It's Groundhog day and hopefully this means we will have more nice weather to come!
This month of February we will be learning about fractions (one half, one quarter, one third, etc.) and learning about community. We will be making pizza as part of our fractions unit.
As part of the unit on our community, we have scheduled a field trip for the Kindergarten students to visit the local high school Centennial. The students will be going to the cosmetology department of the school. They will be given a tour of the area and the high school students will buddy up with a student. They will also do the students hair and paint finger nails. The girls may have braids put in their hair and have their nails painted. The boys will have their hair styled also and will have the option of getting coloured gel in their hair. These services will NOT be permanent. The high school students will NOT be cutting or dying hair, so there will be no permanent services for the Kindergarten students. The students will be walking to the high school, so please ensure your child wears appropriate clothing for the walk. If the weather is too cold or if there is too much snow, we will not be going. We can reschedule if the weather does not permit us from walking there.
The students will learn about what high school is and why it is important to have a high school in the area. They will also learn about careers and why the high school students are choosing to learn about cosmetology and the benefits for them later in life. It also provides a great opportunity for both the high school students and Kindergarten students to interact with someone of a different age group. I am very excited they have accepted our offer to host us this month!
The field trip will be scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd. If your child does not come on Wednesday he/she is welcome to come for that Morning or Afternoon trip. We will only need 1 parent volunteer for the morning Kindergarten, and one parent volunteer for the afternoon Kindergarten class. Please e-mail me if you wish to volunteer. A week before the field trip I will send out field trip permission forms.
Please inform me if you choose not to have your child attend the field trip because the high school students and staff are quite excited to host us and they will need to plan accordingly for our visit.
For the morning Kindergarten- we will leave at 9:00 AM and return at approximately 11AM, the afternoon students will leave at 1:00 and will return at approximately 3:00 PM.
If you have any questions regarding the field trip please e-mail me or contact me at the school anytime.
