Thursday December 15, 2011

Dear Parents and Guardians,

• Reminder of tomorrow's spelling test
• Tonight will be the last night of home reading before the Christmas break. I ask that agendas and all home reading books be kept at school over the break.
• School re-opens on Tuesday January 3, 2012
• Reminder that we have gym on the first day back.
• Please ensure that all winter outerwear (boots, snow pants, mitts, etc.) are brought home over the break. Lockers should also be free of food items, recyclables, clothes, lunch kits, etc. Thank you for your cooperation!
• We had the privilege of watching the band concert this afternoon. It was a fantastic performance and we even had a visit from the Grinch!
• We will be checking the 'lost and found' tomorrow for items that might belong to students. All unclaimed items of clothing will be donated to charity after tomorrow.
  

Wishing you all a safe and restful holiday!
Merry Christmas,

Mrs. L. Galloway

Tuesday December 13, 2011

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It's hard to believe that this is our last week at school before the Christmas break. I was very proud of the students' performance last Thursday during the "Our House is a Holiday House" performance.

We have some exciting activities planned this week. On Wednesday, we will be visiting the Big Little Science Centre to learn more about properties and states of matter. Thank you to those parents who volunteered to drive. Please meet in the classroom at 8:20 tomorrow morning. *Please don't forget to send a booster seat with your child*

It will be pyjama day for our class on Thursday. The students will still be going out for recess and lunch, so they need to have warm outer gear if they are wearing their pyjamas underneath. We will be visiting Mrs. Sandhu's class along with Mrs. Steenson's class for a special holiday show on the smartboard. Students are welcome to bring a small snack to share if they wish. Popcorn (that is already popped) is alway popular and easy to share. We will also be finishing up some holiday crafts this week.

On Thursday we will be attending the intermediate band concert in the afternoon. This is always a great performance and a pleasure to watch.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. pup
2. bus
3. but
4. tub
5. I
6. sock

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. send
2. pick
3. end
4. both
5. fast
6. last
7. must
8. just
9. bath
10. black
11. clock
12. shamrock
    

The -ock word family was introduced yesterday and we brainstormed words including: clock, tick-tock, flock, shamrock, rock, knock, block, etc.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday filled with fun and family time. I look forward to January when the students return. I am very delighted with the progress in the classroom, and how enthusiastic the students are toward their learning.

Mrs. Galloway

Wednesday December 7, 2011

I apologize that I did not update the blog yesterday but I was away.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

1. up
2. us
3. run
4. fun
5. to
6. back

Grade 2 Spelling words:

1. place
2. make
3. making
4. help
5. here
6. want
7. nice
8. to
9. two
10. into
11. backpack
12. attack

Word family this week is the -ack family. We brainstormed words such as: back, sack, attack, slack, backpack, etc. Please practice these words with your child.

New sight words this week for the grade 1 students are: car, ball... Grade 2 students: seed, find, get, grow.

We are looking forward to our Christmas performance on Thursday at 11:15pm. Please have your child wear dressy clothes for the performance (no jeans and t-shirts). ***Please also remember to send your child with a Santa hat for the concert!

We have our first skating date on Friday. We will be leaving the school at 8:30am to go skating at Interior Savings Centre downtown. If you volunteered to drive, a driver waiver form went home with your child today. Please fill it out, and return it to school before Friday. The school needs updated forms on file each year.
***Students must bring their booster seat, skates, and a helmet to school on Friday.***

A reminder that we are now accepting donations to the food bank in our class as well as warm clothes donations.

Have a great evening,
Mrs. G