Making Mummies

Reminders for this Week

Just a few things to remember for this week:
1) It is Spirit Week ~ Monday, White Day. Tuesday, Denim and Diamonds. Wednesday, Crocs and Crowns. Thursday, Halloween (pm). Friday, Pajama Day.
2) Friday will also be "Flashlight Friday".  Please send a flashlight to school with your child on Friday, as we will have the lights out for the day and using the flashlights for our light source.
3)Tuesday will be another cupcake sale with proceeds going to UNICEF.  All cupcakes are $1.
4) Tuesday will also be an Elementary dance, starting at 12:30.  Students don't need to stay for lunch, but can join us in the gym when they return to school.
5) Please continue to work on word rings with the Grade 1 students.  They are making great progress ~ thank you for your help!

Pumpkin Videos

Today the Grade 1 and 2 students posted videos on their blog about our pumpkin investigation.  We looked at how tall the pumpkins are, how many lines they have, what size our pumpkin is, and we predicted if our pumpkin would sink or float.  We also predicted how many seeds are inside our pumpkin, and next week we will have a look inside and count the seeds!

Please have a look at the videos and the observations your child posted.
It was a great day for investigating!

Special THANKS goes out to Jackie MacLean and Shirley MacLean for donating 10 pumpkins to our class for the investigation!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/

UNICEF bake sale

Thank you to everyone who helped support the Grade 3 and 4 UNICEF bake sale yesterday! Here is a sample of the treats we could choose from! Yum!

6th Annual Pumpkin Carving Day

What a great day yesterday was! We joined the Grade 10 class to carve our pumpkins, read a few books, AND dance!  Thank you very much to the Grade 10 class and to Miss Rachul for joining us!

UNICEF pumpkins

Don't forget to buy your UNICEF pumpkins from the Grade 3 and 4 class! They are $1 each and all proceeds go to supporting UNICEF.

Thank you for your support!

Remembrance Day Poem

We have been asked to recite the following poem at the Remembrance Day service on Thursday, November 7th at 1:30pm.  We will start practicing this poem at school but additional practice at home would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Little Poppy
Little poppy
Given to me,
Help me keep Canada
Safe and free.
I'll wear a little poppy,
As red as red can be,
To show that I remember

Those who fought for me.

UNICEF Bake Sale

The Grade 3 and 4 class will be having a cupcake sale on Wednesday morning (first recess) with all of the proceeds going to UNICEF.  All cupcakes will be $1.

Spelling Words (October 21st - November 1st)

*this spelling test will be on November 1st

We have been working with Grade 1 students on sounding out words, listening for as many of the sounds as they can.  Do not feel that they have to get the exact word, but work on hearing as many of the sounds as possible.

Grade One
fall
orange
black
candy
boo
bat

Grade Two
Halloween
trick
treat
pumpkin
witch
ghost

UNICEF Fundraising

Every year the Grade 3 and 4 class do fundraising on behalf of UNICEF.  They have already started to sell their paper pumpkins that will hang as a hallway display.  Pumpkins sell for $1 each and they will write your name on it before they hang it in the hallway.  If  you are purchasing a number of pumpkins, as a family for example, please send a list of the names you wish to have displayed on the pumpkins.

They are also planning a cupcake sale next week, so stay tuned for more details on that.

Thank you in advance for you support of UNICEF ~ Miss McLean and the Grade 3 and 4 class greatly appreciate your donations!

Grade 2 Blog Posts

This morning the Grade 2 class posted on their blogs.  Please have a look and feel free to leave a comment.

I also encourage you to pass the link on to family and friends.  We are keeping track of the places where people look at our blog, and we are hoping to get as many "map dots" as we can.  Our goal is to have "map dots" from across Canada, and hopefully from around the world!  Thank you for your help!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/

Globe Theatre

On Thursday, November 14th the Grade 1-4 students will be attending a matinee presentation at Globe Theatre in Regina.  We will be seeing a live performance of "Sleeping Beauty" and the students (and teachers) are all very excited!

A note will be sent home today with more information on it.  Please fill out the permission slip at the bottom and return it to school before October 28th.

To cover the cost of the tickets to the performance, we are asking each student to bring $15.  Please send this to school, with the permission form, before October 28th.  If you are sending a cheque, please make it out to Coronach School.

Thank you!

Spirit Week (October 28th - November 1st)

Monday, October 28th
White Day

Tuesday, October 29th
Diamonds and Denim

Wednesday, October 30th
Crocs and Crowns

Thursday, October 31st
Halloween!
(costumes in the afternoon only)

Friday, November 1st
Pajama Day

November Book Orders

The Scholastic catalogs for November were sent home yesterday.  If you are interested in ordering anything please return them by Tuesday, November 22nd.

I received an email saying that the October books have been shipped and should arrive Friday, or early next week.  Thank you to everyone who ordered!

If you are ordering for things such as Christmas, birthdays, etc please let me know and I will hold those books back when they arrive.  Keep this in mind for November and December orders if you would like to order anything for Christmas!

Blog Posts

Today the students did a blog post about Maia, our classmate who is visiting family in Taiwan.  The Grade 2s selected a picture that Maia sent, and then asked questions or made comments on it.  The Grade 1s blogged with me, and we too asked questions and made connections to some of Maia's pictures.

Please have a look at what the students posted today, and thank you in advance for continuing to be involved with the students and their blogs.

PS.  The Grade 1 comments and connections are at the link below, but will be seen as "Maia in Taiwan ~ Grade 1" and the name will be listed as Mrs. Elder.

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/

Word Rings ~ Grade 1

Today the Grade 1 students will be bringing home word rings.  These are words that are essential in the first stages of reading.  Students will work through about 20 word rings over the course of the year.

I ask that you work on these word rings each day. You don't need to work on every word each night, but can break it into small chunks if that works better for your child.  Once they have mastered the ring, they can return it to school, read it to me, and then take the next word ring home.

Again, these words are the most common words seen in the first books we will be reading, and will help your child gain confidence in the reading process.  Please practice as much as possible and help your child work through each word ring.  I appreciate your continued support ~ thank you!

Pumpkin Carving

Once again we will be carving pumpkins with the Grade 10 class ~ this will be our 6th Annual Pumpkin Carving Day!

We will be doing this carving on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 24th.  Pumpkins can be brought to school any time between now and October 24th.  Please write your child's name on the bottom of their pumpkin to avoid confusion once they arrive at school.  When we carve the pumpkins, the Grade 10 students will be doing ALL of the cutting.  We do ask that you send carving tools with your child ~ sharp knife, scoops, spoons, etc ~ to be used by your child and/or their Grade 10 partner.

Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or troubles finding a pumpkin for this project.

Thank you!

Spelling Words ~ October 15th-18th

Grade 1
go
up
in
see

Grade 2
once
after
from
live
some

Blogs Posts about Taiwan

Our classmate Maia is currently visiting family in Taiwan.  We are fortunate enough to be receiving updates and pictures from her as she travels.  We have already learned many things about Taiwan from Maia and her family pictures:
1) The printing in Taiwan looks very different than our printing.  They put English on some of the signs.
2) The numbers look the same as our numbers.
3) They decorate for Halloween the same way we do.
4) The toy store has Lego just like our Lego.
5) Maia is eating lots of seafood.

Please have a look at the most recent posts, all of which include a picture from Taiwan!  We would also love to hear your thoughts and connections!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/
Thank you!

The Dot by Peter Reynolds

Today we read a story about a child who does not like art class.  Her artistic confidence starts with a small dot SO we drew dots!  Here are a few samples of our dots that we have started to create!

Photo of the Day ~ Kyler

We listened to instructions on how to
draw birds, and then we practiced
drawing them.

Spelling Words ~ October 7th-11th

Grade One
to
the
my
me
it
is

Grade Two
her
him
his
has
had
stop

Important Days ~ October

Monday, October 7th
Early Dismissal 2:20pm

Monday, October 14th
Thanksgiving Day
No School

Monday, October 21st
Early Dismissal 2:20pm

Week of October 21st-25th
Show and Tell Week
Education Week

Thursday, October 24th
Lifelong Learner Hot Dog Lunch

Lifelong Learner Lunch

As we celebrate Education Week in October, we will be having a Lifelong Learner Lunch on Thursday, October 24th.  Hot dog order forms were sent home today, and need to be returned by Monday, October 14th.

Thank  you!

Photo of the Day ~ Shelby

Our playground as the leaves
turn yellow.

Photo of the Day ~ Cody M

The "vintage" lunch kit that came
to school with Jordan today!

Book Orders

Yesterday your child brought home Scholastic catalogs for October book orders.  Anyone interested in ordering should have the order forms and cheque back to school by Monday, October 7th.

Thank you for your continued support!

Grade 2 Pattern Posts

Today the Grade 2 class posted about what they have been learning in patterns.  These posts focus on increasing patterns and the children also uploaded a picture!  Please have a look and feel free to comment with any questions or observations you have.

Thank you for your continued support!

http://kidblog.org/MrsEldersClass2013/