Superstar Award Winners for January

Congratulations to all of our January Superstar Winners!

Valentine Exchange Party

On Friday, February 13th, the students in K-1 will be having a Valentine Exchange Party in the morning. Your child has been given a class list of student names and teachers that work with him/her throughout the week. If you wish for your child to participate in this activity, please have him/her bring in Valentines to share with the class on that morning. If you wish to contribute a treat for our morning party, that would be great. Please remember that Parnall School is a 'Nut-Free' school. Thanks so much.

Kindergarten Open House

On Thursday, February 5th from 10:00AM until 6:00PM, families of Junior Kindergarten children entering school in September of 2015 are welcome to come in to meet the kindergarten teachers and have a tour of the facility. Families will receive a bag containing information about school start-up, a book for your child and a t-shirt for him/her to wear. If you are new to Parnall School in the fall, we hope to see you there.

Twin Day

Tomorrow, Thursday, January 15th, students are invited to dress as twins with one or some of their friends. Mr. Scott made it quite clear on the morning announcements yesterday that dressing as triplets, quadruplets or even quintuplets would be perfectly acceptable. So, have fun and get into the spirit. Just be sure and choose clothing that will keep you nice and warm. 

Our First Week of 2015

Many exciting learning opportunities awaited us as we started a new year in K-1. One of our math centres focused on the survey question: Did you stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve? Students had an opportunity to respond to the question over several days by adding their names to a YES/NO graph posted in the classroom. After the students wrote their names on the graph, the class counted each column of data to see which had the most. We then represented our findings using ten-frames and counters to further check our results. Have a look below.

Winter Fun!

Winter is a fabulous season of the year for outdoor fun and play. Children love building snowmen, constructing forts out of snow and making beautiful snow angels all around our playground. To ensure that your child is comfortable, please pack plenty of warm clothing for both outdoor play and for changing into once they've come back inside the school building. Extra mittens and socks are always a good idea to tuck inside their backpacks. And don't forget to label everything with your child's name.

Mr. Pickett and Mrs. O'Neill are anxiously awaiting greeting our kinders on Monday, January 5th. We hope that you and your family had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Many blessings for a happy, healthy and safe 2015!