Sept. 22-26, 2025

This week, our kindergarten friends learned about what makes them special and happy! We read a lovely book called My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith. This story helps us think about the things that make us smile and feel good inside. We drew pictures of what makes us happy, like having a picnic with our family or playing at the playground. What makes YOUR heart happy?

We read the story Ee Nee, Buffalo, Tell us What You See. The teachings and stories for the book were gifted from Blackfoot Elder Saa'kokoto as all stories begin on the land. Our students are learning about the importance of relationships with the land, sky, and the animals, rocks, plants, trees and water who belong in this place. Our students then completed a directed drawing of a buffalo.

This week, we learned about a brave hero named Terry Fox. He ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research — running for 143 days and wearing out ten pairs of shoes! We read Terry Fox and Me and learned how having friends who cheer us on is very important. To celebrate him, we enjoyed a story called Brave, coloured Canadian flags, and wore yellow shirts to show our support for children fighting cancer.

Both morning and afternoon classes got the chance to run laps around the field for the Terry Fox Run! Some friends cheered for their classmates and brothers and sisters from the older grades. Everyone did their best and showed great perseverance! What an exciting day of running, friendship, and support!

Thank You to all the families who joined us for "Meet the Teacher" on Thursday night. It was wonderful to visit with you and we appreciate your support of our program!

NEW!! Our classroom now has an account within the Scholastic Reading Club!

 We have no expectation for families to place orders, but wanted to share our class code just in case, as we can earn points toward book purchases for our classroom when families place orders! 

Our classroom code is: RC210876

September/ October Flyer

Our next class order is going in on Friday October 3, 2025

Important Kindergarten Dates...

Monday, Sept. 29 - NO School for Students - Professional Development Day

Tuesday, Sept. 30 - NO School - Truth and Reconciliation Day

Wednesday, Oct. 1 - ORANGE Shirt Day

Friday, Oct. 3 - AM Kindergarten attends

Link to our school  calendar: Simons Valley School Calendar

Friday Class Schedule

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