Fish Creek Ridge Walk tomorrow afternoon. Please remember sturdy boots, waterproof mittens, snow pants and layers.
Our Words of the week are: by, try, really, very, happy, funny, many
we will be exploring y endings on words all week. Please watch the videos under the word work session and practice these words a little bit each night. Please remember that the main priority is on learning to read these words by sight and once your child becomes confident with this they can practice spelling them!
Today We:
-had finish up time to finish our art and any unfinished literacy centers.
-practiced reading our words of the week and discussed the sounds that Y makes on the end of words.
-practiced our new poem and were word detectives to find word wall words.
-had gymnastics.
-continued to practice using the counting on strategy by counting on 2. Played a card game to practice this strategy. Try playing this game at home if you have time.
-had music with Mrs. Dennill.
-had our first PoWer Hour of this session. In PoWer Hour we:
-played mirror in Theatre Sports.
-made our own passports in Passport Around the World.
-learned to play Minecraft and get your own tools.
-played Mancala in Strategic Games. Rocky and Cameron beat Mrs. Smith!
-learned two new moves and how to count to four in Korean in Little Dragons.
-made cards for neighbors who live around the school in Give.
-drew design clothing on people in Restyled.
-painted rocks with acrylic paint in Canvas Imaginations.
-learned a fun way to sit criss cross applesauce in Yoga.
-sent a notice our Mr. Hammond coming to Canadian Soliders.
-threw snowballs and built a snowman in Nature Explorers.
Please and Thank you:
-a huge thank you to Hudson's dad and Carys' mom for coming in for reading support this morning.
In our mail pockets
-Scholastic book orders due by Monday January 23 at the latest.
-home reading bags (please be sure the books, bookmark and sight word cards are returned in the ziplock bag each day)
Upcoming Dates:
January 18-Little Ceasars Fun Lunch
January 18-Fish Creek Ridge Winter Walk (1:30-3PM)
February 2- Parent/ Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm
February 3-Parent/Teacher Conferences 8am-1pm (No school for students)
February 8-Edo Fun Lunch
February 8/9-School Musical (More information to come)
February 14-Visit to Seniors Home (AM)
February 16/17-Teacher's Convention
February 20-Family Day (No school)
February 22-Taco Time Fun Lunch
February 27 (PM)-Science School Orientation (In Class)
Question of the Day (please answer in the comments section)-Which PoWer Hour are you in this session? What did you do during your first class today?