Remembrance Day: Collecting food for Veterans
With Remembrance Day quickly approaching Royal Oak School would like to support our Veterans by collecting non-perishable food items. These items will be collected all week (November 5-9) and will be picked up and delivered to the Calgary Food Bank (Veterans branch). There are specific items that are more needed than others and the Calgary Food Bank has outlined these as wish list items that are greatly appreciated.
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2
This Week:
Monday, Oct. 29th -
Tuesday, Oct. 30th - Book Exchange at the Learning Commons.
Wednesday, Oct. 31st - Halloween Costume Day
Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share.
Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share.
Thursday, Nov. 1st - Picture Retake Day
Friday, Nov. 2nd - Picture Day orders are due. AM Students Attend (No School for PM Students)
Letter Learning /v/
Last Week:
We started our beginning work with patterning. A pattern is a repeating design or recurring sequence. This week, students explored ABAB patterns. Using found items within your home, can you make a repeating pattern?
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| "I made a pattern out of snap cubes. It goes red, blue. red, blue.." |
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| Exploring what is a pattern? |
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| "We worked together as a team to create this animal land." |
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| "I am an artist during centre time. I like doing art." |
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| Letter Learning of the week |
Important Dates:
Friday, November 9 - PM Students Attend
Friday, November 16 - PD Day - NO school for students K-Gr. 3
Thursday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for Kindergarten Students)
Friday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for K-Gr. 3)
Friday, November 30 - AM Students Attend
October 22 - 26
Letter Learning S
S has two sounds. S that makes the /s/ sound (as in safe). S that makes the /z/ sound (as in news). When we write the letter 'S' we always begin our letter at the top. We curve around and back again.
This Week:
Monday, Oct. 22nd -
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd - Book Exchange at the Learning Commons.
- AM Dance Residency Sharing - Parents/Guardians are welcome to come and participate with their child.
- AM Dance Residency Sharing - Parents/Guardians are welcome to come and participate with their child.
Wednesday, Oct. 24th -
Thursday, Oct. 25th -
Friday, Oct. 26th - NO School K-Gr. 3 (Professional Development Day)
Last Week:
We explored shapes by creating pictures using squares, rectangles, triangles and circles...
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| What pictures can we make with shapes? |
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| "I made a house with the sun peaking out behind it." |
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| "I used an upside down triangle to make my mermaids tail" |
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| Dance Residency fun "We learned disco, rock, hip-hop and country moves." |
Why Jigsaw Puzzles are Good for Your Brain?
Not only are jigsaw puzzles excellent brain training and coordination improvement tools, but they're fun, too! Working on a puzzle helps develop your abilities to reason, analyze, sequence, deduce, using logical thought processes and problem-solving skills.
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| Team Work |
We have now spent time focusing on 2 alphabet letters. Try to find things around your house that begin with O and C, and see if your child is able to sort the items by their initial letter sound. Try playing Eye Spy, searching for things that begin with certain letter sounds (Eye spy with my little eye, something that starts with the letter ___ ).
Students are taking a brave step adding letters to label their pictures!
Important Dates:
Wednesday, October 31st - Royal Oak is excited to move in a new direction this year!
In place of Pumpkinella, students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes on October 31st. Please have students come dressed in their costume in the morning (PM Kindergarten, please come ready in the afternoon!).
Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share. Our Staff is looking forward to the 31st!
In place of Pumpkinella, students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes on October 31st. Please have students come dressed in their costume in the morning (PM Kindergarten, please come ready in the afternoon!).
Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks. We ask that costumes do NOT include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share. Our Staff is looking forward to the 31st!
Friday, November 2 - AM Students Attend
Friday, November 9 - PM Students Attend
Friday, November 16 - PD Day - NO school for students K-Gr. 3
Thursday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for Kindergarten Students)
Friday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for K-Gr. 3)
Friday, November 30 - AM Students Attend
Friday, November 9 - PM Students Attend
Friday, November 16 - PD Day - NO school for students K-Gr. 3
Thursday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for Kindergarten Students)
Friday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for K-Gr. 3)
Friday, November 30 - AM Students Attend
October 15 - 19
Letter Learning /o/
The letter 'o' is a vowel and it has two sounds. The short vowel sound like in 'octopus' and a long vowel sound like in 'ocean'. A good thing to remember is that the letter 'o' begins the same as the magic 'c'. You begin your letter at the top and curve around then close it up.
This Week:
Our dance residency begins this week. Please ensure that your child is dressed to move. Jeans that allow for movement and leggings or shorts under skirts/dresses.
Monday, Oct. 15th -
Tuesday, Oct. 16th - Book Exchange at the Learning Commons.
Wednesday, Oct. 17th -
Thursday, Oct. 18th -
Friday, Oct. 19th
- PM class attends 9:10-1:10pm. (No school for AM class)
- We will be going outside for a Recess Break (Dress for the Weather)
Last Week:
We had a fun-filled week with our Beautiful Stuff Bags...
Can you use these loose parts to create a face?
Create & Produce
Exploring and comparing our Beautiful Stuff!
If you had to choose just 1 item from your Beautiful Stuff,
"What would be your favourite?"
"What would be your favourite?"
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| Practicing Letter C on the whiteboards. |
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| Letter 'C' practice with loose parts |
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| What begins with the letter 'c'? |
Disciplinary Literacy Night / Academic Disciplines
Thinking Like An Artist
Students in Kindergarten have used an artist’s perspective to develop their understanding of identity by exploring the idea that each person is unique. During our Disciplinary Literacy Night, we invited everyone to become an artist and explore this discipline as they explored how to create a realistic self-portrait.
Idea & Intent
Compare the photographs of the artists with their self-portraits, and work to match the artist with their piece of art.
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Revise
Realism is trying to represent the world exactly as it appears. Look closely at an apple on the table using a magnifying glass. What colours do you see? Colour the apple using the colours you see.
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Explore and Develop
Play Dough: Roll a small ball between your hands,
flattening it with your first finger and thumb and then try rolling it out into a snake.
flattening it with your first finger and thumb and then try rolling it out into a snake.
Use these skills to use the play dough to build a face on the mat.
Remember to think of Mat Man and include all of the necessary body parts.
Remember to think of Mat Man and include all of the necessary body parts.
Can you use these loose parts to create a face?
Use the whiteboard markers and the whiteboards to practice making lines and shapes. Whiteboards are a fantastic tool for students to practice emerging skills as they allow for less permanency. Students can easily wipe their board when it does not match their vision and try again. Frequent exposure to writing opportunities allows children to experiment and become confident with their writing skills.
Create your final art piece by drawing a realistic self-portrait on your handout. Using mirrors closely examine your features to draw your own self-portrait. Select the tools that you prefer.
Show & Share
Time to showcase your self-portrait. Show and share your artwork for an audience to view and critique. Find a friend and show them your work. Take a photo of your work in our Royal Oak PhotoBooth.
Important Dates:
Friday, November 2 - AM Students Attend
Friday, November 9 - PM Students Attend
Friday, November 16 - PD Day - NO school for students K-Gr. 3
Thursday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO Classes for Kindergarten Students)
Friday, November 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO CLasses for K-Gr. 3)
Friday, November 30 - AM Students Attend
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