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“All About Me!” in Early Start
The Early Starts are quickly adjusting to their new class! For some of them, this is the first time that they have ever been in the school. What an amazing job they are doing when listening, learning routines, and making new friends. The Early Starts have been working on mini tasks that are “All About…
Read MoreOlympic Day for Early Start
The Early Starts had their very own Olympic Day this year. It was held on a Friday, so they started off with their usual Dance Party with the office. It was the last one of the year and Don brought his best dance moves! Zandée also brought the CGS Olympic Torch down to the children…
Read MoreExtra Outside for Early Start
As most of you know the Early Starts are permitted to be at school during the lockdown. Preschools are governed under a different ministry and therefore follow a separate set of criteria for school closures during the pandemic. Keeping staff and students safe at school continues to be a top priority and one of the…
Read MoreEarly Start Celebrates Norwuz
A heartfelt thank you to Early Start mums F and K for dropping by to teach the Early Starts all about Norwuz last Thursday. Both mums were born in Iran and it was so lovely to hear about their special family celebrations. We learned so much. Norwuz, or ‘New Day’, is New Year for the…
Read MoreEarly Start Can Do Hard Things
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the office shares virtual morning announcements with the Early Start class so we can stay connected. On Thursdays in particular, we focus on We Can Do Hard Things. Here is the latest list from the children when they were asked to share what they’re finding hard right now. It’s hard to…
Read MoreHarriet & Rosa in Early Start
Civil Rights is a pretty advanced topic for our youngest students but children are never too young to learn about people who are brave, kind, fair and full of love. These are concepts and feelings our little guys know all about. (Ok, maybe not fairness (ie sharing) quite so much, but still, they’re getting there.)…
Read MoreEarly Start Writes to Santa
It’s Santa Letter time at school, a sure sign of the holiday season. The children will be working on their letters over the next week or so. The Early Start class made sure to get theirs done lickety-split! They have some really good questions for Santa and look forward to getting his reply very soon.…
Read MoreA Peek Into Our Early Start Classroom
We have been featuring a few of our classrooms each week on the blog – here is a peek into our preschool Early Start classroom. It is a lovely bright space. We’ve included a shot of the downstairs hallway where the children have their cubbies as well. Toys are arranged into individual bins for the…
Read MoreEarly Start Fun
Early Start had lots of fun this week. They had their first walk in the neighborhood, created their ‘This is Me’ paintings and had a great Dance Party Friday to Holiday by Madonna this morning. Thank you Zandée for the fun choice!
Read MoreEarly Start Goes to the Beach
Last Friday was such a fun day in Early Start – they went to the beach! The children showed up with their favourite beach toys ready to play. Liz even had a sun lamp on to give her that beachy, sunshiny glow. Some Early Starts were lucky enough to take a real dip after their…
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