Week 2

 Hello Everyone!

We've finished our second week of school and are starting to get back into the routine.  We had a couple of exciting "returns" this week.  We were able to make our way to the learning commons to sign out books and take them home.  Afterwards, we were able to visit the maker space stations in the learning commons.  This is a wonderful opportunity for students to strengthen their classroom bonds through creativity, sharing, and encouragement.   Please return library books on Monday morning.

Thank you to everyone who sent back the "Story of My Name" sheet already.  I apologize for the short timeline to return it - that was unintentional.  I had planned to send it out last Friday to return for next week but made a last minute decision to send it home with the library books on Thursday.  Thank you again for all of the quick replies!

Literacy:

We have been reviewing letter names and letter sounds and will continue to do so in the upcoming weeks.  This foundational work will be very important as we work towards reading with accuracy and fluency.  So far we have reviewed the letters S, A, T, P, I

I Can Tell About the Changes in the Season / I Can Use My Senses to Draw, Tell, and Write About the World Around Me

We took advantage of the wonderful weather and went outside to make some observations of the last few days of summer.  We visited the tamarack trees on the north side of the school.  We used our senses of smell, sight, touch, and hearing to make observations of the trees.  We sketched what we saw and started to write simple sentences around our observations.  We will revisit these trees often throughout the school year to see how they change.

While we were visiting the tamarack trees we were able to carefully watch a neighbourhood squirrel preparing for winter.  We observed the squirrel breaking small branches off of the tree and adding them to its drey.  This will be another exciting opportunity for students to make observations our land and seasonal changes.

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Reminders:

• Please return all forms back to school as soon as possible.
• Terry Fox Run on Friday, September 17th.  Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather.  We will also be wearing stickers stating who we are "running for".  If you would like your child to honour someone special, please send me an email and I will write the name on the sticker for them.  You may also choose send in a 'toonie for Terry'.  
• Next Thursday evening and Friday is “Meet the Teacher”. It will be virtual again this year. Please sign up using your PowerSchool Account. (No school on Friday, September 24th)

https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/ramsay/teaching-learning/assessment-reporting/teacher-conference/pages/default.aspx

• September 29 - Orange Shirt Day. 
• September 30 - National Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)