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💖

Our week for February 9-13, 2026

 

We will be celebrating 100 days of school on Thursday, February 12.  We will be engaging in learning activities around the number 100.  Ask us all about it on Thursday night!

We will be having a Valentine card exchange on Friday, February 13.  Our friends' names were in our February newsletter that was emailed to us via EDSBY.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle

2) Library is on Wednesday (Day 1)

3) We will not be having any MWW words next week as we are celebrating 100 days of school!

4) We went home with our Friday Letter.  We wrote about our learning around Groundhog Day!  Please read with your child and return on Monday.

5) Please read the Family Weekly to see when Term 1 report cards will be available via your child's GApps account.  We are working on our learning goals daily.

6) 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 2-6, 2026

 

I sent out via EDSBY our February newsletter and a list of our Valentine friends.  Please refer to that email for all our names if your child would like to distribute cards.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Wednesday (Day 1)

3) Wednesday is Walk to School Day, and it's a SPIRIT DAY too!  It's WEAR RED, WHITE, OR PINK DAY!

We will be having a whole school DPA at 9:20, so please have your child dressed to be outside and on time for school that day too.

4) We went home with our Friday letter and our assessment folder.  Please look through all the amazing work we have done and return back to school on Monday.  Our next assessment folder will have some mid-year rubrics and learning targets for Term 2.  

5) Please look at your child's agenda every night, as items can change and pertinent information goes in there too.  We are learning to have all the necessary materials to be successful for our day.  

6) Our MWW words for next week are

Group A—Lesson #44 (ck family words)

back deck sick rock duck stuck 💓 goes says

Sentence: Does it lock?

Decodable Text: The Mud Track

Group B- Lesson # 47 (th family words)

thin thud bath with cloth tenth 💓 were

Sentence: Are you with Beth?

Decodable Text: Thump! Thump! Thud! 

Our MWW worksheet is due back by 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 January 26-29

 

Please note that there is no school this coming Friday January 30, 2026.  It is a PA DAY!

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Tuesday is Day 1 and it's Library.

3) We have no MWW words this week as it's a short week. :)

4) Please dress your child for the weather.  We are outside weather permitting for 2 recesses.  Extra mitts and clothes at school is recommended.  

5) We went home with our Friday letter .  Please read and send back to school on Monday.

6) 

Scholastic orders were due today; however, I will be placing the order on Monday night, so there is still time to look through if needed.  📕

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Stay warm!

Mrs. Petramala 🧣