February 4 - 8

This Week:

Monday, February 4th -

Tuesday, February  5th -  Learning Commons Book Exchange  and Skate Shack Ice Skating 4:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday, February 6th- Calgary Public Library Book Truck - AM class
Thursday, February 7th - Skate Shack Ice Skating 4:00-6:00 PM
Friday, February 8th - AM class attends (Outside Recess)

We are still in need of many volunteers for our work with artist Sharon Fortowsky (especially in the afternoon).  If you have your clearance and are available to come in please let your child's teacher know.

Valentine's Day
We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Wednesday, February 13.  If your child would like to bring valentines to hand out to the class please note the following:

       1) Bring one valentine for each child in the class.  Our largest class has 21 children.
       2) Students are encouraged to only sign their name.  Cards may be addressed "To my friend". Please DO NOT address cards to individual students.  You can imagine how busy each teacher would be if they were handing out 21 valentines from each child.
       3) Please DO NOT attach food items.  Cards with food items will be returned.

Letter Learning /y/ 

Letter /Y/ makes the sound "y" as in yellow, yo-yo and yak.

To write the uppercase letter /Y/ start at the top and draw a line diagonal down. Go back up to the top and draw another diagonal line down meeting up with the first line in the middle.

To write the lowercase letter /y/ follow the same steps as the uppercase but begin at the middle of your line.

Last Week:

Our new dramatic play centre has been opened in our classroom. This building centre allows students to explore designing, building and testing various creations. We observed students create anything from castles to roller coasters! This centre also allowed students to practice their communication skills, as they work together as a team to build their ideas!

Students scientifically studied snowflakes by observing pictures and non-fiction text. Then, using loose parts, students were invited to create a snowflake during centre time.

Our number line continues to be a popular centre, as students practice number recognition and sequencing.

Letter Exploration

Important Dates Coming up:

Monday, February 11 - School Council/ Fundraising Meeting 6:30 pm
February 11 - 28 - Alien In-Line Skating during Physical Education with Ms. Hennick
Thursday, February 14 - Teacher's Convention - No school for students K-3
Friday, February 15 - Teacher's Convention - No school for students K-3
Monday, February 18 - Family Day - No school
Friday, February 22 - PM class attends
Thursday, February 28- - Pink Shirt Day

January 28 - February 1

This Week:

Monday, January 28th-

Tuesday, January  29th-  Learning Commons Book Exchange
Wednesday, January 30th-
Thursday, January 1st -
Friday, February 1st - NO School K-3 -Statutory Holiday

Letter Learning /k/ 

K says /k/ like in kiss and kangaroo. When we write the uppercase letter 'K' we start at the top and draw a big line straight down then we jump back to the top and a little to the right of where we started the first time.  We go in on an angle to the middle of our first line and then back out on the diagonal to the ground.

To draw the lowercase ‘k’ you start at the top draw a big line straight down. Then jump up to the middle and a little to the right of your first line.  Go in on an angle towards your first line and when you touch the first line with your pencil go back out and down on the diagonal towards the home line.

Last Week:

Song: Little Snowflake

At centres we built with magnetic tiles.  

We are learning to be architects, using our math and cooperating to make amazing creations.

We used the Lincoln Logs to create houses, stores and treehouses.

We engaged in sensory play through the use of water beads.  We love the way they feel as they slip through our fingers.  It is interesting to see how they fall when we pour them into different containers.

 

We are learning about symmetry in snowflakes.
We have been exploring with geoboards and elastics to create different snowflakes.

Exploring numbers with Power of Ten Cards

Making Snowflakes with our wonderful volunteers!

We have been learning how to move our bodies and maneuver around equipment through our gymnastics unit.  We will continue to participate in gymnastics for one more week.

Important Dates Coming up:

January 7th - 31st - Gymnastics during Physical Education with Ms. Hennick
Friday, February 1st - NO School K-Grade 3
Saturday, February 2 - Groundhog Day - Will we have an early spring or will it be six more weeks of winter?  Check out Canada's furry weather prognosticators Shubenacadie Sam, Wiarton Willie and Balzac Billy to see when spring might come.
Tuesday, February 5 - Skate Shack Ice Skating 4:00-6:00 PM (More Info coming soon)
Thursday, February 8 - Skate Shack Ice Skating 4:00-6:00 PM (More Info coming soon)
Friday, February 8 - AM class attends
Monday, February 11 - School Council/ Fundraising Meeting 6:30 pm
February 11 - 28 - Alien In-Line Skating during Physical Education with Ms. Hennick
Thursday, February 14 - Teacher's Convention - No school for students
Friday, February 15 - Teacher's Convention - No school for students
Monday, February 18 - Family Day - No school
Friday, February 22 - PM class attends - Pink Shirt Day