Our Kindergarten Class
Tait Elementary School
With Ms. Kenakin

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Kindergarten: A Special Year
        Kindergarten is a time for children to expand their love of learning, their general knowledge, their ability to get along with others, and their interest in reaching out to the world. While kindergarten marks an important transition from preschool to the primary grades, it is important that children still get to be children -- getting kindergarteners ready for elementary school does not mean substituting academics for play time, forcing children to master grade one "skills," or relying on standardized tests to assess children’s success.
         Kindergarten "curriculum" actually includes such events as snack time, recess, and individual and group activities in addition to those activities we think of as traditionally educational. Developmentally appropriate kindergarten classrooms encourage the growth of children’s self-esteem, their cultural identities, their independence and their individual strengths. Kindergarten children will continue to develop control of their own behavior through the guidance and support of warm, caring adults. At this stage, children are already eager to learn and possess an innate curiosity.

Important Dates
Sept. 23 & 24 Early Dismissal - 2:00 p.m.
(Parent-Teacher Conferences)
Sept. 25 PAC Food Day
Terry Fox Run
Sept. 26 Pro-D Day
Oct. 1 Individual Student Photos
Oct. 3 Magazine Sales Assembly
Oct. 9 PAC Food Day
Oct. 13 Thanksgiving Day
Oct. 21 PAC Meeting – 5pm
Oct. 23 PAC Food Day
Oct. 24 Provincial Pro-D Day
Oct. 29 Great Pumpkin Run – 1pm
Nov. 6 PAC Food Day
Nov. 10 Remembrance Day Assembly
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Nov. 14 Fine Arts performance – Michael Mitchell – 1pm
Nov. 18 PAC Meeting
Nov. 20 PAC Food Day
Nov. 25 Saleema Noon presentation for parents – 6:30 pm
Nov. 26 Saleema Noon presentations for students – all day
Nov. 27 Report Cards distributed
Nov. 28 School-wide Run – 1pm
Dec. 4 PAC Food Day
Dec. 5 Pro-D Day
Dec. 17 Christmas concerts – 1pm & 6pm
Dec. 18 PAC Food Day
Dec. 19 Jingle Bell Run – 1pm
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Winter Holiday Period
Jan. 5 School reopens after Winter Holidays
Jan. 8 PAC Food Day
Jan. 9 New Year’s Resolution Run – 1pm
Jan. 13 PAC Meeting – 5pm
Jan. 22 PAC Food Day
Feb. 5 PAC Food Day
Feb. 13 Valentine’s Day Run
Feb. 17 Early Dismissal - 2:00 p.m. (Student-Led Conferences)
PAC Meeting – 5pm
Feb. 18 Early Dismissal - 2:00 p.m. (Student-Led Conferences)
Feb. 19 PAC Food Day
Feb. 20 Pro-D Day
Feb. 25 Science Jam
Mar. 5 PAC Food Day
Mar. 10 PAC Meeting – 5pm
Mar. 12 Report Cards distributed
Mar. 13 St. Patrick’s Day Run – 1pm
Mar. 16-20 Spring Holiday Period
Mar. 23 School Reopens after Spring Holidays
Mar. 26 PAC Food Day
Apr. 3 Fine Arts performance – Mr. Fish – 1pm
Apr. 9 PAC Food Day
Apr. 10 Good Friday
Apr. 13 Easter Monday
Apr. 16 Pro-D Day (half-day) - Dismissal at 11:00 a.m.
Apr. 17 Bunny Hop Run
Apr. 21 PAC Meeting
Apr. 23 PAC Food Day
May 4 K Orientation sessions
May 7 PAC Food Day
May 12 PAC Meeting – 5pm
May 15 Pro-D Day
May 18 Victoria Day
May 21 PAC Food Day
May 22 Fine Arts performance – Infinitus String Quartet – 1pm
May 27 - 29 Outdoor Education for Grade 6 students at Sea to Sky
June 4 PAC Food Day
June 9 PAC Meeting – 5pm
June 12 Fit and Fun Day
June 17 School Year-End BBQ
June 19 Year-End Farewell Assembly
June 22 School-Wide Run – 12:15pm
June 23 Report Cards distributed
June 24 Grade 7 Dinner and Dance
June 25 Gr. 7 Grad Assembly – 9am
Last day of school
Dismissal at 11:00 a.m.
Links
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 Last Modified: 5 September,2009
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