Happy Holidays!

 Hello Grade One Families:

Today your child went home with their Friday Letter and BEE bag.  Please return both in January.  We went home with Santa's Beard.  We will try and do all 12 Acts of Kindness.  We are to cut off his beard as we complete each act of kindness.  We will try and do one each day of the holiday.  

We will be discussing acts of kindness in January and how to be more awesome in 2024!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming return.

1) We return on Monday January 8, 2024. It is a Day 1 of our cycle.

2) We will resume MWW words the week of January 22, 2024.

3) We will be building on our Rules and Routines when we return.

4) January newsletter will go home on January 8.

5) Library is on Day 4 (Thursday)

6) Gym is on Day 4 & 5 of our cycle.  Please be dressed appropriately to participate.  

7) Please have extra clothes at all times at school and extra mitts in our backpacks too.  

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy holiday season!  

Happy New Year too! 🥳

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for Dec. 18- Dec. 22

 Hello Grade One Families:

We went home with our Poetry Folders this weekend.  We are learning to read with phrasing and expression.  Our Poetry Folder is due back on Monday along with our Friday Letter.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) There are no MWW words this week. :)

3) Gym is on Day 4 & 5

4) Library is on Day 4 (Thursday)

5) Please look below for our upcoming SPIRIT WEEK @ Rick Hansen!

Have a wonderful weekend with your children!

Mrs. Petramala

Spirit Week @ Rick Hansen

December 18- December 22, 2023

Monday	Comfy Cozy Day Ideas:  PJ’s,  Sweatshirt Robe Sweat pants Slippers
Tuesday	Twin/Triplet Day -class themed outfit (colours/item) -twin or triplet outfit
Wednesday	Favourite Idol -dress like your favourite Idol! (sport,singer, actor, person)
Thursday	Hat Day -any hat will do
Friday	Festive Friday -Holiday spirit or Fancy Friday

Our week for December 11-15

 Hello Grade One Families:

We will continue with our Food Drive next week.  Items that are being asked to be collected are Non-Perishable Foods (soup, pasta, bars, apple sauce etc).  This is on a voluntary basis.  Thank you for all who have donated so far.  It is very much appreciated.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.  

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) There are NO MWW words for the next 2 weeks.  We will resume in the new year.

3) We have Library on Day 4 (Thursday)

4) Gym is on Day 4 & Day 5, please dress appropriately to participate.

5) Please have your child dress for the weather.  We are outside for 2 recesses weather permitting.  Please have an extra pair of mitts in your child's backpack in case the first pair gets wet at first recess. 

6) Our Poetry Folder went home.  Please help your child read and complete the worksheet on the back.  It is due back on Monday.  The poem is called Funny Elf Friends

7) Our Assessment Folders went home too.  All work can be kept at home.

8) Please read our Friday Letter and return back on Monday as well. 

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

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.  🕎

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala🧤

Our week for Dec. 4-8

 Hello Grade One Families:

Rick Hansen is participating in a FOOD DRIVE to help support those in our local community.

This is on a voluntary basis.  For the next 2 weeks this is what is being requested.

1) Dec 4-8 -  Cereal

2) Dec.11-15-   Non Perishable Food Items (pasta, apple sauce, soups etc.)

Thank you for those who have already donated.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) We will not be having Library this week as it is our Recognition Assembly.  Those who are getting a certificate have already been notified by an invite in your child's agenda.  Library will resume next week.

3) Recognition Assembly is on Thursday December 7 @ 11:30 am in our Gym.  

4) Gym is on Day 4 and Day 5 of our schedule.

5) Wednesday December 6 is Walk to School Wednesday and it's a SPRIIT DAY too!  It's COLOUR DAY!  You can wear your favourite colour or wear lots of colours!  BE YOU!

6) Our MWW words for Lesson # 44 are: ck words and sight words

back deck sick rock duck stuck goes says

Our Decodable Reader is called The Mud Track

Our worksheet is due back completed by Friday and please have your child read the Decodable Reader a few times during the week for fluency and expression.

*We will not be having any MWW words for the next 2 weeks.

7) Our Reading Logs for November are due back soon.  We went home with our December one already.

8) Our December Newsletter went home today.  Please read about all the exciting things we will be learning about in December.  

9) Please read our Friday Letter and comment if you can too!

10) Who those who celebrate Hanukkah on Thursday we wish you Happy Sameach!

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 for November 27- December 1

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great week of learning.  Our Assessment Folders went home.  Please look at all the amazing work we have done!  Please return the folder on Monday.  We also went home with a Skip Counting Package too.  Please keep at home and help support your child with their skip counting journey.

A great free website for math learning is:

https://www.mathplayground.com/grade_1_games.html

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuck Shop on Fridays at morning recess.  We have various snacks available for sale for $1 or $2 each.

2) Food Drive will be ongoing from now until the break.  This coming week will be canned foods.  

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 43 are:

tall call wall poll full bull go no so

Our sentences to read and know are:

1. The bin is so full. 2. I will go to the big mall.

Our worksheet will be due back by Friday.

4) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

5) Library is on Thursday Day 4.

6) Reading Logs are due back if completed :)

Please have your child dress appropriately for the weather.  We are outside weather permitting for 2 recesses.  Please have extra mitts in their bags just in case we get our pair wet at first recess.

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 for November 20-24

 Hello Grade One Families:

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) Library Book exchange will begin again on Thursday Day 4 of our cycle.

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 42 are:  off bell still mess grass jazz your want

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

Reading 3-4 times throughout the week will help support their fluency and expression.  Also, their ability to decode words and use strategies that have been taught at school. 

A great online free Decodable Website is:

https://justrightreader.com/pages/decodables-e-library

The site is free and it offers a range of levels for decoding.  

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 for November 13-16

 Hello Grade One Families:

We will not have any MWW words this week as it's a short week.  😀  There will be no Decodable Sheet coming home either.  Please review all the stories they have in their folders or check out the Decodable Website too.  

https://justrightreader.com/pages/decodables-e-library

We have a PA Day on Friday.  Interviews will be held during the evening of Nov.16 and the am of Nov.17.  Sign up is on EDSBY.  If a time is not available to you, please email me or write in your child's agenda and we can come up with a mutual time that works for both of us.  I am available on weekday mornings from 8:45 am- 9 am and afternoons from 3:45-4 pm daily.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle.

2) There is no Library Book exchange this week.  The Scholastic Book Fair is here all week.  Our buying time is Monday November 13th from 10:30am-10:50am.  

3) Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately to be outside weather permitting.  We have entered hats and mitts season.  Extra pairs come in handy when they get wet at first recess.  Please keep an extra pair in their bags.  

4) We went home with our Poetry Folders.  We are to read the poem Little Poppy with our best phrasing and expression.  There is a worksheet that is to be filled out to on what Peace means to us.  It is due back on Monday.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  Wishing all our families who celebrate Diwali a very happy celebration.  

Happy Remembrance Day too.  Lest we forget. 

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.  Mrs. Petramala

Our week for Nov.6-10

 Hello Families:

This week we will be honoring and learning about Remembrance Day.  We will be learning a poem called Little Poppy.  Lest we forget.

Please change your clocks back this weekend! 
Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle.

2) We will not be having Library book exchange this week or next week due to the Scholastic Book Fair.  We will be having a viewing this week and next Monday will be our buying day.  

Viewing of Book Fair: Nov 9

Book Fair Buying: Nov.13 from 10:30 am -10:50 am

Scholastic Book Fair is from November 13-Nov.17 in the Library

3) Photo Retake Day is November 7.

4) Progress Reports will be distributed on Nov.9 via your child's gapps account.

5) Interviews are on Nov.16 pm and Nov.17 am. Sign up is through EDSBY.  If a time slot does not work for you, please email me and we can set up a collaborative time.  I am available weekday mornings from 8:45-9:00 am daily.  After school from 3:45-4pm.  

6) Our MWW words for Lesson #41 are Short Vowel Review and Heart word review

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The activity sheet is given on Monday and due back by Friday each week.

Please note there will be no MWW words on short weeks.  Those are weeks with a PA Day or Holiday. 

7) Your child went home with their Friday Letter and Assessment Folder.  Please look at all our amazing work and effort.  Please return both folders on Monday.

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 for Oct. 20- Nov. 3

Hello Grade One Families:

This week we had fun at Groove Dance.  Ask us all about it!  We will also be having a Dance on Friday too.  Our Dance time is from 10-10:45 am.  Wednesday will be Walk to School and it's a Spirit Day- Fun Hat Day!  

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle.

2) Halloween is on Tuesday.  We can come in our costumes all day if we want.  Please refer to the letter that was handed out last week.  We can wear Fall Colours too!  We will be engaging in curriculum related Halloween activities all day.

3) Library is on Wednesday Day 4.  Please return Library books that day as we will not have book exchange for a few weeks as the Library will be setting up for the Scholastic Book Fair.  Scholastic Book Fair is during the week of November 13-17.  More to follow shortly.

4) November newsletter will be going home on Wednesday.  Please note that there will be no MWW (Making Words Work) on short weeks.  Those are weeks with PA Days or Holidays.  :)

5) Our MWW words for Lesson # 40 are:  Short 'e' words and Heart words

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Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

6) Our Poetry Folder went home today.  Please have your child read to you with their best phrasing and expression.  If they are going out on Halloween they can draw their costume on the back page.  Please return on Monday.

7) Our Friday Letter went home today too.  We wrote together our Recount using our new transition words (First, Then, Next, Finally) We are learning to Think it, Say it, Write it, and Re-read to make sense.

8) Photo Retake Day is on November 7.

9) Progress Report Cards will be distributed electronically to your child's gapps account around November 9.  Interviews are the pm of November 16 and November 17 am.  Sign up will be on EDSBY.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or write in your child's agenda. 

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala 🎃

Our Week for Oct.23-27

 Hello Grade One Families:

Your child went home with their Assessment Folders this week.  Please look through all the amazing work we have done so far.  Please sign and return the Rubrics enclosed.  Also, please return the folder on Monday too.  We will be working on our individual Reading and Writing targets soon.  We have finished our first Math Unit on Patterning and Sorting.  We are now learning how to represent numbers in different ways.  We are learning to explain our Math thinking using Pictures, Numbers and Words.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 2 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW words for Lesson #39 are Short U words and heart words

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Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday every week.

3) Our blue Reading Folder can be left at home.  We have one at school too.  Each week your child will be getting one or two Decodable Texts to read depending on our level.  Please read every day for at least 10 minutes.  It is actually a seen text when we bring it home on Monday.  We have already read it at school.  We coral read it every Monday and go through our decoding strategies with the text as a whole class.

A great free online website for Decodables is: Just Right Reader 

https://justrightreader.com/pages/decodables-e-library

This is the same address as I put on the Curriculum Night package.  This site is available all day long.  

4) Library is on Wednesday Day 4.

5) Gym is on Day 4 and Day 5

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or write in their agendas.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala😀

Our week for Oct. 16-19

 Hello Grade One Families:

October 19 is Spirit Day, a day started in 2010 by Brittany McMillan, a Canadian teenager. 

It has become an annual event in October when millions of North Americans wear purple to show their support for 2SLGBTQI+ youth and take a stand against bullying. Students, schools, organizations, corporations, media professionals, celebrities, parents, and families wear purple to convey that 2SLGBTQI+ youth are to be celebrated and respected for who they are. The purple stripe on the pride flag represents spirit, giving this day its name.

We will wear PURPLE on Thursday.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle

2) Library is on Tuesday Day 4

3) We went home with our Poetry Folders on Thursday.  Our Poetry Folder is due back completed on Monday.  

4) Please return our Friday Letter too, we are learning to write a Recount of our week using a Graphic organizer.  We are learning to Think it, Say it, Write it and Re-read so our writing makes sense.

5) For Lesson #38 it is a review week in our Making Words Work.  We will be reviewing all words learned so far.  Our MWW worksheet will focus on Alphabetical order.  Our worksheet will be due back by Thursday this week.

6) Friday is a PA Day, there is no school that day.

I will be sending home later this week their Assessment Folders.  All work will be able to stay at home.  There will be some Grading Rubrics that you will need to sign and return.  I conference daily with the students on strengths, weaknesses and next steps in every subject.  We will be working on specific learning goals for Reading and Writing shortly.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or write in your child's agenda.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala🍂

Our week for October 10-13

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great time at our Terry Fox Walk today.  Ask us all about it!  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuesday is Day 4 of our cycle and it's Library too.  Please return the Library books in the large zip lock bag

2) Our MWW words for Lesson #37 are Short 'o' words and Heart Words

not sob dog hop box jog  he me be from

Our focus sentences are:

1. He has a job.

2. Mom got me a dog.

Our MWW worksheet will be due back by Friday.  

3) Our Decodable Reader is called It's Hot.  Please put in their Reading Folder at home.  We read this passage and work with the words all week long in our Making Words Work lessons.  

Reading 10 minutes/day is minimum and helps support our decoding skills, fluency, expression and comprehension.  In our Curriculum Package that went home on Tuesday night there are some websites that have free Decodable Texts available to read too.  Don't forget to log their reading too on their October Monthly Reading Log Sheet.

3) Please return the Friday Letter folder too.  We wrote about Terry Fox.

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

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala🦃

Our week for October 2-6

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great week of learning together.  Please remember that their MWW (Making Words Work) Folder is due back every Friday completed.  A new worksheet will be distributed every week.  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle and it's Library.  Please return Library books in their large ziplock bag so we can get new ones.

2) Our October Reading Log went home today.  We are learning to read for at least 10 minutes/day.  We are learning to use our decoding strategies too!  Reading Logs are encouraged to be returned after 20 days of reading.  Have fun!

3) Our Friday Letter went home too.  Please read with your child about our week.  We are learning to do a Recount of our week.  We started with a graphic organizer today.

4) Our MWW words for Lesson #36 are Short 'i' words and Heart words

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Our worksheet is due back by Friday.  If your child has no time at home to complete they are welcome to complete at school as their MWW words are written on Monday into their agenda.

5) Our Decodable Text will come home to be put in our Blue Reading Folder to read nightly at home for 10min/night.  It is called Gil and His Pig.   We read our Decodable Texts each Monday as a whole class.  We read individually every day and Buddy Read too!  We work with the words in our MWW lessons.  

6) Tuesday is Meet the Staff and Family BBQ.  Meet the Staff is from 6:30-7:30 pm.  Our Room is 214.

7) Photo Day is Wednesday October 4 and it is Walk to School Wednesday.  

8) Friday is our Terry Fox Walk/Run.  Please have your child dressed appropriately to be outside for our walk.

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

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

Have a great weekend with your children!

Mrs. Petramala🌞

Our Week for Sept 25-29

 Hello  Grade One Families:

We will be celebrating Orange Shirt Day on Friday.  It's a day to honour children that survived residential school, and to remember the lives that were lost. Wearing orange is a symbol of respect and mourning. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on Sept.30.  We honour this day as Every Child Matters.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle and it's Library.  We will be allowed to choose 2 Picture books per week. 

2) Our MWW (Making Words Work) aka Spelling is starting on Monday.  We will be learning how to decode and encode 10 words per week.  Our worksheet will be due back by Friday each week or Thursday if it's a short week. Thank you for being partners in our Spelling and Reading Journey!

Our weekly words are:  Short 'a' words and Heart Words

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3) Our Reading Folder will be going home on Monday as well.  Our Reading Sheet is a Decodable Story that compliments our words of the week.  You do not need to return this folder weekly.  I will send every Monday another Decodable Story that your child can put into their folder each week. We will be reading Decodable Stories in our Reading Groups as well each week.   A Monthly Reading Log will be sent home shortly for October.  I highly recommend your child to read at least 10 minutes/night.  More information on this will be sent home shortly.

4) Our Gym days are Day 4 & Day 5.  Please have your child dress appropriately to participate.

5) Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday October 3- Meet the Staff Night and Family BBQ

Classroom Visits are from 6:30-7:30 PM  we are Room 214

Wednesday October 4- Photo Day

Friday October 6 - Terry Fox Walk/Run

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

Happy last weekend of Summer with your children!

Mrs. Petramala🌞

Our week for September 18-21

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great week and learned lots.  We had our first Fire Drill too!  Today we went home with our Friday Letter.  Please read with your child and return on Monday with their agenda too.  This is how we will communicate daily with each other.  I will be sending home shortly log in information for your child's gapps account and some programming information too.  Please return their black BEE(Bring Everything Everyday) bag and their agenda daily to school.  Agendas are $6.50 and are payable on School Cash online only.  We were not able to have Library today as we had a Fire Drill practice.  Library will be next cycle.  We will be able to take out 2 Picture Books each week.  Decodable Readers/Sheets will be sent out starting in October.  

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.  

2) We have Gym on Day 4 & 5 (we will need appropriate footwear to participate fully)

3) Library will be on Day 4 

4)Our Sharing Star is due on Monday September 18

5) Friday September 22 is a PA Day.  There will be no school for students.  

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 for Sept. 11-15

 Hello Grade One Families!

Welcome to Grade 1.  I am so glad to have you all here!  Looking forward to a great year together.  Today in your child's BEE Bag, there is a Student Information sheet.  If you could fill out promptly and send back to school as soon as possible that would be greatly appreciated.  We also went home today with our first Friday Letter.  Every week we will write you a letter about our week at school.  Please read with your child and send back to school every Monday.  Feel free to write them back too!  Please also be aware that we will require an Agenda.  They are $6.50 and are available to pay only by school cash online.  This will be a very important communication tool for us this year.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle

2) We have Gym on Day 4 and Day 5 

3) Library is on Day 4 of our cycle and will start this week.

4) I will send home notes/programming  information periodically in your child's BEE bag.  Please check nightly for any pertinent notes

5) We will be celebrating DOT Day on Friday September 15. 

What is International Dot Day?

International Dot Day is celebrated every year on the 15th of September. This holiday was created by a teacher named Terry Shay back in 2009 as a way of celebrating creativity, courage, and collaboration. The whole event is inspired by a children’s book called ‘The Dot’, which is written by Peter H. Reynolds.

‘The Dot’ tells the story of an encouraging teacher and a student who does not believe in her own abilities. The teacher encourages the student to start small, believe in herself, and just see where it goes. What begins as just one small dot on a piece of paper, develops into a work of art and leads the student on a journey of confidence, bravery, and self-discovery. The story in ‘The Dot’ has been an inspiration to children and adults all over the world, and it plays a central role in the celebration of International Dot Day.

International Dot Day is designed to inspire creativity all over the globe, showing people, both young and old, that there is beauty, power, and great potential in creativity.

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

Looking forward to a great year together!

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala🏫

Our week for June 26-30

 Hello Families:

I can't believe it's our last week!  Time has flown by so quickly.  I have attached the link for the new Language Arts Curriculum.  Implementation is to start September 2023.

https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/language-guide

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) On Monday we will be going to the Splash Pad weather permitting.  Please send to school with your child that day a towel and a bathing suit.  We will change in the bathroom/change room after lunch recess.  Our time is from 2-3pm.  When we return to school we will change back into our school clothes. We will not be going if it is raining.

3) Tuesday is Play Day in the am.  We will not have a rain date. Please dress for the weather and for fun!  Running shoes are preferred, no sandals, slip ons or Crocs please.  Hats and sunscreen too!

4) All work can be kept at home now.  :)

5) Spirit Week next week:

Monday - One Colour Day

Tuesday - Rick Hansen clothing or colour day

Wednesday- Beach Day (School appropriate)

Thursday - Tourist Day

Friday - Dress as a teacher day

5) Friday is our last day of school.  Dismissal is at 12:10 pm.  Buses will be departing shortly after too.  Daycare will begin at that time as well.  

I have enjoyed every minute with your children.  I will look back at our time together fondly.  I thank you for being partners in their education this year and wish you all a very happy and safe summer. 🌞

Kind Regards

Judith Petramala

Our week for June 19-23

 Hello Grade One Families!

Tuck Shop Monday at first recess and lunch! - Freezies and Popcorn $2, Lolly pops $1. 

❖ Last Day for Teriyaki Lunch too.

Wednesday is the last day for Sushi lunch.  If you ordered Sushi for your child, it will be there when we return to school from Brooks Farm.  Please send a lunch that day with your child.

Thursday is the last day for Pizza lunch too.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week:

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle

2) Our MWW words for Week # 25 are: sight words and short 'e' words

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Our MWW worksheet will be due back by Friday.

3) Our Poetry Folders went home too.  Please return completed on Monday.

4) There is no more Book exchange, if you find any Library books at home please return back to school.

5) Our Trip to Brooks Farm is on Wednesday.  A letter went home last week regarding our trip.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  Please be on time on Wednesday as buses leave promptly after attendance.  See below for the note that was sent home.

Wishing all our Dads, Grandfathers and Uncles a very Happy Father's Day on Sunday!

Have a great weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala👨

Our trip to BROOKS FARM is coming up! 

When: Wednesday June 21st, 2023

The buses will be leaving promptly at 9:30 am and returning around 2:30pm.  Your child will need to bring lunch with a large water bottle too! 

Please check the weather and dress your child appropriately for the weather, as we will be outside for the duration of the day: 

SUNNY DAY: sunscreen, hat, appropriate footwear (no sandals) RAINY DAY: rain boots, raincoat, layers, change of socks. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to talk to your child’s teacher.

Looking forward to a great day at Brooks Farm!

 

     

Our week for June 12-16

 Hello Grade One Families:

It was so nice to see a lot of you at our 10 Year Anniversary!  What a great community that we have here at Rick Hansen Public School!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) We will no longer be having Book Exchange.  Please look around your house for any library books and return to school by June 16.  

3) Our MWW Words for Week #24 are:  sight words and short U vowel words

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Our MWW worksheet will be due back by Friday.

4) Wednesday June 14 is Jump Rope for Heart.  We will be engaging in Heart Healthy activities weather permitting in the afternoon.  Please dress for fun! (hat, running shoes and sunscreen too!)  

Our rain date is Thursday June 15.

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 for June 5-9

 Hello Families:

Every Student Counts survey went home again this week with your child.  If you have already completed the survey, please disregard the note.  The survey is to be completed by June 23 with your child.  All information on how to access the survey is written within the note.

We will be having a SPIRIT DAY on Wednesday, it will be RAINBOW DAY! 🌈Wear rainbow colours on Wednesday!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW words for Week #23 are:  sight words and 'short o' family words

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The worksheet is due back by Friday.

3) We had our last Book Exchange this week.  We will no longer be able to sign out books from the Library.  All books are due back by June 16th.  Please look around your house for any library books.  Our next Library to return our books is Friday Day 2.

4) Rick Hansen 10 Year Anniversary is on Thursday June 8 from 4-7 pm Rain or Shine!  Come on by with your children and enjoy the festivities!

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 for May 29- June 1

 Hello Families:

We have another short week.  We have a PA Day on Friday June 2.  There will be no MWW words for this week too.  We will be having a Recognition Assembly on Thursday June 1 @ 2:15 pm.  All parents of recipients have been notified by invitation in their child's agenda.   All are welcome.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.  

2)  Library book exchange will resume and it is on Thursday Day 2.  This might be our last Library book exchange as all Library books will be due back the week of  June 12th.  Please keep reading on SPARK our online book library.

3) We will be having Rick Hansen 10 Year Anniversary on Thursday June 8 from 4-7pm.  Please come and enjoy the festivities with your children.  Rain or Shine!

4) Our Monthly Newsletter will be coming home this week, please read and find out all that we will be learning in June!

5) Our Friday Letter and our Poetry Folder went home today, please read and kindly send back completed on Monday.  

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 for May 23-26, 2023

 Hello Grade One Families:

Thank you for all who donated/gifted for our Raffle Basket.  All your donations are truly appreciated.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.  Remember that Yearbooks are on sale on School Cash online unit Friday May 26.    They are $27.

1) NO School Monday- it is Victoria Day- No MWW words too, it's a short week. :)

2) Tuesday is Day 5 of our cycle.

3) We will not be having Library next week.

4) Our Book Fair buying is now on Wednesday May 24 from 9:50- 10:10 am.

5) Our Assessment Folders and Friday Letter went home today, please look at all the amazing work we have done and send back all folders on Tuesday.

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 for May 15-19

 Hello Grade One Families:

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) We will not be having book exchange for 2 weeks.  Our Library will be closed for Scholastic Book Fair viewing and buying.  Our times are listed below.

Viewing - May 17 @ 12:20-12: 35

Buying- May 19 @ 12-12:20

3) Our MWW words for Week # 22 are sight words and 'ip' family words

been called who oil win lip kid ship

Our worksheet will be due back by Friday.

4) There is no movie night this week at school on Thursday :(  Date is TBA for our next one.

5) Donations for our Raffle Basket will be due by Friday May 19.  All donations/contributions are accepted and appreciated.  Thank you so much for your support.  

6) We will be going to Brooks Farm on June 21.  A letter will be sent home next week.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  Wishing all our Moms a very happy and special Mother's Day! 👩

Have a wonderful weekend with your children!

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for May 8-12

 Hello Families:

We have an exciting week ahead.  We have auditions for our Talent show.  Please see last week's post for details.  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Wednesday Day 2.

3) Our MWW words for Week # 21 are: sight words and 'ad' rhyming words

my ant first water bad bat glad mad

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) Scholastic Order is Due by May 23.  Please go to Scholastic Canada to view details of changes to book orders. Scholastic Book Fair is coming back to our school.  Viewing is the week of May 15 and purchasing is the week of May 19-25.

5) Save the Date!  Thursday May 18th is Movie Night at 6:30 pm at our school. 

6) Our Friday Letters went home as well as our Assessment Folders.  Please go through all our amazing work we've done and send both folders back to school on Monday.

7) Monday May 22 is Victoria Day there is no school that day.

Have a great weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala👑

Our week for May 1- May 5 (Talent Show and Basket Donations)

 Hello Grade One Families:

We will be celebrating Mental Health week.  Here is a list of what we will be doing each day.

Monday - Mindfulness (5 minute mindful minute over the PA at announcements)

Tuesday - Take care of yourself

Wednesday - Wellness (Walk to school and School Wide DPA at 11:20 - spirit day - Wear Bright Colours)

Thursday - Thoughtfulness

Friday - Focus/fun

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.  Please read below for an important note about our Talent Show Auditions and our Donations for our Classroom Basket.  This basket will be included in the 10 year anniversary party on June 8th.  All baskets will be on display outside the Learning Commons on Tuesday June 6.  

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Library is Day 2 and it will be on Wednesday.

3) Our MWW words for Week # 20 are sight words and 'ell' family words

no bell could people tell fell sell well

Our worksheet is due back by Friday 

4) The theme for our classroom basket is Sleepover Party Kit- item suggestions are :

candy, chocolate, games, nail polish, face mask, eye mask, cards, bubbles, whatever you feel your children would love to do at a Sleepover Party or a money donation valued at $10.  Please have all donations brought to school by Friday May 19.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  Thank you to those who have contributed already.  

RICK HANSEN'S GOT TALENT!!!

Auditions for our Talent Show begin on Monday, May 8th! If your child has signed up for the talent show, please read the information, look at the schedule below and share with your child. This will also be explained at school!

For morning recess auditions, students who are signed up to play the piano should go to the music room at 10:50am with their snack and wait outside the music room to be called by the team of teacher judges.

For lunchtime auditions, students who are signed up to audition for anything except for the piano should go to the gym at 1pm with their lunch and wait outside the gym until the team of teacher judges arrive. They will then sit in the gym quietly during the auditions. 

Once their audition is completed they can go back to their classroom or outside following their recess schedule! Criteria for judging: talented, rehearsed/prepared, creativity/originality, overall performance.

Talent Show Auditions

	Monday  May 8 Day 5	Tuesday  May 9 Day 1	Wednesday May 10 Day 2	Thursday  May 11 Day 3	Friday May 12  Day 4
Morning Recess in Music Room at 10:50 *Piano auditions	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5&6	Grade 1	Grade 2
Lunch Hour in Gym *All auditions except piano at 1pm	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5 & 6
Lunch Hour   in Music Room	Kindy 1pm - one student playing piano	Kindy 1:30 - all other auditions	Grade 7 & 8 ALL AUDITIONS 1pm

Students will be notified on Friday, May 12th if they made it to the performances!

PERFORMANCES

Thursday, May 25th @2pm. Parents are welcome to come watch. Dress rehearsal @11:20.​

Thursday, June 8th @5:30pm at our 10-Year Anniversary Celebration

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala🌞