The Kindergarten Connection: SVS Team!

Friday, May 29, 2026

May 25- May 29, 2026

Exploring Nature Through Seeds and Duck Eggs.

On Monday, we read about sunflower seeds and planted seeds of our own. We also labelled the parts of a sunflower plant using kid printing. We use Lively Letters to hear the letter sounds in each word. For example, students might spell the word “leaf” as “lf” or “lef,” and “stem” as “stm.”

On Tuesday, we candled our seven duck eggs. There were shadows in almost all of them. What could be inside the eggs that is blocking the light? This Friday, the eggs will go into lockdown in the incubator. By next week, we will know if any of the duck eggs will hatch!

We also practiced drawing realistic ducklings by following step-by-step instructions from Mrs. Sutherland. It was so exciting to see how much the children have improved since September! They even added details to show their fuzzy ducklings covered in down feathers.

On Wednesday, we used what we learned more about about ducks to help us sequence and label the duck life cycle. The students worked very hard and paid close attention to the correct order of the life cycle.

On Thursday, we read a fun story called Waddles by David McPhail. In the story, Waddles the raccoon has a duck friend, and when her ducklings hatch, Waddles feels both happy and a little worried about them flying south for the winter. The students loved sharing their favourite parts of the story!

Fun book Friday and continuing to print more lowercase letters. And...a quick visit to Fletcher's Tree near our playground.

Link to our school calendar: Simons Valley School Calendar

Friday Class Schedule

Library News from Mrs. Kruger! Library books are due BY JUNE 8th, 2025.

There is a school-wide competition to see which grade can return their books the fastest that week, so please ensure your child returns their library book and plastic protector bag by Monday, June 8. We will return books beginning Tuesday, June 2 and not sign out new ones before the Summer Break. Thank you.

Important Kindergarten Dates...

Tuesday, June 2 - Library Book Return

Friday, June 5 - AM Kindergarten Attends (9:02-11:58am)

Friday, June 5 - Volunteer Tea, 10:30am

Our Emails

If you have any questions or need to contact us, our emails are:

Mrs. Oster: rdoster@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. Sutherland: klsutherland@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. Wiskar: mjwiskar@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. Cheng: kjcheng@cbe.ab.ca

Friday, May 22, 2026

May 18-22, 2026

We are scientists! We are learning about living things like plants and ducks!

On Tuesday, we announced that we have duck eggs in our classroom! They are inside a special incubator that keeps the eggs warm. We learned that ducks can swim, fly, and even make nests inside trees where they lay their eggs. We also learned that ducks have webbed feet, which help them swim fast, and that they like to eat plants and insects. We “candled” our 7 duck eggs and feel excited that some may have ducklings growing inside!

On Wednesday, we read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, which inspired the questions: Where does a seed go? What does a seed need to grow? We began our exploration of plant life by asking, “What do plants need to grow?” As a class, we shared ideas including sunlight, soil/dirt, water, and air. Check out our science drawings of flowers and the things they need to grow! The Lively Letters program is helping us spell our labels using kid printing: “d-r-t” for dirt, “s-u-n” for sun, “w-o-t-r” for water, and more.

On Thursday, we continued our observations of spring using our five senses. What does spring feel like? What does it look like? What can we hear? What do we smell? What things in spring can we taste? Check out our “Signs of Spring” charts to see what we discovered during our exploration!

Fun Book Fridays are a time for us to enjoy imaginative and creative stories. They are also important opportunities for us to practice printing our lowercase alphabet letters. Here is a sample alphabet tracing sheet you might like to try at home with your child. Students need to be able to print their name with an uppercase for the first letter and ALL lowercase letters for the rest of their name.