February 27-March 3

Hello families, 

Happy Friday! Here are some updates from our week! 

This week in math we practiced our counting on addition strategy. During our morning work, we also reviewed greater than, less than and equal to. We also started using open number lines to represent addition. We continued with our math groups as well - I've really been enjoying the small group math work and using our materials a little more. 


In literacy we learned about the "kn" sound. This technically is not part of the grade 1 or 2 curriculum, but it was coming up a lot in the classroom so I wanted to address it. Students do not need to know when they are writing if a work is just n or kn, but hopefully when they are reading they will remember that the k is silent! 


This week we also started talking about nutrition and eating habits! We talked about our favourite foods and what would happen if we ate them every day. We also played a game similar to charades or headbands where a student had to guess the food based on their classmates' clues. We are trying to stay away from talking about healthy vs unhealthy food, but rather building healthy eating habits and knowing that treats are ok! After all, who can afford to eat as many fruits and vegetables as we're supposed to these days? 


In science we have been reviewing the states of matter and have began focusing on water. We discussed the importance of water and learned where water in our homes comes from. 


In social studies, we've been learning about communities. We've reviewed landmarks and parts of our community and enjoyed going on a community walk to explore and identify some landmarks. We also reviewed the Medicine Wheel and directions, as well as the sacred medicines. We did an offering to the land with our tobacco and students enjoyed sharing what they were feeling grateful for. We spent time looking in the four directions and identifying community landmarks. On Friday, we looked at pictures from our day and sketched what we saw! We didn't quite finish this activity but will continue next week! 








Word Work Groups

We are so excited to be back to our afternoon routine of Word Work Groups! Earlier this year, the students were re-assessed in order to see their growth in spelling. We were so impressed with their improvements in understanding spelling patterns and were proud to create new groups. Ask your child what they have been learning this week in word work groups! 



Next Year Plans


It is that time of year again, when we begin planning for our upcoming school year. In order for us to make the most accurate and informed plans possible, please take a moment to fill out the following form indicating your plans for your child(ren) for the 2023/2024 school year. This is the same form sent out earlier in the Friday School Messenger so if you have already completed it, please disregard.  


Plans for 2023-2024 School Year



Hybrid Scholastic Book Fair


We are pleased to be hosting a hybrid (In-School and Virtual) Scholastic Book from Monday, March 6th till Monday, March 13th. 

Each class will get an opportunity to visit the Book Fair to see what’s new and exciting between Monday, March 6th till Wednesday, March 8th.  

  

Purchase Options:  

·         Online using the link below: 

o    Virtual Book Fair Link: https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5184684 

o    Link is active from Monday, March 6th till Monday, March 13th   

o    Online orders will be shipped to the school and sent home with your child when they arrive 

·         In-Person during your Student-Led Conferences    

 

 

Volunteers Needed for Book Fair!!  

We are pleased to be offering our second book fair this year. We are looking for parent volunteers who would be able to help run the fair during the dates and timeslots below.   

If you are able to volunteer during any of the time slots below, we would greatly appreciate it! Please email Ms. Kassam (shkassam@cbe.ab.ca) with the time and day you are available to help. If you are able to volunteer but the time slots do not work for you, please email Ms. Kassam with your preferred time.  

 

In order to volunteer, you will need your volunteer clearance completed and up to date.  

  

Thursday, March 9th  

1.     3:30pm – 5:30pm 

2.     5:30pm – 7:30pm  

Friday, March 10th    

1.     8:00am – 10:00am 

2.     10:00am – 12:00pm  

3.     12:00pm – 1:30pm 

 

 * All volunteers are asked to arrive a couple of minutes early to learn the systems and procedures. * 


Upcoming Dates

  • March 6-13 Virtual Book Fair
  • Thursday, March 9th - Booster Juice Fun Lunch
  • Thursday, March 9th PM - Student-Led Conferences
  • Friday, March 10th AM - Student-Led Conferences (no school for students)
  • Thursday, March 23rd - Coco Brooks Fun Lunch
  • March 27-31 - March Break - No school 
  • Thursday, April 6th - Taco Time Fun Lunch
  • Friday, April 7th - Good Friday - No School
  • Monday, April 10th - Non Instructional Day
  • Thursday, April 20th - Edo Fun Lunch

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