Scout by Macie-Rae

Christmas Concert Reminders ~ Important

Christmas Concert is this Wednesday evening at 7:00pm.  The choir will start singing at around 6:50pm to begin the evening.

We would like all student in the classroom at 6:30pm.  There is no costume or theme for clothing this year.

Students will stay with us for the entire concert, and can be picked up in the classroom after the evening is done.

We will be having a "Penny Parade" that evening to help raise funds for ANOTHER TRIP TO GLOBE THEATRE!!!!! That's right, we are heading back to Globe Theatre in June to watch Mary Poppins!  Tickets for the items will be on sale before the concert begins, and prizes will be awarded that evening!  The silver collection at the door will also go towards funding our trip!

Thank you in advance for your support!

Skating

On Tuesday, December 16th, Miss K will be taking our class AND the Grade 7 and 8 class to skate all afternoon.  The Grade 7 and 8 students will help tie skates and also help new skaters navigate the ice.

Please send skates for Tuesday afternoon.  If your child would like to play shinny they MUST bring a helmet AND hockey gloves, along with skates and a stick.

RAZ Kid Reports

At the bottom of the RAZ kids note (this went home last week) there was a form to be filled out. If you wish to receive email reports about how your child is doing, please return this form as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Elf

This is aower elf Scowt. He is reding.B spencer

Classroom Gift Exchange/Donation

Over the past few years our class, along with the Grade Three and Four class, have decided to not do a classroom gift exchange.  Rather than a gift exchange, we make a donation to a charity.  Last year we donated to the Humane Society, and we would like to carry on this tradition.

We ask that the money that would have normally been spent on a gift exchange, be sent to school so that our 4 classes can make a large donation again this year.  

Participation is voluntary, and we thank you in advance for your kindness and cooperation!

Live Reindeer Camera

This morning our classroom elf, Scout, left us a note to look at the website Reindeercam.com so we checked it out.  We found a barn, with reindeer, and an elf even walks by sometimes.

We were lucky enough to be having snack when SANTA came on!  He fed the reindeer and read a few letters too!

Click on the link to check it out!

http://reindeercam.com

Christmas Blog Posts

Today the students posted about Christmas and our classroom elf, Scout.
Please have a look and comment.
Thank you!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Toronto Dominion Grade One Book Giveaway

Every year our class has been given free books by the TD Bank Group.  The program provides every Grade One student with a free book to take home and share with their family.  Recognizing that we are a Grade One AND Two classroom, we are fortunate to receive books for EACH student in our classroom!

Today your child will bring home their free book called "Doors in the Air" by David Weale and Pierre Pratt.

Please take time to read, share, and discuss this book.

Happy Reading

December Reading Challenge

We have decided that since Home Reading has started, we will not send a December Reading Challenge home for this month.

Please continue to read in silly voices, strange places, and to a variety of people during the month of December!  Thanks!

Blog Posts about Miss Gent

As Miss Gent's time with us is coming to an end, the students posted about her on their blogs.  Please have a look and feel free to comment.

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Word Rings

Just a reminder to keep working away at those word rings.

So much progress is being made ~ congratulations!  Remember to send word rings on your child's helper day so that we can review, and hopefully trade in for a new ring.  If your child is done their word ring and it's not their helper day, please send it to school anyways so we can trade!

Thank you!

Important Days in December

Monday, December 1
Early dismissal 2:20

Thursday, December 4th
Globe Theatre trip
Leave at 8:00am from school

December 15th - 19th
Show and Tell Week

December 15th - 19th
Spirit Week

Monday, December 15th
Winter White Day

Tuesday, December 16th
Red and Green Day

Wednesday, December 17th
Christmas/Winter Hat Day
Coronach School Christmas Concert
7:00pm

Thursday, December 18th
Christmas/Winter Sweater Day

Friday, December 19th
Formal Day
Coronach School Christmas Dinner
Last day of classes until January 5th

Fun With Pastels

Home Reading

This week the Grade 2 students will start Home Reading. Grade One students will start in early December.

Every Wednesday students will bring home a book, or books, that they need to read during the upcoming week.  Each week will also have a homework sheet that focuses on a specific comprehension skill or strategy.  The book(s) and homework sheet need to be returned every Wednesday so that they can be exchanged for new ones.

A few things to remember about Home Reading:

1) Students are picking their own books.  The skill of finding good fit books is being worked on however it isn't always perfect.  If your child is consistently taking books that are too frustrating, or too easy, please let us know.  Remember, a few challenging words on each page is okay.

2) Books should be read more than once during the week.  I explain to the students that once a skill is taught, it needs to be practiced ~ skating, riding a bike, printing.  The same goes for reading.  Once a book is read, it is very beneficial to the reader to read it again.  As a book becomes more familiar, students can work on fluency and flow to their reading, using expression, and reading the punctuation.  This obviously is not the case for longer books such as chapter books, but shorter picture books can, and should be, read more than once.

3) Remember to discuss the book with your child.  Ask questions about what they read.  A sheet on questioning will be sent home along with the Home Reading.  This is yours to keep as a reference for when you are reading with your child.

Thank you for your continued support with Reading!

Guided Reading

Guided Reading has started this week in our Grade 1-6 classrooms.  This is an opportunity for students to read in small groups with others who read at the same level.  The books are "good fit" books that will challenge students but not frustrate them.  Students will also move up into different reading groups as their skills improve so don't be alarmed if they mention that they have been moved to a different Guided Reading group.

Part of our Guided Reading program this year involves RAZ Kids.  This is a computer program designed to help students improve their reading skills.  Each student has their own account and will be reading books at their level.  Students earn points/stars for listening and reading books, and also for answering comprehension questions afterwards.

Students will be using this program during Guided Reading times in the computer lab.  For this time to be most effective students require headphones/earbuds.  If your child does not currently have headphones/earbuds, please send them as soon as possible.

Thank you and happy reading!

Globe Theatre Trip

Today your child will bring home a note explaining our trip to Globe Theatre in Regina on December 4th.  

We will be watching a live performance of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”.

We will travel by bus, and leave at 8:00am from the school.  Please ensure that your child is properly dressed for the weather.  Your child will need to bring a lunch and snacks, with minimal garbage and packaging.  Please send something they can eat easily while travelling, with no worries of spills, etc.

The show is performed for us at 11:00pm and we anticipate a return to Coronach around 3:15pm.  If your child is a bus student, please make alternate arrangements in case we are delayed in our return (extended show time, weather, etc).

Due to the costs related in taking a bus to Globe Theatre, we are asking that students pay for the cost of their ticket.  The cost per ticket is a reduced student price of $15.

Please submit a cheque (payable to Coronach School) or cash, along with the permission form at the bottom of the page, to your child’s classroom teacher by Thursday, November 27^th.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Scholastic Book Orders

Today your child will bring home the Scholastic catalogs for December.  If you are interested in ordering, please return the order forms and a cheque by Monday, November 24th.

If you would like to order anything as a gift, please include a note indicating what books to keep back and we will contact you when they arrive.

Thanks, and happy reading!

Student Led Conferences

Tuesday and Wednesday evening will be Student Led Conferences.  Just a few reminders so that the evening can go smoothly.

You should have received confirmation of your conference time.  Each conference is scheduled for 15 minutes.  Please do your best to be on time, and to stick as close as possible to the 15 minute time limit.  Family appointments are coordinated, so if we are running late in Grade One and Two it will cause  many other classrooms to fall behind as well.

The conference is meant to be student led.  This means that the majority of the sharing should be done by the student, with perhaps prompting and/or questions from those in attendance.  This term the Grade One students will be prompted and guided by the supervising teacher as the process is unfamiliar to them.  Grade Two students may still need a nudge now and then, however they have done this before and will be more comfortable with the format.

The Student Led Conference time is seen as a time for your child to share what they are learning about, what they are strong at, and also what they would like to work on in the upcoming months.  If there are any issues or concerns that we feel need further discussion, we will schedule an appointment at another time when the student isn't there.  We do our best to keep the 15 minutes of conference time positive and focused on your child, but if you feel further discussion with any of the teachers is necessary, please let us know.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday or Wednesday evening.

Living Things

In Science we have been studying the characteristics of living things.  We posted today about living things AND added a picture of our water bottle greenhouses!

Can you tell that we planted different types of seeds?

Please have a read, and feel free to comment. Thanks!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

November "Got Caught Reading" Challenge

Thank you to everyone who participated in the October challenge last month. Your child will be bringing home the Reading Challenge for November. Again, we have a few ideas to guide your at home reading. Please continue to email any photos you wish to share of your child reading to elder.christa@prairiesouth.ca

Grade 2 Learning Stations

Our new grade 2 learning stations. 

By Langston and Dayton

October Reading Challenge

Just a reminder to send back the October "Got Caught Reading" challenge bookmark. We will be sending the November challenge home sometime next week.

Have a great weekend!

Our 7th Annual Pumpkin Carving Day!

Yesterday we had our 7th Annual Pumpkin Carving Day with Miss Rachul and the Grade 9 and 10 class.  When the pumpkin carving was completed we spent recess outside with our buddies and then got to read with them!  Thank you very much to the Grade 9 and 10 class for being such great helpers and leaders today!  We greatly appreciate your help!  Here are a few pictures of our GREAT day!

Our Halloween Blog Post

Yesterday was a GREAT day for Grade One and Two.  First we blogged about Halloween and then we got to carve pumpkins with the Grade 9 and 10 class.

Please have a look at our posts about Halloween, and pass the link along to any family or friends that may be interested!  Thank you!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Remembrance Day Poem

Our class will be reciting the following poem during the Remembrance Day ceremony on November 6th at 1:30.  We are practicing the poem at school however we would appreciate any additional practice they can do at home.

Poppy Poppy

Poppy poppy what do you say?
Please wear me on Remembrance Day.

Poppy poppy what do you tell?
Many soldiers in battle fell.

Poppy poppy what should we know?
That peace on Earth should grow, grow, grow.

Halloween Day

For Halloween on Friday we will be having a small celebration in our classroom during the afternoon.  

Students are asked to dress up in the afternoon only ~ bus students can eat, then change into costumes and town students who go home for lunch can come back dressed up.  We will be playing a few games, doing some Halloween activities and enjoying the afternoon.  

A reminder that we are a nut free school and anything that is sent to school must be nut free.  

Thank you!

Important Days in November

Week of November 3rd - 6th
Scarf Week
$1 for each day you wear a scarf
Proceeds going to Operation Christmas Child

Monday, November 3rd
Early Dismissal at 2:20pm

Thursday, November 6th
Coronach School Remembrance Day Service
1:30pm
Community is invited to attend

Friday, November 7th
No School for students
Teacher Prep Day

Monday, November 10th
No School

Tuesday, November 11th
Remembrance Day
No School

Tuesday, November 18th
Report Cards sent home K-12
Student Led Conferences

Wednesday, November 19th
Student Led Conferences

Friday, November 21st
No School

Week of November 24th - 28th
Show and Tell Week

November Book Orders

This afternoon your child will come home with the Scholastic book order catalogs for November.  If you would like to order anything from this month's catalog, please return the order form and a cheque by Friday, October 31st.

Thank you in advance for your order.

Happy Reading!

October Get Caught Reading Challenge

Just a reminder that the October Reading Challenges are due on Friday.  Please return them to school with as many of the challenges completed as possible.  Remember that some challenges can be overlapped ~ for example, if you read in a silly place AND in your pajamas, it can count for both!

Happy Reading!

Scarf Week

The SRC has decided to have a Scarf week to serve as a fundraiser for Operation Christmas Child.

During the week of November 3^rd-6^th students are asked to wear a scarf to school ~ fashion scarf, bandana, wool, feather boa.  The SRC will donate $1 each time a student wears a scarf to school and we will use the proceeds to purchase items to fill Operation Christmas Child boxes! 

Thank you in advance for your support of SRC activities and Operation Christmas Child.

Water Bottle Greenhouses

Our most recent blog posts are about the water bottle greenhouses that were made in Science class.  We are studying Living Things and we will observe the growth of the seeds and learn about what they need to survive.

Please read our posts about the Science projects and we will update soon with pictures!
http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Thank you very much!

Pumpkin Carving Project

Just a reminder to have your child bring their pumpkin to school before October 29th as that is the day we will be carving pumpkins.

Thanks!

Obstacle Course Next Week

We are continuing with the "Take The Lead" program. Most of the grade 5/6 students are in "Take The Lead" this year. The Kindergartens to grade 4 really enjoy the program.

The "Take The Lead" leaders have put together an Obstacle Course and we are asking the rest of the grade 5/6's to join us as helpers and leaders. The date that we have it planned for is October 21.

On this day we are asking for all of the Grade 1-4 students to bring their lunch. This would enable everyone to be ready to take part in the obstacle course.

Thanks for your help!

Happy Birthday Miss Gent!

Today we celebrated Miss Gents's birthday! She has been a wonderful addition to our classroom and we celebrated with whole wheat apple muffins that looked like owls! We also gave her a new coffee cup AND an owl notebook!

Can you tell she loves owls?

Happy birthday Miss Gent! 

Grade One Math

The Grade One class has started studying numbers. Today Miss Gent read counting stories about turkeys disappearing off of a fence AND one about ghosts flying away!

They are getting very good at counting backwards from 10!

Cupcake Sale for UNICEF

The Grade 3 and 4 class are having two Halloween cupcake sales, with all the proceeds going towards UNICEF. The first sale will be Wednesday, October 22nd and the second one will be Tuesday, October 28th. All cupcakes will cost $1.00 each.

They are also selling paper pumpkins for UNICEF that can have your name printed on it and will be displayed in our hallway. The pumpkins also cost $1.00 each.

Thank you for your support!

Blogging about Patterns

Today we blogged about the patterns we have been studying in Math.  You can have a look at our blog posts here: http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Thank you in advance to everyone who has been looking and commenting on the student blogs!  We are very excited by the responses we receive!  Our view count is almost at 5000, so THANK YOU!

Heard Around the Room...

There is no explanation for this one...

"I can't sit down because my butt is sweating!"

7th Annual Pumpkin Carving Project

This year we will once again be carving pumpkins with Miss Rachul's class.  We will be carving on Wednesday, October 29th.  Please send a pumpkin to school any time after October 22nd.  If you could also have your child's name written on the bottom of the pumpkin it would help keep them organized.

More information will be given closer to the day, but please be looking for a pumpkin over the next few weeks.  Thanks!

Grade One Mathletics Awards by Klay

These are the first Grade One students to get a Mathletics award. Congratulations! 

Say Cheese

Hello Marlee

Hello Mrs. Elder

Grade Two Learning Stations

Math patterns

Punctuation practice

Writing about Fall

Rhyming practice with the Bluster App

Sentence building and writing practice

Alphabetical order

Grade One Learning Stations

Building words on Starfall

Building sight words

Building sight words

Writing about Fall

Colour words and cutting skills

Heard Around the Room

Student, after opening their lunch kit...
"Like COME ON Dad! He didn't even put the lid on tight enough and now it spilled. This is what happens when Mom doesn't make my lunch."

Student on healthy breakfasts...
"Sometimes when my Mom isn't looking, my Dad sneaks the ice cream and he even lets us have it for breakfast!"

Word Rings

Thank you to everyone for working so hard on the word rings that have been sent home!  Many students have already switched for a new ring!

We are going to check-in with each student on their helper day and have them read their word ring to us.  For example, if your child is a helper on Wednesday we will read their word ring with them EACH Wednesday and exchange if necessary.  Please make sure that the word ring is back at school on your child's helper day.

If your child is ready to exchange BEFORE their helper day/check-in day, please send it back to do an exchange.  We don't want to slow down their progress but rather set a check in day to encourage consistent and daily practice.

If you have any questions or concerns please let us know, and we thank you in advance for your help and support with this work.

Drive Away Hunger

In recognition of World Food Day on Friday, October 17th, employees at Farm Credit Canada and local food banks across Saskatchewan will be collecting donations of food and money for people who are hungry in our province.

Coronach School  is  once again participating in the FCC Drive Away Hunger food campaign.  Below is a list of the most need food items according to Food Banks Canada:
Pasta (canned or dried)
Canned vegetables or fruit
Canned or powdered milk
Canned goods (beans, soups, stews)
Pasta sauces
Flour
Whole grain cereals
Rice
Canned meat or fish
Infant foods and baby formula

Last year we collected 859 pounds of food and we are hoping to beat that total this year.
Bags have been sent home and collections will be taken from September 29th-October14th.

Thank you for your continued participation in this project!

Blog Post about the Seasons

Yesterday we blogged about the seasons that we have been studying in Science.  Please feel free to have a look and comment on their posts.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look and comment.  The students (and their teachers) really appreciate it!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

October "Got Caught Reading" Challenge

Today your child will bring home the October Reading Challenge.  Thank you to everyone who participated in the September Challenge.  Once again we have a few ideas to guide your at home reading.  Please email any photos you wish to share of your child reading to elder.christa@prairiesouth.ca

Word Rings for Sight Words

Today your child will bring home a word ring full of sight words.  These are words that are essential to building their reading skill and fluency.

The Grade Two students will bring home the ring they finished with last year.  Continue to practice these words and when they can read them without hesitation, please return them to school for the next word ring.

Grade One students will bring home the first ring of words.  These are the most common words we see when reading and prove to be very important for beginning readers.  Practice these words as much as possible, until your child can confidently and consistently read them.  When they are confident in their current word ring, please send it back to school and we will exchange it for the next word ring.

The Grade One students will also be working on sight words during our learning station time over the next few weeks.  Thank you for your support and time with the work being sent home.  This is the first step in building confident readers, and we thank you for helping us with this task.

Important Days in October

Week of Sept 29th - Oct 3rd
Show and Tell Week

Wednesday, October 1st
Metis Presentation

Week of October 6th - 10th
Walk to School Week

Thursday, October 9th
Picture Retake Day

Monday, October 13th
Thanksgiving
No School

Monday, October 20th
LIT Early Dismissal 2:20pm

Week of October 27th - 31st
Show and Tell Week

Terry Fox Run

This week is another busy week at Coronach School! Tomorrow at 2pm we will host our Annual Terry Fox Run. This is a joint event with our great community, so please come and join us. We will have a Penny Parade in the gym before the run. This will be set up by noon! Tickets are $5 for a bundle! See you there!!!

October Scholastic Book Orders

Today your child will bring home 6 Scholastic catalogs ~ sorry! If you are interested in ordering from any of these catalogs, please return the order forms and a cheque to the school by Tuesday, September 30th.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Healthy Habits Blog Post

This morning we posted on our blogs about healthy habits.  Miss Gent has been teaching us about some of the things we can do to be more healthy ~ sleep, healthy foods, smiling, fresh air, and exercise.  We have also talked about "Real Food" and how real foods will rot.  We have started talking about preservatives and processed foods as well.  Here are our posts and we thank you in advance for having a look!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

School Photo Package

Today your child will bring home their school picture packages.  Please return ALL packages (even if you do not want to place an order) by Tuesday, September 30th.

Retakes will be available on October 9th if you would like that as an option.

Thanks!

Walk to School Challenge

October 6-10 is Walk to School Week and Coronach School is taking part in a Saskatchewan in motion challenge designed to get more kids walking and biking to school. Our school has a chance to win $1,000 for sports and physical activity, students who walk all five days could win a $250 bundle of active toys and gear and there’s a prize for every student who walks at least once.

Although walking to school is one of the easiest ways to build activity into your child’s day, only 28% of Canadian kids do so these days. That’s why Saskatchewan in motion is challenging families to give walking a try at least once during Walk to School Week.

All students will bring home a Walking Passport and more information about the challenge. We hope you’ll take up the challenge to Give Walking a Try at least once during the week. Students who walk or bike to school arrive relaxed and ready to learn. They build independence, develop social skills and get some of the 60 minutes of physical activity they need every day.

Visit www.saskatchewaninmotion.ca for more information about the Walk to School Challenge and tips for getting started walking to school.

CTV Hometown Tour and Community Lunch

CTV news will be in Coronach this Thursday, September 25^th and they will be stopping at the school for the lunch hour!  The Town of Coronach is providing a FREE lunch for all students, staff and COMMUNITY members from Schnell’s Food Truck!  The food truck will be parked in the high school parking lot, and we will have a few tables and chairs set out for the lunch!  

The younger students, K-6 will be served their lunch beginning around 11:45am to ensure that they get their food.  We are creating a few posters to welcome the news crew and hopefully a few students, staff and/or community members will want to be interviewed during the lunch hour to promote/brag about what a beautiful community we have!

We are also asking all students to wear GREEN to show their support for the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the CTV visit that day.

Please try to find some time to come out for some free lunch, a nice visit and a wave or a pose for the cameras!

Thanks!!

Real Food Rots!

This week we have started looking at healthy and non-healthy foods. We started with a discussion about preservatives in food to make it last longer and how real food rots. We made predictions about which foods in our experiment we think would rot the fastest. Over the next few days we will be observing our experimental foods and seeing how close our predictions were.

Have a great week!
Miss Gent

September Reading Challenge

A reminder to everyone that the month of September is almost over.  This means there are only a few more days left to finish the "Get Caught Reading" Challenge completed.  Remember that the bonus picture can be sent to me at the following email address:

elder.christa@prairiesouth.ca

Thank you in advance for doing the September challenge, and you will receive an October challenge soon!

5k Walk/Run

This Friday afternoon is our annual 5k walk/run. Students are not required to go the entire distance, and the adult who is assigned to each group can determine and/or adjust the best distance.

 If you are planning to attend and would like to be a leader for a few of our students, please let me know.  

Thank you in advance!

Blog Posts

Today was our second time posting on our blog. We are working on alliteration and wanted to share what we have learned with you.  Thanks for looking and commenting on our blogs! We appreciate it!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Healthy Habits

We have started discussing healthy habits in our classroom and the various ways we can be healthy, both in school and at home. As a class, we will be creating a book on healthy habits starring the Grade 1 and 2's. We will be spending the next week or two taking pictures of us being healthy to put into our book. Some of our pictures will feature people eating something healthy, either at snack or at lunch. In order for everyone to get a chance to be in these pictures, I ask that you help them pack a lunch or snack that features a few healthy options to include in our pictures.

Thanks for all your help!

Miss Gent

Education Week ~ Celebrating Success

This year the theme of Education Week is “Supporting and Celebrating Success”.  In the past, we have celebrated the success of people in our community, this year, we want to celebrate the success of our students—we know that these are many!  We need your help to do this!  We would love if you would take some time to send us pictures/videos of your students doing something “successful”.  Please keep in mind that these successes do not have to be huge and life altering…success is different for each person.  These success videos/pictures can be anything from: tying shoes to writing their name for the first time to reading to riding a bike without their training wheels.  Also, things such as: swimming lessons, diving, catching a fish, sleeping in a tent, rodeo or playing ball.  Please send us your pictures, we hope to put a PowerPoint together to showcase the great things our students are doing.  You can attach your pictures/videos and email them back to your Staff Companion or send them straight to Rachul.ashley@prairiesouth.ca or elder.christa@prairiesouth.ca

Thank you so much for your support in celebrating success! 

Classroom blogs

As we begin blogging in our classroom I would like to share a few reminders about posting comments. We strongly encourage people to comment on student blogs.  It shows students that they are writing for an audience and that their work is important to people.  We do our best to reply to comments and continue the conversation, but please be patient with us as we are learning to blog. 

When commenting we ask that you do not add any last names of students or your own last name.  This is the best policy in regards to student privacy and safety.  You can refer to yourself as Mom, Dad, or Grandma, and even Grandpa from Saskatoon, but please don't refer to last names.

We also strongly encourage you to use best spelling, punctuation, and grammar practices when submitting comments. We use comments and blog posts as a learning tool, so we ask that you do your best to capitalize, use punctuation etc. when submitting. 

Thank you! 

Scholastic Book Orders

Today your child is bringing home Scholastic Book Order catalogs.  If you wish to order anything from these catalogs, please return the order form and a cheque (we are not allowed to take cash) to our classroom by Friday, September 12th.

Thank you!

The Bloggers Are Back!

Day 5 in our classroom and we are already blogging!  This is big news for us as we LOVE to blog about what we are doing in our classroom.

Each student has their OWN blog where they will post during the school year.  You can view the student blogs at this site:

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2014/

Please share this site with family and friends using the buttons at the bottom of this post.  There should be a Facebook and Twitter button that you can click on to share easily with your family and friends.  We encourage you to not only read your child's post but to also comment on them as well.  We do our best to have conversations and make connections with those who comment on and view our blogs.

Each comment must be approved my a blog administrator before it is visible on their blog, so please don't panic if it doesn't show up immediately.  We also encourage you to have friends from across Canada and around the world view the student blogs.  We have a view counter to keep track of how many views, but also a world map that allows us to see all the places around the world that have looked at our blogs! Thank you so very much for helping us with our blogs this year!

Get Caught Reading ~ September

Today your child will bring home a "Get Caught Reading" bookmark for the month of September.  We would like the students to complete as many of the items as possible during the month of September.  Many of the items can be done simultaneously, such as "Get caught reading outside" and  "Get caught reading a book about animals".

Students can return them to school once they are completed! Thank you for your support of this project!

Spirit Week

The SRC has started the year planning fun and exciting events for all our staff and students.  We are going to have a Spirit Week/Dress Up Days next week.  Below is the list of days!  Please let us know if you have any questions!

 Spirit Week—Sept 8-12

Monday—Pajama Day

Tuesday—White Day

Wednesday— Fan Day—A piece of clothing from your favorite team

Thursday—Formal Day for School Pictures  

Friday—School Color Day (Blue and Green)

Rider Day on Friday

This Friday will be Rider Day at Coronach School.  If your child has any Rider gear, or and green clothing, please have them wear it on Friday to help cheer on the Riders in Winnipeg!  Thank you!

Who Will be in our Classroom?

As we are preparing for the upcoming school year, I wanted to let you know who "WE" actually are.  
I (Christa Elder) will be in the classroom full time.

Mrs. Donna Dyck is scheduled to be in our classroom every morning.  She will be teaching Grade 2 Math, and we will be team teaching Language Arts to Grade One and Two.  Our plan is to separate these two grades as much as possible for Language Arts instruction.

Our classroom is also very fortunate this year to have Miss Jessica Gent teach with us.  She is interning in our classroom through the University of Regina Faculty of Education program.  She will be in our classroom from September until the end of December.  She has a dual role during the time in our classroom, and will be not only a teacher but will be a student as well.  As Miss Gent spends time in our classroom she will take on additional teaching responsibilities to a point where she will be the classroom teacher for the month of November.  I will supervising the entire time, however daily classroom responsibilities and management will be in her hands.  I am excited to see what Miss Gent has to offer to the students, and I am excited to learn from her during her time here!

We are all very excited for the upcoming school year and look forward to getting to know your children.

Star of the Week Schedule

Every week we have a "Star of the Week" within our classroom.  This allows us to learn a little more about each student in the room.  When your child is scheduled to be the "star", they will have small bulletin board display to fill with answers to a variety of questions.  A few days before your child is scheduled to be "star", a bag will come home that contains a list of the questions to be answered, cards to write the answers on, and enough room in the bag to send any other items of interest to school for display.

Some of the questions are things like favourite toys, favourite food, pets, etc.  Please answer most of the questions, and try to send a picture or two for the display.  Your child will present their bulletin board to the class, and then we write a book about your child with the information we have learned.

In the past, some students have brought snacks or a special pet at some point during their week.  Please be aware that this is not necessary and in no way are you obligated to do these things.  We can  however make arrangements for this if it is something you would like to do.

The schedule for "Star of the Week" is as follows:

The Week of:
September 8th - Mrs. Dyck
September 15th - Miss Gent
September 22nd - RJ
September 29th - Ayden
October 6th - Jordan
October 14th - Langston
October 20th - Cody
October 27th - Kyler
November 3rd - Dayton
November 17th - Shelby
November 24th - Sierra
December 1st - Spencer
December 8th - Blake
December 15th - Johnathan
January 12th - Alera
January 19th - Nathan
January 26th - Teagan
February 2nd - Macie-Rae
February 9th - William
February 23rd - Callie
March 2nd - Klay
March 9th - Marlee
March 16th - Tyson
March 23rd - Madex
March 30th - Dora
April 13th - Alex
April 20th - Carson
April 27th - Taylor
May 4th - Houston
May 11th - Kyra
May 25th - Aaliyah
June 1st - Mrs. Langford
June 8th - Mrs. Elder

Show and Tell Schedule

The practice of show and tell in the classroom allows for many learning opportunities ~ speaking, listening, questioning techniques, answering appropriately, and the sharing of interesting items from a student's life.  We will have show and tell for approximately one week each month.  Your child will share on their designated helper day ~ so if your child is a Monday helper, they will have show and tell on Monday of show and tell week.

Please help prepare your child for their time to share ~ talk about where they got the item, why it is special, and any other relevant details.  Students in the class will ask your child about what they bring, so having details and answers prepared is helpful.

Show and Tell will occur during the following weeks:

September 29th - October 3rd
October 27th - October 31st
November 24th - November 28th
December 15th - December 19th
January 19th - January 23rd
February 23rd - February 27th
March 30th - April 2nd
April 27th - May 1st
May 25th - May 29th
June 15th - June 19th

Open House, Sundae Social, and your Favourite Book

On Wednesday, September 5th from 3:30-5:30 we will be hosting an Open House at the school.  This is an opportunity to meet the staff, look around at the changes in the school, and have an ice-cream sundae at the same time!  We invite your entire family to join us as we begin the 2014-2015 school year!

As a project for the Open House, we please ask that you send your child's favourite book to school with them on Tuesday or Wednesday.  Thank you!

Important Days in September

**Please check back often as items will be added and updated as more information becomes available

Tuesday, Sept 2nd
First day of Classes










Wednesday, Sept 3rd
Open House and Sundae Social
3:30-5:30

Thursday, Sept 11th
School Pictures

Friday, Sept 19th

5K Challenge

Monday, Sept 29th

Early dismissal 2:20

Learning Improvement Team