Thursday, November 28, 2013
December Poem
Today I sent home a short poem. I would like the students to memorize this poem, and be able to recite it to the class on December 13th. We will work on this poem in class, but additional help at home is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.
Important Days in December
Monday, December 2nd
Early Dismissal 2:20pm
Monday, December 16th
Early Dismissal 2:20pm
Tuesday, December 17th
Christmas Concert 7pm
Friday, December 20th
Last Day of classes
Monday, January 6th
Classes Resume
Early Dismissal 2:20pm
Monday, December 16th
Early Dismissal 2:20pm
Tuesday, December 17th
Christmas Concert 7pm
Friday, December 20th
Last Day of classes
Monday, January 6th
Classes Resume
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Adopt-A-Shelter
This year we will once again partner with SaskPower to collect donations for Women's Shelters within the province. A note came home today in your child's backpack with more details but donations will be accepted at Coronach School until December 6th. There is a list on the back of the note in regards to the most needed items, but monetary donations are also accepted.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Thank you in advance for your support!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Grey Cup Blog Posts
Well, the Riders won the Grey Cup and we would like to share all of our excitement with you!
Please have a look at our post about the Rider win and feel free to comment!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Please have a look at our post about the Rider win and feel free to comment!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Home Reading
Home Reading finally went home yesterday. This will be a weekly routine for the remainder of the year and here are a few things to keep in mind:
1) New packages (books and homework) will come home every Wednesday (ignore the fact that I sent the first package home on a Monday, we were excited to get started. First "return day" is December 4th)
2) Please return packages (books and completed homework) on Tuesday/Wednesday. I asked the students to not return it before then, as we are teaching kids to "over practice" with their books, and read them a couple times each day. Obviously this is not the case in books that are greater in length, such as chapter books.
3) The homework assignment is to be done (drawn, coloured, written) each week. Please help your child do this and encourage them to use all of the skills we are working on at school (drawing with details, colouring with at least 5 colours, proper letter formation, punctuation, spaces, capitals)
4) Students are picking their own books to bring home for their reading. This is hard for me, as I like to "control" what they take home BUT more importantly is that they learn to find books that interest them AND fit them properly. They need to learn how to recognize when a book is too hard OR too easy for them. There are things to be learned from books that are easy, but they also need to know that in order to get better they need to challenge their brain. We have discussed all of this in our classroom so I encourage you to talk to your child about the books they have chosen. Are they too hard? Too easy? What is a new word they learned?
5) If your child has read, re-read, and over read their books, please feel free to pick other books to read for the remainder of the week. My goal is for them to be reading a little bit each day, and I thank you for helping to support this goal.
1) New packages (books and homework) will come home every Wednesday (ignore the fact that I sent the first package home on a Monday, we were excited to get started. First "return day" is December 4th)
2) Please return packages (books and completed homework) on Tuesday/Wednesday. I asked the students to not return it before then, as we are teaching kids to "over practice" with their books, and read them a couple times each day. Obviously this is not the case in books that are greater in length, such as chapter books.
3) The homework assignment is to be done (drawn, coloured, written) each week. Please help your child do this and encourage them to use all of the skills we are working on at school (drawing with details, colouring with at least 5 colours, proper letter formation, punctuation, spaces, capitals)
4) Students are picking their own books to bring home for their reading. This is hard for me, as I like to "control" what they take home BUT more importantly is that they learn to find books that interest them AND fit them properly. They need to learn how to recognize when a book is too hard OR too easy for them. There are things to be learned from books that are easy, but they also need to know that in order to get better they need to challenge their brain. We have discussed all of this in our classroom so I encourage you to talk to your child about the books they have chosen. Are they too hard? Too easy? What is a new word they learned?
5) If your child has read, re-read, and over read their books, please feel free to pick other books to read for the remainder of the week. My goal is for them to be reading a little bit each day, and I thank you for helping to support this goal.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Spelling Words
Again, due to the busy and short school week, there will be no spelling words.
Enjoy another week off!
Enjoy another week off!
Friday, November 15, 2013
Sleeping Beauty
Yesterday we watched the live performance of "Sleeping Beauty" at Globe Theater in Regina, and it was absolutely fabulous! The students blogged today about their experience ~ please have a look!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Globe Theater
This Thursday is our Globe Theater trip to see a live performance of "Sleeping Beauty". The schedule for the day is as follows:
Leave school at 9:00am
Arrive at Globe Theater 11:30
Performance begins at 12:30
Performance ends at 2:30
Return to Coronach 5:00pm
Students are asked to bring a lunch, packed in a lunch kit, with minimal garbage. Please keep in mind that we will be eating while on the bus, so food items that will not spill and do not need to be heated are a must. We will arrive in Coronach at approximately 5:00pm, and I will contact (by text) as many people as possible once we get on the road to give you a more accurate time.
Thank you!
Leave school at 9:00am
Arrive at Globe Theater 11:30
Performance begins at 12:30
Performance ends at 2:30
Return to Coronach 5:00pm
Students are asked to bring a lunch, packed in a lunch kit, with minimal garbage. Please keep in mind that we will be eating while on the bus, so food items that will not spill and do not need to be heated are a must. We will arrive in Coronach at approximately 5:00pm, and I will contact (by text) as many people as possible once we get on the road to give you a more accurate time.
Thank you!
Friday, November 8, 2013
Spelling Words
Due to the short week and our trip to Globe Theater, there will be no spelling words this week.
December Book Orders
Scholastic catalogs for December have been sent home. If you are interested in ordering anything, please return the order form and payment before November 15th.
A reminder that if you would like anything ordered as a gift, please attach a note to the order and I will keep those items at school when they are delivered.
Thank you!
A reminder that if you would like anything ordered as a gift, please attach a note to the order and I will keep those items at school when they are delivered.
Thank you!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Spelling Words ~ Oops!
Sorry everyone ~ the spelling words for this week have been sitting in the draft folder. It has been that kind of week, haha. Sorry for the mistake.
Grade 1
red
big
away
play
Grade 2
know
again
every
could
Grade 1
red
big
away
play
Grade 2
know
again
every
could
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Remembrance Day Service
Thank you for helping your child with the Remembrance Day poem. We have been practicing at school and are ready to present it on Thursday afternoon.
Please have your child dressed appropriately for the Remembrance Day service ~ no sweatpants, torn jeans, etc. If possible, please send a poppy to school on that day as well. We can help them put it on in the afternoon before we go down to the service.
A reminder that the service is open to the public and it begins at 1:30 pm in the gym.
Please have your child dressed appropriately for the Remembrance Day service ~ no sweatpants, torn jeans, etc. If possible, please send a poppy to school on that day as well. We can help them put it on in the afternoon before we go down to the service.
A reminder that the service is open to the public and it begins at 1:30 pm in the gym.
Important Days for November
Monday, Nov. 4th
Early Dismissal
Thursday, Nov. 7th
Remembrance Day Service 1:30pm
Public is welcome to attend
Friday, Nov. 8th
No School
Teacher Prep Day
Monday, Nov. 11th
No School
Remembrance Day
Thursday, Nov. 14th
Globe Theater Trip
Sleeping Beauty
Monday, Nov. 18th
Early Dismissal
Tuesday, Nov. 19th
Report Cards sent home
Wednesday, Nov. 20th
Evening Student Led Conferences
Thursday, Nov. 21st
Evening Student Led Conferences
Friday, Nov. 22nd
No School
Week of November 25th
Show and Tell Week
Early Dismissal
Thursday, Nov. 7th
Remembrance Day Service 1:30pm
Public is welcome to attend
Friday, Nov. 8th
No School
Teacher Prep Day
Monday, Nov. 11th
No School
Remembrance Day
Thursday, Nov. 14th
Globe Theater Trip
Sleeping Beauty
Monday, Nov. 18th
Early Dismissal
Tuesday, Nov. 19th
Report Cards sent home
Wednesday, Nov. 20th
Evening Student Led Conferences
Thursday, Nov. 21st
Evening Student Led Conferences
Friday, Nov. 22nd
No School
Week of November 25th
Show and Tell Week
Alliteration Blog Posts
Please have a look at our alliteration blog posts. We have been working on recognizing initial sounds in words, which led us to alliteration.
Feel free to comment, or perhaps leave your own alliteration on their blog!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Feel free to comment, or perhaps leave your own alliteration on their blog!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Friday, November 1, 2013
Mathletics
Today we are sending home Mathletics usernames and passwords. Mathletics is a website that Coronach School subscribes to and it coordinates very well with our curriculum outcomes in Math. All the students have been on the website and are familiar with it.
We would like students to start working on Mathletics at home as well, so the username/password cards are yours to keep at home. Some of the topics may be "blocked" by Mrs. Dyck and myself until they are covered more extensively, but we have opened up many topics for students to practice. We ask that the students work on a topic until they reach a "golden" level, which is listed as "Great Work" or "Perfect".
Please have a look at this over the weekend, and if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
http://www.mathletics.ca/
There has been a permanent link to Mathletics put in the Learning Links section of the blog.
We would like students to start working on Mathletics at home as well, so the username/password cards are yours to keep at home. Some of the topics may be "blocked" by Mrs. Dyck and myself until they are covered more extensively, but we have opened up many topics for students to practice. We ask that the students work on a topic until they reach a "golden" level, which is listed as "Great Work" or "Perfect".
Please have a look at this over the weekend, and if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
http://www.mathletics.ca/
There has been a permanent link to Mathletics put in the Learning Links section of the blog.
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