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.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Upcoming Events
Just some reminders for this busy season.
Tomorrow is our field trip to Barr Colony. Mr. Feil has everything under control. Students will leave at 9:00 and return to the school in time to catch the bus home.
Friday is wear your Christmas hat and sweater day sponsored by the SRC.
Friday is also the Christmas concert. Please have your child in the classroom by 6:45.
The school is collecting mittens, toques and scarves to donate to the interval home, and blankets to donate to the men's shelter.
My last day before the break will be Friday. Please pop into the classroom after the concert so I can wish each of you a Merry Christmas.
As always, thank you for your support. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Tomorrow is our field trip to Barr Colony. Mr. Feil has everything under control. Students will leave at 9:00 and return to the school in time to catch the bus home.
Friday is wear your Christmas hat and sweater day sponsored by the SRC.
Friday is also the Christmas concert. Please have your child in the classroom by 6:45.
The school is collecting mittens, toques and scarves to donate to the interval home, and blankets to donate to the men's shelter.
My last day before the break will be Friday. Please pop into the classroom after the concert so I can wish each of you a Merry Christmas.
As always, thank you for your support. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Cough craze!
Wow, I have a classroom full of coughing children. Please try to get them healthy over the weekend, or keep them home so they have a chance to get well without sharing their cough with anyone who has manged to stay healthy this long.
The Gingerbread Shop is open and many children have been shopping already - they are SO excited - it is really wonderful to see.
Field trip arm wrestle is over and . . . Mr. Feil won. He will be taking the class to Lloyd. on the 14th while I teach phys.ed for the day. I will be going on the ski trip January 20th though - I won that one!
The grade fours will be going for swimming lessons the first week of Feb. more details to follow.
Have a cough free weekend!
The Gingerbread Shop is open and many children have been shopping already - they are SO excited - it is really wonderful to see.
Field trip arm wrestle is over and . . . Mr. Feil won. He will be taking the class to Lloyd. on the 14th while I teach phys.ed for the day. I will be going on the ski trip January 20th though - I won that one!
The grade fours will be going for swimming lessons the first week of Feb. more details to follow.
Have a cough free weekend!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December is here!
Wow, I'm not sure how we got here but Christmas is only weeks away.
We have finished up our study of Peggy and Herman Parish and their Amelia Bedelia stories, and each child has set a personal writing goal for the month of December. I have taught them the idea of writing RAFTS - role, audience, form, topic and strong verb. We are currently working on writing a letter to Santa as if we were an elf who DESERVES to drive the sleigh on Christmas eve. Some of the letters are laugh out loud funny - we will share them with you on the bulletin board outside the classroom as we finish them up this week.
In math we are working on estimation and rounding strategies as they relate to addition and subtraction. If you have a deck of cards at home, take five minutes a day to practice basic addition facts.
You should have received a note home Fri. regarding our field trip on Wed. December 14th to Barr Colony and Bud Miller. Please fill in and return permission forms, meal orders and money as soon as possible.
Christmas concert is on Friday, Dec 16th at 7:00 in the gym. Everyone is welcome, please plan to have your child in the classroom by 6:45. New parents, this is a very popular event, come early if you would like to have good seats.
I would also like to let you know that I will be away Dec. 19, 20 and 21. The 19th for a meeting and the 20th and 21st for a surgical procedure. I am sad to be missing the three days before break, but will leave plans for some learning and lots of fun while I am away.
We have finished up our study of Peggy and Herman Parish and their Amelia Bedelia stories, and each child has set a personal writing goal for the month of December. I have taught them the idea of writing RAFTS - role, audience, form, topic and strong verb. We are currently working on writing a letter to Santa as if we were an elf who DESERVES to drive the sleigh on Christmas eve. Some of the letters are laugh out loud funny - we will share them with you on the bulletin board outside the classroom as we finish them up this week.
In math we are working on estimation and rounding strategies as they relate to addition and subtraction. If you have a deck of cards at home, take five minutes a day to practice basic addition facts.
You should have received a note home Fri. regarding our field trip on Wed. December 14th to Barr Colony and Bud Miller. Please fill in and return permission forms, meal orders and money as soon as possible.
Christmas concert is on Friday, Dec 16th at 7:00 in the gym. Everyone is welcome, please plan to have your child in the classroom by 6:45. New parents, this is a very popular event, come early if you would like to have good seats.
I would also like to let you know that I will be away Dec. 19, 20 and 21. The 19th for a meeting and the 20th and 21st for a surgical procedure. I am sad to be missing the three days before break, but will leave plans for some learning and lots of fun while I am away.
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