Friday, February 26th, 2016

Highlights:

It was a morning of technology!  Did you know that you can record videos and take pictures using a program called Photobooth?  Although you can take “normal” pictures using this app, it was more fun to morph and manipulate our faces!  Some students made discoveries about the program (how to take 4 pictures at a time and making the Photo Booth window larger) and got to share their expertise with the class.  After taking time to get to know the program, some students then used the recording aspect to add a goal to IRIS.

We also got to explore on a math website called Dreambox.  Students got to pick an avatar and their own password.  Students are encouraged to explore this website further at home!

What are the different parts of the eye?  Students took a deep look today as we sketched our pupils, iris’, lashes and lids.  We practiced sketching like an artist, using whispering lines, and using several shades of a colour to fill in the iris.

Homework:

Literacy M.A.P. – Take a break for the weekend!

Tell and Show – Next week is the letter “k”.  What “killer” and “kooky” clues will you come up with?

Home Reading – Please have your child read around 20 minutes every night.  Don’t forget to ask questions and have conversations about the text.

Kidsa-z.com Reading – Besides reading the at-home white readers that are going home every day, you may also log on to “Raz-Kids”, using the kidsa-z.com website.  The login information is taped on your child’s purple folder.

Ask Me About:

What is my password for Dreambox?

What is my favourite way to take a picture in Photo Booth?

Important Dates:

Monday, February 29^th

- Last day to return permission forms for the CIS Hockey field trip

Tuesday, March 1^st

- Last day to return permission forms for the reptile guy in-class field trip.

Wednesday, March 2^nd

- Mrs. Daniel’s in-class field trip for Weaselhead @11:00am

- Mrs. Leung-Chow’s in-class field trip for reptiles @1:40pm

Thursday, March 3^rd

- Mrs. Daniels class in-class field trip for reptiles @1:40pm

- School Council at 7:00 PM. In addition to the regular agenda, our grade three teachers will be presenting. We will also be introducing the new principal of Buffalo Rubbing Stone School – Mrs. Cathy Turner.

Reminders: 

Please read, sign and return the blue permission form for in-class field trip the reptile visit.

Please register your child at www.jumpropeforheart.ca for our school fundraiser.  Everyone receives a skipping rope for FREE, just by signing up.

Don’t forget to read, sign and return the blue field trip form by Monday, February 29^th, for our school wide field trip to the CIS International Women’s hockey game. Both Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Leung-Chow's class have enough parent volunteers for this field trip, thank you!

For all families interested in submitting a recipe for our school cookbook, please input your recipe by Friday, March 5^th by clicking here. 

FYI:

Some students may have a tax receipt for lunchroom supervision in their folders.  Please check to see if this applies to you.

SPRING FOOD DRIVE

Panorama Hills School will be hosting a Spring Food Drive from Feb. 29 - March 17. Please bring non-perishable food items (see below list) and place them in the donation boxes in the Grand Hall. Please see our newsletter page for more information.

Non-Perishable Items: canned soup, canned fruit, canned veggies, dry pasta, pasta sauce, fruit juice boxes, rice, peanut butter, canned fish, canned meat and protein, baby food, diapers

PHS School monthly Calendar andnewsletters 

Milk Cards can be purchased at the office, for students staying at school for lunch

2016 Panorama Hills School Yearbook:

Inside your child’s individual photo package is a white sheet about the 2016 PHS Yearbook.   Yearbooks are $30 each.  Yearbooks will be printed and delivered to the school in June.