Important odds and ends

Here are a bunch of important odds and ends of information that will be useful to you. Please take the time to read through these, and remind others that they are here on the blog!

Mindfulness Last week, we started doing some mindful breathing while listing to the ringing of tingshas. This is a chance for our brains to 'chill out' and help us concentrate. It's also great for us to take a 'body break' and be still. Even the most fidgety of our class (Mme Jessica included!) were able to be still and focus on breathing. I'm so proud of the students for jumping into this whole heartedly, eventhough for some it might feel a bit weird!

Skating We are going skating next Thursday, Valentines day. I will be letting parents know this week if we need their help driving. I haven't had a chance to read all of the forms yet, but I have a feeling that we might need all the drivers who volunteered.

When we go skating, the students know that there will be NO CHANCE to use the vending machines so please do not send money for that. We are going to skate and interact with the other class, not to eat.

Valentines Day We will be celebrating valentines day in our class next week. We will have a 'party' between lunch and recess, so if you would like to send along a munchie for the class, you can. Please remember we are a nut free classroom.

Many students may want to bring cards to school! If you are helping your child write valentines cards, please remember that they should be bringing cards for everyone in the class! We now have 24 students.


I believe this is all for now. Check out this photo of some of our snake art to celebrate the lunar new year! We even learned how to write a New Year's greeting (thanks to my boyfriend's mom who taught me!)