Exploring in Kindergarten

December 13, 2015

PJ Day This Tuesday

Grapeview School is having a PJ day on Tuesday, December 15th. Students may also bring in slippers and one stuffie.

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Kindergarten Registration

Click on the image above for more information about our Kindergarten OPEN HOUSE on January 28th.

Inclement Weather Information

Click on the image above for a listing of websites, television stations, and radio stations that will have information about DSBN transportaion cancellations or DSBN school closures when there is inclement weather.

This Week: Feb. 8 to 12

Outdoor Learning Every Morning at 8:55 a.m.
Popcorn For Sale: Every Tuesday & Thursday for $1.00
Wednesday: Alert/Zones Lesson
Wednesday: Library
Friday: Phys. Ed. (no Outdoor Learning)
Friday: Early Release (12:10 p.m. dismissal)

School Cash Online

Dates to Remember

Early Release: Fri. Feb. 12: 12:10 p.m.
Family Day: Mon. Feb. 15
March Break: March 14 to 18
Good Friday: Fri. March 25
Easter Monday: Mon. March 28
P.D. Day: Fri. April 15
Victoria Day: Mon. May 23
P.D. Day: Fri. June 10
Last Day of School: Wed. June 30

February

Kindergarten Newsletter
Class Calendar
School Calendar

Grapeview P.S. Website

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2015-2016 School Calendar

Click on the image above to view the 2015-2016 school calendar.

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Contact the School

The phone number for

Grapeview School is: 905-984-5517

There is an answering machine on in the evening if you would like to leave a message.

Class Times

8:55 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Students may go home for lunch during the second nutrition/fitness break (1:00 - 1:40 p.m.)

DSBN eFlyers

The DSBN is pleased to launch our eFlyer service. Rather than sending thousands of flyers to our schools, we are instead posting electronic flyers on our eFlyer service. We are pleased to support the community with this site, and save thousands of trees in the process. Please click on the image above to view the eflyers.

Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skills Note
Fine Motor Activities
More Fine Motor Activities
Pinch Strength Activities
Grip Strengthening Activities
Scissor Skills Activities

Online Pattern Games

pattern detectives online activity
colour pattern game
pattern game
challenging pattern game

Online Number Sense Games

Double Facts Poster
5 frame counting & adding games
10 frame counting & adding games
Subitizing & adding
Number Line Games
Base Ten Blocks
100s board : fill in missing numbers
Find numbers on 100s board (easier)
Find numbers on 100s board (challenging)
Adding Game
Many math games
Various math games
Math & Science Games

On-Line Geometry Games

On-line Geoboard Activity
Another on-line Geoboard Game
On-line Pattern Blocks Game
Another on-line Pattern Blocks Game
On-line Tangram Puzzles Game
Another on-line Tangram Puzzles game
One more Tangram Puzzles Game
Various Kindergarten Math Activities

High Frequency Words

JK High Frequency Note
JK High Frequency Words
SK High Frequency Note
SK High Frequency Words

Our Classroom Rules

In our social skills program, we focus on the above five I-Care Rules in Kindergarten.

Catch a Brain Wave

We use the CD: Catch a Brain Wave Fitness Fun in our classroom. This unique music and movement resource helps to enhance children's physical fitness and learning. It uses Brain Gym movements which stimulate brain development and help improve students' concentration, attention, confidence, creativity and learning.

Jolly Phonics

About Jolly Phonics
Short and Long Vowel Sounds
List of Words For Jolly Phonics Sounds
SK List of Words With Blends & Alternative Long Vowels

Handwriting Without Tears Program

JK HWT
JK HWT Curriculum
SK HWT
SK HWT Curriculum
Fine Motor Activities
Pencil/Crayon Grip
Printing Capitals
Printing Name

Handwriting Without Tears Letter Formation Charts

Click on the image above to view and print capital & lower case letters and numeral formation charts.

Handwriting Without Tears Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Handwriting Without Tears has a Tic-Tac-Toe Game in PDF that you can print off and use at home with your child to review printing capital and lower-case letters and numbers. Click here to go to the PDF file.

BOB BOOKS

Bob Books were developed as a step-by-step program to guide your child gently through the early stages of reading. Each level addresses a stage in a child's reading development. This carefully crafted, simple, and progressive approach to learning assures children success and confidence from their very earliest reading experience. Click on the image above to go to their website.

SHORT BOOKS

Our goal is to provide books that teach children the key high frequency words so that they recognize them by sight. Teacher created, simple text, and child illustrated books designed to be used as cumulative series, and priced affordably for children to take home and keep. Click on the image above to view their website.

FREE Printable Books

Hubbard's Cupboard is a website that has free sight word (high-frequency words) and word family printable books. You can print off the books with your home printer to make books for your child to read at home. Click HERE to go to their website.

DSBN Website

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DSBN Strategic Plan

Click on the image above to view DSBN's Strategic Plan

Web Sites

Literacy Games On-Line
Consonant Blends Games On-line
Scholastic Reading Levels
Jan Brett Web Site
World Vision
Regional Municipality of Niagara
tvo Kids
Handwriting Without Tears
Jolly Phonics
Gracefield PS Web Site
Ontario Ministry of Education
St. Catharines Public Library
DSBN

January

January School Newsletter
January Class Calendar
January School Calendar

December

School Newsletter
Class December Calendar
School December Calendar

November

Class November Calendar
School Newsletter
School Calendar

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