Monday, February 29th, 2016

Highlights:

Our two classes met up with Mrs. Zaharichuk this morning to continue with our We Do! Projects.  After a brief recap of the expectations, students once again worked together with their partners to complete their animals.  There were in depth conversations going on regarding the processes and compromising between peers.  We will continue this work tomorrow.

Today we began to explore the world of poetry.   Students got to hear different styles of poetry and realized that sometimes the words would rhyme, some of the passages were hard to understand and that poems are shorter than stories.  Students got to then try their own hand at writing acrostic poems about themselves.  After being taught how to write proper sentences, it was difficult was students to let go of the usual writing expectations and let their ideas flow freely.

Goodbye to our friend Aubri!  Today was her last day at PHS.  We all wish her luck at her new school and will always remember her smile and friendship!

Homework:

Literacy M.A.P. – Word Study List #12

Monday: two, three, four, five

Tuesday: six, seven, eight, nine

Wednesday: ten, them, these, they

Thursday: Practice Quiz and Review

Friday: Word Study List Quiz!

Tell and Show – I have been very “keen” to find “key” words for this weeks letter “K”! 

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 the most easy/difficult part about building today?

What fantastic new game did we learn in gym today?  What are the rules?

Important Dates:

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.

Friday, March 4^th

- Scholastic book orders due

Reminders: 

Please read, sign and return the blue permission form tomorrow 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.

For all families interested in submitting a recipe for our school cookbook, please input your recipe by Friday, March 5^th by clicking here. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CBGQLTZ

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 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.