Now that we are in our final days at school, we have been busy finishing up our work for the year. I can't believe how fast this year has passed!
The students have been working hard making Grade 1 Memory Books, Animal Fact posters and working with shapes in Math during their last full week of school.
We hope all of the Dad's enjoyed their Father's Day presents! The works of art were inspired by the book, The Best Part of Me. The children took a lot of pride in their best parts and were very excited to present them as gifts.
On Monday, we will be sending home all student work from this year. Please send a reusable bag to school with your child so that they may carry it all home safely. They are very excited to finally get to take their journals and stories home!
Note from the Office:
Transportation contracts and payment due Tuesday, June 28th – if you are taking the bus next year you need to complete this form
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
June 16, 2011
Heritage Park Tomorrow!
(All volunteers should arrive with their children at 8:42am)
Forecast
(Make sure you have wet weather and extra clothing)
(Make sure you have wet weather and extra clothing)
What To Bring
You need a snack, lunch and lots of water.
Wear a hat and make sure you layers your clothing.
DO NOT BRING MONEY FOR SHOPPING!
Sunscreen/Bug Screen should be put on BEFORE school!
Questions? Email bwsimmons@cbe.ab.ca
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Wednesday, June 15th
Fun Lunch Tomorrow
Field Trip Friday - Dress for the weather & pack a lunch!
Library books due back Friday
Field Trip Friday - Dress for the weather & pack a lunch!
Library books due back Friday
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, June 13th
We are looking forward to our field trip to Heritage Park this Friday! Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to come with us. We are hoping for a beautiful sunny day!
All LIBRARY BOOKS are due back to the Library by Friday, June 17th.
We are working on an animal research project in class. Ask your child which animal they have chosen to learn about!
Student/Teacher requests are due to Mrs. Unruh today.
All LIBRARY BOOKS are due back to the Library by Friday, June 17th.
We are working on an animal research project in class. Ask your child which animal they have chosen to learn about!
Student/Teacher requests are due to Mrs. Unruh today.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Tuesday, June 7th
Please check your child's backpack for two notices that went home today. We have had several confirmed cases of Pink Eye in the Grade 1 classes as well as a confirmed case of Head Lice. Please talk with your child about hand washing and how to avoid the spread of these germs.
If you think your child has pink eye, the best thing you can do is get a prescription for eye drops and keep them home for the day. Pink eye is extremely contagious, and we are doing everything we can to prevent it from spreading any further.
Check out this link for useful information:
http://classroom.kidshealth.org/
If you think your child has pink eye, the best thing you can do is get a prescription for eye drops and keep them home for the day. Pink eye is extremely contagious, and we are doing everything we can to prevent it from spreading any further.
Check out this link for useful information:
http://classroom.kidshealth.org/
Monday, June 6, 2011
Monday, June 6th
Important Reminders
Dance Club this Wednesday at Lunch
Volunteer Tea Thursday, June 9th 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Parent requests for student/teacher placements due to Mrs. Unruh by Monday, May 13th
Field Trip to Heritage Park - June 17th
If you have not returned the blue field trip form, please due so as soon as possible
Dance Club this Wednesday at Lunch
Volunteer Tea Thursday, June 9th 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Parent requests for student/teacher placements due to Mrs. Unruh by Monday, May 13th
Field Trip to Heritage Park - June 17th
If you have not returned the blue field trip form, please due so as soon as possible
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
Heritage Park - June 17, 2011 - Don't forget to return the blue Acknowledgement of Risk form! We still need volunteers - please contact us as soon as possible if you can support us!
Our Day
Just because it's the first day of June, it doesn't mean we start to slow down the work! Today was busy, with problem solving in Math, story finished in LA and the creation of 'animal clues' during Science!
Our Day
Just because it's the first day of June, it doesn't mean we start to slow down the work! Today was busy, with problem solving in Math, story finished in LA and the creation of 'animal clues' during Science!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 31st
Today was a busy, mixed up day! We had our special pizza lunch from 11 - 12 and went to the Playground Grand Opening Assembly from 1 - 2. We even got to watch the ribbon cutting on the playground! As a special treat we enjoyed cherry popsicles outside at recess. We had a lot of fun!
Field Trip
If you would like to volunteer for our field trip to Heritage Park on June 17th, please send me an e-mail and I will send a volunteer form home for you. We already have 2 parents who have signed up, but we need at least 5 or 6 parents in order to make small groups. Thank you in advance for your support!
Volunteer Tea
If you have volunteered this year and would like to join us for our Volunteer Tea on the afternoon of June 9th, please fill out the Volunteer Tea form and return it to school with your child.
Field Trip
If you would like to volunteer for our field trip to Heritage Park on June 17th, please send me an e-mail and I will send a volunteer form home for you. We already have 2 parents who have signed up, but we need at least 5 or 6 parents in order to make small groups. Thank you in advance for your support!
Volunteer Tea
If you have volunteered this year and would like to join us for our Volunteer Tea on the afternoon of June 9th, please fill out the Volunteer Tea form and return it to school with your child.
Monday, May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011
Playground Grand Opening - We are having a PIZZA LUNCH tomorrow so you do not need to pack a lunch for tomorrow! You can bring a treat for dessert if you want (There will be popsicles during recess).
Volunteer Tea - June 9th, 2011 - Please return the blue forms by tomorrow!
Our Day
- We played addition/subtraction war in Math
- We had a visit from the Grade 3 ducklings this morning. We let them walk around the floor and were amazed at how much they have grown!
-Our guided drawings from last week are getting very close to being finished.
Volunteer Tea - June 9th, 2011 - Please return the blue forms by tomorrow!
Our Day
- We played addition/subtraction war in Math
- We had a visit from the Grade 3 ducklings this morning. We let them walk around the floor and were amazed at how much they have grown!
-Our guided drawings from last week are getting very close to being finished.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, May 26th
Notes from the Office:
Playground Grand Opening
Playground Grand Opening
Tuesday May 31st Panorama Hills School will be celebrating the Grand Opening of our playground. We will be providing a slice of Little Caesars cheese pizza and chocolate milk to all grade 1-4 students. There is no cost to the students for the pizza and chocolate milk.
Parent Council
Hi Parents, Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of the Parent Council this evening, Thursday, May 26, at 7pm. This will be the final meeting of the Parent Council for this school year. Come learn what has been happening this year and what we have planned for next year. Thank you for your support, PHS Parent Council
Yearbook
Yearbook Orders have been extended to Monday, May 30th.
Volunteer Tea
Please see the notice that went home today regarding the Volunteer Tea which will be on June 9th.
From the Classroom
* Ask your child about our guided drawing that we did today in science about the parts of a plant. Challenge them to name all the parts of a plant for you!
* In math today we did adding using number dice with 6, 9, 12 and 20 sides!
* We continued our work on our Flat Stanley Story Books. They are looking great! Ask your child to tell you about their story.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 25th
Today we did some journal writing about our field trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. I am very impressed with how many students are putting more and more into their work. Their sentences are well thought out, neat and organized, they are beginning to self check for capitalization and punctuation and their drawings are becoming more detailed. I am seeing some great Grade 2 quality work!
I encourage all the students to continue to work on printing neatly with attention to upper and lower case letters. We have talked about when to use upper case letters, such as at the beginning of a sentence, in names, places, days and months.
Home Challenge: Practice printing your first and last name with the first letter uppercase and the rest lower case. If you are already good at your first and last name, try your middle name too!
Important Dates to keep in mind:
May 31st - Playground Grand Opening 11:00 am - 2:00 pm - all students will receive a free pizza lunch on this day.
June 9th - Volunteer Tea - Notice coming home tomorrow
June 16th - Fun Lunch
June 17th - Grade 1 Field Trip to Heritage Park - Full Day
I encourage all the students to continue to work on printing neatly with attention to upper and lower case letters. We have talked about when to use upper case letters, such as at the beginning of a sentence, in names, places, days and months.
Home Challenge: Practice printing your first and last name with the first letter uppercase and the rest lower case. If you are already good at your first and last name, try your middle name too!
Important Dates to keep in mind:
May 31st - Playground Grand Opening 11:00 am - 2:00 pm - all students will receive a free pizza lunch on this day.
June 9th - Volunteer Tea - Notice coming home tomorrow
June 16th - Fun Lunch
June 17th - Grade 1 Field Trip to Heritage Park - Full Day
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 24th
I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. It sounded like many families spent some quality time together - we shared about trips to Drumheller, the Titanic Exhibit, camping, going to the cabin and having playdates with friends!
Today in math we began talking about 2-D and 3-D shapes and learned how to draw them in our journals. We are also reviewing addition and subtraction number sentences.
This afternoon we had the opportunity to see three baby ducklings from the grade 3 classes. The ducklings, which were born last night made a visit to our classroom and we had the chance to watch them up close! They were so soft and fluffy!
Today in math we began talking about 2-D and 3-D shapes and learned how to draw them in our journals. We are also reviewing addition and subtraction number sentences.
This afternoon we had the opportunity to see three baby ducklings from the grade 3 classes. The ducklings, which were born last night made a visit to our classroom and we had the chance to watch them up close! They were so soft and fluffy!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
May 19, 2011
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary:
We had a fabulous day at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary despite the gloomy weather forecast. We managed to dodge the rain for much of the day and saw an amazing variety of animals in this beautiful little area. We encourage all our families to take the time to explore this (FREE!) area on a nice sunny day this year - as the weather warms, there will be even more wildlife! You will be amazed what you will see and hear so close to downtown!
You can find a map and link below:
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
View Larger Map
Questions? Email bwsimmons@cbe.ab.ca
We had a fabulous day at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary despite the gloomy weather forecast. We managed to dodge the rain for much of the day and saw an amazing variety of animals in this beautiful little area. We encourage all our families to take the time to explore this (FREE!) area on a nice sunny day this year - as the weather warms, there will be even more wildlife! You will be amazed what you will see and hear so close to downtown!
You can find a map and link below:
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
View Larger Map
Questions? Email bwsimmons@cbe.ab.ca
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 18, 2011
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary:
Tomorrow is our trip to the Bird Sanctuary - We spent time creating a list of things needed for tomorrow. Please check the links and pictures below to be sure you are ready for the weather!
Tomorrow is our trip to the Bird Sanctuary - We spent time creating a list of things needed for tomorrow. Please check the links and pictures below to be sure you are ready for the weather!
Weather Forecast
What To Bring
Thank You in advance to all the adults that were available to support our trip tomorrow!
Math Night Tomorrow! We are looking forward to seeing you and your families at our Math Night tomorrow evening between 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Please remember, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Ask your child about our station, "If a Tree Grows in the Forest..." We tried it out today with Mrs. Venhuis' Grade two class. See you tomorrow!
Math Night Tomorrow! We are looking forward to seeing you and your families at our Math Night tomorrow evening between 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Please remember, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Ask your child about our station, "If a Tree Grows in the Forest..." We tried it out today with Mrs. Venhuis' Grade two class. See you tomorrow!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
Today we practiced for a Lock Down - It went really well. Our class handled this very well and Mrs. Unruh was impressed with our quick and silent response.
Club Photo Day:
Tomorrow is photo day for any student that has been in a club this year!
Club Photo Day:
Tomorrow is photo day for any student that has been in a club this year!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday , May 16th
Yearbook Announcement
Panorama Hills School is pleased to be offering a yearbook again for the 2010/2011 school year. All students WILL be in the yearbook with their classmates. Yearbook order envelopes labelled with your child's name and teacher were sent home today. Please return the envelope with $20.00 per yearbook (CASH ONLY) before May 25th.
On Wednesday, May 18th, students who joined our school AFTER November 3, 2010 will be having their pictures taken by the photographer.
Students who joined a lunchtime club at any time throughout the school year will also be having their group photos taken Wednesday.
Panorama Hills School is pleased to be offering a yearbook again for the 2010/2011 school year. All students WILL be in the yearbook with their classmates. Yearbook order envelopes labelled with your child's name and teacher were sent home today. Please return the envelope with $20.00 per yearbook (CASH ONLY) before May 25th.
On Wednesday, May 18th, students who joined our school AFTER November 3, 2010 will be having their pictures taken by the photographer.
Students who joined a lunchtime club at any time throughout the school year will also be having their group photos taken Wednesday.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary:
Our trip is quickly approaching! Don't forget to be prepared for ANY weather - you need appropriate clothing, hats, sunscreening, etc.
Our trip is quickly approaching! Don't forget to be prepared for ANY weather - you need appropriate clothing, hats, sunscreening, etc.
Math Night:
How will mathematics be assessed?http://www.innovativelearning.ca/sec-21century/docs/math-assessment.pdf
How will mathematics be assessed?http://www.innovativelearning.ca/sec-21century/docs/math-assessment.pdf
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
May 11, 2011
Our Day:
Today was our Spell-A-Thon and all our students felt excited and proud about their results. The quiz took us most of the morning to finish and we had to draw names for our class representatives since many student got all 50 words right!!!!
If you can volunteer for our trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, please let us know as soon as possible! This trip is creeping up on us and we still need more adults to join us!
Today was our Spell-A-Thon and all our students felt excited and proud about their results. The quiz took us most of the morning to finish and we had to draw names for our class representatives since many student got all 50 words right!!!!
If you can volunteer for our trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, please let us know as soon as possible! This trip is creeping up on us and we still need more adults to join us!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 10th
Spell-a-thon Tomorrow - Dont forget to practice your words! Spelling test of the first 50 words will be going home tomorrow for students to collect their pledge money.
Spell-a-thon assembly tomorrow afternoon 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Today all the Grade 1 classes had the opportunity to estimate how many students it would take to measure from one end of the school to the other. Some of our estimates were very close as it took 137 students to go from one end of the hall to the other! As a challenge we asked the students how many children it would take to go all the way around the outside perimeter of the school. This estimation was difficult! It took 454 students to go around the entire school! We had a lot of fun measuring!
Please remember to bring in your field trip forms if you have not done so already. We are still in need of a few more volunteers to join us at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. We will need a total of 5 parents per class. Please e-mail me if you are able to come!
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
Spell-a-thon assembly tomorrow afternoon 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Today all the Grade 1 classes had the opportunity to estimate how many students it would take to measure from one end of the school to the other. Some of our estimates were very close as it took 137 students to go from one end of the hall to the other! As a challenge we asked the students how many children it would take to go all the way around the outside perimeter of the school. This estimation was difficult! It took 454 students to go around the entire school! We had a lot of fun measuring!
Please remember to bring in your field trip forms if you have not done so already. We are still in need of a few more volunteers to join us at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. We will need a total of 5 parents per class. Please e-mail me if you are able to come!
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, May 9th
*Spellathon News!
Dear Parents,
The spell-a-thon will take place on Wednesday, May 11. Students will have their spelling tests in the morning in their homeroom classes on the first 50 words of the spelling list. The student with the highest score will advance to the spell-off at an assembly in the gym at 1 p.m. The words for the spell-off will be the second 50 on the list. Sponsorship money is due on Monday, May 16.
*Remember to send in your blue sheets regarding our Upcoming Math Night on May 19.
Check out this link:
http://www.innovativelearning.ca/sec-21century/docs/math-attitudestoward.pdf
*Field Trip forms are due, our field trip to the Bird Sanctuary will be on Tuesday May 24.
Thank you to everyone who brought in their building project today. We had 4 presentations today. We hope to have everyone present by the end of the week. Please have your child bring theirs in as soon as possible if they haven't.
Dear Parents,
The spell-a-thon will take place on Wednesday, May 11. Students will have their spelling tests in the morning in their homeroom classes on the first 50 words of the spelling list. The student with the highest score will advance to the spell-off at an assembly in the gym at 1 p.m. The words for the spell-off will be the second 50 on the list. Sponsorship money is due on Monday, May 16.
*Remember to send in your blue sheets regarding our Upcoming Math Night on May 19.
Check out this link:
http://www.innovativelearning.ca/sec-21century/docs/math-attitudestoward.pdf
*Field Trip forms are due, our field trip to the Bird Sanctuary will be on Tuesday May 24.
Thank you to everyone who brought in their building project today. We had 4 presentations today. We hope to have everyone present by the end of the week. Please have your child bring theirs in as soon as possible if they haven't.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4th
We had a great Science Day today! We had lots of fun with the scientists and learned some new experiments too! We built exploding volcanoes, made rainbow milk and grew germs! We also learned that there are good germs and bad germs. Over the next two days we will observe our germs as they grow. Some of the places we swabbed were: toilets, door handles, pencils, chairs, the smartboard, utility balls and even Mr. Spriggs computer! We will monitor to see where we found the most germs around the school. Where else do you think germs might be hiding at school? or in your home?
Thank you to the moms who came out and helped us this morning! We couldn't have done it without your support!
We are also looking forward to building bird houses on Friday morning and thank you to our parent volunteers, Mark, Lynn & Lisa who will be helping us!
If you are interested in volunteering for our field trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on May 19th, please e-mail me. (This is a full day field trip.)
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
Tomorrow is Arbour Day! Every child in Grade One will receive a small tree to take home tomorrow with instructions for planting!
Thank you to the moms who came out and helped us this morning! We couldn't have done it without your support!
We are also looking forward to building bird houses on Friday morning and thank you to our parent volunteers, Mark, Lynn & Lisa who will be helping us!
If you are interested in volunteering for our field trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on May 19th, please e-mail me. (This is a full day field trip.)
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
Tomorrow is Arbour Day! Every child in Grade One will receive a small tree to take home tomorrow with instructions for planting!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, May 3rd
REMINDERS
Tomorrow is the last day for magazine orders. Thank you to everyone who has brought their orders in already!
Fun Lunch forms due Friday.
Scholastic Book orders due Monday the 9th.
In Science today students compared similarities and differences between their buildings with a friend. We have a variety of buildings in our community, including houses, hotels, restaurants, museums, schools, hospitals, offices and even a dentist!
Tomorrow is our SCIENCE DAY! We will be welcoming 8 scientists into our classrooms and will participate in a variety of experiments, including growing our own germs! Thank you to Jasmine and Julie who will be coming in to help out in the morning. We are very excited to be scientists for the day!
BITS & PIECES
Thank you to all the parents who sent in food for our teacher appreciation lunch today - everything was amazing! The teachers were all very grateful for the wonderful meal that was prepared for us. It was delicious!
Jeremy Fokkens has been our Hip Hop dance instructor for the past two years and he is also a photographer. You may be interested in checking out his photo blog. He is spending a year travelling to Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka photographing the different ways that people live as well as volunteering in schools. One of his focuses is on children in these countries.
"I knew I wanted to photograph culture, humanity, and the societies people live in by thoughtfully capturing photographs that tell an un-biased and honest story where the treatment of life is not taken for granted." - Jeremy Fokkens
http://jeremyfokkens.com/blog/
Tomorrow is the last day for magazine orders. Thank you to everyone who has brought their orders in already!
Fun Lunch forms due Friday.
Scholastic Book orders due Monday the 9th.
In Science today students compared similarities and differences between their buildings with a friend. We have a variety of buildings in our community, including houses, hotels, restaurants, museums, schools, hospitals, offices and even a dentist!
Tomorrow is our SCIENCE DAY! We will be welcoming 8 scientists into our classrooms and will participate in a variety of experiments, including growing our own germs! Thank you to Jasmine and Julie who will be coming in to help out in the morning. We are very excited to be scientists for the day!
BITS & PIECES
Thank you to all the parents who sent in food for our teacher appreciation lunch today - everything was amazing! The teachers were all very grateful for the wonderful meal that was prepared for us. It was delicious!
Jeremy Fokkens has been our Hip Hop dance instructor for the past two years and he is also a photographer. You may be interested in checking out his photo blog. He is spending a year travelling to Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka photographing the different ways that people live as well as volunteering in schools. One of his focuses is on children in these countries.
"I knew I wanted to photograph culture, humanity, and the societies people live in by thoughtfully capturing photographs that tell an un-biased and honest story where the treatment of life is not taken for granted." - Jeremy Fokkens
http://jeremyfokkens.com/blog/
Monday, May 2, 2011
May 2, 2011
Our Day:
Like all building projects, we are slightly behind projected completion dates and continue to work hard to finish making our community! Hopefully we will be able to place our buildings tomorrow...it's going to be a very full floor!
Our Science Day is coming up very soon and hope to have two more volunteers to help run the stations that we have organized! Thanks to those who have signed up to help!
Reminders:
Please look for several handouts in your child's pack tonight. There should be a green calendar, blue/yellow field trip forms.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to join in for the May 19th Fun Lunch as we will be on our trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. If you have already sent in your forms, they will be sent home tomorrow to adjust for the June Fun Lunch only.
Our CCRP magazine fundraiser is almost complete and the children are super excited with our prizes, 2 bikes and an X BOX 360! Remember, additional order forms are available in the office. To date we have 113 orders, we still need 387 orders to draw for the X BOX so we have extended the deadline to WEDNESDAY MAY 4!!!! Any orders made after this date will not be eligible for the prize draw but the proceeds will go to the school. Remember subscription donations to the library will be eligible for the draw as well as any on-line subscriptions. Parents of the winning students will be notified and an announcement will be made for the students confirming the winners on May 5th. Thank you again for your participation with our final fundraiser of the year, your past support has been outstanding, lets keep it going!
Thanks
Hala
Like all building projects, we are slightly behind projected completion dates and continue to work hard to finish making our community! Hopefully we will be able to place our buildings tomorrow...it's going to be a very full floor!
Our Science Day is coming up very soon and hope to have two more volunteers to help run the stations that we have organized! Thanks to those who have signed up to help!
Reminders:
Please look for several handouts in your child's pack tonight. There should be a green calendar, blue/yellow field trip forms.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to join in for the May 19th Fun Lunch as we will be on our trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. If you have already sent in your forms, they will be sent home tomorrow to adjust for the June Fun Lunch only.
Our CCRP magazine fundraiser is almost complete and the children are super excited with our prizes, 2 bikes and an X BOX 360! Remember, additional order forms are available in the office. To date we have 113 orders, we still need 387 orders to draw for the X BOX so we have extended the deadline to WEDNESDAY MAY 4!!!! Any orders made after this date will not be eligible for the prize draw but the proceeds will go to the school. Remember subscription donations to the library will be eligible for the draw as well as any on-line subscriptions. Parents of the winning students will be notified and an announcement will be made for the students confirming the winners on May 5th. Thank you again for your participation with our final fundraiser of the year, your past support has been outstanding, lets keep it going!
Thanks
Hala
Friday, April 29, 2011
Friday, April 29th
Please check your child's backpack for the May/June Calendar as well as Fun Lunch forms for May/June.
Due to the strong interest in the Grade 1 Dance Club, 5 students will be randomly chosen from each class to participate. Those students will be notified on Monday.
We continued our buildings today and they are in the final stages! Next week we look forward to putting them together and creating our community.
I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the students in my class for demonstrating good teamwork and helpfulness by working together to clean up our classrooms at the end of the day today. I appreciate your hard work and the respect you showed in caring for our space. You all make me very proud!
I am looking forward to an exciting week of growing germs and building bird houses next week!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Due to the strong interest in the Grade 1 Dance Club, 5 students will be randomly chosen from each class to participate. Those students will be notified on Monday.
We continued our buildings today and they are in the final stages! Next week we look forward to putting them together and creating our community.
I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the students in my class for demonstrating good teamwork and helpfulness by working together to clean up our classrooms at the end of the day today. I appreciate your hard work and the respect you showed in caring for our space. You all make me very proud!
I am looking forward to an exciting week of growing germs and building bird houses next week!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 28th
We are currently under construction! This morning our classrooms became a building zone with our students' creative minds at work. Yesterday we sorted all of the recycled materials into groups of boxes, paper rolls, egg cartons, etc. Most of our day today was spent building houses, hospitals, hotels, towers, farms, and even a McDonald's. We will continue this exciting work tomorrow. Next week our plan is to put our buildings together and create our very own community.
REMINDERS:
We still need volunteers for our Germ Day, Wednesday May 4th and Building Bird houses on Friday, May 7th. Both activities are in the morning. Please e-mail me if you're interested in helping out!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 4th - Germ Day (AM)
May 6th - Building Bird Houses (AM)
May 11th - Spell-a-Thon
May 19th - Field Trip - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (Mrs. Kroeker & Mr. Simmons' classes)
Math Night
May 31st - Grand Opening of the Playground
REMINDERS:
We still need volunteers for our Germ Day, Wednesday May 4th and Building Bird houses on Friday, May 7th. Both activities are in the morning. Please e-mail me if you're interested in helping out!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 4th - Germ Day (AM)
May 6th - Building Bird Houses (AM)
May 11th - Spell-a-Thon
May 19th - Field Trip - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (Mrs. Kroeker & Mr. Simmons' classes)
Math Night
May 31st - Grand Opening of the Playground
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 27th
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We have had TWO amazing opportunities made available to Grade 1 next week but we need volunteers to make them happen:
May 4 - Science (Germ) Day - A team of scientists wants to come in help us work through several science stations, including one that involves swabbing and growing GERMS! Each class needs 4 volunteers for this.
May 6 - Birdhouses - Andrew Stiles is coming to build birdhouses with ALL the Grade 1, as a warm up for our coming trip to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. We are hoping to have Grade 4 help us build but hope there are a few parents available to support us!
I know these dates are soon but we need to work on their schedules; we tried for different dates but they just weren't available!
Please contact us ASAP if you can join us for these two in-school field trips!
Thanks in advance for your support!!!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Monday, April 25th
Spring Fling DVD orders are due Tuesday, April 26 - $10 cash only
Today was a big day of continuing work we had begun last week. We finished our Earth Day posters, worked on our final plans for our buildings and wrote about our long weekend in our journals.
Many of our Flat Stanley letters went out in the mail last week, and the last few will be going out tomorrow. If you still have not sent in your addressed, stamped envelope please send it tomorrow.
Ideas for Activities at home:
* measure various objects at home using non-standard units. (ie. measure the stove with spoons, the table with plates, the living room with shoes, etc.)
* have your child write 3 or 4 consecutive sentences about a variety of topics. In class we are working with students on writing multiple sentences that follow one another and make sense. We are also focusing on writing with attention to capitalization and punctuation.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 19th
We have finished our community maps! If you have the chance, please stop in and check out the amazing job that the students did on their community maps. They are on display outside of our classroom. We are now in the process of creating plans for our buildings that we will be including in our community. Next week we will begin building with all of our beautiful stuff!
In math today, Mr. Roberts' Grade 2 class came in to teach us about what they have been learning in measurement. They were our math teachers for the morning and we had a great time measuring with a variety of non-standard units.
Most of the students have also finished their Flat Stanley letters and many of them were mailed off today! We can't wait to get them back from our family and friends. Tomorrow we will do a Flat Stanley walk, where we will share the photos of all the things we have done with our Flat Stanleys so far.
Reminders:
No Spelling this week
Celebrating Earth Day tomorrow in class
No School Thursday or Friday
Look for notices home tomorrow about our Spell-A-Thon and The Spring Fling DVD
In math today, Mr. Roberts' Grade 2 class came in to teach us about what they have been learning in measurement. They were our math teachers for the morning and we had a great time measuring with a variety of non-standard units.
Most of the students have also finished their Flat Stanley letters and many of them were mailed off today! We can't wait to get them back from our family and friends. Tomorrow we will do a Flat Stanley walk, where we will share the photos of all the things we have done with our Flat Stanleys so far.
Reminders:
No Spelling this week
Celebrating Earth Day tomorrow in class
No School Thursday or Friday
Look for notices home tomorrow about our Spell-A-Thon and The Spring Fling DVD
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday April 18th
Thank you to everyone who brought their Flat Stanley's back. We worked on writing our letters and are excited to send Flat Stanley off on some new adventures. We began sharing what we did with Flat Stanley over the past week and will continue to share our photos and writing with the class over the next couple of days. If you have not brought Flat Stanley back to school yet, please make sure you do tomorrow as we will be mailing our letters very soon!
No spelling list today
No School Thursday or Friday
No spelling list today
No School Thursday or Friday
STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH
Tuesday May 3rd, 2011
Hi Moms, Dads and Friends:
With June quickly approaching, we would like to thank the staff at Panorama Hills School for everything they have done for our children this year.
We are hosting a Staff Appreciation Lunch for the teachers and support staff on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. To make this event a success, we are asking for the support and participation of parents.
We are looking for volunteers to provide food and/or their time for set up as well as tidy up afterwards. If you are able to contribute in either way we would greatly appreciate it.
If you are providing a food donation, please bring it to the office by 10:30am on
May 3rd in a container labeled with your name (this will make it easier to identify when you pick it up). To ensure these delicious dishes do not go to waste, we suggest you send 4 - 5 servings only. A little note of why you appreciate a staff member would be fantastic to share as well.
If you are able to volunteer for the event itself, please email Jen Rathbone at dougandjen@shaw.ca by April 23rd, indicating what time you are available:
We’d love your help at:
- 10:30 – noon (preparation)
- 12:30pm to 2pm (clean up)
If you are not a home cooking kind of person, yet would like to express your appreciation, here’s a few other ideas have been shared by the staff -
- They would love plants for the classrooms and offices. All plants will be cared for over the summer so they can join us again in September.
- As you know, our library is in need of more books – especially picture books. A gift template will be placed on the inside cover of each donated book. If you would like assistance in choosing a title, please visit the library assistant, Mrs. Keall.
As always, thank you for your support!
Panorama Hills School Parent Council
Friday, April 15, 2011
Friday, April 15th
We had such a fun week! Yesterday we had a whole school snow building contest in the morning! The snow was perfect for making snowmen, forts and even bowling alleys!
Today the winning hockey teams from intramurals played the teachers at lunch. We had two great games!
Have a great weekend & don't forget to take Flat Stanley out on some adventures!
Today the winning hockey teams from intramurals played the teachers at lunch. We had two great games!
Have a great weekend & don't forget to take Flat Stanley out on some adventures!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, April 12th
Where has your Flat Stanley been so far this week? We have talked about trips to the swimming pool and visits to Grandma's house...We are looking forward to seeing and hearing about all the adventures Flat Stanley has been on this week. Don't forget to bring your photos, writing and an addressed, stamped envelope to school next Monday, April 18th with Flat Stanley!
Please check your child's backpack today for our last fundraiser for the school year. We will be selling magazine subscriptions to help raise money for our school. All students received a very cool bendable pencil today too!
In Social Studies we have been talking about Urban and Rural communities. As a part of our Science unit on Building Things we are designing our own maps for a community to build. We have learned about the compass on a map as well as legends. Ask your child about the map they are creating and what are some important things we need to have in our community.
Friday is our Phys Ed teacher, Mr. V's last day. We will be welcoming Mr. Spriggs back to school next Monday. To show our appreciation for everything that Mr. V has done for us over the past few months, we made him thank you cards in class today. We thought of many ways that he has helped us out, from taking us to our swimming lessons to helping out with hockey intramurals.
Please check your child's backpack today for our last fundraiser for the school year. We will be selling magazine subscriptions to help raise money for our school. All students received a very cool bendable pencil today too!
In Social Studies we have been talking about Urban and Rural communities. As a part of our Science unit on Building Things we are designing our own maps for a community to build. We have learned about the compass on a map as well as legends. Ask your child about the map they are creating and what are some important things we need to have in our community.
Friday is our Phys Ed teacher, Mr. V's last day. We will be welcoming Mr. Spriggs back to school next Monday. To show our appreciation for everything that Mr. V has done for us over the past few months, we made him thank you cards in class today. We thought of many ways that he has helped us out, from taking us to our swimming lessons to helping out with hockey intramurals.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday, April 11th
Our Day:
Today we sent home a package of handouts in regards to a building project that is part of our student's homework during our Building Things unit. Please read all the information carefully and feel free to ask any questions you may have!
Also, you'll find a piece of lined paper for the Flat Stanley project and our Spelling list. As your child takes Flat Stanley on adventures this week, please take photos of Flat Stanley in the places that he visits. Please send photos, writing, addressed stamped envelope and Flat Stanley back to school Monday, April 18th.
Homework:
Spelling!! Find the link below: Spelling - April 11, 2011
Today we sent home a package of handouts in regards to a building project that is part of our student's homework during our Building Things unit. Please read all the information carefully and feel free to ask any questions you may have!
Also, you'll find a piece of lined paper for the Flat Stanley project and our Spelling list. As your child takes Flat Stanley on adventures this week, please take photos of Flat Stanley in the places that he visits. Please send photos, writing, addressed stamped envelope and Flat Stanley back to school Monday, April 18th.
Homework:
Spelling!! Find the link below: Spelling - April 11, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Thursday, April 7th
We finished our Flat Stanleys! After reading the first Flat Stanley book by Jeff Brown, our classes made their own version of Flat Stanley. Some children chose to create a traditional version while others chose to make somebody else. We even have a few Flat Mrs. Kroekers and Mr. Simmons'! Your child will be bringing home their Flat Stanley tomorrow with a letter explaining the project.
Today we also started talking about our "I CAN" statements. An "I CAN" statement is a learning target that helps students understand the skills and knowledge that they will gain from a lesson or activity. Teachers share with students the destination of the lesson – what to learn, how deeply to learn it, and how students can demonstrate their learning. An "I CAN" statement is a positive way of demonstrating success. As a result, students begin to take ownership for their learning and become more responsible, independent learners. (See our April Newsletter for more information).
Today we also started talking about our "I CAN" statements. An "I CAN" statement is a learning target that helps students understand the skills and knowledge that they will gain from a lesson or activity. Teachers share with students the destination of the lesson – what to learn, how deeply to learn it, and how students can demonstrate their learning. An "I CAN" statement is a positive way of demonstrating success. As a result, students begin to take ownership for their learning and become more responsible, independent learners. (See our April Newsletter for more information).
“All children deserve rich educational experiences that will enable them to become active citizens in a democratic society.”
-Nel Noddings
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, April 5th
Today we continued our explorations of Measurement and Building and many new discoveries were made - especially during our tower building competition! These units will be taking up a TON of our time over the next few weeks, as we are combining Math, Science and Social Studies together. We will also be sending home some building homework (don't worry, it's a lot of fun) very soon.
We finished reading the chapter book, Flat Stanely today and will be beginning to create our own version very soon - look for this information to be coming home by the end of the week!
It was Day 2 of our new Guided Reading groups and we are starting to get into the flow of our new schedule. All of our students seem really dedicated to using this time to improve their reading abilities!
Homework:
Home Reading
Spelling Words (same as before the break) your, which, their, said, will, each, about, how
Monday, April 4, 2011
Monday, April 4th
Welcome back to school! We had a great first day back. It was nice to see lots of smiling faces in class today and it sounds like everyone had a great Spring Break. We had the chance to share some of the things we did over the last week and then the students chose one or two things to write about in their journals. I am so pleased to see what great writers they are becoming!
We also started guided reading in our levelled colour groups today. Students will be involved in a variety of activities centred around further developing their reading skills for 30 min every day. All students will have the opportunity to participate in a small, teacher guided reading group every week. Other activities will include partner reading, non-fiction, poetry and reader's theatre.
In math we began work on our next two units, measurement and shape and space. We talked about the most effective way to measure and how to use different units. The classes began experimenting with measurement by choosing a unit and measuring the length of a desk. Next we will work on recording our findings. At home you can support this learning by measuring things around your house with a variety of units (ie. how many shoes to measure a room? how many plates long is the table? etc.)
In Science we have started to think about our Building Things unit. We talked about our proposed project, building a community and watched a video about the process of building a house. From here we will learn about the parts of a building (ie. foundation, windows, roof, doors, chimney, etc.) After we sort through our building materials we will begin to draw up plans for our proposed 'community'. If you have any additional materials at home, please send them in this week.
Have a great night!
We also started guided reading in our levelled colour groups today. Students will be involved in a variety of activities centred around further developing their reading skills for 30 min every day. All students will have the opportunity to participate in a small, teacher guided reading group every week. Other activities will include partner reading, non-fiction, poetry and reader's theatre.
In math we began work on our next two units, measurement and shape and space. We talked about the most effective way to measure and how to use different units. The classes began experimenting with measurement by choosing a unit and measuring the length of a desk. Next we will work on recording our findings. At home you can support this learning by measuring things around your house with a variety of units (ie. how many shoes to measure a room? how many plates long is the table? etc.)
In Science we have started to think about our Building Things unit. We talked about our proposed project, building a community and watched a video about the process of building a house. From here we will learn about the parts of a building (ie. foundation, windows, roof, doors, chimney, etc.) After we sort through our building materials we will begin to draw up plans for our proposed 'community'. If you have any additional materials at home, please send them in this week.
Have a great night!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 21st
Happy Spring Everyone!
Swimming today was great! The children are learning so much in their lessons! It is fun to watch them take new risks and gain confidence as young swimmers.
We had another busy day with concert practice in the gym this afternoon. We are looking forward to showing off all of our hard work this Wednesday!
Note about the Spring Concert Wednesday, March 23rd:
Remember, YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND THE SHOW. Young children who are able to sit on an adult's lap do not need a ticket. Please plan to arrive early, as parking is limited. If you are unexpectedly delayed, late seating will take place during the first appropriate pause in the program. Assigned seats are not guaranteed after the performance starts. Latecomers will be seated in the back out of courtesy to the performers and other audience members.
Swimming today was great! The children are learning so much in their lessons! It is fun to watch them take new risks and gain confidence as young swimmers.
We had another busy day with concert practice in the gym this afternoon. We are looking forward to showing off all of our hard work this Wednesday!
Note about the Spring Concert Wednesday, March 23rd:
The Spring Concert has finally arrived! Doors open a half hour before the show, and students are expected to arrive between 6:00 and 6:15 on the evening of their performance. Please drop off and pick up your child(ren) at the classroom. As the children are presenting two full performances, it is important that all students are present for both shows.
Mr. Simmons' and Mrs. Kroeker's class are being asked to please wear jeans and a black t-shirt on the day of the concert.
Panorama Hills School has hired a professional videographer to record all performances, and copies of the DVD will be available for purchase. We ask that you please refrain from taking photos or video of the performance, as it interferes with the sight lines of other audience members and blocks access for the performers.
Thank you for your support and encouragement, and enjoy the show!
Bits & Pieces
Fun Lunch is this Wednesday
No School Friday - Spring Break - Back to School April 4th
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011
Our first day of swimming was great! Some slow busses but the pool made sure we got our fair amount of time in the water! Don't forget to bring all your swimming gear again tomorrow!!!!
Send some happy and healthy thoughts to Mrs. Kroeker this evening as she had to go home sick this afternoon and missed our first whole grade practice for the Spring Concert. (We are getting better and better, by the way!)
NO HOMEWORK! Just relax and get to bed early!
Send some happy and healthy thoughts to Mrs. Kroeker this evening as she had to go home sick this afternoon and missed our first whole grade practice for the Spring Concert. (We are getting better and better, by the way!)
NO HOMEWORK! Just relax and get to bed early!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
March 15, 2011
Our Day:
It feels like our days are passing really, really quickly lately - we are just so busy! We worked on more story problems in Math today and followed this by comparing two versions of the Three Little Pigs. We had some extra music time (our Rosie & Micheal poem is getting better and better) and finally got to go outside to draw our Winter Trees! Tomorrow will be even busier....Spring Break will be here before we know it and there's so much to do still!!
Reminders:
Tomorrow is our first day of SWIMMING! Please don't forget to bring a bag, bathing suit, underwear and towel! It will help if bathing suits are on under clothing since we leave so quickly tomorrow. Also, if you need goggles, pack those too!!!
Homework: Check out the homework question below!
Spelling List for the week can be found below:
Spelling - March 14, 2011
It feels like our days are passing really, really quickly lately - we are just so busy! We worked on more story problems in Math today and followed this by comparing two versions of the Three Little Pigs. We had some extra music time (our Rosie & Micheal poem is getting better and better) and finally got to go outside to draw our Winter Trees! Tomorrow will be even busier....Spring Break will be here before we know it and there's so much to do still!!
Reminders:
Tomorrow is our first day of SWIMMING! Please don't forget to bring a bag, bathing suit, underwear and towel! It will help if bathing suits are on under clothing since we leave so quickly tomorrow. Also, if you need goggles, pack those too!!!
Homework: Check out the homework question below!
Spelling List for the week can be found below:
Spelling - March 14, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday, March 14th
Our Day:
We had some extra music practice this afternoon in preparation for our Spring Concert. We continued to work on our "Three Little ____" stories after spelling stations this morning. We had PE and music after lunch. With the weather being so nice, we went outside after recess and drew our Winter Tree into our Big Jounrals - it was hard keeping everything dry, though!!
Your child should have TWO handouts today - A spelling list and a blue letter about our next unit in Science called Building Things! If you are missing the blue sheet, please let me know and I will send another home.
Reminders:
Swimming starts Wednesday. Please have your child wear their bathing suit underneath their clothing. In a seperate plastic bag please send a towel, underwear, brush/comb (optional), goggles (optional).
Homework:
Spelling List for the week can be found below:
Spelling - March 14, 2011
We had some extra music practice this afternoon in preparation for our Spring Concert. We continued to work on our "Three Little ____" stories after spelling stations this morning. We had PE and music after lunch. With the weather being so nice, we went outside after recess and drew our Winter Tree into our Big Jounrals - it was hard keeping everything dry, though!!
Your child should have TWO handouts today - A spelling list and a blue letter about our next unit in Science called Building Things! If you are missing the blue sheet, please let me know and I will send another home.
Reminders:
Swimming starts Wednesday. Please have your child wear their bathing suit underneath their clothing. In a seperate plastic bag please send a towel, underwear, brush/comb (optional), goggles (optional).
FINAL CALL FOR If they are not back ASAP, your tickets will be given away!
Homework:
Spelling List for the week can be found below:
Spelling - March 14, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, March 9th
REMINDERS! All FUN LUNCH forms are due tomorrow! Don't forget!
Also we are still waiting for a few swimming forms. They need to be brought in with the fee tomorrow please!
Don't forget to send in your purple Spring Concert ticket request forms - it is sure to be a great show!
Our Day:
We are really trying to get our Three Little ___ stories finished before the long weekend, so we spent lots of time working on them today; we are creeping towards completion and they look great!
We continued our work with Word Problems in Math and checked our work against our newly developed criteria. The students are beginning to take ownership for their work and are able to identify if they are doing their best work.
Homework:
Spelling Practice: not, but, what, all, were, when (plus your child's two bonus words of their choice)
Spelling Review tomorrow.
I look forward to seeing you all at Parent Teacher Conferences over the next couple of days!
Also we are still waiting for a few swimming forms. They need to be brought in with the fee tomorrow please!
Don't forget to send in your purple Spring Concert ticket request forms - it is sure to be a great show!
Our Day:
We are really trying to get our Three Little ___ stories finished before the long weekend, so we spent lots of time working on them today; we are creeping towards completion and they look great!
We continued our work with Word Problems in Math and checked our work against our newly developed criteria. The students are beginning to take ownership for their work and are able to identify if they are doing their best work.
Homework:
Spelling Practice: not, but, what, all, were, when (plus your child's two bonus words of their choice)
Spelling Review tomorrow.
I look forward to seeing you all at Parent Teacher Conferences over the next couple of days!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
March 8, 2011
REMINDER! All swimming forms are DUE TOMORROW! We must have all forms and payments for tomorrow so the pool can organize levelled groups!!
Our Day:
We've been working hard on our Three Little... stories - We are so close to having them published! In Math we developed criteria for solving a word problem and all of our student had some very good ideas about creating a high level response.
Homework:
Spelling Practice
Homework Question (below)
Questions? Email bwsimmons@cbe.ab.ca
Our Day:
We've been working hard on our Three Little... stories - We are so close to having them published! In Math we developed criteria for solving a word problem and all of our student had some very good ideas about creating a high level response.
Homework:
Spelling Practice
Homework Question (below)
Questions? Email bwsimmons@cbe.ab.ca
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday, March 7th
Library Books: We are now using large, plastic bags for our library books! All library books need to travel to and from school in these bags. We have had to replace many many books this year and we hope to stop this by protecting them while they are in student backpacks.
Homework: We are going to be experimenting with an online homework question posted through our blogs. Please complete the question below as homework!
Spelling - The spelling lists have two student-choice words on them this week. I have to put up a link to the common words but you will need to ask your child for their two words to practice with!
Spelling March 7, 2011
Homework: We are going to be experimenting with an online homework question posted through our blogs. Please complete the question below as homework!
Spelling - The spelling lists have two student-choice words on them this week. I have to put up a link to the common words but you will need to ask your child for their two words to practice with!
Spelling March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday, March 4th
Report Cards went home today. Also check for the Purple Form for Spring Concert tickets in the report card envelope.
We had a much better day today and almost all of the students in our class acted with integrity and respect. I was very proud of the choices they made today!
Please sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences next week (Thursday March 10th & Friday March 11th) via our school website.
Have a great weekend!
We had a much better day today and almost all of the students in our class acted with integrity and respect. I was very proud of the choices they made today!
Please sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences next week (Thursday March 10th & Friday March 11th) via our school website.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thursday, March 3rd
Today we had to have a very serious conversation about integrity and respect with Mrs. Unruh as our classrooms are experiencing difficulties with missing/damaged materials, poor listening skills and treating others with respect. We would like to thank all those students who act with integrity and respect each and everyday and we encourage all of our families to have a discussion about making the right choices in all situations.
Thank you to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer for swimming. We REALLY appreciate it! If you are still interested in helping out, please e-mail me directly, and we can try to put you into our schedule.
Please look for the Swimming notice and consent form in your child's backpack today. They have also brought home a form for Fun Lunch and a March calendar. We have a very busy month ahead of us!
Please sign and return the swimming fees and blue forms as soon as possible. If we do not receive these, your child will unfortunately not be able to go swimming with us.
Today we read an alternate version of the Three Little Pigs. It was called The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf. The children enjoyed listening to this classic fairy tale told from the Big Bad Wolf's perspective. In class we are continuing to work on writing and illustrating our own versions of the story.
Report Cards go home tomorrow
Homework
Spelling Review Tomorrow
Thank you to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer for swimming. We REALLY appreciate it! If you are still interested in helping out, please e-mail me directly, and we can try to put you into our schedule.
Please look for the Swimming notice and consent form in your child's backpack today. They have also brought home a form for Fun Lunch and a March calendar. We have a very busy month ahead of us!
Please sign and return the swimming fees and blue forms as soon as possible. If we do not receive these, your child will unfortunately not be able to go swimming with us.
Today we read an alternate version of the Three Little Pigs. It was called The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf. The children enjoyed listening to this classic fairy tale told from the Big Bad Wolf's perspective. In class we are continuing to work on writing and illustrating our own versions of the story.
Report Cards go home tomorrow
Homework
Spelling Review Tomorrow
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wednesday, March 2nd
Here is a new website you might want to try out when practising the spelling words:
There are many free games and activities using your own spelling words. Follow the link above, click on "batch entry" and type in all the spelling words (including challenge words). Then click on a game or activity. The web site will automatically use your spelling words for the activities.
Bits and Pieces
Thank you to those who have put their names on the swimming volunteer calendar. If you haven't seen it yet, please see yesterday's post for the link.
Today in Science, we wrote about our favourite season, why we like the weather and what activities we like to do. Ask your child about their favourite season!
Thank you to everyone who turned in their 100 minutes Home Reading log. Many of the students in our class read for 100 minutes or MORE in the month of February!
News From the Office:
News From the Office:
1. Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, March 10, 4:00-8:00 pm Kindergarten 9:00 am -8:00 pm
No School for Kindergarten students
Friday , March 11, 8:00 am-12:00 pm No School for all students
Please book conferences online at
2. Spring Concert-Save the Date!
Wednesday, March 23 12:45 and 6:30 pm
Thursday, March 24th 10:00 am and 6:30 pm
We will be having afternoon and evening performances.
All families will be issued numbered tickets. Each family is eligible for 4 tickets for the Daytime show OR 2 tickets for the evening performance. Order forms will be coming home soon.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1st
SWIMMING
WE STILL NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR SWIMMING!!! So far we only have four parents who have signed up for swimming. If we do not have 2 parent volunteers for each day of swimming, we will unfortunately not be able to go. Please use the link below to sign up:
Volunteer Calendar:
SWIMMING VOLUNTEER CALENDAR
Spring Concert Practice
Use the video below to practice at home for the Spring Concert (Wednesday, March 23rd)
WE STILL NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR SWIMMING!!! So far we only have four parents who have signed up for swimming. If we do not have 2 parent volunteers for each day of swimming, we will unfortunately not be able to go. Please use the link below to sign up:
Volunteer Calendar:
SWIMMING VOLUNTEER CALENDAR
Spring Concert Practice
Use the video below to practice at home for the Spring Concert (Wednesday, March 23rd)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 28th
Brrrr!!!! It was SO COLD outside today! We spent our day inside for lunch and recess.
This morning we continued our story writing about The Three Little Pigs. Students took the traditional story frame and made their own versions of this classic fairy tale. They chose to create an S map with pictures and labels or a comic strip format and are now working on writing their stories out in their journals. The children have become so involved in this activity and their stories are amazing! We have tales about The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark, The Three Little Flies and the Big Bad Frog, The Three Little Mice and the Big Bad Cat...It is so exciting to see their creative minds at work!
Homework
Spelling List came home today.
Reminders
WE STILL NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR SWIMMING!!! So far we only have one parent who has signed up for swimming. If we do not have 2 parent volunteers for each day of swimming, we will unfortunately not be able to go.
If you are able to volunteer for any of the days, please e-mail me. (Mornings - March 16th - 23rd) Thank you so much for your support!
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
REPORT CARDS GO HOME FRIDAY
(Parent/Teacher conferences March 10th & 11th - booking times open March 6th on the school website)
This morning we continued our story writing about The Three Little Pigs. Students took the traditional story frame and made their own versions of this classic fairy tale. They chose to create an S map with pictures and labels or a comic strip format and are now working on writing their stories out in their journals. The children have become so involved in this activity and their stories are amazing! We have tales about The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark, The Three Little Flies and the Big Bad Frog, The Three Little Mice and the Big Bad Cat...It is so exciting to see their creative minds at work!
Homework
Spelling List came home today.
Reminders
WE STILL NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR SWIMMING!!! So far we only have one parent who has signed up for swimming. If we do not have 2 parent volunteers for each day of swimming, we will unfortunately not be able to go.
If you are able to volunteer for any of the days, please e-mail me. (Mornings - March 16th - 23rd) Thank you so much for your support!
rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
REPORT CARDS GO HOME FRIDAY
(Parent/Teacher conferences March 10th & 11th - booking times open March 6th on the school website)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 25th
Did you know that you can freeze bubbles?? Ask your child about what happens when you blow bubbles outside at -22 degrees! (Apparently at
-25 the bubble will shatter when broken!)
SWIMMING: Look for swimming info to be coming home soon. We will be swimming in the mornings and need 2 volunteers each day! Please e-mail me if you are available.
Have a great weekend!
-25 the bubble will shatter when broken!)
SWIMMING: Look for swimming info to be coming home soon. We will be swimming in the mornings and need 2 volunteers each day! Please e-mail me if you are available.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 24th
We had many exciting events happening today!
It was TWIN DAY and everyone was seeing double around the school. Many student chose to come dressed like someone else and it was very exciting to find all the different twins around the school. We even got a visit from Mr. Bimmons (who we discovered is Mr. Simmons' evil twin!)
First was our Friendliness assembly and we were able to view amazing examples of learning from many our the classrooms around the school. We were treated to poems, songs and even some African throat singing!
Many of the students participated in Fun Lunch today, and all the students got to have a picnic in the gym!
After recess we also had the opportunity to watch space shuttle Discovery's final launch into space. They are off to the International Space Station and when they come back Discovery will be taken out of service. CBC was at our school to capture this historic moment and you can look for our school on CBC news tonight between 5:00 and 6:30. (Did you know that, during take off, the Discovery uses enough fuel to fill a swimming pool EVERY 25 SECONDS??)
SWIMMING: Look for swimming info to be coming home soon. We will need 2 volunteers per day for each class!
Volunteer Calendar:
It was TWIN DAY and everyone was seeing double around the school. Many student chose to come dressed like someone else and it was very exciting to find all the different twins around the school. We even got a visit from Mr. Bimmons (who we discovered is Mr. Simmons' evil twin!)
First was our Friendliness assembly and we were able to view amazing examples of learning from many our the classrooms around the school. We were treated to poems, songs and even some African throat singing!
Many of the students participated in Fun Lunch today, and all the students got to have a picnic in the gym!
After recess we also had the opportunity to watch space shuttle Discovery's final launch into space. They are off to the International Space Station and when they come back Discovery will be taken out of service. CBC was at our school to capture this historic moment and you can look for our school on CBC news tonight between 5:00 and 6:30. (Did you know that, during take off, the Discovery uses enough fuel to fill a swimming pool EVERY 25 SECONDS??)
SWIMMING: Look for swimming info to be coming home soon. We will need 2 volunteers per day for each class!
Volunteer Calendar:
Please note that we are booked for swimming during the month of March (March 16-18 & 21st - 23rd) and will be looking for volunteers (TWO PER DAY) to help our students get changed in a quick and efficient manner - we often have a particular need for Dads to help out in the boys change room! Grade 1 times will be in the morning, so if there are days you know you can help, please e-mail me! rckroeker@cbe.ab.ca
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tuesday, February 22nd
Welcome back from our looooong weekend! I hope you all had a great few days and had the chance to spend some time with your families yesterday. The children had a lot to share about all the fun things they did.
Homework
Please see spelling list in your child's backpack. We have included their student ID number again this week for added practice. The children have been using their IDs to log on to the computers during our spelling station time in class.
Bits & Pieces
THURSDAY is a big day.
* ASSEMBLY in the morning at 9:10 (hosted by the Grade 2s).
* FUN LUNCH day. Students who ordered fun lunch will be receiving pita lunch.
* TWIN DAY! You you can can come come to to school school dressed like someone else! We hope to see a lot of twins, triplets, etc.
VOLUNTEERS
Please note that we are booked for swimming during the month of March and will be looking for volunteers (no more than 1-2 per day) The dates are: March 16-18 & 21st - 23rd to help our students get changed in a quick and efficient manner - we often have a particular need for Dads to help out in the boys changeroom! I don't the the exact TIMES for Grade 1 yet but if there are days you know you can help, feel free to e-mail me and let me know! Thank you very much in advance!
In math we had to work as groups to come up with as many CORRECT number sentences as possible for the number 12! To make this harder, the groups were responsible to checking over the work of other students.
Today we went on a listening walk around the school. In small groups, we recorded the different sounds we heard in various areas (hallway, great hall, office, gym, library, etc.) Some of the sounds we heard were the same, but some were very different!
Did you know? Children have better hearing than adults. There are some high frequency sounds that people stop hearing around the age of 25. We did an experiment in class, and at 21 hertz the students were still able to hear the sound, but Mr. Simmon's and I could not! The children thought this was pretty neat!
Homework
Please see spelling list in your child's backpack. We have included their student ID number again this week for added practice. The children have been using their IDs to log on to the computers during our spelling station time in class.
Bits & Pieces
THURSDAY is a big day.
* ASSEMBLY in the morning at 9:10 (hosted by the Grade 2s).
* FUN LUNCH day. Students who ordered fun lunch will be receiving pita lunch.
* TWIN DAY! You you can can come come to to school school dressed like someone else! We hope to see a lot of twins, triplets, etc.
VOLUNTEERS
Please note that we are booked for swimming during the month of March and will be looking for volunteers (no more than 1-2 per day) The dates are: March 16-18 & 21st - 23rd to help our students get changed in a quick and efficient manner - we often have a particular need for Dads to help out in the boys changeroom! I don't the the exact TIMES for Grade 1 yet but if there are days you know you can help, feel free to e-mail me and let me know! Thank you very much in advance!
In math we had to work as groups to come up with as many CORRECT number sentences as possible for the number 12! To make this harder, the groups were responsible to checking over the work of other students.
Today we went on a listening walk around the school. In small groups, we recorded the different sounds we heard in various areas (hallway, great hall, office, gym, library, etc.) Some of the sounds we heard were the same, but some were very different!
Did you know? Children have better hearing than adults. There are some high frequency sounds that people stop hearing around the age of 25. We did an experiment in class, and at 21 hertz the students were still able to hear the sound, but Mr. Simmon's and I could not! The children thought this was pretty neat!
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