Highlights:

Today Ms. Bain read us a story called, ‘When Sophie Gets Angry… Really, Really Angry…’, By Molly Bang.  There are many moments in our lives when we get a little frustrated and it turns to anger!  In the story, when Sophie gets really, really angry, she EXPLODES!  She RUNS!  She CRIES!  Students were able to draw from their own personal experiences and make connections between the story and their lives.  Parents, please help us continue to build on this skill at home.  When you’re reading a book with your child, ask them questions, have conversations, helping us practice good reader skills!

Students got their final “mini” building challenging today: creating a structure that could contain a handful of small blocks, with the added challenge of the structure being portable.  This activity reinforced the idea that the type of material matters when building specific structures. We also learned that even though we many not have completed the task, scientist always learn from every activity, learn from every “mistake”.

It was a busy and messy afternoon in our Grade One classrooms!  Students got to throw, roll and smush clay, each creating a unique sphere pot.  We have to let our creations completely dry before they go in the kiln.  Next step: painting!

Homework:

Literacy M.A.P. – Word Study List #17 – Don’t forget to study for our quiz tomorrow!

Monday: eats, food, belong, to

Tuesday: too, two, back, backyard

Wednesday: found, ground, river, know

Thursday: Practice quiz

Friday: Quiz!

Tell and Show: Everyone has been so passionate about our peppy and sometimes perplexing peer, “p”!  One more day to pursue the perfect clues!

Dream Box: Dreambox is an interactive math program that the students have been working on here at school.  We encourage the students to log in at home and practice developing their problem solving skills. Teachers are able to track their progress and see what areas they are excelling in or that may need improvement. Here is the link: https://play.dreambox.com/login/dq8q/panoramahs

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 were the steps for creating my pot?  What did I find the easiest? The hardest?

Important Dates:

Tonight – School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm

Tomorrow – “Beautiful Things” items due

Thursday, April 21 - Earth Day Assembly @ 12:55pm

Reminders: 

Students will be creating a secret object, using wonderful treasures found at home.  Please read through the letter sent with your child for some suggestions.  We encouraged to students to find what was once considered junk, and we will turn it into something beautiful!  Clue: the object students will create will need to have a moving part.  FILL up the bag!

FYI:

Final School Council Meeting of the year is tonight @ 7:00pm in Rm 120.  Several key positions need filling for next year and we'd love to have you join us.  Visit the school council blog for a description of the positions, or come see us tonight!

Dear Parents,

Please complete our annual Panorama Hills School Parent Survey to help us in planning and organizing for our next year. Please click on the following link. It should only take you 5 – 10 minutes. We would appreciate it if you could complete this by April 15^th.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DNJFMC8

PHS School monthly Calendar and newsletters 

http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b397/calendar.htm

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.