September 21, 2016

Reminders for today:

1. There will be a snack sale tomorrow at recess.  Snacks will be 25 cents each.  Dig out those quarters!

2. There will be a noon dismissal for students this Friday.  Cross your fingers for Friday afternoon that matches today; the weather looks perfect out there!

3. There will be a Parent Workshop on brain-based strategies this Friday afternoon from 4 - 5 in classroom 7 here at JES. There is no charge for the workshop; the Right to Read group is sponsoring this for our school's parents.

4. The Right to Read group will be meeting here at JES in Room 7 at 7 pm; everyone is welcome to attend. They're always looking for people who'd like to join!

If you get a chance, please review the words listed below with your child. (They should know them just by looking at them. These are our "automatic words'.)

the    I   is   good   am   an   this   boy  a  girl  big   litlle

September 19, 2016

Welcome to our class blog!  We'll be using this forum to post class photos, links to learning, announcements/reminders, bouquets, etc. Enjoy!

Here's a shot of our grade two class pausing for a photo on last Friday's Terry Fox Run.  (Thanks to everyone who sent toonies to support this great cause!)  We ran one and a half km, gaining a real appreciation for Terry, who ran 42 km every day of his Marathon of Hope.

The first graders are starting their home learning program, bringing home book bags today. There should be two books, an activity and a parent info card with each bag. The idea is to have parents read the books in the bag to their children, work through the accompanying activity, then return the book (with all its contents intact, please!) to school the next morning.  A new book bag will be coming home every day. The goal of this at-home reading program is to inspire a love of and an interest in books and reading, and to reinforce at-school learning. Parents play a big role in their children's education; your support will make a big difference.

The first graders are also bringing home their first weekly spelling list. Check the left hand side of this week's agenda page for the words we'll practice for this Friday's big spelling test!

The first graders are also bringing home an apple book to "read" to a willing listener at home. We've practiced  this at school, setting up some sight word reinforcement, and using patterning, predicting, memorization and picture prompts to support reading. Enjoy!

Just a few reminders: there will be a snack sale this Thursday at recess. Snacks will cost 25 cents;  dig those quarters out!

There will be a noon dismissal for students  this Friday, to allow staff to attend a professional development afternoon.

February 16, 2016

I hope everyone had a great long weekend and enjoyed the Family Day yesterday!

I'd like to welcome our newest first grader: Yuan! Our population is growing!

A note went home today regarding some housekeeping items for Room Four, and regarding tomorrow's afternoon activities at Centennial Park.  Please don't worry if you don't have a helmet for your child (the note states that everyone needs a helmet); we have lots of loaners at the school.  Please make sure your child has appropriate winter clothing for tomorrow; we will be outside most of the afternoon.

The spelling list this week is all about "ew". We also talked about homonyms when we constructed this list, as there is blew and then there's blue, dew and then do, etc.

We've been working hard to finish up our "Ain't Gonna Paint No More" art projects. Drop in if you'd like a peek. The work is displayed on the bulletin board upstairs (outside the library) and on the bulletin board outside our classroom.  See if you recognize your child!  (Good luck!)

February 9, 2015

I'm finally back in the blogging saddle, and will try to post more regularly now. (My apologies for my neglect of this blog this year ....)

We have begun a Word of the Day program for Grade One.  Those of you who came to the Student Led Conference had a chance to be tested on the words we've learned so far - hopefully we stumped you on at least a couple! (It's great fun to know big words when you're a little person - particularly when the adults in your life don't know those words!) We're on review mode for the first ten words right now.  The word we reviewed today was cogitate. 

Notes went home in the agendas, regarding the February book order, an outdoor afternoon at Carnaval d'Hiver next week, our Valentine's Day party this Friday, etc.  Check the agenda pocket for scintillating details!

I've thrown in a few photos from our recent cross country skiing adventures at the soccer pitch.  Enjoy!

October 9, 2015

I hope everyone has a great long weekend, full of good food and good books and good fun!  If you're decorating with the autumn leaf art that came home, please know that the leaves are coloured with corn syrup and food colouring, and that they will stick to things put on top of them, or the colours may run if they're left near a heat source.

My apologies in advance for the turkey dinner bells the grade ones are bringing home. Maybe their cuteness factor will make up for the noise ...

We had a presentation this afternoon from ATCO gas; there's some follow-up literature going home with the students.


Just a quick reminder that we have swimming next week in the afternoons. Please send swim gear. Our lessons are over at 2:45, so if you'd like to pick up your child from the pool, please feel free to do so; just let me know when you're picking them up. Thanks.

Please remember to sign and return the grade one spelling books.

Thanks also to everyone who sent veggies for our stone stew; it was a hit! Here are some photos of the lunch event here in Room Four, where the excitement never ends ...

September 25, 2015

We had our first spelling test of the year today, and ALL the brainy first graders of Room Four got 100%!  Wowza!  Here's a photo of how happy everyone was!

 

We also finished our one kilometer Terry Fox Run.  This is a photo of us standing in front of Terry's picture. (What a hero that guy was - and what great runners we were!)

 

 

September 17, 2015

Welcome to our class blog!  We'll use this blog to post photos, "bouquets" and announcements, and to provide links to  websites. (Just click on the links at the side and you'll be taken on  little educational adventures ...) I'll try to make weekly Monday morning posts to this blog, but this will vary from time to time, depending on our schedule - and my ambition!

Here are some first-day-of-school photos showcasing our new crop of fantastic first graders!  Enjoy!