Kenneth D. Taylor - Ms. Ward

What a busy week of learning (and fun!) Take a look at our students and some of their recent work and accomplishments: Creating balloons (numbered 1 through 22) Sorting practice at task time Matching upper and lower case letters Labelling with our 'words'! We are currently reading "Good Morning Canada," an Andrea Lynn Beck book that talks about animals and activities common in our country. As a whole group we spend time labelling beaver, moose, goose, hockey, snow, etc., that we see each morning in the book.   Terry Fox Run Today was our school Terry Fox Run and many of our students were able to join all of our Kenneth D. Taylor students outside to run laps in support of the cause. Together we were able to complete over  12  laps!   Watch out next week for photos of our hand-print mural making! Reminders: The School Council / Fundraising Association meeting will take place on  Wednesday October 11, 6...

What a fabulous beginning to the school year! We have been working hard to solidify and generalize our routines and transitions across all of the spaces we access, and are very excited about the progress each and every one of the students is making already. Although it’s only been three weeks we have seen our CSSI kiddos come so far with their personal adjustments back into the school year. Take a peek at the “A is for Apple Song” with your child at home. We listen to it every morning at our morning circle.  A class favourite, this song is a great way to continue our alphabet exposure : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPVbJ-IaHIw   During our morning table activities we have seen lots of sharing and positive peer interaction, especially at our play centre. We have been working on specific play skills with multiple toys and activities. Here are four of the kiddos at the car ramp together: We have also seen lots of success with “Visual Performance...

Hello Parents/Guardians, Please e-mail me to book a time for our first Parent/Teacher conferences this coming week. Josh and I will both be available between 3:30 and 7:30 on Thursday, September 21 st and between 8:30am and 11:30am on Friday, September 22 nd . Please know that your kiddos are welcome if need be! Reminder : Friday, September 22 nd is our first PD Day of the year. Have a great weekend! J

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Hello CSSI parents and guardians, Josh and I would like to extend an invite to you to come for a “Meet and Greet” this  Wednesday, September 13 th  at 5:30pm  at Kenneth D. Taylor School. During this time we would like to outline our plans for the year, as well as provide you all with an opportunity to network with parents/guardians of our program! 5:30pm           Refreshments and “greeting” time * Meet in classroom 122 (Jayme’s room) 6:00pm            CSSI @ Ken Taylor  presentation 6:30pm           Paperwork  J We are very much looking forward to seeing all of you this Wednesday at 5:30pm, have a great weekend! Best, Josh & Jayme