Tuesday 25 November 2014

24 November, 2014

This week, we will be re-do our first 2 "complex" sounds, "oi" and "ou", practice makes perfect!

The words this week are:

1. roi - king
2. noix - nut (careful for the silent x at the end!)
3. poire - pear

4. douze - twelve
5. trou - hole
6. hibou - owl (careful for the silent h at the beginning)

A great BIG thanks to Rick, Tina and Kim for helping out with last week's pizza making.  I have attached some photo of the activity!



Just a reminder that this Friday is a half day at school to allow time for parent-teacher interviews.  I made a mistake on the dates of interviews that were sent home, however, the DAY that is on your interview schedule is correct (just ignore the calendar date!). 

Have a great week!

Tuesday 18 November 2014

This week at school we are learning about the sound "ou" that says, "ooo" in English.

The spelling words this week are:

1. Rouge - red
2. pour - for
3. ours - bear
4. joue - to play
5. jour - day
6. tout - all

Practice lots at home!

On Friday, we will be making pizzas to go along with our unit on food.  I will be asking for your child to bring in their favorite topping to put on their pizza (only theirs so a small quantity is needed only).  I will provide the crust, the sauce and the cheese.  Mmmm, c'est bon!

Some French sight words to practice at home:

voici, vois, vais
peux, pour
mes, des, les
ma, ta sa
le, la
un, une
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, di, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

Have a good week ~ passé une belle semaine!

Becky

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Nov. 12, 2014

Welcome to a short week!  Due to the three - day week, we will not be having a spelling dictée this week.  Also, the spelling scribblers will be sent home tomorrow for you to sign and return.

This morning, there was an interesting situation at our school!!  Perhaps your child talked about it, so I will clarify what happened.  The first teachers to arrive in the morning smelled a "smoky" odor and so the fire department was called.  They determined that the smell was coming from a heating unit on the roof and that after determining all was safe and clear, we were allowed to re-enter the school (around 9:20 am).

There will be a cookie sale tomorrow at recess so send in your quarters!!

Have a great, short week!

Monday 3 November 2014

3 novembre, 2013

The students looked awesome in their costumes for Halloween!  Thanks for all of the special treats that were shared for our class party!

This week at school we will be swimming on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  The aquatic centre has rescheduled us for next Wednesday to make up for today's cancellation.   Our swimming lessons have been rescheduled until the first week of December, due to instructor illness!

On Wednesday, we will be visiting the Scholastic book fair in the school library.  Please decide what an appropriate item for your child to purchase will be.

We have started learning our special "complex" sound blends for our spelling dictée quizzes.  This week, we will learn that when "o" and "i" are together, they say, "wa".  The words this week are:

1. moi - me
2. toi - you
3. trois - three
4. noir - black
5. vois - see
6. voici - here is

Please return the Roots of Empathy form asap.  We will be starting our program this week and will have Carla Gallop from FCSS come into our class every week to teach us about empathy.  There will be a family from the community that will come every other week to share their baby's growth milestones with our class!

Mark your calendars....next week there is no school on Monday or Tuesday!

Enjoy the week!