The coho salmon eggs have hatched and the alevin are alert and healthy. The children had an opportunity to peak into the aquarium this week to see them. Big Idea Learning about ourselves and others helps us to develop a positive attitude and caring behaviors which helps us build healthy relationships. Your children have been having lots of conversations about caring relationships with their families and their school friends. We have read many books like Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and The Six Cedar Trees and How Raven Stole the Sun to inspire deeper thinking and cultivate knowledge building conversations. I have also added some First Nation plush animals into their play so that they can use some of the language and learning during exploration. We have been continuing our learning about the spirit alliance First Nation animals; wolf, salmon, bear and raven and their inspiring traits. This past week the children set a learning goal for writing using...

Nature Kindergarten by its very nature is exposed to the elements. Parents should expect that their children will be outdoors in all forms of weather as a core part of the program. Therefore, please ensure that your child is suitably dressed for all types of weather.  Because this is a locally developed program re my recent book: Outside Our Window: developing a primary nature program  the school district does not provide additional staff to support the program. Parents choosing to be a parent supervisor often sign up for a month of days i.e. Tuesday mornings using a shared google document. We prefer two parents supervisors to be offsite. Every child must bring: a hiking backpack which fits your child comfortably and should be water resistant. We often hike for more than one hour on our Neck Point days. MEC has a range of children's backpacks and we also have loaner packs for a short term loan or the entire school year. Inside the backpack please pack: small, n...