This morning we challenged ourselves to fill in the full blank /sh/ words in our message, and body spelled our words to read them and 'feed' them back to the word wall. We had literacy centers and guided reading, and played a fun tag game with fitness challenge stations in phys ed. After recess for social studies we reflected on our responsibilities at home, school, and in the world and showed them in our visual journals. The afternoon began with our last PoWer Hour session, then the students learned a calming song about snowflakes in music. We finished our day with math; to practice the 'counting on' addition strategy, we learned and played a partner game called Walk the Plank that involves subitizing and adding up 2 dice.
Mail Pockets
- Our "First Day of Grade 1" photos and "The Dot" chalk pastel drawings came 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 /sh/ digraph.
short she show wish shop share shine
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! Just let me know the day before, please. This role will involve helping to create sight word rings, as well as reading one-on-one with students
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!
- Thank you for sending in magazines for our upcoming collaged colour wheels in science!
- Thank you for returning school Library books for Wednesday (our scheduled weekly exchange time is Wednesday afternoon).
Save the Date:
December 14, 2017 from 6:30 - 7:30 is our Making Memories Winter Celebration. This will be an open house style evening for you and your family to visit with neighbours and make some holiday memories at Prince of Wales school.
Dec. 4 – 15 Mayor’s Xmas Food Drive
This year will be the 29th annual food drive to support the Calgary Food Bank.
Upcoming Dates
Dec. 6 - Booster Juice Fun Lunch
Dec. 8 - PD Day (no school for students)
Dec. 14 - Family Event, 6:30 PM
Dec. 19 - Carolling in the PM (families are welcome, more info to come)
Dec. 20 - Report Cards go home
- Boston Pizza Fun Lunch
Dec. 21 - Carolling in the AM (families are welcome, more info to come)
Dec. 22 - Organizational Day (no school for students)
Dec. 25 - January 5 - Winter Break!
Jan. 8 - PD Day (no school for students)
Daily Challenge
What was your favourite part of your PoWer Hour this past term?