Feeferdoon (2024)

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Feeferdoon? ›

Interestingly, indigenous people in Canada refer to kindergarten as “Feeferdoon”, and the age requirements are 4 years and 7 months before the start of the school year. Before the age of seven, all children must attend kindergarten.

Cat: What's feeferdoon? Beck: Oh, in Canada, that's what we call kindergarten.

In three girls and a moose, Beck mentioned they call kindergarten "Feferdoon" in Canada.

“Serviette,” means napkin; “serviette en papier,” is a paper napkin.

Pre-elementary

Pre-elementary or 'kindergarten' is the first stage of education in Canada and are offered to children between the ages of four to five before they start elementary school. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, this is mandatory, while everywhere else it is optional.

The UK refers the kindergarten as the preschool and sometimes as the nursery. The kindergarten is the class that students undergo before they join the first grade in US or the first year of school in UK. Students are normally between five years to seven years old although in UK the age may be four years.

In Quebec, elementary school (école primaire) begins with Kindergarten (maternelle) at the age of five and goes through to Grade 6. Kindergarten is not mandatory for children, however, parents can enroll their child in kindergarten if they turn five by September 30 that year.

A kerfuffle is an innocent way of referring to a fight, an argument or any kind of conflict. Example: “That Leafs game was just one big kerfuffle for three periods.”

In Canada, a dart is the slang word for a cigarette. “I'm gonna go rip a dart,” or “Do you wanna smoke a dart?” are phrases you might hear.

Pronounced “ay.” This word is used in everyday Canadian vernacular to indicate that you don't understand something, can't believe something is true or want the person you're speaking with to respond. It's similar to the phrases “huh,” “right?” and “what?” commonly used in the USA.

What do Canadians call toilets? ›

This room is commonly known as a "bathroom" in American English, a lavatory or loo in the United Kingdom, a "washroom" in Canadian English, and by many other names across the English-speaking world.

Although Canadians are often said to enjoy “pop” while Americans enjoy “soda”, there is variation by region in both countries, as the following maps illustrate.

United States and Canada. American and Canadian pancakes (sometimes called hotcakes, griddlecakes, or flapjacks) are usually served at breakfast, in a stack of two or three, topped with maple syrup or table syrup, and butter.

A simple handshake, friendly nod, or easy 'hello' is a common way Canadians greet each other amidst the chummy crowd. Overall, Canadian greetings are as warm as a fresh stack of pancakes dripping with maple syrup.

Canuck /kəˈnʌk/ is a slang term for a Canadian. The origins of the word are uncertain. The term Kanuck is first recorded in 1835 as an Americanism, originally referring to Dutch Canadians (which included German Canadians) or French Canadians. By the 1850s, the spelling with a "C" became predominant.

In general, elementary school in Canada runs from kindergarten to grade 6, junior high or middle school runs from grades 7-8, and high school runs from grades 9-12.

In Nova Scotia, most children start school at the age of five when they begin Grade Primary (Grade Primary is another name for Kindergarten). Children may begin their learning journey even sooner, at age four, if parents/guardians register them for the optional Pre-Primary program.

It might feel like the intuitive spelling is kindergarden because we spell the word garden with a D in English. However, the correct spelling is kindergarten, with a T instead of a D, because of the German origin of this word.

In general, elementary school in Canada runs from kindergarten to grade 6, junior high or middle school runs from grades 7-8, and high school runs from grades 9-12. This varies from province to province. Kindergarten starts as early as four years old.

Froebel opened the very first kindergarten in Blankenburg, Germany in 1837. It was first called “The Institution for Play and Occupation” (Spiel- und Beschäftigungsanstalt), and was not called “Kindergarten” specifically until 1840.