Friday, 4 September 2015

Fri. Sept. 4, 2015






*** There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 7, as it is Labour Day.  Enjoy a relaxing long weekend.  See you all at school on Tuesday, Sept. 8! ***

Highlights
We worked very hard in our printing books today!  Great job! We have been practicing printing strokes all week: tall and short vertical lines, diagonal lines, big and small clocks (circles).  These strokes are necessary for the beginning foundations of forming alphabet letters.
We worked on two math word problems today. This will be a daily component to encourage critical thinking in our math program.

Homework
Starting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 students will receiving our blue Homework book for our Literacy Map graphemes. 

Printing- This link below contains information for parents regarding the instruction of practice strokes during the first few days in grade one:

PURPLE FOLDERS ARE TO COME TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY.  Please look at the contents and remove what is necessary.  

Reminders
To support children in becoming knowledgeable readers, the most important thing parents can do is to read aloud to their children and talk about what has been read. This nightly process supports children in developing oral language skills (the ability to talk in a fluid and understandable manner), comprehension (understanding what has been read), and sparks enthusiasm toward the act of reading. We created this downloadable document to support parents in identifying the expectations for readers during their years at PHS: 

Bring a healthy snack (Fruits and veggies, cheese and crackers.  No cookies, rice krispie squares, cake, cupcakes, anything with chocolate in them, popcorn, etc. please.  Please also refrain from bringing food with peanuts or nuts in them, as we are a peanut-aware school, and there are many children in our school who are severely allergic to peanuts/nuts.  Thank you.), an appropriate sized lunch, and a water bottle.


***** Entertainment fundraiser books and bags went home yesterday.  This fundraiser supports Panorama Hills School to provide gym equipment, drama props and classroom educational resources. Please sell as many as you can!!! The more your child sells, they have an opportunity to win various prizes, and we can raise more money for Panorama Hills School.  There are numerous coupons for you to save lots of money on your groceries, eating out at restaurants, entertainment parks, hotels, etc.  And if you purchase an Entertainment coupon book, you can be able to download a FREE phone app onto your phone and get double the amount of coupons, and have access to additional coupons from you phone app to various restaurants, hotels, entertainment parks, etc. outside of Calgary, such as the US!

* If you do not wish to participate you must return the coupon book, bag, and its contents back to school to your child's teacher asap, so that the books can be given to other students' families who would like to purchase additional Entertainment books.  The cost of the package is $40 if you wish to purchase. ******

Ask me about
Draw a picture of a sandwich and show the halves that we can share between you and I.  
Let me show you what printing strokes we have been practicing this week.

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