Monday, February 22nd

Highlights:

Today in class we got to “monkey” around in art, completing our Chinese New Year projects.  To go along with our finger print animals, every student also set a personal goal for the rest of the year, as well as two strategies to help them achieve their target.  Some students wanted to read chapter books by June, while other students wanted to be better at mental math.

Mrs. Daniel’s class had a visit from their Grade Three buddies today.  Students loved reading a new book together and having discussions about what they had read.

Mrs. Leung-Chow’s class played “Make Me 10” with a new partner today.  Students are starting to use different math strategies to help them solve math equations (eg. 100’s chart, making a “10” then counting on, fingers or mental math).

Today was our last day skipping in gym.  I wonder what new and exciting thing we will do in gym next?!?

Homework:

Literacy M.A.P. – Spelling List #11

Monday: sunny, very, books, apples

Tuesday: games, boys, girls, learn

Wednesday: show, numbers, zero, one

Thursday: Review and practice quiz

Friday: Word Study Quiz!

Tell and Show – This week it’s all about “J”!  What “jaunty” and “jovial” clues will you come up with this week? 

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 was my goal?  What strategies will help me to achieve my goal?

Important Dates:

Tuesday, February 23^rd

- Yoga Club @lunch

Wednesday, February 24th

- Sensational Science @12:45pm for Mrs. Leung-Chow’s class

Thursday, February 25^th

- Yoga Club @lunch

Friday, February 26^th

- Last day to input a recipe for our school cookbook

Monday, February 29^th

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

Reminders: 

Volunteers for Mrs. Leung-Chow’s in class field trip this Wednesday, please meet in room 496 at 12:30pm for help with set up and instructions.

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. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please fill in the bottom portion of the white parent letter and you will be e-mailed back with a response.  For this field trip, all volunteers must have a police clearance!

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:

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 and newsletters 

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.