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