Friday, October 7, 2022

Hello Families,

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Here are a few things we accomplished this week.

We read 'Fall Mix Up' and used our senses to brainstorm our own ideas of what we can see, hear, feel, smell and taste in Fall. Students were asked to draw each of their ideas and then use sound knowledge to label each illustration. 






With it being Thanksgiving this weekend, the students listened to books about being thankful. We had a sharing circle about what each of us is thankful for and then transferred this into our writing. Students were asked to write as much as they could or to complete the sentence starter from the board-'I am thankful for.'




We also continued to review our letters and sounds-Cc, Gg, Dd and Ee. Ask your child what action goes with each letter and sound! 

Library

We visited the Library this week and were able to sign out 1 or 2 books. Some chose to bring these books home or leave them at school. We will have library every Tuesday afternoon, please have your child bring their book(s) back to school each Tuesday if they wish to exchange for a new book or two!

Artist in Residence Volunteers

We are so lucky to have Artist in Residence Ms. Fortowsky joining us this year for some learning through the arts. Ms. Fortowsky will be spending time with our class for four 1-hour sessions throughout the next couple of weeks. We would love some help in the classroom if you have time to volunteer! Please note that volunteers need to have the annual volunteer form signed and on file as well as a valid police check through the office. If you are not sure if you are cleared to volunteer, please ask the office. 

Here are the following dates for room 13: 

  • Tuesday, October 11th – 10:30-11:30
  • Thursday, October 13th - 1:40-2:40
  • Wednesday, October 19th- 1:40-2:40
  • Wednesday, October 26th – 9:00-10:00

If you are cleared to volunteer through the CBE and would like to come in for a session please send me an email :)

Art Cards

We will be working hard on our Winter Art cards this month. Stay tuned for more information on how you will be able to order them!



Upcoming Dates

  • Every Tuesday afternoon - Library book exchange 
  • Tuesday, October 11th - Artist in Residency begins
  • Friday, October 28th - PD Day - No school for students
  • Monday, October 31st - Halloween at school! (more info to come)

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