Mrs. Galloway's Blog

Friday March 2, 2012

2012-03-02T14:16:00.002-08:00

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Just wanted to let you know that Mr. Rempel sent an important notice home today regarding teacher job action. As a result teachers will not be at school on Monday March 5th. Please check your child's agenda for the notice which is explained in more detail. At this time it is unknown when teachers will return so please take the time to keep reading with your child at home as well as practice the Math facts sheet. Thank you for your cooperation and have an excellent weekend.

Mrs. L. Galloway

Monday, February 27, 2012

2012-02-27T09:07:00.003-08:00

Monday, February 27, 2012

Beginning this week the grade 1 students will have 10 spelling words.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

make
came
lake
game
shake
ate
tape
come
mice
price

Grade 2 Spelling words:

have
give
love
from
live
friend
much
such
old
told
spice
advice

The word family taught today was the -ice family. We brainstormed words such as nice, spice, mice, advice, dice, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Sight words this week are:

Grade 1 - big, little

Grade 2 - real, really, clean, drink

A reminder that Wednesday, Feb. 29th is Anti-Bullying Day. Please wear Pink to show your support and stand up to bullying.

A reminder that Wednesday is also is Hot Dog Day.

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Monday February 20, 2012

2012-02-20T12:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

she
ship
shell
dish
wish
mine
shine

Grade 2 Spelling words:

more
store
stand
star
blew
flew
new
stone
sting
ring
valentine
combine

The word family taught today was the -ine family. We brainstormed words such as nine, mine, fine, shine, combine, valentine, underline, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Sight words this week are:

Grade 1 - it, can, stop

Grade 2 - cold, warm, wash

Tomorrow is the 100th day of school. We will be getting together with Mrs. Sandhu's class and Mrs. Steenson's class to do several activities with the number 100. We will be in the gym for a short time and will be doing several activities for 100 seconds. We will be counting, grouping, patterning, estimating and graphing in Math. We will even be doing an art activity this week.
Thank-you to those students who brought in a collection of 100 things to work with tomorrow. If you have not done so, please bring these items in tomorrow. Each student needs a collection of 100 things. Some examples are: toothpicks, beads, cereal, macaroni, marshmallows, etc.

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Thursday February 16, 2011

2012-02-16T11:29:00.000-08:00

I just wanted in let everyone know that we will be celebrating our 100th day of school next week. Students have been asked to bring a collection of 100 items in a zip-lock bag. Collections may include: 100 marbles, 100 straws, 100 toothpicks, 100 marshmallows etc. Please send the collection in a bag, as we will be doing sorting, counting and graphing activities with our collections. Please send the collection to school on Monday, February 20th.

A reminder of tomorrow's spelling quiz.

We also have gym tomorrow so please ensure proper indoor footwear comes to school.

Thank you and have a fantastic Thursday!!!

Mrs. Galloway

Monday February 13, 2012

2012-02-13T14:09:00.000-08:00

Today we attended Young People's Concert. The Goh Ballet performed for us today.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

hill
bell
fell
ball
fall
cake
snake

Grade 2 Spelling words:

her
girl
turn
hurt
first
were
card
part
start
are
mistake
cupcake

The word family taught today was the -ake family. We brainstormed words such as cake, rake, snake, mistake, cupcake, earthquake etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Sight words this week are:

Grade 1 - orange, green

Grade 2 - black, been, before, world

Last week I forgot to put the sight words on the blog. They were:

Grade 1 - dog, cat, bird, fist

Grade 2 - ocean, sea, water, river, lake

Tomorrow is Valentines Day and we will be handing out Valentines in the the afternoon. You are welcome to send a heart healthy snack to share if you wish. Thank you.

Two notices went home today. A hot dog order form went home as well as a newsletter regarding a cookbook fund raiser.

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Tuesday February 7, 2011

2012-02-07T14:33:00.001-08:00

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Open House. You may come to the classroom at 9:00 for the students to showcase some of their work. We will head to the gym at 9:30 with Mrs. Sandhu's class for some dancing. Parents please wear some comfortable shoes as you will be participating! The Open House will end at 10:15 when the children go out for recess.

On Thursday the PAC is having a popcorn sale. Popcorn will be sold for $1. Only 1 bag per student please.

On Thursday Feb. 9 and Friday Feb. 10 the Me-to-We team is hosting a fund-raiser and all the money will go to a school in Nepal. At recess and lunch they will be selling homemade, peanut-free chocolates. They will be sold as a pack of 3 chocolates for $2.

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow!

Mrs. G

Monday February 7, 2012

2012-02-06T15:12:00.001-08:00

Grade 1 Spelling words:

cats
pigs
beds
bugs
tops
bank
thank

Grade 2 Spelling words:

now
down
how
out
shout
about
our
house
slow
show
thankful
February

The word family taught today was the -ank family. We brainstormed words such as sank, plank, thank, drank, bank, blank, Frank, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

A newsletter was sent home today with the first names of all of the students in the class in the event your child would like to hand out Valentines. Next Tuesday we will be handing out Valentines in the the afternoon. You are welcome to send a heart healthy snack to share if you wish. Thank you.

A reminder that this Wednesday, February 8th our class, along with Mrs. Sandhu's class, will be hosting an open house for parents to attend. The open house will begin at 9:00 am in the classroom. Students will be showcasing some of their work to date. We will head to the gym at 9:30 to perform some of the dances we learned in gym this year. Parents will be participating too!!!

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Monday January 30, 2012

2012-01-30T13:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

ten
hat
hot
sand
hand
pink
think

Grade 2 Spelling words:

too
good
book
shook
school
when
what
took
who
soon
drink
think

The word family taught today was the -ink family. We brainstormed words such as sink, pink, think, drink, Tinkerbell, blink, wink, wrinkle, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's are still reviewing all sight words taught to date this week. A list and a reading selection will be going home this week. I apologize for not sending this home last week, but I was still in the process of testing each student.

Grade 1's are also reviewing all sight words taught to date. I will send a list and a reading selection home with each after I test them.

On Wednesday February 8th our class, along with Mrs. Sandhu's class, will be hosting an open house for parents to attend. The open house will begin at 9:00 am in the classroom. Students will be showcasing some of their work to date. We will head to the gym at 9:30 to perform some of the dances we learned in gym this year. Parents will be participating too!!!

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

Tomorrow is PE so please make sure your child has proper indoor footwear. Students should have indoor shoes that fit their feet properly. If your child is still unable to tie his/her shoes, please send a pair of Velcro shoes for indoors. Thank you for your cooperation.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Monday January 23, 2012

2012-01-23T12:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone! Today we had our last skating day for the year. The children had a great time and it was awesome to see so much improvement on the ice. Thank you to all of the parents who drove and helped out in the dressing rooms and on the ice. Your support is always appreciated and recognized.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

top
stop
men
fix
fox
sing
king

Grade 2 Spelling words:

way
away
today
chain
wait
chase
play
played
rain
paint
something
everything

The word family taught today was the -ing family. We brainstormed words such as sing, king, ring, string, fling, something, everything, kingdom, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2's are reviewing all sight words taught to date this week. A list will be going home this week. Please practice these words with your child at home.

Grade 1 sight word this week are: you, do

On Wednesday February 8th our class, along with Mrs. Sandhu's class, will be hosting an open house for parents to attend. The open house will begin at 9:00 am in the classroom. Students will be showcasing some of their work to date. We will head to the gym at 9:30 to perform some of the dances we learned in gym this year. Parents will be participating too!!!

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

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

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Thursday January 19, 2012

2012-01-19T08:39:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that this Monday (January 23) we are skating at the Interior Saving Centre. Thank you to those parents who volunteered to drive. We will be leaving the class right after the 8:30 bell on Monday morning. Please send your child with skates, a helmet and a booster seat on Monday. If you wish to send a hockey stick too we will be sectioning off an area of the ice for hockey. We will be using a foam puck from the school.

Aberdeen Elementary has committed to being a “Bully-Free” environment and to support this we are joining schools across British Columbia and participating in Pink Shirt Day and say “Bullying Stops Here”

If you would like to order the official PINK SHIRT $8 (with partial proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Club), please email Mrs. Flynn and submit payment to the office by Friday, January 20^th. Please give name, size and teacher for each student.

A reminder that on Wednesday February 8th our class, along with Mrs. Sandhu's class, will be hosting an open house for parents to attend. The open house will begin at 9:00 am in the classroom. Students will be showcasing some of their work to date. We will head to the gym at 9:30 to perform some of the dances we learned in gym this year. Parents will be participating too!!!

Monday January 16, 2012

2012-01-16T10:15:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a restful weekend. The grade 1 students will get 7 spelling words starting this week.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

pet
fed
let
get
red
will
fill

Grade 2 Spelling words:

boat
coat
float
long
along
belong
paw
fawn
tall
wall
chill
thrilling

The word family taught today was the -ill family. We brainstormed words such as hill, will, spill, chill, anthill, thrilling etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2 sight words this week are: know, outside, how

Grade 1 sight word this week is: and

A reminder that our class will be skating next Monday (January 23) at ISC (Interior Savings Centre). Please ensure your child has skates, a helmet and a booster seat on that day. Thank you to those parents who volunteered to drive. We will be leaving the class shortly after the 8:30 am bell.

On Wednesday February 8th our class, along with Mrs. Sandhu's class, will be hosting an open house for parents to attend. The open house will begin at 9:00 am in the classroom. Students will be showcasing some of their work to date. We will head to the gym at 9:30 to perform some of the dances we learned in gym this year. Parents will be participating too!!!

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.

Please practice basic math facts on a regular basis.

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

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Wednesday January 11, 2011

2012-01-11T14:10:00.000-08:00

Today in Science we continued our study of solids, liquids and gas. I made a "special" substance that acted as a solid and a liquid. Most of the students wanted the recipe to make this "special" substance at home so here it is:

1 cup of cornstarch
1.5 - 2 cups of water
food colouring (optional)

Mix together and enjoy!

We will be learning more sight words tomorrow.

Grade 2 sight words: again, teacher, us

Grade 1 sight words: likes, plays

Just a reminder to continue practicing math facts at home.

Have a great evening!

Mrs. G

Monday January 9, 2012

2012-01-09T08:24:00.000-08:00

Today we attended Buzz Brass at the Sagebrush Theatre as part of our Young People's Concert series. It was a very fun and informative performance that showcased music throughout the ages.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

not
on
dog
got
the
jump

Grade 2 Spelling words:

less
tell
well
will
still
off
letter
little
silly
happy
stump
clump

The word family taught today was the -ump family. We brainstormed words such as stump, dump, jump, pump, plump, clump, bump, etc.. Please practice these words with your child this week.

Grade 2 sight words this week are: keep, round, around

Grade 1 sight word this week is: with

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.

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

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Friday January 6, 2012

2012-01-06T13:11:00.000-08:00

We had a great first week back at school!

A reminder that we have our library book exchange on Monday. We missed last Monday, so please ensure that your child brings back any library books he/she had over the Christmas break.

We will also will be heading to the Sagebrush Theatre on Monday for Young People's Concert.

Have a fantastic weekend,

Mrs. G

Tuesday January 3, 2012

2012-01-03T12:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome Back Everyone and Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had a restful holiday.

Grade 1 Spelling words:

his
dig
pat
sun
put
luck

Grade 2 Spelling words:

candy
went
sent
take
like
puppy
time
didn't
by
my
truck
struck

The word family taught this week is the -uck family. We brainstormed words such as truck, luck, tuck, struck, woodchuck, duck, etc... Please practice these words with your child this week.

New sight words this week are as follows:

Grade 2's - some, spring, small, until

Grade 1's - book, computer

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.

Sometime this week your child will be bringing home the contents of their Math duotang. All of the work in it is work done to date. So far we have worked on the following concepts: Review of numbers, Combinations of 9, 10, 11 and 12, Patterns, Missing addends, Place Value to 100 (The grade 2 students did counting to 200). Please do not be concerned if all of the pages are not complete. We do quite a bit of oral and group work in Math and I don't always require all of the written work to be completed during the math period. You will know if your child's math page is complete because the top right hand corner of the page will be cut.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. G

Thursday December 15, 2011

2011-12-15T13:54:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

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:

pup
bus
but
tub
I
sock

Grade 2 Spelling words:

send
pick
end
both
fast
last
must
just
bath
black
clock
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

2011-12-07T10:08:00.001-08:00

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

Grade 1 Spelling words:

up
us
run
fun
to
back

Grade 2 Spelling words:

place
make
making
help
here
want
nice
to
two
into
backpack
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

Wednesday November 30, 2011

2011-11-30T12:09:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-28T10:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

as
had
sit
six
ran
nest

Grade 2 Spelling words:

some
come
home
fun
funny
run
running
ran
us
use
guest
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

2011-11-23T13:12:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-21T12:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

can
pan
man
cat
sat
bell

Grade 2 Spelling words:

the
that
them
day
may
made
was
of
if
a
eggshell
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

2011-11-16T14:25:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-15T10:43:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-14T12:08:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a relaxing, extra long weekend!

Grade 1 Spelling words:

Grade 2 Spelling words:

no
go
going
most
kind
find
gave
so
do
doing
shrug
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

2011-11-09T13:11:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-07T12:21:00.001-08:00

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:

Grade 2 Spelling words:

be
see
got
she
sheep
shop
queen
been
bee
he
skip
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

2011-11-04T12:06:00.000-07:00

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

Monday October 31, 2011

2011-10-31T12:53:00.000-07:00

A big THANK YOU to all of the parents who helped out today for our Halloween activities. The costumes were awesome!!!

Grade 2 Spelling Words:

add
ask
came
name
ride
bone
save
kite
cute
mine
skin
pumpkin

Our word family of the week is the -in family. For example words such as pin, sin, skin, pumpkin, chin and twin. Please practice this word family with your children this week.

The following sight words will be taught tomorrow. Grade 1's will learn blue and yellow
Grade 2's will learn leaf, leaves and colour. They will also practice how to make words plural.

A reminder that tomorrow and Wednesday have an early dismissal of 12:30. I will start my parent teacher interviews at 1:00 so please be on time to pick up your child.

A reminder that Wednesday November 2nd photo retakes will take place in the morning. If you requested photo retakes, please do not wear green or white on Wednesday as it interferes with the screen that the photographers use. Thanks!

Have a safe and fun Halloween night tonight!!!

Mrs. G

2011-10-28T14:38:00.000-07:00

Reminders:

Halloween is on Monday. On October 31st, students are welcome to wear a costume from 1:00pm - 2:30pm during our theme activities. Students need to be able to change into their costume independently at 1:00pm, or parents may drop by to help their child change. Costume accessories and masks should be left at home, as the students will need their hands free to participate in afternoon activities. Costumes must be school appropriate, therefore violence and gory costumes are not permitted. Parents are welcome to join us for the afternoon.
Reminder that parent teacher interviews will happen on November 1st and 2nd. Students will be dismissed at 12:30pm on each of these dates. I have posted a schedule for interviews outside my classroom. Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot if you would like to meet with me.
Photo retakes will take place on Wednesday, November 2 in the morning.
Monday is Library day. Please return all library books!
If you are able to send a small pencil case to school with your child that would be great. Many students are losing their pencils and erasers as they are falling out of desks. A pencil case is a great way to keep things organized.

Thanks so much and have a restful weekend!!!

Mrs. G

Thursday October 27, 2011

2011-10-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

Reminders:

Grade 2's have their spelling quiz tomorrow.
Halloween is on Monday. On October 31st, students are welcome to wear a costume from 1:00pm - 2:30pm during our theme activities. Students need to be able to change into their costume independently at 1:00pm, or parents may drop by to help their child change. Costume accessories and masks should be left at home, as the students will need their hands free to participate in afternoon activities. Costumes must be school appropriate, therefore violence and gory costumes are not permitted. Parents are welcome to join us for the afternoon.
Reminder that parent teacher interviews will happen on November 1st and 2nd. Students will be dismissed at 12:30pm on each of these dates. I have posted a schedule for interviews outside my classroom. Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot if you would like to meet with me.
Photo retakes will take place on Wednesday, November 2 in the morning.
This Friday is popcorn day sponsored by our very generous PAC. Popcorn will be sold at lunch for $1.00 a bag. There is a limit of one bag per student.

Grade 1's will be learning a new sight word tomorrow. That word is red. Please practice this new word with your child.

Thanks and have a great day!!!

Mrs. G

Monday October 24, 2011

2011-10-23T11:42:00.000-07:00

Reminder that Monday October 24th the students will be attending the first performance, "Wells and Woodland" comedy show as part of our Young People's Concert Series. We will be travelling by bus to the sagebrush theatre and return to school by lunch time.

Monday is library day... Please remember to bring your library books.

Reminder that the sign up for Parent-Teacher interviews is up outside the classroom. Please sign up for a time if you wish to meet with me on November 1 or 2. Reminder that on both those days students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm.

Grade 2 Spelling words this week:

up
it
him
I
for
or
four
we
man
men
crop
stop

The word family of the week is the -op family. Words such as pop, lop, top, hop, stop, flop, etc.

Grade 1's will be bringing home a worksheet today with all of the sight words learned to date. Please go over this sheet with your child and practice the words with them. The new sight word learned today is -the

Grade 2's new sight words are any, many

The libraries across BC are promoting D.E.A.R. today which is short for Drop Everything and Read. We will be taking 15 minutes today to D.E.A.R. We have also decorated our door for the D.E.A.R. library contest. Last week we read a book called Uno's Garden and the students decorated the door to represent this book. The top of the door is all forest and animals. Eventually, the forest becomes a city without plants and animals. The middle section of our door is representative of the city. The bottom portion of the door is a balance between city and nature. This is the main message in the book. The students loved this book! Please come and check out our beautiful door if you get a chance. We will leave it up for the next week.

Have a great day,

Mrs. Galloway

Wednesday October 19, 2011

2011-10-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

Here are a few important items to note this week:

Friday is a non-instructional day for students.

A permission slip for the Young People's Concert series was sent home last week. Please send the form back to school no later than Thursday. On Friday, photo proofs were sent home with your child and they are due no later than Oct 24th if you are interested in ordering photos..

Halloween is approaching quickly. On October 31st, students are welcome to wear a costume from 1:00pm - 2:30pm during our theme activities. Students need to be able to change into their costume independently at 1:00pm, or parents may drop by to help their child change. Costume accessories and masks should be left at home, as the students will need their hands free to participate in afternoon activities. Costumes must be school appropriate, therefore violence and gory costumes are not permitted. Parents are welcome to join us for the afternoon.

Parent teacher interviews will happen on November 1st and 2nd. Students will be dismissed at 12:30pm on each of these dates. I have posted a schedule for interviews outside my classroom. Please sign up for a 15 minute time slot if you would like to meet with me.

I will be sending a sheet home tomorrow that will indicate when your child's special helper day is. On your child's special helper day, he/she will bring in one item for show and tell as part of his/her speaking and listening mark. I will send the criteria home as well.

Have a great day!
Mrs. Galloway

Monday, October 17, 2011

2011-10-17T10:12:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a restful weekend!

I will be putting a sign up sheet outside of the classroom tomorrow with 15 minute slots for parent-teacher interviews on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and Wednesday, Nov. 2. Please sign up for one 15 minute time slot if you wish to meet with me.

Grade 2 Spelling words this week:

his
is
an
and
can
all
call
land
hand
small
spot
forgot

The word family we learned this week is the -ot family. We brainstormed words such as spot, lot, pot, forgot, knot, plot. Please practice this word family this week

Grade 2 sight words today are: wish, would
Grade 1 sight words today are: yes, no

Grade 2's also reviewed the short i sound and reviewed digraphs. Digraphs are letters that go together to make a new sound (unlike blends where the two or more usual sounds are blended together and the sounds stay intact). The digraphs we reviewed are /sh/, /ch/, /th/, and /wh/.

On behalf of Ms. Clarke, Mrs. McGarry and myself, we would like to take a moment to make all parents aware of the expectations of pick up and drop off in our hallway. We request that students enter the school quietly and independently at 8:20 am and not before. We ask that parents please wait outside of the school until the 2:30 pm bell rings at the end of the day. We are finding it very distracting and noisy when parents wait in the hallway at the end of the day. As the cooler weather approaches our expectation will remain the same. It is a good idea to establish a drop off and pick up point outside the school. Students are expected to enter and exit the school using their assigned door even if they are meeting siblings from another class. The hallways get very congested if this rule is not followed. Thank you for supporting our respect and responsibility goals.

Thanks so much,
Mrs. Galloway

Thursday October 13, 2011

2011-10-13T14:04:00.000-07:00

Reminders:

Young People's concert permission forms went home today. Please sign and return to school as soon as possible.
Spelling quiz tomorrow for the grade 2 students.
Gym tomorrow - wear proper footwear.

New sight words learned today:
Grade 1 - play, my
Grade 2 - child, children

I would like to apologize for the home reading books that went home and the pages were out of order. I have been having some issues printing off the books and some of them came out the wrong way. I number of books have been ordered for our classroom but have not yet arrived. Your child may be bringing home a book that he/she has already read while I fix the problem. Keep in mind though that any reading is useful, even if it is something that they've already read. Thank you for your patience.

Have a great evening,

Mrs. G

Tuesday October 11, 2011

2011-10-11T10:32:00.000-07:00

Grade 2 Spelling Words for the Week

as
has
fox
box
mix
egg
jam
pet
nap
big
plan
scan

We have been learning several sight words in class. These are words that don't always follow a rule and are words that should be recognized quickly and easily while reading. Students have a list of sight words in their home reading bags.

So far the Grade 1's have learned the following words:

a, am, I, like and to

The Grade 2's have learned the following words:

best, come, came, has, if let, man, manners, may, myself, please, say, and thank

Please practice these words with your child on a regular basis.

We are also learning word families. Most of the words are new to the grade 1's. The grade 2's are using blending sounds to make the words more challenging.

So far we have learned the -at family. Words like cat, hat, bat, chat, splat etc.
We have also learned the -ap family. Words like cap, nap, map, trap, flap etc.

This week we will be learning the -an family. Words like can, fan, span, scan etc.

Have a great day!!!
Mrs. Galloway

2011-10-10T10:33:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my blog for the 2011/12 school year. You can access this blog through the Aberdeen Elementary home page quickly and easily. In lieu of regular newsletters, I will be posting on the blog on a weekly and often daily basis.

I will be posting sight word and spelling lists on the blog as well as important classroom information including special helper for the day and reminders.

Looking forward to a great week!

Mrs. Galloway