The date for the 3-6 ski trip has been settled and it is . . . Tuesday, February 14th!
If your child is no longer able to attend, send me a note and we will refund the money. If they were unable to attend previously, but can come on the 14th, let me know and I will send a registration form home.
Reminder that grade fours are swimming next week - they will need their swimsuit, towel and a snack on Wednesday.
It was wonderful that so many of you joined us for Family Literacy night. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
OSR CHALLENGE group:
Your reading this weekend is page 1-26 or 1-29 depending on your book. Make sure you complete the reading and come to class Monday with your role sheet at least started. Happy reading!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Flexibility
Well, this week has certainly provided us with opportunities to be flexible with our planning. You should have all heard by now that the ski trip will not be taking place tomorrow for grade 3-6 or for grade7-9 students.
Our 3-6 ski trip will be rescheduled for sometime after the 10th of February - as soon as we can coordinate something with Kinosoo we will let you know. They have no spaces next week, and then we have students in 4-6 swimming which is why there will be such a long delay. If your child was not going to be able to go tomorrow but is able to go on the new date, let me know and I will be sure to send home a form for you.
Please return swimming forms and Family Literacy forms asap.
If you are practicing math facts, please give students only 3-5 seconds to get the answer. If it takes longer than that they are skip counting to solve it, which is a great strategy, but they need these facts memorized and available in their brains QUICKLY! (I promise it is worth it for when they are trying to do math in grade 5 and 6 - your work now makes things SO much easier then.)
We will have a spelling test tomorrow:)
Our 3-6 ski trip will be rescheduled for sometime after the 10th of February - as soon as we can coordinate something with Kinosoo we will let you know. They have no spaces next week, and then we have students in 4-6 swimming which is why there will be such a long delay. If your child was not going to be able to go tomorrow but is able to go on the new date, let me know and I will be sure to send home a form for you.
Please return swimming forms and Family Literacy forms asap.
If you are practicing math facts, please give students only 3-5 seconds to get the answer. If it takes longer than that they are skip counting to solve it, which is a great strategy, but they need these facts memorized and available in their brains QUICKLY! (I promise it is worth it for when they are trying to do math in grade 5 and 6 - your work now makes things SO much easier then.)
We will have a spelling test tomorrow:)
Friday, January 13, 2012
New Happenings
Now that we have established the wonderful habit of parents seeing their child's agenda and signing it daily, I am going to stop with sticker charts for agendas. I will still look at the agendas each day, and we will continue to write all our important information for you. The reward for continuing to use them in your homes will be that you continue to have a way to communicate with us daily.
We will begin Monday doing sticker charts for time spent practicing the multiplication tables. If you and your child practice multiplication tables to assist them in memorizing the facts, and record that time in their agenda, they will receive a sticker. A sticker will be awarded for each five minutes spent practicing with a maximum of three stickers a day. Once a row is full, they will get a candy treat. When the chart is full they will get 25 min of time in the computer lab or helping in Kindergarten or Grade 1 whichever they choose.
If you have a deck of cards your child can show you the quick practice method that we are using at school. They should be working on the 2 and 3 times tables right now.
We drew today for our movie pass winners. Students have been entering their names into a draw box for the past four months each time they filled a row on their sticker charts. Congratulations to Natalie, George, Emma and Rebecca, our winners. The box was emptied today, and we will begin to refill it as children complete rows for multiplication fact practice. They will receive their passes on Monday.
We did a reading activity about skiing today and talked about the benefits of goggles or sunglasses when we ski next week. I did not tell your child that you had to buy them goggles:) I did suggest that if they had some they should bring them, or if you were OK with the idea you could consider getting some.
Please remember to practice spelling words. They are always in your child's agendas and even though the words are the same for three weeks, they need to practice them to show me that they have mastered them.
Enjoy your weekend!
Remember to return swimming and Family Literacy forms as soon as possible.
We will begin Monday doing sticker charts for time spent practicing the multiplication tables. If you and your child practice multiplication tables to assist them in memorizing the facts, and record that time in their agenda, they will receive a sticker. A sticker will be awarded for each five minutes spent practicing with a maximum of three stickers a day. Once a row is full, they will get a candy treat. When the chart is full they will get 25 min of time in the computer lab or helping in Kindergarten or Grade 1 whichever they choose.
If you have a deck of cards your child can show you the quick practice method that we are using at school. They should be working on the 2 and 3 times tables right now.
We drew today for our movie pass winners. Students have been entering their names into a draw box for the past four months each time they filled a row on their sticker charts. Congratulations to Natalie, George, Emma and Rebecca, our winners. The box was emptied today, and we will begin to refill it as children complete rows for multiplication fact practice. They will receive their passes on Monday.
We did a reading activity about skiing today and talked about the benefits of goggles or sunglasses when we ski next week. I did not tell your child that you had to buy them goggles:) I did suggest that if they had some they should bring them, or if you were OK with the idea you could consider getting some.
Please remember to practice spelling words. They are always in your child's agendas and even though the words are the same for three weeks, they need to practice them to show me that they have mastered them.
Enjoy your weekend!
Remember to return swimming and Family Literacy forms as soon as possible.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
News of the day
Grade Four parents look for the yellow swimming note in backpacks today - due Jan. 23rd.
Grade Three parents Family Literacy Day is Jan 26th - Reading Around the World - from 3:10-7:00. More information soon. It is an opportunity for you to join your child for a variety of activities as well as a pizza supper.
Book orders went home today. If you are ordering, please send orders by next Thursday.
Spelling test tomorrow.
Grade Three parents Family Literacy Day is Jan 26th - Reading Around the World - from 3:10-7:00. More information soon. It is an opportunity for you to join your child for a variety of activities as well as a pizza supper.
Book orders went home today. If you are ordering, please send orders by next Thursday.
Spelling test tomorrow.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Ski Trip
Ski trip forms went out on Friday. Please complete all information and return form and payment by Friday, January 13th. We welcome parents to join us for the day, but we ask that you pay for yourself and any children not in grade 3-6 once you arrive at the hill. If you are transporting your child to the hill, it is VERY important that you have them there at the same time the students transported on the bus arrive so they can go through as a school to their lessons and get onto the hill as soon as possible.
We are starting our multiplication and division unit today. Help your child see arrays and groupings in the world around them and show them how repeated addition and multiplication are related.
Mr. Feil needs parents who are willing to help tie skates or the grade three and four students will not be going skating in phys. ed this season. It is too difficult for one person to help with 22 pair of skates and the last child has no time on the ice. He will be sending out some possible dates, please let him know if you can help out.
We are starting our multiplication and division unit today. Help your child see arrays and groupings in the world around them and show them how repeated addition and multiplication are related.
Mr. Feil needs parents who are willing to help tie skates or the grade three and four students will not be going skating in phys. ed this season. It is too difficult for one person to help with 22 pair of skates and the last child has no time on the ice. He will be sending out some possible dates, please let him know if you can help out.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Great first day of 2012
Well, we have worked and are TIRED but we had a great day.
We are making 3D snow people ( in the style of Lois Ehlert) next Tuesday and students are asked to bring a collection of "cool stuff" that they will use to add personality to their creation.
Ski trip on the 20th of January, note coming home this week.
Grade fours only swimming lessons on Feb 1,2,3,6 - details out Monday or Tuesday next week.
Grade three only Family Literacy Night on Jan. 26 from 3:30-till about 7 - details soon.
We are making 3D snow people ( in the style of Lois Ehlert) next Tuesday and students are asked to bring a collection of "cool stuff" that they will use to add personality to their creation.
Ski trip on the 20th of January, note coming home this week.
Grade fours only swimming lessons on Feb 1,2,3,6 - details out Monday or Tuesday next week.
Grade three only Family Literacy Night on Jan. 26 from 3:30-till about 7 - details soon.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
One More Day
Here's hoping that your holiday was wonderful and you have something fun to do tomorrow for the last day. We will be starting new units in reading and writing and will have a spelling test on Friday since the words are theirs for three weeks anyway.
See you soon!
See you soon!
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