Hello Room Three

April 30th, 2012

Dear Room Three,

I hope you are all doing well. It is Autumn here now and all the leaves are starting to change colours, it is very beautiful. It reminds me a lot of home around Halloween time.  My parents came to visit and we had a really great time traveling around. I missed them so much after they left. 

Our Kindy had a renovation, we now have beautiful washrooms. We are going to be learning all about under the sea. The children are really interested in things they have found at the beach such as star fish and shells. We were talking about things that live in the sea and will be making some sea animals out of recycled materials this week.  It is interesting to learn about  sea animals they have in Australia. They  have some of the most beautiful fish at the Great Barrier Reef.

 I miss you and hope you are all doing well. Mrs. Dutton showed me some pictures of the classroom and I could see some of things you are doing. It all looks fantastic. I hope you enjoyed the pictures I sent of the Kindy. We will send you more I promise. Please write me or post notes on the blog. 

I wanted to share some photographs from my trip with my parents. Enjoy!

Love, 

Ms. Leventhal 

 Giraffes at the Sydney Zoo.

This is a model of a little Penguin which we saw on Philip Island. You are not allowed to take pictures of them as the flash hurts their eyes. We saw all the little penguins come to shore at sunset and go to their homes. They were so cute. There were hundreds of them.

 Stuffed little Penguins.

 Me and my mom on a tree top walk in the rainforest. We were almost at the top of the trees, it was an amazing view.

 My mom and I posing by the 12 Apostoles. It is a land mark on the Great Ocean Road.

 We went strawberry picking, I found these tiny ones. they were delicious.

 This is my stuffed toy he is a wombat. Each teacher who came to Australia got one, we are suppost to take him traveling with us and get photos of him. This is my wombat crossing the road in the Flinders Ranges.

 My wombat enjoying a nice sunset in the outback.

 My wombat and me taking a hike.

 Can you spot the baby Kangaroo called a Joey?

 My family and I with our new friend Ash the Koala.

 Me and my new Buddy the kangaroo.

Hello Room Three

Dear Room Three,
I hope you are enjoying your March break and are spending lots of time with your family and friends. I miss you very much and enjoy hearing from Mrs. Meredith that you are all doing very well. This past weekend we went on a really exciting trip to Kangaroo Island I got to see some of the most beautiful wildlife I have every seen. We saw seals soaking up the sun on the rocks and surfing in the waves. We saw so many kangaroos and koalas. My favourite was the white kangaroos, they reminded me of Crouton who I miss very much. I am so glad that Mrs. Meredith got the letter from our Kindy, I hope you got to see all the beautiful pictures the children created. There is also a picture of the other Kindy teachers and children. They enjoy hearing all about Canada and they really liked learning all about winter.

I wanted to share some photos with you.


 I hope to hear from you soon.
Love Ms. Leventhal

 At KIndy we have a very cute little pet a hoping mouse. 

 One of the children at Kindy has baby chickens, his mum brought them into Kindy so we could learn all about chicks.

 My new friends from Kangroo Island.

 Crouton Kangaroo.

 We had an aboriginal Australian story teller come and we painted wings on ourselves and pretended to be birds while he told us the story of the fire birds.

 This is another Kindy pet, it's a stick insect.

 We are growing corn and it is getting really big now.

 My favourite Kindy pet, Diesel the turtle. He loves to pose for photos.

Food Drive!!!

Hello Parents and Guardians,

All 3 Kindergarten classes are hosting a Food Drive this week to donate to Agincourt Community Services Association, which is our community's local food bank.

Please bring in one or more of the following items if you wish to donate:

1.  Non-perishable boxed or canned food items (soup, mixes, lentils, beans, etc.)
2.  Rice
3.  Dry pasta
4.  Macaroni and cheese
5.  Pasta sauce
6.  Hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, deodarant, tooth paste, etc.
7.  Cereal or breakfast bars
8.  Evaporated milk
9.  Bottled water

For more information on the food bank, please visit Agincourt Community Services Association's website at http://www.agincourtcommunityservices.com/ 

We would like to be able to deliver the food items by the end of the day on Friday, February 24th.  Therefore, you will need to bring in your donations by Friday morning.

Please speak with me if you have any further questions.

-Mr. Ashton

We had a wonderful time celebrating Australia Day on Jan. 26/12.
We all had great fun making Lamingtons, a favorite Australian desert.
Talking about the animals that live in Australia and singing Australian songs.
Thank you to Mrs. Meredith  for sharing stories and pictures of her life in Australia.
Here is a picture of the South Australian State flag.  We put it up in room 3.

Kung Hei Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year! We had fun celebrating Chinese New Year.

The lanterns represent all the wonderful things, that each of our students are doing in class.

Greetings from Adelaide

Dear Room Three, 

I am writing you from my new home in Adelaide Australia. Last week me and Evan went with Mrs. Meredith's daughter Isabella to Cleland Wildlife Park. We saw the cute koala in the picture. His name is Rusty. He loves to eat leaves.  We also met many cute kangaroo's and I got to feed and pet them. They are really friendly and soft. The weather is very nice and warm here as it is summer time. Is there lots of snow in Toronto? I heard that you have a Chinese food restaurant in the classroom, I wish I could come try some of your food. I went to my new Kindergarten to visit today and met Helen who is the other teacher. She was so nice and showed me around. They have a vegetable garden and they are growing pumpkins. How are all the plants in the class? I really miss you all and look forward to hearing all about the fun things you are doing. I will send you more pictures soon.

Love, 

Ms. Leventhal