Monday February 28, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we started our new words of the week, they are: girl, give, for, from, and find.

We did our morning message and found the words of the week and word wall words on it.  We also did some of the Heggerty program. 

We continued writing about what we will be doing when we are 100 years old. 

After lunch, we started hockey in gym, and read a story to learn about the beginning, middle and the end of a story. 

We talked about ear safety in Science today. 

Reminders: 

- March 2 - Fun Lunch day for those who ordered it

Friday February 25, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today was the 100th day of school!  We did so many fun centers like building a tower with 100 cups, building things with 100 blocks, painting 100 dots, writing about what we will be doing at 100 years old and playing a board game with 100 spots. 

Students are bringing their 100 year old portraits home today.  We will finish up the mosaic art and have it come home next week. 

Reminders: 

- Today is the last day to get Fun Lunch orders in for March 2nd lunch

- March 9 - Christopher Cool magic show in the evening

Thursday February 24, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we worked a lot on an art project of what we would look like at 100 years old. 

We went to Music and Gym. In Music, we did the Green Jellybean song.  In Gym, we played wax museum and Simon says.

We had outdoor recess today, we played a lot in the snow. 

Reminders: 

- February 25 - 100th Day of School!

Wednesday February 23, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we wrote about Pink Shirt Day and why it is important.  Ask your child about what they wrote.  We also listened to a story read by Mr. Scout about planting seeds of kindness. 

We had gym, and then we did Science where we guessed what sounds we were hearing on the smartboard.  It was a lot of fun.  We worked on finishing our art projects today, and they should be ready to come home on Friday.  We had library this afternoon too. 

Reminders: 

- February 25 - 100th Day of School!

This is a photo of the brochure that went home today, for everyone that is away or if the paper copy got lost, I apologize of the quality is low: 

Tuesday February 22, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we did writing, we wrote about our favourite season. 

We did gym and music in the classroom today.  For gym, we did an Encanto movement break and some Cosmic Kids yoga. For music, we did a Disney movie sing alongs in the classroom too.

In Science, we got another clue as to where Scaredy Squirrel is hiding, so we will keep using our senses to figure it out. 

In Art, we worked on finishing up our projects. They will be brought home by the end of the week.

Reminders: 

- February 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

- February 23 - Popcorn day

- February 25 - 100th Day of School!

Wednesday February 16, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we listened to "The Good Egg" story on youtube. Ask your child what it is about. 

We wrote about our families during writing time. Ask your child what they wrote about. 

We had gym today and we played hide and go seek tag and wax museum.

In Science, we talked about eye safety and how people who are blind navigate the world.

In Art, we are working on making a heart mosaic with paper pieces.

Reminders: 

There was a sheet sent home today to colour Christopher Cool's new poster.  Please follow the instructions on the page to enter into the contest.

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 22 - SPIRIT DAY: Twins day - dress up as twins with another classmate (we talked about this in class already)

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Monday February 14, 2022

Hello families, 

Today we did our literacy centers, and wrote about some of the Olympics we watched last week.  

After lunch, we had music and we played a game with songs. After music, we had gym and we did Olympic races.  After gym, we handed our our Valentines cards to our classmates.

We did a classroom scavenger hunt in Science trying to find objects that we saw close up pictures of. 

Reminders: 

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Friday February 11, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we did read to self and read to partner. Ask your child about the books they read. We read our poem called "Snowball", ask your child about this poem.

We worked on Heggerty today and practiced figuring out if words rhymed or not, and we talked about how tone is important when asking questions. 

We watched some more of the Olympics today and read a story called "You Matter". 

Please see below for an important message on Valentine's cards and general reminders.

Have a great weekend.

VALENTINE’S CARDS 

Due to the new lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions for Monday, if you would like your child to be able to hand out Valentine’s cards they have made or purchased, they may now do so.  This is fully optional and students or families should not feel obligated.  

 

If you do wish to send cards, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines: 

• There must be one card for all children in the class.  (A list of first names was sent home today for their reference; if your child was absent today, please email me for the list.)   
• Food items / candy cannot be included or sent to school. Non-edible items only please. 
• Tell your child that if someone says, “No thank you” to receiving the card, that is also okay.  There are many reasons that not all families will want to participate. 

 

If you DO NOT want your child bringing cards home, please tell them to leave them at school. (Teachers will not be able to monitor this.)

Reminders: 

Please ensure your child is not bringing toys from home to school. 

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Thursday February 10, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we did our literacy centers (we do them every day and go to a different one every day of the week).  Ask your child what center they went to today. 

We continued to work on our new daily phonics program called Heggerty. 

After lunch, we had gym and we played basketball and worked on shooting hoops. 

We finished our art and we brought them home today. Ask your child for the craft they made. 

We watched some Olympic skiing today. 

Reminders: 

Please ensure your child is not bringing toys from home to school.  We do not want them getting lost or given to another student and then taken back. 

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Wednesday February 9, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we did read to self and read to partner.  We had a fire drill today so the morning schedule was a bit different than usual.  After snack, we talked about how important lockdown drills are and what to do if different situations happen. 

After lunch, we had music and then DPA.  We did a fun game on the smartboard to get us moving, and we had to chop up vegetables for soup.  After this, we did a Cosmic Kids yoga video.  

In science, we have to use our senses to solve clues to fine Scaredy Squirrel because he is mussing! 

We watched some Olympic curling today. 

Reminders: 

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Tuesday February 8, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we learned what detectives are in science. Ask your child what they are and what they do.  For part of our literacy time, we drew a barn following a guided drawing video, and tomorrow we will write about it.

In gym, we did basketball stations to practice our skills of passing, dribbling and shooting at the net.

We watched some Olympic hockey today and cheered on the teams. 

Reminders: 

There is NO parking in the staff lots please. 

Please put an extra pair of pants and socks in your child's backpack, as it is getting pretty wet and mucky outside. Waterproof footwear is strongly advised.

Please talk to your child about staying out of muddy areas and puddles, we have talked about this many times too. 

- Feb 17 - No School 

- Feb 18 - No School 

- Feb 18 - Popcorn orders due before midnight 

- Feb 21- No School 

- Feb 23 - SPIRIT DAY: Pink Shirt Day 

February 23 - Popcorn day

Monday February 7, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we had gym, and we learned how to shoot to the hoops! 

We labelled and wrote about our snowy owl pictures we drew last week.  We did some more of the Heggerty literacy program like figuring out if pairs of words rhymed or not. 

In math, we did adding questions with blocks to help us count. 

Reminders: 

Friday February 4, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we had some quiet reading time and then we read a story to our table partners. We went outside and played on the playground for gym. We thought it would be good to take advantage of the warm weather. 

We watched parts of the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing, and we talked about the history of this event too. Everyone seemed very interested in watching the different winter sports, so we will watch some of the highlights next week. 

If you are interested in watching some of the Olympics, you can watch through CBC Gem. Here is the link you can use: https://gem.cbc.ca/olympics

Have a great weekend! 

Thursday February 3, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we did a guided drawing of a snow owl. Tomorrow we will write about it.  

We looked for word wall words in our morning message too.  Ask your child about some of the word wall words. 

In music we played a cow song. Ask your child to sing it for you.  In gym, we continued playing basketball.  We learned about bounce passes and chest passes. 

In math, we practiced adding using ten frames, and played number bingo. 

Reminders: 

- Friday: SPIRIT DAY - Pajama day!  

Wednesday February 2, 2022

Hello families, 

Today we started a new literacy program called Heggerty.  It helps us figure out word sounds. 

Today we had gym, and we started playing basketball. We learned how to dribble.  We had library so we got new books. 

To continue our How Full in Your Bucket lessons, we made paper bags and wrote nice notes to our friends. 

Reminders:

 - Friday: SPIRIT DAY - Pajama day! 

Tuesday February 2, 2022

 Hello families, 

Today we 

We did a Pokemon movement break this morning.

We had music and we did the Green Jellybean song and a Chinese New Year song. Ask your child to show you the actions. 

We had DPA and we did Cosmic Kids yoga and the Incredibles gym video.  In math, we learned how to add using a number line. Ask your child to show you. 

We made paper bag buckets to go along with the How Full is Your Bucket book. 

Reminders: 

- Report cards are available online via Parent PowerSchool, no paper copies are being sent home 

- Tomorrow is Fun Lunch for those who ordered it

- Friday: SPIRIT DAY - Pajama day!