WEEK 32 and WEEK 33

I just realized I hadn't done my blog for this week - my apologies! The May calendar has come home today - not too many more weeks left!

The weeks are winding down and we have to double up on the letters to get them all in - I was supposed to start last week so, consequently, we will do three letters this week: Pp, Qq, and Rr.  New words for this week are other, were, and because.

This week is a four-day week, as teachers are having the annual Subject Council Day on Friday, May 3rd. 

Next week we will be doing Ss and Tt.  New words for next week are want, saw, and put. 

Next week will be another 4-day week as teachers will have a union meeting on Monday morning, May 6th, and meetings in the afternoon.

WEEK 31

A five day week this week - YAY!!!!

Our letter this week is "Oo", and the words for the word wall are of, more, and before.

We are celebrating Earth Day by talking about the three R's - reduce, reuse, and recycle.  We're also practicing a song for the assembly Friday (at 1:15pm).

WEEK 30

We have a short week this week, with Friday off for students, as teachers will have meetings.

Our letter this week is "Nn".  Words for the word wall are any, many, and had.

Keep up the great work in reading!  Many students now have received books for reading 25, 50, 75, 100, and MORE books!  This reading helps students improve their skills and build a love for reading.

Tuesday morning we (K-5 students and staff) will have the pleasure of watching the Elementary Drama perform their production, "Cinderella".  The public performance is Monday night, April 15th, at 6:30pm.  The troupe will travel on Wednesday to perform in the Drama Festival in Saint John.  Good luck to them all!  And a big thank you to Mrs. Jones and Ms. Toole for their direction and time spent with our students.

We were very excited to have a surprise visit from an OCTOPUS today.  Luke's dad caught it in a lobster trap and saved it to share with us.  It's parents doing things like this that make my job so neat - and it opens up another window of learning! Thanks, Keith and Alex, for bringing the octopus in to show us!

 

 

 

WEEK 29

A full week this week -

This week we are talking about words that start with "M".  Our new word wall words are who, which, and with.

I've been giving books to many readers lately, as the students reach the 25, 50, 75, 100, and beyond, goals.  Reading Club continues, and the children are becoming more confident and using lots of strategies when tackling a book.  Some students have read over 100 books, and I'm very pleased with that, as the more they read, the more skills they acquire, and they have a bigger interest in reading.  Keep up the great work, guys!

WEEK 28

We've had another wonderful Theatre New Brunswick (TNB) Young Company production this morning - this year it was "The Velveteen Rabbit".  It is a treat for all of us, young and "old" alike.

This week we are talking about the letter "Ll".  New words for our word wall are why, where, and look.  

It looks like it's going to be a good week, but still pretty cool, so please remember to send proper outdoor clothes for your child.