Dismissal on Thursday June 26, 2025 is @ 12:40 pm

 

Please take note that dismissal time is at 12:40 pm on Thursday, June 26, due to bussing.  Buses will depart at 12:40 pm.  Please meet us at Door C at 12:40 pm.  Thank you for your understanding.

Mrs. Petramala

Our last week of Grade One Fun!

A big thank you to all who came out today to have fun with us at the SplashPad.  Your generosity with the treats was very much appreciated by all.  We had a lot of fun making memories with our friends!

Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  We have no air conditioning in our school.  We do have fans, yet it does get hot!  Hats are recommended too.

Please note that Thursday, June 26, is our last day of school.  Dismissal is at 12:10 pm, and buses will depart then too.  

Here are some reminders of our upcoming week.

1) Report cards will be distributed to your child's GAPPS account on Thursday, June 26.  

2) The assessment folder can be kept at home.  

3) Any work/folders coming home this week can be kept at home.  

4) I will be sending home their indoor shoes and any indoor clothes that are still at school.

5) Please keep up with their reading/writing and math skills over the summer.  Below are some good websites to review some skills and drills too.  Keeping up with our strategies over the summer will make for a smooth transition in grade 2.  

Decodable Readers:

https://right2readinitiative.com/free-decodable-texts/

Math:

https://mathville.com/gr1mathCurrCorr.html

Writing:

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/6-ways-to-avoid-summer-slide.html

Have them write in a home journal.  Recount of their weekend, favourite activity, holiday, and place to play.  We learned to THINK IT, SAY IT, WRITE IT, and re-read to make sense.  We need to double-check our work with a writer's checklist too. 

Thank you for being partners in your child's grade one year.  I have enjoyed every minute with them!  I will always look back fondly on our time together.  I wish them much love and success in their school journey.  My classroom door will always be open to them.  Wishing you all a happy and safe summer!

Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Our week for June 16-20, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

We are going to the SPLASH PAD on Friday, June 20, 2025, from 2-3pm.  A note was sent out through EDSBY.  Please refer to this note to see what items we need.  If you do not want your child to participate, we will be able to play at the park.  Supervision will be available.  We will be talking about safety play at the splash pad throughout the week  and safe play at the park too. Water shoes are a must.  

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Please keep your yellow MWW folders at home. We will not be having any more MWW words this year. Please keep and review over the summer.

2) We went home with our Poetry Folder.  We are to read with our best phrasing and expression, complete the activity sheet, and return back to school on Monday.  We will be sharing our experiences as a class. 

3) Please make sure your child has a hat, and if you send sunscreen, I will make sure they reapply it at lunch.  

4) Our last day of Grade One is on Thursday, June 26.  Dismissal is at 12:10 pm.  Buses will depart from school at that time too.  

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.  Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Happy Father's Day to all our dads!

Our week for June 10- 13, 2025

 

To all those who celebrate Eid-al-Adha I wish you and your family a happy celebration. 

There is no school on Monday, June 9, 2025.  It is a PA Day.  School will resume on Tuesday.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuesday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2)  There are NO more MWW words for the year.  We have completed our weekly words.  Our yellow MWW folder can be kept at home.  :) This yellow folder supplements all the Decodable Passages that were sent home this year for their blue Reading Folder.  We have another copy at school, which will be coming home shortly.  Please keep both their MWW words and their decodable passages to support reading over the summer.  Keeping up with our strategies will enable a smooth transition in September.  

3) We have no more Book Exchange.  Please return all library books back to school by June 13.

4) Our assessment folder went home today.  Please keep all work at home and send back the folder empty on Tuesday so we can put more work in it. Please make note of their writing rubric for Term 2.  A reading rubric will be sent home shortly.  

5) We are learning about Financial Literacy.  If you have loose change around the house, have your child count it.  We learned to sort and count up.  Below are some graphics to support our learning journey.  

Here is a great website to support our learning through digital manipulatives.

https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/

6) 

Our Jump Rope for Heart is on Thursday, June 12.  Our rain  date is June 13.  Please dress your child appropriately to participate.  We will be outside, weather permitting, so hats are a must!  We jump from 2-3:30pm.  A donation link was sent out through EDSBY.  

Have a wonderful weekend with your children. 

Mrs. Petramala💓

Our week for June 2-6, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

Rick Hansen's Fun Fair is on Thursday, June 5, at 4pm. Come and have fun making memories with your children!

Our Recognition Assembly is on Thursday, June 5, at 11:30 am. Those receiving an award have already been notified. 

This is our last week for book exchange. Library is on Friday (Day 4). Please look around your house for any library books and return them back to school as soon as you can.

We will be raising the PRIDE FLAG on Monday for Pride Month. Show your pride and wear Pride Colours on Monday.

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW Words for Lesson # 56 are: Long O words

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Our sentences are:

1. Who did you vote for? 2. We drove home at nine.

Our Decodable Text is called The Drive Home

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

3) Wednesday, June 4, is Walk to School, and it's a SPIRIT DAY too!

It's RAINBOW colours day. Show your PRIDE by wearing rainbow colours.

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 26-30, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

We will be having only one more library book exchange. All library books are due back by June 13, 2025. Please look around at your house for any library books and return them back to school as soon as you can.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 5 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Day 4 (Friday)

3) Our MWW words for Lesson #55 are long i words and 💓 words:

bike fine kite life slide spike 💓 by*, my*

Sentences: 1. We will be there by five. 2. The white rack can fit nine bikes.

Our Decodable Text is called Kites for Sale

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) We went home with our Friday Letter and Poetry Folder. We are to read the poem There's Dirt on My Shirt with our best phrasing and expression. Draw on the back what we like to do outside. Please return both 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 20-23, 2025

 

There is no school on Monday, May 19, 2025. It is Victoria Day. School will resume on Tuesday.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Tuesday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) There will be no MWW words for the week as it's a short week.

3) There will be no library this week as we have the book fair at school.

Our buying time is :  Tuesday May 20, from 9:35 am to 9:55 am.  

 Book Fair will be open from 3:40 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, May 22, 2025.  

4) Arts Night and the Talent Show is on Thursday, May 22, 2025, starting @ 5:00 pm.  

5) We went home with our Friday Letter and our Assessment Folder.  Please look at all the amazing work we have done!  You can keep all work at home.  Please return the Friday Letter duotang.  

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

Have a wonderful long weekend with your children.  Mrs. Petramala🌞

Our week for May 12-16, 2025

 

Thank you to all who have donated to our Baking Bliss basket.  We really appreciate your participation.  If you are able and would like to donate, our donations are due by Friday, May 23, 2025.  Donations being accepted are: 

Gift cards (Superstore, Canadian Tire, Dollar Store) Baking/Cookie Mixes/Cake/Muffins, Measuring cups, spoons, cookie cutters, liners, frosting, bags, sprinkles, or anything that involves baking!  

Next week it will be Mental Health week @ Rick Hansen PS. We will have activities available at recess to help support our mental health.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) Next week we will not have a library book exchange.  We will be viewing the Scholastic Book Fair at our Library Time.  Our buying day is Tuesday, May 20, from 9:35 to 9:55 am.  Please note that the Book Fair will be open after school on May 22 until 7pm.  That is the Arts Night @ Rick Hansen PS.

If you would like to order something from the Scholastic flyer that went home last week, please submit by May 16. This flyer is different from what is available at our book fair.

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 54 are "long a words and 💓 words."

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Our sentences are:

 1. Who will be at the lake? 2. Blake was late to the game.

Our Decodable passage is called Cave in the Maze  

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) We went home with our Friday Letter.  Please have your child read it to you. 😀

Please have them read what we wrote for you too!

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Happy Mother's Day to all our moms!

Mrs. Petramala

Our week for May 5-9, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) Wednesday May 7, is a SPIRIT DAY-—WEAR SPRING COLOURS

It's also WALK TO SCHOOL TOO! 

3) We will have a review week for Lesson # 53.  We will be reviewing all the concepts we have learned in the last few weeks.  We will have an encoding test on all our Heart words on Friday.  We will not have a test on the words of the week.  ONLY the Heart words we've learned from Lessons 42-52.  Our decodable passage is called The Ship Dock.

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) Library is on Thursday (Day 4)

5) We went home with our Friday Letter.  We wrote about our Math Strategies.  We wrote about our likes and dislikes too.  We are learning to show a growth mindset.  We will try and persevere and show courage when things get tough. 

6) A Summer Sizzler note went home today.  We are contributing to a Baking Bliss Basket.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  All donations are due by Friday, May 23, 2025. 

Examples for our basket are:

Gift cards (Superstore, Canadian Tire, Dollar Store) Baking/Cookie Mixes/Cake/Muffins, Measuring cups, spoons, cookie cutters, liners, frosting, bags, sprinkles, or anything that involves baking!  

Your support is greatly appreciated.

7) We would like to wish Alston good luck this weekend as he competes at the Provincial Championships for Chess in Mississauga.  Have fun and enjoy making memories!

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

May the 4th be with you. 😀

Mrs. Petramala 🌞

Our week for April 28- May 2, 2025

 

If your child signed up for the talent show, their auditions are next week at lunch. Please check the form for the time/date in your child's agenda.

Our school is a voting site on Monday, April 28. Please make note of this at drop-off and pick-up. 

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 1 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Thursday (Day 4) 

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 52 are 'nk' words and Heart words

 pink link tank bunk trunk thank 💓 there, where 

Our sentences are:

1. Where is the bank? 2. There is a rink for the kids.

Our Decodable Reader is called Stink in the Bank 

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) We went home with our Friday Letter. We made promises to the Earth.

5) We went home with our poetry folder. We are to read the poem called Earth Day  with our best phrasing and expression. The photocopier was acting up, so if your child gets a sheet on the back, they do not need to complete it. We did this sheet for our Friday Letter. 

6) We went home with our assessment folder too. Please look at all our amazing work and return empty 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 April 22-25, 2025

 

Hoppy (Happy) Easter to all who celebrate.

Happy Ridvan to all who celebrate.

Please be aware there is no school on Friday April 18 and Monday April 21, 2025.  School will resume on Tuesday April 22.

This week we will be celebrating our Earth!  We will be celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday April 22.

We will wear Blue or Green on Tuesday April 22 to show that we love the Earth!

Yearbook orders are now available on School Cash online.  The deadline to order will be Friday, May 9th. The cost is $31. The books arrive in June. 

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1)Tuesday is Day 2 of our cycle.

2) Thursday is Library (Day 4)

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

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 April 14- 17, 2025

 

Happy Passover to all who celebrate.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of cycle.

2) Tuesday is Day 4 and it's Library

3) There are no MWW words this week as it's a short week 😀

4) There is no school this Friday (it's Good Friday) and there is no school next Monday (Easter Monday)

5) We went home with our Friday Letter.  Please help support your child read about our week and return on Monday.

6) We went home with our Assessment Folder too.  Please look at all our amazing work, sign the Rubrics and return empty on Monday.  (except for Rubrics)

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 April 7-11, 2025

 Hello Grade One Families:

Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.  We are outside weather permitting for 2 recesses.  

On April 9th, 2025, the International Day of Pink, a day to show solidarity against bullying and discrimination, especially towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, will be observed, encouraging kids and everyone to wear pink and promote kindness. 

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Tuesday is Library (Day 4) 

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 51 are 'ng' words and Heart words

wing rang sang long song lung 💓 or, for

Sentences : 1. This song is not long. 2. Would you sing for me? 

Our Decodable passage is called King and Ash Sing

Our worksheet is due back by Friday.

4) Please speak with your child about snacks/lunches.  We're growing and get hungry.  The school is presently seeking a new vendor for our snack program so for the next few weeks the school is limited for extra snacks. 

5) We went home with our Friday letter.  Please send back 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. Petamala ☔

Our week for March 31- April 4, 2025

 

Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate.

Hello Grade One Families:

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Tuesday (Day 4)

3) Our MWW words for Lesson # 50 are: 'wh' words and Heart words

which when whisk Phil graph 💓could, would, should

Sentences: 1. I could whip it up. 2. When should we go? 

Our Decodable Passage is called On a Whim

Our worksheet is due back by Friday and there will be a dictation on Friday as well.

4) Talent Show Sign up is on Monday March 31.  Please refer to the School Family Weekly for more information regarding the Talent Show.  

5) Wednesday April 2 is Walk to School and a SPIRIT DAY too!  It's FUN HAT DAY!  

Whole school DPA is @ 2pm.  Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.

6) We went home with our Poetry Folder.  We are to read 3 times and draw what we visualize the poem March is to us.  Please return completed on Monday.

7) Please help support reading our Friday Letter.  We are learning to state, explain and give an example in our Writing of our Recounts.

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

Have a wondeful weekend with your children.
Mrs. Petramala🖉

Our week for March 24 - 28, 2025

 

Hello Grade One Families:

It's finally Spring!  Please make sure your child has new indoor clothes and check with them to see if their indoor shoes still fit.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.

2) Our MWW words for Lesson # 49 are: Digraphs Review #1 (we will not be having a dictation on Friday) We are reviewing (ck, sh, th words) and 💓 words from the last few weeks.

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday.  

Our Decodable Passage is called Snacks for the Pets

Please help support your child read this passage 3-4 times/week to improve fluency and rate.  Asking comprehension questions too like:

a) What happened at the beginning/middle/end of the story?

b) Who are the characters in this story? Where is the setting?

c) What's the plot?  Was there a problem?  If so, how was it solved? 

d) Do you like this story?  Why/why not?

e) Do you have any connections to this story? (another story/personal experience)?

Get your child to Think it and then say it orally in complete sentences too.  If you want more extentions, have them write their thoughts in a Home Journal.

3) Library is on Tuesday (Day 4).  Please return Library books in the large ziplock bag.  

4) We went home with our Friday Letter and our Assessment Folder too.  Please look at all our amazing work and return both on Monday.  The Assessment folder can be returned empty.

5) Our Rick Hansen Recognitions Assembly will be held on Thursday March 27th @ 11:20 am.  All recipients have received their inviations already.  Assembly is in the Gym.  Congratulations to all receiving an award.

We had fun being engineers this week.  We have gone home with our playgrounds.  All materials went back home too.  Thank you for all your support. 😀

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

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala ⁕