Wednesday, December 15th

PAJAMA DAY TOMORROW! It is also Backwards Lunch Day tomorrow. Students will get to eat their dessert first - so if you are able, please pack a special treat in your child's lunch tomorrow!

LAST DAY OF CLASSES Tomorrow - Winter Break - School Resumes January 3rd

Tuesday, December 14th

Three of the cast members from Dr. Seussical the Musical came to visit our school today! We asked them many wonderful questions and learned a lot about the life of an actor. Ask your child what they learned today!

In math we are working on number sentences and math stories. Have your child create their own number sentence or have them solve one that you invent. (ie. you can use objects from around the home, when out grocery shopping, etc.) example: "If we bought 6 apples and 3 oranges, how many pieces of fruit would we have?"

Reminder: Thursday is Pajama Day!!! It is also our last day of school for the holidays. School will resume January 3rd.

NO SPELLING QUIZ THIS WEEK

Monday, December 13th

HOMEWORK - NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK
We are still doing spelling words this week. However, we will not be doing a test this week. When we return in the new year we will review this week's spelling and have our test then.
Feel free to practice the words if your child wants to.

Yellow - Monday - or, sit; Tuesday - today, word; Wednesday - what, do
Orange/Purple/Red - Monday - rode, use, cute, blue; Tuesday - have, give, live, love; Wednesday - nice, chance, dance, cage
Blue/Green - same as orange/purple red.

Last Day of School for Winter Break: Thursday, December 17th.

Wednesday, December 8th

We have Alien In-line Skating tomorrow, Friday and next Monday. Please send helmets, elbow pads or knee pads to school tomorrow if you have them.

Artisan Fair on Monday 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Please come shop & visit with us!

No Grapheme Quiz tomorrow. Spelling Test on Friday.

Monday, December 6th

Tomorrow is our field trip! We are off to see Dr. Seussical the Musical! Please make sure your child has a substantial lunch and snack for this day. We will eat "Brunch" around our regular snack time (10:00 am) before we board the buses (10:45 am). When we return to the school, around 1:45, the students will have their snack before recess. The children will be dismissed at their regular dismissal time.
If you are volunteering for the field trip, please arrive at the school by 10:30.

Alien in-line skating also begins this week. If your child has a bike, hockey/skating or snowboarding helmet, please send it, labeled with their name, with your child by Thursday.

Alien In-Line Skating

On Friday, the cast from Dr. Seussical the Musical is visiting the school. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions of the cast members. We will brainstorm some questions to ask the actors. After the performance on Tuesday, ask your child to tell you about it.

There will be spelling words on Monday and Wednesday (not Tuesday due to Dr. Seussical), with our spelling test on Friday.

On Monday, December 13th, we will have our first annual Artisan Fair. This event runs from 6pm until 8 pm. You are welcome to come and go at any time. Items for purchase range from baked goods to Holiday ornaments to student made books and calendars. We hope you will come and support our fair as all proceeds will go towards the Alberta Children's Hospital and new books for our library!

Artisan Fair Info

Thursday, December 2nd

Homework

Spelling quiz tomorrow

Bits and Pieces

December and January Calendars go home tomorrow.

Important dates to take note of:
December 7th - Dr. Seussical the musical
December 10th - Dr. Seussical cast visit
December 13th - Artisan Fair (please see our December newseltter on the Panorama Hills website for more information)
December 9th - 16th - Alien In-Line Skating - If your child has a CSA approved helmet (bike helmet or other) it is recommended they bring it for In-Line Skating. Please ensure your child's name is in their helmet.
December 17th - Winter Holiday begins
January 3rd - First day back to school

* We will be making Christmas Crafts tomorrow afternoon for the Artisan Fair. Please email me if you are interested in coming in to help out.

rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca

Monday, November 29th

Homework

Spelling words - please practice words as per the links below.

Yellow
Orange
Purple
Red
Blue
Green

Bits and Pieces

Spelling Tests came home today.

Dr. Seussical The Musical forms need to be returned as soon as possible, no later than December 6th. Please note: there are two forms to fill out: Acknowledgement of Risk and the Medical Form.


Fun Lunch –We need 1 ‘Fun Lunch’ parent from our room. We ABSOLUTELY need to have one parent to assist is counting your money, check your orders, and be here to distribute on Fun Lunch Day. We are not having any fun lunch during the month of December, but need to be getting ready for the New Year.

Wednesday, November 24th

Homework

Please practice spelling. Spelling quiz on Tomorrow!

In Social Studies today we drew maps of our classroom. Ask your child about some of the shapes they observed.

Bits and Pieces

Today we checked out the Scholastic Book Fair and had a lot of fun browsing through all the books! You child has a wish list in their folder. Scholastic Book Fair will be on in the Library during Parent Teacher Conferences. Please take a moment to stop by!

NO SCHOOL Friday due to Parent Teacher Conferences.

Please remember to book you conference. If you are unable to come on Thursday or Friday please email me and we will set up a time next week. I look forward to meeting with everyone!

Our Winter Wonderland orders are here! Your order will be available for pick-up from your child's teacher during the Parent-Teacher conferences. Please inspect your items for any damage and report to hala_99@hotmail.com by November 30th at 3pm.
Thank you for your support, PHS Parent Council

Monday, November 22nd

Homework

Spelling words - please practice the spelling words based on what colour group your child is in.


Yellow
Orange
Purple
Red
Blue
Green


Bits and Pieces

Parents please remember to pick up the student prizes from the Winter Wonderland Sales and Entertainment Books from your child’s teacher during interviews this week.

Thank you for your support with both these fundraisers.

Volunteers for Dr. Seussical - We have been advised that we only need ONE volunteer from each room. Thank you for all who volunteered. I have sent a confirmation email to the one volunteer.

We also need volunteers for the afternoon of December 3rd for a art/craft day. If you can volunteer for this please email me.

Thursday, November 18th

Homework

Please review the spelling list for tomorrow's quiz!

Bits & Pieces

***Our class is looking for two Parent Volunteers to join us on our trip to Dr.Seussical the Musical on December 7th. If you are interested please email me. rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca ***

Just a reminder that there is a Parent Council meeting this evening. Please join us at the school at 7pm. We will have updates on fundraising, traffic initiatives, reports from the principal and teachers and more! Parent Council is a great avenue to get involved with the school and find out what is going on and why! If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or just can't make the meeting but would like to be involved in any way please contact the Parent Council at panoramahillsschool@hotmail.com Stay warm and stay safe! Thank you, Elaine Cohen, Parent Council Chair

REPORT CARDS GO HOME TOMORROW. Please see the GREEN sheet, included with your child's report card on how to sign up for interviews. Parent Teacher Interviews will be held Thursday November 25th and Friday November 26th

Tuesday, November 16th

Homework

Spelling words - please practice the words according to their colour group. The link for these is on yesterday's post.
We will have a spelling quiz on Friday and a grapheme quiz on Thursday.

Bits and Pieces

Welcome, Winter!
The children will be outside for recess if it is not colder than -20 degrees. Please ensure your child is warmly dressed. Better to have too much on than too little!

Taco Fun Lunch this Thursday. I will remind those who have ordered fun lunch. It seems like ages ago that those forms went home!

Parent Teacher Interviews are on Thursday Nov. 25 and Friday Nov. 26th.

No school for all students on Friday Nov. 26th and no school for all kindergarten students Nov, 25 and 26.

Online booking opens up Nov. 18th at 6:30 am

There will be new software for conference booking, parents need to delete anything they used before and register with the new School Conference manager. More information to follow.

Monday, November 15th

Homework

Spelling words: The children are in colour groups. Please find links below for the spelling lists by colour. Your child should be able to tell you what colour group they are in.

Yellow Group

Orange Group

Purple Group

Red Group

Blue Group

Green Group

Please practice with your child in the manner that best suits your child. They might be more successful playing games like word searches, memory, word scrambles, or word fill ins. You could try going on a scavenger hunt to find the words or the letters of the words in your home or community. See if they can spot any spelling words on billboards as you drive by. There are many different learning strategies to try. See if you can find the one that your child responds to the best and then use it! It does not always need to be printing practice.

Bits and Pieces

Scholastic book orders went home on Wednesday. They are due this Wednesday. This will hopefully ensure we get the order before holidays.

We will be going to Dr. Seussical the Musical on December 7th. We will need two volunteers from each class. If you would like to volunteer for this and have filled out the paperwork, please let me know via email. The first two to email me will be chosen.

Thank you!

Mrs. Kroeker

Tuesday, November 9th

A Book Fair flyer went home today. The Book Fair will be held in the Library during Parent Teacher Interviews, on November 25th and 26th. We will preview the Book Fair as a class on Wednesday the 24th.

Remembrance Day Assembly Tomorrow - 10:30 am. Please remember your food bank donations!

Poppies available tomorrow morning - Donations will be accepted.

No School Thursday or Friday!

Today we made story maps for our Leaf Creatures. We looked at Lois Ehlert's book, Leaf Man to help guide our story structure. Ask your child about the places their Leaf Creature stopped along the way!

Monday, November 8th

Reminders:

Spelling Test tomorrow on first 12 spelling words.

I, a, to, the
is, can, on, see
in, you, that, it
he, she, was, for

Remembrance Day Assembly Wednesday November 10th @ 10:30 am. Please remember our motto "a can in each hand" - We will be accepting donations for the food bank in the morning on Wednesday. We will also have poppies available for students, donations will be accepted. Everyone is welcome to attend the assembly

No School Thursday or Friday this week.

Thursday, November 4th

Bits and Pieces:

Those students who ordered pictures they went home today!

We will be doing the final 4 spelling words on the list that went home yesterday on Monday. Tomorrow (Friday) we will be doing a review of the 26 single graphemes and their sounds.

Our Remembrance Day assembly is on Wednesday November 10 at 10:30 am. Students are encouraged to please bring a food donation. We are using the motto "a can in each hand". We will also be selling poppies in the classroom for students to purchase the morning of the assembly. All are welcome to attend!

Reminder: No school on Thursday or Friday Next week, November 11 or 12.
We have been talking about our November virtue "Compassion" in the classroom this week. Yesterday we discussed what Peace "feels like, smells like, sounds like, looks like and tastes like."

Tuesday, November 2nd

Homework

Students do not have any formal homework until Wednesday. We will begin our spelling words on Wednesday, introducing 4 words a day until the following Monday. Our first spelling test will be on Tuesday. This will not be the normal routine but is necessary for the first one due to the nature of next week's schedule. Our normal routine will be: Monday - Thursday - introduce four new words a day, Friday - Quiz. Teachers will provide challenge words to those children who are capable. Your child may have a few extra words than what is listed below.

Wednesday: I, a, to, the
Thursday: is, can, on, see
Friday: in, you, that, it
Monday: he, she, was, for
Tuesday: Spelling Quiz

Your child is bringing home a note regarding spelling tomorrow.

Bits and Pieces

Picture Retakes Tomorrow - Wednesday, November 3rd.

Our Remembrance Day Assembly is on November 10 at 10:30. The Students have been working very hard on a song with Mrs. Mann. The lyrics are written below. If you are able, please help your child practice their song in preparation for next Wednesday.
Reminder: There is no school on Thursday, November 11th, and no school for students on Friday, November 12th.

Show some kindness, start today.
Show some kindness find a way.
Could be a neighbour, could be a friend,
Or maybe a family that needs to mend.

Show some kindness, reach out your hand.
Show some kindness in this land.
Not tomorrow, try today,
To love somebody, you’ll find a way.

Show some kindness, start today.
Show some kindness find a way.
Could be a mother, could be a dad,
or maybe a friend who's feeling kind of sad.

Show some kindness, reach out your hand.
Show some kindness in this land.
Not tomorrow, try today,
To love somebody, you’ll find a way.

Thursday, October 28th

Homework: GRAPHEME QUIZ TOMORROW. Students will be tested on all 28 double graphemes. Please practice tonight.

Please bring in Blue Homework Books tomorrow.

Today we made Leaf Creatures based on Lois Ehlert's book, Leaf Man. Ask your child about the creature they made!

Parent Council Tonight @ 7:00 pm - Everyone welcome

Picture Retakes Wed November 3rd.

Monday, October 25th

Homework: Last week of double graphemes.
ng, ea, ar, ck, ed, or, wh, oa

Playground:
Please dress warmly tomorrow. We will be spending our Phys Ed time outside with Mr. Spriggs learning about proper playground play. Our hope is to have the playground open for everyone on Thursday, October 28th.

Friday, October 22nd

We had a GREAT DAY! Our Hip Hop Assembly was a HUGE success! Thank you to all the parents who came out and watched and to everyone who helped practice the moves at home!

PLAYGROUND

Our playground is ALMOST finished! All that is left is the landscaping around the playground structure - which needs to be completed before the children can play on it. If you are able and willing, we are looking for some volunteers who can come out tomorrow morning and help. Please bring a rake! Thank you!

GRAPHEMES

Because our CRAZY day today, we have decided to do a retest of ALL double graphemes learned so far. RETEST OF GRAPHEMES WILL BE ON MONDAY.

Have a GREAT Weekend!

Thursday, October 21st

REMINDERS:

Grapheme Quiz Tomorrow - Please see Monday's homework list for Graphemes.

HIP HOP ASSEMBLY TOMORROW @ 1:30 PM. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank

CRAZY HAIR / HAT DAY TOMORROW!

Don't forget to practice your Hip Hop moves!

Wednesday, October 20th

Today we looked for colours outside! We drew pictures and wrote sentences about the colours we saw. We discussed the difference between synthetic and natural colours. We observed the playground and the school as well as trees and grass and rocks. Can you help your child find a synthetic (man made) colour and a natural colour at home?

REMINDER! Tomorrow is Fun Lunch! If you ordered Fun Lunch, your child will receive pizza tomorrow. If you did not send in a form, please remember to send a lunch with your child.

Here is the new Hip Hop video with all the moves for the Grade 1 Dance. Please help your child practice these moves for our assembly on Friday! HAVE FUN!!!

Tuesday, October 19th

Here is the first 4 moves for our Grade 1 Hip Hop dance with Jeremy! Make sure you practice!

Monday, October 18th

Homework

Graphemes: aw, au, ew, ui, oy,oi, oo, ch

Bits & Pieces

HIP HOP started today! We are happy to welcome back Mr. Jeremy from Sound Kreations this year. The students started leaning their routines today. We will have a HIP HOP ASSEMBLY on Friday, October 22nd @ 1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! Please bring a non-perishable food item to support the Calgary Food Bank.

This Friday. October 22nd is also CRAZY HAIR / HAT DAY. Your child may come to school with their wackiest, wildest hat or hair!

We also started Tell & Show today. Our first 4 students presented their letter 'A' sharing and did a great job! Please remember to send the black Tell & Show Folder to school on your child's assigned day each week.

MONDAY

Clarissa

Purvaai

Gibson

William

TUESDAY

Hiba

Mustafa

Emala

Alexandra

Anne

WEDNESDAY

Tehya

Ty

Danyel

Brady

THURSDAY

Liam

Hadia

Keir

Nathan

Alisha 

FRIDAY

Aaron

Riya

Ethan

Brennen

Chloe

Thursday, October 14th

Homework

Graphemes 'ow' and 'ou'.   Print five times and review sounds.
This week's grapheme test will be on all the graphemes learned last week and this week.  This includes: 'er' as in her, 'ir' as in first, 'ur' as in nurse, 'wor' as in works, 'ear' as in early, 'sh', 'ee', 'th', 'ay', 'ai', 'ow' and 'ou'.  


PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES!
All picture order forms are due on  this FRIDAY.  If your child requires retakes, please indicate in the box at the bottom of the form and send it in by Friday.  If your child was absent on picture day, they will automatically get their picture taken on retake day.

Family Photo day has been rescheduled for the spring.  This is so we can take our photos outside to accommodate our family pets!  Stay Tuned for the exact date!

Speaking of family photos, there are a few students who still need to bring in their pictures of their family and the groups they belong to.  Please try to have these in by Monday.

And speaking of Monday, we will begin our Tell and Show on Monday.  Those children indicated for Monday will present their item that starts with the letter A.


The information about "Tell and Show" came home today.  Please note that your child has a specific day to tell and show.  We will begin on Monday, October 18th.  In the event that there is a holiday on your child's day, they will present on the day after.  

Your child does not have to choose an object that you have in your home.  Any object that starts with the letter of the week is acceptable.  If your child struggles with printing, writing three clues may be difficult.  Only have your child write what they are able to write without a struggle.  You can write some of the clues for them.  They do need to be able to read their clues so make sure you practice.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Wednesday, October 13th

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010

Hello,
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

Some things to remember for this week are:
1. Fun lunch for October and November forms and money due Thursday (tomorrow)
2. Pictures and envelopes with money due Friday October 15
3. Scholastic orders are due on Monday, October 18.

Please remember to send in a family photo AS SOON AS POSSIBLE since we need them to continue on with our "All About Me" books.


Our graphemes for this week are:

Wednesday: ay as in the word say
                     ai as in the word paid

Thursday: ow, ou

Friday: Quiz on er, ir, ur, wor, ear, sh, ee, th, ay, ai, ow, ou

Friday, October 8th

SCHOOL PICTURES HOME TODAY - Envelopes due back with money October 15th
If you do not want to purchase photos but would like a class photo - the cost is $5.

FUN LUNCH FORMS HOME TODAY - Form & Money due back October 14th

NO SCHOOL MONDAY & TUESDAY

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, October 7th

* Grapheme Quiz Tomorrow (double graphemes)
* Keep bringing in your photos and magazines! Thank you to everyone who has already brought some in!
* Fun Lunch form for October will go home tomorrow
* Bring in Homework Books
* NO SCHOOL MONDAY & TUESDAY

Tuesday, October 6th

REMINDER:

Please bring in a family photo for our Social Studies project as well as any photos of groups that your child belongs to. (ie. sports teams, girl guides, etc.)

We are also collecting magazines for our colour unit in Science!

Thank you for your help ~ Mrs. Kroeker

Monday, October 4th

WE HAVE LOTS OF NEWS TODAY!!!

New Fundraiser! Winter Wonderland Catalogues went home today. Please read parent letter included in package.

Room Parent - Our class is in need of a room parent volunteer - someone who is willing to organize volunteers for Field Trips, etc. If you are interested in being our room parent, please send me an e-mail. Thank you!

Homework books will go home tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Please review your child's Grapheme Quiz. They did very well this week!

Homework:

Monday - er (her), ir (first)
Tuesday - ur (nurse), wor (works)
Wednesday - ear (early), sh (ship/wish)
Thursday - ee (see), th (this, with)

BITS & PIECES

The students are exploring "All About Me" and are in the process of creating a book about themselves.  One of the pages of their book is "My Family".  Can you please send a picture of your family.  It can be a formal picture or a candid shot.  Don't forget to include your pet if you have one.  If you don't have ONE picture with your family, you could send a couple.
Another page is "Groups I Belong To".  We would also like to include pictures of them in any groups they are a part of.  This can include community groups, volunteer groups, religious groups, sports groups, or any others.  Feel free to include groups that they have belonged to in the past.  After all, we are talking about CHANGES!
These pictures will be glued into their books and will not be sent back (until their book comes home!)

We need your old magazines!  If you have any, please send them to school.  We will be using them for a colour project.

Thank you!

Mrs. Kroeker

Tuesday, September 28th

A Few Reminders:

* Grapheme Tests went home today. Please review them with your child.
* Picture Day Tomorrow 9:00 am. Bring your best smile!
* Fun Lunch Thursday September 30th
* Family Photo Night has been postponed. New date yet to be determined.
* Library Day is Monday for our class. Unfortunately, we had no school this Monday, but we are hoping to find a time to make it up this week. Please ensure that Library Books are always returned by Monday morning.

Homework this week: ( 1 line of each)

Tuesday: r, t, u
Wednesday: v, w, x
Thursday: y, z

Grapheme Test on Friday will be all 26 Graphemes learned so far.

Friday, September 24th

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

Homework books and grapheme tests will go home Tuesday.

Please return Library books on Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 29th is our PICTURE DAY. Family photos will be taken Thursday, September 30th.

Fun Lunch Thursday. September 30th

Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, September 23rd

Please practice your graphemes for the Quiz tomorrow!
(h, i, j, k, l, m, n, p)

NO SCHOOL on Monday (PD Day)

Don't forget to bring your homework books back to be checked tomorrow! They will be returned on Tuesday.

Fun Lunch Forms were due today.

Please send me an e-mail confirming that you are viewing the agenda. rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca

Thank you & have a great evening!

Monday, September 20th

Entertainment Book fundraiser has ended. 
All students please return book and or money to Mrs. Kroeker by tomorrow.
Scholastic DUE TOMORROW


Homework for this week:
-Continue reading at home every night.  If a student takes a book and is only able to read part of it in one night please keep it and continue reading it until finished.  Please mark it down on your reading log as daily reading.  
-Continue printing 2-3 lines of each grapheme we learn this week:
Monday- h and i
Tuesday- j and k
Wednesday- l and m
Thursday- n and p
Friday- Test


Students will be bringing home their spelling tests from Friday September 17 tonight.
Enjoy your week!

Thursday, September 16th

* Grapheme Quiz Tomorrow on first 10 Graphemes

* Bring Purple Folders with Blue Homework Books to be checked

* Check for notices about Volunteering and Fun Lunch

* Sports Day / Terry Fox Run Tomorrow - Please dress accordingly!

* Please join our Agenda Blog as a friend/follower so we can keep track of who is viewing the site

Tuesday, September 15th

Please have your children practice the following graphemes listed below (2 graphemes/night).  As mentioned earlier, do not go ahead as we will be teaching these sounds on the days they have them for homework.  The children will be given a quiz of the first 10 graphemes on Friday.  Please review all of these graphemes. 

Home Reading begins this week.  Please take time to have your child read each night for 10 minutes, or read to your child.  We encourage you to check out Tumble Books online books at:

www.tumblebooklibrary.com <http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com>
username: panorama
password: books 

Important Events to remember:  Ø  The Terry Fox Run/Sports Day is this Friday morning.  We are collecting “Toonies for Terry” if you would like make a donation towards Cancer research.  We are also selling the shoe laces for $5.00 a pair.Ø  Scholastic orders are going home today.  Please return your orders by Friday the 17th.  Cash or Cheque made out to Scholastic.Ø  School forms are due September 20th

Monday Graphemes “d” and “f

TuesdayGraphemes “g” and “o”,

WednesdayGraphemes “s” and “qu”

ThursdayGraphemes “b” and “e”,
 


* Please note that if you need make alternate pickup arrangements for your child on any given day, a written note is required in advance. This will help with communication between teacher/afterschool care/office staff/bussing. Thank you!

Monday, September 13th

We had a very rainy day today. But we still played outside for recess. Please remember your umbrellas and jackets this week!

Important Information:

Homework: practice d and f in the blue homework books (5 times each)

* We started our Levelled Learning Colour Groups today! Ask me what Colour group I am in!
* Home Reading starts today! Please read the Home Reading Letter and read one book a night. Record the books you read in the Home Reading Log
* Scholastic Book Orders go home today. Please return all orders by Friday, September 17th
* Terry Fox Run & Sports Day Friday, September 17th
* Remember to bring in $5 to buy shoelaces for the Terry Fox Foundation to support Cancer Research
* Milk Coupons can be purchased in the office for Lunch Program $10 - 12 Coupons (Chocolate or White)

Entertainment Book Reminder: Mid Sale Prize Day Tomorrow!  If you have sold 2 Entertainment Books already, please bring in your form and money for tomorrow and you will get your stuffed froggie!  (The stuffed frog is only given out for this one day.)  Only 5 days left and still more prizes to be won!

Friday, September 10th

Hello Parents,

Thank you for taking the time to come in to Parent Teacher Interviews.  It was wonderful to meet with all of you over the past couple of days. It was great to see some familiar faces as well as meet with new families. I look forward to working with your children and getting to know them better this year in grade 1!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Wednesday, September 8th

Important Dates to Remember:

September 9th – Assembly at 9:00 am - Everyone Welcome!

Entertainment books come home with your child today – see school website for live link

September 14th - prize day - if you sold 2 books by this date and have your forms and money in you will receive a prize!

September 17th - either money or entertainment book needs to be back on Monday, September 20th

Please check your child's backpack for their homework folder and homework book. The pink folder should stay in your child's backpack everyday so that notices can be sent back and forth to school and home. Homework will be checked every Friday.

Tuesday, September 7th Continued...

I hope you all had a restful long weekend and feel ready for the short week of school ahead. The children worked very hard last week adjusting to the expectations of grade one.  We worked on remembering to raise our hands to speak and always trying our best.  We shared how we could practice the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", by using kind words.
This week we will continue to focus on proper letter formation using the strokes we have learned. In order to support your child with printing their letters correctly, please refer to the attached chart to reinforce what your child has been learning in class. Starting Wednesday, we will be asking you to practice these letters along with their sounds for homework each night.
Reminders: Parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday of this week. Please book your appointment online or call the office to schedule an appointment. No school on Friday due to conferences. For safety reasons, please ensure your child has their indoor gym shoes at school as soon as possible.
WednesdayHomework: Graphemes- “a”, “c”, five times each
ThursdayParent- Teacher Conferences- No homework
Thank-you for your support!

Tuesday, September 7th

It was a pleasure meeting all of the parents who came to school with their children last week and a joy getting to know each of your grade one students.  They have all grown up so much since last year when I watched them learn and grow in the Kindergarten!  I am looking forward to an exciting year with lots of new and interesting learning taking place.

Students and teachers in Grade One will be Inquiring about Changes in our World throughout the grade one year.  We will be asking questions such as:
How do we change?
Where can we observe change taking place?
What happens when we change letters in words?
How can we make and change patterns?
How can we change colours?
These are just a few examples of where our learning will focus over the next few months.

Last week, two sheets were sent home with your child on Friday.  One was explaining how to book a conference time during Patent - Teacher Conferences next Thursday and Friday.  The second blue sheet is to be filled out and brought with you during your conference time so that we can make the best use of our short time together.  If you are needing assistance booking your time, please feel free to call the school and we can assist you.

Your child's Homework Scribbler will be coming home today or tomorrow. Please refer to the letter included with the package explaining how you can assist your child with a few minutes of practice each day. We find that just a few minutes of parental support each evening makes a tremendous difference in a child's success with reading and wriitng by the end of the school year.

At this time, if you are dropping off your child at school, they should be dropped off and picked up each morning and afternoon outside the relocatable doors at the south end of the school. If your child is going home for lunch each day, please pick up and drop off at these doors as well. We do expect that each child have a pair of indoor shoes that can be left at school for the year. It is also helpful if your child's name is inside all items belonging to them as we sometimes have children with the same items.

Panorama Hills School is supporting the Terry Fox Fundraiser, 30th Anniversary Shoe Laces for $5.00 a pair.  Grade 4 students will be selling them at Lunchtime in the Grand Hall starting tomorrow.  If you do not wish to buy a pair of shoe laces but still want to donate, the grade 4's will be collecting a Toonie for Terry.  All proceeds go to the Terry Fox Foundation.

Have a great week and I look forward to meeting you later this week!

Renata Kroeker