Wednesday November 30, 2011

A short notice regarding attire at the Christmas Concert will be going home today. Mrs. Konkin, the music teacher, has requested that all students wear their fancy or best clothes for the concert. Boys can wear ties if they wish. Girls can wear dresses or skirts or pants. Long sleeve tops please (no spaghetti straps) and leggings or tights (no bare legs).

Mrs. Konkin is also asking that all students wear a Santa hat for the concert. A reminder that the concert is next Thursday (December 8) at 11:15 am.

The Me-to-We team stopped by today to tell our class about food bank donations and warm clothes donations. They are asking for coats, snow pants, mittens, toques etc. in good condition to donate to those less fortunate. They are also asking for non-perishable food items for the food bank. All donations must be in by Thursday, December 15th. Thanks!

Reminders:

• Spelling quiz on Friday
• Gym on Friday
• Monday December 5 is a non-instructional day. No school for students.
  

Monday November 28, 2011

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. as
2. had
3. sit
4. six
5. ran
6. nest
   

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. some
2. come
3. home
4. fun
5. funny
6. run
7. running
8. ran
9. us
10. use
11. guest
12. contest
    

The word family learned this week is the -est family. We brainstormed words such as nest, pest, guest, test, estimate, chest, festival, contest etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's are working on review of all the sight words learned to date.

Grade 1's learned 2 new sight words: go, going. We are also reviewing all sight words learned to date this week.

Don't forget to do your home reading every night. It is encouraged to take the same book home several nights in a row to practice fluency, especially at the higher levels. Please also ensure that your child brings his/her home reading book back to school everyday.

A reminder to please return your permission forms for skating and the Big Little Science Centre asap.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Wednesday November 23, 2011

You are invited to
"OUR HOUSE IS A HOLIDAY HOUSE"
Thursday, December 8th

The performances will be broken down into 2 times. The following classes will perform at the indicated time.

11:15 am
Mrs. Fortems, Mrs. Gundel/Mrs. Willie, Mrs. Orhling, Mrs. Galloway, Mrs. Steenson, Mrs. Steenson, Mrs. Charlebois/Mrs. Hrycan

1:45 pm
Mrs. Sanesh/Mrs. Tupper, Mrs. Sandhu, Mrs. Doherty, Ms. Foster, Mrs. Allen-Innis, Ms. Carroll

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

If you haven't sent in the 2 permission forms yet, can you please do so asap. One is for the Big Little Science Centre on Wednesday Dec. 14th and the other is for 2 skating times (Dec. 9 and Jan. 23).

Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to drive for these field trips. If you have not completed a Driver Waiver form, please do so at the office. A reminder that you MUST send your child with a booster seat on field trip days. On the days we go skating, students also must have a proper helmet and skates. Helmets are mandatory.

A reminder that we have gym on Friday.

Spelling quiz on Friday.

Have a great evening!

Mrs. G

Monday November 21, 2011

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. can
2. pan
3. man
4. cat
5. sat
6. bell
   

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. the
2. that
3. them
4. day
5. may
6. made
7. was
8. of
   
9. if
10. a
11. eggshell
12. spell
    

The word family learned this week is the -ell family. We brainstormed words such as bell, shell, smell, tell, spell, doorbell and excellent etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's learned 2 new sight words today. The words are: visit and laugh. We discussed how the word laugh is not phonetic and the -ugh says the "f" sound.

Grade 1's learned 2 new sight words today. That words are: park and store.

Don't forget to do your home reading every night. It is encouraged to take the same book home several nights in a row to practice fluency, especially at the higher levels. Please also ensure that your child brings his/her home reading book back to school everyday.

A reminder to please return your permission forms for skating and the Big Little Science Centre asap.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear.

With the snowy weather upon us, it is taking more time in the morning for students to get organized. There have still been several students who are late on a regular basis lately. Please ensure you drop your child off early enough so they have enough time in the morning to get organized. The expectation is that students are in the class and ready to learn at 8:30 am. Students are allowed inside the building each morning at 8:20 am. Thank you for your continued cooperation.


Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Wednesday November 16, 2011

Sight words taught today:

Grade 2 students learned: hundred, oh, and soon
Grade 1 students learned: house

Grade 1 students practiced using all of the sight words learned to date in sentences. For example:

I like my house.
I like to play at my school.
My house is blue.
Here is my house.

I sent home a notice today with the dates for our upcoming field trips, permission forms and special helper/show and tell days for December and January. Please check the agenda for those.

Thank you and have a great evening,

Mrs. G

Tuesday November 15, 2011

Today I am sending home a set of addition facts and a set of subtraction facts with each student. Please do not write on these sheets. They are to be used multiple times so your child can practice his/her math facts at home. You may practice orally or you can get an plastic cover to place on top if you wish for your child to write the answers down. A good place to start is with adding with 0, then adding with 1, etc. all the way to adding with 9. Once your child feels confident with adding, you can move onto the subtraction pages in the same manner. These are not meant for your child to spend a lot of time on. Maybe 2-5 minutes per evening can be spent on basic math facts. The goal is for students to know their facts so they are not using their fingers or counters for basic facts. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to contact me.

I sent a notice home today that indicate that I have booked a couple field trips in which we require some parent drivers. I indicated that our first field trip will be to the Big Little Science Centre on Thursday December 8^th, but unfortunately that conflicts with the Christmas concert which is on that day as well. I have moved the date we goto the Science Centre to Wednesday, December 14. We must be there at 9:00 am so we would have to leave the school at about 8:35. I have also booked two skating times with Mrs. Sandhu’s grade 1 class. Our first skate will be on Friday December 9^th and our second skate will be on Monday January 23^rd. Both times we skate at 9:00am so will have to leave the school at 8:35am. We also need parent drivers for both of these days. I will be sending home permission forms shortly.

A reminder that Thursday is hot dog day.

Have a great evening

Mrs. G

Monday November 14, 2011

I hope everyone had a relaxing, extra long weekend!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. in
2. is
3. it
4. big
5. did
6. bug
   

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. no
2. go
3. going
4. most
5. kind
6. find
7. gave
8. so
9. do
10. doing
11. shrug
12. juggle
    

The word family learned this week is the -ug family. We brainstormed words such as bug, mug, chug, plug, shrug, litterbug etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's learned 3 new sight words today. The words are: always, summer, and under.

Grade 1's learned 2 new sight words today. That words are: school, at

Don't forget to do your home reading every night. It is encouraged to take the same book home several nights in a row to practice fluency, especially at the higher levels.

A reminder that this Thursday is hot dog day for the students that ordered hot dogs.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear.

With the snowy weather upon us, it is taking more time in the morning for students to get organized. There have been several students who are late on a regular basis lately. Please ensure you drop your child off early enough so they have enough time in the morning to get organized. The expectation is that students are in the class and ready to learn at 8:30 am. Students are allowed inside the building each morning at 8:20 am. Thank you for your continued cooperation.


Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Wednesday November 9, 2011

Reminders:

• Tomorrow is our Remembrance Day assembly at 10:45 am. Parents are welcome to attend. Our class will be performing a short poem with Mrs. Sandhu's class at the assembly.
• No school on Friday to honour Remembrance Day.
• Spelling test is tomorrow for both Grade 1 and 2 students (Thursday this week).
• Please remember to do your home reading!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. G

Monday November 7, 2011

I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! Grade 1's started spelling this week. The spelling test this week will be on Thursday due to the fact that there is no school on Friday for Remembrance Day. Usually spelling tests are on Fridays.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. an
2. at
3. and
4. am
5. a
6. rip

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. be
2. see
3. got
4. she
5. sheep
6. shop
7. queen
8. been
9. bee
10. he
11. skip
12. friendship

The word family learned this week is the -ip family. We brainstormed words such as rip, tip, lip, skip, ship, friendship and paperclip. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's learned 3 new sight words today. The words are: start, tree, and off.

Grade 1's will be taught a new sight word tomorrow. That word is: school.

Don't forget to do your home reading every night. It is encouraged to take the same book home several nights in a row to practice fluency, especially at the higher levels.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Friday November 4, 2011

I hope everyone had a great week. I enjoyed meeting with most parents this week to discuss the progress of your child. We have a phenomenal group of students and I am proud of each and every one of them!

Grade 1's learned a new sight word today. The word is something. Please practice this word with your child over the weekend.

A reminder that next week is Remembrance Day and there will be no school on Friday. Our Remembrance Day assembly will take place on Thursday November 10th at 10:45 am. Our class will be performing a short poem with Mrs. Sandhu's class during the assembly. Parents are welcome to attend. This is the poem we will be performing if you wish to practice at home:

Little Poppy

Little poppy, little poppy
Given to me,
Help keep Canada
Safe and free.

I'll wear a little poppy
As red as red can be,
To show that I remember
Those who fought for me.

Thanks so much and have a fantastic weekend!!!

Mrs. G