Thursday, February 18th, 2016

Highlights:

Mrs. Leung-Chow’s class played a math game called “Make Me 10”.  Using 10 frame cards, students work together in pairs, putting all the cards facedown.  Then they take turns to flip two cards over, create a math equation with the numbers and record their answers in their math book.  If it equals 10, they get to keep them! 

We finally got a chance to see what Gabe looked like today… and he was scary!  Click here to watch the story unfold.  In class we got a chance to play with “juicy” sentences to describe Gabe, making comparisons using the words “like” or “as”.    Here are some examples:

-       Gabe was as green as the grass in summer!

-       Gabe’s claws are as sharp as a knife!

-       Gabe’s teeth were like swords!

-       Gabe’s eyes were as red as apples!

This afternoon we had a very special guest in our school.  Kirstin from Jump Rope for Heart came to share a special story.  Once upon a time there was a little boy named Owen who was born with a bad heart.  Thanks to funds raised by people like us, Owen now has had three heart surgeries and is a healthy, happy little boy.   Please help the Heart and Stroke Foundation fundraise money to help other people like Owen.

Homework:

Literacy M.A.P. – Word Study List # 10 – Don’t forget to study for our test tomorrow! 

Tuesday: about, over, saw, candy

Wednesday: baby, pretty, happy, ready

Thursday: story, puppy, any many

Friday: Word Study Quiz!

Tell and Show – This week is the letter “I”. 

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 did we learn about at the assembly? What were some skipping tricks we saw today?

Did I let the pigeon drive the bus?

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 @lunnch

Reminders: 

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

FYI:

Notices

Two notices were sent home today in your child’s folder.  One regarding Jump Rope for Heart and one regarding our Panorama Hills School Cookbook.  Please read through each and respond accordingly.

Sensational Science In-Class Field Trip

Mrs. Leung-Chow is still in need of 2 volunteers for this in school field trip!!!  If you are available to come in for on Wednesday, February 24^th @12:30pm, please contact her: ghleung@cbe.ab

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.