Hello Grade One Families!

Thank you for checking in on our Grade 1 blog! Thanks to all the families that were able to make it to Meet the Teacher night!  The best part was seeing how proud students were of their new classrooms.  Here’s some news for our Grade One Group:

Field Trips

This past week, a newsletter was sent home from the office regarding the Terry Fox Assembly and Walk.  Unfortunately, there was a time error regarding the assembly.  Our Terry Fox Assembly will be in conjunction with our Blue and Gold Assembly, which is on Monday September 22^nd at 8:30 in the morning.  There will be no assembly after the walk on Friday.  Students are encouraged to wear school colours on both Monday and Friday.   At Monday’s assembly, we’ll be talking about Terry Fox and our Spirit Cup Challenge.  We’ll also have a special guest, Mr. Terry Fox, give a short presentation.  Mr. Terry Fox is actually the late Terry Fox’s uncle! 

Don’t forget to email your Grade One teacher if you are able to walk with your class on October 7^th to the Crossings Branch library!  Each class time is listed on the blog post below.  We’re hoping for some great weather on that day so remember to make sure your children are dressed accordingly!

Lunchtime

It is very helpful for lunchtime if your children are able to open their own snacks/ containers! Involving your child in lunch packing is a great way to help prepare with this! One suggestion from a parent was to open difficult packaging at home, and put snacks (such as fruit cups) into a reusable lunch container that is kid friendly.  When the students can open their own snacks, this helps build their independence! Thank you for your help with this!

Bell Times and Coming into the School

Don’t forget that the bell times have changed this year! We want to help the traffic in the office become a bit more manageable!  There is supervision on the playground before school at 8:05 am. 

The Warning Bell rings at 8:15 am.  At this time, students need to line up outside at our Grade One doors.  Grade One teachers will then invite students in.

The Dismissal Bell rings at 3:06pm. At this time, students can meet families in the boot room.  Having parents wait in the boot room will make our caretaking staff’s jobs much easier, especially when the weather changes.

On Fridays, the Dismissal Bell rings at 11:44am. 

We understand that sometimes parents need to speak with teachers in the morning.  If so, the best thing would be to either come in with the Grade 1 students at the 8:15am Warning Bell, or come through the office doors with your child.  The Grade One doors are locked for security reasons.  Please do not let other students in through the Grade One doors, as this could become a supervision issue! 

If your student arrives after 8:15, and there is no one holding the Grade One Door, please remind them to go through the office door!  We don’t want any little ones being locked out! If they go in through the office door, then they need to stop at the office to get a late slip!

Need a Desk??

The student desks that are lined up outside the library are free for the taking!! If you’d like to take some desks home, please help yourself!

Last But Not Least:

Don’t forget to check out our School Newsletter, which can be found by clicking HERE!  It includes important information such as Breakfast Club, School Council, Parking Reminders, and a Monthly Calendar.

Don’t forget to add these Grade One Dates to your calendar at home.  Thank you for a fun first few weeks!  Take care,

From the Grade One Teachers

September

Monday September 22^nd- Blue and Gold Assembly @ 8:30

Tuesday September 23^rd- Hot Lunch Grades 1-3

Wednesday September 24^th- Hot Lunch Grades 4-5

Friday September 26^th- Terry Fox Walk @ 8:45

October

Tuesday October 7^th- Crossings Branch Field Trip

Wednesday October 8^th- Firefighter presentation

Monday October 13^th- Thanksgiving! No School

Tuesday October 14^th- PL Day – No School

Wednesday October 15th- 22nd- Feed the Bug campaign

Tuesday October 21^st - Picture Retake day

Wednesday October 22^nd- Spirit Assembly @ 12:30

Thursday October 23rd- PD Day in PM only

Friday October 24^th- PD Day no school

Friday October 31^st- Happy Halloween! Details to come!