We challenged ourselves to solve for entire missing /th/ words in our morning message, thinking about what would look right in the blank spaces, as well as sound right and make sense. We tried out our 'goofy' printing letters with paper and pencil, and played with play-doh to make and guess words beginning with those letter sounds. After first hunting for /th/ in our "This and That" poem, we had fun being super spy detectives, hunting for /th/ words all around the room and in books. After recess we prepared our observations page in our visual journals, and walked over to the ridge to observe signs of autumn using our senses of touch, smell, sight, and hearing. It was so nice to get out for an hour with the sunny, mild weather today! In the afternoon the students had their second PoWer Hour Session, then music class. We finished our day with math -- we worked on figuring out which element came next in repeating patterns, and identifying how many elements in the pattern 'core.' We also used a hundreds chart to figure out that there are 12 more days until Halloween!
Mail Pockets
- No new mail went home today
Words of the Week
Each week we will focus on a set of high frequency words that we are using in our poems and morning message. Feel free to practice these and look for them in your own books! This week we are focused on the /th/ digraph.
this with that thing the there then these those
Volunteer Opportunities:
- We would love to welcome morning literacy volunteers into our classroom from 8:00 to 8:30 each morning. If there is one morning a week that works for you, wonderful, but drop-ins are always welcome, too! This will involve helping to create sight word rings, as well as reading one-on-one with students.
- On Wednesday, November 8, Grade Ones will be visiting Fort Calgary for a special experience exploring an Aboriginal perspective of Alberta's history. We would appreciate 1 more volunteer to join us, please!
- On Wednesday, November 14th the grade ones will be making bagged lunches for Calgary's working homeless population with the Sandwich Foundation. We are requesting 5 volunteers from 1:00 pm (until 2:45) to help with this extremely fun and meaningful experience!
Thank you very much for considering! Please email Elysa ([email protected]) or Danielle ([email protected]) if interested to confirm your availability.
Please and Thank You!
- Please consider contributing used magazines for a down-the-road collage project exploring the colour wheel in science.
- We would appreciate pumpkin contributions for a pumpkin math inquiry the week of October 23. We only need 4 more pumpkins, and a variety of shapes and sizes are great! Please email Elysa if you would like to send one in with your child.
Halloween!
On Tuesday, October 31 students are welcome to attend school all day in costume, but we request that props be left at home. In the afternoon the grade ones will enjoy some extra fun learning activities, and a special snack. We are seeking volunteers to contribute items -- items not yet claimed include a fruit plate, plates and napkins, and one treat. Please email Elysa or Danielle if you would like to help with one of these snack items. Thank you!
Good to Know...
- Our weekly scheduled library exchange is Wednesday. Please return your books by then to exchange for a new selection.
- If interested, orders for the upcoming Little Caesar's fun lunch must be confirmed online by Friday, October 20.
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 20-21 – Friends of Parkland Way Casino
Oct. 25 – Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s
Oct. 26 – Halloween Dance
Nov. 5 – Daylight Saving Time – Fall Back
Nov. 7 – Photo Retakes
Nov. 8 - Grade One Field Trip to Fort Calgary (do not order Fun Lunch for this day - sorry!)
Nov. 8 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
Nov. 10 – Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45am
Nov. 17 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
Nov. 22 – Fun Lunch - Opa
Daily Challenge
What was something interesting you learned or tried in PoWer Hour today?