Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Wednesday, April 27th, 2016









Highlights:
Panorama Hills School is going to be hosting a Multi-Cultural Night in June and all the students have been asked to create posters for the decorations.  Our class was asked to represent Canada and China.  Today we got to use finger paint as a base for our mosaic flags.  It was messy, but fun… the best kind of art!

Mr. Kinsman needed our help!  All his blocks have been mixed up and he needs to figure our how many blocks are there altogether.  Students worked together in groups of three and decided the most efficient way to figure out the answer was to group the blocks into 10’s.   We had to stop for gym before coming up with a total, but we’ll continue this work throughout the week.


Homework:
Literacy M.A.P. – Word Study List # 19
Tuesday: surprise, hate, coat, shoes
Wednesday: box, boxes, wish, wishes
Thursday: sing, together, heard, thank
Friday: Quiz!

Tell and Show: Don’t restrict your rambunctious nature!  Rally  and record your required 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 engage your child by talking to them about the text.  Being a good reader is more than just knowing the words!!  Good readers will: make connections, ask and answer questions, visualize the text, make inferences and transform their thinking.

Alternatives to Traditional Reading – Part of being a good reader is understanding how to tell a story!  Sometimes listening to a good book is just as educational as reading a good book. Please check out the links below for alternatives for those days where you’d like to a change of pace.
(username: panorama password: books)


Ask Me About:
Which country did I pick to represent?  What interesting facts could I add to my poster?


Important Dates:
Monday, May 2nd – Return your RSVP for the Volunteer Tea
Monday, May 2nd – Scholastic Book Orders due
Monday, May 2nd – Return information form regarding Arbour Day
Friday, May 6thArbour Day & BBQ @ lunch. Don’t forget to send a nutritious snack for the morning and something for your child to drink. Also, please wear your Spirit Wear or school colours of blue and gold.


Reminders: 
Please read the special invite that was sent home last week and RSVP to the Volunteer Tea.  Young children are welcome!


FYI:
Friday, May 6th is Arbour Day and our school will be planting a tree and hosting a BBQ.  Each student will be receiving one free all beef hot dog during lunch.  *Note that the return date on the form is incorrect.  Please sign and return the form by Monday, May 2nd. 

Please join us in appreciating the wonderful volunteers at Panorama Hills School! On Thursday, May 19th from 1:30PM – 2:30PM, we will be hosting a Volunteer Tea in our Gymnasium to recognize and celebrate all that our volunteers do for our school community. Come and enjoy some special treats served by none other than our silver service Grade Three Student Voice team! We look forward to seeing you there!

We are still in need volunteers! – All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival and will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

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.

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