Welcome to Mrs. Thiessen's JK class. I have an Early Childhood Education Diploma from Niagara College with 14 years experience as an Early Childhood Educator/Supervisor in a christian preschool setting. After 7 years at home with my children I was excited to return to the educational field as a junior kindergarten teacher. It's hard to believe that I am beginning my 6th year teaching JK at Beacon Christian Schools.
I look forward to creating an atmosphere of fun and learning to prepare children for the new learning opportunities that will follow as they continue on in their educational journey. Being able to do this in a Christian setting is a real blessing!

 Week of  Jan. 5 - 9, 2009 

WELCOME BACK and a very blessed New Year is wished to everyone!  I had a very joyful and restful holiday season and I hope that you also did.  I am excited to see everyone back and am looking forward to a lot of fun learning opportunities as we discover the wonders of the world God made.  We will spend the first two weeks of January learning about winter and the during the last two weeks we will explore space.

Look in your child's backpack.....   January calendars and forms for the upcoming parent/teacher conferences went home in your child's backpacks on Monday.  Please return the Parent/Teacher Conference form by this week Friday, Jan. 9.

Beary Good Reading Activity Please  Last call for the reading coupons!  Please bring your coupons in this week if your child has read more books over the holidays.   Friday will be the last day for you to bring in the coupons!

Bible Time  Our bible stories for the first two weeks of January will be about some brave people that God used to further His plan for His people.  We will learn about Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Daniel and Esther.

Jolly Phonics   This week's Jolly Phonics sound will be the  letter Ff sound as in feather and feet.

Look out for an Australian Story Book....Don't Dig So Deep Nicholas?  Please enjoy reading this book with your child.   It is being sent home with a piece of art work that your child made after listening to this story.   Please keep your child's art work at  home, but be sure to return the bag with the book to our classroom the next day.

Extra Clothes  It would be helpful if each child had an extra pair of pants and underwear in their backpacks just in case it is needed.   Please label  your children's shoes, back packs etc..  Thanks for your cooperation with labelling your children's belongings.  It is very helpful for us when we find items left behind to be able to know whose they are.  

Upcoming Dates: 

Tuesday, Jan. 13  -  Special Visitor - Bruce Langford with a presentation -Stand Up for Respect!                  

Parent Teacher Conferences - Jan. 20, 21 & 22

Friday, Jan. 23  -     P.D. Day - No School