TCNS e-News May 24th

TCNS e-News & Class Updates

This time of year is largely about preparing for the next step.   

Life is about change, and it’s easier to embrace change when we are prepared. 


Kindergarten visits at Romona and Harper went great!!  I like to point out all the things in the classrooms that are similar to Trinity and all the “cool” things we don’t have.  

The 3 / 4’s spent a lot of time playing in the downstairs room. 
They also enjoyed all the familiar things, as well as the new, cool things!

All the classes have spent extra time outside!!  

And all the teachers have been giving the kids lots of time to “share” at the rug – meaning tell their friends something – really anything!   

We stress attention and manners for the listeners, and looking at the eyes of the speaker. 
What a confidence boosting experience for the kids to stand in front of the group and speak to a receptive audience!


It is voluntary, but we have lots of volunteers! 

Remember, public speaking is a true life skill!

Now... for (probably ) the last time... please, make certain you have these dates on your calendar....

Friday – 9:15 am – Incoming Kindergartners visit Central. 
Then we will walk to TCNS... remember.. tomorrow is Magic Day for the 4 / 5’s.

Monday – Memorial Day Parade!
Meet at St Joe’s at 10:10.  Decorate your bikes & wagons!

Tuesday – 4pm Picnic – 12:30

Wednesday – 9:15 am Incoming Kindergartners tour MacKenzie

Wednesday – 3’s picnic – 10:45 for am class & 12:30 for pm class. 
Kids arrive and leave at usual time.

Thursday  - 4am picnic – 10:45 
Kids - arrive at usual time

Thursday – 4pm - Very Special Moment – 2:30

Friday – 4am – Very Special Moment- 11:00

3am & 3pm Class Updates May 18th

Wow –we have been busy having FUN!  

 Take a look at some of the highlights...

 

We continue to wait for our butterflies to emerge from their chrysalises. 

(Actually – one emerged on Friday, but the PM class didn’t see it yet!).  

We cooked and ate “worms in dirt!”  The kids made chocolate pudding.  Then they used toy hammers to crush two Oreos in baggies and poured it over the “mud”, and topped it off with a gummy worm – hmmmmm... Yummy!!! 

 The PM class played in the 4/5 year old classroom!! 
The AM class will be doing that on Monday. 
We will continue to spend time in the downstairs classroom as we prepare our kiddos for their next step.

The weather has been perfect, so we have been enjoying extended time outdoors….

Lots of running and playing tag and digging…
summer’s really coming!

In other news...

Our picnics will be on Wednesday, May 30.

Our last days of class will be
Thurs., May 31 and Friday, June 1

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4am & 4pm Class Update May 18th

4am & 4PM Class Update & E-News

Wow – what a fun and busy week we had!

We continue to wait for our butterflies to emerge from their chrysalises. Plus, we have been observing the life cycle of the lady bug. They are moving through their larva stage, but they are not quite lady bugs yet!

We also made portfolio’s to take our treasured art home in, but then the room looked so
bare, so we water colored to add some color and zest!!

Of course, we enjoyed Western Day! 

We used our imaginations to get our horses ready to ride…. we learned about the bridle and even the bit (ask your child what that is!!) When our horses were ready we went ridin’ and ropin’! We ended the day square dancing at our hoe-down!

On Thursday the morning class had a special visit from Grants’s Mom, Michelle, who is
a horse trainer. Thank you for sharing with us all the interesting things about training
horses!

Today we had our own 4am orchestra!
Gracie, Judy, Pierce and Zoe all take violin lessons and they each brought their violin to play for us. What a special treat!! They are quite talented and poised!

The weather has been perfect, so we have been enjoying extended time outdoors….
Lots of running and playing tag and digging…… summer’s really coming!

In other news………

Kindergarten Visits!! – We have arranged for the kids from TCNS to have tours of their District 39 Elementary Schools, which will include a walk through of the kindergarten classrooms. If you want to take the tour with us, please meet in front of your particular school at:

Romona: May 23rd @ 2:30
Harper: May 24th at 10:30
Central: May 25th at 9:15
MacKenzie: May 30th at 9:15

There WILL be regular school on those days. You must provide your own transportation to and from the kindergarten visit. Questions? Contact Sue.

The KE lotteries were conducted and there are still a limited number of openings in KE. If you are interested in afternoon KE please contact Heidi Harding, and if you are interested in morning KE please contact Jenine Tubergen.

The 4am Class Picnic is Thursday, May 31 at 10:45.

The last Day of class is Friday, June 1.
You are invited to join us at 11:00 that morning for a Very Special Moment.