Happy Eid!

Happy Eid! Your child is coming home with a treat from a friend in Mrs. G's class. They were instructed to wait until they were home to open it.

With only a day and a half left of school we will be sending a lot of stuff home tomorrow! Please send a large bag to school to help your child carry their belongings (Grocery or shopping bag or reusable bag).

Tomorrow afternoon we will be saying Farewell to our Grade 6 Students! The assembly is at 1pm.

On Wednesday we will have our Farewell Assembly at 8:30am. We will say good bye to some staff that are leaving and students too!

We're going on a Lion Hunt!

Tomorrow we head to the Zoo! We go Rain or Shine (please shine....please!!!) We will leave as soon as the bus arrives, so please don't be late! Send a good lunch and a water bottle that can be refilled. Students will not be allowed to make any purchases while at the Zoo.

If you Volunteered we are so grateful and we will see you at 8:40am! We need you to sign a form for us and then we will be set!

Yesterday was National Aboriginal Day! We watched some videos about it and then today we created our own Dream Catchers! Your child should have brought theirs home today.

Continue to work on Raz Kids and Mathletics with your child. Doing this during the Summer months will be critical. Students usually lose some of their skills over the summer, but if you keep up with reading and math it will be a benefit to your child's progress in Grade 2.

Our farewell assembly will be on Wednesday, June 28th at 8:30am! We hope to see you there!

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend and were able to enjoy the beautiful weather.

This morning we talked about the Summer Solstice. It is officially summer tomorrow night at 10:24pm here in Calgary! We are SO excited for Summer. We learned that today, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday all have 16 hours and 33 minutes of daylight. They are the longest 4 days of the year! Enjoy them...cause then the days get shorter!!!

Today we worked on Math Word Problems!!!! Students are getting really good at finding the words that tell us if we need to add or subtract. Continue to work on addition and subtraction at home. They should be able to do most facts up to 20.

We wrote letters to our Grade 2 Teachers. We don't know who they are yet, but it will show their new teacher their writing and printing skills.

This afternoon we finished off the Bee Movie. Ask your child what would happen if the bees stopped doing their job.

Tomorrow is the Pillar of Care Assembly at 1pm. Please look for a note in your child's bag if they are receiving an award. You may have also received an email regarding it.

7 more School Days!!!!!

Happy Father's Day (or Uncle or Papa or Brother)

We hope you have a beautiful weekend celebrating the Father figures in your lives. We know that it takes a village to raise children and we are so grateful for all the "Father's" in our lives.

Your child should have brought home a special something today! If not, it will go home the next day they are at school.

At our Volunteer Tea today our precious Grade 1 students performed their dance they performed at their Spring Concert! We sure love to dance in Grade 1! We hope you continue to dance over the summer!

Ask your child why it's the BEST DAY OF THE YEAR on Monday!!!!!

Next Friday is our Zoo field trip! Forms and $ are due on Monday! Please help us by getting those in right away. If the form has been misplaced, please let us know and we can send home another form for you. If payment is an issue, please call or email or make an appointment to discuss with us.

Reminders:
June 20: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00pm
June 21: Aboriginal Day
June 23: ZOO!!! All day field trip! Rain or Shine!
June 28: Last Day of School
June 28: Farewell Assembly at 9:30am
June 28: Early Dismissal at 11:00am
June 28: Report Cards come home

Your child has likely brought home their Calgary Zoo field trip by now. Please sign all the forms and return it with the $10 payment by next Monday, June 19th.

We have heard from a few parents that they are able to Volunteer with us on Friday, June 23rd. We appreciate all our Volunteers so much. We are still in need of a couple more volunteers per class. If you have your security clearance done and it is within the 5 years, please think about joining us for a fun filled day at the Calgary Zoo!

Today we worked on addition and subtraction word problems! Word Problems are the same as adding and subtraction, but we are learning to pull out the information we need to complete the question.

This week is our LAST Library week. All books need to be returned to the Library so an inventory can be done over the last couple weeks of school! (I can't believe it's almost the end of Grade 1)

If you have Volunteered in our classroom, you should have received an invitation (sorry, Mrs. Nelson's went out today). The Volunteer Tea has been on the June calendar and is set for this Friday at 9am. We would love to celebrate our fabulous Volunteers in Grade 1. This counts if you haven't yet volunteered, but know you are coming to the Zoo with us.

Reminders:
June 14: ALL library books due!
June 15: Calgary Public Library presentation (afternoon)
June 16: Volunteer Tea at 9:00
June 16: Early Dismissal at 11:00
June 20: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00pm
June 21: Aboriginal Day
June 23: ZOO!!! All day field trip! Rain or Shine!
June 28: Last Day of School
June 28: Farewell Assembly at 9:30am
June 28: Early Dismissal at 11:00am
June 28: Report Cards come home

Yesterday, both Mrs. G and Mrs. Nelson were absent. They were at a fabulous conference called, Unseen Hurts: Understanding Mental Health Issues in School. It was a great conference and we learned so much! 

We are so glad we went, but unfortunately we heard that our classes were quite distracted and off tasks for the substitute teachers. We had a discussion with students the day before, so that they knew what was happening and who was going to be here with them. Please talk with your child about the behaviours that may have been present yesterday and how they can show more kindness and respect for all teachers, even substitutes.

We have been working hard learning strategies for addition and subtraction. I hope you are all able to find time to go on Mathletics, either on the computer or on an iPad or tablet. It is such a fun way for kids to continue their math skills.

Reminders:
8: Grade 6 Farewell sponsored by Parent Council; 5:30 - 7:30
June 14: ALL library books due!
June 15: Calgary Public Library presentation (afternoon)
June 16: Volunteer Tea at 9:00
June 16: Early Dismissal at 11:00
June 20: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
June 21: Aboriginal Day
June 23: ZOO!!!
June 28: Last Day of School
June 28: Farewell Assembly at 9:30
June 28: Early Dismissal at 11:00
June 28: Report Cards

Science is Fun!

This afternoon we learned about our tongue and the different tastes we have. We have bitter, sour, salty, sweet and umami. Then we tasted something from each category except umami. We had salt, icing sugar, cinnamon, flour and lemon juice. It was great to see their faces of joy or pure disgust or sourness! They had a wonderful time!

Next week there is a Parent Council Meeting on Tuesday at 6pm. All parents are welcome and encouraged to come.

We hope you have a beautiful weekend and enjoy the sunshine!