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It may not officially winter according to the calendar, but with the first snowstorm behind us I think it is really winter. We were all excited this morning when everyone came prepared to play outside in appropriate clothing. This week will be another short, yet busy one for students. Parent Teacher meetings will be held this Thursday evening and Friday morning, therefore students have Friday off. Thank you to everyone who took the time to help fill in the homework questions last week regarding family origins and cultural celebrations. We will be sharing this information in class this week and "packing our bags" and "grabbing our passports" as we travel the world over the next 4-weeks learning about celebrations around the world. We continue to solidify our work with using number lines in math and how we can use them to show our ability to add, subtract and skip count/number patterns. New this week, we will be using it to learn about the measurement of time. In grade 2, students are expected to be able to tell time on a digital and analogue (traditional) clock to the quarter, half and three quarters of the hour. A few reminders for this week: - School (Parent) Council meeting TUESDAY at 6:30 pm in the school Makerspace. Everyone is welcome. - Popcorn day will be on THURSDAY this week. $1.50 per bag - School council magazine & cookie dough fundraiser due WEDNESDAY - School spirit wear/clothing orders due online by MONDAY - December Scholastic book orders due NEXT FRIDAY to ensure arrival in time for Christmas . Order right online and send me a quick note to let me know it's a Christmas gift and I will make sure that it secretly gets home in time for the holidays. https://canadaclubs.scholastic.ca As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to communicate with me. Have a great week!
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We are off to another week of fantastic learning. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday morning. The students were on their upmost best behaviour. Similarly, they have been very engaged in learning about the significance of Remembrance Day, poppies and the various stories that have come out of World War I and World War II. Our poppy art is proudly displayed in the front lobby of the school. Students have been working on establishing the horizon line and accurately placing images within their work based on the location of the horizon (i.e.: no floating houses or people!). Report cards were sent home last week and I hope you have taken time to read and review the comments. Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up next week on Thursday and Friday. Please book an appointment if you have not already done so. A few reminders for this week: 1. Appropriate clothing for outside: Now that the cold and snowy weather is here, please make sure to send your child with the appropriate clothing to be playing outside. Students should be wearing snow pants, boots, hats and mittens/gloves. It is also a good idea to pack a couple pairs of extra mitts/gloves and socks because students are outside several times a day and their wet mitts/gloves do not have appropriate time to dry. 2. Popcorn sales on Friday! Popcorn is available to purchase for $1.50 per bag this Friday. Students can choose from 7 different flavours. All orders must be submitted before 9:30 am. 3. Student Activity Fee: Outlined on the pink notice are a variety of activities that staff have begun to arrange for students this year. You will have noticed that a majority of the activities are at no charge and a few require a small fee. All Grade 1-3 students are asked for $20 to cover the costs of the activities that incur a small participation fee. Please sign and return the bottom portion of the pink notice along with the $20 so that staff can continue to make plans accordingly. If you are unable to contribute to the Student Activity Fee, please contact the office administration directly. 4. Homework: Last week's homework is of significant importance to our upcoming social studies lessons. It is important that all students complete and return the two page task in regards to their family origin and celebrations and traditions within in their family in order for authentic learning to be had. If you have difficulty completing either page of homework, please communicate with me. Thank you for your continued support towards the learning in and out of the classroom. It truly takes a team effort. Have a great week! Good evening families,
Just a last minute message to invite everyone to the Vimy Ridge Remembrance Day ceremony happening tomorrow at 9:45 am in the gym for kindergarten to grade 3 students. The ceremony is expected to be no longer than 30 minutes. If you wish to attend, please make sure to stop by the office to sign in and receive a visitor sticker. Also of note, our class has created a beautiful display of Flanders Field paintings just inside the main doors. Following the ceremony, students will be returning to regular programming in the classroom. Thanks Good evening,
On evening of Thursday, November 22 and the morning of Friday, November 23 we will be holding Parent Teacher conferences. Conferences will be 15 minutes in length and will focus on your child's learning progress thus far into the school year. Below is the link for online booking. Once a time slot has been filled, it will no longer show as available https://goo.gl/forms/yowfEeozA9p9OkKE2 If you feel that you do not need to meet at this time, please let me know (so that I don't hound you to pick a time). Otherwise, I look forward to meeting with you on the 22nd or 23rd. Good evening Parents,
The week is off to another great start! We've been so busy each day, that I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Today we had our first lockdown practice and the students were amazing. They understood the importance of moving quickly and quietly into our designated area and respected the directions that followed to remain in the classroom. We will have 2 more practices before the end of the school year. We have been super engaged working on a variety of writing and reading pieces. We have just wrapped up writing a repetitive text piece that focused on nouns and verbs. This week we will be focusing on the theme of Remembrance Day and peace. We will explore writing and reading a variety print materials such as picture books, newspaper articles and pamphlets. Students came up with many touching ideas as to what peace is as our kick off to this focus. In math, we have been deep into number patterns and how we count number patterns. Many students can count a number pattern (skip count), but don't understand what skip counting/number patters are or why skip counting is useful. Students are beginning to understand skip counting as counting groups of items and that it is more efficient to count groups of items rather than items one by one. Ask your child to skip count a variety of items around the house such as socks, shoes, forks and knives etc., and prompt them to not always start at 2. Grade 2 students are expected to skip count number patterns of 2, 5, 10, 25 up to 200. Starting next week we will be looking at the variety of celebrations each of our families participate in and how they may have changed over generations. This week's homework task will be centered upon this topic and is essential for students to be able to participate in the class discussion. Please take the time to help your child gather and record the information about your family celebrations. Other reminders: 1. Remembrance Day ceremony: Vimy Ridge will be hosting a Remembrance Day ceremony in the school gym on Monday, November 12th. Please feel free to join us at 9:45 am. 2. Library is this week! We will be visiting the library on Friday morning to exchange our books. Please ensure that your child returns their book to school if they have taken it home. 3. Popcorn Days: Popcorn is sold each Friday for $1.50 per bag. Students can choose from 7 different flavours. All orders must be submitted and paid for by 9:30 am on Friday. 4. Outdoor Clothes: Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately to be playing outside. Students should have a warm jacket, hat and mitts/gloves. Appropriate footwear is also recommended as the weather changes each day. 5. Scholastic Book orders are due this Friday. Thank you to those families who have placed an order through the Scholastic book flyers. Each order provides the class with free books and materials that directly impact student learning. If you need any recommendations or suggestions for your child, please do not hesitate to ask. 6. Student Activity Fee is due! A few weeks back a pink letter was sent home outlining a variety of activities that are planned for students to participate in this year. While a great deal of the activities outlined are at no cost, a few activities have nominal costs associated with them. Each student from Kindergarten to Grade 3 is asked for $20 to cover the participation fees related to these activities. If you have not yet returned the signed portion of the pink form and the $20 activity fee, please do so as soon as possible. 7. Report Cards this week... Progress reports are being sent home this Thursday. While this is the first formal report of the year, it is still only a snapshot of the first 8 weeks of school. We will have an opportunity to sit down and discuss your child's report card during the upcoming interview days on November 22nd & 23rd. Availability and scheduling will be sent home in the coming days. As you can see, we are very busy with a wide variety of things. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. As always, your child is a good first step in finding out what's happening in the classroom. Have a great week! |
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