Dismissal on Thursday June 26, 2025 is @ 12:40 pm

 

Please take note that dismissal time is at 12:40 pm on Thursday, June 26, due to bussing.  Buses will depart at 12:40 pm.  Please meet us at Door C at 12:40 pm.  Thank you for your understanding.

Mrs. Petramala

Our last week of Grade One Fun!

A big thank you to all who came out today to have fun with us at the SplashPad.  Your generosity with the treats was very much appreciated by all.  We had a lot of fun making memories with our friends!

Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  We have no air conditioning in our school.  We do have fans, yet it does get hot!  Hats are recommended too.

Please note that Thursday, June 26, is our last day of school.  Dismissal is at 12:10 pm, and buses will depart then too.  

Here are some reminders of our upcoming week.

1) Report cards will be distributed to your child's GAPPS account on Thursday, June 26.  

2) The assessment folder can be kept at home.  

3) Any work/folders coming home this week can be kept at home.  

4) I will be sending home their indoor shoes and any indoor clothes that are still at school.

5) Please keep up with their reading/writing and math skills over the summer.  Below are some good websites to review some skills and drills too.  Keeping up with our strategies over the summer will make for a smooth transition in grade 2.  

Decodable Readers:

https://right2readinitiative.com/free-decodable-texts/

Math:

https://mathville.com/gr1mathCurrCorr.html

Writing:

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/6-ways-to-avoid-summer-slide.html

Have them write in a home journal.  Recount of their weekend, favourite activity, holiday, and place to play.  We learned to THINK IT, SAY IT, WRITE IT, and re-read to make sense.  We need to double-check our work with a writer's checklist too. 

Thank you for being partners in your child's grade one year.  I have enjoyed every minute with them!  I will always look back fondly on our time together.  I wish them much love and success in their school journey.  My classroom door will always be open to them.  Wishing you all a happy and safe summer!

Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Our week for June 16-20, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

We are going to the SPLASH PAD on Friday, June 20, 2025, from 2-3pm.  A note was sent out through EDSBY.  Please refer to this note to see what items we need.  If you do not want your child to participate, we will be able to play at the park.  Supervision will be available.  We will be talking about safety play at the splash pad throughout the week  and safe play at the park too. Water shoes are a must.  

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Please keep your yellow MWW folders at home. We will not be having any more MWW words this year. Please keep and review over the summer.

2) We went home with our Poetry Folder.  We are to read with our best phrasing and expression, complete the activity sheet, and return back to school on Monday.  We will be sharing our experiences as a class. 

3) Please make sure your child has a hat, and if you send sunscreen, I will make sure they reapply it at lunch.  

4) Our last day of Grade One is on Thursday, June 26.  Dismissal is at 12:10 pm.  Buses will depart from school at that time too.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask. 

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.  Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Happy Father's Day to all our dads!

Our week for June 10- 13, 2025

 

To all those who celebrate Eid-al-Adha I wish you and your family a happy celebration. 

There is no school on Monday, June 9, 2025.  It is a PA Day.  School will resume on Tuesday.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuesday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2)  There are NO more MWW words for the year.  We have completed our weekly words.  Our yellow MWW folder can be kept at home.  :) This yellow folder supplements all the Decodable Passages that were sent home this year for their blue Reading Folder.  We have another copy at school, which will be coming home shortly.  Please keep both their MWW words and their decodable passages to support reading over the summer.  Keeping up with our strategies will enable a smooth transition in September.  

3) We have no more Book Exchange.  Please return all library books back to school by June 13.

4) Our assessment folder went home today.  Please keep all work at home and send back the folder empty on Tuesday so we can put more work in it. Please make note of their writing rubric for Term 2.  A reading rubric will be sent home shortly.  

5) We are learning about Financial Literacy.  If you have loose change around the house, have your child count it.  We learned to sort and count up.  Below are some graphics to support our learning journey.  

Here is a great website to support our learning through digital manipulatives.

https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/

6) 

Our Jump Rope for Heart is on Thursday, June 12.  Our rain  date is June 13.  Please dress your child appropriately to participate.  We will be outside, weather permitting, so hats are a must!  We jump from 2-3:30pm.  A donation link was sent out through EDSBY.  

Have a wonderful weekend with your children. 

Mrs. Petramala💓

Our week for June 2-6, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

Rick Hansen's Fun Fair is on Thursday, June 5, at 4pm. Come and have fun making memories with your children!

Our Recognition Assembly is on Thursday, June 5, at 11:30 am. Those receiving an award have already been notified. 

This is our last week for book exchange. Library is on Friday (Day 4). Please look around your house for any library books and return them back to school as soon as you can.

We will be raising the PRIDE FLAG on Monday for Pride Month. Show your pride and wear Pride Colours on Monday.

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW Words for Lesson # 56 are: Long O words

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Our sentences are:

1. Who did you vote for? 2. We drove home at nine.

Our Decodable Text is called The Drive Home

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

3) Wednesday, June 4, is Walk to School, and it's a SPIRIT DAY too!

It's RAINBOW colours day. Show your PRIDE by wearing rainbow colours.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala 🌈