The Kindergarten Connection: SVS Team!

Thursday, April 23, 2026

April 20-24, 2026

Celebrating Earth Day and Spring!

This week, our class had so much fun celebrating Earth Day! We read another fun and colorful story by Todd Parr that talked about easy ways we can help take care of our Earth. The children shared great ideas like picking up trash, watering plants, turning off the water when we brush our teeth, and turning off the lights to use bright, natural sunshine.

We also got creative and made beautiful Earth art using blue and green paint. Then we added sparkling stars all around our planet—it turned out amazing! We read another story, What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick, which helped us think about how even small actions can make a big difference for everyone. Then we went outside and helped pick up trash around the school yard on Earth Day!

We learned about honeybees and their special jobs! We discovered that there are three types of bees in a hive: the queen, the drone, and the worker bee. In math, we connected our bee learning to fun measuring activities. We used pictures of bees, flowers, honey pots, and beehives to explore and compare sizes. The children practiced using math words as they looked at different objects and talked about what they noticed.

We asked questions like:
Which one is longer or shorter? Which one is taller or smaller? How do you know?

You can keep the learning going at home! Encourage your child to use words like longer, shorter, same, heavier, and lighter when comparing things around the house. It’s a fun and easy way to build math skills every day!

Link to our school calendar: Simons Valley School Calendar

Friday Class Schedule

Library Day is Tuesday, April 28, 2026!

Thank you for helping your child to remember their library book AND plastic protector BAG each Tuesday!! We will return books but not sign out new ones until after Spring Break.

Important Kindergarten Dates...

Tuesday, April 28 - Library Book Return

Friday, May 1 - AM Kindergarten Attends (9:02-11:58 AM)

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, April 17, 2026

Apr 13-17, 2026

What do roly-poly bugs and robot cars have in common? Keep reading!

This week, students enjoyed two new learning experiences. While the Busy Beavers learned about bugs, the Mighty Moose explored pathways using Sphero Indi robot cars as a screenless introduction to coding. The classes then switched activities on Tuesday so everyone could try both experiences.

Our guest presenter, Lady Buggy, guided us through hands-on learning about bugs—how they move and where they live. Students followed the pathways of roly-poly bugs and created exciting bug trail art!

A huge thank you to our volunteers for supporting our work with Lady Buggy—we couldn’t host these special experiences without you!

Learning Highlights:

I can identify objects that move.
I can identify objects that do not move.
I can observe and imitate how animals (bugs) move.
I can identify ways objects, humans, and animals can move or be moved.

The students have been learning fascinating facts about honeybees, including their life cycle. They now understand that there are three types of honeybees: the queen, drones, and worker bees. Ask your child to sing our Insect Song: "Head, thorax, abdomen, eyes and mouth, antennae two, six legs—and that’s an insect for you!"

We also explored how and where honeybees live. Talk with your child about what they learned regarding the hexagon shapes found in a beehive. We discussed both 2D and 3D shapes and how they are used in nature. Ask your child to describe how they created their own honeycomb cell for our Kindie Bee Hive!

We continued developing our self-portrait drawings with a This is ME in April.