We are all good for treats on Thursday March 28th's Easter Celebration! Thanks to all the parents who've volunteered! Remember our Easter Sock Hop is at 12:30 on Thursday if anyone would like to attend!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
If I were to write my own report card comment, it would probably say....
"While Anna has good intentions to keep weekly posts on her classroom blog, she sometimes finds other distractions before she realizes it's been ONE MONTH since her last post!!"
Wow! Where has the time gone?! I have to send out an apology for letting the blog go so long! I'll do my best to stay on top of it!
Speaking of Report Cards, your student will be bringing home their report card on Friday! For me, the March reporting period are the easiest ones to write and assess, because the students have seen so much growth since the beginning of the year. We're all readers, writers, and it's so neat to see the students function as a group. We all also have things to improve on and so it becomes a report of "here's everything we're doing really well, and here's everything we need to improve on and continue to do".
When you get a chance to look through your child's report card, it is yours to keep. You do not need to return it to school, or bring it for our "Celebration of Learning". In an effort to go green, you can return your envelope if you wish and I will reuse it again in June.
Included in the report card envelope are instructions for our "Celebration of Learning", which will take place on Thursday March 21st from 530-7:30. This is done on a drop in basis, and you do not need to book an appointment. The students will be prepared with what they choose to show you, and the evening is just as it's titled, a celebration. It's a time for them to proudly show off the things we've done at school, and they are EXCITED to have you. While attendance is optional, I strongly urge you to come and celebrate with us, as these students have so much to be proud of. If you are unable to come at that evening, please email me with an alternative date and time outside of school hours and I'm sure we can make something work!
If you have other students at MMH, please read the instructions carefully, as some grade levels are using Conference Manager to book times for their celebrations.
Of course, if you prefer a traditional interview to discuss your child's report card, this is always an option. Please contact me so we can plan for a time to meet on either Friday March 22nd, or at another date and time.
Here's all the happenings for Grade 1A:
In Language Arts, we've continued on with our Daily 5 program where we practice our reading strategies, writing, as well as working with words. We did a neat writing activity where students had to write about who was "worth more than gold" to them, in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Students also wrote their predictions on what they think Mr. Bryant does all day as a principal. We're also learning about Fairy Tales, and what makes a fairy tale.
This is Eva as the "Sneaky E". Sneaky E is sometimes found at the end of words. He makes vowels say their own name. He's super sneaky because he doesn't make a sound...
In Science, we are continuing with our Building Things unit which is tied to our Fairy Tales unit. For the next little bit, your student might be bringing home bits and pieces of recycling that's hot glued, taped, tied, or somehow stuck together! This unit is so much fun as it's largely based on exploring different ways to build things and to build structures that serve different purposes.
In Math we are learning about 2D shapes and 3D objects! We're becoming experts in describing them and sorting them. It's a perfect time to do this unit as it also connects with our Building Things unit. After we will revisit representing numbers but on a larger scale, as well as adding and subtracting.
In Social Studies we've wrapped up our comparing and contrasting Urban and Rural communities. We have worked on our mapping skills as we've practiced "birds eye view", and will soon begin our unit on Taking Care of our Earth.
In gym class, we've finished up our unit on floor hockey and had our first lesson with the indoor tennis rackets! These lessons are coupled with dance lessons. Movement is a big part of the Arts curriculum, and the students LOVE it! We've been practising specific circle and line dances, in preparation for our Easter Sock Hop which will be held on March 28th (time TBA).
In conjunction with our Arts program, the Grade 1 students have had several lessons from a group of UofL Drama students. These students planned different activities for the class, and a mini in school performance which will happen next Thursday March 21st. Students will be performing their song to other classes.
Grade 1s and their guest Drama teachers.
In Health, we've had Kristine Savage, our Making Connections liaison through the counselling office come and teach them "Fun Friends" lessons. These mini lessons are 6 consecutive weeks, where students talk about friendship, feelings, body language, and basically how to socialize with those around them. Our hope is that students take the strategies discussed and really put them to use in the classroom and on the playground.
I realize this is not for a few weeks away, but on Tuesday April 30th, we will be having another field trip back at the Helen Schuler Nature Center from 1-1:30 and will be needing drivers. If you'd like to come to learn about Spring time and the changes in nature, OR if you're able to pick up/ drop off, please email me to let me know!
That's all for now! Here are some dates to add to your calendars and there's some pictures at the bottom for you to check out as well. Have a wonderful weekend!
Important March and April Dates:
Thursday March 14th- Spirit Assembly @12:30- Wear Green!
Friday March 15th- Report Cards sent home
Thursday March 21st- Celebration of Learning 5:30-7:30pm
Friday March 22nd- No School, alternate interview date
Thursday March 28th- Easter Celebration and Sock Hop
Friday March 29th- Easter Break begins
Monday April 8th- Classes resume!
Thursday April 11th- Character Ed. Assembly @ 12:30
Monday April 22nd- Earth Day
Thursday April 25th- Spirit Assembly @12:30
Friday April 26th- Professional Learning Day no school
Tuesday April 30th- Helen Schuler field trip! 1-1:30
Here are some pictures of our trip to Home Hardware last month!
Some pictures from our 100 Day Celebration last month!
"While Anna has good intentions to keep weekly posts on her classroom blog, she sometimes finds other distractions before she realizes it's been ONE MONTH since her last post!!"
Wow! Where has the time gone?! I have to send out an apology for letting the blog go so long! I'll do my best to stay on top of it!
Speaking of Report Cards, your student will be bringing home their report card on Friday! For me, the March reporting period are the easiest ones to write and assess, because the students have seen so much growth since the beginning of the year. We're all readers, writers, and it's so neat to see the students function as a group. We all also have things to improve on and so it becomes a report of "here's everything we're doing really well, and here's everything we need to improve on and continue to do".
When you get a chance to look through your child's report card, it is yours to keep. You do not need to return it to school, or bring it for our "Celebration of Learning". In an effort to go green, you can return your envelope if you wish and I will reuse it again in June.
Included in the report card envelope are instructions for our "Celebration of Learning", which will take place on Thursday March 21st from 530-7:30. This is done on a drop in basis, and you do not need to book an appointment. The students will be prepared with what they choose to show you, and the evening is just as it's titled, a celebration. It's a time for them to proudly show off the things we've done at school, and they are EXCITED to have you. While attendance is optional, I strongly urge you to come and celebrate with us, as these students have so much to be proud of. If you are unable to come at that evening, please email me with an alternative date and time outside of school hours and I'm sure we can make something work!
If you have other students at MMH, please read the instructions carefully, as some grade levels are using Conference Manager to book times for their celebrations.
Of course, if you prefer a traditional interview to discuss your child's report card, this is always an option. Please contact me so we can plan for a time to meet on either Friday March 22nd, or at another date and time.
Here's all the happenings for Grade 1A:
In Language Arts, we've continued on with our Daily 5 program where we practice our reading strategies, writing, as well as working with words. We did a neat writing activity where students had to write about who was "worth more than gold" to them, in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Students also wrote their predictions on what they think Mr. Bryant does all day as a principal. We're also learning about Fairy Tales, and what makes a fairy tale.
In Science, we are continuing with our Building Things unit which is tied to our Fairy Tales unit. For the next little bit, your student might be bringing home bits and pieces of recycling that's hot glued, taped, tied, or somehow stuck together! This unit is so much fun as it's largely based on exploring different ways to build things and to build structures that serve different purposes.
In Math we are learning about 2D shapes and 3D objects! We're becoming experts in describing them and sorting them. It's a perfect time to do this unit as it also connects with our Building Things unit. After we will revisit representing numbers but on a larger scale, as well as adding and subtracting.
In Social Studies we've wrapped up our comparing and contrasting Urban and Rural communities. We have worked on our mapping skills as we've practiced "birds eye view", and will soon begin our unit on Taking Care of our Earth.
In gym class, we've finished up our unit on floor hockey and had our first lesson with the indoor tennis rackets! These lessons are coupled with dance lessons. Movement is a big part of the Arts curriculum, and the students LOVE it! We've been practising specific circle and line dances, in preparation for our Easter Sock Hop which will be held on March 28th (time TBA).
In conjunction with our Arts program, the Grade 1 students have had several lessons from a group of UofL Drama students. These students planned different activities for the class, and a mini in school performance which will happen next Thursday March 21st. Students will be performing their song to other classes.
In Health, we've had Kristine Savage, our Making Connections liaison through the counselling office come and teach them "Fun Friends" lessons. These mini lessons are 6 consecutive weeks, where students talk about friendship, feelings, body language, and basically how to socialize with those around them. Our hope is that students take the strategies discussed and really put them to use in the classroom and on the playground.
I realize this is not for a few weeks away, but on Tuesday April 30th, we will be having another field trip back at the Helen Schuler Nature Center from 1-1:30 and will be needing drivers. If you'd like to come to learn about Spring time and the changes in nature, OR if you're able to pick up/ drop off, please email me to let me know!
That's all for now! Here are some dates to add to your calendars and there's some pictures at the bottom for you to check out as well. Have a wonderful weekend!
Important March and April Dates:
Thursday March 14th- Spirit Assembly @12:30- Wear Green!
Friday March 15th- Report Cards sent home
Thursday March 21st- Celebration of Learning 5:30-7:30pm
Friday March 22nd- No School, alternate interview date
Thursday March 28th- Easter Celebration and Sock Hop
Friday March 29th- Easter Break begins
Monday April 8th- Classes resume!
Thursday April 11th- Character Ed. Assembly @ 12:30
Monday April 22nd- Earth Day
Thursday April 25th- Spirit Assembly @12:30
Friday April 26th- Professional Learning Day no school
Tuesday April 30th- Helen Schuler field trip! 1-1:30
Here are some pictures of our trip to Home Hardware last month!
Some pictures from our 100 Day Celebration last month!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Hi Everyone!
Wow February already?! Here we go!
A big THANK YOU to all the parents who were able to help prepare for our "The One and Only Ivan" project of making stuffies! Also to those who could come and help students stitch their stuffies together. They look SO AWESOME hanging in the hallway, and the kids are just so proud of them. The hardest part of it all was getting them to let me hang them for 2 weeks, as they wanted to take them home right away! Also thank you to those who donated fabric to help make it happen! I am so sad that 3 Schools 1 Book is going to be over! What a huge project all around for all the schools to take on. Of course, non of it would be possible without your support in reading it to your families!
Mr. Bryant is intersted in any comments you might have about the entire 3 School 1 Book project! If you have anything you'd like to share, you can email them to me OR send them directly to him: paul.bryant@lethsd.ab.ca
Before we close our "Ivan" activities, our Grade 1 class will be writing letters to our PenPal Grade 1 class at Nicholas Sheran Community School. Also, on Wednesday February 6th, we will be meeting with our MMH Families to talk about Friendship, and all the different friendships that occured in the novel. That assembly is at 10:30, with time with our famillies afterwards. Then, after hot lunch (phewf! Busy day!!), we will go on a Winter Gorilla Walk!
What's a Winter Gorilla Walk? Good question!! Usually we have a Winter Walk just for fun as a whole school just to get out and and enjoy the fresh air to promote physical activity even on winter days. We're combining this with our "Ivan" project, and theming in as "Gorilla!" We'll be carrying signs promoting friendship and kindess, and marching around the playground and surrouding park. Students are encouraged to wear any kind of 'fuzzy' or 'animal' gear they might have. Perhaps a pair of ears, or fuzzy mittens, anything really! Our Winter Gorilla Walk will be on Wednesday February 6th right after the lunch hour.
We are inviting all families to come take a walk around MMH's bulletin boards anytime on Wednesday Feb. 6th-7th, to see all the amazing art inspired by the novel. If you can take a quick stroll in the morning, or after school, I promise it's worth it! Our students from Preschool to Grade 5 did such an amazing job with the project, and it's totally worth it to see!
Now if that isn't busy enough, then there's next week!
On Monday February 11th, the students will watch a special presentation about a program called Hair Massacure. A note will be going home on Monday about this special project that's in partnership with Save On Foods. The assembly will be from 2-2:30.
On Wednesday, our class is going to visit HOME HARDWARE! HH is one of my favourite stores on the west side, although that's not why we're going! We're going to help us kick off our BUILDING THINGS unit in Science! If you have ANY toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, cardboard, styrofoam shoeboxes, etc that are collecting space in your recycyling, we'll GLADLY take them off your hands! Feel free to send it to school, and we'll use them to practice buidling towers, bridges, hinges, and other things in this super fun hands on unit!
Thanks to the following parents who have volunteered to drive us to HH on February 13th from 2-3pm:
Tony Deys, Christina Spooner, Karmyn Hagel, Tyler Fallwell, and Jamie Westlund.
Thursday February 14th we'll celebrate Valentine's Day with the class! We'll have different activities throughout the day, and a spirit assembly in the afternoon (12:30). Students are encouraged to dress in RED, and bring Valentine's to hand out to their classmates. I've also heard from Ms. Nevels that the Grade 1s will be performing a song they've been practising in music. If you're able to come and watch them sing, please meet us in the gym at 12:30.
Currently we have 19 students, but we are expecting 1 more to come sometime this week! The students don't know this yet, but we'll be welcoming a boy named Cowan in our room very shortly! That brings our grand total up to 20. Here is a list of our students if you're helping them make valentines:
Eva
Lucy
Madison
Greta
Julia
Addison
Kenley
Kaydance
Hailey
Sariah
Drew
Straduss
Josh
Lukas
Cale
Kaden
Colin
Alex
Bauer
Cowan
Ms. Renner
Ms. Nevels
And finally, on Friday February 15th, we'll celebrating the 100th day of school with the Grade 2s in the gym all morning. This is a center based day where students go around and complete different centers all about the number 100!
Thanks to Krystyn Jahn and Christina Spooner who are going to help us out by running centers. I still need 1 more parent to help out so if anyone is available let me know asap!
Last but not least, this project is COMPLETELY voluntary, but I will be challenging any student that wants to build something out of 100 things, to bring it in to show on Friday February 15th! Maybe a tower out of 100 popsicle sticks? Or a sculpture from 100 cotton balls?! I'm sure the possibilities are endless! This is a project to be completed voluntarily at home, and then brought in to show the class (I know what you're thinking, geeez thanks Miss T! but judging by the group we have, I bet there's a ton of kids who could do this completely on their own!!)
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
Wed. February 6th- Hot Lunch, Family Assembly, Gorilla Walk
Wed. February 6th -7th- Art Walk around MMH
Friday February 8th- P.L Day for teachers, No School for students
Monday February 11th- Hair Massacure presentation @ 2:05
Wednesday February 13th- Home Hardware Field trip @ 2:00
Thursday February 14th- Valentine's Day
Thursday February 14th- Spirit Assembly @ 12:30- Wear red
Friday February 15th- 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL celebration
February 18th- 22nd- Family Break No school for Students
Wednesday February 27th- Pink Shirt Day Anti bullying campaign
Wow February already?! Here we go!
A big THANK YOU to all the parents who were able to help prepare for our "The One and Only Ivan" project of making stuffies! Also to those who could come and help students stitch their stuffies together. They look SO AWESOME hanging in the hallway, and the kids are just so proud of them. The hardest part of it all was getting them to let me hang them for 2 weeks, as they wanted to take them home right away! Also thank you to those who donated fabric to help make it happen! I am so sad that 3 Schools 1 Book is going to be over! What a huge project all around for all the schools to take on. Of course, non of it would be possible without your support in reading it to your families!
Mr. Bryant is intersted in any comments you might have about the entire 3 School 1 Book project! If you have anything you'd like to share, you can email them to me OR send them directly to him: paul.bryant@lethsd.ab.ca
Before we close our "Ivan" activities, our Grade 1 class will be writing letters to our PenPal Grade 1 class at Nicholas Sheran Community School. Also, on Wednesday February 6th, we will be meeting with our MMH Families to talk about Friendship, and all the different friendships that occured in the novel. That assembly is at 10:30, with time with our famillies afterwards. Then, after hot lunch (phewf! Busy day!!), we will go on a Winter Gorilla Walk!
What's a Winter Gorilla Walk? Good question!! Usually we have a Winter Walk just for fun as a whole school just to get out and and enjoy the fresh air to promote physical activity even on winter days. We're combining this with our "Ivan" project, and theming in as "Gorilla!" We'll be carrying signs promoting friendship and kindess, and marching around the playground and surrouding park. Students are encouraged to wear any kind of 'fuzzy' or 'animal' gear they might have. Perhaps a pair of ears, or fuzzy mittens, anything really! Our Winter Gorilla Walk will be on Wednesday February 6th right after the lunch hour.
We are inviting all families to come take a walk around MMH's bulletin boards anytime on Wednesday Feb. 6th-7th, to see all the amazing art inspired by the novel. If you can take a quick stroll in the morning, or after school, I promise it's worth it! Our students from Preschool to Grade 5 did such an amazing job with the project, and it's totally worth it to see!
Now if that isn't busy enough, then there's next week!
On Monday February 11th, the students will watch a special presentation about a program called Hair Massacure. A note will be going home on Monday about this special project that's in partnership with Save On Foods. The assembly will be from 2-2:30.
On Wednesday, our class is going to visit HOME HARDWARE! HH is one of my favourite stores on the west side, although that's not why we're going! We're going to help us kick off our BUILDING THINGS unit in Science! If you have ANY toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, cardboard, styrofoam shoeboxes, etc that are collecting space in your recycyling, we'll GLADLY take them off your hands! Feel free to send it to school, and we'll use them to practice buidling towers, bridges, hinges, and other things in this super fun hands on unit!
Thanks to the following parents who have volunteered to drive us to HH on February 13th from 2-3pm:
Tony Deys, Christina Spooner, Karmyn Hagel, Tyler Fallwell, and Jamie Westlund.
Thursday February 14th we'll celebrate Valentine's Day with the class! We'll have different activities throughout the day, and a spirit assembly in the afternoon (12:30). Students are encouraged to dress in RED, and bring Valentine's to hand out to their classmates. I've also heard from Ms. Nevels that the Grade 1s will be performing a song they've been practising in music. If you're able to come and watch them sing, please meet us in the gym at 12:30.
Currently we have 19 students, but we are expecting 1 more to come sometime this week! The students don't know this yet, but we'll be welcoming a boy named Cowan in our room very shortly! That brings our grand total up to 20. Here is a list of our students if you're helping them make valentines:
Eva
Lucy
Madison
Greta
Julia
Addison
Kenley
Kaydance
Hailey
Sariah
Drew
Straduss
Josh
Lukas
Cale
Kaden
Colin
Alex
Bauer
Cowan
Ms. Renner
Ms. Nevels
And finally, on Friday February 15th, we'll celebrating the 100th day of school with the Grade 2s in the gym all morning. This is a center based day where students go around and complete different centers all about the number 100!
Thanks to Krystyn Jahn and Christina Spooner who are going to help us out by running centers. I still need 1 more parent to help out so if anyone is available let me know asap!
Last but not least, this project is COMPLETELY voluntary, but I will be challenging any student that wants to build something out of 100 things, to bring it in to show on Friday February 15th! Maybe a tower out of 100 popsicle sticks? Or a sculpture from 100 cotton balls?! I'm sure the possibilities are endless! This is a project to be completed voluntarily at home, and then brought in to show the class (I know what you're thinking, geeez thanks Miss T! but judging by the group we have, I bet there's a ton of kids who could do this completely on their own!!)
Okay I think I've caught us all up now! Thanks for reading!
-Anna Tsentouros
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
Wed. February 6th- Hot Lunch, Family Assembly, Gorilla Walk
Wed. February 6th -7th- Art Walk around MMH
Friday February 8th- P.L Day for teachers, No School for students
Monday February 11th- Hair Massacure presentation @ 2:05
Wednesday February 13th- Home Hardware Field trip @ 2:00
Thursday February 14th- Valentine's Day
Thursday February 14th- Spirit Assembly @ 12:30- Wear red
Friday February 15th- 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL celebration
February 18th- 22nd- Family Break No school for Students
Wednesday February 27th- Pink Shirt Day Anti bullying campaign
Friday, January 18, 2013
Hi everyone! A quick blog post to let you know of all the happenings from now until Family break!
First off, I hope that you are enjoying our 3 Schools 1 Book project as much as we are! We’ve had some great discussions in the class, and I am SO excited for the project that is to come. I sent an email out on Friday asking for some major help- If you are able to spare any time at all, on ANY day between January 24th and January 30th, please let me know! I will have all the materials ready for you to pull students to work in the hall, and help them stitch! I know that this will be a really special project, and I can’t wait to get the kids excited about it!
We’ve chosen this special art project because at the end of 3 Schools 1 Book, we will be having a giant School wide Art Walk, with all of the amazing art being displayed in the halls. I can’t wait!!
If you haven’t yet, please take some time to visit this site: http://mikewevers.wix.com/one-and-only-ivan#
This is the website with all the information about our 3S1B project. The best part is, if you miss a reading or two, your child can ‘catch up’ by listening to a Lethbridge Celebrity reading different chapters! Please check this site out- it’s so awesome!
..Speaking of Lethbridge….ask your student if they can answer these questions:
We live in the country of____? We live in the province of _______?
We live in the city of ________?
We live in the city of ________?
We spent some time on Friday talking about country/ province/ city. You’d be amaaaaazed at some of the answers I heard!!
We are heading off to Home Hardware for a field trip! This ties into our “Building Things” Science unit which we will kick off once we’re finished with our 5 Senses. We are heading to Home Hardware on Wednesday February 13th. We’ll leave MMH at 1:50, and return by 3pm. If you are able to drive on this day, please let me know! This is one of my favourite field trips, and the staff at Home Hardware are so welcoming!
On February 14th we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day at school. More details about this day are to come!
We have *tentatively* booked Friday, February 15th to celebrate our 100th day! This is a center-based day where all the Grades 1 and 2 classes celebrate 100 days of school with different centers in the gym. This day is honestly a blast, and the kids have so much fun with it. I am looking for 2 parent volunteers, who are willing to run a center for this morning.
If you think this is something you might be interested in helping out at, please let me know via email and then as soon as I know that the date has been finalized, I will contact you.
If you signed up to bring snacks for either Valentine’s Day or 100th day, Krystyn Jahn will let you know via email with plenty of notice!
Thanks for reading! As always, email/ call if you have any questions!
Thanks!
-Anna Tsentouros
*a few dates added*
Important January Dates:
Tuesday January 22nd- after school skate
Thursday January 24th- Scholastic Book Order due
Thursday January 24th- Scholastic Book Order due
Tuesday January 29th- after school skate
Important February Dates
Tuesday February 5th- Character Ed. Assembly / MMH Family time in PM
Tuesday February 5th- Character Ed. Assembly / MMH Family time in PM
Tuesday February 5th- District Town Hall Meeting @630 at Victoria Park Gym
Thursday February 7th- 3S1B Project Ends
Friday February 8th- Professional Learning Day- no school for students
Wedneday February 13th- Home Hardware Field Trip 2-3pm
Wednesday February 13th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Wednesday February 13th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Thursday February 14th- Valentine's Day
Friday February 15th- Tentative 100th Day celebration
Friday February 15th- Tentative 100th Day celebration
February 18th- 22nd Family Break No school for Students
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Hi Everyone! Wow do I ever feel like I have neglected this blog! Before Christmas break just seems SO long ago! I hope everyone had a relaxing and family filled holiday! I had a wonderful time visiting my parents in Ontario, and low and behold after an amazing holiday, I came down with a wicked cold and sinus infection just as my plane landed back in Calgary. I have to say a big Thank You for your well wishes and for having such an understanding class to come back to! For a good week, every time I said "math" the students thought I said "bath". Needless to say I am feeling much more like myself and ready to rock with our first big project being kicked off today...
The 3 SCHOOLS 1 BOOK project!!
This project launched today with an amazing assembly! The oldest student in every family took home a big that contained the novel and a reading schedule. Please take a moment to read the note that explains the project if this is your first time with a 'One School, One Book". I will also be linking the project website to this blog on Friday when it is up and running.
I've copied a little note from Mrs. Fallwell's blog in regards to some of the sensitive topics that occur later in this book. These are also discussed on the back of the notice that went home in the bag as well:
"PLEASE NOTE: I have read this novel and it is a very heartwarming and special story with an important message. I am really looking forward to sharing this experience with my students. Having said that, I urge you to pre-read the chapters before reading them to your Grade One student. There are a few chapters that have some "sensitive" parts to them. Nothing I certainly wouldn't read to my own grade one student, but things I was glad I read ahead of time, to be ready to answer any questions she may come up with when we read it together."
During the project we will be doing an art project, several class projects and some collaborative work with another class at Dr. Probe school!
HOME READING
I am going to continue to send home reading during One School One Book. However, please know that I understand busy schedules and evenings and that this novel is certainly adding one more thing to the pile. If for some reason home reading doesn't get completed one evening, please don't hesitate to simply put a note in the agenda and we can send it home again! It is much more important to stick with the reading schedule for the project during this time. Thanks so much!
Also, if you feel as though your child is getting through their home reading books too easily, (they should know MOST words but certainly not ALL the first time through) please make a note in the agenda and I can move you up a level!
Having said that, please don't rush through levels or worry if your child is not moving through levels as quickly as some others. Reading with expression, fluency and comprehension is SO important, and often this can't happen as well with large amounts of text in a story.
In Math, we are continuing our Addition unit. We are learning about adding doubles, and to go with that, odd and even numbers. Soon there will be some flashcards and activities coming home to help with doubles addition facts. Knowing doubles facts helps SO MUCH with addition and subtraction, and they only way to really learn them, is by memorization. Students will be assessed on the following doubles facts early in March. Please reinforce their knowledge of these and practice at home from time to time over the next month and a half.
In Language Arts we are learning more about long vowels, consonant digraphs (like ch, sh, wh, th…) and blends (like br, sl, st, sp…). We will also start doing more writing activities. Please remind your child to try and express themselves in full sentences when responding to questions. This will them form sentences in their writing as well.
In Science, we are continuing to learn about our senses and how our 5 senses send messages to the brain. We have a guest coming in February from the CNIB. This goes so well with our Senses unit in Science. What a special opportunity for us to be able to visit with a visually impaired person and their service dog.
In Social, we have been talking about different landmarks in our city. We will now look at our province and our country.
That's it for now! Thanks for checking in and I really look forward to hearing your thoughts throughout the "3S1B" project! Here are some important dates to mark your calendars with at home.
Important January Dates:
Wednesday January 16th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Tuesday January 22nd- after school skate
Tuesday January 29th- after school skate
Important February Dates
Tuesday February 5th- District Town Hall Meeting @630 at Victoria Park Gym
Thursday February 7th- 3S1B Project Ends
Friday February 8th- Professional Learning Day- no school for students
Wednesday February 13th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Thursday February 14th- Valentine's Day & 100th Day
February 18th- 22nd Family Break No school for Students
Friday, December 14, 2012
Hi everyone! Thanks for checking in!
Well time is flying and we’re approaching our last week of school before the Christmas holidays! First off, thank you to all the families that were able to come to our Christmas Gala last night. It was super busy but a lot of fun! Thank you for your support in making it a family event! I think with how successful it turned out, there will definitely be other Christmas Galas in years to come!
This is just a post to let you know about all the happenings for the week!
Because of the busy week, there will be NO spelling homework or sight words coming home.
Every day in the morning, we will be carolling in the gym. If you’re around MMH from 8:30-9:00(ish), feel free to join us!
Yesterday your student brought home an envelope with instructions for a Christmas Card exchange. We’re asking students to bring back their finished cards in the envelopes on Tuesday December 18th. If you think you will not have time for this activity, please shoot me a quick email and I can provide your child with some craft items and we’ll find some time during recess on Monday to make one.
On Wednesday the entire school is going to “Dress Like Christmas”.
On Thursday we’re having Grinch Day! The Grade 1s will be moving around to different themed centers in the morning. Students are invited to dress in green, or as a “Who” from “Who-Ville”. We’re also having our Class Party that afternoon! Thanks to those parents who’ve signed up to bring treats that day! We didn’t have anyone sign up for a Veggie Tray, so if there’s anyone out there who is able to help out, let me know! In the afternoon we’re going to enjoy our snacks, relax, and open our Christmas Cards from our classmates.
So there you have it! Our last week for 2012:
Monday December 17th- Carolling @ 8:30
Tuesday December 18th- Carolling @ 8:30- Bring finished Christmas Card for exchange
Wednesday December 19th- Carolling and Spirit Assembly @ 8:30- “Dress Like Christmas”
Thursday December 20th Carolling @ 8:30-Grinch Day! Class party in the pm
Friday December 21st-Carolling @ 8:30- Last Day for 2012!
Monday January 7th- Classes Resume
In case I don’t see you before the holidays…
Thank you for such a fantastic first four months of Grade 1! It’s been such a blast so far! Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time with your families!!
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