Friday is Orange Shirt Day! Please try to wear an Orange Shirt. These can be purchased at Michaels cheaply.
Grow Calgary Field trip tomorrow! We will be harvesting vegetables. Please please sure to wear old clothes and shoes or boots that you are prepared to get dirty, bring a large lunch with lots of snacks and a large water bottle!
We still require two more volunteers for this field trip! Please email me if you can join us!
If your child does not have his/her field trip form in tomorrow they will not be able to join us on the field trip! Please ensure that they return their form!
Please return the Chickadee order forms (whether you want them or not) by Friday September 29. We get class prizes for number of responses-doesn't matter if they are yes or no! If you don't want any simply check off no. This is a wonderful magazine for learning!
Our Words of the week are:
it is in at am us up
This week we are continuing to focus on the short vowel sounds. Please watch the short vowel videos if you have not had a chance to do so already. Please review what sound each of the short vowels make and practice spelling these words at home this week!
Today we:
- started our day with Music with Mrs. Dennill.
-were word detectives and found our word wall words in the two poems of the week.
-watched the short vowel videos and reviewed our actions and sounds.
-did our good copies of our "I can" and "I can't YET!" writing.
-had our daily calendar time. Can your child read the date from the calendar?
-did good copies of our growth mindset writing.
-had a grade one superstorm where we learned about the mission and vision of Grow Calgary.
-played a math game that involves subatizing.
In Mail Pockets:
-Scholastic Book orders (came home last Friday)-due back by September 29. Please do not send cash, you can do payments online or send a cheque. Please write in pen.
Please and Thank you:
Two students from grade six have taken on the task of running a Coat Drive this Fall. They will be collecting coats as well as other articles of clothing for the charity organization Jacket Racket.
Items that can be donated include toques, snow pants, mittens, and winter coats. These items can be donated for students in the K-12 age range. Please make sure these items are in a gently used condition at most before donating them. Donations will be accepted in room 5. We will be accepting donations from today until November 1st.
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday September 27-Grow Calgary Field Trip (all day-2 more volunteers needed)
Friday September 29-Orange Shirt Day
Friday October 6-Terry Fox Run and Head shave
Monday October 9-Thanksgiving (No School For Students)
Wednesday October 11-Subway Fun Lunch
Thursday October 12-PoWer Hour begins
Thursday October 12-School council-Grade one team presenting on How to Support Literacy in the Home
Monday October 16-Professional Development Day for teachers (no school for students)
October 25-Little Caesar's Fun Lunch
October 26-Halloween Family Dance 6:30pm
Question of the Day (Please Answer in the Comments Section): What are you most excited for at Grow Calgary?