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!