November Updates

Field Trip
A hearty thank you for parents who drove us on our first field trip to the Fire Hall on DesMeurons. The firefighters gave us a thorough tour: parents had the opportunity to slide down the firepole (only one of four in the city); children all had the opportunity to be lifted onto the pole at the bottom to slide down a little way; we watched the firefighters calmly and quickly leave the hall on a call from the dispatcher; we toured the water safety vehicle and gear (a parent volunteer tried it on!); we saw the firetruck and gear (thanks to the parents who volunteered me to try it on – it was great for the children to have a chance to hear a voice through the oxygen mask so that it will not be frightening for them if they encounter it in real life; the firefighters talked to us about safety procedures we had practised at school; we were given fire safety booklets to copy for the whole class (your child should have received theirs on Monday); we saw their workout area – it was a very full hour!


Fall Weather
THANK YOU to the parents who have had the opportunity to label mittens, hats, and other clothing.

Fubuki Daiko
The concert held last week at the school as a kick-off to the Artists in the Schools program at BSLS will be the first exposure the children had week to Taiko Drumming. We will be learning hands-on drumming in our three Kindergarten sessions with the group.

As a class, we have also been practising Japanese greeting “O-hayoo gozaimasu” (Good-morning – this is spoken at all times of the day) and “Doomo arigatoo gozaimasu” (a thank you that is said at the end of our session to the sensai). We also practised bowing upon entering and exiting the room, which will be expected as we enter the drumming area. I had the opportunity to be part of the staff session, and enjoyed the learning opportunity as much as the children enjoyed theirs. Overall, the feedback from their instructors was that they were attentive, respectful learners. Well done!