Thursday December 19, 2017

We had an amazing last day of school for 2013! Thanks to everyone who participated in pyjama day - we had a blast! Thank you to the anonymous donor of the free Pizza Lunch!

If you are looking for things to do over the break, here are some suggestions.

1. Read - Raz Kids is a great tool for this, or reading books, magazines, even the paper will do the trick.  The Calgary Public Library is open during the holidays - it is a great place to visit and explore new types of text (and movies too!)
2. Cook - encourage students to read recipes for you and be involved in the cooking process. Encourage students to use their math skills to measure out exactly what you need for your meals!
3. Learning Links - to the right you will find a list of educational websites which students can visit at your discretion.

No school for students tomorrow.

Have a safe and happy holiday season! See you on January 6, 2014!

Wednesday December 18,2013

Reminder for Tomorrow!
PJ Day – You can wear appropriate pyjamas to school (clean and covered PJ’s please)
-you MUST wear snow pants if you wear PJ’s (or pants to put overtop for outdoors)
-you can bring a stuffie (not too big)
Pizza lunch –everyone gets a free pizza, juice and a bag of chips and you can stay at school for lunch.

Join your neighbours for some SKATING and hot chocolate!
When: Saturday, January 4th between 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Where: The skating rink in Vista Heights just North of Valleyview Road
Who: Anyone who likes to skate, or who likes hot chocolate, marshmallows and
visiting with neighbours.
For more information, please call the Crossroads
Community Association at (403) 277‐6201

Tuesday December 17, 2013

Today we had the chance to sing together as a school! We sang Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Let it Snow! Ask your child to sing these songs with you.

Question of the day: What does compromise mean? Please discuss this concept with your child.

Reminder for Thursday, December 19^th:

PJ Day – You can wear appropriate pyjamas to school (clean and covered PJ’s please)

-you MUST wear snow pants if you wear PJ’s (or pants to put overtop for outdoors)

-you can bring a stuffie (not too big)

Pizza lunch –everyone gets a free pizza, juice and a bag of chips and you can stay at school for lunch

Friday December 13, 2013

Please remember that all students are required to be in attendance for BOTH shows.

If you are unable to attend the evening performance, please drop your child off.
The doors open at 6:10pm.
They will meet in their classroom and wait for their performance time.
The entire show is expected to be finished by 7:15pm and all students can be picked up at their classroom.

Thursday December 12, 2013

Please note...
Gr. 2/3 Digital Champions Club is CANCELLED this Friday due to the QUEST Theatre performances.  Students will have the opportunity to share the Read + Write Gold program with classes next week.  Watch for new Digital Champion clubs beginning in January.


Here is some information that you will need to know for Friday
- Please bring your tickets as we will be collecting them at the door
- Doors will open at 6:10pm for the evening performance
- Students will gather in their classrooms with their classroom teachers
- The performance will take approximately 45 minutes (starting at 6:30pm)
- All students can be picked up from their individual classrooms after the presentation is complete.

Wednesday December 11, 2013

Students are really excited about their roles and performances in their upcoming virtues play that they have been practicing with Lara from Quest Theater. Ask your child about their role and how they are expected to perform. We hope you got your tickets. Its going to be a great show.
Aside from performance practices, students enjoyed drawing Christmas symbols in Art and continued working on their  summaries from our Science unit on Plants.

Tuesday December 10,2013

Purdy’s Chocolate Orders have arrived!
                -you can pick up your order from your child’s classroom
                -after the Quest performance on Friday, December 13th – is an ideal time!

Quest Theatre
Our students will share their work with their parents/guardians on Friday, December 13th at 1:30 and 6:30. Please check the yellow notice which came home yesterday as it outlines how to receive tickets for the performance.
Ticket requests must be submitted by tomorrow Wednesday, December 11.

Monday December 9, 2017

Quest Theatre!
Artists from Quest Theatre will be working with our staff and students to create a story about specific virtues this week. There will be an opportunity for our students to share their work with their parents/guardians on Friday, December 13th at 1:30 and 6:30. Please check the yellow notice which came home today as it outlines how to receive tickets for the performance.

Our class virtue is courage. Please discuss this virtue with your child. What is courage? What is an example of courage? Why is this virtue important?

Wednesday December 4, 2013

Today's learning tasks: using badminton rackets and birdies in gym, writing Cinquain poems to go with our art, demonstrating place value with manipulatives in math, listening to Anabelle share her writing from her trip to Cuba, and paragraph writing in Science about plants.

Ask your child:
- what the difference is between 'badminton' and 'volleyball'
- to recite the numbers 1-10, colors  and greetings in French
- about our new virtue of the month "FAIRNESS".  How do they plan to model fairness?  What is the difference between fairness and equality.   Can they give you an example or 'fairness'?  'equality'?

Tuesday December 3, 2013

Unfortunately, due to the weather, a number of students were absent today and missed out on
a fabulous presentation about flowers from Julie and Kayla, instructors from Kananaskis in the Classroom!

If your child was here today please ask what they learned and what their favourite part of this presentation was.

Parent Teacher Interviews/Student Led Conferences
It is very important that I have a chance to meet with you and your child regarding their learning thus far. Please visit the following link (http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b239/)to book a time to meet with me this Thursday evening or Friday morning. If you have any problems booking an appointment, please email me and I can help you.

Important Dates for December
December 5 & 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences
December 9 to 13 - Quest Theatre
December 13 - Quest Theatre Performances at 1:30 and 6:30
December 17 to 19 - Seasonal Singing
December 19 - Free Pizza Lunch for all and Pyjama Day *Last day of school for students*
January 6 - Students return to school from winter break

Thanks,
Mrs. Jackman

Monday December 2, 2013

Student Led Conferences
Please visit this webpage http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b239/  to sign up for a time to visit with me this Thursday and Friday. If you have any difficulty booking a time, please feel free to email me and I can book it for you.

Photo Retakes
Retakes were sent home last week. Please note that all orders are due tomorrow.