September 12, 2018- The Run Club Running for Terry

Agenda:

• social studies title page tomorrow
• Welcome back potluck BBQ tomorrow night
• Fresh Air Friday #2 this Friday- be dressed for the weather and to be ready to run.

What are the top three things we did today?

• In social studies, we finished our title pages and we read information about Alberta's landforms.
• During math, we are working to finish our math about me portraits.  They will be up for you to see next week during face to face conferences.  If we finished early we got some addition practice.
• In gym, we played a game where two teams had to race to make the circle cones either all "cereal bowls" or "spilled cereal bowls."  Then we played a trust game where we were cars and the front person was blind and had to trust their partner to "drive" them around.

Important Notice About Welcome Back BBQ:
This is a reminder that the Welcome Back Bbq will take place on Thursday, September 13th, from 5pm - 7pm.  Due to the impending bad weather, this event will take place indoors.

There are still many volunteer spots that need to be filled to make this event a success.  If you are able to commit to one of the tasks and /or shifts, please email Saya at sayantani.sanyal@gmail.com, or text at 403-889-9945, with your name, the task, and the shift which you would like:

1.  Set up (will start at the new time of 3pm):

2 volunteers needed

2.  Grill (cooking of the hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie dogs):

4:30pm - 5pm     3 volunteers needed

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

3.  Bbq table (handing out and replenishing supply of hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie dogs):

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

6:30pm - 7pm     3 volunteers needed

4.  Potluck table (overseeing and keeping tables tidy; replenishing drink dispenser):

5pm - 5:30pm     3 volunteers needed

5:30pm - 6pm     3 volunteers needed

6pm - 6:30pm     3 volunteers needed

6:30pm - 7pm     3 volunteers needed

5.  Clean up (7pm):

2 volunteers needed

Thank you!"

September 11, 2018- Our first library class was today!

Agenda:

• handwriting due tomorrow
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back asap
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm tonight
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due tomorrow
• Run Club is back! Starting tomorrow Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Armour and any students between grade 1 - 6 are welcome to sign up. We will be running every Wednesday around the "Terry Fox loop" (one km). We will try and increase our stamina each week to get ready for the Terry Fox whole school run on Friday, September 28th. We will meet between 12:00-12:10 at the picnic tables with our lunches (time to go to the washroom and get a drink) to sign in and start running. We will eat together AFTER we run. We will stop running by 12:40 to make sure everyone has a chance to eat and cool down before the bell. Recording our laps will be a fun motivator to see how far we can run altogether.

What are the top three things we did today?

• In social studies, we discussed the landforms found in Alberta and we started to colour the Alberta coat of arms.
• We had our first library exchange class.  We were able to take out two books.
• We had another journal prompt today asking us to tell Ms. Jones one thing we wished she knew.  For homework tonight, we are to discuss ideas with our parents so that we can write about them with details tomorrow. 

Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 10, 2018- What did you do musically this summer?

Agenda:

• Would You Rather journals and printing due tomorrow
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back tomorrow
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm tomorrow
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Run Club is back! Starting this Wednesday, September 12th Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Armour and any students between grade 1 - 6 are welcome to sign up. We will be running every Wednesday around the "Terry Fox loop" (one km). We will try and increase our stamina each week to get ready for the Terry Fox whole school run on Friday, September 28th. We will meet between 12:00-12:10 at the picnic tables with our lunches (time to go to the washroom and get a drink) to sign in and start running. We will eat together AFTER we run. We will stop running by 12:40 to make sure everyone has a chance to eat and cool down before the bell. Recording our laps will be a fun motivator to see how far we can run altogether.

What are the top three things we did today?

• We had our first language arts class. After music, we did some printing practice before learning how to edit our writing using COPS-J.
• Today in music, we had to write about something music related that we did over the summer.  Some of us got to share.
• In gym, we played two co-operative games where we had to pass a ball to one another only using our legs around a circle and around the gym.

Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 7, 2018- Finding Treasure

Agenda:

• Name tent sent home for homework if not finished- due back Monday 
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back Tuesday September 11
• School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm Tuesday September 11
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We had time to finish our name tents today to put on our desks
• Today we learned how to be junior cartographers.  After learning the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west), we hid our treasure bags and worked in partners to create a map for someone else to follow to find it.

 Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 6, 2018- Whispering Math

Agenda:

• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day (hat, sunscreen, wear layers, bring water bottle and extra snack).  Bring a "used" treasure that you can fit in a paper bag for our treasure hunt. It must be something small and something you are willing to give away as a treasure for someone else to find. 
• Are You Ready forms sent home today-due back Tuesday September 11
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back Wednesday September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We played a game in the Whispering Woods where we were given an animal and a sound and then we had to find others that were the same by listening to sounds.
• We continued to work on our journals and our rockfish.
• The school had our first assembly where we sang O'Canada and The school song.
• We decided on class jobs for the year.  We made more jobs this year, so we will all have responsibilities!
• In math, we had to show what we know when solving math problems and we worked on our All About Me (using math).

 
Note about Pick up and Drop off doors for Arrival and Dismissal:

We are working hard to establish routines with our students. One routine we could use parent help with is our dismissal routine of students going out their classroom’s assigned door. This is the door that we also enter the school when we come to school. If parents are meeting students at the end of the day, we ask that parents meet students outside their dismissal door or establish a meeting spot somewhere outside. We are hoping our main door will become a door used only when parents are picking students up for appointments or when they have business in the office. Thank you for your help establishing this new routine with our students.

September 5, 2018- Would You Rather Go to the BBQ or Stay Home?

Agenda:

• Welcome back assembly tomorrow @ 10:00 am 
• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day
• No cleats at school, bring indoor shoes for gym
• Welcome back potluck BBQ form sent home- due back September 12
• Grade 4 students can bring their word dictionaries back to school

What did we do today?

• We played hospital tag in gym.
• We sent Ms. Jones an email today during computer lab time.
• In music, Mr. O'Reilly went over all the new stuff in the classroom, including the new speaker system. We then listened to the song we will perform for the CBC Music Challenge.
• We journaled about what we would rather be after hearing the story Would You Rather?
• We made class expectations for our class.

September 4, 2018- Welcome back students! :)

Agenda:

• Welcome back assembly Thursday @ 10:00 am 
• Fresh Air Friday on Friday- please dress for the weather that day
• No cleats at school, bring indoor shoes for gym

What did we do today?

• We started to design and paint "rockfish" after Ms. Jones read the book Only One You
• We made name tags for our coat hooks and our desks
• We discussed what good digital citizenship is when we use technology
• In gym, we played chicken tag and superhero rock, paper, scissors.