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.