Below please find photos of various activities some of the older students have done with their brother, sister or cousin in JK. I think that it has been fun for family members to see each other at school and it has made a real difference on days when it has been a tough morning or afternoon for some of our friends in Area 3. In the first couple of months of school it was especially helpful for many of our youngest learners to be able to look forward to a little visit when everything was so new and they were just getting used to Kindergarten and to being away from their families.
Now that we are in the midst of colder weather, the number of older students wishing to help out has increased dramatically and Kindergarten classrooms have become a little too busy for the help to actually be helpful. In an effort to be equitable (since some students at Dewson do not have siblings), a schedule will be created so that older students who are interested in volunteering will each get a turn. Grade 1-6 teachers will submit a list of student volunteers from their class and from these, two students will be assigned an am recess in a Kindergarten class and another two students will be assigned a pm recess. Depending on the number of volunteers, students may have the opportunity to volunteer multiple times. A copy of the volunteer schedule will be posted in grade 1-6 classrooms as well as on the Kindergarten doors.
Thank you again to the family members and friends who made the transition to school so much easier for Team Three and we hope that they will sign up as volunteers so that we will see them again on their assigned date. Please note, should it appear that a student in Area 3 could really use a visit from a sibling; I will most certainly do what I can to make it happen.
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