CRAZY HAIR DAY IS COMING

Friday, November 3rd

Photo Retake Day

Thursday, November 2nd

If you are wanting your child to have his/her school picture retaken, PLEASE include a note in their Mr. Zip Bag informing us of your request. Children who do not bring a note from home will not be sent down for retakes. 

Ode to Autumn

You don't need to look much further than our classroom to see the beauty of autumn all around us.

Kindergarten Halloween Parade

Where:  Parnall School (outside along the front sidewalk)

When:  Tuesday, October 31st

9:00 AM

Students are to arrive at school that morning dressed in their Halloween costumes. The Kindergarten Halloween Parade will begin after morning announcements. The children will exit out the Kinder playground gate and parade up to the sidewalk infront of the school. They will reenter the school through the main doors. Parents are asked to line either side of the sidewalk to view the children and take pictures.

Following the parade, children are requested to change out of their costumes and into regular school clothes. Please provide a bag that all of the various costume components can fit into for safe transporting home. We will help your child place his/her costume bag into their backpack so that it can make its way home for trick-or-treating that night.

We will have a brief Halloween Party beginning around 1:35PM. You may wish to contribute a small treat for the party. If so, please be aware that we have children with allergies to peanuts, gluten, eggs and dairy in the room. Thank you for considering the safety of all of our children when planning a treat. There are 29 children in the classroom. 

Many thanks!

Will a Pumpkin

Sink or Float?

Our predictions...

The outcome...

Wearable Patterns

We are really enjoying creating our own bracelet patterns. Here are a few...

Number Patterns

Kindergarten Thanksgiving Luncheon Tasting

This Thursday, October 5th, the Kindergarten Division teachers will host a luncheon tasting for our students in K-1, K-2 and K-3. This is a FREE event for our Kindergarten students. The tasting will consist of modest portions of the following...

-rice with chicken and vegetables

-glazed carrots

-apple crisp

-a dinner roll

-a box of apple juice

Portion sizes will be 'kinder friendly,' so you may wish to pack an extra item or two in your child's lunchbox to 'fill out' the meal. The tasting will occur at our regularly scheduled lunch break. Children who have food sensitivities should have no difficulties as all foods will be gluten-free (with the exception of the dinner roll), nut-free, dairy-free and egg-free.

DRESS LIKE A SUPER HERO DAY

IS COMING...

On Thursday, October 5th, students are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite Super Heros. Join in the fun by wearing a simple t-shirt or an entire costume. 

Terry Fox Walk/Run

TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!!!

On Thursday, September 28th, the staff and students of Parnall School participated in our Terry Fox Walk/Run. This year's event was very successful in  raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation which funds cancer research. Our school goal this year was to raise $650.00. By Friday morning of last week, we had already raised $695.00 and donations were still trickling in. Thank you to all of the families at Parnall School for contributing to this extremely worthy cause. Here are a few highlights from our morning together...

The school community gathered in the gymnasium for a brief assembly at 9:45AM. While there, we watched a short video documentary on the life and legacy of Terry Fox.

Before leaving the gymnasium to begin the walk/run, Mrs. Rhegan Favell, a Parnall parent, motivated us and helped us to warm up our bodies with a few exercises and stretches. She was assisted by her son, who happens to be a K-1 alumni.

We then proceeded outside to begin the walk/run. The weather was slightly overcast and much cooler than in the days leading up to Thursday. Along the route, signs were posted informing participants of facts regarding Terry's life and his 'Walk of Hope.' Thank you to the students in Ms. Watson's grade 8 classroom for creating the signs. They really helped all of us to stay focused and motivated. 

As the walk/run drew to a close, the school community was invited to form a large circle on the primary playground field. 

A few of our Cross-Country team members walked the Canadian flag into the center of the circle while the crowd sang O'Canada.

Huge thanks to all of the many people who made this event a success. Cancer is a disease that touches nearly all of our lives in some way or other. Each of us knows someone who has either lost his/her life to it or is currently living with the disease. It is every person's hope that one day a cure will be found for those living with cancer. Again, many thanks to you all. 

PICTURE DAY IS COMING

Wednesday, October 4th

On Wednesday, October 4th, bring your best smile to school as it is Picture Day at Parnall. Students in our classroom will have their pictures taken mid-day. If your child is absent from school this Wednesday, there will be a 'Retake Day' on November 2nd.