A little late this week, but I'll do this week and next now......
Today is our annual Terry Fox run - thank you for the donations that you have sent in to the cause. Tomorrow (depending on the weather) is our first evacuation drill. Students will return home at usual times, but K-2 students will be picked up by the buses at the Anglican Church in Grand Harbour. 3-12 students will walk back to school and have their last class before the buses come back to pick them up.
We have done the following sounds this week (not naming the letters, as we will concentrate on learning the names of the letters after the sounds are all learned - after Christmas): e (as in egg), , h, r, and m.
Tomorrow is the first of October, and here is what's happening in that month here at school: I'm in the process of setting up a visit to the fire station for next week as it is Fire Prevention Week. I'm also setting up a visit to the Nursing Home in costume for the 29th for Halloween. Further information will follow.Also in October - no school for students on October 7 and 8, as these are teacher meeting days. Thanksgiving holiday is on October 11th this year.
As well, we will be starting to send home tricky word bags in October, each week adding two new words to read, reread, and learn to reccognize.

We're well into the year now, and I believe all of the students are settling in well.
This week we are continuing our Jolly Phonics sounds with "p" and "n". On Wednesday we will see a video reviewing the first six sounds we've learned. On Thursday we will begin learning the second group of six sounds.There is a 1/2 scribbler coming home with just the letters in that we've covered. Please use this to review the sounds, without the pictures to give clues to your child. We will continue to use these two books throughout the Fall, ending just before Christmas.
Homework seems to me to be going well - if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

* Wed, Sept 22nd - early dismissal (11:00 for Grades 3-12, and 11:40 for
Grades K-2)
* Monday, September 27th - individual pictures, 9:00am
* Tuesday, September 28th - group picture, 9:05am

SCHOOL'S IN!!!!!!

Welcome back to school to our Grade One and Two students, and a great big WELCOME to Kindergarten students!!!
There are lots of things to remember the first weeks of school. Any sheets that came home yesterday (information, Highlights, etc) - please return ASAP. The book orders are due back to me on Friday, but if you need a couple more days, just send me a note in your child's agenda.
I have sent K homework home today. Please send it back on Friday morning.
I really do think I said everything else in the letters home - if you do have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. The school phone number is 662-7000, and the phone in my classroom is 662-7083.
Here's to a great year!!!!!!!!!!!!