Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we:

-Went outside and had a special ceremony in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  This ceremony was led by Mr. Scout who shared that his mother was a residential school survivor. Please ask your child to talk to you about the ceremony. All families are invited to join Mr. Scout today after school for a knowledge walk and to see the garden of hearts created by the students and staff at Northern Lights School. You can come at any time between 4:00-6:00 tonight. 

-Learned the noisy choking sound 'g'.

-Went to music

Reminders:

-There is no school tomorrow for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 

-Please ensure that your child is wearing a mask when they come to school. All students should have extra masks in their backpacks in case they need to put on a fresh mask during the day.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we:

-Learned a new Lively Letter- the quiet choking sound 'k'.

-Went to the Library! Students can sign out 2 books and they must be kept in the classroom. Please ask your child to tell you about the books they chose. 

-Wrote messages on hearts for National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Tomorrow morning, students and staff will take part in a ceremony where they take their hearts outside and lay them as a garden of hearts. These hearts serve as a reminder of the children who were lost to residential schools and the way that all of us can work towards fixing the sadness and generational hurt that residential schools have caused. 

Reminders:

-Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day. If possible, your child is invited to wear an orange shirt to honour and remember the experiences of Indigenous students who attended residential schools. 

-Thursday, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There will be no school on that day.

-Please make sure that you are checking your child's folder after school and sending it back to school every day. 

Monday, September 27, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we:

-Learned a new Lively Letter- the noisy lip biting sound 'v'.

-Continued to work on the words of the week that we learned last week (a, at, and, the).

-Learned the 'at' word family and found so many words in our "Pat the Cat" poem (pat, cat, rat, mat, sat, fat). Ask your child if they can tell you some 'at' family words. 

-Started to practice how to properly print numbers from 1-5. 

-We read the book "When We Were Alone" and had a discussion about residential schools. We talked about how the children at those schools felt and how children SHOULD feel at school. As a class, we decided that all students at school should feel safe, free, happy, excited, inspired, respected and loved. 

Reminder:

On September 29th, students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt to recognize Orange Shirt Day and National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for everyone to come together in the spirit of reconciliation to show their support of a safe, respectful and caring school community. Orange Shirt day began in 2013 when residential school survivor, Phyllis Webstad, shared how her orange shirt was taken away on her first day at residential school. For more information about Orange Shirt Day please visit https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/what-is-orange-shirt-day

September 30 is a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation meant to commemorate the history and legacy of Residential Schools in Canada. The intention of this day is to recognize and honor residential school survivors, their families and communities. It also ensures that public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process. This is a non-operation day for the CBE. Our students will be engaging in learning on September 29 to honor this important day. On the evening of September 29, we invite our families to come by the school and follow our knowledge walk between 4PM-6PM. We will also have a garden of hearts display which demonstrate each member of our schools community commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, and have been generated based on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we:

-Learned a new Lively Letter- the quiet lip biting sound 'f'. 

-Ran for Terry Fox. We had a great conversation about how strong and brave Terry Fox was. We are proud to be part of keeping Terry Fox's mission going and continuing to raise money for Cancer research. Terry Fox tattoos are coming home in your child's folder.

-Painted beautiful fall trees. First we drew a tree, then we painted the tree brown, next we painted the grass green and the sky blue and finally we used q-tips to add leaves in the beautiful colours of fall. 

Reminders:

-Tonight is the "Welcome to the New Year: Whole Class Virtual Presentation" at either 5:00 or 6:30. Please see details in Mrs. Brinson's Northern Lights News email for details on how to sign up if you haven't already. 

-There is no school tomorrow. 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we:

-Learned a new Lively Letter - the noisy tongue dancing sound 'd'. Please brainstorm words that begin with this sound with your child.

-Learned the poem "Pat the Cat" and looked for our words of the week in the poem. 

-Went on our fall walk! Students noticed many different signs of fall. Please ask your child to tell you about their walk. 

-We did a guided drawing for how to draw a dog (Chase from Paw Patrol). Ask your child if they remember how to draw it for you at home. 

Reminders:

-Our Terry Fox run is tomorrow! It is the last day that our school is accepting donations for the Terry Fox Foundation. 

-Please sign up to attend our "Welcome to the New Year: Whole Class Virtual Presentation". The details are in Mrs. Brinson's Northern Lights News email. 

-There is no school this Friday, September 24. 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Hello families, 

Today we: 

-Worked on our words of the week: a, at, and, the

-Learned a new Lively Letter- the quiet tongue dancing sound 't'. Please ask your child to make this sound at home and to tell you some words that begin with the 't' sound. 

-Continued to work on building our understanding of numbers to 20. We have been working on representing a number by showing it as a word, a numeral, with tally marks, using ten frames and using base 10 blocks. 

Reminders:

-Tomorrow we will be going on a short walk around the school and on the walking path north of the school to look for signs of Fall. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately to be outside in the morning. 

-We will continue to accept donations for the Terry Fox Foundation until Thursday, September 23. 

Monday, September 20, 2021

Hello families, 

My name is Mrs. Doganis and I have been the guest teacher in Ms. Khulbe's classroom. I am enjoying working with your children until Ms. Khulbe is well enough to return to the school. Please check the blog daily for updates about what we are learning in school!

Today we:

-Started talking about Fall. This Wednesday, I will be taking the students on a short walk around the school and on the walking path north of the school to look for signs of Fall. 

-Made a graph about how we get to school. We used the information on our graph to talk about the concepts of more and less, as well as how many more and how many less. We also talked about these concepts last week when we made a Birthday Graph as a class. 

-We learned lively letter 'b' and drew pictures of things that begin with the letter b. Students were challenged to label their drawings with any known sounds. We also did letter 'p' last week. Please ask your child to tell you some words that begin with those sounds. 

Reminders:

-Please ensure that you send your child to school with a mask every day. Extra masks should be in your child's backpack in case they need to change their mask during the school day.

-We are fundraising for the Terry Fox Foundation! Thank you to the families that have already sent in a donation. Your child is invited to bring any donations from now until September 23rd. 

Wednesday September 8, 2021

Hello families,

As you may have heard from Mrs. Brinson, I will be away for a week or two. I was in an accident over the long weekend and I am recuperating at home. Starting tomorrow, there will be a consistent guest teacher to bring some stability in the class. I'm very disappointed at the timing, as I was just starting to get to know my students. Thank you for your support and I look forward to being back soon to work with you wonderful children!

Friday September 3, 2021

Hello families,

We had a fun Friday! Today we played back to school bingo!

We painted apple trees using a brush, a sponge and a Q-tip! We watched the Giving Tree. Ask me about this story!

Reminders

There is no school on Monday. Students will return to school on Tuesday September 7th.

If you have not signed and returned the forms in the orange folder, please do so as soon as possible.

Have a nice weekend!!

Thursday September 2, 2021

 Hello families,

Today we:

-drew self-portraits and bears

-played tag in gym

-played with Lego and play doh 

-went outside for recess

-read: Chrysanthemum, the Underwear book and I like myself

Reminders

If you haven't already, please sign and return the forms that came home yesterday in the orange folders.

Every Friday will be early dismissal at 1:05pm. Students will not have lunch at school. Please send a snack. Thank you!

Wednesday September 1, 2021

Hello families,

We had a wonderful first day of grade 1!

Today we:

-had a sharing circle

-made a kissing hand

-had recess outside

-played with play doh

-read stories

I can't wait to see everyone tomorrow!

Reminders:

Your child is bringing home an orange folder with some important form. Please read, sign and return them to the school in the folder as soon as possible. Thank you!

Please send a pair of indoor shoes to stay at school if you haven't already. Also, please send a water bottle with your child, as we are not using the fountains du to Covid-19. Finally, each child should have a few extra masks in their backpack in case it gets lost or dirty. Thank you!