Parent Volunteers Needed

Poinsettia Fundraiser was successful!

We have 99 plants arriving Monday, December 4th to KSA. 
Please pickup your order between 2:30pm-4:00pm by the entrance off the parking lot. 
It is also a Pro-D Day.
I need parents to please volunteer some of their time between 2:00pm- 4:00pm to help with sorting orders and helping with parents coming to pick up.  Please let me know if you are able to help ASAP.

Thank you:)

Spelling unit 7

Spelling
Unit 7 - Long and short i vowel
Test: Friday, December 1st

mind
child
idea
bright
while
life
island
goodbye
live
type
finish
decide
Bonus: alive, favourite, finger, exciting

November updates

November...

Term Reports
- term reports went home last week.  Please review, sign and return to me asap

November 22nd - Field Trip to TCC for Olympic Day - forms need to be in asap

November 24th - Flannel day - wear flannel/plaid
                          - Hot lunch forms due
                          - Santa Pictures forms due
                          - poinsettia forms due
                          - Scholastic orders due

November 25th - PAC CRAFT FAIR - We are in need of baked items for the bake sale.  If interested in baking please drop off items to the classroom this week.

November 30th - Santa pictures

* Science project on wind energy *

Last week of November students will be taking a day and designing a model that will produce renewable wind energy.  We are in need of the following items:

• cardboard tubes (eg. toilet paper roles, paper towel rolls)
• dowel sticks and wooden scewers (eg. shish-ka-bobs)
• pool noodles
• cardboard (eg. cereal boxes)
• round objects with center holes (eg. big beads)

Donations of these items are greatly appreciated asap.

Math project
- we will be looking at Christmas Flyers and creating a wish list (including cost).  Students will be manipulating the numbers by rounding, estimating, adding, and subtracting.  Please collect and donate any flyers that would be appropriate for this activity (toys, games, electronics, etc.)

Spelling Review

Spelling Review

We have completed 6 units and students have picked 2 words from each list they think are used the most in everyday writing (sight words).  Here are the 20 words that most picked.  Students have two weeks to study.

Nov. 14th - Nov. 24th

Here is the list:
problem
spend
month
scream
straight
thrilling
kitchen
switch
huge
change
since
practice
once
yesterday
animal
afraid
asleep
money
remember

Novemeber Reminders

A few reminders...

Monday, Nov. 13th - no school (Remembrance day holiday)

Thursday, Nov. 16th - POD 2 Showcase 3pm-4pm Gym
                         - Students wear all black

Wednesday, Nov. 22 - Field trip to TCC for Olympic Day- please return forms

Thursday, Nov. 23rd - hot lunch forms due for December

Friday, Nov. 24th - scholastic orders due - I only participate in Scholastic twice a year.  Think about Christmas gifts, etc.  This does support our class in receiving books and materials.

Friday, Nov. 30th - Santa Pictures Fundraiser

* Term 1 Reports went home*  Please review with your child, sign the bottom and return to me.  If you have questions or concerns please contact me.

* Spelling words will be posted next week and students will have two weeks to study*

Spelling Unit 6

Unit 6 Spelling List
Test: Friday, Nov. 10th *1 week to study words
Theme: Vowel e (long and short sounds)

mean
money
reached
asleep
ready
spread
easy
least
remember
empty
forest
agree
BONUS: athlete, electricity, evening, elephant, repeat

Updates for November:

• Friday, November 10th - Remembrance Day Assembly - Pod 2 will be performing a choral piece.  Please have students wear all black.
• November 13th - no school- Remembrance Day Holiday
• Thursday, November 16th - POD 2 Showcase 3:15pm- 4:00pm in the KSA Gym.  Students will be showcasing their learning through the arts. Please have students wear all black.
• Fundraisers for Field Trips will be coming up.  Poinsettia sales and Santa Picture at KSA. Look out for information coming home shortly.
• Wednesday, November 22nd - Field Trip to TCC for Olympic Day...more information to come.

Term 1 Progress

Students goals and a Term 1 progress Report will be coming home in the next couple days.  Please review with student, sign the report and return ASAP.

* Popcorn Day every Thursday

* Focus on Learning this month: Money concepts, paragraph writing, non- fiction reading and writing strategies, Energy, "What is Culture?", vowel sounds, and Goals

* Please have students prepared for winter weather