WEEK 13

This is PINK WEEK!  The week when we focus on Bullying, it's causes, and what we can do about making sure it doesn't happen here....

There will be activities all week long, starting today with Student Council members coming and painting everyone's pinkie, PINK!  There are videos for each day, to watch and discuss.  We'll have pink bubble gum, pink mints, and pink lemonade will be on sale each day at lunchtime for 50 cents. There is a PINK dance on  Wednesday evening, from 6-6:45.  We are expecting Tenille, a motivational speaker and Country artist, for a special assembly on Friday.

Sounds this week are er, ar, and au/aw.  New words for the word wall are to and do.

WEEK 11

Another short week for students - Thursday evening, 6-8pm, will be the first Parent/Teacher meeting session, followed by another on Friday afternoon, from
 1-3pm.  This being said, there will be no school for students on Friday, November 21st.  Teachers will be having meetings in the morning on Friday.

Report cards will come home on Tuesday, Nov 18th.  On Monday, in with homework, please look for a form to sigh and return, with regards to when you plan to come visit and discuss your childs progress.

Sounds for the week are;  qu (quack), ou (out), oi (noise), and ue (blue).

New words for the Word Wall are:  be and was.

WEEK 10

A special day this week - tomorrow, Nov 11th, is Remembrance Day, and there will be no school on this day.  We are having a school-wide service today, Monday, for all students to attend and help them develop a respect and gratitude to all of the men and women who have gone to war to help us have our freedom.

Sounds this week are: ch (children), sh (shop), and the two sounds of th (the, and thumb).

New words for the Word Wall are : me and we.

I will be away on Wednesday, and Ms Pat Brown will be in for me.

There IS school on Friday, November 14th.  The rest of the district is having Parent/Teacher meetings.  We will do our next Thursday evening and Friday morning, so there will be no school for students NEXT Friday, November 21st.  Please pass this on to other parents who may not see the blog post.  Thank you.

WEEK 9

And November begins!

Sounds this week are: the two sounds of OO (tooth) and 00 (book), y (yogurt), and x (ks).

New words for the word wall are he and she.