Our week for March 23-27, 2026

 

March Break is from March 16 to 20; school resumes on Monday, March 23.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday, March 23, is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Day 1 (Thursday)

3) We went home with our poetry booklet this week. Attached was a Poetry Cafe note and rubric. Please help your child practice one of the poems learned in class to present orally to me after the March Break.

4) We went home with our Friday Letter and our Assessment Folder. Please look through all our amazing work and send both back after the break. We are working on our Term 2 targets for all curriculum areas.

5) Scholastic orders are due by March 27.

6) Yearbook cover contest is due by March 27.

7) Our MWW words are

Group A- Lesson # 48: "ch" family words and Heart words

chip chum much lunch pinch check 💓 talk walk

Our sentence: We chat at lunch

Our decodable text is called Chips and Dip

Group B- Lesson #51: "ng" family words and heart words

wing rang sang long song lung 💓 or for

Our sentence: This song is not long.

Decodable Text: King and Ash Sing

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday each week.

8) We went home with our extra clothes so we can see if they still fit. Please send back some extra clothes to be kept at school for those occasional accidents or if we get muddy and wet. 😀

Happy St. Patrick's Day on March 17! Hope you see a leprechaun! 🌈

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!

Happy Nowruz to all who celebrate!

Wishing you all a very happy March Break making memories with your children. 

Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Our week for March 9-13, 2026

 

Don't forget to move your clocks ⏰ ahead one hour on Saturday night! It's daylight saving time!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Thursday (Day 1)

3) Gym is on Day 1 and Day 4. Please make sure we have appropriate footwear to participate.

4) Our Recognition Assembly is on Wednesday, March 11, at 11:30 am in the Gym. Those receiving an award have already been notified. The parking lot will be closed, so please park around the perimeter of the school.

5) Our yearbook cover contest is due by March 27. Please refer to the EDSBY message for further details.

6) Our MWW words for the week are:

Group A- Lesson # 47 (th words and heart words)

thin thud bath with cloth tenth 💓 were

Sentence: Are you with Beth?

Decodable Text: Thump! Thump! Thud! 

Group B- Lesson # 50 (wh/ph words and heart words)

which when whisk Phil graph 💓 could would should

Sentence: I could whip it up.

Decodable Text: On a Whim

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call or ask.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Happy International Women's Day on Sunday! Thank you to all the incredible women in our lives! We appreciate you!

Mrs. Petramala 🌹

Our week for March 2-6, 2026

 

It's Fluorescent Colour Day on Wednesday March 4 and it's Walk to School too!

Wear your brightest colours to show school spirit that day!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Our March newsletter was emailed out on Friday via EDSBY. We went home with our March Reading Log this week too.

2) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

3) Library is on Thursday (Day 1)

4) Recognition Assembly is on March 11. Those receiving an award will be notified this week in your child's agenda. Assembly will be at 11:30 am in the gym. 

5) Our MWW words for this week are:

Group A- Lesson # 46 (th family words and Heart words)

that then them this than 💓 they their 

Sentence: This is their dish.

Decodable Text: This and That

Group B- Lesson # 49 (Review week)

kick neck luck shop shin wish that this then with thud moth 💓 goes, says, she, we, they, their, were, walk, talk

Sentence: We will talk with Chad.

Decodable Text: Snacks for the Pets

Our worksheet will be due back by Friday. There will be a dictation on Friday as well.

6) We did not do a Friday Letter today. We wrote our February recount instead.

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 February 23-27, 2026

 

Pink Shirt Day is on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.  Pink Shirt Day, observed on the last Wednesday of February, is a global anti-bullying initiative where kids wear pink to promote kindness and inclusivity and stand against bullying.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Thursday (Day 1)

3) Our March Reading Log will be distributed this week. Our February Reading Log can be handed in if completed. 📑

4) Our MWW words for the week are:

Group A- Lesson # 45 (sh family words and Heart words)

shop shin shed dish lash crush 💓 she we

Sentence: She has a fish.

Our Decodable Text is called This and That

Group B: Lesson # 48 (ch family words and Heart words)

chip chum much lunch pinch check 💓 talk walk

Sentence: We chat at lunch.

Decodable Text: Chips and Dip 

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

* Please note the Decodable Text is supposed to go in their Blue Home Reading Folder.

We will have a dictation on Friday.

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 February 17-20, 2026

 

There is no school on Monday. Wishing you all a very happy Family Day on Monday!  Have fun making memories with your children.  

If you could help your child bring in an empty cereal box for next week, we'd appreciate it, as we are doing a fun activity with our Grade 7/8 buddies!

A great fun website for math learning is 

https://toytheater.com/category/games/

Enjoy!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuesday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Thursday (Day 1)

3) We have no MWW words this week. 

4) We went home with our Friday Letter, Poetry Folder, and Assessment Folder.  Please look at all the amazing work we have done and send it all back on Tuesday.  Work in the Assessment Folder can be kept at home.  We are now in Term 2.  

5) 

Our Winter Walk Day is on Friday, February 20.  Join us at the Johnathan Bales Parkette parking lot at 8:25 am and discover how fun walking to school can be. An email was sent out via our school about this event.  This event also marks the start of our participation in the active school travel program.  Please refer to the email if you would like to learn more.  

6) On Friday, February 20, we will be participating in a mini Winter Olympics at Rick Hansen PS in the morning.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately to participate in outdoor rotations. 

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate!

To all who celebrate Ramadan, Ramadan Mubarak.

Happy Valentine's Day too!  Have a great weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala💖