Friday 29 November 2019

reminders for the week of Dec. 2-6

Welcome to December!  Please remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather as we are outside for 2 recesses, weather permitting.  Having extra mitts and socks in their backpacks will be beneficial.  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle
2) Popcorn and healthy snacks are sold for $1 on Tuesday and Thursday at first recess
3) December newsletter will go home on Monday
4) We went home with our Assessment Folders today.  Please take a moment and go through all the work we have done and return the folder on Monday
5) We went home with our Song sheet "Somewhere over the Rainbow" we are encouraging them to practise at home for our upcoming Winter Concert.
6) Our Winter Concert is on Tuesday, December 10 at our school.  It begins at 6:30pm.  We are asking that the children come to school by 6:15 pm to assemble in their classrooms.  We are also asking them to wear Rainbow Colours too.  There is a Skate Sale prior to the concert too!  Information about our Winter Concert also went out in the E-Blast as well.
7) Our M.W.W. words for week #8 are :  sight words and 'ick' family words
               by     words     but     not    sick      kick   brick    stick
8) Please collect 5 photos of your child so that they can use for their Timeline project.  You can always email them to me and I can print up at school.  If you do not have any photos please help your child decide upon 5 important events and they can draw a picture of that event.  Photos are due to school by Monday, December 9.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  Have a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs Petramala

Friday 22 November 2019

Reminders for the week of Nov. 25-29

Hello Families:
We are entering our last week of November!  Wow, time is flying by.  We have been skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.  We put our thinking on a number line.  At home, you can start skip counting at a given number and end on another number.  We will show our thinking by jumping to each number with a curved line.  We will put the number under the line too.  It's fun!
Here are some other reminders for the upcoming week:
1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle
2) M.W.W. worksheet will be due by Friday.  Our words for week #7 are:
     from    or    one    had    pin    thin    spin     skin
3) Please make sure that we have extra mitts and socks.  We love playing in the snow and our socks seem to always get wet.
4) Read read and read some more.  We have grown so much and are using our strategies to sound out and spell unknown words too!
5) Popcorn will be sold on Thursday for $1 at recess starting this week.  After this week, we will have Popcorn and various other healthy options sold for $1 every Tuesday/Thursday.  Thanks to our HEAT Team!
6) Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  We are outside weather permitting for 2 recesses.
7) Library will be on Friday, Day 5 of our cycle.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.
Have a wonderful last weekend of November with your children!
Mrs. Petramala


Friday 15 November 2019

reminders for the week of Nov. 18-22

Hello Families:
It was a pleasure to meet with all of you over the past 2 days.  I am enjoying every minute with your children!  Please make sure you return the brown envelope that your report card came in so that I can put Term 1 in it, in February.
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle
2) Our M.W.W. words for week #6 are: sight words and 'ig' family words
                           at    be   this   have   big   dig   pig   wig
The activity sheet will be given out on Monday and due back by Friday.
3) We will be participating in another Arts package on Wednesday.  The Duffle Bag Theatre will be coming to our school.
4) Movie Night is on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 pm.  Please come by and enjoy a fun filled night of entertainment.  Tickets/refreshments are sold on school cash on line.
5) Library is Friday, Day 5 of our cycle,  Keep up the daily reading! 
Have a wonderful weekend with your children!
Mrs. Petramala

Friday 8 November 2019

reminders for the week of Nov.11-15

Hello Families:
We will be having a Remembrance Day Assembly on November 11th at our school. We will proudly wear our poppies.  Lest we forget.
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle.
2) Our Poetry Folder went home today.  We learned a Poem called 'Little Poppy' the activity sheet is due back on Monday.
3) Assessment Folders went home today as well.  Please take some time with your child to view all their wonderful work they have been doing.  You can take all the work out that is on the KEEP side.  Please return the folder on Monday.
4) We wrote our Friday Letter too.  We are building on our Recounts of our week.
5) Picture Retake Day is on November 13
6) No M.W.W. words this week, it's a short week.
7) Library is on Thursday Day 5 of our cycle.
8) Scholastic Book Fair is at our school next week.  Come by after your interviews.
9) Please sign up for interviews on EDSBY- Thursday evening and Friday morning slots are available.  Progress Reports will be going home on Wednesday November 13.
10) We will be engaging in Fire Prevention Week at school and doing various learning around Fire Safety at school and at home.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.
Have a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

Friday 1 November 2019

Week of Nov.4-8

Hello Families:
Welcome to November.  With the change in month comes the change in weather.  Please remember to dress your child appropriately for the weather.  We are outside weather permitting for 2 recesses.  We also went home with our Assessment Folders today.  Please take some time over the weekend to review your child's work with them.  We always have conferences with how we are doing and our next steps.  I am proud of how far we have come and we are working on our learning goals on a daily basis.  Please return the folder on Monday.  Progress Reports are due to go out on Wednesday, November 13 and Interviews are to be held on Thursday, November 14 after school and evening and Friday, November 15 in the am.  Please note that Progress Reports are an excerpt of our learning so far.  You can sign up for an interview on EDSBY.
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle
2) Our M.W.W. words for week #5 are: (sight words and short i) with  his  they  pit  sit  hit  bit  fit
* Remember that the activity sheet is given on Monday and due back by Friday.
3) Read, Read and Read!!!!  We should be reading for a minimum of 10-20 minutes daily
4) Library is on Thursday Day 5 of our cycle.
5) Yearbooks are now on sale on school cash on-line.
6) November newsletter will go home on Monday.
7) Please read and return the Friday Letter as well on Monday.
8) Don't forget that the clocks change back one hour on Sunday....:)
9) Walk to school is on Wednesday. 
Have a wonderful first weekend of November with your children.
Mrs. Petramala