Well, that's a wrap for February! What a speedy month!
The first graders' book from yesterday concentrated on "Jail Words" - words that break rules. Specifically, the book looked at words that broke the "when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking" rule for the "ie" combination. (Words like field, cookie, believe, shrieked, pieces, pier, daisies, etc.)
The first graders' book for today concentrates on the "oy"/ "oi" sounds. Enjoy!
There will be a cookie sale this Thursday at recess.
Thanks to everyone for putting names in mittens, winter hats, etc. We've been able to return a few items to owners because of the labels.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017
Remember that both grades one and two need to get ready for tomorrow's spelling tests.
Grade One book orders are due tomorrow.
The Grade One book for today concentrates on the "ge" combo, where the "e" makes the "g" say "j".
The second graders are continuing a little enrichment activity in math: practicing telling time on an analogue clock. They're catching on quickly!
Grade One book orders are due tomorrow.
The Grade One book for today concentrates on the "ge" combo, where the "e" makes the "g" say "j".
The second graders are continuing a little enrichment activity in math: practicing telling time on an analogue clock. They're catching on quickly!
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
February 23, 2107
The first grade word of the day today was cogitate. The second grade word of the day was alter.
Thanks to everyone who supported the school's anti-bullying day by wearing pink!
The first grade spelling list will come home tomorrow. (I promise to make it an easy one!) We were too busy with our Hundredth Day of school celebrations to find the time to add spelling words today. (Check the golden envelopes for complete Hundredth Day activities!)
The grade one book of the day today is a more challenging one. See what your child can do with it!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
February 21, 2017
Happy Hundredth Day of school! The first graders finished lots of activities with a 100 theme; watch for evidence of their work to come home later this week! The book of the day is about 100. (It should be a very easy read!) Our word of the day was century.
The grade one spelling list will come home tomorrow.
I forgot to mention to the students that tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day - and anti-bullying initiative. If your child has a pink shirt, dig it out!
Melody sent home a very gracious birthday invitation to the second graders. Make sure you ask your child to see the invitation, second grade parents.
Here's a photo of 100 fingers, brought to you by the bright lights of Grade One, Room Four!
The grade one spelling list will come home tomorrow.
I forgot to mention to the students that tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day - and anti-bullying initiative. If your child has a pink shirt, dig it out!
Melody sent home a very gracious birthday invitation to the second graders. Make sure you ask your child to see the invitation, second grade parents.
Here's a photo of 100 fingers, brought to you by the bright lights of Grade One, Room Four!
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017
The Grade One word of the day for today was unique. We talked about tongue twisters when this word was introduced; try saying unique New York five times without making a mistake!
The Grade Two word of the day was inevitable.
The Grade Two word of the day was inevitable.
The first grade students' book for home reading tonight is The Square Egg. There are lots of opportunities to practice the "qu" sound in this book.
The first graders have begun some Number of the Day activities. They'll soon be experts on identifying odd and even numbers, adding ten more (or taking away 10) from numbers, ordinal numbers, expanded notation, representing numbers with coins, and breaking down numbers into tens and ones. Woop woop!
The second graders have begun a little enrichment exercise in math: learning to tell time on an analogue clock. Some students are getting the hang of this pretty quickly!
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
February 14, 2017
Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks so much to everyone who sent treats for our second grade party this afternoon!
The first graders had lots of fun with the book exchange - with both giving and receiving the books!
The word of the day for the first grade class was facetious.
The first graders had lots of fun with the book exchange - with both giving and receiving the books!
The word of the day for the first grade class was facetious.
The book of the day for Grade One is Too Small.
Thanks to everyone who returned the note regarding Brain Boost. If you haven't returned your note yet, please do so asap.
Monday, February 13, 2017
February 13, 2017
The first graders started a new "Word of the Day" program today. Our first word, appropriately, was initial. We'll be learning a new word each day - some of which may even be challenging for the adults out there!
The first grade students have an "aw" book to practice reading tonight.
A note regarding the school's Brain Boost program went home in the agendas of the second grade students today. Please read the note, complete the questions on it, and return the note to school asap. Thanks. (Mrs. Lawson should have sent home the Brain Boost notes for the first grade students.)
Remember that this Friday is the winter carnival afternoon for the younger grades (kindergarten and grades one to three). Please send appropriate clothing as well as a helmet (for the sledding portion of the afternoon) with your child on Friday.
Mrs. Lawson has sent home a note for the first grade students regarding her Valentine's Day celebration and card exchange. We are planning a grade one book gift exchange here in the morning. There is no need to send anything for this; the books are already purchased and wrapped!
We will have an afternoon party for the second graders tomorrow. If you'd like to send something for our treat table, that would be great! If your child is bringing Valentines, please ensure that they bring one for everyone. The students' names in Grade Two are: Brozjenna, Marco, Hailey, Dustin, Abod, Raymond, Melody, Carson, Emma, Niko, Yuan, Deric, Sadie, Aya, and Alexis.
The first grade students have an "aw" book to practice reading tonight.
A note regarding the school's Brain Boost program went home in the agendas of the second grade students today. Please read the note, complete the questions on it, and return the note to school asap. Thanks. (Mrs. Lawson should have sent home the Brain Boost notes for the first grade students.)
Remember that this Friday is the winter carnival afternoon for the younger grades (kindergarten and grades one to three). Please send appropriate clothing as well as a helmet (for the sledding portion of the afternoon) with your child on Friday.
Mrs. Lawson has sent home a note for the first grade students regarding her Valentine's Day celebration and card exchange. We are planning a grade one book gift exchange here in the morning. There is no need to send anything for this; the books are already purchased and wrapped!
We will have an afternoon party for the second graders tomorrow. If you'd like to send something for our treat table, that would be great! If your child is bringing Valentines, please ensure that they bring one for everyone. The students' names in Grade Two are: Brozjenna, Marco, Hailey, Dustin, Abod, Raymond, Melody, Carson, Emma, Niko, Yuan, Deric, Sadie, Aya, and Alexis.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
February 7, 2017
The first grade book tonight reviews the "ou" letter combo. Enjoy The Mouse House, everyone!
Please remember that tomorrow is PJ Morning! STudents are invited (but not required) to arrive at school in their pyjamas. If anyone would like to tote along a special bed-time stuffy or blanket, that would be perfectly fine, as well.
Please remember that there will be a noon dismissal for students tomorrow and that there will be no school for students this Thursday and Friday.
Please remember that tomorrow is PJ Morning! STudents are invited (but not required) to arrive at school in their pyjamas. If anyone would like to tote along a special bed-time stuffy or blanket, that would be perfectly fine, as well.
Please remember that there will be a noon dismissal for students tomorrow and that there will be no school for students this Thursday and Friday.
Monday, February 6, 2017
February 6, 2017
There will be a noon dismissal for students and no school this Thursday and Friday. (Teachers will be attending the annual teachers' convention in Edmonton.)
There is no spelling list for either grade this week.
There will be a Pyjama Day this Wednesday. Roll out of bed, forget about changing into your clothes and show up in your pj outfits, everyone!
The first grade daily reading book concentrates on the "ow" sound. I hope you all enjoy A Cow in Town this evening!
We will be having a Valentine's Day party for the second graders in the afternoon on February 14th. (The first graders will have a special book exchange [which I've already organized; parents don't need to lift a finger or send anything for my first graders] in the morning and will have their party/Valentines exchange in the afternoon. Mrs. Lawson said she'd be sending a note home regarding this.)
If you'd like to send something for the second graders' treat table in the afternoon, we'll do our best to take care of all the ingesting and digesting! Thanks! Also, if your child is bringing Valentines to the party, please make sure that they have Valentines for everyone. Our second grade class list has fifteen names: Niko, Emma, Melody, Carson, Raymond, Abod, Dustin, Hailey, Marco, Brozjenna, Deric, Alexis, Sadie, Aya, and Yuan.
IN keeping with our school's safe and caring emphasis, the student council is sponsoring a craft/card-making activity. The event will be held in Room 7 at noon hour on February 13th. The crafts/cards will be distributed among community members - like residents of the senior citizens' home.
There is no spelling list for either grade this week.
There will be a Pyjama Day this Wednesday. Roll out of bed, forget about changing into your clothes and show up in your pj outfits, everyone!
The first grade daily reading book concentrates on the "ow" sound. I hope you all enjoy A Cow in Town this evening!
We will be having a Valentine's Day party for the second graders in the afternoon on February 14th. (The first graders will have a special book exchange [which I've already organized; parents don't need to lift a finger or send anything for my first graders] in the morning and will have their party/Valentines exchange in the afternoon. Mrs. Lawson said she'd be sending a note home regarding this.)
If you'd like to send something for the second graders' treat table in the afternoon, we'll do our best to take care of all the ingesting and digesting! Thanks! Also, if your child is bringing Valentines to the party, please make sure that they have Valentines for everyone. Our second grade class list has fifteen names: Niko, Emma, Melody, Carson, Raymond, Abod, Dustin, Hailey, Marco, Brozjenna, Deric, Alexis, Sadie, Aya, and Yuan.
IN keeping with our school's safe and caring emphasis, the student council is sponsoring a craft/card-making activity. The event will be held in Room 7 at noon hour on February 13th. The crafts/cards will be distributed among community members - like residents of the senior citizens' home.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017
Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! We did our own little Jasper shadow test, and it looks like we're in for six more weeks of winter. (See the photos that follow for proof that we saw our shadows today!)
Both grades have a spelling test to study for.
Students from both grades have to come up with something for our "Sport and Tell" tomorrow.
The first graders' book reviews the "oo" sound, and adds another way to pronounce it. (We tried saying words like book, cook, and good with the same vowel sound you hear in boot. We sounded like a room full of vampire wannabe people!)
Here are the Groundhog Day pics! Check out those shadows!
Both grades have a spelling test to study for.
Students from both grades have to come up with something for our "Sport and Tell" tomorrow.
The first graders' book reviews the "oo" sound, and adds another way to pronounce it. (We tried saying words like book, cook, and good with the same vowel sound you hear in boot. We sounded like a room full of vampire wannabe people!)
Here are the Groundhog Day pics! Check out those shadows!
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
And .... there goes January! Whew! Welcome to February, everyone!
The first graders' notes regarding the upcoming carnival are now in the pockets of the agendas. (We had a little communication gap there - I thought Mrs. Lawson had sent the notes home.) Please sign and return the note if you're able to help out with the carnival activities. Thanks.
The first grade reading envelope offering for today is all about the "oo" sound. Be still my beating heart!
Remember that this Friday both grades one and two are having a "Sport and Tell" show and tell, where they need to bring something (clothing, a piece of sporting equipment, a picture ...) relating to a sport of their choice.
The first graders' notes regarding the upcoming carnival are now in the pockets of the agendas. (We had a little communication gap there - I thought Mrs. Lawson had sent the notes home.) Please sign and return the note if you're able to help out with the carnival activities. Thanks.
The first grade reading envelope offering for today is all about the "oo" sound. Be still my beating heart!
Remember that this Friday both grades one and two are having a "Sport and Tell" show and tell, where they need to bring something (clothing, a piece of sporting equipment, a picture ...) relating to a sport of their choice.
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