This morning we edited the wacky, mixed-up digraphs (th, sh, and ch) in our message, and shared a beautiful book about colours and how they make us feel -- "My Blue is Happy." We did our journal writing inspired by that book, working on including more descriptive, "juicy" language to explain our ideas. After recess we had literacy centers, then a special goodbye for our student teacher, Miss Olson, who has been with us for the past 12 Wednesday mornings. The students were excited to give her the book we signed, and the beautiful cards they made! In the afternoon we exchanged our library books, then played a math game to help us practice subtraction by "re-winding" -- counting back on to see what's missing. We finished our day with language arts in our visual journals, making a colour wheel of feelings as a continuation of this morning's book and journal prompt.
Mail Pockets
- No new mail went home today.
- If you would like to order from the scholastic flyers that went home last week, please return by Friday.
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 "ch" digraph.
each much such child children choose cheer
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
- Our next Fish Creek ridge walk will be (tentatively, weather dependent) Wednesday, January 24 at 12:30 pm. We would appreciate 3 volunteers joining us on this leisurely walk to observe seasonal winter changes.
- Grade one will be attending the Calgary Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, February 6! We are seeking 1 or 2 more volunteers to join us for the concert, and to explore the Arts Commons and Plus15 system downtown.
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 emailing me to let me know what family tradition your child would like to share (see more information below).
- Thank you for returning school Library books for Wednesday (our scheduled weekly exchange time is Wednesday afternoon).
Save the Dates:
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.
Grade one will be enjoying a Family Traditions Brunch on Friday, February 9. Families are welcome to attend! More information to come later!
Cultural Traditions:
To help us learn about cultural traditions within our classroom community, we would like to invite students to share and teach about their own celebrations and holiday customs. This is not limited to winter holidays, nor is it limited to "official" holidays, if there is a special seasonal tradition your family enjoys. This could take the form of (but is not restricted to) a photograph, artifact, video, or poster. Please email me with the tradition or holiday that your child would like to share before Friday, December 8. A presentation schedule will be sent home the week of December 11. The sharing will take place the week of December 18. Your child should be able to speak about their holiday or tradition and answer questions.
Guest Readers
On the last morning of school before the break (December 21), we are requesting volunteers to be ‘mystery guest readers’, anytime during the morning (8:00 AM-11:15 AM). This will be a surprise for the children. We would like to have parents come in with their favourite winter story to read to the class. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this, and/or to add your name to the schedule for the morning!
December 21:
All grade one students will be invited to wear their pajamas, bring a stuffy and/or blanket, and their favourite books to read! In the afternoon we will be enjoying a sing-along with Paulo, followed by snacks. Similar to the Halloween party, we would appreciate contributions for fruit, veggies, crackers & cheese/meat, 1 treat, drinks, and plates & napkins. Please click on this link to access the sign-up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4fa4ae2daaf58-december
Upcoming Dates
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)
- Special Guest Reader day!
- Seasonal Celebration in the PM! Pajama sing-along and snacks
Dec. 22 - Organizational Day (no school for students)
Dec. 25 - January 5 - Winter Break!
Jan. 8 - PD Day (no school for students)
Jan. 16 - Calgary Humane Society Field Trip
Jan. 24 - winter Ridge Walk
Feb. 6 - Calgary Symphony Orchestra field trip
Feb. 9 - Grade One Family Traditions Brunch (more information to come, but mark your calendar, please!)
Daily Challenge
Today we read, wrote about, and visually expressed how colours have different feelings associated with them for each of us. How does each primary and secondary colour make you feel?