Happy Holidays!

 Hello Families:

We had a great week together learning about all the holidays that are celebrated in December.  We also went home with our Poetry Folders too.  The activity sheets are due back when we return.  Please have fun with your children and read on Razkids too.  Enjoy the homemade gift we made too.  

Wishing you all a very healthy and safe holiday season and a very happy New Year too!

Mrs. Petramala

Our week of Dec. 14-18

 Hello Families:

Welcome to our last week of school for 2020!  We will not be having any MWW words this week and we will be engaging in language activities around the holidays this season.   We will be learning about Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.  

Here are some other reminders for you:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our Poetry Folder went home this weekend, please read with your child and the activity sheet is due back on Monday.

3) Our annual Food Drive is still going on. There will be collection boxes placed in each classroom for students to drop off their non-perishable food, personal hygiene items, or baby products. We will also accept grocery store gift cards. We will be collecting items until December 17th.   Thank you to all of you who have contributed items so far.

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

Mrs. Petramala

Our week of December 7-11

 Hello families:

School Food Drive -  We are starting our annual Food Drive on Monday, December 7th. There will be collection boxes placed in each classroom for students to drop off their non-perishable food, personal hygiene items, or baby products. We will also accept grocery store gift cards. We will be collecting items until December 17th.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW words for Number Week #2 are:

eleven   twelve  thirteen fourteen  fifteen   sixteen  seventeen   eighteen   nineteen   twenty

3) Our Assessment Folders went home today.  Please take some time to review all our amazing work we have been doing!  

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for Nov. 30- Dec 4

 Hello families:

We had a great week and learned lots.  We finished up our Patterning Unit in Math and will be starting our Data Management Unit this coming week.  Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW words will be a Number week.   We will be working on the numbers 1-10

one  two  three  four   five   six   seven   eight   nine   ten

3) Please speak with your child to see if their indoor shoes still fit, we are growing like weeds!

4) Please dress your child for the weather, we are outside for 2 recess, weather permitting.

5) Our Poetry Folders went home today, the activity sheet will be due back on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week ahead for November 23-27

 Hello Families:

We had a great day for Gym today.  We were able to play outside in the beautiful warm sunshine today!  Let's hope we have a few more days like this before the Winter Break!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our Cycle

2) Our MWW words for Week #8 are:  sight words and 'ick' family words

      by   words    but   not  sick   kick   brick   stick 

3) Remember to read on Razkids and Tumblebooks too.  We are reviewing our strategies daily and are learning about Story Elements in class.  Ask us to retell the story with the beginning, middle, and end too!

4) Report cards are to be emailed out shortly stay tuned.

5) Assessment Folders went home today, look at all the amazing work we are doing!

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for November 16-20

 Hello Families:

It was so nice to chat with all of you over the past few days.  Too bad we couldn't have met in person, the children would have loved to show our room to you.  Hopefully we will be able to share our classroom with you before the end of the year! 

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our Poetry Folder is due back on Monday.

3) Our MWW words for Week #7 are :  from  or  one   had   pin  spin  skin  thin

The worksheet will be due back by Friday.

4) Our Progress Reports will be emailed to you on Thursday November 19.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week of November 9-13

Hello Families:

We had lots of fun playing in the sun today!  Here's to a great weekend ahead full of warm weather and sunshine!  We will be learning about Remembrance Day this week.  Lest we forget.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) We will not be having any MWW words next week, it's a short week.  

3) We have a PA Day on Friday

4) Our Assessment Folders went home today, please look at all the amazing work we have been doing.  Please sign and return on Monday.

5) Please read and return the Friday Letter too.

Looking forward to connecting with you next week for Interviews!

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala 

Our first week of November! Nov. 2-6

 Hello families:

We had a great week and we learned lots.  We looked so good in our Halloween costumes too!  We talked lots about Halloween safety and we're excited about Halloween. Please don't forget to change your clocks back one hour on Saturday night.  Remember FALL back....:)

 Here's some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) We went home with our Poetry Folders today and the activity sheet is due back on Monday.

3) Our M.W.W. words for Week #6 are:

        at   be   this   have   big   pig    dig   wig  

4) On Monday our monthly newsletter will go home

5) I will be sending home an INTERVIEW sheet to see if you'd like a phone call interview.  Interview sign up will be in EDSBY starting on November 2 after 9 am. 

Wishing you all a boo-tiful weekend with your children!  

Mrs. Petramala

Our week of October 26-30

 Hello Families:

I hope you all were able to log onto our google classroom last night for our Virtual Curriculum Night.  All the information in the slide show you received in the curriculum package on Wednesday.  If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call or ask.  We also had our Story Walk today with Mrs. Ford, it was fun.  Ask us all about it!  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle

2) Our M.W.W. words for Week # 5 are :  sight words and 'it' family words

       with    his    they   pit   sit    hit   bit   fit 

3) We will be celebrating Halloween in our classroom on Friday, October 30.  Your child can come to school wearing their costume.  Please do not send treats for the other students in the class.  You can send a treat for your own child as long as it is peanut free.  Thank you for understanding.  We will be engaging in curriculum themed activities all day around Halloween.  Unfortunately due to Covid 19, we will not be having our annual Halloween costume parade.  

4) Our Poetry Folders went home today and are due back on Monday.

5) Our Assessment Folders went home today, please look at all the amazing work we are doing in class!

Please sign and return back to school on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala😄

Our week ahead October 19-23

 Hello Families:

We had a great week in Grade One.  We had our first social distance Fire Drill.  Ask us all about it!  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) Wednesday October 21 is Take Me Outside Day and learn.  We will go outside and do a story walk.  Please make sure we are dressed for the weather.

3) Thursday October 22, is Curriculum Night.  I will be posting a slide show presentation on our google classroom.  I will send home information about that on Wednesday.  

4) Our M.W.W. words for Week #4 are:   for   on  are  as   back   sack   back   black   snack

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for October 12-16

 Hello Families:

Today in your child's agenda they went home with a letter about Razkids.  Razkids is a virtual reading site.  Each child has been put at their level to start with their log in information.  Right now, the site is for reading at home since we can't sign out books from our Library.  I recommend reading for at least 10 minutes out loud to hear their expression and rate.  I will be sending home shortly some more information for you about home reading and what reading in Grade One looks like.  We are reading for a stamina of 6 minutes in class with our levelled readers and our IPICK books.  Please don't forget that you have access to Tumblebooks too for those snuggle up and read times together.  

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Thanksgiving, there is no school.

2) Tuesday is Day 5 of our cycle.

3)Please read their Friday Letter together.

4) Our Poetry Folder went home today.  Please have your child read the poem to you and fill out the Cloze activity sheet on the back. It is due on Tuesday.

5) Thursday October 15, is WEAR PURPLE DAY.  

6) There will be no M.W.W. words this week, we have a short week.  

Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving with your families.

Mrs. Petramala

Week of October 5-9

 Hello Grade One families:

We had a great week.  We had our Orange Shirt Day and our Terry Fox Walk.  We went home today with our Assessment Folders.  Please take some time this weekend with your children and go through all the wonderful work they have done.  Please return the folder on Monday.  Here are some reminders for the upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our schedule and we will be coming home with a new schedule.  It has changed a bit.  We are  lucky to have Mr. Alexander teaching us Music and Drama.  Mrs. Ford will continue to teach us Social Studies.

2) Our M.W.W. words for Week #3 are sight words and 'ap' family words

  than    it     he     was     map    cap    nap   tap   

3) Please read you child's Friday Letter with them and return on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

    

Our week ahead Sept. 28-Oct 1

 Hello Families:

Today your child went home with their Poetry Folder.  We worked on the poem for expression and comprehension this week.  They are to read the poem to you and complete the activity sheet.  It is due back on Monday.  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Poetry is due back on Monday.

3) Our Friday Letter went home today too.  They will read it to you and you can respond, please bring back on Monday.

4) Our M.W.W. words for Week #2 are:

     to   in   you   is   man   can   ran   pan 

5) Wednesday September 30 is Orange Shirt Day.  

Orange Shirt Day: is a day where communities come together in a spirit of reconciliation and hope because every child matters.

6) Thursday October 1, is our Terry Fox Walk.  Please have your child dress for the weather that day.  We will be outside for our Terry Fox Walk.  All donations will be on line this year.  

Wishing you all a wonderful warm weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week ahead for September 21-25

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great first full week together!  Over the next few days, I will send you to your emails some pictures of your child(ren) at their desks.  I am so proud of all of them and how well they have conformed to our new way of life at school.  Here are some reminders for our week ahead:

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle

2) Our Sharing Star is due on Monday.  Next week, the children and I will get to know more about each other and I will be launching our 'Special Me' program shortly so stayed tuned for more information regarding that.

3) On Monday, I will also be starting our M.W.W. ( Making Words Work) program.  Otherwise known as Spelling.  Please note there will be no M.W.W. words on short weeks.  Those are weeks with PA Days or holidays.  Each M.W.W. week we will be working with 8 words.  I have chosen high frequency words as well as family grouping words (short a/rhyming words etc).  Your child will come home with a supplementary activity sheet on the Monday and the activity sheet is due back to me by Friday.  There will be no dictation of the words.  We will be using the words in various activities throughout the week and then add to our WORD WALL at the end of the week.  Our goal for this program is to be able to spell these words independently.  I also encourage the children to use inventive spelling in our Writing (that is spell the word how you hear it).  Have fun together.

Week #1 words:   the  of  and  that  cat  mat   sat   hat  

4) We wrote our first Friday Letter today.  We have it in our red Friday Letter folder.  Please read with your child over the weekend and return back on Monday.  Please respond to your child's letter too.  They love to see what you have written.

5) In our BEE bags, we also have the  BOOK OF FORMS.  Please fill out and return back to school promptly.  These forms are required by the board for Emergency purposes.

6) Yesterday, I gave you access to a great website Tumblebooks.  It's a wonderful site of digital books that you can snuggle up and read together.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children. 😄

Mrs. Petramala

Hello and Happy New School Year!

 Welcome to Grade One!

I have emailed all my new families with a letter to help with a smooth transition to Grade One!  Over the next few weeks, we will be engaging in a new learning environment.  I am so excited to be back in the classroom!  I am looking forward to meeting your children over the next few days and being partners in your child's education together.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call, email or write in your child's agenda.  

Kind Regards,

Judith Petramala

Our last week of Grade One!

Hello Families:
I can't believe how fast the year has gone.  I am grateful to have had your children in my class and I will always look back fondly at our time together.  My door is always open for them to visit.  I wish them nothing but success with their future endeavors!
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:
1) We will not have any M.W.W. words.
2) The report card will be emailed to you this week through your child's gapps account.  Please look for it there.  Instructions to access will be emailed to all parent emails listed in the database.
3) Please have your child read and write over the summer as well as reviewing all math concepts.  By having continuation will allow for a smooth transition in September.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for being partners in your child's education this year.  I really appreciated it!
Have a wonderful and safe summer with your children.
Fondly,
Mrs. Petramala

week of June 15-19

Hi there:
Please note that it is retrieval week at our school.  From Monday to Wednesday there were time slots to fill in on EDSBY.  I have placed all your child's items in a grocery bag on their coat hook.  All you have to do is come in and grab the bag.  Please place any library books on the table outside the Learning Commons.  Thank you!
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

Our M.W.W. words for Week #25 are:

Come made may part web legs less shell

Wishing all our dads, grandfathers and uncles a very Happy Father's Day this coming weekend.

Have a great week.

Mrs. Petramala

Our week of June 8-12

Hello Families:
You will be given an email from the school about coming in to retrieve your child's belongings and return any items like library books this week.  Please make sure you read carefully as you'll need to sign up for a time slot in EDSBY.  I will collect all your child's work books/items from desks and return any library books that are in the classroom.  I will leave all their belongings in a grocery bag labelled on their coat hook.  You'll just need to come in and collect the bag. 
Here are some other reminders for our week:
1) Our M.W.W. words for Week # 24 are:
    down   day   did   set  by truck  must cup

2) If you'd like to contribute to the Grade One Community Cook book please check out the google classroom on Monday June 8 post as a Padlet sign up is there as well as the recipe card for the good copy.  Each child has access and it's only posted on Monday June 8th post.  You can go in any time to edit and add too. 

Have a great week.
Mrs. Petramala

Our week of June 1- June 5

Happy June everyone!  We have a busy month ahead.  On our google classroom, I have enclosed a monthly newsletter of what curriculum we will be covering this month.  We also will be creating a Grade One Recipe book, so please check that out too on our google classroom. 
Our M.W.W. words for Week #23 are:
Dog find mom now long fox chop shop .
Have a wonderful first week of June!
Mrs. Petramala

Week of May 25-29

Welcome to the last week of May!  Wow...time flies.  Our week ahead is going to be exciting, we will be learning lots of new things and we have our Google Meet on Friday at 11 am!  I am so excited, I can't wait! 
Here are our words for this week:
been called   who  oil win lip kid ship
We are going to be learning about Time as well.  Grade One expectations are for AM and PM as well as Hour and Half Hour. 
Have a great week! 
Mrs. Petramala

Our week ahead May 19- 22

Happy Victoria Day!
We have a short week.  For all those celebrating Eid next weekend, Eid Mubarak!
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Our M.W.W. words for Week #21 are:

   1. my 2. ant 3. first 4. water 5. bad 6. bat 7. glad 8. Mad

Please keep up the daily reading on Razkids and Epic.

Working on Math skills on Dreambox will be beneficial as well.

Have a great Victoria Day Monday!

Mrs. Petramala

Our week ahead May 11-15

Hello Families:
I hope all our moms had a great Mother's Day!  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
Remember to work at a pace that works for your child and your family.

1) Our M.W.W. words for Week # 20 are:
no   bell   could   people    tell     sell   well  fell 

We will be learning about Adjectives and more about Subtraction.
Have a great week.
Mrs. Petramala

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1. no

2. bell

3. could

4. people

5. tell

6. fell

7. sell

8. well

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1. no

2. bell

3. could

4. people

5. tell

6. fell

7. sell

8. well

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Our week of May 4-8

Hello Families:
Welcome to May!  Hopefully April showers will bring May flowers!  We have a busy month ahead with our curriculum expectations. Please remember to always work at a pace that works for you and your child.  I appreciate all your support during this time. 
Here are some reminders of our upcoming week.
1) I emailed all your children on their google classroom account their username and password for the IXL site.  This site allows unlimited access to Math and Language for only 30 days.  When posted on the google classroom, if time expires, please use their username and password to continue.  If you require assistance, please email me and I'll resend you their info.
2) Our M.W.W. words for Week #19 are sight words and 'en' family words
       write    go   see       number    then       hen       pen   ten 
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me and I'll get back to you as quickly as I can.  I have live office hours Mon-Fri from 10-11 am daily. 
Have a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

Reminders for the week of April 27- May 1

Hello families:
Please make sure that you sign up for the math site dreambox.  Go to www.dreambox.com
and sign up for the Canadian content.  It is free for 90 days if you sign up by the end of April.  It is an engaging site that is educational and fun too!  Multiple children can be set up for their grade level on your family account.
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Our M.W.W words for week #19 are sight words and 'ed' family words
   has   look    two   more   bed    red    fed   sled
2) If your child needs more work to be engaged throughout the week, you can always go to
a) Razkids and choose a book at their level and do the comprehension activities with it.
b) Go to dance mat typing and follow along with the keyboard levels
c) Go on nature walks, what do you observe, see and hear while you are walking?
d) Create a project together, what could you build out of recycled things to be useful in your room/playroom?
e) Have them do a chore a day for you.  Teach them and see how well they will succeed.:)
Remember to always work at your own pace and do what you can do.
Have a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

It's Earth Day this week!

Hello Families:
We will be celebrating our Earth and learning how to take care of our Earth too!  We will be engaged all week in various activities about our Earth.
Here are some other reminders for you too.
1) Our M.W.W. words for this week are:
            Earth     recycle      reduce     reuse    tree    water    air    plastic 
2) If your children require more learning always go to their Razkids account to read a chosen book and do the activities related to it. 
3) I highly recommend you get a free family account on dreambox.  This is a math learning tool that you can register for multiple children.  This account is free for 90 days if you sign up before April 30.  Please make sure you sign up for the Canadian content. 
4) Don't forget to send me a picture of your child's favourite piece of work they did for the week. Either send it through our google classroom or to my board email   judith.petramala@yrdsb.ca
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me.  I will do my best to get back to you as quickly as I can.
Have a great weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

Reminders for week April 14-17

Hello Families:
Thank you for being patient with me during this transition.  I am learning as I go too!  As I share a device with my youngest daughter, I will do my best to respond as quickly as I can.  Thank you for sharing their work with me.  Remember to share a piece they really like once a week, either to our google classroom or to my board email at judith.petramala@yrdsb.ca
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:
1) Our M.W.W. (Making Words Work) for Week #17 are sight words and 'et' family words

like him into time pet get wet let

2) We will be learning about NOUNS for the next few weeks.  Nouns are People, Places or Things in a sentence.  

3) We will be reviewing already taught Math concepts this week before we move on to other concepts.  A 100 chart will be helpful.  They can print their numbers on a piece of paper from 1-100. Print 1-10 at the top so they can make patterns below.  Make sure there are no reversals :)

As always if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me.  I will respond as quickly as possible.  Look below at other blog posts for free fun websites to help engage your child. 

To all those who celebrate Passover or Easter enjoy.

Have a HOPPY weekend with your children 🐰

Mrs. Petramala

Reminders for our week April 6-10

Hello Families:
On Monday, April 6 our google classroom will be up and running. 
Here is the  link: https://youtu.be/LzE5Y6CmiG4  for you to use to help you get started. You will need your child's ID and password that I sent you earlier this week. Here is a great website to help your child navigate a computer keyboard. https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/  There are lots of fun interactive activities on Dance Mat Typing.  My girls used it too when they were little.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:
1) Our M.W. W words are for week #16 are sight words and 'uk' family words
              some     her   would     make    duck   luck    suck   stuck
Each day on our google classroom there will be an activity posted to make our words work.
2) Please note there will be no google classroom postings on Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13 as it is Easter Weekend. 
3) Please feel free to visit other websites I have already posted.  You can always chose what works for you and your child.  I will post and have links, however, if you prefer others, feel free to use.
3) I believe it's important to have digital rules and here are what we have at our house...:

• We pause for people: When someone wants to talk to us, we stop, look up from our screens, and talk to each other.
• Every day we'll do something outside or get moving inside together! 
• All meals are device free.

Please remember to take a picture of what your child is proud of or what they like best about their learning for the week and send me it at judith.petramala@yrdsb.ca
If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  I will do my best to respond promptly.
Have a wonderful weekend with your family.
Mrs. Petramala

Moving forward

Hello Families:
This week I have started to contact you by phone to connect and say hello.  I have left a few messages on some cell phones too.  I will do my best to reconnect throughout the week.  It is important that you have read the email from the board regarding access to technology.  If you do not have access please fill out the survey so that data can be collected.  You can access the email on the board website.  Also......

I have granted you access to an amazing recourse at www.kidsa-z.com.  This is a wonderful tool to help building reading skills. I encourage parents and guardians to request access to the Parent Portal by clicking the Parents button on www.kidsa-z.com. I have already approved Parent Portal access from my Roster page.  I only put parents emails that I have on file so not every parent will have access.  If you need me to add an email, let me know.  I will email you directly the username and password shortly.  If this doesn't work, let me know at my board email and we will navigate together.  This resource is only available till the end of June. I will update you with further information as it is given.  My google classroom will be up and running shortly.
My board email is judith.petramala@yrdsb.ca
It was nice hearing their voices today.  I miss them! :( Thank you for being partners in your child's education.  I so appreciate it!
Another great FREE site is Scholastic learn at home.  There you can go to Grade One and you can be divided up by week 1 and so on.  There are books that can be read to you, then you read and comprehension tasks and interactive games too that's at their grade level.  Please check this one out.
Stay well
Mrs. Petramala

Here are some resources you might like.

Storyline online - https://www.storylineonline.net/

Bookflix : http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix//login.php?bffs=N

Username: dsbyork      password : dsby7692

Prodigy : https://www.prodigygame.com/

Scholastic : https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Info for your learning at home

Last week, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced learning at home for all students.  The programming is available on an online portal called Learn at Home which has resources to aid in their learning.

Our Board website also has online resources too, you can click here to access it.

Happy Learning and best of health to all!
Mrs. Petramala

Our week when we return....

Hello families:
There's lots to do to keep your little ones busy and to keep their skills fresh.  We are working on Story Elements so when reading you can discuss: PLOT- beginning, middle, end( what's happening in the story) SETTING- where the story takes place CHARACTERS- who are the people/animals in the story MAIN IDEA- gets from the title.  Have them retell the story in their own words and maybe write about the above ideas too in complete thoughts. Have them make connections, does this story remind you of anything (an experience, another book?)  Every Friday you can write about their week.  You can brainstorm what they did each day and then write about it using transition words like: first, then, next and finally.  Having them, think it, say it, write it and re-read to make sense will be beneficial.  We are learning to expand our thoughts too.  State, explain and give an example.  (Yesterday I went to a movie.  I saw Frozen.  My favourite part was.....)  Your local Library has lots of cool and educational games too.  Check out their website and visit to get books too!   In Math, we are learning non standard measurement.  Have them measure you or items around the house with a crayon/marker.  Have them estimate first then measure.  Make sure they start at one spot, and have no overlaps or gaps.  They have to mark off as they go using their finger too!   We use words like, shorter, shortest, longer, longest, and a bit.  We are learning Mapping Skills in Social Studies.  Have them talk about cardinal directions and when you're in the car have them explain what direction you are going and why are directions helpful?  You can also build on skip counting, simple addition and subtraction facts.  Review of concepts already taught will be beneficial.  There's lots of websites too.... starfall, mathville are just a few to keep busy and make learning fun.  Playing together too and they're great helpers, have them help you do chores around the house and prepare meals too!
Here's some other reminders...
1) When we return it will be Day 3 of our cycle.
2) Our M.W.W. words for week #16 are sight words and short u words
         some    her     would    make    duck    luck    suck    stuck
3) Our Poetry Folders went home today.  We learned a SPRING Acrostic poem.  We are to write our own SPRING acrostic poem and tell why we like Spring.
4) Our Assessment Folders went home too.  Look at all the amazing work we are doing!
5) Keep up with the reading.  I am so proud of how far we have come!  We are using our strategies independently now!
Have fun with your children.  I will miss them!  Safe travels and good health too!
Mrs. Petramala

our week ahead March 9-13

Hello families:
Happy International Women's Day! 
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:
1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle
2) Our M.W.W. words for week #15 are :   sight words and un family words
         then    them    these     so   sun   fun   run bun
3) Library is on Wednesday Day 1 of our cycle
4) The clocks changed to one hour ahead today
Have a great rest of the day with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

reminders for the week of Mar 2-6, 2020

Hello Families:

Please remember that anytime there is an Inclement Weather Day on a day when Greek Lunch (Mondays), Pizza Lunch (Thursdays), or Sushi Lunch (Fridays) are scheduled to take place, that the lunch delivery will be cancelled and rescheduled for an alternate date at the end of the term.

Please also remember that anytime your child is going to be absent from school, be it when buses are cancelled or not, you must notify the school. The easiest way to do this is through EDSBY, or you may call or email the school office.

When buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not be running in the afternoon and your children need to be picked up at 3:40 pm. Please communicate in advance with your child as to how they will be getting home at the end of the day.

Here are some other reminders too:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle

2) Wednesday is Library, Day 5 of our cycle

3) Our M.W.W. words for week #14 are sight words and "ug" family words:

         other     about       out      many     bug    hug    rug    mug

Please remember to have them complete their activity sheet and bring back to school by Friday.

4) We are growing!   We might need some extra snacks or a bigger lunch to satisfy us.  Let us help you make lunch! We are great helpers!
5) March newsletter will be sent home on Monday March 2

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

Have a wonderful last weekend of February with your children.

Mrs. Petramala

Reminders for our week Feb. 24-28

Hello Families:
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle
2) Wednesday  is Day 5 and it's Library day.  Keep up with the daily reading!
3) Our M.W.W. words for week #13 are sight words and short u words
          their     if     will     up     cut     nut    hut    shut
The worksheet will be due by Friday.
4) Wednesday February 26, is Pink Shirt Day.  Pink Shirt Day is a globally recognized day in support of anti-bullying, upstanding behaviour and simple acts of kindness. On February 26, 2020, we are encouraged to practice kindness and wear pink to show that we do not tolerate bullying. In honour of Pink Shirt Day, YRDSB Caring and Safe Schools is looking to celebrate the everyday upstanders, those students who stand up to bullying and/or exemplify kindness in their schools.
Have a wonderful rest of the weekend with your children!
Mrs. Petramala

Our week Feb. 18-21

Hello Families:
There is no school on Monday February 17, it's Family Day!  Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day too.  We had fun creating our Acrostic Love Poems for you too!
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Tuesday is Day 4 of our cycle
2) Wednesday is Library day- please return all levelled readers and picture books that day
3) There will be no M,W,W, words next week it's a short week
4) Our Poetry Folder will be due back on Tuesday,  The Poem was about 100 days of school.  We are to write using transition words, (first, then, next and finally) what we would do if we found $100!
4) Assessment folders went home last week, please note their Reading and Writing goals for Term 2.
Wishing you all a wonderful Family Day weekend with your children!
Mrs Petramala

reminders for the week of Feb. 10-14

Hello Families:
Our week ahead is going to be busy.  We will be having our Valentine's Celebration on Wednesday, February 12.  On Friday, February 14, we will be having our Fundraiser Dance.  We dance from 11:30-12:15 pm.  All  are welcome to come and join! Please remember that the Pledge forms are due back by February 13.  Thank you for those who have contributed.  We will also be celebrating our 100's Day on Friday as well.  We will be having a spirit day that day too, you can wear RED, WHITE or PINK to celebrate Valentine's Day!
Here are some other reminders for you:
1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle
2) We will do a book exchange on Wednesday, February 12.  Please make sure they have their Library books for that day.
3) M.W.W. worksheet will be due on Friday and our words for Week #12 are: sight words and short o blend words:     which    she   do   how   sock   rock   block   clock
4) Our Poetry Folder will be handed out on Wednesday, February 12, it will be due on Tuesday, February 18.
5) The Science Booklet will be due on Wednesday, February 12 instead of February 11 as first stated.
6) Please speak with your child regarding their likes and dislikes for their lunches.  There are often sad faces at lunch.  I try my best to get them to eat as much as they can.  Have them help you prepare their lunches so they know what is for lunch.  If you drop off lunch, please do so by 1pm.
7) Please make note of our dance schedule change.  WE are now dancing from 11:30am to 12:15pm
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

reminders for the week of February 3-7

Welcome to February!  We will be having our Poetry Cafe on Wednesday, February 5.  We will be reciting poetry in our classroom.  We went home on Thursday with our Poetry booklets of the poems we learned in class.  We are to chose one of the poems and recite it to our classmates.   No need to memorize.  A letter about our Poetry Cafe went home on Thursday, January 30 with a Rubric of how we will be graded.  Please help your child recite their chosen poem over the weekend.
Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.
1) No school on Friday, January 31- it's a PA Day.
2) Monday will be Day 4 of our cycle
3) Library will be on Tuesday, Day 5 of our cycle
4) Our February newsletter will be sent home on Monday, February 3 - please make note of some dates regarding our 100th Day of school and Valentine's Day.  A class list is provided for you to help make valentine's cards with your child if you choose to.
5) Our Valentine's Day Dance is our fundraiser for our school and will be held on Friday, February 14.  A purple letter went home regarding our ballots for our dance.  Please take some time to review.  We have some great prizes that will be awarded! AMAZING things are happening at Rick Hansen PS this year! We are excited to announce our second annual Dance-A-Thon for all students on Friday February 14th, 2020. This event will be a healthy, active and fun way to promote school spirit while also fundraising to support academic, literacy, arts and athletic programs at our school.
All classes will participate at scheduled times throughout the day. Our top DJ will be there
spinning all the top tunes and parents are welcome to come join in the fun during your
child’s scheduled time. Pledges can be made as either cash or cheques. Please ensure that any cheques are made payable to RICK HANSEN PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Classroom sponsor totals will be tracked per classroom and the class with highest amount
of funds raised will win a pizza party for their class!
Below is the time your child’s class will participate in the Dance-a-thon:
 FDK 9:25am – 9:55am
 Primary (grades 1-3) 10:00am – 10:45am
 Junior (grades 4-6) 11:30am – 12:15pm
 Intermediate (grades 7-8) 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Total funds raised in support of the school will be announced during the Dance-A-Thon!
Pledge forms are due back to the school from February 3rd to February 13th, 2020.
6) Our M.W.W. words are for week #11 are:  there use an each job mob cob rob
The M.W.W. sheet will be due by Friday.
Have a wonderful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala

Our upcoming week Jan. 27- Jan.30

Hello Families:
A very Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate!  We will be having a Lion Dance on Monday, January 27 at 11:45am in the Gym.  All are welcome!
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:
1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle and it's Library Day!
2) There will be NO School on Friday January 31, it's a PA Day.
3) There will be no M.W.W. words next week, it's a short week.
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy weekend with your children!
Mrs. Petramala

Our week ahead Jan.20-24

Hello Families:
Please make sure that your child has indoor shoes that fit and extra clothes and mitts at school.  We love the snow and often our mitts get soaking wet at first recess.  Extra socks too please.
Please mark off your calendar for Monday, January 27.
Our Community Connection Committee has arranged for a Lion Dance performance at 11:45 am at our school in the Gym.  Students are invited to wear traditional clothing for the day and families are welcome to attend.
Dance-A-Thon, February 14th, 2020 - We are very excited for our second Rick Hansen PS Dance-A-Thon brought to the school by the Rick Hansen Parent Advisory Council. This year’s Dance-A-Thon will take place on February 14, 2020. Our first Dance-A-Thon was a great success and we are looking forward to this year’s event. It will be one of two main fundraisers for our school this year. Pledge forms will be sent home to families in January.
Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week:
1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle, in the event of no school on Monday, Tuesday will be a Day 1.  Please return all Library books and we will exchange our books on Tuesday
2) M.W.W. words for week#10 are: sight words and op family words
   when     your    pop    said    mop   top   hop   drop
The activity sheet will be due by Friday January 24
3) Popcorn will be sold on Tuesday and Thursday for $1
4) We just finished our Math Unit on 2D shapes, if playing outside this weekend have them draw their known 2D shapes and discuss their attributes, sides and corners.  Find real life 2D shapes at home too!
Have a wonderful snowy day weekend with your children.  If out and about, travel safely!
Mrs. Petramala

Our week update for Jan.13-16

Hello Families:
We had a great first week back from the break.  We talked a lot about goals in our home, school and community to be more awesome then last year!  Please take some time to orally discuss with your children their goals.  If you come by our classroom we have posted our goals for all to see by our coat hooks.
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.
1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle
2) We went home with our Poetry Folder.  Please have them read the poem and complete the activity sheet and return on Monday
3) No M.W.W. words next week, there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, January 17, it is a PA Day.
4) Read, Read and read some more.  Our target is to decode our unknown words using our strategies taught in class and read with more expression noting our punctuation.  I am so proud of how far they have come!
5) Scholastic order is due on Wednesday, January 15
6) Popcorn sales will resume again on Tuesdays and Thursdays at snack recess for $1
 We also want to thank Miss Green our Co-op student for all her help and guidance these last couple of months.  Her last day is on Thursday and we will miss her dearly!
Have a wonderful weekend with your children!
Mrs. Petramala