The grade ones had an awesome day! We began the morning doing "author's chair," giving classmates 2 stars and a wish feedback on their writing, based on our writing target. We re-read "Suddenly," and learned that good stories include characters (who is in the story?), setting (where and when?), and a problem that needs a solution! We went back to work on our own Suddenly... stories to add these elements. I was blown away by the students' hard work and excellent writing!! We did some word work with short u word families, then continued with literacy centers after recess. In phys ed we did relay races, practicing our badminton shuffling and serving skills. In the afternoon the students continued learning about colours in French. We played Bubblegum Bump in math to practice subitizing and basic facts, then finished our day with buddies. We did an "art attack" project with our buddies -- creating birds eye view artwork using only found objects from around the school and classrooms. So much fun, and beautiful!
Mail Pockets
- February calendars went home with oldest and only (light pink)
Musical Theatre
Just a reminder that musical theatre clubs need to be back by tomorrow, Wednesday, at the latest. Due to the large number of students interested, we cannot accept forms after that. Thank you!
Please and Thank You / Volunteer Opportunities
- We would love to have morning reading volunteers to share books with students one-on-one, from 8:30-9:00 any day that it works for you!
- We would very much appreciate volunteers during literacy centers: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10:45 - 11:30, Wednesday 9:15 - 10:00, and Friday from 9:00 - 9:30. Thanks for considering!
- Thank you SO much to the reading and literacy center volunteers who have been joining us. The extra support has been very helpful in making things run smoothly!
Upcoming Dates
- Feb. 1 – PD Day – NO SCHOOL
- Feb. 3 – Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s
- Feb. 10 – Spirit Day – Dress Like Your Future Self Day
- Feb. 11-12 – Teacher’s Convention – NO SCHOOL
- Feb. 15 – Family Day – NO SCHOOL
- Feb. 17 – Fun Lunch – Boston Pizza
- Mar. 2 – Fun Lunch – Booster Juice
- Mar. 16 – Fun Lunch – Taco Time
- Mar. 18 – PD Day – NO SCHOOL
- Mar. 21-28 – Spring Break – NO SCHOOL
Daily Challenge
Can you tell about the "art attack" creation that you and your buddy made? What was the most interesting material you used?