The Kindergarten Connection: SVS Team!

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.

Link to our school calendar: Simons Valley School Calendar

Friday Class Schedule

Library Day is Tuesday, April 21, 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 21 - Library Book Return

Friday, April 24 - NO CLASSES (Teacher PD Day)

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 10, 2026

Apr 6-10, 2026

This week, Kindergartens learned more about 2D shapes and explored the busy world of bugs and bees!

Math – Shapes:
We are shape hunters! We watched a video to review shape attributes and learned that shapes are everywhere. During a classroom scavenger hunt, we found real-life examples. Encourage your child to spot shapes at home (e.g., a clock is a circle, a hanger is a triangle, a door is a rectangle, and windows are squares).

Science – Bugs and Bees:
We introduced the topic on bugs in preparation for our special guest, “Lady Buggy,” at the start of next week. Students are learning that insects play an important role in helping plants grow. They also drew and labeled three bugs in their journals.

We began our inquiry into bees. While some students are nervous about bees, we hope this learning will ease their fears. We started by asking questions, reading a story, and completing a directed drawing of a bee with labeled parts. We learned that bees have six legs, three body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), and black-and-yellow AB patterns. We look forward to learning more!

Sugar Shack Fun this Friday. We enjoyed making maple taffy on the snow. We also learned where maple syrup comes from. Here's a link to a video on how to make maple taffy.