will be announced in mid-January 2010.
A full list of the proposed school sites is below:
Proposed ELP School Site List(78K 12/11/2009) 
The Early Learning Program is the Ministry of Education’s provincial initiative that brings full-day learning to the kindergarten program through a phased in implementation process beginning September 2010 and finishing in 2015.
The TDSB proposed school site list was developed based on the guidelines from the Ministry of Education and in consultation with early learning partners.
The TDSB believes early learning is the foundation for the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of all children and early learning plays a critical role in student success. The TDSB is pleased to partner with the Ministry of Education as we build a strong foundation for young students with full-day kindergarten.
For more information about Early Learning you can visit the Ministry of Education’s website at www.edu.gov.on.ca/earlylearning/.

our day today

This is such an exciting time of year for many of our students and keeping them in control and focused isn't easy. I try to stick with routine as much as possible. To that end, we continue our weekly theme of inventions. We wrote in our writing folders today. The morning class has library and the afternoon class has gym where we continue our parachute unit. We will also practice for the Winter Concert. The afternoon class will also join the whole school in the gym to sing carols at 2:20.

Have a good day. I think I see the sun.
:)
Miss Mynes

a festive week

Thursday evening is concert night. The kindergarten student will be preforming a song. The concert starts at 6pm. When you arrive at the school, drop your child off at the class as hurry to the gym to get a good seat. I guarantee the kids will be cute.

On Friday, we will have a pre-holiday party. Feel free to send in some treats for your child to share with their friends. Please remember that we are a nut free school and a seafood free classroom.

:)
Miss Mynes

Twin Day

Tomorrow is Twin Day at J.G. Workman P.S. That means your child and their friend can dress as twins to get spirit points. I know kindergarten did a great job with Red and White Day and Pajama Day. Twin Day may be more challenging for kindergarten students but, if successful, it will be adorable.

:)
Miss Mynes

our day today

We are continuing with the theme of coins. We also did a math lesson about large things that are light and small things that are heavy. We worked in our writing folders. The morning class has library and the afternoon class has gym where we will continue to work with the parachute.

Keep warm,
Miss Mynes

Monday

Ah, it's Monday and a busy day as usual. We are learning about coins this week. We are also continuing with our unit on mass by trying to make a play dough animal with the same mass as one made by me. In gym, we are continuing to work with the parachute.

Let's hope the sun comes out tomorrow - it makes the cold easier to handle.

:)
Miss Mynes

This Month's Great Golden Bear

This month, the Toronto District School Board is focusing on the character traits of kindness and caring. As a class, we will be talking about what that looks like and sounds like and then the morning class will pick the student they think is the most kind and caring. We are talking about things like saving a spot on the carpet for a friend, smiling at someone who is sad, keeping promises and other acts of kindness and caring.

Enjoy the weekend,
Miss Mynes

a busy day

Well, it is a busy day at JG Workman PS today. It is pajama day and healthy snack day. In kindergarten, we are continuing with our Your Body theme, working on the concept of mass by making play dough snowmen and finding out which is heaviest. The morning class has library and the afternoon class has gym. In gym this month, we are working with eh parachute.

I'm sure I will see some of you tonight and tomorrow for parent interviews. Also, parents of JK students have been visiting all week.

Enjoy the PA day tomorrow!

Miss Mynes

todays thoughts

Thank you to Alaina's family who sent in cupcakes for no reason yesterday - a treat for no reason is always a nice surprise.

Today we continue with the theme of Your Body with our riddle and a video. We will be exploring the concept of mass with cubes and balance scales. The morning class has gym and we will be working with the parachute. The afternoon class has library with Mrs. Porier.

Have a great day,
Miss Mynes

our day today

Today we are continuing our theme of Our Body with a riddle and a movie. We will be having a lesson on mass using play dough. This months character trait is kindness and caring and the most kind and caring student will win a great golden bear this month. The morning class has library with Mrs. Porier and the afternoon class has gym.

Have a good day,
Miss Mynes