Catch Up Time!!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you had an awesome Easter break and enjoyed the time with friends and family.  We definitely had a great Easter day just before the break, and it was awesome seeing so many families come out for our Sock Hop. The grade 2s really rocked it!  Thanks as well to our volunteers who brought in snacks for our Easter Party!   I think it was a well deserved break before the big push until the end of June.  Speaking of the end of June, did you know there are only 8 more weeks left of school?!??!  These next two months are just going to fly!!

We are getting right back into the swing of things all across the curriculum.  Here is what we have planned for the next little bit:

In Science, we are wrapping up our unit in Magnets.  We have a few more activities to do, and then students duotang work will be evaluated and sent home. Please take some time to review this small package when it comes home, as students will be assessed shortly after with a Magnets test.  Afterwards, we will begin our unit on Boats and Buoyancy. 

In Math, we are finishing up our Addition and Subtraction with numbers 1-18.  We will then move on to Measurement. Measurement is a quick unit, and it is focused on using non-standard units of measure.  Students will be measuring and comparing a number of things both in school and home. 

In Social, we will continue our studies with Acadian Communities, and wrapping this up in the next few weeks.  Then we move onto our last unit, which is looking at Prairie communities, comparing specifically Saskatoon and Lethbridge.

In Language Arts, we will be finishing our Whale Research.  Students have done SUCH an amazing job with this and we have learned a ton about our specific whales!  I’m very proud of the job they did in the computer lab with this.  After we wrap up whales, we will move straight into Legends and Fables. 

Let’s cross our fingers that the weather stays nice, as this will allow us to have some gym classes outside. That would sure be nice after a long cooped up winter! 

 I would like to forward along an email I received from our Parent Council regarding the Garage Sale fundraiser coming up on May 28^th.   We have already had some students bring in their donations which is great!

Garage Sale Update:

As you know a massive Garage Sale is scheduled to take place Saturday May 28^th at the Exhibition Pavilion from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This event has been organized to raise funds to replace the existing wooden playground structure at our school. You can drop your well cared for items off in the foyer of the school under the playground bulletin board up until Thursday May 26^th. Please label you bags/boxes with your child’s homeroom so they can be set up on the right tables. Organizers are in need of your help- sign up sheets are outside of every classroom – please have a look and see if there is anything you can help with or e-mail Stacy @ deys@shaw.ca . Jobs include setting up the day before, working a shift with your child the day of, and cleanup after the sale. Your help would be greatly appreciated.  Finally, check out the AMAZING Raffle and Silent Auction items that have been donated by our local businesses on our school website!!!

A BIG THANKS to those parents/ volunteers who have handed in blue drivers forms for the next 4 field trips.  Please be advised that we still need MANY MORE drivers for ALL events.  Currently, here is how many students are still WITHOUT drivers:

Wednesday May 11^th- Aggie Days field trip from 1-2:4517 students still needing rides

Wednesday May 18^th – Feel the Beat Concert at 9:15

6 students still needing rides

Tuesday May 24^th- SAAG Arts Alive trip @ 9:45

17 students still needing rides

Thursday June 9^th- Nic Sheran Swimming- 8:30- 10:30

10 students still needing rides

If you are able to help out for these field trips, please fill out the blue form, OR if it got lost in the Easter hustle, email me back indicating which field trip you are able to attend, how many seat belts you have for Grade 2 students, and whether or not you’ve submitted a Driver Authorization Form.  Thank you thank you thank you!!

And last but not least….

I will be adding to this calendar throughout the last two months so please make sure that yours is up to date!  Please be advised that there are some activities/ field trips in June that are all TENTATIVE, as they require nice weather! They will be confirmed closer to those actual dates. 

Thanks! 

-Anna Tsentouros

May

Wednesday May 4^th- “Dress like your Future Career Day”

Thursday May 5^th- Scholastic Book Orders due

Thursday May 5^th- “MMH Read-A-Thon”

Friday May 6^th – “Skip for School”

Tuesday May 10^th- Spirit Assembly @ 8:30amWednesday Wednesday May 11^th- Aggie Days field trip 1:15- 2:30

Wednesday May 11^th- School Council Meeting @ 7pm

Friday May 13^th- District wide Learning Day- No school for students

Wednesday May 18^th- “Feel the Beat” Concert 9:15 am

Monday May 23^rd- Victoria Day No school

Tuesday May 24^th- Spirit Assembly @12:45

Wednesday May 25^th Hot Lunch

June
Tuesday June 7^th- Pancake Breakfast
Tuesday June 7^th- Spirit Assembly @ 8:30am
Thursday June 9^th- Swimming @ Nicholas Sheran 9- 10am
Thursday June 16^th – Boat Launch / Spray Park field trip

Wednesday June 22^nd – Grade 1/ 2 Sports Day
Monday June 27^th- Farewell Assembly
Monday June 27^th- Grade 2 Picnic @ Henderson Lake 10:15- 2:15
Tuesday June 28^th- Year End Assembly, students dismissed @ 11:45